GUILD HALL UPDATE 3.01 ACHIEVEMENTS - Achievement requirements edited. - Rewards have been updated MAGIC[/U] - Gravity Spell Damage is now affected by the weight of the opponent. - Fire Spell Damage increased by 30% - Thunder Spell Damage increased by 30% - Blizzard Spell Damage increased by 15%
The old lady nodded. "Yes dear, dogs are very nice!" What?" Aux shrugged at Kaida. "We're supposed to find the blue 'dog,' bring it to the four eyed alien so we can get a boat and get out of here. Isn't that the point? To rendezvous with the rest of your friends? Fastest way to do that is get as much info as possible. Which I was trying to do, accept the woman I'm talking to CLEARLY NEEDS A HEARING AID." He said, yelling at her. "Oh what was that dear? Let me adjust my hearing aid." As the old lady began to tune her hearing aid, Aux's fingers stiffened in a front of him. As if he was trying very hard to resist hurting her. "Please tell me... it is not always this difficult..." ---------------------------------------------------------------- "You know... indians. Copper skin. Feathers in their hair. Black hair. Can't speak a lick of English. They use bows and arrows, and live in the wilderness. Barely colonized at all. What kind of people live like that?" Smith quickly looked up and down at the group. "Come to think of it, you don't really match that description. A bit to pale for a savage. I should know... I've had to fight back many in the past years." He held his gun firmly as he ducked under oncoming branches. -------------------------------------------------------------------
Aux began to look around the market. He wasn't exactly hungry, but he didn't feel like enjoying himself. Best he could do was scout and see what he could find. Honestly, there was nothing but a very chill atmosphere. One of the locals waved hello, cheering "Aloha!" Aux turned to glare at the man, clenching his fist. "What did you call me?..." "I-it means hello on the island. Sorry, didn't know you were a tourist..." The man quickly ran off with his friends. Raising an eyebrow, Aux looked at himself seeing that being shirtless made him blend in. He turned to one of the market vendors to try and start their mission. He spotted a short woman with large glasses and looked down to her. He wanted to get as much intelligence as possible. "Excuse me. Have you seen an dangerous genetic experiment?" She shook her head. "Sorry, I don't have a peppermint. I sell Watermelons." "What?" Aux asked, arching his eyebrow. "No, I'm looking for a small, blue alien." "Oooh, I'm sorry dear. But I don't know any Australians." Aux raised his voice, growing impatient. "IT'S SMALL. AND BLUE!"
Aux watched Steel sink down wondering if Hikaru did in these kinds of situations. First seeing Steel definitely caught him off guard, but it shouldn't prevent him from at least trying to have fun with the rest of his party. He went over a few scenarios of advice he thought Hikaru would give in this kind of situation. Little pep talks he would give... He imagined him saying each one with a smile on his face, and a big thumbs up. That last one he felt, was just his conscience messing with him. Looking back at the hooded steel, he tried to give words of encouragement in the only way he knew how. "I mean if a fluffy blue alien is on this island, you wouldn't be the weirdest thing here... So there's that." Looking up, he found a small trio of kids happily sharing ice cream together. Something that brought up happier memories of him, Kaida and Hikaru that he didn't want to think about right now. "Hold this." He handed Steel his surf board as he went to look elsewhere on the market . Preferably somewhere where he could be with his thoughts.
Watching Aux's flower necklace fall on the ground, he didn't blame Kaida for the lesser treatment of him. He wasn't exactly at peace with himself either. But he also wasn't willing to but on a flower necklace to appease the denizens of this world. As everyone was preparing to plan ways to blend in to the more local scenery, Aux stared around at the beach locals. It seemed like any island paradise, with people enjoying the sand and sun. While the others were relishing in the culture, Aux didn't fully understand what the great appeal was. He had come from a more forested homeworld, so his biggest complaint was that it was far too hot than he was used to. Seeing that most of the guys on the island were shirtless, which prompted him to take off his vest and shirt. He unbuckled his gauntlets and put them all on a neat little pile on the ground. He noticed everyone was also wearing shorts, and were barefoot. Aux was never one for being without shoes, so being shirtless washis compromise. He looked to the corner of the beach where a pile of surfboards laid. He had never seen them before, but most of the people on the island had one. Maybe it was like this world's version of weapons? There were worse choices than giant planks. He grabbed a light blue one so they might look more local. He presented himself to the group, thinking he did a good enough job. "Will this do?"
