SORA'S REMEDY:

A/N: WOW! Sorry for the long update, ya'll. I was seriously busy with work and

the bf and what not.. I hope you're not too mad. But in the process, I didn't forget

about this story, and I came up with some brilliant ideas! Yeah... pluse the police

had to use my computer to use as an investagation becuase my friend was all involved

with some pedophile. Sooo, anyway, I got it back! Now on with the show!

Disclaimer: I do not own Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Kingdom Hearts,

The Little Mermaid, or Starbucks. And/Or anything else mentioned in this fic, Like Godzilla!

Chapter: Action/Romance??

CHAPTER VII: "The Whipping Willow"

Sora and Cloud were flying some time now, and Cloud, in his total fustration,

was blasting and blowing up any Gummi Ship that passed their way; wether it be

friend or foe, he didn't care. Sora was silent for some time, until Cloud asked, "What

is this to you, Sora?"

Sora looked and him and replied, "What do you mean?"

Cloud let out a deep sigh. "With Kairi and Ariel. You know Kairi loves you; hell,

she's obssesed, crazy in love. And with Ariel in town, you know it's only going

to get worse." he said. Sora looked down to his feet and said, "I know," Then, he

turned his head and looked out the window. "But-" he said, until he noticed a

figure out in the open. It was Sephiroth, and by Yevon, he had Ariel!

"Cloud!" Sora yelled, pointing out the window. Cloud noticed this and

immediatly turned the ship. He shot and shot, until he hit Sephiroth on the back.

Both the One-Winged Angel and Ariel went crashing down, into Halloween Town.

"We've gotta help her!" Sora yelled again, and Cloud rushed the Gummi Ship

to the town of the Pumpkin King.

--Bridge Area

Ariel had taken quite the fall, and as she got up, she noticed she wasn't

in Traverse Town; the ground was black and rivet like, the sky a dark orange,

the moon large and white. After blinking and slowly getting up, then noticing

her surrondings, she jumped and backed against a stone wall. Not far, a bridge

lay into a large, black steel gate. The water was flowing quickly, and pumpkins

covered the rest of the field. "Where am I?" she asked to no one in particular.

As the words left her mouth, multiple, new Heartless, ones unlike the

world she lived in, rose from the ground. Ariel tried backing up more, but the

cold wall prevented it. It seemed as if she was doomed, yet in the corner of

her eye she saw a metallic rod, one that was extremelly thin, and looked very

flexible. So, after taking a deep breath, Ariel ran and picked up the rod, which

was light, and of course, as flexible as she thought. As she held it, the end bent

down a little, so she knew it would do good damage. As the Heartless drew closer,

she rose the rod in the air, and brought it down quickly, the sharp end slashing at

a Shadow. The Shadow's head fell down, and as it recovered from the attack, Ariel

brought the rod to her side, then swung it, the end slashing the Shadow again, this

time sending it flying, then dissapearing in a mist. More gathered around, and Ariel

repeated the process;

She would slash and lash with the end of the rod, hitting Heartless, cutting

them deep. Yet, as most people would, she grew tired, and her arms began to ache.

The Heartless wouldn't stop coming, though, and it seemed that just striking them with

a rod wouldn't do it. She needed to escape at least, but with the Heartless coming from

every direction and cornering her into the wall, it would be hard.

With her arms still aching, she leaned over a bit, gasping for air, trying to rest.

A Shadow jumped at her, and was extremelly close. Ariel let out a scream, but when

the Shadow leaped in the air and got right to her face, it stopped, and was pulled back.

Looking to see what did so, Ariel saw a tall, skinny skeleton in a tuxedo, with a green,

slimy, thin whip around his arm. "Your scream is beautiful!" he said before lifting his

hands into the air, thus allowing bolts to come from the air. The Heartless in the area

were destroyed for the time being, but more began to show up.

"Follow me if you wish to live!" the skeleton man said, throwing both hands

forward to let ice spew from the tips of his fingers, freezing the new coming Heartless.

Ariel didn't know what to do, but she couldn't chance it, so she quickly ran to his side.

"Who are you?" she asked as she swatted a Heartless away.

"I should be asking you! We don't get too many visitors here, in Halloween Town!"

the skeleton replied as he sent more bolts crashing down. Ariel looked at him

quickly. Halloween Town? She must be in another world!

"Well, I like living very much, thank you!" was all she said, as both ran through

the Heartless, lashing and slashing . . . ah, what a good time.

No sooner, they landed in the Town Square, and Ariel leaned over, gasping for

air. "So what brings you here?" Jack asked, acting perfectly . . . normal, I suppose

you could say.

