Meeting and Takeoff
He was standing in a field, warm sunlight beaming down on him with a cool wind blowing past him. He sputtered as some of his hair got in his face, hurriedly pushing it away before hearing a laugh.
He looked up to see his Master across from him, an impossible distance between them. The world seemed a little darker on her side, wisps of shadows appearing at her feet. Despite that she didn't move, smiling at him as if all was right in the world.
"Master…" He muttered, reaching out to her.
Her smile shifted into something more sad, sending a painful ache through him.
"You're going to have to do this next part without me, but you'll be okay. I know you will. You've already come this far. And you're not alone."
"Master, please. Please don't go!" He shouted. He tried to run forward and found he couldn't move at all.
She smiled at him again as the darkness loomed over her. "You and Eri take care of each other okay?"
"Master Aqua, wait, I-"
"Okay?"
He paused, watching her side of the world start to fade before swallowing hard.
"Okay. We will, I'll take care of her I promise."
He could only watch as she faded into the darkness, unable to hear the rest of her words.
-.-
Izuku woke up with a gasp and sat up, he looked around in a panic while he tried to remember what happened.
I was looking for Eri with Mr. Yagi, then we went to that place, and then…
"So, you're awake."
Izuku looked up to see the strange man from before standing over him. A girl he didn't recognize was behind him. He gasped and jumped out of the bed, away from the two and summoned his Keyblade.
"Who are you? And what do you want from me?" He asked, looking around the room. The boy from before was still unconscious in another bed. Though there was no sign of Eri or Mr. Yagi. "Where are we, and what did you do to my sister, and Mr. Yagi?"
The man scoffed and pushed the Keyblade away from him. "Put that thing away kid, or do you want to draw the Heartless to us?"
"I'll put it away once I know what you want from us." He spoke through grit teeth. He just woke up, and he felt better than he did earlier. All his energy was restored and injuries healed, but he wasn't sure if it'd be enough to take him down. Not to mention if his friend was going to jump in the fight too.
The man scowled before the girl lightly hit him on the head with a nearby book.
"Hey Squall, that's enough!" She scolded. "Geez, how do you expect him to help us if you're going to be like this?"
The man frowned and looked at the girl. "I told you, it's Leon."
"Alright Leon, how about you try being less hostile for once." They gave each other a look before he walked over to the wall and leaned against it. The girl took a step forward but still kept her distance.
"Sorry about him, he's a bit of a grump. I am the great ninja Yuffie." She introduced herself. "Your name is Izuku right?"
Izuku faltered for a moment. "How do you know that?" He asked.
"Your little sister, Eri told us." She said.
Did they make her tell them?
"She's in one of the next rooms over getting patched up. She just had a small scratch or two, nothing to-"
"Izuku!"
Everyone looked over to see Eri open the door, a big smile on her face as she ran over and hugged his leg. "You're awake!"
"Eri!" Izuku knelt down and hugged her before, looking over her. "You're okay right? You're not hurt?"
"Just a small scratch." She hugged him. "I'm glad you're okay!"
"I'm glad you're okay too Eri." Izuku sighed. He looked up at the other two, still wary. He stood up straight and positioned himself in front of Eri, still keeping a distance.
"Young Midoriya, you're awake!"
His gaze snapped over to the door again, seeing Mr. Yagi walk into the room. He was unharmed as well, and looked just as relieved as Eri was to see he was awake.
"You two are okay…" Izuku mumbled.
"Now that you know they're not hurt, would you mind putting your Keyblade away?" Leon glared at him.
Izuku frowned. "Why?"
"When you have the Keyblade on you, the Heartless are drawn towards you. We're trying to keep you two hidden at the moment." Yuffie explained.
"The Heartless can track me with the Keyblade?" Izuku asked, looking down at his weapon.
"Yes, so put it away."
Izuku looked up at Leon again, watching him for a moment before sending his Keyblade away. Despite the reassurance they wouldn't hurt him or the others, he couldn't help but feel exposed and vulnerable.
"There, it's gone." Izuku said. "Now, can you tell me what's going on? What is this place?"
Leon sighed and shook his head. "We'll explain once he's awake." He pointed at the unconscious boy. "No point in explaining it twice when we can do it once."
Izuku glanced over at him again, watching him start to stir. He supposed that was fair enough, though he couldn't help but notice how much Leon was shifting around. Like he was nervous, like he was in a hurry.
"So, this is another world right?" Izuku asked.
"Yes, it is." Mr. Yagi nodded. "I believe it's called Traverse Town, correct?" He looked over to Leon and Yuffie who nodded.
"Traverse Town." Izuku mumbled. A whole new world, so much different than the one he called home. In all honesty he never thought he'd see the day he'd go to another world. Especially after Master Aqua told him theirs was sealed off.
"It's a safe haven for those whose worlds have been lost to the darkness." Yuffie explained. "For anybody that survives they end up here...most of the time."
If survivors end up here then maybe…
"In that case, have you seen my friends?" He asked. "Uraraka, Iida, and Todoroki. You can't miss them. Uraraka has brown hair, she's really nice! Then there's Iida, he's got glasses and he can come off as really serious. A-And Todoroki, half of his hair is white and the other is red, he's quiet and kind of moody but he's not a bad guy. Oh! And one more person, a Moogle! They're pretty young, their name is Mogma! Maybe they're looking for Eri and I too, have you seen any of them?"
Leon shook his head as soon as he asked. "No, sorry kid. Haven't seen anyone like that around here."
Izuku frowned and looked down. "Oh…"
Maybe they're still around, maybe they're in another part of town...I can hope. Unless they were scattered to other worlds. Then…
Eri tugged Izuku's shirt, prompting him to look down. "You think we could ask about…"
Izuku paused before nodding. "One more thing, there's someone else we're looking for. She went missing just a little while ago before our world fell. Her name is-"
He stopped when the boy in the other bed groaned and slowly sat up. "Ugh, my head…"
They all looked over to him as he shook his head and looked around. Yuffie looked down at him, looking over him. All his injuries were healed, so he was in good shape. A lot better than when they found him after encountering Leon.
"You okay?" She asked.
"I guess…" He rubbed his eyes.
"That's good, I guess we should probably get into the meat of things now huh?" She looked between Izuku and Sora. "Those creatures that attacked you two, the Heartless, they're after the Keyblade. Because you can wield the Keyblade, it's your heart they really want."
She stopped for a moment, letting the information sink in. Izuku put a hand to his chin and started muttering to himself. The other boy looked confused for a moment before shaking his head and smiling.
