ME: YAY! Chapter four already! This is so much fun!

Riku: You seem like you’re in a good mood today.

ME: I know it’s strange huh? Anyway, the idea in this chapter is courtesy of The Elven-Spear, who once again gave me the idea when I needed it! So thank you! I hope you like it and it at least follows what you had in mind. Ok I guess the guest for this chapter will be Mulan!

Riku: Mulan? From the Land of the Dragons?

Mulan: (comes walking up) Hello. Um……are you the mean authoress that Sora keeps saying hurt his feelings?

ME: No of course not. Sora must’ve gotten me confused with someone else.

Riku: No he didn’t. Remember last chapter where you- (I elbow him hard in the stomach and he coughs holding his stomach) I-I mean yeah, Sora must’ve gotten confused. There are a lot of other authors out there who are mean to muses. (Gives me a slight glare full of irony.)

Mulan: I see. In any case Sora told me to say the disclaimer so here it goes. Hiei-Riku-RubedoFAN does not own Kingdom Hearts and only owns her own opinions.

ME: Thank you Mulan. (Bows to her then turns to Riku and hisses quietly so only he can hear) You’re my favorite character from this ENTIRE series so don’t make me pull out my Judo on you!

Riku: I hate to sound cocky but I’m much stronger than you.

ME: In real life I would like to test that theory because I’m stronger than my friend who is four years older than myself but especially in this Fic I KNOW I’m stronger than you. Here I control your fate and everything else that happens!

Riku: Unlike Sora I know when arguing is pointless and that’s now.

ME: Yeah you’re not as stubborn as Sora too. ANYWAY! It’s about time to start with the chappie then.

SPOILERS! (So if you haven’t played this and don’t want Spoilers SHOOO!)

(Ok this is another scene for Kingdom Hearts Two (Hopefully the next idea will be from either the first game or maybe even Chain of Memories) and this takes place in the Second visit to the Land Of The Dragons. Sora and the gang are going to be fighting the Storm Rider and well……Sora has Anti-Form so why can’t something else happen to the Key Bearer?)

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Chapter 4: Heartless Throw Down

Sora jumped into the whirlwind before him and launched himself into the air just barely catching hold of the Storm Rider’s tail as it tried to destroy the fighters still on the ground. The Heartless didn’t even seem to notice the added weight and flipped its tail up causing Sora to fly into the air once again and crash onto its back in a dazed lump. From down below Mulan, Donald, and Goofy watched the crash and flinched each muttering something along the lines of, “Ouch……that’ll leave a mark in the morning.”

Sora stumbled up and staggered on the creature’s back for a moment before shaking his head vigorously and unleashing a combo of devastating attacks on the creature. Goofy jumped up happily and cried, “Keep it goin’ Sora!”

“He’s full of energy isn’t he?” Mulan noted taking a slight breather from the fight as she watched Sora going crazy on the Storm Rider’s back.

“You have no idea,” Donald sniffed as he began using a superfluous amount of Potions and Ethers to regain the group’s strength. As soon as all his magic was restored he jumped up and called, “Thunder!”

Goofy ran to a whirlwind as well and leapt up onto the Heartless’ back almost missing as the creature began going crazy as it reacted to Sora’s attacks. Once Goofy managed to get his feet firmly planted he began attacking the creature like there was no tomorrow and Sora only stood beside him doing the same. Mulan of course being the more sensible one of the group waited for the creature to calm down a bit before also following the other two onto its back and unleashing all the attacks she could possibly throw. Donald ran around below them unleashing the occasional Thunder and Cure Spell when needed until finally the Heartless dove and knocked him clean off his feet. The Heartless spun in the air sending Mulan and Goofy hurtling to the ground as Sora barely managed to grab on and stay put.

“Goofy! Land on your shield!” Donald called up to his friend as Goofy barely managed to place it under him and absorb most of the impact. Goofy sighed and wiped his brow with a smile but soon was laying face first in the ground as Mulan landed right on top of him.

“Thanks Goofy. That could’ve really hurt,” Mulan stated as she sat up.

“No problem,” Goofy answered in a dazed state as his eyes seemed to spin. Mulan got up and pulled Goofy up as well but just as the three had gotten to their feet and were ready to fight, the blue Storm Rider swooped down and knocked them clear off their feet once again.