Regarding Steel and Ananta's question, Jumba was prepared to answer. "Doesn't matter. We are only here to hunt down-" Pleakley immediately covered Jumba's mouth. "NO! CRAZY HEAD! This is a covert mission, and you will not mess this up!" "What? Jumba shrugged, moving Pleakley's hands off his mouth. "Goal is capture experiment. We get island locals to help. Capture experiment faster. Simple logic." "Didn't you hear them? They're just as foreign as we are!" Jumba looked back at the five of them."They look earthling to me... Accept canine boy," he said in regards to Steel. "He looks like he is from Quasar sector." "Well how exactly do you expect them to help us?!" Pleakley asked. "Simple. Experiment 626 has molecular density that will not survive water. If they can bring him to ocean, we will take care of rest." He turned to the group to try and sweeten the deal. "I know this seems like you are helping complete strangers, but Experiment 626 is very dangerous. He is bulletproof, fireproof, and can think faster than supercomputer. He can see in the dark and move objects 3,000 times his size. His only instinct: To destroy everything he touches! And in return for the secure capture of experiment 626, we will reward you with new vessel. It's a good bargain, no?" Seeing as how everyone was still trying to find their footing on the situation, Aux was still figuring out how to do things like this. His only real experience in helping people was in the Pride Lands. In that world, there mission was clear, but over here they had to start off their own decisions. Were they supposed to naively trust these two alien creatures or fight against them. "So... what does it look like." "He is an amalgamation of many creatures... But I believe little girl called him a dog. So.. a blue dog." Jumba pointed to Steel. "Like him, but.. smaller and more fluffy. Glad we are in agreement then! I am Dr. Jumba Jookiba. And this, is is Pleakley. We will be in contact with you soon." Jumba walked off, dragging Pleakley by his waistline. "I don't condone this!" Pleakley yelled as he was dragged off. MISSION START!
"Fine!" Finlay yelled. He turned to the old man and barked at him. "I'm sorry half yer bones don't work!" He crossed his arms and slouched down. "This is hardly a game o' strategy! Where are the soldiers? Where are the dragons?! All ah see are li'll bald men, a couple a ponies, and some towers in each corner! I want a game o' REAL SKILL! Something that's so simple a child could figure it out..." The old man motioned his hand to the games bin next to them His green sweater, sliding down his wrist. Finlay rummaged through the games as he couldn't find anything familliar to him and shoved the box away. "BAHH! I don't do a lot of these thinker games. If I can't kill or maim something, it's not a game to me..." He turned back to the old man. "I'd like to gracefully and incredibally humbly, allow mah partner here to take over." As he attempted to get up, Finlay was almost glued to the seat. The old man's eyes glowed red as a demonic voice escaped his mouth. "You have chosen your champion. Select your challenge or face erasure!" Finlay looked disguested at the man. "Blehh... liked it better when yah didn't talk..." He turned back to Koa and showed him the games awkwardly. "So uhh... which game do you know here exactly. what game are we switchin' too?"
Finlay immediately sat down without consoling his partner. "Yer goin' down yah ol' fart makin' waste o' meat!" Finlay challenged. Turning to his partner without any regard to the old man's feelings, he spoke out "Alright. Since yah no the most about this here game, I'll let you be mah eyes and ears. If the main goal is to checkmate the king, This should be over real quick." He looked at the board, spotting 16 pieces on each side of the checkered board. "Right...Now which one's the king?" The old man quivered his finger over Finlay's king piece. "Right then." He grabbed the old man's king and inspected it thoroughly." Well, I consider that to be 'checked' well enough. So... We win then?"
"Pretty cold blooded going after your former team. Not saying I don't get it, but still, way to break your bonds." Alex looked up for a moment as if reflecting on his own choices. "Trust me, you'll be better for it...."Hovering his hand over his eyes to block them from the sun, he caught sight of Aeira and Vallus walking a distance away. "Speaking of which, there they are now." The two were unknown to the duo's presence as Alex watched from afar. "From what Delta told me, you're pretty good with your shots. Could probably take them out in a shot if you wanted huh?... Heck, maybe both..."