"I'm so glad you're okay Kairi."
That made everyone stop short.
"Kairi?" Yuffie asked. "Who are you talking about? I'm the great ninja Yuffie."
"Huh?"
Toshinori looked over to Leon who was still leaning against the wall. "I think you may have overdone it young man." He frowned.
"It's Leon, none of that young man stuff, old timer."
Izuku shot a glare at him before the boy spoke up again, catching sight of his weapon leaning against the wall beside his bed.
"The Keyblade…" He muttered. "That's right, that's what Eri called it...wait! Where's Eri? Is she okay?"
"She's right here." Izuku spoke up, looking down to see Eri peek out from behind him. She waved at Sora who looked relieved. "She's okay, thanks for looking out for her."
"Oh uh, no problem." He looked Izuku up and down, recalling the description Eri gave him a while ago. "You're...her brother right?"
Izuku nodded. "Yeah, that's me. I'm Izuku, Izuku Midoriya."
Sora stood up and walked over. "That's kind of a mouthful, the name's Sora." He held out a hand.
It really isn't...
Izuku looked down before taking his hand and shaking it. "Nice to meet you…"
Sora smiled before Leon spoke up again.
"Now that you two have properly met. We can get back on track." He sighed.
"Yeah." Yuffie nodded. "Anyway, sorry Leon had to rough you up a bit. He was trying to get the Keyblade away from you, since that's how the creatures were tracking you."
"It was the only way to conceal your heart." Leon looked over them.
"One could argue that you didn't have to approach either of them with such hostility." Toshinori sighed.
"That one," he pointed at Izuku, "started his attack on me. He could have listened to me, and stood down. Instead he chose to attack me."
Izuku felt his face heat up. "In my defense I thought you were going to hurt my sister. And it's not 'that one' it's Midoriya."
"Either way, hiding your hearts like this isn't going to work for long. It's a temporary solution." Leon brushed him off. "But still, it's hard to believe that you two of all people were chosen by the Keyblade."
He grabbed the weapon and held it up, only for it to disappear in a flash of light and reappear in Sora's hand. He looked down at it in awe before looking up again.
"Well, beggars can't be choosers."
Sora frowned. "Why don't you start making sense? What's going on here?" He asked.
"The Heartless, that's what's happening." Izuku said. "Seeing as this is another world, and there are so many Heartless here too, it's like they're infesting every world they can and destroying it. Basically what happened to my world, and presumably yours." Izuku summoned his Keyblade and held it up. "Unlike with other weapons, when you kill a Heartless with a Keyblade it stays gone."
"Talk about hitting the nail on the head, you're not as clueless as you seem." Leon raised an eyebrow.
"The Heartless?" Sora asked.
"That's what the creatures are called." Yuffie answered, while the others nodded. "The ones that attacked you."
"Those without hearts."
Clearly, Toshinori thought.
"The darkness in people's hearts, that's what attracts them."
"And there is darkness in every heart."
"So these things are pretty much inescapable." Toshinori hummed.
Yuffie nodded before looking around at all of them.
"Have any of you ever heard of someone named Ansem?" She asked.
"Ansem?" Izuku raised an eyebrow. He looked down, thinking over different hero names, or notable names he'd find on websites or news articles. "No, I don't think I have."
"Nope." Sora shook his head.
"He was a scientist that studied the Heartless." Leon said. "He ended up putting everything he found into a big report."
"He studied the Heartless?" Izuku raised his voice in surprise. "Would you guys happen to have the report? Maybe there's something in there that can help with these things."
"If we could give it to you we would." Yuffie sighed. "Unfortunately the pages ended up getting scattered to a bunch of different worlds after his own disappeared."
"And I take it you want to find the pages?" Toshinori asked.
"That would be preferable. Might give us an edge with the overabundance of Heartless. That could be counted as one goal sure, but overall we just want to get rid of them. Like Green said earlier, the Keyblade is the best way to make sure they stay gone."
Green?!
"Why's that?" Sora asked.
"Think of the Keyblade as a counterpart to the Heartless." Izuku said.
Leon nodded. "The Heartless are afraid of the Keyblade, and that's why they'll keep coming after you no matter what."
Sora frowned and looked at his weapon. "W-Well I didn't ask for this."
Izuku scratched at his face. "Well, the Keyblade chooses its user. It's kind of random."
"Yup! And it chose you two." Yuffie pointed at them.
Leon pinched the bridge of his nose before looking at them. "So tough luck."
"But...how did all this happen?" Sora asked. "Does this- oh no! If all these Heartless are here, then what happened to my island? My world? What about Riku? Kairi?" He asked frantically.
Leon shook his head. "You know what? I really don't know."
Sora stared at him before looking back at Izuku. "You said your world was destroyed right? Does that mean mine was too?" He asked.
Izuku looked away, gripping his sleeve tightly. "Unfortunately...it seems that way. Since according to them, Traverse Town is where most survivors end up after their world disappears."
Sora frowned before shaking his head. "Is it possible they might have ended up somewhere else? I mean, Eri and I looked around a lot and we didn't see any sign of them. What if they're not in this world?"
Leon shrugged. "There's a possibility. But we should focus on something a little more pressing at the moment. Like the fact that sooner or later the Heartless are going to find you two, so you'd better prepare yourselves. Since you'll be fighting for your lives."
"If I'm not wrong, isn't that what they've already been doing?" Toshinori asked.
"Yeah, I suppose so. But I have a feeling something big is coming. So get ready while you can."
The two were quiet as Leon put his head down again, ignoring them for the moment. Izuku took a moment to lean against the table and properly go through everything.
My world is gone, the Heartless destroyed it. They're destroying a bunch of worlds and killing off so many people. People like…
He shook his head.
Now these guys just...what? Expect us to fix it? How would we even start? By finding the report? But they're scattered everywhere it could be forever until we find the pages! Not to mention travel, we can't go from world to world without a protection that's just suicide! Then there's the possibility of the others being scattered to worlds too...if they're not here then they might be in other worlds. Leon said there's a possibility! If Eri and I made it, the others had to too right? They were with us, they were right there! There's no way they could have just disappeared right? Right?
Sora raised an eyebrow as he glanced over at Izuku, hearing him mutter quickly and quietly under his breath. He looked at Eri, who didn't seem to mind. It seemed like a regular occurrence if that was the case.
Sora looked around the room, unsure of what to do. At the moment it didn't seem like there was much he could do. He looked around before heading over to one of the pictures on the wall and staring at it.
