Chapter 2 (KAIRI): The Dwarf Woodlands

Chapter 2 (Kairi): The Dwarf Woodlands

        When the light dissipated around Kairi, she found herself in a meadow filled with many beautiful wild flowers.  On her first journey to her own world, she began to wonder what Sora and Riku would do in her situation.  Hm, Sora would probably rush off and try to help someone out anyway he can.  And Riku would probably do some reconnaissance.  I guess I could do a mixture of the both.   The first aspect that caught her attention was a tall castle looming in the distance.  "I wonder who's castle this is."  Before Kairi could go and explore, someone cleared their voice behind her.  Kairi turned to face two little men marching their way towards her.  While the beardless one stumbled about quite ridiculously, the other seemed in no mood to joke.  His sour face rubbed Kairi the wrong way, but she figured she could probably make a friend easier by talking rather than ignoring.  "Can I help you?"
        "Heh!  You got a lot of guts if you want to go to that there castle!" he responded grumpily.
        "I'm just trying to make sure this place is safe from the Heartless" Kairi explained.
        "Then don't be dumb!  There hasn't been nobody in that there castle in years" the dwarf grumbled.  "All that's in there is monsters and ghosts!"
        Kairi laughed.  "There's no such thing as ghosts" she insisted.
        "Well, ya shouldn't be here in the first place!" he continued bitterly, studying her apparel.  "Ya look familiar, girl.  Why do I think I've seen ya before?"
        "I'm sorry, but I've never been here before.  My name is Kairi.  I was sent by King Mickey to make sure this world is safe from the Heartless."  Kairi' summoned her Keyblade to her hand.  "This is the task that is set for any Keyblade Master."
        "A Keyblade, huh?" the dwarf asked.  "We've seen plenty of that there weapon around here.  That diamond thief for instance and the girl who took out the monsters in the Queen's Castle.  But what about that thug that tried to hurt Snow White?"
        "Hurt Snow White?" Kairi gasped.  "Who would want to hurt Snow White?"
        As Kairi finished asking her question, a small squadron of Shadow Heartless emerged from the woods nearby.  The dwarfs jumped behind Kairi.  "Ah!  Them monsters are back!"
        "Leave them to me!" Kairi exclaimed, charging forward towards the new enemies.

Defeat All of the Heartless

        Kairi summoned a bolt of lightning to eliminate the last Heartless, sighing with relief as neither of the dwarfs had been harmed.  The grumpy looking dwarf approached her once more.  "Well I'll be.  Never thought a girl would be the one to save ol' Grumpy!  Maybe you can actually help us."

        Kairi nodded.  "I'd be honored.  What do you want me to do?" 

         Grumpy looked off towards the woods.  "We're planning a little reunion with Snow White.  She's supposed to be here soon.  But those monsters are everywhere.  Would ya mind clearing them out?  I don't want those things to ruin our luncheon with the princess!"  

        Kairi smiled.  "Alright.  I'll see what I can do."  

        Grumpy nodded.  "Good.  I'll go off to the mines and tell the others you'll take care of the monsters.  Dopey, you stay here with her!  Don't do anything stupid!"  Grumpy dashed off into the woods.  

        Kairi crouched down to the beardless dwarf and waved.  "Hello, Dopey!" 

        Dopey waved, but stumbled over his two feet.  As Kairi pulled the Dwarf back to his feet, she looked into the woods where Grumpy had departed.  "I guess we'd better get to work."  The dwarf tugged at Kairi's hand and led her down the path towards the woods.  As she was led off, Kairi looked back at the dark castle in the distance.  Something tells me I'll have to go back there.  

        Kairi took careful notice of the woods as she and Dopey wandered through towards the Dwarf's Cottage.  It was much darker and deeper than the outside had let on.  She began to feel goosebumps all over her body.  "Something isn't right here."  

        Dopey began to wander ahead when he was ambushed by more Heartless.  Kairi leaped forward and summoned her Keyblade.  "Stay back, Dopey!"  The simple dwarf hurried behind her, but Kairi saw even more Heartless appearing in the forest.  Kairi sighed.  "I guess this is what he meant.  These Heartless are everywhere!"  As a Shadow jumped towards her, Kairi blasted it away with a pulse of blue energy.  

Defeat All of the Heartless while Protecting Dopey!

Info: If Dopey is hurt too much, it's Game Over!

GET BONUS:

Kairi: +5 HP (Total Now 25)

Kairi Learned Aerial Recovery

        As Kairi and Dopey reached the end of the dark forest, she sighed with relief.  She looked down to the little dwarf, who still surprisingly wore a smile on his face.  "You seem alright.  Are you alright, Dopey?"

        The dwarf nodded happily. 

        Kairi looked ahead.  "So is your house up ahead?"

        Dopey nodded once more.

        "Then I guess we'd better get going.  Let's just hope that that's all of the Heartless we see for a while."  Kairi followed Dopey as they left the forest behind.  

        As Kairi and Dopey arrived near the Dwarfs Cottage, they noticed that none of the Dwarfs had come, as of yet.  Kairi looked around nervously.  But she could find none of Dopey's friends or family anywhere.  "Doesn't look like anyone's home.  I wonder where Grumpy went."

        Kairi looked down a path that led to the mountains near the cottage.  Grumpy stumbled down the path, a look of worry and dread on his face.  "This is terrible!  Our friends are trapped in the Mines!  There's some evil spell on it, that's for sure!"  

        Kairi groaned.  "I'll bet it's Maleficent!  I'll have a look for you."

        Grumpy shook his head.  "No can do, Red!  You'd just get lost looking for my friends in there.  Stay here and wait for Snow White!"  

        "But you've never dealt with the Heartless before, Grumpy!  Let me go and look for them, while you wait here for Snow White.  Dopey can come with me to make sure I don't get lost."  

        Grumpy was about to argue, but stopped himself.  "Just be careful, Red!"

        "My name is Kairi!" 

        "Whatever!" the dwarf grumbled.  He scurried off into the cottage, leaving Kairi and Dopey to look out towards the path to the mines.  As the two hurried off towards the remaining dwarfs, a shadowy being appeared, staring at the two with a menacing look in her eyes.  The shadowy being was draped in regal attire and wore a magnificent crown atop her head.  Despite her outer beauty, the woman was vain and had thoughts of malicious evil in her eyes.  

        "Yes" she called to Kairi, who was too far off  to hear.  "Run you fools!  You'll need all the power you can muster to retrieve the dwarfs from their peril!  And while you play around in a mine, I'll be free to rid myself of that cursed Snow White once and for all!"  The specter of the Wicked Queen cackled as her plan slowly began coming to fruition.