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WEST SIDE "Well Geez louise, don't sound too excited... Don't remember you being this much of a drab...." He let out a long obnoxious yawn before flicking off the excess dripping ink off his arms. "But to the point I guess." He cleared his throat before continuing. "I am here on behalf of my new friends. See, we were all talkin' bout the kinda folks we wanted workin' for the winnin' team. And I thought; "Hey! what about my good ol' pal Steel. Because you and I, we got lots in common my furry friend. We were instantly drawn to the power of the blot, we both search for our purpose. but most importantly; we're both just collecting dust on the shelf." HE looked to Steel for some sort of reaction. "I guess I should more clear on that one... What I'm sayin' is; nobody is gonna care what happens to you. Sure that sounds mean, but that's why yer perfect for this gig! We're both men of untapped potential looking to find their own story! I found mine... Now you just gotta trade teams to find yours," he grinned. "And before you go all noble and loyal on me, really think about. Who on this wannabe team of losers and jokers will remember you after all this is over? I betcha no one even asked if you wanted to partner up. They just left you all on your lonesome..."
"What he said!" Aux called out to Karina, continuing to block Jim's offensive attempts. The punches got slower and slower as young Jim was tiring himself out. "You done?" Aux asked, still unmoved. Jim exhaled, adjusting his coat. "Yeah.. Yeah I'm done," He said slowly turning around. He changed his mind at the last second and turned around to give Aux a quick jab to his cheek. Aux didn't take much damage, but still winced his head in annoyance. "Way to go best buddy jim!" B.E.N. cheered. Aux turned to Kel. "Just once I'd like to go to a world with you people and not get hit." At this point, it he was used to the punishment. Couldn't argue much considering he hit the guy first, But still, it was becoming a pattern. Stitch attacked him in Ohana Islands. Luna slapped him in Atlantica And now Jim slugged on the fabled Treasure Planet. Meanwhile...Silver's robotic eye narrowed at the mention of being soft. "Well, I've taken a shine to the lad... But I ain't gone soft..." His last sentence was added with a low gargle to act as a warning of sorts. His robotic parts notified him about someone venturing closer to their location. "Best keep yer eye out.. We may be havin' company soon.... Some one is coming on foot..." He changed his arm to a sword and braced himself.
Balthier shrugged. "Meh, suit yourself." He put away a heavy coin purse that he was prepared to show the group as an enticing offer. He turned to Beuce. "But anyone else who wants a cut of the pie is more than welcome to it..." He looked towards Steel with intrigue. "Still, and Artisian... Never heard of it. But then again, this is the caribbean. Never know what wonders you'll find here, I suppose. We'd best get to splitting up. "Me and the enigmatic fellow over there will head North," he said, pointing to Marx. "Mr and Ms. silver hair can take the east," he said motioning to Beuce and Luna. ""And that leaves the Artisian with the west. Now let's move out..." As the groups went their own seperate ways, They would each find themselves in a very distinct meetings with different people. NORTH SIDE Balthier and Marx ran into Sparrow, almost immediately, holding what appeared to be the black box. Balthier pointed his pistol at Sparrow. "Well well, that was shorter than I expected. You're coming with me Mr. Sparrow..." Jack turned to Marx. "Uhh, Mark.. if you would be so kind as to interject so I may make my escape? I've got the box already and what not..." EAST SIDE Beuce and Luna ran into Gigamesh, carrying a furious Davy Jones. "Hi guys!" Gilgamesh waved. "Man you caught up fast... Plot armor is a good luck on you!" "Spare the chit chat!" Jones' spat. "Sparrow is getting away with the box!" "Aww, but I wanna fight 'em..." Gilgamesh argued. WEST SIDE A Steel was left to his own devices, a small oozing black figure emerged from the rocks of the shore. "Well well well, if it ain't the group's expendable pal Steel.... Haven't seen you since, what? The wasteland? Man seems like ages ago, huh?" He paused to get something in return. "What you don't recognize me? Oh right, I guess you didn't here the news... It's me! Mortimer Mouse! Had to fuse with the shadow blot to get outta that fictional prison! "And you! How the heck you been Mr. Wolf man?" ----------------------------------------------------- With Zulu gone, the three were left, unsure of where Ignis had taken Faris and Jim. From out of nowhere, a clanky and mecanical man was running towards them. the robotic machine was rustic, with sparks flying out of his head. "Excuse me, hello! Yes.. Umm.. so my new friend Jim sent me looking for his less best friends of Ozz, Ken, Aster and Karen?" Aux looked to the rest of the others. "Uuhh.. yes?" "Oh that;s