“Are you guys ok?!” Sora shouted from the Heartless’ back.

“Don’t worry about us! Just watch your own back!” Mulan called back as the Heartless rose into the air with Sora still perched on its back. After it had flown high about the Palace itself it started twisting and turning in the air trying its absolute best to shake Sora off of its back. It began wheeling around in midair and it took sudden jerks that nearly shook Sora from his grip and almost sent him hurtling to the ground.

“Thunder!” Donald cried out but when the spell took effect it was just out of reach of the Heartless it was aimed at. Donald gaped at the Heartless and called out, “I can’t reach it!”

“Then what can we do? Sora won’t be able to hang on for much longer at this rate,” Mulan said in a hopeless tone.

“Whoa! Hang on! Calm down you stupid Heartless!” Sora called as he was thrashed around like a rag doll. The Heartless took a sudden dive towards the ground and the four fighters thought it was trying to bowl the three on the ground down once again but instead just before it hit them the creature flew up and spiraled in the air. Sora could no longer keep his grip and released the Heartless to plummet towards the ground with no way of stopping himself. Sora quickly remember the whirlwinds and looked down to see one only a little way to his right, “Heh heh heh, alright then!”

Turning himself so he would land right in the middle of the whirlwind, Sora readied his Keyblade to strike the Heartless once he was in the air once again but just as he flew back into the air he felt himself freeze in the air. Sora’s hand released his Keyblade and it disappeared before him as he struggled in the air against the invisible binds that wrapped themselves around his wrists and ankles. Sora thrashed around trying to loosen the hold on him and even tried recalling the Keyblade to his grasp but he soon found that it was all a futile effort.

“What’s goin’ on?!” Goofy called out as he ran just below the place where Sora hung high in the air.

“Sora, are you alright?” Mulan called as she ran up beside Goofy.

“Help me get down guys!” Sora called out still struggling against the invisible binds that held him in midair. His friends could easily tell he was worried by the sound of his voice even though he strained himself to sound as calm as he possibly could and the sound of it only made his friends think even more furiously of a way to help him.

“Donald could you try another Thunder Spell?” Mulan asked as the duck ran up.

“Stand back,” Donald quacked out as he came up. Both Goofy and Mulan stepped back as Donald jumped up and called the spell out as he whipped his wand dramatically in the air. Both Mulan and Goofy sucked in breath and readied themselves to catch their friend when he would fall but only silence answered Donald’s cry. All three of them stood there for a moment in silence before Donald jumped up once again calling out, “THUNDER!”

“Why’s it not workin’ Donald?” Goofy inquired curiously as Donald began stomping his foot on the ground in frustration.

Donald opened his mouth to reply but Sora’s voice suddenly cut through the air saying, “Uh……guys! The Heartless is coming back!”

All three of his companions looked up to see the Heartless indeed moving up and it soon in fact stopped right before the Key Bearer. It viciously flapped its wings sending the three on the ground tumbling away and as soon as they were out of reach, the Storm Rider wrapped both of its wings around Sora hiding him from view. Just as the Heartless stopped moving its wings shone a brilliant white completely blinding the three fighters. They covered their eyes and shielded themselves from wind but they couldn’t block out the cry the cut out through the air. Mulan, Donald, and Goofy instantly looked at one another in concern as they recognized the voice belonged to Sora and he sounded like he was in tremendous pain.

“Sora!” the three called out as the light finally dimmed but when the Storm Rider drew its blue and white wings back Sora was no longer the figure in the air. Instead a smaller bright red, black, and yellow Heartless spun around in the air making a perfectly connected circle. It suddenly shot up higher into the air spreading bright yellow wings with red parts that looked like fingers. Its body was mostly black with spikes all on its back that started out red and then looked as if they had been dipped in yellow. It had a head similar to the Storm Rider and the thing that made the three fighters on the ground gasp was its blazing bright blue eyes.

“That……That Heartless turned Sora into a Heartless!” Goofy cried out as Sora swooped down twisting this way and that as he made his way down to his friends. Goofy began jumping up and down in worry screeching, “Whadda we do?! Whadda we do?!”

