"More or less," Hikaru shrugged, summoning his keyblade glider. "Some guy killed Hiro's brother and stole his science project. He mass-produced them and now has an army of microbots at his command." He said that so non-chalantly as if these plots were something they'd gotten used to. "Don't you think you should stay here? The masked man is rather dangerous and I would hate to see you get hurt." AJ asked Hiro. "Are you nuts? This guy killed my brother! I'm not leaving until this guy is dead!" He climbed aboard Baymax's back, unwilling to wait around for too long. "You guys look like you can get around... Just try and keep up!" Baymax blasted off as they flew towards the island. While Ananta and Aislinn bickered, Esmerelda looked out the window to the town below. "I bet the king himself doesn't have a view like this! I could stay up here forever," shem smiled, admiring the view. You could, you know. Yyou have sanctuary!" "But not freedom. Gypsies don't do well inside stone walls..." "But you're not like other gypsies. They're...evil." Esemerelda spun around. "Who told you that?" "My master, Frollo." "How could such a cruel man have raised someone like you?" "Well, I.. I'm a monster, you know." "He told you that?" "Look at me." He showcased his arms out as he looked to the ground in sadness. "I am quasimodo... And you are not a monster," she looked at him and smiled. Sadly, there were guards rummaging around the castle to interrupt the moment. "You all helped me... Now I will help you!" He opened his window and showed the four ladies where they could exit safely without being watched. By scaling down the side of the building and traveling along the rooftops. "If my master finds you he'll punish all of you. It doesn't matter how well you fight. He has an army of guards with him!..." He looked to them one last time as he sighed. "I'll never forget you all," he shyly said. "Come with us... To the Court of Miracles. Leave this place!" Esmerelda suggested. "Oh, no. I'm never going back out there again. You saw what happened to me today. No. This is where I belong." "Very well. But if you ever need sanctuary, this will show you the way." She handed him a pendant from around her neck "Just remember: When you wear this woven band, you hold the city in your hand." More guards can be heard as Quasimodo was shooing them out of the room. "Hurry! You must go!" As he squng all four women out of his tower, he went to the staircase to see what or who was coming up the stairs. He stepped back as Captain Phoebus poked his head in. "Hi there. I'm looking for the gypsy girl. Have you seen her?" Angry at the sight of the captain, Quasimodo took a swing at him. "No soldiers! Sanctuary! Get out!" He yelled. "Wait! All I wanted was to-- "Go! "I mean her no harm! "Go!" Quasimodo grabbed a torch and began swinging it at Phoebus. Phoebus backed off, but Quasi continued to swing. Backed down the stairs, Phoebus finally drew his sword and swung at him, pinning the torch against the wall. Quasimodo has grabbed Phoebus by the chest and refused to put him down. Phoebus sighed. "You tell her from me, I didn't mean to trap her here, but it was the only way to save her life. Gypsies have sancutary and Frollo knows it... so will you tell her that?" "If you go. Now!" "I'll go... Now, will you put me down, please?" Quasi set Phoebus down. As the cpatain walked away, he turned around to say something. "Oh. And one more thing. Tell Esmeralda she's very lucky." "Why?" "To have a friend like you." Phoebus left as promised, leaving Quasimodo alone and hopeful that the women escaped. Time passed and the UG trio were back with Frollo. The Judge himself was leaning over a fireplace, conflicted. Darkness was growing more powerful with him. A guard burst him as his dark aura grew stronger. "Minister Frollo, the gypsy has escaped!" "What!?!" he roared. "She's nowhere in the cathedral. She's gone." Frollo looked to the fireplace again, gritting his teeth. "But how, and... never mind. Get out, you idiot!" The guard left as commanded as he took Esmerlda's scarf from his robe. "I'll find her. I'll find her if I have to burn down all of Paris!" He threw the scarf into the fireplace as he stormed out of the room to his guards. Captain Phoebus had just arrived on his horse along with 10 other guards. "Your orders, sir?" Phoebus asked. "Find the gypsy girl," he coldly replied.
As Lea was knocked back, he saw the raven haired charge for the door. He fell back in slow motion and examined his options. He could summon his chakrams. Maybe even do a quick aerial reprise. But how long did he want to drag this fight out? He was going to give it to her regardless. The whole point of this task was to re-ignite her fighting spirit, which she seemed to have never lost in the first place. This battle wasn't about winning for him. It was about analysis. As far as strength went, she was quite the powerhouse. Her reflexes were on par with his own and she seemed to bode well under pressure. Her weaknesses lay in her temper. From what he'd seen and been told about in the past, Karina's flaws lay in her hot headed youth. Lea always wondered if giving her the will of fire was a good idea. For years, he'd perfected mastery over the element with a cool and level head. He'd rarely break that calm, but Karina was never hesitant on going in blazing. The element of fire would be powerful with her. But also dangerous. He would have to make sure it didn't overtake her. With that thought process done, he close his eyes and smirked as he fell to the ground. The door was left wide open for Karina. Also for game fans first person shooter, Titanfall Xbox game is sure to play.