fantastic! I just wanna hug you and squeeze you!" "Please don't." Aux replied bluntly. "Sorry, it's just I've been marrooned so long... I mean, solitude's fine, don't get me wrong. For heaven's sakes after a hunder years... YOU GO A LITTLE NUTS!" He paused before realizing he was getting off track. "Anywyas, I got em hiding in a secret place that only I know about! Unless of course you are pirates, which would be bad. OOF! Don't get me started on pirates." He looked up and down at their clearly pirate attire. "You guys check out though. Just friendly actual carbon based life forms!" he smiled. "OH! Where are my manners! I am..." He shook Kel's hand vigorously. "I'm sorry, I am, umm.." a small cuckoo sound was made as he recalled. "B.E.N.! Of course, l'm B.E.N! Bioelectronic Navigator. Follow me!" He smiled, racing off as quickly as he arrived. Making clanking noises as he raced off. Before Aux could even question it, he shrugged accepting that this is just stuff that happen's to them. "Still better than Caster." The group followed BEN to the hideout where Jim and the others were. Jim saw Aux and immediately started swinging. Aux simply held up his arms and blocked his punches. "Just let me know when you're done..." Meanwhile... Jafar chuckled. "I assure you, I'll soon enough have access to several of Agrabah's treasures." He turned to speak quietly to himself. "Soon as I have access to that cave of wonders..." He turned back to Castur and kept his composed demeanor. "And let's just say the power of the keyblade is something my associates and I wouldn't mind grabbing hold of. Should you wish to learn more, find me in the world of Agrabah. And do, come alone... Simply head to the palace once you wish to share your secrets..." He turned to leave before stopping. "And to sweeten the pot, here's a bit of incentive... as a sign of good faith." Jafar placed a small golden scarab in Castur's hands. "That Scarab will increase your magic greatly..." He summoned a dark corridor, look forward to hearing from you again Castur..." He grinned as he fled through the portal. "Woo! Now that's a fellow that know's how to make an exit!" A booming irish voice from behind Castur was heard, as Caster was lugging around his injured arm. "Good to see yah lad... Don't suppose yah know where Jimbo is? Barely made it off that ship alive, I did..." ------------------------------------------- Peter looked to the lost boys. "Welp, deal's a deal. To the victor goes the first spoils!" He said, taking off his hat and bowing as he floated in the air. the group walked into a circular moat, with a chest in the middle. As Stratos and the other two were prepared to open the beaming chase that lay before them in the centre of the room. "NOT SO FAST CHILDREN!" A large gate closed behind them, as Captain Hook emerged from the shadows. "Thankfully the lot of you managed to clear any of the booby traps that lay dormant in this stronghold. That treasure will belong to me, Pan!" Peter shook his head. "Sorry Hook, but you weren't part of the came! Now if you want that treasure chest, you'll have to go through us!" "The treasure chest?" Hook chuckled before wiping a tear from his eye with his good hand. "You still think this is about riches, boy? I came here for me hand!" He said, holding his hook. "Heh, sorry yah olf codfish, but that was eaten by that crocodile a long time ago.." "No Peter... The crocodile may have took me hand.. but he didn't eat it. You see, this is the crocodile's home.. When I ventured into these parts, I too wished for the treasure... but the crocodile found me first, and took my hand to add to his treasure trove. Most of my crew lost things dear to them as well. No one walks into the crocodile's lair without losing something.. But I really should drop the ruse now..." He took a necklace around his neck and cracked it with his hook. EVERYONE RETURNED TO THEIR ORIGINAL AGES! "What?!" Peter said shocked. "Their... older?" Zidane said confused. "A small illusionary charm from one of my associates.... I just needed to give you incentive to go on this little pleasure cruise.." he laughed, twirling his mustache. From the water surrounded the cave, dark green scales could be seen skimming along the surface. "Sorry Hooky.. but it's 9 against 1! Give up now and admish your crocodile food. Maybe I'll even spare you life!" Pan said with a cocky tone. Hook removed his silver hook and threw it in the waters, "This was about getting even with the crocodile... But defeating Pan and the rest of these keyblade wielding bilge rats makes it all the sweeter." He took a golden hook from his frilled sleeve and locked it in, causing a dark aura to overtake him. "He he he.. With the friends I've made, I'll be more than a match for you brats... As a pirate, I've never been one for playing fair.. But Captain James Hook always keeps his promises... So when this is all over-" he turned to the members of the SOS. "I'll be sure to put your corpses on my vessel, to travel wherever you please" he chuckled.