Everything was happening so fast. He had been building a raft with Riku and Kairi so they could go to other worlds. In a way he had gotten his wish, he was in another world. But it wasn't with his friends, he had no idea where they were. Or if they were okay. He was sure they must be feeling the same way too, all of them trying to get back to each other.
"Are you alright young man?" A voice interrupted his thoughts and he looked up. The tall blonde guy, the one that would cut into the conversation every once in a while.
"Huh? Yeah, I'm okay. I'm just worried about my friends. I hope they're okay." He smiled. "Actually I'm sure they're okay. They're probably trying to figure out how to find each other, like how I am." He stopped before looking at him again. "Who are you?"
"Oh! I'm sorry, that was rather rude of me wasn't it?" He held out his hand. "My name is Toshinori Yagi, I'm from the same world as Young Midoriya and Young Eri."
"Woah really?" Sora asked, feeling more hope spark in him. If all three were from the same world, safe and sound, then that had to mean there was a good possibility the others got out too.
He nodded.
Sora shook his hand with a smile before looking over the room again. He and Izuku were Keyblade wielders, and if anything it seemed like they were going to be the ones to try and solve this problem. It looked like they were going to be working together.
"Alright." Leon stood up straight. "I think we've waited long enough. Yuffie, let's go join Aerith. She should be finished talking to the other visitors by now."
Sora looked up at that. "Visitors?"
Yuffie nodded and began to walk towards one of the doors before freezing up.
"Leon!" She shouted, pointing at the corner of the room. They looked over to see a dark shadow appear before a Soldier Heartless manifested.
"Yuffie, take the others and go!" He shouted.
She ran over to Toshinori and nodded.
"Eri stay with them!" Izuku said, looking over to see her nod and grab the man's hand.
The ninja slammed the door open and ran out with the other two in tow.
"Be careful, all of you!" Toshinori shouted over his shoulder.
Izuku, Sora, and Leon stood at the ready in front of the Heartless.
"Sora, Izuku, let's go!" He shouted, running forward and delivering a kick that sent the Heartless flying out the window.
"Right!" They both shouted, following after him as he jumped out the broken window. They hopped over the railing, one of them stumbling in the landing.
"There are so many…" Izuku muttered, looking around to see Heartless appearing left and right.
"Don't worry about the small fry." Leon looked at them. "Find the leader."
"The leader?" Sora asked.
"With this many around, there has to be a leader. A big Heartless telling them what to do. Find it, and destroy it. I'll take the First District, make sure it's secure. You two stick together and look around."
Without another word, Leon ran off into the next district.
Izuku shouted as he hit a Heartless away from them, keeping his back to Sora.
"Didn't Leon say not to worry about the other ones?" Sora asked, dodging a swipe.
"Y-Yeah, but that's a little hard when we're surrounded. We can make a run for it, but we need to know where we're going. If we just run around randomly with no plan we're going to end up tiring ourselves out!" He grunted as he blocked a kick.
Sora gasped and ducked to avoid another kick before smacking the Soldier away. "Where do you think it could be?"
Izuku blocked another kick and dodged to the side to avoid a swipe. "I'm not sure, it could be anywhere." He grunted and slashed at another Heartless. Just as it disappeared another one came to take its place. "But assuming the big one is smarter than the rest, it might be keeping itself hidden. In a place people don't frequent."
Sora dodged another attack and backed up, bumping into Izuku. "So somewhere quiet?"
"If I had to guess so, yeah."
They paused their conversation as they looked around, finding themselves surrounded. The Heartless were everywhere, on the roof and on the ground.
Crap…
"We have to get out of here." Sora looked at Izuku who nodded. "But which way…"
"At this point, staying in one place is probably the worst idea so…" Izuku looked ahead to see the door that led to the Second District. He took a deep breath and held his Keyblade out, a strong wind surrounding them.
"Aero!" He shouted, pushing the spell outward and watching the harsh wind cut into the Heartless and knock them away. Stunning most of them.
Sora looked at Izuku with awe. "Woah…"
"Let's go!" Izuku pointed at the door and let Sora run ahead, trailing behind him. He dared a glance over his shoulder as they made it to the door, only to see the Heartless getting up and racing after them. Clamoring over one another to be the first to tear into them.
"U-Uh Sora, open the door."
"It's a lot heavier than before." He grunted and pushed against it, slowly opening it.
"Sora!"
"I'm trying!" He shouted, pushing even harder.
The large group of Heartless was almost on top of them. Izuku cut through a few who had rushed ahead towards them.
I can't use all my magic here!
"Sora!"
"Just give me a second!" Sora stopped pushing, backing up for a second to slam into it again and force it open just enough. "Got it!" He rushed inside, about to run ahead before turning around and grabbing his new friend by his hood.
Izuku yelped in surprise as he was dragged through the door. He recovered fast enough to push the door shut with Sora. Both of them flinched at the loud slam on the other side. They backed away from the door to see the Heartless had continued to ram against the door, a desperate attempt to reach them.
"Okay…" Izuku panted. "We really need to find that boss."
Sora nodded and looked around the Second District. He glanced at the different buildings and routes. Those in the hotel were probably safe, Yuffie was taking care of them. Leon was in the First District, if the leader was there he would have come to get them.
"What if we try the alleyways?"
Just as he said that, a horde of Heartless appeared all over the area, rising from the shadows on the ground and training their beady yellow eyes on the boys.
"The one farther down just leads to a house with a pair of dogs in them." Izuku said. "The other one leads to a more open area."
Sora jumped out of the way as a shadow appeared from the ground and took a swipe at him. "Well then let's try that one!"
Izuku nodded and ducked to avoid another attack. He and Sora ran forward towards the alley in front of them, weaving through the horde of Heartless. They both ducked and dodged past them, avoiding combat if they could. There was no point fighting a useless battle if their ranks could be replenished as soon as they were killed.
They ran past the stairs and into the opening of the alley, skidding to a stop when even more Heartless appeared in front of them. A wall of shadows blocked them off, hissing and skittering around before some jumped at them.
"There are so many!" Sora gaped.
"I think I can clear some out." Izuku held up his Keyblade. "Can you watch my back?"
Sora nodded and turned around, swallowing his fear as a large group of Heartless came upon them. He shouted and brought his Keyblade down on a shadow that got too close, and then another and another. He was able to take down the small ant-like Heartless with a single swing while the Soldiers took a little more effort.
He brought his weapon down on one, then striking it again before cutting through it.
"Izuku, you almost done there?" He asked, looking over his shoulder.
