~Twenty Minutes Later~
It was no surprise that the Moogle had fainted after all of what Ayame had asked him to do. She had to ask for another Moogle to help the fainted one up, and then explain everything to that Moogle, but she made sure that there were at least two Moogles, as well that they all had a notebook in hand(though she wasn't the one to suggest it)to write down all the information. After leaving with about half of the money she had(she paid about 100 money extra, since she had made that Moogle faint, which she didn't mind as much, since it was practically her fault). Walking through the streets, she saw many stores around, which were not included in the game, which made her slightly surprised. She saw many food stores, and decided to make some food shopping since they still did have a long journey ahead of them...
~An Hour and a Half Later~
Sighing, she kept moving forward, now done with all her shopping. Now the only thing she needed to do, was go back to the Moogle Shop, and then find the guys.
"I think I went a little overboard..." She said to herself, while looking over her shoulder. She was pulling four wagons, which all of them had food in them as well as other things, for example, clothing for herself. But also, she couldn't really stack the food, or else they would tumble down, and make a mess. But good thing she bought big ON SALE wagons, which one of them cost about 99 munny, and they ORIGNAL price was about 150 munny. She continued walking, and saw the Moogle Shop not too far away. Smiling in relief, she continued to walk until she was infront of the shop, making the wagons screech to a stop.
"Hello, is anybody there?" Ayame called, while trying to peer over the counter, but also kept a careful watch around the wagons. She had been noticing many people stare at her when she was walking with the wagons, and also eyeing the wagons with stuff in them.
"Kupo, your back so soon?" One of the Moogles exclaimed, while he noticed the wagons.
"Yes, am I too early?" She asked, while putting a hand on her right arm.
"No, kupo, everything is ready, let me just go and get them, kupo" The Moogle said, while flying away.
"Them?" She asked herself in confusion, but she soon heard fluttering, and about a good five or so Moogles flying past her, bags in their hands.
"Where do you want us to put these, kupo?" Another Moogle asked, while trying to fly with the two heavy bags.
"Um...on that empty wagon, if you don't mind. But you didn't have to go through all that trouble, I could have gotten them myself" She said quietly, a small blush on her cheeks from embarassment.
"Of course not, kupo! This is our job!" Another Moogle, which she couldn't find out who said, while all the other Moogles went back into the shop, done with everything.
"Here's the other materials you asked for, kupo" The head Moogle said, while giving Ayame a wooden box as big as a textbook, but wider than that.
"Aw, thank you so much for putting these in a box, I really appreciate" Ayame said, while taking the box, and almost letting it fall to the ground from how heavy it was.
"Careful, kupo, it's heavy. And no problem, we also put bubble wrap around them so that they don't get damaged, kupo" The Moogle said, while nodding, his arms crossed, proud of himself that they had completed all of that in less than six hours.
"I cannot thank you enough, Mr. Moogle. You guys are AMAZING" Ayame said, while putting the wooden box underneath some grocery bags.
"Thank you, we know" The Moogle said, praising himself, and flying away to do some more orders for other people.
"That was really nice of them all...And now to find Sora, Donald, and Goofy" Ayame said, while sighing, but still had a face on. She still remembered as to what had happened before, but didn't feel as bad. The crying made almost all of it disappear. Sighing once again, she pulled two wagons, while the other ones, which where all connected by a rope, lagged along as Ayame continued to pull them, humming random songs to herself. She was trying to think of where everyone would be, but really, she had no clue.
"They can be ANYWHERE..." She whined out, and the gloom cloud appeared over her head, but still continued to walk. Looking around for a clock, her eyes landed on the huge clock tower, trying to read the time, but it was too far away. Turning her head the other way, she could see a clock, and squinted her eyes to see.
"Hmm...6:10pm, not bad" She said outloud, and continued on her way. Still humming to herself, she could see less and less people out, but the sky stayed the same, which made her glad, since it would not be fun to find everyone in the dark...not that she will be, but still...Coming to a stop, she lifted her head up, her mouth opened into an 'O'.
"Uh oh..."
And just infront of her was the hill to get to the Usual Spot, and lets just say, that this trip is NOT going to be any fun . Letting out another sigh, she lifted her head up, her eyes slightly narrowed, as she started walking up. She wasn't even half way there, and she couldn't even pull the wagons from how heavy they were, and instead, made her go down to her doom.
