//------------------------------// // Traverse Town part 1 // Story: Kingdom Hearts Part One: The Chosen One // by LikeaBaws //------------------------------// "Back!" Your friend called through the door. You slowly wake up...and your eyes were drowsy. "Dude/Girl...it's 2:39AM (Pacific Time) in the morning." You complain. "I know! I just really want to win the bet." Your friend says. You check the time... Wait... MLP episodes start at 3:00PM. Maybe you could play the game for a while..."Fine. But I'm playing." You say. Your friend grunts, but goes with it anyway. You turn on the PS2 and you grab the controller. The main menu starts up and you hear the music. "And once again! Author is having difficulties finding a better picture!" Your friend says. "Hey! At least he's trying!" You say. "Whatev's...let's just go." Your friend says. Applebloom woke up and saw Silver hanging with the fishes. She went over to her and Silver Spoon smiled. "Have you heard about the legendary power of the paopu fruit? They say if you share the it with someone else you really care for, it binds you together forever and ever through eternity! It's so romantic, gotta try that sometime!" Silver said. Let's hope it's not Twist. Applebloom left awkwardly and went to talk to Twist. Ever since she has somehow end up on this crazy island, trying to figure out the dream, and trying to adapt to the new Diamond, she's been trying to get to know them. Especially since she doesn't get to see her friends...or her sister...or her big brother...or Ms. Cheerlie... Um...back to the story! Wait...in fact, forget Twist. Applebloom decided to go to the Cove and...finish up this weird stuff before she goes insane. She see's Spike and he waves her over. "Hey Applebloom!" Spike says. "Hey Spike! Need somethin'?" Applebloom asked. "I always thought that you were a slowpoke. I challenge you to a race!" Spike said proudly. "Can't. Diamond needs me. Bye!" Applebloom said. Spike sighed in acceptance and watched her leave. Applebloom saw Diamond in a distance and ran to her. Diamond saw her and she sighed in relief. "There you are! I was beginning to wonder if you overslept again." Diamond said. Applebloom frowned playfully and gave her a light shove. "The raft is almost done. All we need to do now is fill it with food." Diamond said. She looks at the island, than back at Applebloom. "Hey, have you seen Spike?" Diamond asked. "Yeah. He's somewhere over there." Applebloom pointed behind the huge wooden tower. "Could you get him for me?" Diamond asked. Applebloom nodded and she went back to find Spike. He was sitting on the fence staring at the ocean. Once he saw Applebloom, he gave her a sign to come over. Once she did, Spike told her to sit on the fence. "You know," he said, now scratching his chin. "Our raft needs a name. How about the Dragon Cruiser?" "Nah. Your the only dragon here." Applebloom said. "Then what would you call it?" Spike asked. "How 'bout the S.A Acres?" She asked. "Awesome." Spike said. "You guys at it again?" a voice asked. The two looked and saw Diamond approaching with a smile. "Fine, I'll be the judge." Diamond said. "At what again'?" Applebloom asked. "A race. Don't you remember?" Spike asked. "Not really." Applebloom admitted. "Oh well. What are the rules?" Spike asked Diamond. "The usual: Take any route you want first one to tag that tree and comes back wins." Diamond pointed at the paopu tree close to the raft. "If Ah win, Ah'm capt'n." said Applebloom, feeling awesome about the race. "And if you win..." "I get to share the paopu fruit with Diamond." Spike said. "Huh?" Applebloom never thought Spike would ever say that...EVER. "Deal? The winner gets to share the paopu fruit with Diamond." Spike said. Is this some sort of trick question? "Wha...wait a minute." Applebloom said. "Ready? On my count." Diamond said, now holding a hoof in the air. "3...2...1...GO!" She threw her hoof down and Applebloom and Spike took off. She made it through the wooden jumps, as well as Spike. She took the tower while Spike took the long way. She took the zip line and made it to the paopu tree. "Made it! Ah win!" Applebloom said with a smirk. Spike came in and touch the paopu tree with a smile as well. "Good job. But Diamond said you have to touch the paopu tree and make it back, race ya there!" Spike said and he jumped to the next platform. Applebloom jumped to the ground and took the long way there. When she finally made it, Spike was leaning against the wooden wall, waiting for her. "Aw man! It's 0-1 now." She said. "Guess were naming it the Dragon Cruiser." Spike said with a huge smile. Applebloom frowned in anger and she went to Diamond. "Now you