Izuku took a deep breath, gathering his magic and focusing. He couldn't use too much energy, but he needed enough to make it work and still have some left over. It was stupid to use everything he had in a fight that wasn't even a main battle.
An intense heat surrounded him as he stared at the wall of Heartless, watching them get closer and closer.
"Fira!" He shouted, watching angry flames rush forward and consume the Heartless in their path. He flinched at the sound of mass shrieking and hissing from the shadows.
Sora stopped for a moment to look at the few Heartless that were left behind, most of them twitching on the ground or trying to crawl forward.
"Woah...that's so cool." He breathed. He was snapped out of his daze when a Soldier leapt towards him and scratched his arm. He yelled in pain and surprise before knocking the soldier away.
"Sora!"
"I'm okay."
Izuku nodded. "I've cleared the path, we should go before any more show up."
"Got it." Sora hit another Heartless away before racing down the alley. He couldn't help but notice how Izuku had slowed his pace until he was ahead. Only then he would speed up and stay close behind him.
Sora cut through some of the remaining Heartless and sidestepped a few that jumped out at him. Behind him, Izuku took out the ones that got too close or tried to lash out at them while Sora took out the ones in front. He dared a glance behind him to see that more Heartless were starting to appear.
"Through those doors right?" Sora asked.
"Yeah!"
Sora reached the doors first and pushed them open. Izuku brought his Keyblade down on a nearby Heartless before helping Sora. Both of them pushed the doors open before rushing inside and slamming the doors shut behind them. They stepped away from them and ignored the loud scraping against the doors.
"You think the leader Heartless might be around here?" Sora asked as they ran down the stairs.
"I hope so, I can't really think of anywhere else it might be. Then again I haven't seen much else of this town."
Sora nodded and stopped when he reached the center of the plaza. They panted and looked around, looking for any trace of the Heartless. They were left in an eerie silence as they held their weapons at the ready.
"There's nothing here."
"Not yet." Izuku looked around.
Sora looked over to Izuku. "Do you really think the leader-"
He was cut off when a loud boom startled him and prompted both of them to look up. They heard yelling from above and gasped. Before either of them could move out of the way, two bodies crashed on top of them and sent them all to the ground.
All of them groaned in pain as they tried to regain their bearings.
"Did they just...come from the sky?"
"I think so…"
The two strangers suddenly perked up when they saw the weapons the two boys were holding.
"The key! Wait, two keys!"
"I thought there was only supposed to be one!"
"Who are you guys?" Sora asked.
Before they could answer the ground began shaking. All four of them scrambled to their feet and looked up to see large pillars burst from the ground and cut off any means of escape. When the tremors stopped they all stood together in silence.
"Look!" Sora pointed at one of the pillars, seeing shadows gather together until a Soldier Heartless appeared. More appeared on top and below the pillars.
Izuku readied himself, daring a glance at the two strangers to see one pulling out a staff, and the taller one bringing up a shield. Sora brought up his Keyblade and prepared himself for the fight.
One of the Solider Heartless leaped off the pillar and towards the group. Izuku lifted his Keyblade to fire off a spell, only for the duck next to him to beat him to the punch.
"Fire!" He shouted, and sent a fireball at the Heartless. It burst into flames and disappeared.
As soon as it faded away the rest of the Heartless came charging at them, their armor clanking loudly and claws scraping the ground.
Izuku stayed close to Sora as he fought, covering his back and keeping the Heartless from attacking from behind. As they fought Izuku couldn't help but pay attention to Sora's fighting style.
It was a lot different from his own, he always started with a downward swing and followed it up with a lunge. He was more focused on dealing damage with each hit, and he could deliver. Though unlike himself, Sora was a bit slower and took a little longer to react to things.
He found himself yelling for Sora to watch out and throwing up a shield before a Heartless could get the jump on him.
If anything, it's more like he's self taught. Which is still impressive in itself.
Izuku ducked to avoid a kick, and before he could strike the Heartless down the tall one with the shield rammed into the Solider and sent it flying before it dissolved.
"You okay there?" He asked.
Izuku wordlessly nodded and looked over his shoulder to see another Soldier coming towards him. Izuku whirled around and brought the Keyblade down, staggering it, before striking it again and again. It's armor fell apart with each strike until one more blow made it disappear.
He panted and looked around to see the others finishing off other Heartless. Unlike the other areas the Heartless weren't appearing wave after wave. They were gone, and they stayed gone. It left all four of them in an uneasy silence.
"Are we stuck here?" Sora asked and approached one of the pillars, giving it a light tap. It didn't show any signs of budging.
Before anyone could respond they all heard a loud rattling noise above them. They all looked up to see a large suit of armor falling from the sky and slam into the ground. The large pieces of white, red, blue, and yellow armor laid there for a moment before shaking and floating upwards and snapping into place. There was a still moment before the last piece fell from the sky, the head of the Heartless crashed on top of it, and the body seemed to function perfectly now.
"Is that the boss Leon was talking about?" Sora asked.
"I think so!"
The Guard Armor began attacking without warning. It spun around and outstretched the claws on its gauntlets and slowly began to move forward.
Izuku did the first thing he could think of and formed a barrier around them. He heard the duck let out a noise, but focused on the Heartless.
Please hold, please hold!
The arms slammed into the barrier, shattering but also stopping the spinning. Leaving the armor stunned for a moment.
They all took it as the cue to rush at the Heartless, they didn't know how long it would take to recover. Izuku took one of the arms, slamming his Keyblade into it as hard as he could. It didn't even flinch. Meanwhile the shield stranger took the other arm, lifting his shield over his head and whacking at the arm as hard as he could. Sora and the duck took the legs.
The Guard Armor's head looked around at all of them, swiveling around before raising its arms. It was about to slam them on the nearest person until Sora delivered a particularly hard smack to one of the legs and made the Heartless stumble forward.
"Nice one!" The duck yelled.
The armor recovered quickly and swiveled itself around to stare down Sora. It began to shake before launching itself into the air, and fell towards the boy. Sora had managed to scramble away at the last minute before the armor came crashing down. He thought he had been in the clear, until one of the hands lunged towards him and smacked him into the wall.
"Sora!" Izuku shouted and ran forward. He saw the other hand about to deal another blow. He raised his Keyblade with ice swirling around him. "Blizzard!"
Before the gauntlet could hit Sora the ice magic slammed into it and froze it to the wall. The other hand, as if it had a mind of its own, turned towards Izuku and rushed at him with its claws outstretched. Izuku ducked before it could scratch him and whirled around with another ice spell at the ready.
