Kingdom Heats: Blades of Rebirth

[TwilightRiku_13]

Hooray, new update!!! Super awesome!!! Sorry, I really like this story, so I get excited whe you update, but whatever, back to the story. So, now our heroes are in the Robin Hood world. That's awsome; Robin Hood was always one of my favorite movies. Anyway, great job, and I look forward to more.

[Negative]

Chapter 22: An Archery Tournament

Seika sat by a tree, watching Robin stir the soup for over thirty minutes at their camp. His stomach began roaring with hunger.

Little John's voice quickly broke his concentration. "So, Seika, tell us a bit about yourself," he said without taking his eyes away from the laundry he was hanging. "Where're you from? Obviously you three are not from around here."

Seika looked at his friends, who gave slow nods. He took a quick breath. "I'm from a place kind of far away," he said swiftly.

Little John gave a bursting laugh. "I get that. I mean something more about you. Like do you have anyone with 'long eyelashes'? You know, a girl?"

Seika gave a jerk at his last words. He gave a tug on his bracelet and blushed lightly.

"So you have a girl? Tell me somethin' about her?"

With a gulp, Seika began searching for the words to say. Before he could say anything, Max and PJ broke in. "Her names Hana."

"Seika said he knew her for a while now. Since they were kids."

"Since they were kids, you say?" Little John gave a laugh again. "Sounds a lot like Rob here and his beloved Maid Marian." They looked at Robin, who was humming while drifting off in his own fantasy. "See what I mean? He can't keep his mind off of her."

Seika gave a small smile, but it quickly vanished as his stomach gave another hungry roar.

"Hey, lover boy," Little John said to Robin, who was still in a daze. "How's that grub comin', man? We're starvin'." There was no answer. "Rob?" Still no answer. "Robin?" He looked behind from a shirt and jumped. "Hey!"

Robin finally snapped out of it. "Hey, what? What do you say?"

"Ah, forget about it," Little John said as he dug back into the basket of clothes. "You mind's not on food. You're thinking of Maid Marian. We were just talkin' about her. Turns out Seika here has a girl of his own."

"Does he now?" Robin said slyly, grinning at Seika. "What's her name?"

"Her name's Hana," Seika said softly. He gave another tug at his bracelet.

"And they knew each other since they were kids," Little John chuckled lightly. He sniffed the air and began coughing from the smoke fuming from the boiling soup.

Robin jumped to his feet. "It's boiling over!"

Little John ran to the cauldron and pulled it off from the fire and began waving the smoke away with a shirt. "You're burnin' the chow!"

Robin gave a sigh. "Sorry Johnny. I was thinking of her. I can't help it. I love her, Johnny."

"Look, why don't you just stop moonin' and mopin' around?" Little John said, pouring some water into the soup. "Just marry the girl."

"Marry her?" Robin asked. "You don't just walk up to a girl, hand her a bouquet and say, 'Hey, remember me? We were kids together. Will you marry me?' No, it just isn't done that way."

"Come on, Robbie," Little John said, chuckling. "Climb the castles walls. Sweep her off her feet. Carry her in style."

'Just like in those stories,' Seika thought, remembering the books he read at school.

Robin sighed. "It's no use, Johnny. I've thought it all out and it just wouldn't work. Besides, what do I have to offer her?"

"Well, for one thing, you can't cook," Little John chuckled.

"I'm serious, Johnny. She's a highborn lady of quality."

"So she's got class. So what?"

"I'm an outlaw, that's what," Robin said. "That's no life for a lovely lady. Always on the run. What kind of future is that?"

A voice bursted from behind them. "Oh, for Heaven's sake, son. You're no outlaw." The voice came from a large badger dressed in a brown robe. "Why, someday you'll be called a great hero."

"A hero?" Robin chuckled. "Did you hear that? We've been pardoned."

"That's a gas," Little John said. "We ain't even been arrested yet."