Ratcliffe rolled his eyes in disapproval. "It's supposed to be 'I speak English perfectly well.' While they aren't savages, they certainly don't appear to be very educated... They don't appear to be from England, Smith." John Smith shook his head humorously. "You'll have to forgive him. We come from a far away land in England. We came here to search for a new world. New adventure and land to control." "And any riches that come with it of course..." Ratcliffe corrected. "Regardless, this land is still unknown. I've faced plenty a savage in my day. They're unkind with no rational thought. Wild animal instincts course through their veins. I'm still not sure we're alone on this land. We found you after all." Inspecting them further, he thought to himself. " "Well, then perhaps you should venture forth and determine their whereabouts, hmm?" Smith looked back to the three of them. "Well what about them?" "Take them with you then. The boy seems to be weaker than Thomas, and we hardly need any women in the camp. Lest you find a good kitchen on the ship," he chuckled. He whipped out a handkerchief and began to dab the sweat from his thick head. "Do report back once you've surveyed the area," Ratcliffe instructed as he walked off. John Smith pulled out his gun as he loaded it. "Could get dangerous out there..." MISSION START! ------------------------------------------------------------ As Beuce got the others to follow him, the Duke grumbled under his white mustache. "It's Weselton!" he grumpily argued as he walked off with his guards. With the trio now secluded, they would begin to notice the large volume of people walking through the castle gates. The duke of Weselton slowly rolled his hands over each other as he looked around. "Ah, Arendelle, a most mysterious trade partner. Open those gates so I may unlock your secrets and exploit your riches. ...Did I just say that out loud?" Bells could be heard to mark the beginning of the ceremony as more and more people were entering the caslte. MISSION START!
The ship carrying Beuce, Ignis, and AJ landed in a fairly sunny kingdom. (Despite the image on the world bubble) Their boat had reached the docks, allowing them to jump off before the boat vanished. Several royal and common folk alike seemed to be rowdy in celebration. "Such a wonderful thing to witness coronation day," one of the villagers cheered. "It's been ages since those kingdom gates have opened. I hear Princesses Anna and Elsa have grown into quite the beautiful pair of women!" It seems one of those two women were going to be crowned king. While it wasn't clear if their were any threats in this world, the names of Anna and Elsa were two that were seen on the Princess of Heart list. Before much could be done, they were approached by a small, scrawny old man in a military uniform. "Begging your pardon. Do you by chance know the princesses? It's been quite some time since they've left their home and as the Duke of Weselton I wish to uh... negotiate trade with them. Any information at all would be quite helpful..." ---------------------------------------------------------------- The boat landed Luna, Aislinn and Kel on a flat terrain of shore. Past the waters, only forest trees and mountain ranges could be seen for miles. Woodland life could be heard in the distance, along with the loud rantings and cheers of men, not far from their location. "Captain Smith, it appears I've selected the perfect location, eh? Not a savage in sight." A portly pompous man with a magenta coat and hat bragged, walking along with men behind him. "Governer Ratcliffe, just because we don't see them doesn't mean they're not out there, sir." A handsomd young man with blonde hair and a steel chestplate remarked. The man known as Ratcliffe, drew his attention to the three wielders. He chuckled at the very sight of them. "Well if these are your so called savages Smith, I'll take my chances. Nothing but women and children." Smith rolled his eyes as he approached the three, waving his arm. "Hello, my name is John Smith, from England... Do you.. speak english?" ------------------------------------------------------------------- Kaida, Ananta, Stratos, Aux and Steel eventually landed on a shore of an Island; much bigger than that of the one they had left. Their boat reaching the beach caused it to vanish as everyone immediately exited. They had landed on an unpopulated part of the beach, as no one could be seen for miles. Empty save for two figures that had their backs turned to the party. Very alien-like in appearance. One was dark purple, tall and obese with four eyes. The other was a thin and slender, one eyed creature that was colored lime-green and wore a military uniform. "I had Experiment 626 in my sights, and what does he do?! Uses that girl as a shield. That was low even for him! What do we do now, my one eyed friend?" The large one asked his partner. "Well like I told you before Jumba. We can't shoot, and we can't be seen. Look at us! To these primitive island dwelling earthlings we must look like monsters..." The one eyed alien turned around, thinking to himself. "We'll probably need some disguises to blend in. Hehe... I mean can you imagine, the TRAUMA we'd cause if we were-" He stopped mid sentence, as he spotted the party of keyblade wielders. "Oh well this is bad..." he whined. Aux looked at the two of them before looking back to his party. He remained silent but didn't know if this was supposed to be unusual or not to them.
PART III - The Road to Light A few days have passed since everyone's fateful meeting with Master No Heart. Three ships had left Destiny Islands, carrying eleven keyblade masters. Though they suffered a heavy loss, there were still many hardships ahead of them. These ships would lead them to an unknown world, and with the lockdown protocol still in effect, they can't rely on their keyblade gliders. Actions must be taken to secure a new vessel and reunite with their lost allies. Along with this, they must continue to seal the keyholes in each world, be wary of villainous threats, and protect any and all princesses of heart.