“Get down!” Donald called as he jumped up and tackled his friend from Sora’s path of destruction. Sora changed his course for the only standing member of the group and Mulan was forced to dive out of the way or be flattened into the wall of the courtyard. She covered her head and she crashed to the ground and Sora shot back into the air as the Storm Rider began to send wave after wave of attacks down at the recovering fighters.

“How can we fight Sora?” Mulan asked as she dove out of the way of yet another attack by her turned comrade.

“I don’t wanna hurt Sora!” Goofy called in agreement as the Storm Rider landed on the bridge of the courtyard.

“I don’t know! Just keep fighting!” Donald cried out as he ran up to the large Heartless to attack its head.

“Maybe if we take out the big one Sora will turn back. Right now let’s focus out efforts on the Storm Rider and try not to hit Sora,” Mulan called as she dashed into the fray beside Donald and Goofy. Donald and Goofy silently agreed and decided to completely ignore the swooping Sora and focus all of their attacks on the cause of the problem. They had only gotten a good five hits each on the enemy before a very energetic Heartless Sora swooped down and sent them flying through the air completely defenseless as the creature released its huge attack it was storing up.

Donald, Goofy, and Mulan took the full hit of the blast and went flying through the air to crash on top of one another in stunned pile. Mulan-who was on the top-sat up and put her hand on her head saying, “Well……that could’ve gone better.”

“What should we do?” Goofy asked concerned as he lay at the bottom of the pile.

“You could start with getting up,” Donald suggested the best he could with Mulan’s elbow in his jaw.

“Sorry,” she stuttered as she stumbled off of them causing as little pain as she could. The other two soon followed her and they both looked up at the two enemies as Mulan said, “Well, I guess we have to fight Sora too then……why is he still so full of energy even as a Heartless?”

“No clue,” Donald quacked as he began healing the group. After he finished he looked at the enemies and continued, “We have to fight both of them.”

“I don’t want to fight Sora,” Goofy said firmly as he watched his now Heartless friend twist and turn in the air like an acrobat.

“Hm……” Mulan moved a strand of hair from her face and glanced over at Sora and the Storm Rider. Instantly her face brightened and she looked at Donald and Goofy saying, “I have an idea! Just follow my lead!”

“Right!” they answered simultaneously as they readied their weapons. Mulan turned to the Storm Rider and recklessly charged forward with both of her comrades quick on her heels. Sora swooped down and attempted to knock them back but Mulan quickly rolled off to the side completely dodging the attack. Donald and Goofy barely managed to do the same and when they were finally able to get back on their feet they saw that Mulan was already tearing off once again towards the larger Heartless. Sora instantly flew after her making an attack of darkness aimed right at her back.

“Watch out!” Goofy called just as Sora released the attack but Mulan suddenly dove off to the side and covered her head as the attack soared right above her and directly into the face of the Heartless that turned their friend. The Storm Rider leapt into the air in pain and began spiraling around trying to shake the darkness from his eyes.

“Sora’s attack did a lot more damage than all of us combined,” Mulan said as Donald and Goofy helped her to her feet. They stared up at the Storm Rider as Mulan smiled with an idea shining in her eyes. She looked to her comrades and said, “I think…Sora might be able to do a lot more damage like that than he normally would be able to……let’s use this to our advantage.”

Goofy and Donald nodded in agreement and ran over to two different whirlwinds and launched themselves into the air. The two soared up into the air each trying to land on a different target. Donald quickly planted his feet on the Storm Rider’s back and began attacking like no tomorrow while Goofy landed on Sora’s back causing him to go into an absolute uproar. Goofy firmly attached himself to the rampaging Sora and called out, “High-ho Sora! AWAY!”

“Quit playing around!” Donald quacked angrily as Mulan jumped into a nearby whirlwind which sent her soaring straight up into the air to land beside Donald on the Storm Rider’s back. The Heartless began a rampage of its own trying its hardest to shake the two fighters off. Mulan and Donald were forced to alternate between attacking and clinging to the spikes of its back for their lives as it soared up even higher and higher doing everything in its power to get them off.

Goofy on the other hand was having no better luck in controlling Sora……in fact it wasn’t going well for the Captain of the Guard at all.

