Fast Food Madness: The Epic Return V2

Nathaniel felt relief near his new injury, and he knew that Sora had removed his blade. The dragon turned around, his neck twisting so he could see where the boy was. He saw him and instantly took in a breath, preparing to release more of his dark power.

 

Sora looked up at Nathaniel, jumping to his feet as if he had no injuries. Under Riku's advice, he had gotten used to fighting with pain, not depending on Cure spells. And right now, he was glad that he had listened to his friend's idea. He stared up at Nathaniel and saw the look in his green eyes, the brunet understanding what he was about to do. He took several quick steps back, preparing himself.

 

Kairi could only watch as the silver-scaled dragon opened its mouth, exhaling scorching hot fire in Sora's direction. She stared in shock and fear as the flames licked at the floor, and she couldn't see Sora anymore. She no longer had her hands over her ears or was clutching his jacket, which was now draped over her arm, but she did bring it closer to her, praying he would be okay.

 

Sora saw the breath coming for him and he did a series of backward flips, all while coming up with a plan to extinguish the flames. Then, the idea came to him. He stood still and lifted the Kingdom Key, the tip glowing with a spell as he pointed it at the dragon's mouth. "Blizzard!" he shouted, sending ice toward Nathaniel's lips.

 

Nathaniel suddenly felt something cold impact his mouth, ending the spitting flames. He blinked in shock and then looked at Sora through the fire he had already created. He roared in anger, stomping toward Sora, his footsteps shaking the ground as his tail whacked forcefully into a wall.

 

Sora felt the ground shake underneath him and he instinctively looked down. Even over the loud stomps of the dragon, he could hear the floor cracking. That, and he could see it. His eyes widened when he saw he was standing right on one of those cracks, the Keyblade bearer jumping back a few steps in case the floor gave out.

 

Nathaniel let out another cry in rage, his tail coming back and thumping on the ground. Kairi watched in horror, seeing that his tail was bigger than she realized; it was probably heavy too. He was ramming it into walls and stomping around. She hoped this place was stable.

Despite what Sora had pulled, Nathaniel knew he could come up with more fire soon enough. Until then, he would resort to physical attacks. He growled and then moved his head forward quickly, snapping at Sora.

 

When Sora saw Nathaniel's head come forward, he did a somersault, rolling under the dragon's head and close to its neck. A battle cry left his lips as he swung Oathkeeper and the Kingdom Key together, a lot of force going into his swings.

 

Nathaniel cried out in pain, a raspy scream leaving his throat at the blades that were driven through his skin. He could feel the heat from his flames earlier, as well as the icy cold Sora had casted on his lips for the time being. One thing he also felt was fury, and he was going to kill the Keyblade master in his dragon form, knowing it was stronger.

 

Sora realized that he was in a bad position, stuck between the dragon's lowered head and his front arms. However, since there was no way out, he just kept attacking, hoping that the pain would overwhelm Nathaniel long enough to lift his head to allow Sora to get out.

 

Nathaniel lifted his head slightly, at the same time spinning around quickly and swinging his tail once more. He felt the heat cascade over his tail as he swung it in Sora's direction, hearing the flames licking at the walls and furniture that were nearby. The fire, especially once he breathed it again, was only going to spread.

 

Sora's eyes widened, the teen surprised that a beast that large could move so quickly. The tail impacted him before he could form any kind of defense, the power sending the teen flying and into a wall. A cry left his lips at the impact, the teen sliding onto the ground. There was fire near him, but fortunately, he landed in an area that wasn't burning.

 

Kairi gasped, her eyes having followed Sora as he was knocked away. She looked at him worriedly, but then heard crumbling. She turned her attention back to Nathaniel, watching as the dragon forgot about Sora for the moment and looked at the ground. He then stepped to the side, but that only caused the floor to fall. She watched with widened eyes as the floor broke through underneath the dragon, the beast crying out as it fell to the lower floor. But it was then that Kairi saw that the falling floor was like breaking ice, crumbling and giving in all throughout the room. She pushed herself farther against the wall, clutching Sora's leather jacket tightly in one of her hands. The whole room was going to collapse!

 

Sora picked himself up off the ground, moving a little more slowly because of how powerful that blow had been. But when he heard the dragon's cry and saw him fall to the next floor, he knew that he was in serious trouble. Well, he wasn't, but Kairi was. He turned his head toward her and ran over immediately, moving much more quickly than she had ever seen him move before. And then he summoned his Keyblades away and held swept Kairi off her feet, holding her close to his chest when the floor crumbled beneath them. However, they didn't fall. He held her firmly against him and hovered above it all, the brunet looking down and seeing the floor completely gone from beneath him.

 

Kairi was surprised when Sora reached her, but now she clung to him, her eyes squeezed shut in fear. She heard the floor fall...but she didn't scream, because she didn't feel them fall. The girl had her head buried in Sora's neck, and she pulled back slightly, looking over her own shoulder and to the ground. Her grasp on Sora tightened more when she realized that they weren't even touching the ground anymore.

 

Sora exhaled a silent breath of relief, feeling himself and Kairi move downward, getting closer to the ground. He could only hover for so long over nothing; he was much better at gliding. But there was no need for that now, so he brought himself and Kairi to the ground on the first floor, his feet touching while he still held her close to him.

 

Kairi watched as Sora lowered to the ground, her eyes staying on the floor until he was actually standing again. She kept her grasp on him, which was still tight from fear and shock. Everything that was happening, it was so fast-paced and hectic. Kairi looked up at Sora, who was much closer to her now, and despite all of the danger, she realized that she was actually touching him again. He was holding her in his arms; it felt wrong because of what she had done to him, but at the same time, it felt wonderful.

 

Sora, still focusing on the battle that needed to be fought, didn't pay attention to the emotions that holding Kairi brought up. He bent down a little bit, his arm coming out from under her knees as her feet touched the ground. He kept his arm around her back, though, just in case she was a little unsteady. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw her, but he then looked to the side, seeing if there was an exit that Kairi could use to get out of the building. It was too dangerous now that the floor had crumbled; there was no telling when the rest of the building would collapse.

 

Kairi looked down at the ground when Sora set her down, her heart beating rapidly. She looked up, though, when something from the upper floor fell down a few feet in front of her. The fire was still going on up there, and the fact that Nathaniel had swung his tail against the walls probably hadn't helped the building's already weak shape. The girl froze at the thought of the boy. Nathaniel...

Nathaniel pushed himself up, still in his dragon form. He felt all of the debris that had fallen on top of him slide off, his eyes looking around immediately. There, on the other side of the room he saw Kairi...in Sora's arms. The Prince instantly felt infuriated at the sight, the Princess supposed to be his. He stomped forward one step and roared in fury.

 

Sora looked up at Nathaniel, furrowing his eyebrows. He was obviously angry that Sora was so close to Kairi, but he had just saved her life. You're welcome, he thought absently, anger appearing in his eyes as he kept an arm around Kairi's shoulders for a second longer. But after a moment, he released her, summoning his Keyblades and taking two steps forward to block her from Nathaniel. "If you have a chance, you get out of here. Understand?" he asked, speaking over his shoulder but still keeping his gaze on the dragon.