"Oh...no....I...WONT!" She shouted, as the air started to pick up, and around the wagons and herself. As she started walking, she wind helped with most of the wagons weight.
"Just a little...more!" She whispered to herself, as she pulled even more, and she was out of the hill. Panting, she ran her hand through her hair, smiling.
"Woot!" She hollered, and continued to her way...to find another hill.
"Aw, man!" She whined, and did the same thing as before, taking more time that the other hill she faced. Once she was done, she hanged her head back, tired and aching all over.
"Next stop: Usual Spot" She said breathlessly, started to walk again. But this time, there was no more hills, which made her really happy. As she got closer, she could swear that she heard voices. Now standing infront of the entrance, she definitely heard voices, and dropped the handles for the wagons, which made her hands scream in happiness. She winced as she flexed her red hands. Slowly walking inside, she peeked her head in, and saw everbody there, but even though she could see them, they hadn't seen her yet.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" She said outloud, while walking inside, arms crossed. Everybody jumped up, and looked over as to who had said that, all eyes landing on her.
"Ayame!" Everybody said, which made Ayame chuckle.
"Yup" She said, while she was soon hugged.
"Ayame, we were so worried about yo, we looked for you EVERYWHERE!" Olette was the one who had said that, while Hayner and Pence were besides her.
"Really?" Ayame asked surprised.
"OF COURSE!!! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT TIME IT IS!?" This time, Donald was the one who said this, his whole face red from anger, as steam could be literally seen coming out from his ears.
"Where have you been?" Pence asked, while Oletter had grabbed her arms. Ayame immediately pulled her hands away, wincing from pain.
"Hey, what happened?" Olette asked, while grabbing her wrist once again, and opening her hands, and then gasped.
"Ayame, your hands! What happened!?" She asked, while examening them throughly.
"What is it Olette?" Hayner was the one that asked, and came closer, wanting to see.
"Hayner! Her hands are completely red, and look as if something beat them up! Pence, go and get the hydrogen peroxide and towels. Now!" Olette order, as Pence nodded, and ran out of the Usual Spot, until he suddenly stopped with a 'Woah!'.
"Who put these wagons here!?" He asked, while looking back at his friends.
"Well, that's just it" Ayame tried to explain, and pulled her hands away from Olette, but much gentler this time, and walked outside, everybody following her.
"As you can see, I kinda went shopping. You know, for our trip" Ayame said carelessly, while shrugging. Everybody's mouths were open, staring at her as if she had three heads, or six eyes, or whatever.
"What?" She asked innocently, and blinked.
"I think you went overboard with the shopping, Ayame.." Pence said, while looking back at all the bags and wagons.
"Well, I thought so too. But the real pain in the butt was pulling the up here" She said, while remembering, and shuddering.
"Wait, YOU pulled all those wagons up here!?" Hayner asked, completely in shock.
"Yup. All. Four. Of. Them" She said, making all of the words sentences.
"All four!?" Everybody exclaimed.
"Mhm...see, they're even connected by pieces of rope" Ayame said, while pointing. Donald went besides the wagon, and his beak almost broke in two from low his jaw dropped.
"You carried all of this...and we never helped you..." Ayame's eyes went wide, as she turned to look as to who said that, and they landed on the one and only Keyblade Master there, with the exception of herself. His eyes were just staring at the huge wagons, his eyes distant...and with sorrow. She stared over at him, as she could feel the tears brim at her eyelash.
"You couldn't...but it's alright" She finally said, closing her eyes.
"No, it's not okay! While we were here talking, we didn't continue searching on for you! And then you had to carry all of this by yourself, and now your hands are hurt! That's not okay, Ayame!" Sora fully shouted at her, tears also brimming at the corner of his eyes. The wind started to pick up, making the bags move, making noise, as well as everyones hair move to their faces.
"You're right, Sora. It's not alright. But you cannot be at two places at once. Don't blame yourself for everything that happens. And from your expression, I can tell something happened to Kairi. Now, do you think you can tell me as to what has happened, or do you want to wait for later. Maybe never?"
Everybody that wasn't Sora stared at her speechless. The last thing she said was cold. Very cold. Her voice said it all.
"Kairi...Kairi got kidnapped" Hayner was the only brave one to speak, as his eyes couldn't face her cold ones.
"By who?" She asked softly, her eye sight on the brown paper bags.
