Chapter Five

I can do magic?

Bunny woke up the next morning not wanting to open her eyes. She didn't want to find out if everything that happened yesterday was a dream or real. A part of her wanted it to be real and the other part wanted to be woken up by one of her sisters and to be safe at home, relieved that everything was only a dream. She decided she couldn't wait any longer and got out of bed. She walked over and opened the curtains to let some light in. She looked around at the room she was in. It was a small bedroom. It had a warm comforting feeling to it and was nice, neat, and homey, but, it wasn't her bedroom.

"So it wasn't a dream" She thought. "Everything that happened yesterday was real." She let out a sigh and noticed that on a small dresser was her clothes folded neatly and clean. Next to her clothes was a small breakfast tray with some pancakes, bacon, eggs, and a small glass of milk. She sat down in a chair and ate the breakfast quickly then got dressed and put her hair up in a ponytail and looked at herself in the mirror to make sure it looked good.

"Who am I really?" She thought gazing at herself in the mirror. "Am I still a powerpuff girl like my sisters or am I something greater than that. I knew I was meant for greatness being a superhero and all, but just not this great. Is what they said true? Am I really a princess?" She could hear the door opening behind her and turned to see Aerith coming into the room.

"Oh you finally woke up" Aerith said smiling. "I hope you liked breakfast. The bacon was a little burned because Yuffie made them. She never really was a good cook" She giggled and walked over to Bunny.

"It was great thanks Aerith" Bunny said smiling.

"You're welcome" Aerith said smiling. "Here let me take this downstairs and get it washed." She picked up the breakfast tray and walked out of her room, Bunny following her. The house was empty except for Gir sleeping on one of the boxes. Bunny smiled and sat down on the box next to him and began to pet him.

"Hey Aerith, where is everyone?" Bunny asked looking around.

"Oh well Yuffie, Leon, Sora, Donald and Goofy are checking things around town to make sure things are ok from the attack last night. Cid and Merlin are at the Control Center." Aerith said thoughtfully.

"What is the Control Center?" Bunny asked curious.

"Oh the Control Center is our security system for Hollow Bastion to protect us from heartless attacks but for some reason it was down last night and Cid is trying to find out what happened." Aerith said.

"Oh…that's really cool" Bunny said. She shuddered at the very thought of those horrible monsters. She didn't want to remember what happen last night. She has never been afraid of anything until recently. She always felt like she could do anything when her sisters were by her side especially Bell, but now she doesn't know what happen to them. They could be dead for all she knew. No she couldn't think that way! They had to be alive….somehow. Aerith finished washing the dishes and turn around to notice the sad and fearful expression on Bunny's face.

"Bunny, are you ok?" Aerith asked concerned.

"Yeah" Bunny said snapping out of thought and put on a forced smile. "Why wouldn't I be?" Aerith came over and sat down next to her.

"Come on you can trust me" Aerith said. "Tell me what's wrong." Bunny looked down at the ground feeling distressed.

"It's just…those heartless, I don't know why but they scare me" Bunny said.

"I know what you mean the first time I faced them I was terrified myself but then Cloud saved me and ever since then I'm not afraid anymore because I know he will always be there for me" Aerith said.

"Who is Cloud?" Bunny asked. Aerith blushed.

"He is…a good friend of mine" Aerith said. "Anyway it's ok for you to be scared."

"No it's not" Bunny said. "I've never been scared before. I am a superhero I'm supposed to be brave in the face of danger."

"Hey, that's not true" Aerith said. "Everyone gets scared and has their own fears to worry about. Superheroes get scared too, but what makes them so super is that they face there fears. That's why people look up to them."

"Yeah I guess…but it's just not the same without my sisters" Bunny said sadly. "I miss them they always made me feel like I could do anything as long as they were by my side. I feel so lost without them."

"I'm sorry Bunny" Aerith said. "I promise to help you find your sisters and I'm sure the others will help you find them too."

"Really, you would do that for me?" Bunny asked

"Of course what are friends for?" Aerith said smiling.

"Thanks Aerith you're the best" Bunny said hugging her. Aerith hugged her back and giggled.

"You're welcome" She said. Just then the door opened and Sora came into the room.

"Oh hey Bunny, finally decided to wake up?" he said with a goofy grin plastered on his face.

"Yeah I was just talking to Aerith" Bunny said.