ready to get the food?" She asked. "A'ight." Applebloom said. "Okay, we need one seagull egg, three mushrooms, two coconuts, three fish, and fill this up with drinking water." Diamond said as she handed Applebloom a plastic bottle. She decided to go to the ocean as she opened the cap. "But not from the ocean!" Diamond pleaded. Applebloom froze, shrugged, and walked away to find the food she needed. She went to the nearest coconut tree and bucked the crap out of it. At least two coconuts fell from the tree and she pushed it next to the raft. She went to the next tree and bucked that as well. Another two fell, and she set those two with the others. She went to a rock that was covering a hole. She pushed it with all her might and the rock slightly moved. Once it moved far enough for Applebloom to fit in, she expected a egg, but it's a mushroom. She went to the Seashore and found some drinkable water. She opened the cap once again and filled it with water, and decided to look for an egg. What she just realized is that she found a secret cave. She entered...and it was dark and the air was stiff. When she found a dead end, their was a door. A door that glowed orange on the cracks of the door. She looked at the cave and saw drawings of her and Diamond. Both of them had hand-writings, and Applebloom can definitely tell that some of her handwriting is on the wall of the caves. The writing's had white chalk, and she slowly touch it and slid it downwards. "Ah...Ah don't remember this." Applebloom said. (Stop the Destiny Island music.) She looked at two more paintings, and it had the face of Diamond and Applebloom. When she saw those two faces, her 3 year old memories started to flow through her brain like music. She saw visions of her and Diamond drawing each other's faces. They were both young, maybe 2-3 years old when they drew this, but they had smiles. A smile that Applebloom thought that she never see. It was happiness. But does this mean that everything that Applebloom lived through, Ponyville, the cutie marks, her friends, and her family, was a lie? Applejack...Scootaloo...Sweetie Belle...Big Mac...was all that a lie? Next thing she knows, she's drawing on the rock. She kept lightly hitting the rock, making it look like she's giving a paopu fruit to Diamond. Which is a little weird if you think about it. When she was done, she saw a mushroom resting right next to her. She picks it up, sets down the chalk-rock and decides to look at the- What was that? (Stop the music) "Huh? Who's there?!" Applebloom asked the darkness in the cave. "I've come to see the door in this world." said the voice. The voice was dark, low, and it echoed through the cave. Think the lowest voice over from a movie you heard, add Morgan Freeman, now put that together and deepen the voice. That's how low it was. "Huh?" Applebloom was still confused by all this. What door? Who is this voice? And why scare her in the middle of a sad moment?! "This world has been connected." said the voice. "Wh-what are you talking 'bout?" Applebloom asked in fear. She wanted to run, but some energy is forcing her to stay and her body just froze. "Tied to the darkness. Soon to be completely eclipsed." It echoed. "Well, whoever you are, stop scarin' me like this!" Applebloom ordered, but soon to realized...that whatever it was...is not from this world. "Huh? Wh-where did you come from?" Applebloom asked. "You do not yet know what lies beyond the door." It echoed. "So yer from another world!" Applebloom said. "Their is so very much to learn." It echoed. Applebloom looked at the exit...and saw a thing. A thing that stood taller than her, but way to dark to see. His black hood covers his face and body, but still remains present. "You understand so little." it said calmly. "Oh yeah? Well..you'll see!" said Applebloom with so much anger that she almost got out of her traumatized body. "Ah'm gonna get out and learn what's out there!" "A meaningless effort. One who knows nothing can understand nothing." It said calmly. Applebloom turned around and saw the door all up in her grill. It's glowing orange still glowed through the cracks and Applebloom was finally curious to figure out what's on the other side. Maybe it could be a pack of hungry lions, maybe it's an adventure, maybe it's a way back off this crazy island and back to Sweet Apple Acres, or...maybe it's just a dead end to this endless dream. Maybe the door hides truth's or lies... ...Or maybe this island is holding some secrets she doesn't know about. When she turned to the hooded thing...it was gone It disappeared like she was imagining something. Was she going insane? Maybe it was all in her head...but how