"Base!" Hikaru exclaimed rushing up to him. "You're my new partner?!" Seeing a familiar face return was a good sign for him. Next to Kel and Luna, Base was one of the people he trusted early on this adventure. "Well, it's great to have you here... Okay so I don't know if you were caught up on what's going on, but this mark of mastery exam is set up a little differently... See we've been put in partners. One partner is in the Real Ground and the other in the Underground. Partner's in the underground are basically ghosts in the worlds we visit..." He tried to search his pockets for something. "I swear there was a picture or something explaining all this... Well regardless, you really saved my tail this time. So thanks..." he smiled, offering a handshake. Hiro made a small grunting noise. "As great as it is that we have another guest, you guys have to check this out!" He said excitedly, pulling a curtain back to reveal Baymax in his new red armor. "I’d like to introduce, Baymax 2.0." Baymax looked at the four of them. "Hello... I see you have made a new friend." He pulled out an orange sucker to Base. "Have a lolipo-" "Hey, hey, focus! Now show ‘em what you got, buddy." Baymax seemed confused. "The fist, show them the fist." Baymax held his fist in the air and turned it into a trickling motion with his fingers. "Balalala." "No, not that one. The thing, the other thing." Baymax complied and fired his armor hand like a rocket, before it guided back into his socket. "That’s just one of his new upgrades! Bymax, wings!" Baymax sprouted to wings from his back. As Baymax's wings became online, he turned to Hiro. "I fail to see how flying makes me a better healthcare companion. "I fail to see how you fail to see that it’s awesome!" Baymax blinked twice. "Your neurotransmitter levels are rising steadily." "Which means what?" "The treatment is working. Your emotional state has improved. I can deactivate if you say you are satisfied with your care." "What? No, I don’t want you to deactivate. We still have to find that guy. So, fire up that super-sensor!" "Functionality improved. 1000% increase in range. I have found a match ... on an island off the coast." "Then that's where we're headed!" Hiro suited himself into purple armor that fit his body type. and locked himself onto Baymax's back. "Anyone that need a lift, climb aboard!" Quasimodo offere the three women shelter and showed them his own personal hideaway; the bell tower. "This is where I live. Master Frollo raised me. I know people say he's a cruel man, but he saved my life. He took me in when no one else would." He patted the giant bells that covered the ceilings of the tower. "Not much to keep my company aside from the bells and the gargoyles." He hunched passed three small gargoyle statues, patting each one on the head. "Hi Hugo. Hi Laverne. Hi Victor... They're really great once you get to know 'em," he smiled. The gargoyles remained lifeless to the three women. "Here you are. I was afraid I'd lost you..." Esmerelda was trailing behind the group as she looked at Quasimodo. "Yes. Um, well, I uh, I have chores to do. It was, uh, nice...seeing...you...again." Quasimodo was growing very uncomfortable. Never had he imagined he would have four gypsy women in his loft. "No, wait! I'm really sorry about this afternoon. I had no idea who you were. I would never in my life had...pulled...you...up on the...stage." She looked to the Aisslin, Luna and Ananta. "Thank you three for helping too..."
"It's okay," he nodded to AJ. "Right now we just have to get back to working on something to try and counter The strength of that guy's microbots..." As he guided the rest of the RG players to his home, His Aunt Cass emerged from the living room to greet the group. "Hey kiddo, was wondering where you got off to..." She wondered into the room and found Hiro and Baymax being accompanied by AJ, Xara and Kel. "Oh, and that's so cute you've already made some college friends. That is just precious! Well they do look around your age, but hey, that's what you get in a college full of geniuses!" she nervously laughed. "Yeah, well, since I've got some catching up to do, these guys are just helping me get the swing of things," Hiro shrugged. "Aww, how sweet... I'm making some evening snacks for everyone!" Cass insisted. "Aunt Cass, you really don't have to-" "Oh it's no trouble really! You're other friend is already in the kitchen. 'Other friend?' Hikaru thought to himself. Maybe Gwendolyn had managed to find her way back? Before he could further contemplate the possibility, a message came to him from Yue. ~NEW PARTNER.~ "What other friend?" Hiro asked unsure. "Oh you know, the tall guy with the long face. Oh he's just been a delight... He said he knew a few of you," she smiled. "You guys do your science thing and I'll send him in when you're ready." Hiro's Aunt returned to the kitchen, leaving Hiro to rush to his computer and start printing out schematics. "You guys seem to be well equipped for fighting, so the upgrades I'm proposing are for Baymax and myself. The nuerotransmitter must be in his mask. We get the mask, and he can’t control the bots. Game over," he enthusiastically reported. ALL PLAYERS LEARNED FIST BUMP! The keyblade wielders had managed to dull the hateful roar of the crowd, as the gypsy Esmerelda released Quasimodo from his ropes. She looked outward to a very unforgiving Frollo. "You mistreat this poor boy the same way you mistreat my people. You speak of justice, yet you are cruel to those most in need of your help." The darkness in the crown began to slowly settle as Frollo's only grew stronger. "Mark my words, gypsy. You will pay for this insolence," Frollo threatened. "Then it appears