"Organization XIII"
She stayed fully silent, as her eyes closed.
"So your blaming yourself for that..." She whispered, as she leaned against the hard wall, on hand on her left upper part of her arm, the other one resting.
"Because it's true! I'm the Keyblade Master, the 'key' that connects everything! If I don't 'connect' something, bad things will happen! And because I couldn't 'connect' this thing, now Kairi's lost too! Riku, The King, and Kairi! They're all lost!" He couldn't hold it in any longer, and just let it all out.
"Sora..." Donald could only stare at the poor boy, not knowing what to say at all.
"Hayner, Pence, Olette, Donald, Goofy. Do you five think you can l leave us alone for some time?" Their heads popped up when they heard their names, and just looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
"Please?" Ayame just kept leaning against the wall, her voice soft and careful. With one last look, they all left, but Ayame grabbed Goofy's arm, which made him jump up in surprise.
"Goofy, do you think Donald and yourself can put the grocery bags in the Gummi Ship? You know, so that they don't spoil. The healing materials can be put in the cabbinets that have some Potions left, I'm pretty sure you can find it. And also, if some bags have clothes in them, but leave them infront of the door. And one last thing...I know I'm asking more than I diserve...but do you think we can stay here? Just for tonight?" She asked, while she let go of his wrist, staring at the wagons.
"Sure, Ayame" Was the only thing he said, as he patted her shoulder, and went inside the Usual Spot, giving Donald the news. Taking one deep breathing, she turned on her heel, walking, and then stopping just a foot away from Sora.
"Follow me..." She said. while continuing to walk.
"I'm not really in the mood..." Sora mumbled, his head still bowed, his voice a whisper.
"Fine" The foot steps continued until they ceaced to nothing. He let out a sigh, about to sit down, until he could feel himself start to fall, and then hit something hard. Opening his eyes in fright, he saw the senery start to move as he looked around confused. He could feel his legs bound, which made him start to panic, but they were strained even more.
"If you don't want to go, then I'll take you instead. Whether you want to or not" He blinked, as tears still continued to cascade his face, and looked down, seeing Ayame underneath him.
"W-what are you d-d-doing?" He asked, while sniffling.
"I think I've said enough" Was her answer, as she jumped up, making him squeak and hold on to her neck. not wanting to fall. His eyes closed, getting dizzy from seeing eveything blurry, and closed his eyes, leaning against her back, which made her tense up, and stayed tensed up for a couple of seconds, but relaxed a little. She continued to walk, her legs getting tired, and her hands starting to hurt once again, but she ignored everything, only paying attention to the road before her and nothing else. She walked up a hill, and continued walking, opening a door by using her element. The temperature suddenly dropped, which made Sora shiver, and about to open his eyes until Ayame stopped him.
"Do not open your eyes"
"Why?"
"Just don't" She said softly, while she stopped, and then heard the intercom say something, but she ignored it, and went inside the train as quickly as possible, not wanting Sora to know where they were going. She looked around, and saw that nobody was in the train, which made her happy. Walking a seat, she bent down, sitting Sora down, and then sitting herself down. The train suddenly jolted to a start, but it wasn't as bad as the train to Master Yen Sid's Tower.
"Are we on a train?" Sora asked, while about to open his eyes, until her hand clampt over them, which made Sora jump.
"Don't open your eyes" She said once again. His hand went over hers trying to par it off, but she didn't let him.
"But why can't I see?" He asked, while putting his hands on his lap, knowing it was no use.
"Because, just enjoy the ride"
"That's not an answer" He said quietly. She just stayed quiet, not wanting to argue, and he sighed, wanting to get answers.
"I won't open my eyes, I promise" He said, his voice a whisper now. She reluctantly put her hand down, and on her lap as well, as they both stayed silent on the twenty minute train ride. The train jolted to a halt, and she stood up, grabbed his arms, making him get on her back.
"I can walk you know" He mumbled, as his arms linked together over her neck. Her arms went under his legs, securing them. and walked out, and walking fast, and down the stairs, making him jump like a rabbit. The jumping stopped, and she walked down the "yellow' brick road. Crossing over a little bridge, which made the corner of her mouth twitch, she listened closely to the sound of the water coming down, and then payed total attention to the road. The sky still stayed it's usual sunset, which made her wonder, but ignored it as soon as that came up in her mind, and climed up a huge hill. She could feel her arms and legs getting weaker, but she just kept pushing herself, and pushing, and pushing, not ready to give up. Finally walking over a flat surface, she stopped, examening the place, seeing that nobody was there. The sound of water was heard, which made her gaze flash to the sound, and she started walking. Standing before it, she crouched down letting go of Sora's legs. He stood up, staying quiet.
