Chimpy's Thoughts

Sora: You know what? I don’t even care if it’s a dream anymore! I just want to go home.

???: *Frustrated* Where do you think you are now?

Sora: Good question.

???: Home!

Sora: Wow, suddenly I understand addition!

???: What’s two plus two?

Sora: A few inches to the left.

???: Sora, you don’t understand anything.

Sora: I guess it doesn’t work when I’m homesick…

???: *Sigh* Let’s just go!

Sora blacks out and finds himself standing on another platform. He covers his eyes with his hands and slowly starts to open his fingers, peeking at the painting on the glass floor.

Sora: It’s so…hideous.

???: What is it with you and these women?

Sora: Well, I’m too tired to activate a flashback right now, so let’s just say that four women on one boulder is not a good thing.

???: *A little scared* Great…

Sora: Makes you wonder, doesn’t it?

???: No response.

Sora: I saw that coming…

A green, glowing circle appears on the ground in the middle of the platform. Sora is amazed by it and runs over to it, eyes gleaming.

Sora: I like it.

???: Good for you.

Sora: Can…can I touch it?

???: Sure, Sora, just don’t break it.

Sora bends down to the save point and strokes it, giggling.

???: When you touch one of these Save Points, your Health and Magic Points are completely replenished. Your health is measured by that green bar in the corner…and your magic by that blue one. Enemies can drop orbs that restore health and magic, and sometimes they will even drop items.

Sora: *Stops giggling* I’m sorry, did you say something important?

???: No, Sora, just go ahead and die. Information about staying alive is just not important in your case. You can just die.

Sora: Okay! *Continues to play with the save point*

???: *Infuriated* Of course it was important!!!

Sora stops playing with the save point and prepares to get yelled at, looking very sad.

???: Now save your game and follow the sound of my voice!

Sora: *Sigh* I saw that coming…

Sora chooses the save option and saves his data in the File 1 slot.

Sora: Wow, it says here that I’ve already been adventuring for three hours!

???: Shocker.

Sora: I thought we talked about this…I don’t like you that way!

???: I’ll just ignore that comment and pretend that I was telling you to go up this set of glass stairs while you were talking.

Sora: Good thinking!

A set of glass stairs winds up to a platform high above Sora. It is similar to the other stairs that appeared earlier.

Sora: Not again! Is this staircase unstable and ready to collapse at any moment, too?

???: No, Sora, it’s fine.

Sora: That makes me feel a lot better.

Sora steps onto the first stair and it instantly collapses. He grasps the platform in one hand as he falls and pulls himself back up to safety.

Sora: I didn’t see that coming…

???: Then obviously you don’t know me that well.

Sora: Actually, I had a hunch.

???: Define “hunch”.

Sora: “Beetle”?

???: Exactly. Now go ahead; the rest of it is safe.

Sora reluctantly leaps to the second step, which immediately crumbles beneath him. Hopping from one small glass platform to the next, he winds up the stairs and onto the big platform at the top. Looking back, Sora sees that not one of the steps is left from his ascent. Sora then turns to see that this platform is dark except for a huge shaft of light pouring into the middle of it. Stepping into the light, Sora watches his shadow become huge, and is amazed as it takes form and pulls itself out of the ground, revealing itself to be a huge, dark creature. The monster is very tall and has a large heart-shaped hole in its stomach. Its hair bounces wildly around and its body gives off a faint, dark mist. Sora, frightened, backs away from the beast but finds himself at the edge of the platform with nowhere to go.

???: Sora, don’t be afraid. And don’t forget-

There is a long silence as both Sora and the monster stand there, waiting for the Mysterious Voice to finish his sentence.

???: Um, what, do I have to spell it out for you guys? Round One! Ding, ding! Uh….Aw, heck, just kill each other!

Creature: *Mumbles incoherently*

Sora: Yeah, Mysterious Voice! Thank you, hideous monster. Thank you. I was wondering if one of us was going to speak up. You know what - you deserve a hand. Lets give him a hand.

Sora claps loudly, letting off an echo in the giant space of the platform. Being the only one to clap, Sora soon realizes how awkward this is and slowly stops.

???: Okay, I’ll just ask it…: What are you talking about?

Sora: We were waiting for you to finish your sentence!

???: Oh, sorry about that…But not yet. First I want to see you die.

Sora: What?