Fast Food Madness: The Epic Return V2

Riku exhaled a breath to try and calm himself down, his blood boiling at his slip up. "I'm sorry," he said, having seen Sora's reaction out of the corner of his eye. Smith had used his own attack against him, which he wasn't sure was even possible. How could he have used Dark Aura against the only person that could use it?

Roxas brought a hand to his spikes, trying to understand this. Namine and Kairi were gone... Smith even got passed Riku. Obviously, the older teen wasn't taking it too lightly, and Roxas knew why. Smith was playing a game, and he was winning.

 

Sora exhaled a breath through his nose, hearing Riku's apology. He didn't blame his friend; Sora knew from past experience that Smith was manipulative and very strong. "Any idea where he took them?" he asked, looking down at the ground as he lowered his hand from his forehead. If they could just get a lead on him...

 

"No." Riku's fingers curled more around Way to Dawn when he spoke, but then he pulled it out of the ground with a grunt. He pushed himself up, his eyes moving from the blade in his hand to the spot directly ahead of him, where Smith had escaped with the girls.

Roxas gripped at his blond spikes, but otherwise didn't say a word. He followed Riku's gaze, seeing a corner of Namine's yard. That must have been where Smith was, he thought. He could feel his anger growing. Not at Riku, but at the fact that Smith got what he wanted...and that was the girls.

 

Sora rose to his feet as well, though he kept his gaze downward. Smith had gotten away with the girls; they were gone, out of their safety, and out of their reach. The brunet curled his right hand into a tight fist, anger and adrenaline coursing through his veins. He's a dead man, Sora thought, knowing that he would surely have a hand in taking down Smith now.

 

Riku walked a few steps toward where the girls were taken. "It's obvious he's seeking vengeance," he said. When he saw the marks in the grass from Kairi and Namine's feet, he stopped, even if he was a few yards from the spot. He then looked down at the ground right at his feet, grasp on Way to Dawn turning his knuckles white with fury. "But he's not done yet. I have a feeling he's setting all of us up for something bigger."

Roxas lowered his hand from his hair and looked to Riku, nodding stiffly. "Sounds like him. He always plays games," he said. Ones I would rather have Namine and Kairi not be a part of. He knew they had to go after Smith, but they had no leads. Roxas had a feeling they would have to track him down, just like what he and Sora had been doing.

 

"Of course he's not done," Sora said, speaking through his teeth a little bit. He shut his eyes, forcing himself to calm down a second before he continued. "He took the girls while they were under watch to show you how strong he is. Roxas and I already know that from past experience." He tightened his fist at the memories, though he forced himself to continue. "He messes with your heart, then he goes in for the kill. This time'll be no different." Smith would pop up somewhere, and this time, he would be seeking to kill him, Roxas, and probably Riku.

 

"Well he proved a point," Riku said lowly, turning around to look at Sora and Roxas. What Sora said only worsened how Riku felt, but he pushed past it to continue. "He's infuriated me, and you guys in the process. I hope he knows what he's up against." None of them were going to back down from this until the girls were rescued and Smith was defeated, or they were dead. It was that simple.

Roxas's hands tightened into fists at Sora's words first, but they only tightened with Riku's statements. "Oh, he knows. He enjoys torturing his enemies, even if they're innocent." He spat the last word, his eyes falling on a sketchpad near the tree. Namine and Kairi were innocent in this case, though they were brought in anyway. They had all expected it, though it happened anyway. Roxas was enraged, and so was Sora.

 

Sora opened his eyes, glaring at the ground. "He'll pop up soon enough," he said, convinced that this was the truth. "And since he likes torturing us with past memories, I have a guess on where he's going to be." He shifted his gaze to Roxas, the place he and Roxas had first searched on his mind: the warehouse.

 

Roxas's eyes darted to Sora instantly, his eyebrows furrowing. "We should check it out," he said with a nod. He would prefer now, unless there was something else they needed to do.

Riku's eyes narrowed slightly, the boy tilting his head to the side. He was a little lost, but he knew that would clear up. "I don't know what you're talking about, but I'm in," he said. There was no way he was going to let Smith get away with this. Smith was going to see Riku again, and Riku wasn't going to be so easily defeated.