The man chuckled as he put away his firearm. "Davy Jones? Now I know you guys are on the rum..." He turned his head to survey the island. "But I don't think you'd give me a false lead without caus... Name's Balthier. Pleasure," he said with a two finger salute. "You could say I'm somewhat of a... bounty hunter. And Mr. Sparrow has quite the lump sum on his head. If you wanna get a piece of the action I could give you all oh say...10,000 munny each." He eyed each of the four of them , trying to get a read on who they were or where they came from. "But just to ensure you yourselves aren't on the run, I'll need some clarity. State your name and purpose here..." his eyes fell onto Steel for a moment, as he tilted his head in thought. "Are uhh.. are you some kinda sub-species of the Nu mou?... Not exactly Viera, but... I've seen stranger." He kept trying to think to himself, further inspecting steel. ---------------------------------------------- From where Castur had defeated Scroop, a new person had stepped into view. "A most impressive defeat by a very capable key wielder..." From in the shadows, a tall, bony man in extravagant black and red garments appeared. He held a a gold, ruby-eyed, cobra headed staff tightly in his hand while he stroked his very thin beard with the other. He sauntered over towards Castur as he looked up at the distant scroop. "But I shouldn't be so intrusive without first introducing myself... My name is Jafar.. Vizier to the sultan in a far off world called Agrabah." He clasped both hands over his cobra staff as he grinned. "I've arrived from my own accord to offer an employment opportunity... Tell me... Have you ever heard of.. Kingdom Hearts?" Meanwhile with Leo... Leo stepped back and caused his keyblade to crystalize with Ice magic, pushing away Karina's fire. He gritted his teeth, seeing how little fun this was for him now. He wanted to flaunt his new skill and ability over his former allies, but they were shoving him off. "Typical... you may be strong. But your so called mentality is flawed..." he replied with a twitch in his eye. "Only flaw I see here is you!" Aux called back. Zulu made a squealing sound of joy. "He hee.... At least I'm aware of the dishonesty in my group. But you... You don't see the clear traitor in your own midst..." Aux sighed. "Y'know if one more person tries to manipulate me, I'll show you just how mad I can get." "Hehe... you weren't the one I was referring to..." Aux's eyebrows furrowed, changing expression. "While I don't know who they are, they've helped my mistress greatly. And I hope he will continue to do so..." He laughed more before watching Leo open a dark corridor and step through.
