Key To My Heart ~ A Riku Story (Kingdom Hearts)

Key To My Heart ~ Chapter 3

RECAP:

 Smiling down at the king from the top of the stairs, a twinge of sadness settled in your chest at the thought of bidding farewell to the mouse that had become your closest companion. Nevertheless, you pushed the sorrow away and waved goodbye. "Bye, Your Majesty."

King Mickey smiled back at you. "Goodbye, Maryx. And don't worry, you'll fit in fine with these two." You headed up the stairs leading into the Gummi Ship not sparing another glance so as to maintain your composure. A long, long journey was awaiting.

STORY STARTS: 

  Inside the Gummi Ship, you took a good look around.  It was different from the King's ship, way more flash and much bigger.  'I don't know much about Gummi Ships, but even I know this cost a lot of munny,' you thought.  In front of the driver's seat, where Riku was sitting, were hundreds of buttons and levers, a large screen, and a larger lever that looked like it was used for steering.  Along the sides of this area were couches that ran along the sides of two walls opposite each other.  There was also a cabinet that probably contained food and a mini-fridge.  There was a little hallway that, you guessed, probably led to bedrooms for long trips.  Seeing all this confirmed your thoughts about the cost of this Gummi Ship.

  It also made you slightly angry.  'If they bought this thing at full price, what a waste...they could've spent it on something worth having.'

  "Like the ship, Maryx?" Sora asked, seating himself on the car-seat-like sofa.

  "Yeah, it's great,"  you said, annoyed because you couldn't keep a hint of awe from sliding into your voice.  Also, you were surprised that you felt so bitter with him already, though you had only spoken a few words.  'Just because he reminds me of an older version of him, I suppose..."

  Riku spun around in the pilot's seat to face you.  "The King gave it to us when he bought his smaller one.  Said that it was too big for him.  We couldn't believe that he'd actually give a ship like this to us; it must've cost him a fortune."

  You smiled almost against your will.  "We're going to Hollow Bastion.  Is that okay with you, Maryx?" Sora asked.

  "Sure, whatever," you said, reverting to your usual bored tone.  Riku frowned, but you pretended not to notice.  "So, what are you going to do in Hollow Bastion?" you asked.

  "We're going to see if our friends there have any info about where the keys would be, and to stock up on some stuff," replied Sora.  

  Riku spun around in the chair again to face the dashboard.  "Ready to go?"

  Sora grinned so wide the grin practically took up half his face.  'What is it with him and grinning?  It's kinda weird...'   "Yup!"  He looked at you.  "You ready?"

  "Hmm?  Oh, yeah.  Ready."  You pretended not to care less.  Really though, you were totally psyched.  One advantage to this mission was that you were going to six new worlds.  And you loved travelling.

  "Okay, then, taking off."   With a glance at you, he added, "You might want to sit down, there's going to be a jolt."

  You rolled your eyes and sat down as far away as you could get from Sora.  "Fine, now I'm ready."

  Frowning again, Riku pressed a few buttons and pulled a lever.  A low whirring noise developed and the Gummi Ship rose in the air.  After a few vibrations, the ship was zooming across the night sky.

  Once the Gummi Ship had been flying for a while, Riku pressed the auto pilot button and sat down next to Sora on the seats.  "We should be there in about fifteen hours."