"Alright. Laugh, you rogues," the badger said. He made his way to the cauldron of soup and began helping himself. "But there's gonna be a big to-do in Nottingham. Ol' Prince John's having a championship archery tournament tomorrow."

"An archery tournament?" Little John asked. "Old Rob can win that standin' on his head."

"Thank you, Little John," Robin said, taking his hat off and giving a low bow. "But I'm sure we're not invited."

"No," the badger said, taking another sip of the soup. "But there's somebody who'll be very disappointed if you don't come."

"Yeah, old bushel britches," Little John said mockingly. "the Honorable Sheriff of Nottingham."

"No. Maid Marian."

"Maid Marian?" Robin gasped.

"Yeah. She's gonna give a kiss to the winner."

"A kiss to the winner!" Robin smiled widely and jumped into the air. "Oo-de-lally! Come one, guys! What are we waiting for?"

"Wait a minute, Rob," Little John said. "That place will be crawlin' with soldiers, and not to mention those Heartless will be about."

Seika stood up. "We can take care of them," he said eagerly. "We can keep a watch out for any and be sure they don't get in the way."

"And remember," Robin said, strapping his quiver around his torso and grabbing his bow. "Faint hearts never won fair ladies." He shot an arrow and tossed his hat in the air. The arrow ricocheted off of a hanging pan and shot through the hat, and it dropped back on his head. "Fear not, my friends. This will be my greatest performance."

* * *

Prince John chuckled as he watched his soldiers march through the tournament grounds. His councilor, Hiss, sat coiled on a chair beside his throne. "Hiss, this is a red letter day. A coup d' etat, to coin a Norman phrase."

"Yes indeed, sire," Hiss agreed happily. "Your plan to capture Robin Hood in public is sheer genius."

Prince John gave the snake a glare. "Hiss, no one sits higher than the king." He grabbed the him and pulled him down until his head was on the chair. "Must I remind you?"

"Forgive me, sire. I-I didn't mean to."

Prince John ignored the apology. "My trap is baited and set, and then revenge. Revenge!"

"Not so loud, sire," Hiss said using his tail to make a gesture. He wrapped around the king to his ear and whispered, "Remember, only you and I know, and your secret is my secret-"

Prince John burst into laughter. "Stop hissing in my ear," he said, then quickly changed his tone. "Secret? What secret?"

"Why, the capture of Robin Hood, sire."

"That insolent blackguard," he growled. "I'll show him who wears the crown!"

* * *

"There she is," Robin whispered as he and Little John put on their disguises of a stork and a duke. "Isn't she beautiful?" He began to take a step towards her.

"Cool it, lover boy," Little John said, pulling Robin back into their hiding place behind the bushes. "Your heart's runnin' away with your head."

"Oh, stop worrying," he said, fixing his hat and tying a cloth around his head. "This disguise would fool my own mother."

"Yeah, but your mom ain't here," Little John said. He pointed towards the large wolf dressed in royal clothing that was approaching. The Sheriff of Nottingham. "You gotta fool old bushel britches."

Robin gave a grin and nudged Little John on the arm and stumbled out towards the sheriff.

* * *

Seika looked from tent to tent as he, Max, and PJ walked around the tournament grounds. "There," Max said and pointed at the stork shaking hands with a large wolf dressed in a red tunic. Robin had said he and Little John would wear disguises, him a stork and Little John a duke.

Robin followed the wolf to the line of archers. The three turned their attention to Little John as he made his way towards Prince John.

"They aren't bad at pretending, huh," PJ said with a slight grin.

"Yeah," Seika muttered. His eyes never left Robin as he moved towards the vixen that sat beside the prince. 'That must be Maid Marian,' he thought. He felt a tug on his shoulder.

"Check that out," Max said. He pointed to the snake that slithered away from where Prince John sat. "He almost looks like Kaa, doesn't he?"

Seika gave a shutter at the thought. "I hope he can't hypnotize like Kaa," he muttered softly.