"Blizzard!" He shouted and froze the other hand to the wall. He glanced at the others to see the other hand was still pinned and struggling weakly, while the shield stranger helped Sora up. Meanwhile the duck weakly beat at one of the legs.
While Izuku got to work on the frozen gauntlet, Sora recovered and eyed the other hand, watching it try to break free. He chose to ignore it and went after the legs. He ran forward to catch up with the armor chasing the duck, once he was close enough he lifted his Keyblade and brought it down as hard as he could. The armor stumbled again, but this time Sora didn't let up.
"You get the other one!" Sora shouted to the other stranger. He nodded and bashed his shield into the other leg, stopping the Guard Armor from getting up. Sora kept slamming the Keyblade into the leg, unsure if he was doing any damage until he saw the armor start to dent and break apart.
Sora huffed and brought his Keyblade down on it one more time, and watched the weapon cut through the segment. It shattered into pieces before disappearing.
"That's one down!" He shouted triumphantly.
He saw the other leg was almost done too, it was looking dented and broken. It just needed one more good hit. Before Sora could go over and finish it off, the main body slammed down on the ground and sent them flying back. He groaned in pain and looked up to see the Heartless had gotten up again. The body and legs were separated now, and going their separate ways. The main body floated in the air for some time, while the remaining leg came stomping towards him.
Sora's eyes widened in surprise and he ran the other way to keep from getting squashed like a pancake. As he ran around and waited for the rampage to stop he spotted the arm encased in ice finally breaking free. He looked across the way to see Izuku finally finish off the other arm, scattering armor scraps before disappearing.
"Izuku look out!" Sora shouted.
Izuku looked up to see the remaining arm racing towards him. He pointed his Keyblade at it and felt the air around him spark.
"Thunder!' He shouted, and aimed at the oncoming enemy. Only for it to dodge before slamming him into the wall. He heard a cry of concern and looked up to see Sora running away from the remaining leg, but still looking in his direction. Izuku looked above himself when he heard the creaking of metal, and rolled to the side just in time to avoid the fist that slammed into the ground. He scrambled to his feet and backed up to put some space between them.
Izuku dodged another swipe from the hand and backed up into the duck that was running from the main body, which had begun to spin violently and chase them around.
Izuku ducked down and smacked the hand with his Keyblade, sending it to the ground. He ran forward and was about to bring his weapon down again when it recovered and grabbed Izuku. It pinned him down and it seemed to signal the other remaining body parts to come over and finish him off.
He couldn't hit the hand with the Keyblade at the angle he was being held. Instead, Izuku opted to drop his weapon and let it disappear. He gathered up more of his magic and gripped the claws tightly, gritting his teeth as ice surrounded him. He used more energy than he meant to as he sent ice through the gauntlet. He was sure this time he used Blizzara instead of the weaker version. He couldn't bring himself to care as he lifted his arm and brought it down on one of the claws.
He heard a cracking noise and grunted as he did it again, breaking off one of the frozen claws.
"Hold on!" He heard the duck's voice as it ran towards him, barely dodging the spinning threat. "Just gimme a second." He muttered as he raised his staff.
Izuku looked to see him cover his staff with fire before hitting the hand as hard as he could. He broke off another finger, giving Izuku enough room to force himself out of its grip. As soon as he was free he summoned his Keyblade again and slammed it onto the hand, hearing it shatter into pieces.
"Another one down, thank you." He nodded at the duck before looking up to see Sora smacking away at the last leg. Meanwhile the main body that was spinning towards them suddenly changed direction and began barreling towards Sora and the other stranger.
"Sora look out!" Izuku shouted as he finally destroyed the leg. He looked up to see the last piece of the Heartless right on top of him. Izuku did the first thing that came to mind and threw his Keyblade as hard as he could, watching it strike the Heartless and making it stumble forward before falling over.
"I don't think you should throw your Keyblade around like that." The duck raised an eyebrow.
Izuku elected to ignore him for the moment as he ran forward towards his Keyblade. He was right, he shouldn't be throwing it around if he couldn't call it back to him. He couldn't do that yet, not like his Master.
He shook his head before he let his thoughts go further than that and snatched his Keyblade from the ground. He pivoted and darted towards the torso on the ground. They just needed to finish it off, the last part.
Sora was right behind them, and the sound of tearing metal made their ears ring as they brought their Keyblades down as hard as they could on it. The Heartless flinched and began shaking while the other two converged on it. It was taking damage from all four.
It didn't give them any chance to react before it suddenly jumped up and knocked all four of them away in different directions. It looked battered and broken, just a few more hits would have done it in.
They all groaned as they got up, some of them had stars lingering in their vision. It wasn't until they were mostly recovered that they noticed the Heartless was spinning again. Faster and faster, spinning furiously until it became nothing but a blur of color.
Izuku frowned and readied himself, he didn't like what might have been coming. Sora looked over to him and took a cue from him, getting ready, he didn't know what was going to happen.
The Heartless was enraged and on its last legs, it was ready to take down anyone it could with it. Without warning, it sped towards its first target, Izuku.
Izuku saw it coming and hardly had any time to react. He didn't have any time to put up a barrier and he didn't think he could cast a spell strong enough to send it away. He raised his Keyblade as fast as he could and braced himself, grunting as the Heartless slammed into his weapon and kept spinning furiously. It pushed him into the wall as it pressed harder.
Izuku grit his teeth as he began pushing back, casting an Aero spell as a last-ditch effort for some support. The moment the spinning had begun to slow down Izuku gathered up as much strength as he could and sent the Heartless spinning in a different direction. He looked up in fear as it headed towards the duck that helped him earlier.
He was about to shout a warning, but he seemed ready this time. He lifted his staff and glared at the Heartless coming towards him.
"Fire!"
He summoned a large fireball towards it, and watched it consume the Heartless as it was sent in a different direction. This time towards the one with the shield.
Izuku heard a yelp of surprise from him as he ducked and put his shield in front of him. It deflected the Heartless and once again sent it in a new direction. This time towards Sora.
Sora stared at the blazing, spinning threat coming towards him. He was debating between hitting it one more time or blocking it like Izuku had. He grit his teeth and raised his Keyblade with thoughts racing miles a minute. It was like time had slowed down, he could see the Heartless coming at him and he wasn't sure what would happen.
It was right in front of him when Izuku's voice cut through his thoughts.
"Sora, now!"
Time sped up again and Sora did the first thing that came to mind and struck the Heartless, cutting through the flames and metal and breaking it apart. It had suddenly stopped spinning and the flames died down. It slowly backed away to the middle of the courtyard and began shaking violently. A moment later the head fell to the ground and a bright glow came from within.
