Another shorter chapter. *sigh* I'm really trying guys. At least I got somethin' right? Hope you enjoy! And get used to shorter chapters again. Cus' I bet there's gonna be a lot of them! Thanks again!
-LoZ Keyblade Master
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Sora, Donald, Goofy, Violet
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After a good while of sailing, the large group stopped at a small island. They stopped near the cliff face and Will and Jack got off. They turned to the rest of the group.
"You lads and lassie wait here," Jack ordered. "Young Turner and I will rescue the ladies."
Violet and Sora didn't like that.
"Hey! What about us?" Sora protested.
"I want to save my sister!" Violet agreed.
Jack patted Violet's head casually, startling the young half-Heartless. "Hold on there, lassie. You all are to guard the ship o' course. It's a task only given to the bravest pirates."
Violet protested. "Wha-?! NO! I need to kill something! Don't make me wait here!"
Sora sighed. "All right...Violet, c'mon." He grabbed Violet arm and pulled her lightly towards the ship.
"Unhand me! Something needs to die!" Violet shouted.
A while later, the smaller group was on the deck, waiting for Will and Jack to return. Violet was grumbling and whining while Sora, Donald, and Goofy talked.
"I think we was just trying to fast-talk us," Sora suggested.
"And you fell for it," Donald pointed out.
Sora ignored him. "What's keeping those two?"
"They sure are taking their time..." Goofy said.
"If Pete's hanging around, there must be Heartless too," Sora remembered. "And Jack and Will aren't used to fighting the Heartless. And who knows what state Rue's in."
"C'mon! Let's go check it out!" Violet screamed, suddenly popping out right next to the group. The rest of the group agreed and they set out to track down Will and Jack.
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Will, Jack
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Jack walked over to an opening in the rocks surrounding them. Peering through, he gestured to Will to join him. Will walked to Jack and looked into the cavern below them. His eyes widened as he watched the cheering pirates standing in front of a large stone chest. Barbossa and Elizabeth stood behind the chest. Another small girl, tied up and gagged, was on the ground behind them, hidden from most of the pirates' line of sight. She saw Will and Jack and gestured with tired eyes to Elizabeth.
Barbossa started to yell a speech to the other pirates. "Every last piece that went astray we have returned, save for this! And now, the blood will be repaid to free us from this curse forever!"
====Time Skip====
Sora, Donald, Goofy, Violet, Rue (Finally!)
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Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Violet stopped when they saw Will, Elizabeth, and Rue running toward them.
Violet screamed. Really loud. "RUE!" The two sisters embraced. When they did, a little color returned to Rue's face, and Violet felt even just a little relaxed.
"Quick, we have to hurry!" Will urged. "They're after us!" They turned to see pirates advancing on them.
"We'll catch up later!" Sora yelled, summoning his Keyblade. "We'll hold them off! Give us a sign when the ship's ready to sail!"
"Right! We'll light the signal fire!" Will told them.
Violet turned to her sister. "You better go with them and leave this to us."
Rue shook her head. "Nah, I got some anger I need to vent, Lelie-style."
"You mean punching and killing things," Violet said. Rue nodded. "Sweet. But...do you have your pole?"
Rue grinned. "Don't need it."
"Huh?"
Rue held out her hand and a small staff appeared in it. It looked just like her pole-staff save for a Nobody symbol on the central jewel.
Violet's eyes widened. "Ohmygosh. WHAT?"
"Uh, guys," Sora grunted, fighting a pirate. "Some help?"
"Oh yeah, sorry, Sora," Rue apologized. The two sisters began fighting side-by-side again for the first time in days.
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When the group was done fighting the pirates, they led Rue back to the ship.
"So, Rue, where is Lelie?" Sora asked cautiously.
Rue stopped in the middle of the path, eyes trained on the rocky ground.
"Sis?" Violet asked. "Are you okay?"
Rue looked at them with tear-filled eyes. "I did it again."
"What?" Goofy asked.
Rue clenched her fists. "I did it again! I let the Organization take her away! I could have done something...pulled her into the Dark Corridor with me, I suppose. But I didn't! I just stood there and did nothing as the Organization took her away again!" Tears started streaming down her face. And for once, she wished she had the traits of a Nobody again and would just stop feeling all of the pain.
Violet looked at her sister with sad eyes. "The Organization got her? Man..."
"How can you just 'man' this?" Rue screamed. "She's gone again! And with how much she changed the last time, who knows what the Organization could do to her now? Maybe they'll overrun her with darkness, or wipe her memories again, or-"
"Whoa there," Sora cut in, putting his hand on Rue's shoulders, "I know you're upset. But do you think you'll be doing Lelie any good if you just stand here and complain. How I see it, the Organization won't try to hurt Lelie, I think it's too late for that. If anything, she'll just be bait. But, I know that if she was here, she'd tell you to stand up and focus on what's ahead. Lelie's smart, I'm sure she has a plan."
Rue rubbed the tears out of her eyes. "Wow, Sora, thanks..."
Violet crossed her arms. "I don't think that was Sora."
"Hey!" Sora protested.
Rue looked at her sister. "What?"
Violet leaned into her sister's ear. "Roxas."
Rue flinched again. "Right! That makes sense!"
"Huh?" Sora asked. "What are you two talking about."
The twins looked at him innocently. "Nothing."
Sora groaned. "Let's go!" Donald urged, walking again. The twins nodded and they all followed him down to the ship.
When they got there, Will and Elizabeth were already waiting.
Sora looked around the deck. "Where's Jack?"
"Well..." Will droned off.
He explained how, when they found Elizabeth and Rue, Jack had warned him to stay behind and let him handle it. Will hadn't listened though, and hit Jack over the head with a large board. He than ran down to Elizabeth and Rue and escaped with them, leaving furious pirates in there wake.
"I had to," Will insisted. "Jack's no fairy-tale pirate. The real ones aren't to be trusted." With that, he headed below deck to help Elizabeth with her wounded hand.
"Aww, I missed Jack Sparrow?" Rue whined.
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