With a chuckle, Max said, "C'mon, let's try and get a better view." He and PJ began to run through the several paths in the tents.

Seika followed behind them, but stopped. Taking a step back, he looked behind one of the tents. A figure cloaked in black was running down the path and turned a corner. He looked back to the way he was going to see that his friends were gone. 'Who was that?' he thought. He shook his head and ran after the figure. After running towards the opposite end of the grounds, Seika stopped to catch his breath. He looked around again. 'There,' he said as he saw the figure run past a stone tower. 'He's going towards the woods.' Seika took a deep breath and continued running after him.

After several more minutes of chasing, the figure was caught at a dead end of trees. They were far enough for the tournament grounds to be barely seen through the trees. Seika studied the figure closely as it swung around. A large black cloak surrounded most of the body, except the feet and a large hood, two or three times larger than a normal head covered the face with darkness.

"Who are you?" Seika said. "Are you with Strider or Maleficent?"

There was a moment of silence before the figure bursted into laughter. "Maybe." It managed to say, and continued to laugh, with one hand on its stomach.

"Answer me!" Seika yelled. He held his hand out and the Keyblade appeared. 'I need to know where they are...' he thought.

The figure calmed itself. It raised a finger and began wagging it. It snapped two fingers and several Heartless appeared around them. With a wave, the cloaked figure vanished into the trees.

"Wait!" Seika yelled, but quickly gave up as the Heartless moved closer to him.

The Heartless were small and had large, egg-like heads. Hanging from the top were short fuses that began burning instantly.

Seika readied the Keyblade as one charged towards him. He sidestepped to dodge and destroyed it with a single slash. Another one began charging toward him, and again, he stepped out of the way and destroyed it.

Several more appeared and lunged at him. Before he could dodge, one exploded behind him. And then another in front of him. And another. One at a time, each of the Heartles jumped at him and exploded. And for each that exploded, several more of the Heartless appeared.

Each explosion felt as if he were being punched. The Keyblade flew out of Seika's hands as he collapsed. The Heartless continued to appear until he was completely surrounded.

Seika closed his eyes. 'Max. PJ. Where are you guys? I need your help.' His eyes burst open as a power flowed through him. 'That's right.' He put a hand in his and felt the stone. 'Mike and Sully.' Using the Keyblade as a crutch to stand up and let the power flow through him until he had the strength to pick the Keyblade back up. The light shot from the end and the two monsters burst out of the door that was created.

"You needed are help so soon?" Mike asked. He and Sully looked around at the Heartless that surrounded them. "Leave this to us, kid. It's the least we can do for letting us out." He looked up at the large, blue monster. "Ready you big fur ball?"

"Ready," Sully said. He grabbed Mike by the top of his head and took a step back. He threw Mike at the Heartless and quickly the green monster threw himself at the next, then back.

Seika used all his strength to help and began to destroy what was left of the Heartless. Soon they were gone. Seika let the Keyblade vanish from his hand and gave a sigh of relief.

Sully gave a stretch. "It sure is good to be back out," he said with a forced yawn. He and Mike began to glow. "Remember, if you need us again, you know what to do."

"Just don't need us too soon," Mike said. He patted Seika on the back. With a wave for goodbye, the two vanished.

Seika smiled as he looked at where they stood. As he turned to go back to the tournament grounds, he noticed all his wounds had vanished. With a quick stretch, he ran as fast as he could to find Max and PJ.

[TwilightRiku_13]

Hooray, Negative is back and updating, baby!!! Sorry, I just really love this story. Now, on to the story. So, now we have a new mysterious person, at least I think they're new. It sounded like an Organization XIII member, but I could be wrong. Can't wait to figure out who all of these mysteroius people. Anyway, great job again, and I look forward to more.

[Negative]

Just a quick heads up, though it doesn't really matter, I'm going to be gone for two weeks starting monday. Also, I think I have said this before, but I'm saying it again anyway, I'm going to be rewriting the first few chapters, mainly the third one (because I hate it. A lot). Just thought I should throw this out now.

