Shades of Gray (if you read it, please comment)

[HeartOfTheHero]

As soon as I get Chap 5 done, I'll post it, but I've been really busy and haven't had time to finish it :cry: stupid homework.

[HeartOfTheHero]

Ok, Chapter 5 is finally done!

Chapter 5
"so basically, what you're saying is that a few weeks ago, King Donald came and ordered the guards to lock you in the dungeon for treason?" Riku asked a quarter of an hour later.

"Uh-huh" Mickey said as he sat against the wall.

"Wait," Sora looked really confused, "what were you doing before Donald had you locked in the dungeon?"

"I was training to be a court magician, but when I wasn't doing that I was one of the main servants" Mickey said.

"Oh. Well, were's Goofy?" Sora asked.

"Goofy? You mean the castle chef?"

"He made Goofy the chef?!!" Sora asked in shock.

"Well, it makes sense, doesn't it?" Riku asked as he leaned on the back of the pilot's chair, "Donald would want to keep the two people that could stop him away from him," he ignored Mickey's confused expression as he continued to talk to Sora. "What I want to know is, how did he change everyone's memories?"

"I don't understand," Mickey said, "Donald has been the King ever since he finished his apprenticeship under Master Yen Sid. Everyone has always known he would be the King. Why do the two of you act like he isn't the real king?"

"Because he's not the king. Some how he managed to change everything." Riku said as he turned to look out the window. "I can't think of anyway he could have done it"

"Wait a minute...are we sure that he changed their memories?" Sora exclaimed as he jumped up and turned to Riku.

"What do you mean?" Riku asked as he turned back to Sora.

"Maybe he didn't change their memories. Maybe he changed what actually happened." Sora said in slight disbelief.

"Sora, that's impossible. He can't change time."

"He wouldn't have to. He'd just have to use the door to Timeless River."

"You mean the door that Merlin made to send you back in time?"

"Yeah. Now that I think about it, it has to be. He wanted to change something when we were there the first time, but we stopped him. But I doubt he wanted to change it this much."

"He must've changed his mind about what he really wanted," Riku said as he looked out the window, down at Disney Castle. "Okay, so we know how he did it. And I bet we can probably guess why he did it. So the only question left is how do we fix it?"

"We have to get to Timeless River, and stop whatever it was that he did there," Sora said as he went to stand beside Riku.

"Yeah, but how do we get to Timeless River? Donald's got guards all over the castle." Riku said as he pointed down at the increasing amount of guards at various points throughout the visible areas of the castle.

"Merlin could get us in there." Sora said matter-of-factly.

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Questions? Comments? Ideas/Suggestions?

[Keeper of Memory]

wow this is really really good just like everything you write. too bad you have homework so do i now that we actually have an alg teacher now:)

[HeartOfTheHero]

Originally Posted by Keeper of Memory

wow this is really really good just like everything you write. too bad you have homework so do i now that we actually have an alg teacher now:)

haha, yeah, now you have my geometry teacher for your algebra teacher :lol: but i've actually managed to write a lot earlier today, i just ignored all of the teachers, especially in geometry (maybe that's why i have a lower grade in that class....)
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Chapter 6
"Hey!" Cid said as he jumped out of the way of a bolt of lightning, which hit the chair where he had just been sitting. Merlin turned around and sent another spell under his breath, then sent a strand of fire after Cid.

"So, do you still think magic is worthless compared to your version of science?" Merlin shouted in rage. Just as he was about to use blizzara to freeze Cid's computer, Sora and Riku came through the door. "Stay out of the way, boys!"

Sora looked around the room quickly, then back at Cid and Merlin. "Merlin, we don't have time for this!" he said impatiently. "We need your help!"

Merlin turned to them, "Good heavens! Things haven't gotten that bad at the castle, have they?" Cid dashed out the door while Merlin wasn't paying attention.

