By raise of hands, who's a major procrastinator? *raises both hands* ME! I'm so sorry for not updating. I've had a small writer's block and things have been just crazy. I promise that I'll try to be better at getting these chapters out quicker, especially since we're getting to the good part. *Rubs hands together excitedly* Anyway, I won't keep you any longer. I hope you enjoy. Sorry for any typos and writing mistakes (and just this really bad chapter as a whole). Thanks so much for reading!
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Sora and Company + Rue and Company (cuz there's no way I'm writing down all those names)
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Sora and his group ran up to Rue and her companions. Tearful reunions and...interesting introductions ensued. Sora expressed his profound relief that both Kairi and Riku were safe, even if Riku looked like Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, Sora's first enemy. They all assured Riku that they didn't care what he looked like, only that he was safe.
Rue introduced Demyx to the rest of the group, and they agreed to let him help them (even though Violet almost killed him immediately because he was an old Organization member, only stopping because she was so relieved to see her sister).
Sora, happier than everyone had seen him for a while, threaded his arms through Riku and Kairi's.
"We can defeat the Organization all together now!" he shouted happily, a large grin on his face. Everyone pumped their fists in the air.
"Yeah!"
Sora looked at Kairi's arm, noticing large red lines on her arm.
"Kairi!" he exclaimed, grabbed her arm and looking at it. "What happened?"
Kairi winced, "Don't worry, it barely hurts anymore..." Sora's face filled with anger when he saw the word'Helpless' etched into her flesh.
"Is that what Lelie was doing to you?" Rue asked, remembering her failed escape attempt that ended with her bursting in to see Lelie torturing Kairi.
Kairi looked at the ground, her face going pale. "Yes," she answered quietly.
A deep hatred filled Sora. "When I see her again I swear..." he growled. Riku put a hand on his shoulder.
"Stay calm," Riku told him. "This is what she wants, she wants you to be mad at her. She wants to blind you. You need to stay calm."
Sora took a couple deep breaths, "Okay, I'm good."
"Speaking of that demon, why don't we finish the rest of the Organization?" Violet asked, crossing her arms.
Riku nodded, turning to Demyx, he asked, "Do you know where the rest of the Organization is?"
Demyx flinched, "Um, well, there's four of us left, n-not including me, yeah, definitely not me, I don't want to kill you, never really wanted to, in fact, I was just, y'know, following orders, not that I'm following orders now, no no no, I-"
"Um, I'm gonna stop you right there," Rue said gently. "We trust you. Riku was just asking where the rest of the Organization is located. Not including you, of course."
Demyx jumped a little. "O-oh. Yeah. Well, as I said, there are four members left, Luxord, Saix, Lelie, and Lord Xemnas."
"Do you know where any of them might be?" Donald asked.
"Let me think..." Demyx muttered, putting a hand to his chin. "I don't know where Saix and Luxord could be, but Lord Xemnas is pretty much always at the very top of the castle. I'm guessing Lelie is with him. She's his secret weapon, and I don't think he'll want to let her go so easily again."
"Secret weapon?" Kairi repeated. "How is she the Organization's 'secret weapon?'"
Demyx scratched the back of his head. "Y'know, I don't really know. I mean, I guess she was always special, but there was something about her that always gave me goosebumps, even right after she she first joined. Not sure what is was though."
"Than we have to be extra careful," Sora concluded, "No one is going to go easy on us now. This is it." Everyone nodded in agreement. Everyone ran down the hallway, ready to face anything, but what they would face.
====Time Skip====
The large group made their way through the castle, defeating Saix and Luxord with the help of Jiminy Cricket. All while being watched by an amber-eyed shadow.
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Sora and the group walked down a large hallway leading to the outside. Sora was thinking over what the Nobodies he had defeated said to him.
"Hey, Riku?" Sora asked, stopped to look at his friend. "Who is Roxas? Everyone keeps calling me Roxas, and Lelie-well-the whole reason she hates us seems to be because of this Roxas person."
"Well, Sora, Roxas is your Nobody," Riku explained, behind him Demyx nodded.
Sora's brow furrowed, "My...Nobody? That's crazy, I never turned into a Heart...Oh...right."
"It was when you came to rescue me, remember?" Kairi asked. Sora nodded.
"Yup! I remember when Xemnas suddenly appeared one day, Roxas in tow," Demyx said happily. "He was special. He could use the Keyblade just like you, y'know, cuz' he's your Nobody."
Riku crossed his arms, "Yes, that is why Xemnas brought him to the Organization. Now, I'm also starting to think that might be why he brought Lelie into the Organization as well. In the end though, they both betrayed them. I fought Roxas because I thought it would wake you up. I didn't care about the consequences. However, I lost, but the next time we met, I made sure I was the stronger one." Riku stayed silent for a moment. "Maybe I didn't have to fight him after all. I think he left the Organization because, he really wanted to meet you."
Sora looked at the ground. "Roxas...I wish I could meet him too." Rue and Violet walked up to him.
"I think you already have," Rue said quietly.
"How...?" Sora asked. The two pointed at him, at his heart. When they lowered their hands, Sora placed his own palm there, thinking about the Nobody he never met. The Nobody who he owed his life to.
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Hurting Hope
Fanfiction(Sequel to Light From the Past) After Lelie was taken from her home and her memories wiped, she became a part of a much bigger picture than anything she imagined. Fresh from just losing her best friends, trusting others became a life-and-death str...
