Chapter 9 (KAIRI): Taming Lucifer

Chapter 9: Taming Lucifer

       After what seemed like hours in Cinderella's pocket, Kairi finally felt herself being plucked out of the pocket and found herself in another room.  A huge king sized bed covered only a third of the entire content of the room.  There were large mirrors, huge doors leading to closets for the Prince and Princess, and even a special mirror in near the entrance of the room for Cinderella to get ready for all of the socialite gatherings the King made her and her husband appear at.  

      Cinderella plopped Kairi on the table that sat below the mirror and gently opened the drawer.  Asleep in a bed made from yarn and buttons, a mouse in a red cap snored quietly.  He yawned and rubbed his eyes before addressing either Cinderella or Kairi.  As he finally pulled himself out of the dresser, he turned to Cinderella.  "Flinderelly!  Good morning!  Time for Jaq Jaq?  Gotta flurry!  Gotta flurry!"

      Cinderella laughed to herself before stopping the mouse.  "Relax, Jaq.  I do need your help, but if your still sleepy..."

      "Jaq Jaq make a time for Flinderelly" the mouse rejected the offer.  

      "Have you seen the Fairy Godmother's wand?" Kairi asked.  "She's lost it and it's the only way for me to reach my normal size again."

       "This is Kairi, Jaq" Cinderella explained.  "She's a friend from a far away kingdom."
       "Kai Kai?" Jaq asked.  "Always helpa friends of Flinderelly."  The mouse scratched his head for a moment before answering.  "Rucifee!  Rucifee has it!"

       "Figures" Kairi rolled her eyes.

       "Oh, that cat!" Cinderella groaned.  "I keep trying to teach him the error of his ways, but he just won't listen!"

       Kairi raised her eyebrow.  "Wait, you know that Lucifer is in the castle?"

       "Of course I do" Cinderella explained.  "I brought him here.  I thought that if I could raise him better than my stepmother and stepsisters did, that he would change.  But I guess some pets never do change."  

       "Jaq Jaq a fine Rucifee!" the mouse shouted, preparing to hop off of the dresser.  Cinderella caught him before he could.  "No?"

       "We need to remember that Lucifer, be he a bad cat or not, is still a part of our family" the princess reminded the mouse.  "I will find him and we'll be able to sort this mess out before something else happens."  Cinderella turned to Kairi.  "I will be back shortly.  Please don't run off."  The princess then turned and left the room.  

        As Cinderella shut the door, Kairi sighed.  "So much for trying to please The King.  I go off on my first real mission of consequence and I've shrunk to the size of a mouse."

        "Jaq Jaq helpa Kai Kai too?" the mouse asked.

        "I don't want to get you in trouble, Jaq" Kairi insisted.  

        "Kai Kai needa Jaq Jaq!" the mouse argued happily.  

        "But what can we do?"

        "Flinderelly not know where Rucifee hide!  But we do!  Rucifee hide in kitchen!  Takes a food from a cooks!  But monsters scare him!"  

        "Monsters?" 

        "Flinderelly calls them Heartless."

        "Then I think you and I can help each other" Kairi replied eagerly, calling forth her Keyblade.  "I have the power to defeat them.  Cinderella doesn't even know it yet!"

         Jaq looked in awe at the Keyblade.  "That'sa like Ven Ven's!  And Aqua's!"

         Kairi scratched her head.  "Ven Ven?  Aqua?"

        "Friends of Jaq Jaq and Flinderelly!  Terra too!  All good friends!"

        Kairi shrugged.  "I guess the Keyblade really has been around for a long time.  Come on, Jaq!  Let's go teach that cat a lesson or two!"  

        "Gotta flurry!  Rucifee hides when monsters come!"

        "Got it!"  Kairi slid down the dresser and followed Jaq into a mousehole near the door to the main hall.  

         No sooner did Jaq and Kairi emerge from the bedroom, did several heartless surround the duo.  As the mouse shook his head in worry, Kairi stood in front of him.  "Let me handle this!"  Kairi lunged forward as the Shadows prepared to move.

Defeat All of the Heartless!

Battle Music: Tension Rising

Get Bonus:

Kairi Learned Faith Guard

       Kairi moved her hair away from her viewpoint and finally put her Keyblade away.  "It's alright, Jaq.  Lead the way."

