Shady Times

Oblivion

"What took you guys so long?" Yuzuki asked as the three stood there looking at the huge machine. "You guys have a make out break on the way?"

Mamoru and I blushed which made me punch in the shoulder... because she wasn't wrong.

"What is this suppose to do anyway?" Takeshi asked

"I am just guessing by the pods in front," Mamoru explained, "That its suppose to use the hearts of the 7 Princesses..." Mamoru stopped to look back and count.

"There is one missing..." Yukio said as he pointed at the pod on top of the staircase to the side.

"Well, What now?" I asked

"We can either wait for Riku to come with the Princess or just leave." Takeshi added

Out of nowhere, we heard the entrance door slam.

"Someone is here." Yukio alerted

"Ill go check it out. Mitsuko, watch my back" Yuzuki commanded as we sneaked towards the entrance

As we crawled to the entrance, no one was there.

We started searching each corner, making sure no one was really there until suddenly we heard Yukio yell, "Let him go!"

We hurried back and we saw Riku holding his blade against Mamoru's neck. "You honestly think you guys were gonna go to Kingdom Hearts to get your hearts back."

"Let him go" I yelled at him, "...or you're gonna regret joining the darkness."

"Join the Darkness?" Riku laughed "2B17, if it wasn't for me, you wouldn't be in the darkness."

"Now you are just speaking nonsense," Yukio said, "We saw you on the island joining us."

"Oh yes, I remember Operation Destiny Downfall," Riku said with a familiar tone, "We had a nice talk remember, 2B17?"

"Ansem?" I asked

"I've taken this boy's body as a host and now this boy is trapped in darkness, such as you and your friends will be." He responded

"We aren't going back." I said firmly

"Very well" Ansem said and suddenly Takeshi pushed me to the side. 

As I turned up to look, all I saw was Takeshi locked in the air, 1P13 behind him, and the trident through Takeshi's now dark grayish body. The dark mist started coming out from his body and we all were grounded in shock.

1P13 launched the body to the side and started walking towards me, " I told you to stay there but you didnt listen, now you are going to meet the same fate as your friend over there." I started crawling away until she struck my foot with her trident. "You aren't going anywhere this time."

"Neither are you." Mamoru pushed her to the side. "Mitsuko, go check on Takeshi. Ill handle her."

"Where did you..." I was still in shock

"GO!" He commanded as I crawled past Yukio and Yuzuki holding off Ansem, towards Takeshi's body.

He started coughing which in this case was a miracle. "Takeshi, you're alive"

"Never..." He coughed again, "... better"

"Imma.... imma fix you up, OK? It's gonna be all better"

"You know what..... Its fine." Takeshi struggled to speak, "I... know it isn't gonna end well... for me."

"You are gonna be okay, you understand?" I told him as tears were coming down my cheeks and I held his hands tightly

"Its okay... This... this is your story. Y-you...were the main character... from the beginning." He gave me a bag with his name on it. "Just... do me two more favors."