"That's cool" Sora said. "Well I'm done checking up on things for now and I was wondering if you would like to go on a grand tour of the town my lady?" He bowed making Bunny giggle and blush.

"Yeah that would be great, if that's ok with you Aerith" Bunny said turning to look at her.

"Yes, don't worry about me you two just go have some fun" Aerith said. "I have to go open my flower shop up any way." Just then Donald came in looking mad.

"Sora stop clowning around and get back to the control center" Donald said sternly. "The King sent you a message and it's urgent." Sora let out a sigh and rubs the back of his neck.

"Oh ok" Sora said still looking at Bunny. "I will be right back after I take care of this then I will take you around the town. Okay?"

"Yeah sure" Bunny said. "I'm in no hurry to go anywhere." He smiled at her and turned to follow Donald out of the house.

"Is he always so busy?" Bunny asked.

"Well he is the hero of our worlds so yeah he is always busy but he still finds the time to be silly and have fun" Aerith said.

"Worlds?" Bunny asked confused. "Wait do you mean there is more than one world?"

"Yes my dear and you came from one of them" said a voice behind her. Bunny turned to see Merlin standing behind her.

"Oh Merlin" Aerith said surprised. "When did you come back?"

"Just now" Merlin said sounding tired. "We couldn't find out what had happened to the security system last night but everything is working now as it should."

"Well that's good to know" Aerith said. "Well I better go open up my flower shop. You should come by later sometime today Bunny."

"Okay, bye Aerith" Bunny said. Aerith waved goodbye as she walked out the door.

"Well my dear" Merlin said. Bunny turned around to look at him. "Would you like to have some tea with me?"

"Um…sure" Bunny said. Merlin started mumbling some words and a table popped out of nowhere. On the table has a platter of tea cups with a steaming teapot and some cakes. Merlin then sat down and poured himself a cup.

"How did you do that?" Bunny yelled in shock.

"Have you never seen magic before?" Merlin asked.

"Yeah but…only in movies and in books" Bunny said in awe. "No one really does magic…do they?" Merlin laughed.

"My dear magic is as real as life itself" Merlin said. "It lives within all of us only some know how to use while others ignore it and never know their own true potential. A good example would be your powers."

"What about my power?" Bunny asked inquisitively.

"Well…you could say that it is a form of magic too" Merlin said. "Your powers come from inside of you and are a part of who you are. Now, can you say that everyone you know had powers like you aside from your sisters?"

"No…what does that have to do with anything?" Bunny asked confused.

"Everything" Merlin said. "Now, would you like some tea?"

"Oh…um yes" Bunny said sitting down in the seat across from him. She grabbed a tea cup and pouring herself some tea. Suddenly the sugar container came to life and came over to her cup and started pouring sugar into it. Bunny looked up at Merlin in shock while he just smiled.

"Just say when" Merlin said.

"Um…when" Bunny said nervously. The sugar container stopped and went back to its spot. She looked at the sugar container for a few seconds then back to Merlin who was just smiling at her. Bunny coughed nervously then asked, "So what did you mean when you said everything?"

"Everything to do with why you were brought back to life" Merlin said.

"How did you know about that?" Bunny asked in shocked. "No one knows about that but my family."

"That is a question for another time and for someone one else to answer" Merlin said. "For now I wish to teach you how to use your magical powers if you will let me."

"What?" Bunny exclaimed. "I can't do magic?"

"Really now" Merlin said. "Then explain what happened last night when you faced the heartless?" Bunny went silent; she didn't know what happened last night or where she got that power from.

"I must be going crazy but then again with everything that has happened to me I guess it is safe to say that anything is possible now" Bunny thought while staring down at her tea cup. "Can you really teach me how to do magic?" Merlin laughed which made Bunny really nervous.

"My dear have you listen to nothing I have said" Merlin said. He leaned back in his chair and stared at her thoughtfully for a few moments. "Yes I can teach you how to use your magical powers but you must do something before we get started."

"Um…what would that be?" Bunny asked nervously. Merlin tossed something glittery across the table and it landed in front of her. She looked down to see a bracelet made of beautiful golden stars that were linked together on a silver band that seemed to be glowing in a blue light. Bunny stared at it in amazement.