      "Zuk zuk, Kai Kai!  Zuk zuk!"  The mouse continued down the path, with Kairi tailing him.  

       Kairi and Jaq quietly crept through the mouse hole in the corner of the kitchen and looked inside.  In the center of the room, lay the fattest, laziest cat Kairi had ever seen.  Trapped under his paws, was the Fairy Godmother's wand.  

      "I guess that's Lucifer?" Kairi asked bitterly.  

      "Bad cat cat!" the mouse shared in her bitterness.  

       Kairi walked over to the huge cat and tugged at the wand, but it would not budge.  Frustrated, Kairi called forth her Keyblade and shot a bolt of lightning at the cat.  Flustered, the Cat stumbled to his feet and looked around for his attacker.  When he saw Kairi, he growled bitterly.  

       Jaq, seeing Kairi's danger, pushed over the broom in the corner that hit the cat in the head.  Despite Jaq's noble intentions, Kairi remained still.  "Give me the wand, Lucifer!"

        The cat growled angrily and slammed his paw down near Kairi, hoping to intimidate her.  She fell back and rolled her eyes.  "I guess we're doing this the hard way!"  

Boss Battle: Lucifer

HP: 450

Battle Music: Rowdy Rumble

Get Bonus:

Kairi Learned Blizzard

       The massive feline seemed eager to pounce once more upon Kairi, but ultimately fell onto his side with the Fairy Godmother's wand rolling out towards Kairi.  As she picked it up, she turned to the cat.  "You know, Lucifer, I'm sure Cinderella could have thrown you out at anytime.  But she sees that there's some good in you.  Why can't you show Cinderella the same kindness she shows you?  If you don't change, I can't see how she'd keep you in the house."
       "Kai Kai no reacha Rucifie" Jaq chimed in from behind the fallen broomstick.  "Rucifee mean!"
       The cat hissed and rolled onto his back.  Kairi stood in front of the exhausted cat and glared at him.  "Lucifer!"  Frustrated, she grabbed the cat's whiskers and rolled his head to the other side.  "Listen up, cat!  You're going to stop bothering Jaq and Cinderella and learn to be a good cat, or so help me I'll turn you into dog food!  GOT IT?"
       Frightened, Lucifer nodded and bounded out of the kitchen.  Kairi nodded contently.  "Perfect.  Now, let's get me back to my rightful size!"  But before Kairi could relish in her victory, she and Jaq found themselves surrounded by a wave of Heartless.  Kairi gasped and summoned her Keyblade.  "Not again!"

        Defeat All of the Heartless!

        Kairi sighed as the last Heartless vanished into nothingness.  "It's going to be extremely hard to fight like this."

        Jaq came up to Kairi's side.  "Not worry Kai Kai!  Fairy Godmother fix this just like she fix Flinderelly's dress!  Zuk Zuk?"

        Kairi rolled her eyes contently.  "Alright, Zuk Zuk."  

        "Let's get back to Flinderelly's bedroom!"

         Jaq and Kairi found the bedroom empty save for the Fairy Godmother, who sat on the bed with a worried look on her face.  Kairi hopped onto the bed to get her attention, dropping the wand on the mattress in the process.  "We have the wand."

        The Fairy Godmother put her hand over her heart and smiled.  "Oh thank goodness you two are alright!  I was getting worried."  She plucked the girl into her hands and waved the wand.  In one fell swoop and a flash of magic, Kairi was restored to her original height.  

        Jaq scurried up the mattress and called to Kairi.  "Kai Kai big like Flinderelly!" 

       Kairi nodded, but her eyes remained fixed on the Fairy Godmother, who's worried glance now focused on the ballroom which was visible from the tower window.  "But we're not safe just yet.  The darkness is still penetrating these walls.  And should something happen to Cinderella--"  Before she could finish, the castle shook violently.  Kairi grabbed ahold of the bed frame while her mouse friend bounced around on the bed.  

        "What the--"

        "Flinderelly?" 

        The Fairy Godmother looked out towards the entrance to the castle, where a hooded figure commanded hordes of Heartless to enter the castle.  "Oh dear!  Cinderella is in danger!  We must find her before those creatures do!"

        "Where is she?"

        "She was looking for you two.  She was headed for the ballroom where the Prince and Grand Duke are."

        Before waiting for more, Kairi bolted out the door and dashed down the hall to rescue Cinderella from the darkness she knew was there to destroy her.