[TwilightRiku_13]

Two weeks!?!? What the hell man? You just got back from putting this thing off. Nah, I'm just kidding. So, I guess you'll be on vacation. Lucky you; me, I have to stay here and work to pay my bills (I sometimes really hate being 24). Anyway, enjoy your vacation or whatever it is you'll be doing. Oh, and I look forward to the rewrites. Actually, I have to go back and reread them; I have totally forgotten what they were about.

[Negative]

Sorry it took so freakin' long. I was stuck on how to actually start the chapter for a while and after starting to write it, I thought it was stupid the way it was going, so I changed several things and got this. Sorry that it may be seem of rushed towards the end, but I tried to wrap it up as quickly as I could.

Also another note, I'm going to rewrite the first few chapters soon and a thought occurred to me that I should edit several spots in the Disney chapters so that it's not so much the movie's plot with three random characters added in and actually make it part of the story, kind of like how the Disney worlds went in KH1. If anyone has any advice or ideas on how to do this, please don't hesitate to tell me. Also, if anyone has an idea on how to describe the Heartless better so I don't keep saying "the large Heartless", or whatever, also don't hesitate to tell.

Anyway, on with the chapter.

Chapter 23: Discovered

Seika ran through the grounds, looking around each brightly colored tent for his friends. Cheers rang around as arrows flew through the air at the targets. He walked closer towards the center of the grounds and watched as the large wolf shot an arrow in red ring around the center of the target. Seika smirked as Robin raised his bow and shot his arrow. It hit the target perfectly.

"Alright!" Seika muttered excitedly.

A crocodile in a red cape approached the target and pulled the two arrows out. "Attention everyone," he said. "The final contestants are the honorable Sheriff of Nottingham," Several boos came from the viewers all around the grounds as the large wolf bowed. The crocodile continued, "and the spindle-legged stork from Devonshire." Robin bowed and waved at the crowd cheering for him and turned around to wave at Maid Marian, who quickly waved back.

"For the final showdown," the crocodile spoke. "move the target back thirty paces." A vulture ran under the target, but before he ran thirty paces back, the sheriff raised a hand to cover his mouth and whispered something for only the vulture to hear. With that, the target moved back.

Seika began to walk around to get a better view of the target as the Sheriff of Nottingham shot his arrow. The target jumped into the air and into sight, allowing the arrow to hit right in the center.

'He's cheating,' Seika thought. He began quickening his pace as Robin stepped up to shoot his arrow. BAM! Seika fell backward as he ran into a large body.

"Seika!" A voice shouted. Seika looked up to see Max. In front of him was PJ, who was on the ground as well. "We've been looking everywhere for you."

Seika stood up. "Sorry, guys. There was someone running around, I had to see what they were up too. I think he's with Maleficent. He led me out of the grounds and attacked me with a group of Heartless."

"Where you able to catch him?" Max asked.

Seika shook his head. "He vanished after he summoned them." He quickly changed the subject. "What have you two been up too?"

Max and PJ looked at each other and grinned. "That snake was up to no good," Max said. "He was about to give away Robin's disguise. But thanks to Friar Tuck, we were able to take him out."

"Yeah," PJ said, snorting out a laugh. "See that," he pointed to a wooden barrel of ale. "we stuck him in there. He can't do anything now." The three began to laugh. PJ quickly jumped and pointed to the sky. "Look!" he said. An arrow flew straight up. Robin's arrow. Another arrow was shot up behind it to knock it back down at the target. It landed right in the center of the bull's eye, splitting the Sheriff's arrow in half.

Everyone cheered and whistled. A wide smile grew on Seika's face. "He did it," he said softly. "Alright!" But his attention was quickly changed when he noticed Prince John gesturing at the crocodile. The crocodile gave a nod and turned to one of the rhino guards. Seika nudged PJ in the stomach with his elbow. "They're up to something," he said, pointing at the crocodile.