(Zero Hour)
"You can open your eyes now"
He slowly opened his eyes, blocking the sun with his arm. Getting used to the suns rays, he pulled down it, and then gasped at the sight.
(Picture of Twilight Town's Sunset on Sunset Hill)
His eyes softened, as little holes appeared on the ground.
The magnificent sunset from the Paopu Fruit Tree.
The waves crashing onto the sand, as shells appeared on it's surface, shinning with the waters.
The wind blowing, as the sea waters smell roamed through the air.
As all three of them talked for endless hours, talked on about the foolish outdoors of Destiny Islands.
All three of them together with not one worry in their minds...
He suddenly collapsed to his knees, his hands on the floor, as he sobbed his eyes out, sobbed with all his might, sobbed with all his soul.... Her eyes couldn't take any more of that sight, and also started to cry, walking slowly, her steps silent, and also collapsed, bringing the young man to her, hugging him loosely, but then bringing him even closer, as he sobbed on her shoulder, and as she sobbed on his shoulder as well. They both, just sobbed all their sorrows away, her arms still around him, his arms relaxed.
"We both lost...but we'll get them again, Sora. Just keep doing what you have been doing all along. It's not your fault either. You cannot be at two places at once...it's impossible ..." Ayame whispered soflty in his ear, tightening her grip. She could feel Sora's arms move around her waist, as he also pulled her against him.
"I know...I know..." He sobbed out, his arms shaking, which made her feel as if one wrong move, and he could break in her harms. She didn't know what more to say, and just rubbed his back, shifting him, so that he was laying on her, his head still on her shoulder.
"How long have you been keeping this in...how many years have you not shed a single tear..." She whispered so low to herself, that she could barely hear her voice herself. They both stayed in that position for god-knows how long, the sun still up, as the water went down the fountain, which was the shape of Twilight Town's Clock Tower. She didn't know if Sora was still crying or not, and looked down, her tears now dried up. They softened the minute she saw his innocent, sleeping face, his breathing coming out from his mouth. She smiled softly, and laid him on the ground, making sure that he did not stir. Using wind, he was put on her back, as she started to walk down the hill, making sure not to bounce that much, even though her legs were tired from all the walking she had done. Crossing the little bridge, she hummed a song, a sad melody, as she jumped a little, making sure Sora wasn't going to fall from her arms, and walked up the stairs. Up and up she went, as she finally made it to the top, and climbed aboard the train, noticing the time, which made her eyes widen for a second. Setting Sora down carefully, she made sure that the train's starting jolt didn't awaken him, and also the halting jolt. The trip ended more quicker than she expected, her mind humming the tune over and over again, which made her wonder as to where she had heard it before. She was positive she had never heard of it before in her life...though she still knew it. Grabbing Sora, she walked off the train, and pushed the doors open with her foot, and was now out in the street, walking down another hill, and going to the Usual Spot. Walking in, she noticed no one there, but instead, a note on top of the spot Hayner usual sat. Bending down a little to read it, her eyes quickly scanned the paper, as she grabbed the paper with her teeth, and walked away, walking down a hill, and started her search for the hotel that Donald and Goofy were currently staying at. Walking down another hill, she saw that the Moogle Shop was still open, and decided to ask.
"Excuse me, is there someone there?" She asked, not too loud, making it hard to hear her words since the paper was in her mouth.
"Hello, kupo, it's nice to see you again, kupo" The head Moogle came up, and she dropped the paper as it flew down to the counter.
"Do you by any chance know where this hotel is at?" She asked, while nodding her head to the paper. The Moogle flew down to the counter, and picked up the paper, as his head moved, reading it.
"Yup I do, kupo. Just follow this road, take a left turn, walk three steps, and then take a right turn. Keep going straight until you've reached a dumpster, and you're there. If you pass a lantern, it means you've gone too far, kupo" The head Moogle said. Ayame's mouth was slightly ajar, as a sweat drop appeared on the back of her head, not knowing how to say the next sentence, and just said it bluntly.