Zulu's grin faded from Karina's words. "Your words cut like feathers. Soft and almost humorous..." He clanked his two keyblades together. "If I'm such a loser... then it sure looks like I'm winning!" Another cage fell down fell down onto Kel this time. Again, without warning. Aux could only just look back from Zulu to Kel. His hands outstretched towards Kel's cage as a gesture of his frustration. "My powers are unlike anything you've seen before... I transcend the need to fight with blades. I simply will my enemies into submission and it is done. You're all still leagues behind my true power!" Aux stepped forward to his cage and gripped at the bars. "So... you cheat," he replied bluntly. Zulu laughed a little to extra. "HAW HAW HAW! My powers are beyond your comprehension." "All I'm hearing is that you play dirty. And if that's the way you want it..." Aux gripped his hands against the bars as his dark aura began to manifest. He reached the second level of his dark impulse as he gritted his teeth, pulling open the bars. Zulu stepped back as he winced from the sight of the bars starting to bend. The cage around Aux immediately shattered into tiny pieces, along with the chains on Karina and Kel. The pieces on the ground slowly faded away. Clearing his throat, Zulu laughed, "Ha ha, you're will is strong, but mine is stronger!"He clanked his keyblades together as three cages fell on top of them once more. "Your prison will be like your weakness! ETERNAL!" Aux calmed down, dispersing his dark Aura. "Oh that's just sad... You use illusions?" Zulu looked to the side. "No mortals.. My powers are beyond your understanding. The true power of- OW!" A rock the size of Zulu's eye hit him against his forehead. The cages shattered around them again and dissolved. It seemed whenever Zulu lost his cool, his illusions faded. Aux picked up another one off the ground as he tossed it in his hand. "Well that was a rock. And if you still don't understand it, I'll be happy to drill the material into your head..." He gripped the rock in his hand tightly. Zulu looked to Kel and Karina. "I'm still the strongest warrior among you! You're all still weak!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MISSION COMPLETE! AJ leveled up! (61) Ananta leveled up! (61) Faust leveled up! (61) Kaida leveled up! (61) The group evenutally reached the reunion point as all the pairs converged. Stratos, Cubby and Slightly were all waiting for them. Peter stared shocked that they were the victors. "What the! How did you three beat us?!" "Well, we were fighting a lot..." Cubby began. "But then Stratos helped us sort through our problems. Isn't that right Stratos?" Stratos nodded silently. "Huh," Peter shrugged. "Well a deal's a deal, lost boys and girls! Their team gets first dibs at the treasure." He turned to Stratos. "Your a fine leader to get my men into ship shape! You have my thanks pal!" Stratos nodded silently. "And to show my pride in the lot o' yeah! Here's a consolidation prize!" ALL PLAYERS LEARNED HUMMINGBIRD! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MISSION COMPLETE! Mission Complete! Beuce leveled up! (59)(60) All stats increased! Luna leveled up! (60) All stats increased! Marx leveled up! (60) All stats increased! Steel leveled up! (60) All stats increased! With all the pirates of Jones defeated, the group took control of the ship and sailed towards the shore. Once the group had reached the isle where all the major players were hunting for Sparrow. A suave man with s 6 foot tall man with short brown hair approached them with a pistol in his hands. "Oh marvelous.. more pirates." He cocked his pistol and aimed it at the group. "Okay I don't have all day, so I'll make this quick. He reached into his back pocket. He revealed a wanted posted of Jack Sparrow. "Show of hands, whose seen this guy?"
Zulu scoffed. "Anora was indeed one I favored, but she held me back from my true potential..." He let go of the keyblade in his mouth and hit the blade straight forward with his right keyblade, causing the blade to ricochet towards Karina. The keyblade flew past her as she kept vigilant. "You might be able to use the darkness, but I was born in it... You see, while Zulu is my new name, there is a more true reason why Leo is no more." He crossed his keyblades in an 'X' formation, causing the third keyblade to come chasing back like a boomerang, knocking Karina in the back of the head and knocking her to the ground. Cbains burst from the ground and kept Karina chained to the ground. "For you see... I am Leo's nobody! Which is ironic, because soon enough, you will be the ones that are no more..." His attention turned to Kel. "As for you.. old friend... Do you recall me mentioning something about the Achilles tendon?" he wickedly grinned.
Aux shrugged. "At this point I don't care who hits him." Zulu scoffed through the blade in his mouth. "A coward's choice... Darkness know it's true master, and that master is I!" After a deep and irritated exhale, Aux cracked his neck by tilting his head. "Nope. Changed my mind." Aux dashed forward without his keyblade in hopes to punch the boy out. Zulu grinned, staying in place. Without doing anything, a giant steel cage with no lock fell onto Aux. He ran into the steel bars, and got stunned for a brief second. "Fool! No one can harm me! I'm far too skilled...." Zulu chuckled, leaning both blades over his shoulders. Aux was at a loss for words. "What the... WHY?! Where did the cage come from? Was it hanging? It's not even skill, it's.." Too many questions raced to his mind as he couldn't fathom what was happening. "Your weakness clouds your judgement. Only I can follow the path to darkness. The demons of my past are on my side." "What?!... That's.. that's not even remotely true... You just sound stupid... Stop being stupid!" Aux was growing more frustrated than annoyed.