Robin approached Prince John and Maid Marian with a cocky smile. The guards surrounded him as Prince John began speaking. "Archer, I commend you, and because of your superior skill, I shall give what is coming to you. Our royal congratulations."

Robin began shaking Prince John's hand vigorously. "Thank ya kindly, Your Highness. Meetin' you face-ta-face your 'igh and mighty is a real treat-"

"Release the royal fingers!" Prince John said pulling his hand back. One of the guards approached him with a cushion with a sword lying on top of it. He took it and placed it on Robin's shoulder with a devilish grin. Robin bowed down as he was knighted. "And now I name you the winner." Robin bowed lower. "Or more appropriately," Prince John slid the sword through the back of the shirt and cut off the disguise. "the loser." Everyone around gasped. "Seize him!"

The rhino guards lunged at him to tie him down and pointed the ends of their axes at him in case of attempting to escape. "I sentence you to sudden, instant, and even immediate death!" Prince John said. "Traitors of the crown must die-"

"Traitors of the crown?" Robin asked. "That crown belongs to King Richard! Long live King Richard!"

"Long live King Richard!" shouted voices of the viewers.

"Enough!" Prince John shouted, jumping up from his throne. "I am the king! King! Off with his head!"

"Oh no," Seika muttered as drums began to roll and a large rhino wearing a black mask and carrying a large axe marched towards Robin. He looked at Max and PJ. "We need to help him." They gave a nod and the three ran on to the field, with their weapons in hand. They stopped in the large rhino's path, ready to stop them.

"Who dares interrupt this execution?" Prince John shouted, but he paused and looked at Seika, and a grin grew on his face. "Oh? Are you the boy Maleficent was talking about? Yes, the Keybearer." He waved his hands at the guards. "Leave this boy, I have special plans for him. I'll kill them all at once."

With a snap of his fingers, the large, golden Heartless from before appeared. It's emerald cape swung behind it as it raised its two sword-like arms. The rhinos began to run away.

Seika looked at the tied up Robin and ran to his side, slashing the ropes off. A sword flew from beside the throne from Little John, who was still in disguise. Robin hopped up to catch it as he, Seika, PJ, and Max prepared to battle the Heartless.

Two more Heartless appeared at the corners of the field, both resembling music notes and air horns. They began trumpeting an odd melody.

"Attack!" Prince John yelled.

Without any hesitation, the giant Heartless swung one of its sword-like arms at Seika, but he raised the Keyblade to block. The Heartless jumped backwards and swung its cape, producing several balls of fire. The fireballs shot around simultaneously.

PJ slammed his fists together to create his barrier. "Get back," he shouted. Seika, Max, and Robin dodged the fireballs and quickly got behind PJ as the rest of the bombardment hit the glassy barrier.

Seika flinched as he noticed the barrier beginning to crack. 'Oh no, just like from Ramsley. It's not going to take much more.'

"When need to distract it," Robin said. "I'll go." Before anyone could say anything, he ran from behind the barrier and got the large Heartless's attention. It turned to face him and began to march in his direction.

"Let's go," Max said, and the three of them ran as the barrier shattered.

PJ lifted his hands and created several small bombs and tossed them in front of the Heartless. They quickly exploded and sent surges of electricity at it. But nothing happened. "What?" he said, confused to why his bombs didn't harm the Heartless.

Max didn't respond and charged at it. He swung his sword in attempt to slash it, but nothing happened. Suddenly, he was sent back several feet by some invisible force.

"What's going on?" Seika asked.

"None of our attacks are working," Max said as he got back to his feet. "Something's knocking them back."

Seika watched the Heartless as it chased after Robin. "I have to do something," he muttered. He raised the Keyblade and shot a blast of fire, but before it was a foot away, the musical Heartless began playing a quick melody, and the flame vanished. He looked back at one of them. "It's them!" he shouted. "They're blocking our attacks!"