"Guess that one," Alex said, pointing to the cat picture. "That's one down... Speaking of goals, if Luther manages to off little miss ice princess, he's gonna be partnerless. We gotta off someone else to keep him in the game." He thought to himself as he looked around for another Cat marker. "Say, you think Echo can help us take down his look-a-like? Don't know what the deal with that guy is, but I doubt he's much use to us anyways. We can't exactly get Shiro till he returns." -------------------------------------- Over with Koa and Finlay, Finlay had just sat down in front of an old man at the local park, preparing to face him in a game of chess. "Alright," he said to Koa. "So how does this little thinkin' game work lad?" -------------------------------------- With Vanitas and Echo, Vanitas plopped down Echo in front of the sloth. He looked to Echo and ordered him to stay put. "Just don't blink. I've got other plans here..." Vanitas walked off as Echo continued to stare at the Sloth. The two stared at each other without a second thought, never blinking. Vanitas looked around making sure no one was on his clase or would try to see what he was up to. "Now where is that stupid place?..." he asked himself. He stopped next to the shopping district. "Jackpot!" He grinned, walking into the arcade.
"I always thought that I was the one who was meant to protect everyone.To keep everyone safe. And to bare that burden alone.But I know now that I was wrong.Because it's not just my story."
EPILOGUE: OUT OF THE SHADOWS "SECRET ENDING #5" Those who are lost... As Oswald wandered the remains of the realm of darkness, he stopped in the middle of the road. His ears drooping down as he sighed. From behind him, Dreamer appeared in his white cloak, walking not far off. "There you are. I was curious where you hopped off to." "Not you again," Oswald whined. "Just leave me alone will yah? I've got a lot of walking to do." "I'm sorry... You must be frustrated by now." "FRUSTRATED?! Well that's a nice way to wrap up isn't it? I lost my home, I lost my ship, and I'm still stuck in this stupid place!" Oswald kicked the dust off the ground, trying to calm himself down. He began to walk off, but wasn't losing Dreamer anytime soon. Following the rabbit, Dreamer spoke again. "You're walking the wrong way." "I said leave me alone!" he barked. "You won't even try to listen?" "I don't take orders from strangers!" "That's fair," Dreamer nodded. "My name is Dreamer." "I don't care who you are! You got a mask or a hood, then I don't trust you!" Oswald turned around and yelled up at the man. "I hide my face to protect people." "Protect?! WHO HAVE YOU PROTECTED?!" "All I can do is salvage. Intervening where I can. But you can make a difference Oswald. The keyblade chose you..." Oswald summoned the Kingdom Key D in his hand, looking at his reflection in the golden hilt. "Well this time it chose wrong," he said, tossing it at Dreamer's feet. "That thing has caused my nothing but trouble. I gave it to the mouse for a reason. Let him and those other kids save the day for once. Why is it my responsibility?... I never asked for it." Dreamer picked up the Kingdom Key D. "But some one wanted you to have it. Yen Sid wouldn't have given it to you if he didn't trust you. A keyblade of darkness and light." Oswald calmed down. "You know Yen Sid?" "I do. He taught me a lot of things." Dreamer reached into his back pockets and pulled out a couple of pages from the Wasteland's book. "Including putting the needs of others before my own." Oswald's ears lit up as he quickly grabbed the pages. "Ortensia! Gus!" He yelled, looking at the pages. "It's not all of them, but it's a start." Oswald quickly put the pages in the book and under his arm. "I can't go back home until I find all of them... " "I know. And if you don't want to, I won't force you." "I'm just so lost without them. Ortensia would be there whenever I got home and Gus would help my keep the Wasteland safe. We were all safe together. Maybe that's why I stayed with Mickey and his friends. I liked the idea of helping people get home." "Everyone's doing their part," Dreamer reassured putting a hand on his shoulder. "I know you left the SOS because you don't like getting attached. But if you really want to keep helping people." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a star shard. "I received this along time ago. It's helped me in grave emergencies in the past." Oswald tiled his head. "What is it?" "It's a Star Shard. It can help you go from world to world. Normally the effects would be quite random for those that don't know how to use it... But I trust in the hands of a LUCKY user, you should be just fine." Oswald looked up. "Why are you helping me? What's in it for you." Dreamer looked up into the dark sky. "Because even if you don't know it yet. We were all connected at one point or another. And I like to think we still are. That if we just try to help each other- just a bit... the worlds would be able to hold their own." Oswald looked down at the Star Shard. "I want to help people... But the keyblade will hold me back. It keeps attracting bad folks. I don't want that. No more fighting..." Dreamer nodded. "So what will you do with the key to darkness." Oswald took the key from Dreamer as he thought to himself. "I've got an idea." A small distance later, Dreamer walked Oswald to the edge of Destiny Islands. The place where the battle of 10,000 Heartless took place. "Why here?" Dreamer asked. "This is the place those kids went to to get back to the light. Mickey still had the light key. But if he ever needs the dark key, I want him to be able to find it in a place that gives people hope." Oswald marched onwards, with Dreamer watching from afar. Going under the waterfall, Oswald opened the door to the secret place and left the Kingdom Key there. Floating and glowing int he darkness. Walking back to Dreamer at the edge of the beach, he looked up to him. "So what do we do now Mr Dreamer?" Dreamer thought to himself before speaking. "Since I'll be stuck here, I need you to be my eyes and very tall ears in the realm of light." "But what if I can't find Mickey's ship? Where do I bring all the people I need to keep safe?" Dreamer leaned down to Oswald's level before answering. "I know a place... Have you ever heard of a place called Traverse Town?"