They all watched in surprise as a large, crystalline heart came out of it and floated up into the sky. Light appeared around the head and torso and made it disappear as well.
With the Guard Armor gone all four of them took a sigh of relief, and saw the pillars blocking them off disappear shortly after.
Izuku let himself slump forward and catch his breath before checking over himself.
Nothing broken, no bleeding, looks like I was able to get away with a few scrapes and bruises. Still though...that was sloppy. I should have been paying more attention.
After the initial check he let his Keyblade disappear and walked over to Sora to see how he was doing. He'd heal himself, but if someone was in worse condition, they would need it more.
"You okay?" Izuku asked.
Sora looked over himself and nodded. "Yeah I think so."
"Nothing broken? Bleeding?"
"Just a few bruises." Sora shook his head.
"Well...now that that's over…" The duck started talking as he made his way over. He stopped in front of them and leaned forward. "Hold on...lemme catch…"
"You two are Keyblade wielders right?" The taller one asked.
"Yeah, we are." Sora replied before Izuku could. "Wait...were you guys looking for us?" He pointed at himself and Izuku.
The two nodded. "Uh huh."
"They too have been seeking the wielder of the Keyblade." A voice spoke up from behind. "Or in this case, wielders."
Izuku jumped and whirled around. "When did you get here?" He asked.
"We noticed that all the Heartless had suddenly disappeared, and we figured that meant you guys found the boss and got rid of it." Yuffie said.
Izuku was about to acknowledge what she said when he saw Mr. Yagi and Eri with some other new person come down the stairs. The minute Eri caught sight of him she gasped and let go of the blonde's hand to run towards him.
"You're okay!' She shouted, hugging his legs.
"Yeah, I'm okay." Izuku smiled.
"These two are from a different world." Leon continued. "They're not just looking for someone with a Keyblade, but from the looks of it they're also looking for a solution to this Heartless situation under orders from their King."
The other two nodded again before the taller one spoke up.
"Say, why don't the both of you come with us? We can go to other worlds on our vessel."
Izuku couldn't help it when he tilted his head.
A vessel? They have a safe means of travelling though the lanes? Other than Keyblade Gliders and Armor?
"Other worlds?" Sora asked as he looked down. "I wonder if I could find Riku and Kairi…"
"Of course we can." The duck nodded. Sora looked up at that, a little more hope in his eyes.
Maybe I can find the others too...
Izuku noticed the tall one leaning down to say something to duck, something he couldn't hear. He stared at them until Leon stepped up.
"Sora, Izuku, go with them. Especially if the two of you want to find your friends."
"I guess…" Sora looked down.
Going out to other worlds, with the possibility of finding our friends. Maybe I can find Master Aqua too, maybe she's fighting Heartless right now. Going out also means finding a way to get rid of the Heartless infestation...if anything that's the priority. Get rid of the Heartless, and keep them from destroying any other worlds. Isn't that the responsibility of Keyblade Wielders? To protect against the darkness?
Izuku stared off to the side, still thinking to himself.
"But you two can't come along looking like that." The duck put his hands on his hips. "No frowning. No sad face, okay?"
The tall one let out a laugh. "Yeah, you gotta look funny, like us!"
"This ship runs on happy faces!" The duck pushed him away.
"Happy?" Sora asked, still looking down.
Izuku looked over. He couldn't fathom it either, a ship running on happy faces? It was...strange to say the least. But he was sure it was some kind of magic that allowed a power source like that. At least that was the easiest explanation.
Sora let out a sigh before looking up at them and giving them a big, goofy smile. He kept it up for a little while before looking at them in confusion, expecting some kind of reaction.
"Huh?"
A second later the two strangers were laughing loudly.
"That's one funny face!"
Eri started laughing at his face too, and Izuku couldn't help a small smile forming.
"Okay, now your turn!" The tall one point pointed at Izuku.
"Huh?"
"Yeah, if you're gonna come with us, you gotta be able to make a funny face too! Come on, don't be shy."
"U-Uh...well...I'm not really a funny person so…"
Eri betrayed him and tugged excitedly on his shirt. "Oh! Oh! Do the All Might face!"
Izuku swore he heard a choking noise from somewhere behind him as his face flushed.
"The what?" Sora raised an eyebrow with a smirk.
"The All Might face!" Eri repeated. "Come on Izuku, please?"
Eri, why have you done this to me?
Izuku covered his face and sighed. Only because Eri asked…
A moment later he looked up with his All Might impression, his hands on his hips and said the catchphrase so many from his world knew by heart.
"I am here!"
There was a moment of silence before Eri bursted out laughing, and the others followed suit. Izuku, once again, swore someone behind him was choking.
"That's an even funnier face!"
Izuku covered his head with his arms as he stopped his impression, he could feel his face had gone all red.
Sora had managed to stop laughing first before looking at the others. "Okay, why not? I'll go with you guys. Izuku?" He looked over and got a quiet nod from him.
"Well in that case we should introduce ourselves." The duck before holding out his hand. "Donald Duck."
"Name's Goofy." The other one smiled.
"I'm Sora."
Izuku recovered enough to introduce himself. "I-Izuku. Izuku Midoriya."
"All for one, one for all!"
-.-
In a dark room a group of figures stared down at the four about to embark on their journey. Watching them talk to each other but had no idea what they were saying.
"Two Keyblade wielders?"
"Who would have thought it?"
"Can't believe those little runts actually took down that Heartless!"
"Such is the power of the Keyblade. Their strength is not their own."
"I dunno about that green one, he reminds me of someone…"
"Why don't we turn those two into Heartless, or at least one of them? That'll settle things quick enough." The sea witch cackled.
"And those other two are the King's lackey's. Swoggle me eyes, they're all bilge rats by the look of them."
"You're no prize yourself." One of them cackled.
"Shut up!"
"Enough. Those two have been chosen by the Keyblade." The head of the table hummed. "Will they be the ones who conquer the darkness? Or will they be swallowed by the darkness? Perhaps one may even fall to shadows while one stands in the glory of light. Either way, they could prove useful to us."
The witch smiled and glanced to the side of the room, noting the two figures that stood in a far corner. A set of turquoise eyes eyed were warily, while blazing red ones focused on the projected figures on the table.
She could feel the unfettered hatred surrounding the second one. He would definitely be put to good use.
-.-
Shortly after finishing their introductions everyone headed back to the hotel and took the chance to recover. The four that had to leave quickly downed some potions Aerith had given them before being ushered to the courtyard in the First District. The sooner they got going, the sooner the Heartless problem could be fixed.