"That bracelet will nullify your magic until you learn to control it" Merlin said. "Your magic is too powerful even though it has just awakened but with practice you will have better control. You need not put the bracelet on now my child only when you are not using magic."

"But what about my other powers" Bunny asked. "Will they be nullified too?"

"No for your power was created by your father when he made you like your sisters" Merlin said. "Your magic comes from your very being which is completely different. Oh and there is also this." He handed her what looked to be like a scepter with a golden handle but at the end of the handle was a glass circler covering and inside the glass was a beautiful white flower. The scepter also had a star at the top, which had a similar design to the bracelet.

"Um…ok" Bunny said confused. "What is this for?"

Merlin smiled at her in the all-knowing sort of way then got up and walked away from the table toward the middle of the room. Bunny got up to follow him but pocketed the bracelet in her skirt before doing so. She noticed that as soon as she got up from the chair the table disappeared along with the chairs. She ran to stand next to Merlin on a weird looking star on the floor in the center of the room. Bunny was about to ask if they were about to start the training when the ground started to shake and rise up below them like a mini platform. Bunny's eyes went wide in shock as the platform rose up towards the ceiling. She suddenly realized that she was in a wide spacious room. There was nothing in the room at all but beautiful patterns and designs on the walls.

"Now let's get started" Merlin said while walking off the platform which now matched the rest of the floor. "I think the best way to start is to teach you how to harness your power through the wand."

"Wand" Bunny thought looking down at the scepter thing in her hand. "This thing is a magic wand. Oh great, now I get to be a princess and Harry Potter in the same day."

"Now I want you to hold the wand with both hands and focus on putting your magic into the wand" Merlin said. Bunny held it out in front of her with both hands like he instructed her to do. A few minutes later the wand began to glow with a white light.

"I think I did it" Bunny said in amazement as she looked at the wand. Merlin smiled then turned away and started mumbling strange words again and suddenly furniture appeared out of nowhere floating in midair.

"Now try forcing the magic out of the wand and hit the furniture with it" Merlin said. For the next hour Bunny tried using the wand to hit the furniture. She had trouble hitting the furniture with the magic and trying to keep her focus on using it through the wand but she got the hang of it after a while. A few hours later she tried striking moving targets which were even harder for her and she kept on missing.

"Hey Merlin there you are" Said a voice. Bunny lost her focus and turn to see Sora standing where the hidden platform is. "Oh hey Bunny what are you doing here?"

"Merlin is teaching me magic" Bunny said. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh yeah, Merlin Leon sent me to come get you" Sora said. "He wants a word with you said it's important."

"Well my dear I guess this concludes your training for the evening" Merlin said. "I best go see what he wants." Suddenly Merlin disappears in a puff of blue smoke and the floating furniture disappears too. Bunny let out a sigh of relief at this.

"So my lady, are you ready to go on that tour I promised you?" Sora asked.

"Yes, are you sure you are not going to be called away again?" Bunny asked as she walked over to him.

"I have no idea" Sora said grinning. "Maybe we should go now before someone shows up." Bunny giggled as Sora grabbed her hand and pulled her toward the platform and they disappeared.

"Kairi hurry up" Riku yelled. Kairi ran past Riku and he locked the door. Kairi fell to the floor out of exhaustion.

"How can this be happening?" Kairi asked. "Where is Sora? He said that he would come back…he promised." Tears began to fall out from her eyes. Riku walked over to Kairi and put an arm around her and she cuddled into him and sobbed into his shirt.

"I don't know why the heartless are after us" Riku said. "I promise I will protect you Kairi." Kairi blushed a bit at this. They stayed in each other's arms for a few minutes until they suddenly hear banging noises coming from the other side of the door and a dark mist beginning to creep from underneath the door.

"We have to find a way out of here Riku" Kairi says standing up. "It's only a matter of time before they find a way in here.

"But Kairi they have us trapped in here" Riku says standing up as well. "They have us out numbered from hundred to one and there is no way to contact Sora and the others for help." Kairi turns away from Riku and hugs herself.

"Then what should we do" Kairi asked sounding defeated.

"Here is an idea" said a cold voice. "Why don't you just give up?" Kairi and Riku turned around to see three pairs of eyes staring at them from the shadows in the room. One was a dark blue, the other a dark green and the last pair was red. Riku quickly got in front of Kairi and drew out his keyblade.

"It's you again" Riku snarled. "Leave now or you will regret it."