do you know of it's your imagination if he proves their's a door right next to you?! (Start the Destiny Islands Music) (Checkpoint) Applebloom shrugged and went back outside. "One more mushroom..." She said to herself. She went to Seashore and into Bridge, and saw a Seagull egg sitting on top of the tree. She gasped in excitement, but...how was she suppose to climb a tree with no opposable thumbs? She gave the tree a good kick and the egg fell. "I got it!" She said to herself. She jumped for the egg, and she barely caught it if it wasn't for her tripping over a rock. She sighed in relief and she rolled the egg to find the third mushroom. She rolled the egg into the Cove and saw the mushroom sitting next to the tower. Applebloom rolled the egg to the raft, and went back for the mushroom. When she did, she returned back to the raft and Diamond smiled. "Hey Diamond, what's that you makin'?" Applebloom asked, pointing towards the necklace on her neck. "This?" asked Diamond, holding the necklace. "I'm making a necklace off of thalassa shells. In the old days, sailors always wore thalassa shells. They were suppose to ensure a safe voyage." "Neat. And I got all the stuff you wanted." Applebloom said. "Hmm...you got all of them." Diamond said with a smile. Applebloom cheered in excitement. "But..." The cheer didn't last so long. "You forgot three fish." Diamond said. Applebloom blushed in embarrassment and left to find the fish. She went behind the raft and swam in the ocean. The first two fish she caught was easy, the third fish however... "Just...let...me...catch...you!" Applebloom breathed every word with every movement. The third fish just swam away from her and Applebloom groaned in annoyance. She pounced on the fish, but all it did was scare away the fish and make Applebloom's hair wet. The hair sat in front of her face and she moved it from her eyes. The fish sat next to her and taunted it her by moving in circles. "Why you little-!" was all Applebloom said before it accidentally swam to shore. Dumb fish. Applebloom laughed in triumph and brought the fish to Diamond. "Okay, three fish. Now what?" Applebloom asked tiredly. "Yay! Here's your award." Diamond said. Obtained a Hi-Potion Was this some sort of joke? What kind of pony gives another pony a potion as a reward?! It's not a video game! Oh wait... "Tired? Ready to call it a day?" asked Diamond, now stepping off the raft. "Remember, tomorrow's the big day." Applebloom nodded and they left the raft. It was sunset and the two were sitting on the deck. "You know...Spike has changed." Diamond said out of the blue. "What do you mean?" Applebloom asked. "Well..." Diamond couldn't think of an answer and she hummed in thought. "You okay?" Applebloom asked. Diamond smiled at an idea she just thought of. "Applebloom! Let's just take the raft and go, just the two of us!" She said. That's a terrible idea...yet a good one. "Wha?" Applebloom asked. "JK." She said with a smile. "What's gotten into you?" asked Applebloom with a small giggle. "You're the one that's changed." "Maybe." Diamond said sadly. "You know, I was a little afraid at first, but now I'm ready. No matter where I go or what I see I know that I can always come back here. Right?" "Yeah!" Applebloom said with glee. "That's good." Diamond said, sounding a little depressed. It was quiet for a moment, but than Diamond started again. "Applebloom, don't ever change." She said. "Huh?" Applebloom asked. Diamond got up from the deck and stood up. "I just can't wait. Once we sail, it'll be great." Diamond said. (Somewhere far...far away) Sweetie Belle, Sorry to rush off without saying goodbye, but their's big trouble brewing. Not sure why, but the stars have been blinking out, one by one. And that means disaster can't be far behind. I hate to leave you all, but I've gotta go check into it. Their's someone with a "key" -- the key to our survival. So I need you and goofy to go find him and stick with him. Got it? We need that key or we're doomed! So go to Traverse Town and find Leon. He'll point you to the right direction. P.S Would you apologize Minnie for me? Thanks. "Oh dear, what could this mean?" Daisy Duck asked. "It means we'll just have to trust the king." Queen Minnie said. "I sure hope he's alright." Scoot said. "Your highness." quoted Sweetie Belle, now saluting. "Don't worry. We'll find the king and this 'key'." "Thank you, both of you." Celestia chimed in motherly. "Luna, can you take care of-" "Of course. Thou be careful, now, both of you." Luna said to Sweetie Belle. "Oh, and to chronicle your travels, he will accompany you." Minnie pointed at the table. Sweetie Belle, since she was still a