"well, you see-"

"Donald used the Door to Timeless River to make himself king." Riku said as he pushed Sora off to the side. "No one is who they're supposed to be. We need you to get us to the Door so we can fix everything. Donald has guards all over the castle looking for us, so we can't get in by ourselves without making a mess." riku crossed his arms, and leaned back against the wall, as he waited for Merlin's reaction.

"Well, that is a problem! Are you sure that that's what happened?" Merlin asked.

"It's the only thing that makes sense," Sora said as he glared at Riku, who looked like he was about to interrupt him again. "At first we thought he had changed everyone's memories, but then I remembered how Donald had tried to change some things when we first went to Timeless River."

"Yes, that's right, I remember," Merlin said thoughtfully, "alright, boys, I'll get you to the door. But first, why don't that two of you wait here, while I go see just how bad everything's become. And it would probably be best if we kept this little issue to ourselves, hmm?" He turned and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"Now what do we do?" Riku said as he walked over towards the table and picked up one of the books scattered acrost it.

"Well, i don't know about you, but I'm going to see how everyone's doing," Sora said over his shoulder as he dashed out the door.

Riku sighed as he dropped the book back on the table. He knew that sora wouldn't mind if he went with him, but he didn't really feel like it. As he stood in the middle of the room, trying to decide what to do, he thought about everything that had happened over the past few days, and he smiled. It felt good to be back in the middle of the action, even if this way nothing compared to his past adventure. He had enjoyed the time at home, but he had been itching to get back to the excitement.

Merlin reappeared by the door and looked around the room. "Well, it's worse than I thought."

"Can you get us in?" Riku asked.

"That shouldn't be a problem, but there are a few things that you need to know. Why don't you go find Sora, and then I'll explain. You see, things are worse than I thought."

[Keeper of Memory]

oooo i want to know whats worst then you thought i really liked the part with merlin and cid arguing that was really funny

[HeartOfTheHero]

Originally Posted by Keeper of Memory

oooo i want to know whats worst then you thought

well, let's just say I found a way to introduce one of my original characters. I'm going to try and keep from going too sci-fi time-travel crazy (you know how bad i can get with sci-fi stuff, lol) but i think everyone's going to like it
i don't know when i'll have the next chapter up, i'll probably work on it more tomorrow

[Keeper of Memory]

yea you can go crazy with your sci-fi stuff but so can i lol. you have a sub for geometry tomorrow darn that means we don't, so you can work on you story then lol its really good and keeps getting better

[HeartOfTheHero]

Originally Posted by Keeper of Memory

yea you can go crazy with your sci-fi stuff but so can i lol.

yeah, but you don't get nearly as bad as i do sometimes, lol, you know how to distiguish between crazy and down-right obsessed (don't deny it, you know i get like that sometimes :23: )
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Chapter 7
Sora wandered down the streets of Radiant Garden in the general direction of Merlin's house. He knew that Merlin was probably back by now, and that he and Riku were probably waiting for him, but he didn't care. He wasn't quite ready to go back and get caught up in all of the action again. Even though this little adventure wouldn't have the same level of excitement that his last adventures had had, he had to admit, he had enjoyed the time at home, with nothing more important to do than eating ice cream and sleeping on the beach.

He sighed as he leaned back against a wall, with his hands behind his head, and looked around at the surrounding streets. The peaceful state of the town amazed him. Only a few months ago, it had been over-run with Heartless, but now it was quiet and peaceful. He was proud of the part that he had played in helping to get it to this point.

Sora started walking again, and thinking about the past few days. The truth was, he had missed the quiet life he had on Destiny Islands, and even though he had been home for a few months, it wasn't long enough. He wasn't quite feeling up to another adventure just yet.

He turned down another street and ran into a girl who was coming from the opposite way.

"Oh! Um, sorry about that," he said as he tried to help her to her feet. She shook her head and pushed him away. As she stood up, her wavy dark hair fell over her face, and she glared at him from her dark eyes.

"Why don't you watch where you're going next time?" she said in an elegant voice, that had a slight accent to it. She took a step backwards so she could study him. "Who are you anyway?"