“WAAAAH! STOP IT SORA!” Goofy called out getting completely thrown around like he was on a rampaging mechanical bull. He was forced to put his shield on his arm on cling to Sora’s neck with all he had. Sora was twisting and turning faster and more dangerously than the Storm Rider due to the fact he wasn’t as big as the Storm Rider. Without the excess bulk, Sora was able to spin in and out of the air currents in an effort to shake Goofy off.

Sora suddenly shot up further into the air trying to loosen Goofy’s hold but this only cause more problems for both of them. Sora started cart-wheeling in midair and almost losing his grip, Goofy shifted his hands accidentally covering Sora’s eyes in mid cart-wheel. This effectively blinded and disoriented Sora and not knowing which way was up or down started plummeting toward the ground with tremendous speed.

“Goofy! WATCH OUT!” Donald quacked out suddenly from only meters below him. Mulan looked up in concern to see the two plummeting straight down at them and they all could only cry out in concern as the two Heartless crashed in midair. The three fighters found their heads slam into one another as the Heartless spiraled down in the air towards the ground. Before any of them even knew what was happening they crashed onto the ground in a dazed pile.

“Ouch,” Mulan gasped falling out from the pile and onto her butt on the ground. She slowly staggered to her feet and stumbled away from the Storm Rider as Goofy and Donald crawled out from underneath it.

“That was painful!” Goofy said rubbing his head. He looked over to his unsteady friend and asked, “Are you ok Donald?”

In truth the duck was in a world of pain but he wasn’t going to tell Goofy or Mulan that. So he shook off the bump on his head and said, “Yeah I’m fine.”

“OW!” a different voice called from where the Storm Rider landed. The three looked over to see that the larger Heartless was disappearing and Sora was sitting with his back to them in his normal form rubbing his head. His Keyblade had dug itself deep into the Heartless’ back and disappeared only when Sora finally willed it to.

“SORA!” Donald, Mulan, and Goofy cried running over to their friend. Donald and Goofy tackled him while Mulan stood back laughing at them while Sora was tackled into the ground.

“What happened?” Sora asked when they finally got off of him and he stood up dusting himself off.

“You don’t know what happened?” Mulan asked curiously. Sora shook his head and they three then commenced to tell him everything that happened while he was transformed. By the end of it all the three of them were breathless and Sora was staring at them with wide eyes.

“Wow. Sounds like I caused some trouble huh?” Sora laughed apologetically rubbing the back of his neck.

“Yeah. Hey how did you beat the Storm Rider anyway?” Donald asked curiously.

“I beat him?” Sora asked stunned. He pointed at himself and said, “ME?!”

“You don’t remember?” Goofy asked in a tone of disbelief.

“Nu-uh,” Sora shook his head vigorously.

“……” Mulan looked at him for a moment before pinching the bridge of her nose and shaking her head. Sora asked her if she was ok and she simply answered, “How could you……never mind its nothing.”

“What?” Sora asked obliviously as Goofy and Donald merely shook their heads

‘How could you have forgotten being transformed, fighting us, nearly beating us, and then being the one who finished it all?’ Mulan answered to herself but she remained quiet. She smiled and said, “It’s nothing Sora. I guess it doesn’t really matter.”

“What doesn’t matter?” Sora asked still not understanding.

“It’s alright buddy. Let’s get goin’,” Goofy laughed patting him on the back.

“Yeah Sora,” Donald quacked a laugh at his friend.

“No wait. What are you guys laughing at? Come on tell me! GUYS!” Sora called out in frustration as all three of them began laughing even more.

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ME: Well that’s chapter four for this fic! I hope you liked it! Oh and you all get what they were laughing at right? They were laughing because of how oblivious he was being. It’s kinda funny right……no? Ok I’m not on a sugar rush so if it’s not funny my bad. I need my sugar right now. (Oh and I hope there aren’t to many grammatical errors……if there are I’ll go back and try to fix them!)

Mulan: Is it me or is she acting strange?

Riku: Yeah she’s not acting like her happy self right now.

ME: ……Now I really need sugar. I’m off to go raid the freezer for ice cream. Well I hope you liked this chapter and thank you once again, The Elven-Spear. You really saved me here. Remember I don’t have it planned out so don’t be afraid to review and give me some ideas! Thank you for reading!