"Not gonna apologize for getting him outta there," Aux shrugged. "Besides, further we are away from that crazy hooded guy, the better.." "WELL THAT'S NOT VERY NICE!" Zulu blurted, as he hung upside down from a nearby tree. He quickly hopped to his feet as he unfurled his keyblade. "After all this time, I thought I would've meant more to you than that!" Aux shrugged from lack of interest. "How could any of you forget the legacy of Doctor L! I guarantee you haven't even notice my new keyblade!" He showcased his crimson red key in the air as if gloating over it. "I call it... BLOOD RAYNE!" Aux winced at the sound of the cringing name. "It has a powerful affinity with strength and darkness, purging the hearts of my enemies and making it stronger!" Of course it does. "As an orphan child, I was always left to my own ways. But I was meant for greatness! I was the chosen one who who would open the door! Even with my own crippling emotional turmoils, I endured!" Aux continued to show his discomfort each time he opened his mouth. "And I could've been saved. If not for my darling love Anora!" There was a brief silence as he tried to recall who that was. "But of course there was the cursed love affiliation with Noroz and Kross. I'm sure they're laughing at me as we speak! Aden, Lars, and Eon must be laughing it up as well!" Aux was struggling to try and remember who these people were. "But I will be the one laughing last! For once I destroy all of you, I will reclaim my lady love and show you that DARKNESS is the heart's true-" "Can I hit him?!" Aux interrupted as he asked Kel and Karina. "I'm asking to make sure he's not still your friend, but seriously- CAN I HIT HIM?" "You're welcome to try!" Zulu cackled, summoning another keyblade as he put a third one in his mouth. Elsewhere... CASTUR ACTIVATED ZERO POINT!
Aux signed. "Never really thought about romance and the like. I have people I care for sure, but my teen years were just spent under the tutalage of my horrible grandfather." He stood up and looked around to see any sign of Castur, or pirates. "Truth be told I've never even kissed anyone, so I dont see how-" he stopped mid-sentence, realizing he was sharing too much. "That doesnt leave this world..." He stretched his arms looking to change the subject. "Should probably go find Ignis and the others..."
Aux made a quick whistle sound at the end of Karina's whole speech. "That's definately a lot to unpack... I'm sure you have a lot of internal things to figure out." There was a long pause of silence before Aux spoke again. "So... anyone rode else want to emotionally unpack?" He turned to Kel. "You have anyone special back home?"
Aux overheard Karina's statement on marriage and scoffed. At this point, he was sitting against a tree with his knees bent and his arms rested against his knees. "Well that's dumb..." He looked off into the dimming sky as the stars seemed a little less brighter than when this whole mess started. "Marriage is supposed to be an oath. A vow that two people swear to keep in allegiance to each other, and not to their respective houses. What your describing sounds more like an assignment instead of a choice." He turned to Karina and thought about what she said. "Who were you assigned to anyways?" ---------------------------------------------------- Tunnel 1-A "I'm done here, I've said all I need to for now," Kaizo said, pulling his cloak over his shoulder. Time around them was slowly beginnning to return to normal, but not before he stopped to say one more thing. "You know what's the most infurating part of it all?... I'll never know why out of everyone in that world, he chose you..." He turned to exit. "And now I'll never know. So I'll just have to look for my own resolution." He walked off, with all his time magic fully fading, and time returning to it's normal pace. Kaida could move again in time enough for the water drop on the wall to finish pouring down to the ground.