filly, had to squint in order to see something move. When she saw it...it was a small flea, or a cricket, and he was bouncing up and down. "Over here!" He said. Definitely a cricket. "Cricket's the name." He said as he fixed his hat. "Jimmy Cricket, at your service." Jimmy Cricket? Really? That's a terrible name. "We hope for your safe return. Please help the king." Minnie said. They all bowed to Sweetie Belle...even Scoot. "Your coming too!" Sweetie a belle said as she yanked Scoot away from the princesses and Queen. "But I don't wanna!" Scoot complained. "Wait, so your world disappeared too?" Scoot asked, now walking down a huge amount of steps. "It was terrible! We all scattered!" Jimmy said, trying to stay on Scoot's helmet.. "And as far as I can see, I'm the only one who made it to the castle." "Scoot?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Oh! I gotcha'!" said Scoot as she realized something. "While we're in other worlds, we can't let on where were from. We gotta protect the world border." "Order." Sweetie Belle corrected. "Tomato, tamato, same diff." Scoot said. When they finally reached the bottom, Scoot continued. "I guess we need new duds when we get there." Scoot said. "Do you even know what duds even mean?" Sweetie Belle asked with frustration. "No, but it sounds cool." Scoot said. They went into the room, and it was the Space Launch Room. They past all the mechanics and to the walkie-talkie-thingy. "Hello up there? Sweetie Belle to launch crew. You there?" Sweetie Belle asked. She waited a few moments and nothing happened. "Anytime your ready." She said impatiently. After she said that, a hand came down and grabbed both of them by the tail. Scoot was confused, and Sweetie Belle was not happy about it. The mouse head opened and it was ready for the Gummi Ship. "Blast off!" Sweetie Belle pointed at the exit. Unfortunately, the arrow pointed downwards, making the Gummi Ship fall. The two, especially the cricket, screamed their heads off as the Gummi Ship fell to it's doom. On the planet, the Gummi Ship was farted out of the planted and it blast off to Traverse Town. Traverse Town here we come! More nightmares, here we come. Applebloom shuttered in her little home as the cold night breeze entered the room. "This can't be real. This ain't real. Ah wanna go home." Applebloom said sadly. She looked around her room, and it was the same as the one at home. The bed was a lime greenish, the walls had little stickers of apples, and it was still messy from when Babs Seeds came to visit. Was it even real? Was all this a dream? It can't be real...right? Those same three questions flowed through the poor fillies head, until she heard either a bomb or... "A storm?" Applebloom looked out the window. Man...sure hope it doesn't hit the raft. Wait... "The raft!" Applebloom said shocked. She got out of bed and ran into the island. What she didn't know, was that sitting in the house...was her family. "Applebloom, the apple pie is ready. Applebloom?" the voice called out. It sounded more like...Applejack. When Applebloom made it, a dark glowing purple sphere hovered above the island. "What is that?" Applebloom asked herself. She made it to the dock and she saw both Spike's and Diamond's boat. To bad before she got to say anything, not only dark bunnies appeared, but dark small ponies as well. Applebloom gasped in fear and...wait... Aw crap, she forgot her sword! The bunny swung at her and she stumbled back. "Y-your real!" She said fearfully. The bunny swung again, and Applebloom almost fell into the water. "S-stay away!" She begged. The bunny gave one last swing before it was bucked hard enough to disappear. The sword came from it's body and Applebloom breathed heavily. The shadow pony came in and it raised it's arm. She grabbed the sword with one powerful swing to make the pony disappear. Applebloom smiled in triumph, but she has got to find Spike and Diamond! She checked the bridge and saw Spike standing there so calmly. "Spike!" She called out in fear. "Where's Diamond?! I thought she was with you!" "The door...has opened." Spike said calmly. "Huh?" "The door has opened, Applebloom. Now we can go to the outside world!" Spike said. "What are you talking about?, we've gotta find Diamond!" Applebloom said. Never thought she say that under pressure. "Diamond's coming with us!" Spike said. This struck Applebloom harder than a human battering ram. "Once we step through, we might not be able to come back." He said, looking at the huge purple sphere. "We may never be able to see our friends again. Theirs no turning back. But this may be our only chance, we can't let fear stop us. I'm not afraid of the darkness!" Spike