Leon, Yuffie, and Aerith stood in front of them. While Eri and Mr. Yagi stood in the back, watching them. Eri gripped his hand tightly as she listened to them speak. She had been quiet for a while now, once she heard them talking about leaving this world and going somewhere else.
"Make sure you're all prepared for the journey ahead of you." Leon said. "We don't know how far the Heartless have spread."
"You sure you guys don't wanna check out any of the shops here?" Yuffie asked. "They've got some pretty cool stuff."
"Before you go, here." Aerith stepped forward and handed them a small pouch. "There's 500 munny in there. Be sure to spend it wisely. And this is from Leon."
Sora took the pouch, and Izuku took the golden bottle.
"Oh before I forget." Leon leaned over and picked up something off the ground. "Here, catch." He threw a yellow bag at Izuku. He gasped and caught it, looking over it. It had been ripped and scratched up in some parts, but now it looked as good as new. He opened up to see everything was still inside as he left it, a few potions and ethers, and his notebooks. He put the elixir in before putting the backpack on.
"You can thank Aerith for fixing it up."
"O-Oh, thank you!" Izuku said.
"It's no problem, it was actually pretty easy." She nodded.
Leon sighed before looking at all of them. "You four make sure to watch out for each other alright? Keep each other's spirits up."
"Don't worry, we got this." Donald gave the man a thumbs up before looking at the two teenagers. "The Gummi Ship, our vessel, is right outside that gate. So we should probably get going and-"
"H-Hold on!" Eri shouted, letting go of Mr. Yagi's hand and running up to Izuku. She grabbed his shirt and looked up. "Y-You're already l-leaving? I-I thought you would stay a little longer!"
Everyone had gone quiet as Eri started to cry.
"Eri…" Izuku mumbled.
"Please...please don't go." She whimpered.
"Eri, I'm sorry, but I have to." Izuku kneeled down in front of her, and looked her in the eye. He felt himself tearing up as he looked at her, seeing fat tears roll down her face. He couldn't help but feel excitement at the mere prospect of seeing other worlds, but also an overwhelming dread. What if something happened while he was away? What if Eri needed him while he was in another world? What if he wasn't there to protect her? He had barely made it in time the last time she needed him.
"I don't want you to go!" She shouted and hugged him. "W-What if you don't come back? Like Aqua? W-What if you leave...and you don't come back!"
Hearing his Master's name felt like a gut punch. It took him a moment before he hugged her back, and tightly as he could. He couldn't deny it, it was a terrifying thought. He was going to be so far away, and fighting against Heartless. Dark, monstrous creatures that would kill with no remorse. Death was definitely a possibility…
But she's not dead!
"Eri...I'm sorry. I have to go." Izuku said. "I-I...I have to help them. They need help, we're…" He sighed, trying to find the right words. "We're going to other worlds, and we're going to deal with the Heartless. We're going to make sure what happened to our world doesn't happen anywhere else. We're going to fix it." He gently pulled her off of him so she could look him in the eye. "I'm going to do the best I can to fix everything. I'm going to find the others that were with us and…" He took a deep breath, feeling hot tears falling down his face.
"I'm going to find Master Aqua!" He promised. "I'll find her...and I'll bring her back. She has to be out there, you know it. I know it. I'm going to find her, and I'll bring her back." He took a moment to wipe away the tears before looking her in the eye again. "Yeah, I'm gonna be gone for a while, but I'm going to come back. I'll come back as often as I can."
Eri stared at him, shaking violently. "You promise?"
Izuku nodded. "I promise."
Eri stared at him before looking down.
"Hey, name one promise to you I've broken." Izuku said. He watched her look up and saw the gears turning. After a moment she shook her head.
"See? And I'm not going to break this one. I'd never dream of it."
Eri nodded and hugged him again. Izuku hugged her and patted her back, trying to comfort her.
It wasn't long before Mr. Yagi stepped up as well.
"I won't lie, I don't like the idea of you leaving Young Midoriya, you too Young Sora." He sighed, getting looks from everyone. "You're children. We're sending you off to face a threat much greater than us but...you're children. You shouldn't be the ones to deal with this."
"They were chosen by the Keyblade." Leon said.
"I know that!" He snapped at him before clearing his throat. "I apologize for raising my voice but...I know that. I may not understand everything like you all do, but I do know that they shouldn't be the ones to carry this burden. We're sending them off to fight creatures that can destroy worlds like its nothing, and with two strangers nonetheless. As a faculty member of UA, and Young Midoriya being a student...he and his sister are my responsibility." He had unconsciously grabbed at his side, frustration pooling inside him.
"Mr. Yagi…" Izuku mumbled.
"You're really worried about them." Aerith gave him a sympathetic look.
"There are heroes that have gone against villains, and those creatures alike. There are so many that come back different, but there are also many that never came out the other side. That is my greatest fear for these boys. Forgive me if it seems like I'm speaking out of turn, but it had to be said."
They were all quiet for a moment, taking in his words. Goofy was the first one to speak up.
"I know how ya gotta be feelin' right now, but I promise Donald and I won't let anything happen to 'em." He put a hand on their shoulders. "We promise to take good care of 'em. Now don't you worry, we'll bring 'em back in one piece. We swear."
The man stared at them for a while before sighing. He knew he had no say in this, even if he voiced his concerns they'd likely be brushed to the side. All for the greater good. He couldn't help the worry of course, he owed it to Guardian to look after her daughter and student.
"Any more concerns anybody wants to address?" Leon asked.
Izuku took a moment to stand up with Eri still in his arms. She clung on as tightly as she could, not ready to let go. She wasn't sure if she'd ever be.
"Mr. Yagi." Izuku said, walking towards him. "Thanks for your concern but...we have to. But while I'm gone, could I ask you a favor?"
"Of course, Young Midoriya."
Izuku lightly shifted Eri in his arms, gently coaxing her into letting him go. She did so reluctantly, and held back sobs as Mr. Yagi took her into his arms.
"Could you please look after Eri while I'm gone?" He asked.
"Of course." He gently hugged her as she gripped his sleeve tightly. "Nothing will happen to her while she's in my care. You have my word."
"And we can help keep an eye on her too." Yuffie chimed in. "She'll still be safe and sound when you get back."
Izuku looked at her before sighing and patting Eri's head. Before he could walk away she grabbed his hand.
"Please be careful."
"I will."
"...Do you still have your good luck charm?" She asked.