TUNNEL 3 "Doctor is always in my friend," he winked, tipping his hat towards Faust. "If you ever need a housa call, simply drop some blood on that calling card I gave you, and I'll be there in a New Orlean minute!" Shadow Faust stood in front of Faust, twitching in front of him with a twisted grin. "But I'd tread lightly with how you handle your new Shadow friend. He can be a little... mischievous." Shadow Faust laughed in response. And I'd also keep this little meeting of our on the down low. If you go and start running your mouth, I'll know... Cuz you're in my world now, not your world... And I've got friends on the other side." Laughter from shadows on the wall could be heard as Facilier saluted his farewell to Faust.
Tunnel 3 "Let's just say the first one's free..." He held the charm up to Faust's finger, only for it to snap down on the boy's finger. The red blood filled up the pendent. "There is of course a small service charge," he chuckled as he put the necklace around Faust. The wooden necklace turned black as Faust's shadow crawled from out of the ground. "I'd like you to meet your other half... your shadow. They can be your deepest fears, or your right hand man," he said, before having his own shadow high five him. Facilier's shadow was moving on it's own, walking and moving differently from the doctor. "Like what you see? -------------------------------------------------------------- Tunnel 1-A "Enough!" Kaizo blurted out, holding his hand forward to perform a stop spell on Kaida. While it was amusing at first, he was beginning to grow impatient with her. ------------------------------------------------------------ Tunnel 1-B As Ananta wandered about in her own tunnel, an ominous presence had made itself known. A green portal of dark energy opened as a tall pale woman walked through it. She wore a long black cloak, with a horned helmet and a staff in her hand. She gave an endearing smile as she walked towards the girl. -------------------------------------------------------------- MISSION COMPLETE! Aux leveled up! (61) Karina leveled up! (61) Kel leveled up! (60) (61) All stats increased! Aux moved past a few dead bushes as he approached the group. He managed to hear the end of the conversation Karina and Kel were having. "Kind of like an outdoor cat," he shrugged. He looked around to see if there were any more pirates. "Not that I'm exactly concerned but... where's Castur?" Away from the group, Scroop had found Castur in a nearby clearing, slowly sneaking up behind him. He reached into his vest pocket and threw a few large pellets of food at the back of his head before aiming his pistol at the man. "Consider that your last meal... cabin boy..." he groaned.
Kaizo winced above as he felt his knees bend ever so slightly. "That's just so precious. Like a bird trying to fight a cat." -------------------------- Tunnel 3 "Well with a little help from my friends on the other side, you can do a lot more than you ever imagined. I just want to see what im working with here." He revealed a small necklace with a wooden charm on it. "Know what this is?"
TUNNEL 3 "Well little man, it's not so much what I want from you, but what you... want from us." He spoke in a smooth, deep voice and came off as quite a showman. "You seem like the kinda fella who doesnt like being tied down, moving from place to place to find all the pleasures life has to offer. Am I right?" Without letting him finish the took out a deck of tarot cards and began shuffling them in his hands as he walked around Faust. "Let me give y'all a little demonstration so you dont think I'm some kinda charlatain.." He drew three different cards and revealed them to Faust. "Your past is the cloud card. You spent your days in the cloud- your mind or otherwise, and I see that you wanted more than what your floating paradise could offer. Second card is the dice card. Your present seems to be full ofchances and risks I see... something that triggered you into a path where you let the cards choose your fate. A respectable way to live," he grinned. His face turned serious as he revealed the third card. "Now your future is something I think my friends and I can help with. The coin card... meaning there will be a choice that affects your entire future. One choice that puts your down the path of the blessed... or the path of the cursed. Quite the mind boggle huh?