held out his claws for Applebloom. "Spike." She said sadly. The darkness came from the ground and got hold of Spike. She ran to him, but the darkness got of hold of her as well. She reached out as far as she could, but Spike didn't try, so it made it impossible for her to grab. She reached out once more... ...And failed. The darkness wrapped her up and it stopped her breathing. But...she saw a light glow. When she opened her eyes, the darkness was gone...but so was Spike. She felt something mouth and spat out the huge key. "The key from my dream." Applebloom said to herself. The dark bunnies and ponies came back and Applebloom gasped in fear. She ran past them and found a glowing white door. She entered and ran into the cave. When she made it to the dead end, she saw Diamond sitting in front of the door. "Diamond!" She called out. "Applebloom." Diamond said sadly. The door blasted open and blasted Diamond away. Applebloom tried to catch her, but when she came to, she wasn't actually there. She just...disappeared. The door gave one more huge blast and it forced Applebloom away. When she collided into something, she was out cold from the sudden attack. When she came to, she was on an island. An island that was floating above Destiny Island. "Woah!" Applebloom moved away from the edge, and turned. She saw the huge thing from her dream and she gasped in fear. "Not you again!" Applebloom yelled. The huge thing gave one epic swing and it collided with the filly. She almost went back to the edge in pain. She slowly tried to get up, but was to slow when the thing's right hand gave her a huge punch. She slid to her right and almost fell from the platform. She could hear it laugh. Laughing at her failure. When she got up from the sudden pain, she realized that she dropped the key from when she was hit. When the huge thing charged up his hand, he brought it down with so much force it looked like a meteor. Applebloom barely dodge the attack and ran to the key. She picked it up, and attacked the huge thing's hand. The charged attack was delayed and the monster groaned in furious pain. She jumped in the air and repayed the monster with attacks. The monster groan in defeat and it ragdoll it's way up to the sphere. Applebloom tried to hold on to the key in her mouth, and still hold on to an object, but...it wasn't that smart. She slipped from the object and was sucked into the sphere. (Stop the music) Sweetie Belle, Scoot, and somehow Pluto (who stowed away on the ship) the dog and casually walking through the town. When Scoot decided to look at the stars, she pointed at the fainting star. "Look! A star's going out!" Scoot pointed. The star was fainting, then it disappeared into the night. "Come on, we've got to hurry!" Sweetie Belle said. They ran into the town to find the person who has this 'key'. By the way, welcome to Traverse Town! While they was walking, Sweetie Belle was impatient. "Where's that key?" She asked. "Hey, maybe we ought to find this, 'Leon'!" Scoot said with a smile. Pluto was heading to the left while Sweetie Belle head to the right. "Uh, Sweetie Belle." Scoot pointed out. "I think we should follow-" "Aw what do you know you big palooka?" Sweetie Belle said with anger. "Your just angry because the Gummi Ship didn't have any oranges." Scoot said as she followed Sweetie Belle. "Just follow!" Sweetie Belle yelled. Scoot shrugged and called out to Pluto. "Come on!" She yelled. What they didn't know, was that Pluto has found Applebloom. She slept soundly and Pluto gave her a lick big enough to wake her up. "Ugh...what a dream." Applebloom said as she went back to sleep. Pluto gave one manly push to the belly and Applebloom woke up like a electricity shock. "That isn't a dream!" Applebloom said with fear. She looked around the ally and boxes in curiosity. "Where am Ah?" Applebloom asked. She looked at the sky and sighed. "Oh Celestia." She said to herself. She looked at the yellow dog and it waited. "Do you know where we are?" Applebloom asked the dog. Pluto just turned and ran from her. "Wait!" She called out, but it was already to late. She tried to follow the dog, but she made it into the middle of town. "So weird." She said to herself. "I'm in another world!" She went to the accessory shop and saw...huh...guess Ms. Cheerlie was right. Humans are real. (Stop music) "That battle was awesome." Your friend says. "Kay...now can you leave?!" you asked. "Fine fine." Your friend says as he/she leaves the room. You save the game and get in your bed. You rest your eyes. Finally...he's/she's gone. ... SON OF A- Wait... You hit the snooze button and you close your eyes. To bad their is no snooze button.