EPILOGUE: OUT OF THE SHADOWS "SECRET ENDING #4" The Dream goes on... Panchito and Jose showed up on the barely lit Disney station. Most everything was shown to be low in power, save for a couple of lights that made things visible. The duo looked around, wondering what had happened in their absense. "Cousin Donald! Esta aqui?!" Panchito yelled out. "Ay mio... what happened?" Jose asked, looking around the room. "Looks like the the last afterparty I had back home," Panchito nudged. Still looking around, a large banging was heard at one of the station's doors. The banging got louder and louder, causing Panchito to summon his umbrella and Panchito to draw his pistols. The banging eventually powered through as Pete came crashing onto the floor. "Diablo! Get him!" Panchito yelled, firing powerful pellets at the giant guard. "OW! OOH! AHH! Stop it you nimrod, it's me!" Jose used his umbrella handle to lower Panchito's fire. "Panchito, basta! It's el gordo." Panchito tilted his head. "Ahh so it is. Como esta?" He asked casually. Pete shrugged off his assistance as Donald and Daisy showed up behind him. "Ahh cousin Donald, what happened?" Jose asked. "It was a disaster!" Donald exclaimed. Daisy walked passed him and began to explain further. "Some strange little guys completely drained our ship of it's power. We've been hanging around in dead space for days. We were running on reserve power, when we were all locked out. Someone turned on the override to lockdown protocol. Several of the attendants must be worried sick..." "WOW!" Goofy's scream was heard as he and Max charged through another door. Shaking his head, Goofy waved in a daze as Max rushed to the Station's console. He input a few keys before the station began to start up again. "Nice! Looks like we're back online!" He cheered. As they sighed in relief, Panchito looked around. So where is the mouse boy?" "Mick?" Goofy looked around. "Princess Minnie's missing too!" Daisy said, looking left and right for her. "The mutt and the bunny boy are MIA too," Pete said, brushing himself off. "I'll access the cameras to see what happened to see what happened," Daisy confirmed, typing away next to Max. "So how did you find us" Donald asked his cousins. "It's a muy grande ship cousin. Hard to miss. "Yeah, we found a page from Senor Oswald's book. We wanted to tell him the good news." "Cameras online! Now let's see what happened...." A few monitors displayed the internal and external cameras. "This is where Minnie and Pluto were before the attack," She said pointing to the top left hand screen. "She's right next to the console. And this is the only access port that could've shut us down," she added pointing to it on the screen. A small ooze of black liquid crawl next to the console and flipped the switch before forging a cage around Minnie and Pluto. The ooze then reformed into a silhouette before firing a black ooze at the camera, causing it to shut down. "Wait a minute, rewind and pause!" Max exclaimed. Daisy followed and paused at the appearance of the mystery person. Goofy, Oswald and Pete glared. "Is that?..." Goofy asked. "Mortimer Mouse!" Donald exclaimed. "We haven't seen that feller for ages!" Goofy said, scratching his head. "I don't care who he is, he took Pluto and the princess!" "Well looks like he's been beefin up on some fancy new powers!" Pete said, crossing his arms. "But that still don't explain boat boy and the bunny are." As he said this, Beast came walking through the one of the knocked down doors carrying DJ in his arms. "I found him by the docking bay. It seems he's been gravely injured. ATTACKED!" He roared. "By what... I do not know..." "Where'd you find him?" Max asked. "The docking bay." Beast confirmed. Max quickly began typing on the console to access the cameras. Mulan and Robin Hood showed up in the room to see what was going on. "Is everyone alright?"Mulan asked looking towards the unconcious teen in Beast's arms. "Oh no..." "Seems we took a hit," Robin said, scratching the back of his neck. "This is NOT an Oo-de-lally day..." "There!" Maxsaid pointing to the monitor of the docking bay. DJ was in a room fighting with Mickey and Oswald by his side against a blonde haired boy around his age. "They were fighting some punk!" Pete said, hands on his hips. Oswald and Mickey were able to turn the battle's tide in DJ's favor. "You don't have to do this Alex," DJ said on the screen. "I'm done listening to you..." he replied. As the battle raged on, Oswald made a powerful drop kick attack. the blonde haired boy. Opened a dark portal under himself, causing Oswald to sink after him. "Oswald!" Mickey cried out. Alex reappeared through a dark portal, but Oswald seemed to have been dragged elsewhere in darkness. The group remained silent as they watched the battle unfold. "It was supposed to be me and you DJ! Two artists rebelling against the world! And then you just ditched me! Too busy with your new order pals. YOU ABANDONED ME! You stopped jamming and kept cramming with that big brain of yours! You always liked making me felt stupid didn't you! That's all I was