"Of course I do." Izuku smiled and fished it out from beneath his shirt. "You still have yours too right?"
Eri nodded and showed hers.
"I'll be back before you know it." Izuku smiled. "Be good, okay?"
Eri nodded.
He smiled at her one more time before taking a deep breath and walking away. It took all his willpower not to burst into tears as he walked past the others, mumbling something about waiting on the ship for them.
He couldn't cry anymore, that was over. He had to pull himself together and put all that aside. He had a job now, protecting other worlds, finding a way to fix what happened to his own world, and Sora's; and finding Master Aqua and his friends. He was a Keyblade wielder, and right now there was a lot more that mattered than what he was feeling. He could only imagine what Sora was feeling, and he seemed to be keeping himself together just fine compared to Izuku.
Izuku took another deep breath and pushed the doors open, met with a platform that had a large ship in the middle of it.
Oh...I guess that's the Gummi Ship then.
He couldn't help but think it was impressive, something that could travel between worlds with no risk of being corrupted by the darkness. He could only imagine how his Master might react.
Izuku walked onto the platform and saw a ladder that reached up into the ship. He supposed that was how he got in. He walked over and slowly made his way up, poking his head in first to get a good look inside. He was in the back of the ship, but looking forward he saw there were four chairs, one of them was at the controls. There was another beside it, but lacked a steering wheel. The last two seats were behind them of course.
"Woah…" Izuku pulled himself inside and looked around. He didn't dare go anywhere near the controls, but instead settled into one of the backseats. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone, no signal of course, but it wasn't like he was going to call someone. Instead he pulled up the camera app and took a picture of the inside of the Gummi Ship. It was interesting, and maybe he could show Eri when he got back.
He took another picture or two beside pocketing the phone and shrugging off his bag to put it in his lap. He may as well take stock of what he has.
Just as he started counting, he heard someone else coming up the ladder. He paused before continuing his count, the others were probably ready to leave now.
"Izuku?"
He hesitantly looked up when he heard Goofy's voice.
"Are ya in here?" He asked.
"Y-Yeah, I'm sitting over here." Izuku held a hand up so he could see where he was.
"I came in here to get the ship started, Donald's teachin' Sora a spell real quick. Now I can't really help with that, so I figured I oughta help out by gettin' everythin' ready."
Izuku nodded quietly as the anthropomorphic dog walked past him and settled into the passenger's seat. He listened to Goofy hum some random tune to himself while setting everything up. He looked up as the ship began to hum to life, while something else began beeping and whirring.
Once Goofy was finished he leaned back in his seat with a sigh. "Looks like everythin's ready!"
"That's good." Izuku said, he wasn't sure what else he could say. After a minute Izuku went back to counting. He ended up losing count of the potions and had to start over again. He had no idea how he went from 4 to 12 when he was sure there were only 7.
Once he confirmed the number of potions he moved onto the ethers. He was wrong, there were actually 5.
He mumbled to himself as he counted the ethers, having to start over when he realized he counted the same one twice.
"Uh, heya Izuku?" Goofy's voice cut through his thoughts. He looked up at him.
"Are you okay?" He asked. "You looked pretty upset back there, I can only imagine how hard it must have been to leave little Eri behind like that."
Izuku stared at him for a moment before swallowing hard and looking down at his bag. He forgot where he was, that meant he had to start over again. He stared at the bag in defeat before letting out a soft sigh. He was okay, he was fine. He had to be, and right now he had to smile. Because that's what heroes do right?
Izuku shoved all his feelings to the side and put on a smile before looking up at Goofy.
"I'm okay. Leaving the first time is the hardest part right?" Izuku asked. "Besides...I think-" he shook his head, "I know she'll be okay."
Goofy watched him for a moment before nodding. "You're a good brother, ya know that?"
Izuku paused for a moment, feeling his face heat up. "T-Thank you." He managed to cough out before looking back down at his back again. He really needed to count those ethers.
There was silence between them until Goofy tried striking up a conversation again.
"Say, earlier you mentioned someone. Now that name sounded awful familiar, you said-"
"Welcome to the Gummi Ship!" Donald's loud voice cut him off, with the sound of Sora making awed noises shortly after.
"Woah, this is so cool!" Sora beamed as he climbed inside. "What's that do?"
There was a loud smacking noise that made Izuku flinch.
"Don't touch that, it's delicate!"
"Ow! Okay…" Donald marched past with Sora in tow, holding his hand with a frown.
"You'll be sitting right there, and I gotta pilot the Gummi Ship. So behave yourselves, both of you." He shot a look at Izuku.
"I'm not some little kid." Sora said.
"It's something that needs to be said." Donald huffed. "Now sit down, so we can take off."
Sora did as he was told, he was practically vibrating from excitement. While Donald did one last check. As he was doing that Sora turned to Izuku eagerly.
"Hey, Izuku. Izuku look! Check out what I learned."
He looked over to Sora, and watched him eagerly hold out his hands and conjure up a small flame.
"Donald just taught me and-"
Sora was cut off by angry squawking and unintelligible noises.
"No magic in the Gummi Ship!" Donald shouted. "Something might go wrong, so no magic in here!"
Sora watched him for a moment before sighing and putting the flame out. Donald stared at him through narrowed eyes for a bit before turning around.
"Now, is everybody ready?" Donald asked, flipping some switches and turning a few dials.
"Looks like it." Goofy said.
"Alright then, here we go." Donald pulled something, and sent the engines roaring to life. "Blastoff!"
The two teenagers expected to suddenly take off into the sky. Instead they felt the ship falling down into a dark place. Before they could yell in alarm, Donald pressed a button and suddenly they were blasting off into the sky and away from the world.
Once the initial scare was over and both the boys had regained their composure, they dared a glance out the windows.
"Woah...that's so cool!" Sora muttered, beaming at the bright lights that shone from so far away. Distant stars that were different worlds. Worlds his friends might be at, worlds they must be searching through to find each other. Sora grinned in determination and sat back. He was going to find Riku and Kairi, he was sure of it.
Izuku looked back at Traverse Town and watched as it slowly disappeared out of view. He was leaving Eri and Mr. Yagi behind, but he had to. His friends were out there, and so were the Heartless. As long as they could run rampant they would destroy any world they could. He wouldn't let that happen, not again. He'd save as many people as he could, and find his Master and the others. That was his job as a Keyblade Wielder.
They both looked forward and steeled themselves for the journey ahead.
I'm going to find Riku and Kairi!
I'm going to make everything right!
Off to a new world!
-HoL-
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