"Look all we want is the girl" said a voice softly. "Just give her to us and there will be no trouble. We promise she will be safe with us."

"Or we could just take her and kick your ass just for the hell of it" said a rough voice.

"I'd like to see you try it" Riku growls out as he gets into a fighting position. Just then he hears a sinister laughter from behind him and Kairi but before he could do think or take action he is thrown across the room and slammed into a wall. He felt someone's hand around his neck choking him.

"Riku!" Kairi screams as she tries to go help him but ends up getting grabbed from behind by someone. She struggles to get free but whoever it was had a strong grip on her.

"Stop fighting me girl" said the cold voice sharply in her ear. "Or I just may have to kill your little boyfriend." Kairi stopped struggling and looked down in defeat with tears falling from her eyes.

"So what should we do about this one" said the rough voice. Riku was struggling in vain to stop whoever was choking him but nothing seemed to be working.

"We should take him to our mistress" said a much more sinister voice than the other three. "She may make some use of him." The voices begin to laugh cruelly. Riku could hear Kairi whimper in fear and he wished he could go comfort her. His vision began to blur due to the lack of oxygen.

"I'm sorry…Kairi" Riku thought before he lost consciousness and knew no more.

Bunny sat on ledge in the marketplace looking down on the rest of the town below her. Spending most of the evening with Sora really helped her get her mind off of her troubles and she felt really happy for the first time since she came here. Sora is turning out to be a great friend. He showed her most of the places in town and introduced her to some of the people in town like Huey, Dewey and Louie. Who somehow run their own shop even though they are just kids? They also went by Aerith's flower shop and stopped by to say hi. The only place she has not seen yet was the control center. Sora didn't want to go there just yet mainly because he didn't want to get dragged away by Donald and Goofy to go do something else the King has asked of them. He also told her that he doesn't like the computer there either said they make him feel stupid because he can't seem to figure out how to work them. Bunny giggled at the very thought of what he said.

"What are you laughing about" said someone behind her. She turned to see Sora standing behind her holding two ice-creams in his hands.

"Oh I was just thinking about something" Bunny said. "It's nothing." Sora didn't question her further about it and sat down next to her on the ledge. He handed her one of the ice-creams and she said her thanks. They sat there for while in silence just enjoying the last few rays of the sun and eating their ice-cream.

"So I have a question" Sora said breaking the comfortable silence. "Why was Merlin teaching you magic?"

"Oh he said that it is a part of who I am or something like that" Bunny said. "I don't completely understand why though. Every question I asked, he would never give me straight answers. It was weird."

"I know what you mean" Sora said and he laughed. "It was like that for me to when I first came here. I had to figure out everything for myself. Not that I didn't have any help."

"Man but it's starting to make my brain hurt" Bunny said. "Or maybe it's just the ice- cream. They both began to laugh.

"Man it was nice to kind of take a bit of a break today" Sora said after he stopped laughing.

"Have you always been so busy?" Bunny asked.

"No" Sora said thoughtfully. "I used to be a simple boy who had dreams of going on adventures with my friends. That's how it all started, we were going to sail the ocean together and see other worlds for ourselves. Just Riku, Kairi, and I but it didn't turn out that way. The day before we left that was when the heartless came and I was separated from my friends and was left all alone."

"What happened?" Bunny asked curiously.

"I met Donald, Goofy, Leon, and everyone else." Sora said smiling. "They helped me understand what was going on and they helped me find my friends again. We have been through a lot together."

"Sora" Bunny said. He looked at her. "Thank you for everything lately. You have been so helpful to me…all of you have."

"You're welcome Bunny" Sora said. They stared into each other's eyes for the first time and time seemed to stand still as they stayed that way.

"Wow, I didn't realize just how beautiful his eyes are" Bunny thought. "I feel like I'm falling in those blue eyes."

"Sora" someone yelled in the distance. Bunny broke eye contact with Sora and turn away from him blushing as Sora did the same only he looked for who yelled out his name. Sure enough it was Donald and Goofy and they were running straight for them.

"Sora you have to come quick" Goofy panted out when he reached him. "Something horrible has happened!"

"What do you mean?" Sora asked. "What's happened guys?"

"We just got word that destiny island was attacked" Donald said. "What's worse is that Riku and Kairi are nowhere to be found."