to you! Some one to make you feel smarter!" The battle clashed with keyblades and Alex getting faster and faster with his thunder attacks. "But if you don't want a brother!" He pulled a small void disc and threw it from behind him. "THEN NEITHER DO I!" As he threw the Void Disc, Mickey quickly pushed DJ out of the way. The void disc began to absolve Mickey as he was absorbed in a dark purple light, being dragged into the void. "Mickey!" DJ yelled, trying to reach out. "Protect Minnie!" Mickey yelled back before disappearing completely. Alex grunted and not hitting the correct target. "Whatever. Now it's just me and you. No more interfering. No running. Today I prove that I'm better than you." "I never wanted to be better than you!" DJ cried out. Mickey and Oswald were gone because of his former friend. "I wasn't trying to cut you out. I was trying to make things better. For everyone! Don't you want to be a rockstar in a better world? You can't tell me you want this! Working for Nequa of all people!" "Rock and roll thrives off chaos man. I thought getting a keyblade would help me keep up with you. But I don't need to keep up with you. You're the one whose too slow." Alex began charging his keyblade as he stood combat ready. "Final Fantasy. Me and you." "Alex...." "SHUT UP! You wanna stop me, then prove it. Or I'll kill every lamer on this ship!" His eyes twitched as he awaited DJ's answer. "Don't do this..." "It's too late for that... Now SHUT UP AND-" The electric pulse from Alex's keyblade caused the camera to go offline. But judging by DJ's current condition, it was clear to see who won. "Well that blows... Guess that leaves me in charge now. I say we charge straight in and get da princess back!" "Whoa! Who put you in charge!" Max argued. "Well as Captain of the Guard I obviously fall next in command." "No, Daisy does!" Donald argued. "She's Minnie's lady in waiting!" "Donald's right," Goofy confirmed. "So what do we do now yer majesty in waitin'?" Daisy looked at everyone in the room. She sighed before crossing her arms. "It'll be harder now. We're short staffed and lost half our team..." "I'm willing to help," Mulan chimed in. Daisy lit up upon hearing that up. "And don't forget your cousins!" Jose said putting a hand on Panchito's shoulder. "I'm handy with a bow if your in need of an archer," Robin said tipping his hat. "If it helps find Belle... Then I'm in too...." Beast offered. "Thank you... so much..." Daisy said overwhelmed. Daisy nodded, attempting to mak provisions. She took a deep breath before putting on her headset and grabbing a clipboard. Running Scrooge's business helped train her for multitask work. "I'll be operating from the station from now on... Mulan, take Panchito and Robin to help the East end recover. Tell them we'll be back up and running soon. Goofy, take Max and Donald do the same to the West end." She turned to Jose. "Jose, I'll need you along with Pete to help in the engine room. Help Chip and Dale anyway you can! Beast, you can join them once you've dropped DJ off in the recovery bay!" A few salutes and nods later, everyone was off to do their task. She wrapped her arms around her clipboard and looked outside the frontal winder. "We'll find you.. Al of you...."
"I'm not going to do it alone," Lima claimed dusting off the book. "Just not with you." Shiro lowered himself to ask Karina something in confidence. "LADY KARINA... DID YOU BY CHANCE UPSET THIS WOMAN?" His loud booming voice wasn't exactly subtle. "She didn't do anything. She's just wrong for the job." "BUT I TRUST YOU, SHE IS VERY CAPABLE TO-" "And it's the same reason I can't." She summoned two keyblades, one in each hand. "The whole reason that Lea guy formed your group was that you didn't have keyblades. And now you do. And so do I... We're pretty much moving targets." She began to walk away but sighed before looking back. Her sister wouldn't want her to be so brash. "Look, I know we got off on the wrong foot. My real name is Lin. .. And it's nothing against you, but it's just hard to trust people with keyblades lately. If Nequa or anyone close to her got wind of this, it could ruin our only chance to defeat her." She dispersed her keyblades. "My sister Mei gave her life helping me track this down. I can't risk it." "THEN PERHAPS WE SHOULD COMBINE OUR EFFORTS TO-" "SHH!" Lin interrupted. "NOW I HAVE JUST ABOUT HAD IT WITH BEING INTERRUPTED!" "i'm serious, quiet!" She said, holding a finger to her lips. "Someone's watching us..." Back in SHIBUYA... Mizu spun her head around, wondering what Luther was talking about. She looked down and saw that the rabbit was now at her feet. It had apparently darted back without her knowledge. "Aww, what a cute little bunny!" she said, squatting down with her legs closed to get a better look. She tilted her head wondering why it was such a problem. "Doesn't look that fast." She reached her hand out only for the rabbit to dart after Luther, eventually passing him again. "Hey! Wait!" she cried, firing an ice spell to create a rail to slide on. She slid along the ice rail, chasing after it.