"Do you think you can write that down on the back of that paper, and then put it in my hand?" She asked as nicely and innocently as she could, which made the Moogle sigh, and nod, writing everything he said on the back of the paper. He was soon done, and showed her the paper.
"Is this good?" He asked, while flying to her level. Now she really didn't know how to say the next sentence, and was blunt again.
"Um...do you think maybe...just maybe you can put all that in English?" Ayame squeak out, while smiling, trying not to get the head Moogle mad. He stayed silent for a minute, before she saw him erase the while entire thing, and write it all done slowly, his gaze narrowed, deep in thought.
"Is THIS good, kupo?" He asked, while showing her the now readible paper.
"Excellent! Thank you very much! She said, while he put the paper in her outstreched hand, and she walked off, while the Moogle went back inside the shop, not knowing whether he should go to sleep and let his workers finish off the rest of the work, or stay and finish them. She continued to walk down the road he was talking about, making sure to read the directions every minute or so, and also paying attention as to where she was going.
"If I'm not mistaking, the dumpster should be right...here" She said, while looking up, and fortunately saw the dumpster infront of her. Looking up, she saw the huge hotel, wondering as to how many rooms it must have had. It looked a lot like a mansion, though it couldn't be as high as the Sandlot's building houses. Though it was a wide as a mansion. She continued to stare and then remembered as to what she came here for, and shook her head quickly, pushing the revolving doors with her right arm. Everything was dark from the inside, the only light to be seen was a single lit candle, standing in the middle of a small table. It's light loomed over everything, making many disoriented shapes, which made her turn pale, and walk over to the counter quickly, head bowed low. She could see a little ringing bell over at the side of the counter, and bowed her head even more, looking a lot like a chicken trying to pick up corn, as she ranged the bell twice with her nose. She couldn't hear a single thing, only seeing the light behind her, as her shadow loomed over her as well, making her look down at the counter, not daring to look up. She was about to ring the bell once more, until she saw a light coming from somewhere else, making her shadow look normal again, even if it was just a little. Footsteps were heard as the floor creaked by the weight put upon the wood at this late of hour.
"Yes, someone ranged?"
A sleeping looking man, couldn't be any older than his 30's, walked down a hallway, his golden hair sticking up from various angles, though his yawn made it clear that she had woken him up from his slumber.
"Um, yes. Do you by any chance have two empty rooms?" Ayame asked quietly, not wanting to make any more noise.
"I'm sorry to say, but we only have one more room. I'm afraid we're booked" The man said, while yawning again, though he covered his mouth with his hand.
"Oh, well do you think we can maybe rent that? Just for tonight?" She asked, while giving him a small smile.
"Sure, why not? That'll be 500 munny" He said, while going behind the counter. She put her hand in her pocket, taking out the necessary munny, though she used wind to carry it to the counter, making sure that the man did not see anything. He took it without any care, putting it in the cash register, and then opening a drawer with his keys, taking out a key, which had a paper connected to it, numbers on it.
"Here's your key. The room is number 546, on the last floor. Go up all the stairs that are to your left, and then take a right. It's the last room down the hallway. I hope you have a nice stay" The man said, while waving, and then using his hand to cover another yawn, walking away to his comfortable bed.
"Thank you" She said quietly, while walking to the stairs, making the long flight up. Stairs and stairs and more stairs she saw, and she just kept turning, and turning and turning. She finally made it to the top, the sixth floor. Opening the door with her hand, she pushed it open, creaking loudily, until she pushed the door fast, closing it with her foot, almost slamming it. She flinched as the door closed, turning to her right, and walking. The hallway was extremely dark, with only the candles on some tables lighting her way. She walked with all that she could until she reached the last room, number 546. Turning on the doorknob, she pushed it open, the whole entire room lit up. She turned pale, hoping that she didn't get a wrong door, and came in on someone. Scanning the room quickly, she saw no one, but saw the cause of the light. To the other side of the room, there was a window, with a clear view of the sunset. Sighing in relief, she walked in, closing the door with her foot, and walked to the farthest bed, laying Sora there. She sighed again, feeling her shoulders relax, her back not hurting as much. She sat down besides him, taking off his shoes carefully, and then his sleeveless hooded jacket. Putting the shoes on the floor, and hit jacket on a chair, she grabbed his wrist, taking off his fingerless gloves, sneeking gazes as him, waiting to see as to what he would do. She finally got them off, after trying not to wake him, and set them on the chair as well. She lifted him up quickly, getting the sheets from underneath him, and covered him up, so that she sheets where just below his shoulders. Smiling softly at him, she stood up quietly, and walked over to her bed, which was at the other side of the night stand, which was ironic, since the room looked almost exactly like their room in the Gummi Ship. Sitting down, she took off her shoes, putting them besides her bed, but still kept her sweater, bringing her backpack, so that it was next to her shoes. Yawning, she covered her mouth, while pulling her sheets down, layed down, and covered herself. Turning, so that her back was against the wall, she made a little wall with the sheets, so that she was staring at them, and not the nightstand, she brought her hand so that it was besides her face, an inch or two away, her other hand, close to her stomach, closing her eyes.