 

Sora nodded solemnly, looking from Roxas to Riku. He'd explain things to Riku on the way; for now, he just wanted to start over. "Let's go." He started towards the gate without waiting for a response, knowing that Riku and Roxas were just as eager to reach Smith as he was. Smith wasn't going to get away with this; he was going to die, and this time, he would stay dead.

 

Roxas didn't hesitate, the blond running after his Somebody. He knew he would be able to keep up with Sora's fast pace, the boy moving on adrenaline and fueled by his anger. Smith was done for.

Riku summoned Way to Dawn away before following Sora and Roxas, aware that would attract to much attention. They didn't need any distractions. Wherever Sora and Roxas were going, he was going to be right behind them. Kairi and Namine were his friends, and he wasn't going to let them slip away so easily.

 

Sora ran through the open gate, heading in the direction of the place he hadn't been to since that night when they defeated Smith. That place held a lot of unpleasant memories, for both him and Roxas. Surely Smith realized that, and he would lead them right to that place for exactly that reason. There was no doubt about it; Smith was one of the darkest people he had ever met.

 

It didn't take long for Sora, Roxas and Riku to reach the warehouse, and Roxas didn't hesitate summoning both of his Keyblades once they were in the abandoned area. He took a sharp turn at one of the corners and ran forward, his eyes narrowing once he saw the warehouse that he hated. It held too many bad memories, but that only made him push himself faster, not wanting history to repeat itself...especially with the girls.

Riku had been following Sora and Roxas this whole time, and when he saw the blond summon his Keyblades, he did the same with Way to Dawn. He knew that they were in an area that was obviously low-key, which made it more appropriate to wield his weapon here; nobody would see them. Well, no one but Smith anyway. They were clearly getting closer.

 

Sora heard Roxas and Riku summon their blades, but he waited until the warehouse was in his sight, the brunet flexing his hands and summoning the Kingdom Key and Ultima Weapon as he kept running towards the building. He didn't sense Darkness in the air yet, but he was sure that Smith would appear at the warehouse soon after they did. Smith held a grudge against Sora and Roxas for what they did to him in the past, and the two boys held a grudge towards him for what he constantly did to ruin their lives. This was a fight that everyone wanted to happen.

 

Roxas continued forward, but his pace slowed once he was a few yards away from the entrance of the warehouse. He didn't sense anything yet, no Darkness. But he kept running anyway. Smith would show them he was here when he wanted to, if he was actually present in the warehouse.

 

Sora slowed a little bit, at the front of the group. The door was already hanging open, as it had been when he and Roxas were there yesterday. Not sensing a threat, the brunet started inside, his pace now a walk as he took a look around. The place hadn't changed since yesterday, or since the day that Smith was defeated long ago. It was eerie, seeing it exactly the way that it had been so long ago.

 

Riku took the rear of the group, watching Sora and Roxas enter in front of him. He gripped Way to Dawn securely in his hand, prepared this time for the worst. If Sora and Roxas saw this warehouse as a place of hiding, he could understand why. It was creepy in the best sense of the word and perfect for a villain to hide his captors. If Smith were anywhere on this world, it would most definitely be here.

 

Sora glanced at one room as they walked by, the brunet aware that it was the room where Kairi had first been held captive here. He furrowed his eyebrows and looked forward again, walking through an open doorway. He was going to the place where they lost fought Smith--the room where Namine had been held hostage for a few hours. Sora knew what Smith as like, and he knew that he would take them to a place that both of them hated.

 

Roxas wasn't fazed by the dim lighting in the warehouse, since he just fought in the Realm of Darkness only a day ago. This place brought back horrible memories for him, but he knew that he had to push past them in order to save himself and his friends from even worse memories. Smith was going down today, and nobody was willing to hold back.

 

Sora made a right turn, recognizing the room because of the busted door. He entered the large room and went for the middle of it, looking around the entire area. Smith wasn't here...yet. However, Sora was sure that he would be there soon. And whenever he appeared, the three teens would be ready; they would take him down, and they would rescue Kairi and Namine.