"If you're looking for the order lady, she's not here." Lima replied. "MISS YUE OR MISS RIN?!" Shiro asked in close attention. "Neither. If they tried to get in Nequa's way, they're either dead or in the void," She said, flipping through the pages. "VOID?" Shiro asked. "The realm beyond? You know? The realm where there is no return from?" She closed the book and walked passed them. "Anyways, I'll definitely need help with this next step. Just not from you." "ARE YOU CERTAIN WE CAN'T BE OF ASSISTANCE?" Lima sighed before turning around. "Do either of you even know what she's planning? Honestly?" She awaited an answer. Back in Shibuya... Finlay laughed whole heartedly. "Finlay will win whatever challenge he crosses. Just leave it to me lad!" He looked back and forth to see which direction to take. "Which I'm pretty sure is this way!" he said marching along, waiting for Koa to follow." Mizu returned back to Luther with a determined look. Seems like everyone is off on their own missions. "Let's get going mister... Luther was it?" Alex looked at the Strength and Sight trials wondering which one to take. "Well, personally, I'm no good with power, so I guess a scavenger hunt is fine." He looked to Melus. "Sooner we spot em, sooner we finish right?" He quickly made a dash to the city map. "I'm gonna start at the middle of the city. Catch up if you can!" he said, before dashing away again. Charlie looked at the the chart and back to Dastgir and Rydia. "Guess that leaves you two with Strength." TIME REMAINING: 1:75:14 Trial of STRENGTH (Rydia + Dastgir) Trial of ENDURANCE (Aeira + Vallus) Trial of SPEED (Mizu + Luther) Trial of SIGHT (Melus + Alex) Trial of WILL (Ventus + Vanitas) Trial of WISDOM (Finlay + Koa)
EPILOGUE: OUT OF THE SHADOWS "SECRET ENDING #3" Endgames "Rather surprised you agreed to my invitation. But then again, we both know you have been full of surprises." No Heart was speaking at the table where the Order gathered. Across from him, he was speaking to Maleficent, who was standing and looking around the room. "You've been of great assistance in helping to capture the seven maidens of light. I was simply concerned you might still have hard feelings since I've been borrowing young Vanitas. Our partnership has been beneficial to the both of us." "Your council of villains have kept the lockdown in effect, making it harder for the wielders of light. This much has been helpful in testing their strength. As far as Vanitas goes, he allies himself with whoever gets him what he wants. Which is why I've called you here today." Maleficent was taken aback by this. |Oh? Why not summon the Horned King? He's the current benefactor and ringleader behind our groups actions." "We both know that's not true..." No heart replied. "You know too much to just be a follower of darkness. You know of the princesses of heart as well as Xehanort. You seem to be out of your element." Maleficent took a seat across from him. "So you've managed to discover just a small fraction of my origins. A meaningless discovery." "True. But I don't need to know where you're from. Only where you're going. I feel like our goals could align once more.... Do you know of the thirteen darknesses?" Maleficent tried to remain aloof. "Perhaps? What about them?" "I'm attempting to reforge it. Originally I tasked Vanitas, Nequa and Aux to search for 3 champions of darkness. The thirteen would face off against the 7 of light and frge the keyblade. With your seven maidens revealing the final keyhole, Kingdom Hearts would b ours for the taking." "An interesting enough plan. But that would only put you at twelve darknesses. What of the thirteenth?" "I've brought it upon myself to select the thirteenth champion. The darknesses on this new organization need to be the strongest. Which is why I've also summoned you here..." "Oh?" "With Aux's... dismissal from my plan, this puts me a recruiter short. Nequa is recruiting her own through the red society and vanitas is on his own journey. I would like you to replace Aux as a recruiter of darkness." Maleficent pondered for a moment. "What if I were to simply make my own brigade of darkness with the hellfire club?" No Heart chuckled. "Oh yes, I'm sure the pirate captain and skeleton king will make tremendous threats." Malficent ran her long fingers over her staff. "And I would only require to select three?" "Yes." "And Vanitas?" "He's still yours to use as you wish. So long as he chooses his three champions, I don't care what you use him for." "That boy's goals switch at the drop of a hat. I gave him a formula to keep his heart complete. But alas, it's been wearing off. Soon he'll be on the war path for Ventus once more." "That's Nequa's concern... Do we have a deal?" Maleficent stood and nodded her head. "I'll take heed of your offer. Once I weed out the