Ariel caught her breath, and looked at him. "You aren't tired?" she asked, but

he shrugged and laughed, "I'm dead, so . . . not really."

She shook her head. "I'm sorry . . . I'm Ariel."

"A pleasure, Ariel," Jack said, taking her hand and kissing it, "my name is Jack."

Ariel slightly blushed, then remembered Sora was coming! She looked around,

unsure if he landed. "Sora!" she called, and Jack walked besides her. "Would

this be the same, small, fleshy Sora, with the key weapon?" Jack asked, and

she just nodded. "I know him!" he said, and Ariel smiled. "Really?" she asked,

and he nodded.

Just then, Sora, Cloud and Leon walked into the town square, searching around.

When Sora and Ariel spotted each other, everything else faded . . . they stared . .

and the wind silently blew. Then, both ran to each other, jumping into the others

arms, their mouths meeting unexpectedly. Leon, Cloud, and Jack just watched,

unsure of what to really think.

"I guess he does . . ." Cloud said, and Leon silently laughed to the side. After

breaking the kiss, they just stared into each others eyes. "Oh, Sora!" Ariel

whispered, and he nodded. "I was really worried about you." he added,

and they just stood there. . . until, at least, Sephiroth appeared. "I knew

you'd follow, Cloud."

"Sephitroth!" Cloud yelled, withdrawing his large sword. Leon got his gunblade

ready, too, and Jack took a stance.

"You'll pay, Sephiroth! Aerith is dead, now! She's . . ."

Cloud then, went silent, a tear rolling down his cheek. . . They had fun . .. she

brought him light . . .

Cloud rushed at Sephritoh, but he withdrew the Masamune, and blocked it.

"I thought this one was your girlfriend. . . I guess I hit the wrong person,

and took the wrong bait . . . but, you're still here." he laughed, then pushed

Cloud away. "Stay behind me, Ariel," Sora said, watching Sephiroth's every

move.

Meanwhile, from the trunk of the Gummi Ship, Kairi climbed out, and looked

around. No one so far . . .

But, when she walked to the square, she noticed Leon, some skeleton, Cloud

and Sephiroth, and . . . Sora, protecting Ariel!?

She fumed . . . she clenched her fist and gritted her teeth. Was there no stopping

this slut? Sora was hers!

Thinking this, a black cloud appeared, and out came a very tall, ghoulish looking

being, with blue fire as hair.

"Angry, huh?" he said cooly, and Kairi just stepped back.

"Name's Hades, lord of the underworld, nice to meetcha." he replied, taking her

hand and shaking it, "And I can't help but notice you need someone gone."

Kairi just nodded, and replied, "Why?"

"You have the right amount of munny, and I've got it taken care of . . . a trip

to my place, one way . . . no return."

Kairi then glowed with joy! She pulled out her purse, and said, "How much?"

"Alive, or dead? Alive is five thousand munny . . . dead is eight

thousand."

Kairi searched for a moment, then cursed under her breath. "I've only got

five thousand to give you. Here." she said reluculantly, handing him 5,000

munny. He took it, shook her hand, and said, "Nice doing buisness . . . now,

where's the lucky winner?"

Kairi grinned and pointed to the square, where Cloud and Sephiroth continued

to fight, Leon and Jack where taking care of the Heartless that appeared, and

Sora protected Ariel.

"That slut, with the red hair."

Hades nodded, and dissapeared, only to reappear in front of Sora.

"Bingo!" he announced, grabbing Ariel by the arm and pulling her. "Hades! Let

her go!" Sora yelled, raising his keyblade, but Hades shot a meteor ball and

Sora fell on his butt, gasping for Ariel. "Ariel . . " he muttered, holding out his

hand, trying to get to his feet.

Ariel struggled but hades had both hands on her. "Let me go!" she screamed,

and Leon and Jack came running, only to be too late, as both dissapered.

"He's gone!" Leon said, and all looked around, while Cloud and Sephiroth

continued to fight. "Go look!" he yelled, "and I'll take care of silver hair here!"

Sora and Leon nodded, both running off. "Wait, fellas!" Jack called, following.

They all jumped in the Gummi ship quickly, Sora in too much of a haste to notice

Jack, and they headed for the Olympus Colliseum . . .

-end of Chapter

OH MY GAWD THAT TOOK FOREVER! The chapter was tedious and long,

and the time I took to load it . . . sorr for the wait, everyone! Plus, I think I'm

going to end this story . . . soon . . . like, two more chapters . . . if so.

But, I'll continue, with a sequel, being like Chain of Memories, my syle, and

then, in the third . . well, you'll see. It's just, I like the new Sora . . . the one

in this story is still fourteen . . . so, we'll see! ALMOST DONE!