Sora was slightly stunned by her quick change of of mood. Just a few seconds before she had looked like she was about to attack him for running into her, but now she looked calm and inquisitive. He hesitated when he realized that her dark eyes looked like they were hiding something. "Um, I'm Sora." She flinched, just enough to notice, and turned and walked away. "Wait! You didn't tell me who you are!" he shouted after her.

"I know." she said over her shoulder as she turned down another street. Sora ran after her, but slid to a stop when he realized that the street she had gone down was a dead end. And she was no where in sight.

"What the..."

"Hey! Sora! C'mon! Merlin's going to take us back to the Castle!" Riku said as he ran towards Sora. Sora turned to look at Riku, then back at where the girl should have been. He decided not to say anything about her until they got back to Merlin's house.

[Keeper of Memory]

Darn that was too short. :( but still really good. :) Does anyone else read this besides me cause this is too good not to read and not have to comment.

[Sparks]

I just read it. I LIKE IT. TwilightDusk likey this fanfic.

[HeartOfTheHero]

Originally Posted by TwilightDusk

I just read it. I LIKE IT. TwilightDusk likey this fanfic.

Yay! another person is reading it!

Originally Posted by Keeper of Memory

Darn that was too short. :( but still really good. :) Does anyone else read this besides me cause this is too good not to read and not have to comment.

glad you liked it!

I'm going to try and get another chapter finished soon, but school has taken over my life and i haven't had time for hardly anything. I'll post the next chapter as soon as I can!

[Sparks]

I know school is awful. Thank god it's almost summer!

[HeartOfTheHero]

omg, i can't believe how long it's been since i even looked at this story. but i finally figured out what the rest of the story is going to be about, so i should have some more of it written very soon. sorry to keep you all waiting!

[HeartOfTheHero]

ok, I wasn't planning on posting any chapters until I got home, but I guess now's as good a time as any to get up Chapter 8, which I wrote on the 15 hour car ride to my current location....
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Chapter 8
The girl leaned out the window of a room two stories above where Sora had just left. She sighed as she jumped down into the street and started walking again. That was close, she thought, I can't believe that this is actually happening. I knew that Sora would show up eventually to see what had happened, but I wasn't expecting it to be so soon.

A shadow shifted off to her right, and she spun in that direction only to realize that it was only a dog wondering around. She shook her head at her jumpiness and continued on her wayl. By the time the sun had begun to set, she was almost to the Dark Depths, where a small ship awaited her. She jumped into the pilot's chair and set the ship's course for Disney Castle.

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Riku watched amusedly as Merlin lectured Sora on how ridiculous his story was. "A girl that you bump into runs down an alley that happens to be a dead end and seems to disappear, and you automatically think that she has something to do with the problem at Disney Castle? She couldn't possibly, since very few people here even know about Disney Castle."

"But Merlin, what if she's not from Radiant Gardens?" Sora asked impatiently.

"what would make you think that?" Riku said, suddenly taking an interest in Sora's story.

"When I told here my name, she recognized it, and that's when she ran down the street and disapeared. And she had a strange accent, one that I haven't heard before."

"Well even if she is from another world, that doesn't make her a threat." Merlin said. "Now boys, let's get back to our immediate crisis, and leave this minor one for another day, shall we?" Sora and Riku nodded. "i don't think Donald came up with this idea on his own. It seems a little bit too intricate for him. So when you two go to Timeless River, you need to keep an eye out for anyone and anything that seems extremely out of the ordinary."

"Got it." Sora nodded.

"Good, now, you know the rules from last time, so I don't need to explain them. Are you both ready?"

Sora and Riku nodded, and as they did a puff of smoke encircled them, and then they were back in Disney Castle, standing before the Door to Timeless River.
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Questions, comments, anything else? If anyone reads this please let me know, otherwise I won't bother putting up the next chapter until I get home.

[Keeper of Memory]

hola its me. yea khinsider finally works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so now i can comment on your amazing stories!!! YOUR STORY IS AMAZING!!!!! i think i know who your dark haired girl is but im not saying anything.... keep writing!!!!!!