TUNNEL 1-A Caught off guard, Kaizo quickly turned to try and cast a stop spell. "Sto-" kaidas attack connected, much to his shock as he quickly flew up his arm to block the impact. While he felt it wouldnt do much damage the spacial damage caused the attack to feel heavier. Jumping back, he rubbed his wrist. "Well well, looks like the little bird is trying to fly." TUNNEL 2 A small puff of purple smoke was blown towards Zidane, as small glittering pieces of dust fell over him. Before Zidane could charge forward, his vision began to blurr and subsequently passed out onto the floor. From behind him, was a tall slender man in a black and plum suit. He was a slick man with a gap in the front of his toothy grin. "Well kid was right about one thing, battle didn't go at all like he wanted..." He reached into his blazer pocket and pulled out a small card in between his fingers. "I actually came for your Mr... Faust, was it? My Card...." The man gave Faust a small business card, with his information on it. ------------------------------------- Aux watched in disgust as Karina killed one Pirate after the other. While he was all for punishing the murderous ravagers, he still felt uneasy at the sight of their innards being spilled out on display. If he had to put an end to the evil pirates, he would much rather them be killed in a less gruesome manner. And whats worse, they were actually competing. All he could do was sigh, as he rose up to his feet and tried to find a place to lie low before striking at the enemy. He found a bulky enough tree to take cover with before hearing one of the pirates yell; "Come out! We can see you hiding behind that tree!" Aux confused, looked at his arms, that were sticking out like a sore thumb. He was too muscular to even hide behind trees now. "Well, that's embarassing," he told himself before casting 'Stopga' on both the pirates. He casually stroller up to them as he gave both of them a hard punch to the head before knocking both their heads together. He walked pass them, counting down out loud. "Three, two..." Before he said one, both pirates cringed from the delayed pain as they fell to the floor, knocked out with some serious brain damage to their squishy alien heads. He looked around to see if any of the familiar faces were seen. Scroop, Silver or Zulu were no where in sight though. Pirates Defeated: 2 Pirates injured: Pirate A; 32/50 Pirates remaining: 11/20 Words: 243 EXP: 49
TUNNEL 1-A Kaizo chortled. "Oh right, you've been very out of the loop, haven't you?" He changed the subject, wishing to keep it that way. "As for Sora, I think we both could agree he would want whats best for all worlds. And in my own, way I'm doing just that." He yawned loudly to himself. "So very much to learn. You understand so little. But I suppose that's why I'll hold off on that fateful battle. It's not fun to destroy you at the stage you're at. I want you at your strongest. And when you finally fall after working so hard to reach that point. Then, AND ONLY THEN, will I be satisfied in taking your place in the Order."
MISSION COMPLETE! Aux leveled up! (59)(60) All stats increased! Castur leveled up! (59) Karina leveled up! (59) (60) All stats increased! Kel leveled up! (59) Aux thought to himself for a moment. "The ambush plan sounds like our best course of action. Once we get Faris and Jim to-" Before he finished his sentence, Ignis had already picked up the two over her shoulder and was fleeing for cover. "Well... that takes care of that, I guess. We can have time for recon when were done clearing the scouting group. Sooner we knock 'em down, sooner we can move on." Sounds of nearby gunfire was heard as Scroop's voice bellowed out. "Come out little vermin!" Aux cracked his knuckles. "Oh, this is gonna be fun...." MISSION START! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TUNNEL 1-A "Unfortunate indeed," he said as he dragged Kaida up by her collar. "You talk a lot for an after thought." He looked at the stopped space around them. "This is all you need to know about me. I'm stronger than you, smarter than you, and far more qualified for the job. What happens now is going to be because of you Kaida. Because you're not gonna be strong enough to help anyone if you can't even help yourself," he dropped her back onto her feet, having finished messing with her head. "I bet you haven't even reached your second Aura... But this around you? This is my third... If I were to fight you one on one, who do you think would win?"
TUNNEL 1-A "We met informally once, but I suppose you wouldn't remember," he scoffed. "Allow me to give you a friendly reminder." He took step after step forward as he towered over her. "It's a little story that takes place in Central Haven. Your predecessor- a man of great respect and power; took quite a favorable eye on me as his successor. So much so that I felt I was being groomed to take his place when he retired." His eyes grew more fierce with each step he took towards her. "Lo and behold, you appear out of the blue. Barely any training of skill to speak of and he gives his position- MY RIGHTFUL PLACE to a tiny pale girl who was so absent to the light, that she was afraid of the SUN ITSELF!" he pushed her hard onto the ground as he stood above her. "I know all about you Kaida. But you don't know anything about me. What I've worked for, What I yearned for!" He realized he was breathing heavier then normal, and slowly composed himself. "You are right about one thing though... I'm quite fickle when it comes to judging quality. So allow me to review yours..." He knelt down in front of her and spoke softly. "You have none."