"Destroy it quickly!" Robin yelled as he ran.

Seika nodded and ran towards the melodic Heartless. It began playing a faster melody and a burst of wind blew from its horn causing Seika to fly backwards. Landing on his feet, Seika ran back at the Heartless without hesitation, but again, it played the same song, causing him to fly backwards again. 'Darn it!' he thought. 'There's got to be another way.' He watched the Heartless for a moment, then noticed whenever it finished a song, it paused for a breath. 'There! An opening!'

Seika took this chance to run at it again, but instead of attacking head on, he lunged at it and grabbed the end of its horn with both hands, squeezing it as tightly as he could. A weak sound blew out of the horn and then the horn-like Heartless exploded, releasing its captive heart.

"Good plan," Robin said with a grin.

The large Heartless quickly turned its attention towards Seika and launched into the air.

"Watch out!" he shouted.

Seika looked up as the Heartless dropped down near him. He ran out of the way, but when the Heartless landed, a shock wave flowed from under its feet and collided with Seika, causing him to fly forward.

Seika pulled himself up and quickly readied himself as the Heartless swung its sword-arm at him. A bomb rolled past and exploded. The Heartless's legs became frozen to the ground.

Seika turned around and saw PJ giving him a thumbs up. Seika thanked him with a wave and charged at the Heartless, but before he slash it, a force pushed him back. Another trumpeting melody began to play. He looked behind him to see another horn-like Heartless hopping around.

"I got this one," PJ said waving his hand. He held up his hands and a surge of electricity surrounded him. He charged at the Heartless and before it could react, PJ smashed it with his large body.

When the musical Heartless was destroyed, the large, golden Heartless began to shine, and its color changed from gold to green. He looked at itself, surprised at the change. It looked over to Seika and charged.

Taking a step back, Seika raised the Keyblade and shot a blast of fire at the Heartless, but it didn't seem to harm it much.

It continued to charge towards him into its was a few feet away, then it raised its arms and its upper body began spinning, first clockwise, then quickly switching to counter clockwise.

Seika raised the Keyblade to block the slashes, but after the first few, the Keyblade was knocked away. He jumped out of the way as the blades slashed down towards him and in a burst of light, the Keyblade returned to his hand.

"Are you okay?" Max called to him.

"Yeah," Seika responded.

The Heartless stared down at him, its blade-arms beginning to spin. It raised its two blades and crossed them into an X, creating a surge electricity around its body. It raised one arm above its head and the blade began to glow. Blasts of lightning shot from the end of the blade.

Surprised, Seika jumped out of the way and began to run, struggling to dodge each strike of lightning that shot from the blade, until he felt himself trip.

Lowering its arm, the Heartless launched into the air again, and landed closer to Seika, who quickly struggled back onto his feet. The Heartless raised one of its long legs and kicked him in the chest.

As the Heartless raised its other leg to kick again, Robin ran towards the Heartless and slashed it with his sword. It collapsed to the ground, but caught itself with its blades.

Seika pulled himself back up and forced himself to run, and attacked the Heartless with one final slash.

The Heartless fell completely. A heart burst out from under its cape and floated into the sky as the body vanished into darkness.

"You destroyed my Heartless?" Prince John shouted angerily. The four turned to face him. He was standing with his hands on the railings around his throne with a look of great anger. "Kill them!" he shouted to the guards. "Don't stand there, kill them!"

The rhinos jumped at the command and began to charge.

[TwilightRiku_13]

Dude, where have you been?!?!?! Man oh man, it has been a long while since you updated, but I'm jus glad to see you back and updating. Well, it is obvious that you have been playing 358/2 Days because the Heartless you described sounded a lot like a couple that were in the game, which was really cool. I really liked the fight scene; part of me felt like I was in it. Anyway, great job, and I look forward to more. Oh, and don't be too long updating, at least not this long.