"Good night, Sora..."
~The Next Morning~
Her eyes slowly opened, as she could feel her ears ring, a melody in her mind, different as before, but never heard of.
(Noir- Melody)
Fire could be seen everywhere, as rain came upon the place, making the fair go down, though lightning struck, and then a streak of lightning came down, making a straight line, and stayed in a line, crackling, and then disappeared.
In the foggy distance, figures could be seen, but not just any figures.
Hooded figures
Twelve of them could be seen, walking down the lonesome alleyway, though maybe even two more could be seen. They came walking down, as they stepped on puddles of water, lightning cackling through the sky, and hitting behind three particular figures, though they were not hurt. It could be confirmed now, that there were 14 members and not just 13 like it should be.
The last thing to be seen, was a certain Keyblade going through the person who was having this vision, and then coming out, leaving only puddles of blood.
Eyes going wide, she gasped, as she covered her eyes having an arm around her stomach, as she tried to control herself from screaming. Taking short breaths through her mouth, she soon controlled herself, just enough to put her arms down, and open her eyes. Looking around, she saw the morning sun coming through the window in their room. She continued to stare at the window, her eyes distant, until she heard a someone taking a breath. She blinked, completely still, and then heard a groan, while a noise which resembled a lot like a bed being jumped on.
"Ayame?"
She jump a little, and slowly turned to look as to who said that, finding Sora staring at her with tired eyes. He let out a yawn, while trying to cover his mouth, and rubbed his eye.
"Where are we?" He asked groggily, while stretching. She stayed silent for a moment, and then she remembered.
"Twilight Town" She whispered, but since the room was so quiet, he heard her, and stopped stretching. His eyes opened, as they stared at nothing, but the bed sheets, soon becoming wider, his arm slowly coming down to his side. By his reaction, it looked as if he now remembered.
"O-Oh..."
She continued to stare at him, until she decided it was time, and got off the bed, while putting the bed sheets and pillow as to how she found it. Once she was done, she walked to the chair, which had Sora's jacket, and put it besides him, sitting at his left, still staring at him.
"You're still blaming yourself..." She said quietly, while taking her eyes off him, and directed them to the door. Sora sighed through his nose, a weak smile on his lips, while he continued to stare at the bed sheets.
"Wouldn't you?" He asked, as his hand clampt into a loose fist. She slowly blinked her eyes distant, as her mouth slowly turned into a small, weak smile.
"I would...and am"
His eyes came off from the bed, and stared at her with curiosity as her eyes left the door, and looked over a him, a soft smile on her face.
"Let's get going. Donald and Goofy must be worried about us" She said, while standing up, and giving Sora a hand. He stared at it, and took it, standing up, and started putting on his jacket. While he was doing that, she started making his bed, finishing quickly before he could say anything, and grabbed his gloves, giving them to him. He took them, and put them on, staring at Ayame the whole entire time, as she walked over to her backpack, swung it to her back, and standing infront of the door, which she was opening.
"Let's go" She said, while walking out, hearing Sora's footsteps behind her, and a door closing quietly. The hallway was completely dark, the candles giving off the only light, which was somewhat creepy, since the sun was out, but the inside was dark. They both kept walking down the hallway, until she found the staircase, and walked down, turning and turning and turning. They kept walking down until they were on the ground floor, as she walked to the door, pushing it open, and holding it for Sora to come out. He murmured a 'thanks' and they both walked to the counter, where the fully awakened man that she had meet in the middle of the night was standing, giving off a smile.
"Did you have a nice stay?" The man asked, while Ayame pulled their room key from her pocket, and handing it to the man's hand.
