𝐙𝐚𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 - 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝟐

《18 ~ Questions and Memories》

Sora Storm:
Something strong pressed against my chest constantly, until I woke up in shock and spit out a lot of water and coughed. "Crogar can do magic!".

I braced myself on all fours and looked up at the others with relief in their faces. Then I saw a bright ray of light that shot out of the water into the sky. "The waypoint...", I turned to Cece, "Thank you, I owe you something". "That was obvious, Sora, I did what I had to do. The octopus almost tore you apart."

Then I remembered something, but as if Cece could read thoughts, she answered me. "And if you want to know, we were away from Bones and the Demoniak and returned here when he disappeared." I nodded and looked out at the horizon, sinking slightly into my thoughts.

"Let's take a break, thanks to today I'm really tired". The others agreed with me and I disappeared yawning into the cabin.

Later in the night
I woke up and sat on the bed. "Can't you sleep?" Calabrass asked, leaning against the chair. "You just remind me of the situation two years ago," I chuckled and stood up. "Ah yes, you couldn't sleep because of a nightmare," he said as I grabbed him by the handle and stepped out into the open. "Yup," I stared up at the sky and leaned against the terrain.

"Sora?", I jumped up and saw Cece standing at the top of the wheel. "How long have you been here?!". "Someone has to see what's going on," she said and came down to me. "Right". I turned around and leaned back against the ground, looking up at the starry sky.

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"Sora, what are you thinking about?" Came Cece. I turned slightly to her and then back again. "I... It's just... uhm... Since my imprisonment in Netherwhere, I've always asked myself the same question." "That would be?". "Why had Skullivar kept me as prisoner at all?" Bones said he always wanted new servants, but I can't quite believe that now. "

"How do you want to know that?" Calabrass asked. "Well... Zak is my brother and Skullivar actually hates us both, but he wanted me to be under his loyalty...". Cece thought for a moment.

"Maybe it has something to do with your father." I looked at her. "Now that you mention it .... yes. Dad had the eye of Beru, so Zak and I first got into the triangle ...". "But if he knew what would happen, why didn't he hide theeye?" "I would like to know that too... maybe he thought it would be better to represent the eye as a normal object, because maybe I or Zak would have found it earlier ...".

Cece shrugged this time and I stared at the water. "You know... both Zak and I both want to go back home, but ...". I stopped for a moment. "... but we both never wanted to have such a life?". "How do you mean?". "Well ... being a pirate". "But you're a really good pirate for that," Calabrass said and I smiled.

"I know, Brassi. When my brother and I were little kids, we both always used to play pirates." "Played?!". "In our world, pirates don't exist anymore, Calabrass. Only in history books!". "You have funny things". "Ahh yes... Anyway, one was always the bad pirate, the other the good one, I was always allowed to play the good and spank Zak's ass properly." "What you do today with Bones and Skullivar," Cece said. "I give the fishmaid right!".

We were silent for a short time and then all started laughing. I looked at my reflection in the water and swarmed into a memory a few years ago ...

Flashback | 9 years ago:
"You can never get me and my treasure!" Zak exclaimed, laughing and running off with a small cloth bag. "Only you believe that, bad pirate!". I sprinted after him, but my brother was a bit faster. Then he climbed up to our tree house. "Ha! You can't go up here, because that's my fortress!" "Unfair! We said the tree house is taboo!".

Zak laughed and I came up too and tugged at the cloth bag. "That is my treasure!". "No, mine!". We pulled each other until I let go unintentionally. The bag fell to the ground and some chocolate bars and candies tumbled out. "My treasure!". I grinned and picked up a chocolate bar. "No, it's our treasure," I said and we both had to giggle.

I raised my wooden sword in the air. "When I grow up, I will be the greatest explorer and pirate in the world!". "Dad said pirates are gone!" "Then there will be some again!". "Alright, but then I'll be a better one than you!". "Hey!". He laughed. "It was just fun, we both can do it".

I hugged my brother. "Zak, you are the best, big brother in the world!". "And you the best, little sister in the world". We both giggled.

"Nothing and nobody will, can and may separate us apart!"
Flashback end

"Sora?". I looked at Cece. "You... Are you crying?". Only now I did notice a tear running down my cheek and wiped it away. "Oh... I'm sorry," I said, looking away with a slight smile, "I just had a memory of Zak and me as we played together...". "You were at that time inseparable". "Yes...".

My eyes looked out to the horizon and I closed them briefly. "... and we will be it again soon, when we are all reunited". Cece nodded and also looked out to the horizon.

Don't worry Zak. I always think of you. No matter when. No matter where. Hold on a little longer, we made it soon.

Then I stared at my hand. The thought that I possessed Skullivars powers because he then gave me the eye of Netherwhere was bad. But then to let me work as a servant ...

Why Skullivar? Why did you want to have me as your servant? What was your reason for this?

Too many questions, so few answers ...