week from my own council, I will be sure to contact you." As Maleficent turned to leave, she began to speak as she glided to the room's exit. "You've been very fortunate to surmount your efforts. What's your secret?" No Heart was uncertain why she chose to discuss that, but answered anyways. "A wealth of knowledge and a bad luck charm." Maleficent spun around. "Don't you mean good luck charm?" "No.... I don't." Inside the Central Haven keyblade academy, the halls echoed with the sounds of silence. An unusual looking young teenage boy sat at one of the lunch tables.He was carnivorously chowing down on a whole uncooked fish as his legs kicked back and forth happily under the table. This boy has orange fur all over his body with pointed ears and a lion's tail. His sharp fangs chewed through the fish as he looked at the empty lunch trays beside him. In front of each empty lunch tray was a broken broomstick,colored ball, or other common item sitting on top of the seat where a person would normally sit. At least a dozen or so. Names were etched on each handle as he looked around the lunch table. He let out a large burp before covering his mouth. He looked the handle marked 'LUNA' and laughed loudly. "You're right Luna! something does smell fishy, HAHAHA!" He pounded the table a little over excitedly as he laughed. A few of the handles began to fall off the table "Whoops!" looks like Glen had a little too much fruit punch!" He quickly propped up the handle and watched as a red ball labeled 'KARINA' rolled past him. "Aww c'mon Karina, don't be mad, I'm sure Beuce didn't mean it!" He picked up a green ball labeled 'BEUCE' and threw it after the red ball. "You go apologize mister!" He passsed by two handles crossing each other labeled 'STEEL' and 'RAISOR.' "I call next arm wrestling match! Raisor you've been on a roll! So manly!" He passed by a blue ball labeled 'HIKARU' and another yellow one labeled 'KAIDA.' "Just tell her how you feel man!" he whispered to the blue ball. He walked passed the blue ball before whispering to the yellow one. "Don't settle, you can do better!" He held up his hand and gave air high fives past empty water jugs labeled 'KEL, STRATOS, D'DAEAR,' and 'BASE.' "High fives for everyone!" he called out before sitting back in his seat. "Man this is so much fun guys! Just eating lunch with all my bestest friends!" His voice echoed across the lunchroom as slence soon followed. A small tear ran down his cheek as his ears pointed downwards. He sunk into his voice as his voice got quieter. "My very... real friends." He sniffled as he folded his arms at the table. A mop labeled 'ANANTA' fell on his shoulder. "Not now Ananta..." he said slowly sliding the mop off him."
Shiro's eyes darted back and forth between the two girls, wondering if he should intervene. They seemed to have met in the past, but if he learned anything by watching Yue, it was best to let them sort it out. "This supposed to be an interview now? Anything we know about you and your groups is from Delta. Someone has been gathering information on you since who knows when. If I remember right you had a key, traveled with a bunch of other key wielders, fell to darkness, lost the key, found a new group, got your key back and, well I don't really know beyond that. " she began to grunt as she moved heavier piles of rubble. As far as me being alone, It wasn't always that way. Not really. I'm sure you or one of your friends met her. She looks like me but with a more... engaging personality. My twin sister and I were part of her group to survive the realm of darkness. When we found out we had to kill each other to stay, we compromised and I faked my own death. Using our portal abilities were able to switch back and forth without anyone really noticing. I doubt Nequa even remembers us being sisters..." "PARDON ME MISS, BUT WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH YOUR CURRENT ACTIVITY?" Shiro asked. Lima found a book and dusted the ash off it. "Not long ago, Nequa called my sister in because I bailed during your little invasion of this burnt down lab. It was supposed to be me at that meeting, but she just smiled and told me that she wouldn't mind getting yelled at. She was killed for insubordination." Lima gripped the book, causing charred edges to crumple off. "Should've been me..." before she got to emotional, she took a deep breath. "So I thought I'd return the favour. This book should tell me everything I need to know on how to get ride of her." Back at Shibuya Mizu shrugged. "I suppose my ice magic would at least be able to slow the furry guy down." Is just like to check what the others in my group are doing. "They might need our help with something too." Alex looked over to his partner as Mizu approached the others. "So how you wanna play this out?" He asked Melus.