"Yes, we did. By any chance have you meet two people, one that resembles a dog, and the other one that is a duck?" She asked, as the man put a hand under his chin, thinking.
"Actually, there were two people that looked a lot like how you describe them. They came yesterday in the night, hours before you came..." The man said, while tapping the counter with his index finger.
"Do you know what room they're staying at?" Sora asked.
"Yeah, their room number was--"
"Sora! Ayame!"
The two teenagers turned around at the sound of their name, and found Donald and Goofy walking towards them.
"We've been worried sick about you two!" Donald exclaimed, while Goofy nodded, his face filled with worry. The two teens looked at each other, and then down in shame.
"Sorry" They both said. Donald had his arms crossed, but then sighed at the look their faces gave off.
"Forget about it. Let's just get going" He said, while walking outside, Goofy smiling, and following from behind. The other two just followed, not wanting to get the duck even angrier than he was, leaving the hotel. The man behind the counter just blinked, and shook his head quickly, while murmuring that it must have been a dream, walking off to make payments. Outside the hotel, the sun was shinning brightly, the same sunset, but this time, there were people out. Ayame peeked up, and saw Donald with the remote looking machine that calls up the Gummi Ship, which made her sad.
"Wait, aren't we going to say goodbye to Hayner, Pence, and Olette?" She asked quietly, her voice having sadness.
"Gawrsh, we're sorry you two, but we already said goodbye to them..." Goofy said sadly, while looking over at the two, which made Ayame make a small whinning sound.
"But don't worry, we'll come back!" Goofy assured, smiling.
"Yeah" Sora agreed, while smiling, and giving Ayame one of his famous smiles. She smiled as well, and nodded, as they were consumed with light.
~Gummi Ship~
As soon as they got in the ship, the two chipmunks were right there waiting for them, jumping up and down on the monitors.
"You guys! Hallow Bastion is covered in darkness! We just saw it with the monitors!" Dale exclamed, while pointing at the glass where there was an image. Everybody ran to it, and saw as to what the two had said was true. The whole entire world had darkness around it, as well as darkness coming out of it, swirling around.
"Oh no!" Donald exclaimed, while pressing some buttons. Another screen came up, but instead, it showed nothing, only those lines as to when you turn a channel, and there really isn't a channel, and instead it's white with black lines.
"I can't even contact Cid!" Donald said, his voice louder than before.
"We're going to have to go there, and find out what's going on" Sora said firmly, while his eyes just scanned the screen, leaning on the dashboard. He looked over his shoulder, and at his friends, as they nodded back at him, agreeing.
"I'll be pilot"
"WHAT!? No! You'll just crash and make an even bigger problem!"
"Donald, this is NOT the time!"
"I don't care! You are NOT driving!"
"Yes I am!"
"No, your not!"
"Yes I AM !"
"No, YOUR NOT !"
Those two just kept going at it, for what seemed like hours, was only minutes, until Ayame couldn't take it anymore. Goofy had been trying to break them up, but only proved futile. and only making him tired in even trying. She walked over to one of the cabinets, and grabbed a huge pot, and a wooden spoon, and brought them close to everyone. Seeing that nobody saw them, she held them up, and started banging them with all her might. Many booming sounds were heard as everyone screamed, hands over hears. She stopped seconds after, and put the items away, walking back to the group, hand on her hip.
"Alrighty then. Since I can see THAT brought everyones attention, this is what's going to happen, and the ONLY thing that's going to happen. Sora will be pilot, Donald you will be co-pilot, and Goofy and I will sit down at enjoy the ride. Got it?" She asked, while giving everyone a stern look. Sora just jumped up, smiling in happiness as Donald started mumbling some words, while nodding, and going to the co-pilots seat. She walked over to the dashboard, and pressed a button, making two chairs come out of the floor. She grabbed Goofy's wrist, sitting him down, and buckling him up, as she also sat down, putting on her seat belt, getting comfortable.
"As I would imagine, it will take about half a day or so to get there, right Chip and Dale?" She asked, while looking over at the shocked chipmunks.'
"Not really. Probably a day, or a little bit less" Chip answered, while Ayame nodded.
"So then we're going to have to go at hyper speed to get there!?" Sora asked, completely excited at the idea, which made Donald pale.
"That's the idea. If you need us, we'll be monitoring everything" Dale said, while the two chipmunks went back in their hole.
"Sweet!" Sora shouted, wh