we've crowned the wrong fool. The only fool I see is you!" Frollo clenched his teeth as he turned to his guard. "Captain Phoebus! Arrest her." Phoebus motioned for his guards to move in and arrest Esmeralda as they surrounded the stage. Esmerelda looked to the trio of RG woman and warned them. "You three should get out of here." She disappeared in a puff of purple smoke that completely baffled the crowd. "Witchcraft!" Frollo barked, shielding himself. The guards began searching on foot, causing a commotion amongst the crowd as tables were flipped and citizens were shoved aside. A prisoner in a hanging cage was knocked down, breaking his old rusted cage. Brittle and fraile, the long grey haired prisoner was half naked and stumbling out of his cage. "I'm free, I'm free!" he joyfully yelled, before He tripping and falling into the stockade. Sad for him, it shut over his neck and locked itself. "Dang it..." he said. "Find her, Captain! I want her alive!" Frollo demanded. "Yes, sir. Seal off the area, men. Find the gypsy girl, and do not harm her!" Phoebus ordered as the guards spread out. Avoiding the disappointing glare of his master, Quasimodo picked up what was left of his dignity and somberly thanked Luna, Ananta and Aislinn. "Th-thank you... It was a mistake to come out here. But if you wish, I can take you into the cathedral. Even if you're gypsies, you will be offered sanctuary," Quasimodo encouraged. "M-my name is Quasimodo," he timidly said. "You don't have to look at me... just follow closely as you can." He led the women to the rear of Notre Dame before opening his own secret passageway, allowing them access to the higher bell tower.
Noticing he was outmatched for the time being, The man in the Kabuki mask collected all the microbots he could before heading out into the ocean. The fog allowed him to blend into the waters without seeing his exact location. The heartless that was aiding him also clanked back into working position before it's eyes glowed bright yellow again. It's wingspan revealed itself as the cogs in the mechanical heartless continued to turn. The frail wings lifted the large heartless, smoke exhausting from it's rear vents. "It could fly! Nobody told us it could fly!" Hikaru yelled. The heartless assault dragon flew behind it's source of darkness, coughing up bits of microbots as it replenished it's health. "You have all been very good. Have a lollipop!" Baymax handed out three red lollipops to Xara, AJ and Kel. "You're bio scans show no signs of allergy to cherry flavor... The lollipops are cherry flavor." Baymax turned to where Hiro was kept for safe keeping and helped him get on his feet. Dusting off any excess debris from his clothes, he watched as his brother's possible killer fled with the microbots. He looked at Baymax dissatisfied and sighed. "We should get out of here," he groaned. Baymax turned to the only three wielders he could see and stated; "Apprehending the man in the mask will improve Hiro’s emotional state." Hiro thought to himself as he looked at Baymax. "We could barely hold that guy off the first time we faced him..." He hit his head in frustration. "I can't keep missing my chance... If only I knew something about him." Baymax assessed his database quickly. "His blood type is AB-negative. Cholesterol levels are ..." "Baymax, you scanned him?" Hiro's eyes lit up. "I am programed to assess everyone’s healthcare needs. "Yes! Ha ha. I can use the data from your scan to find him... But that might take forever..." Doubt began to cloud his mind before tilting his head. "No, no, no, I ... I just have to look for another angle. Got it! I’ll scan the whole city at the same time. I just have to upgrade Baymax’s sensor... Actually, if we’re gonna catch this guy, I need to upgrade all of you." Baymax looked to the wielders to try and encourage them. "Those who suffer a loss require support from friends and loved ones." Hikaru shrugged as it seemed like the best thing to do. They might even be able to up their fighting arsenal in the process. He looked back at his timer that read; '42:30.' He saw his hand glitch for a moment, startling him and causing him to quickly cover it. "So, upgrade... sounds worth it," he smiled to the rest. MISSION START! --
Lea kept a level head as he watched her move. Kiara seemed to be a very powerful fighter, but he saw a lot of Yue in her. Hard as it was to believe, Yue was even more cold and brooding and he knew how to deal with someone with a hot head. "Taking the direct approach I see," he smirked. He caught the whip with his left hand and wrapped it around his wrist twice before giving it a good tug to get her off her balance. He outstretched his right hand to get ready to tag her once she got pulled in. "Shame, was hoping you'd last at least the first minute." Time began to move more slowly as she was brought closer and closer to his gloved fingertip.
Hikaru propped himself up after hearing his name. Something about using his magic on a crate, but by the he came to, Kel had already picked up the slack. He even managed to lower Xara gently back to the ground. As irked as he was that he didn't get a soft landing, he felt like he wasn't putting up his fair of the battle. "Come on Hikaru, get your head in the game," he told himself.A couple knocks to his head got him to pick himself back up and look for a new angle on things. He was examining the heartless closely as he kept his guard up. Heartless or not, that thing was a machine. And every machine can breakdown somehow... The quality and design reminded him a lot of the Infernal Engine from Beast's Castle. The gears in it's mouth were large and moving slowly. A wicked idea sprung into Hikaru's heads. "Hey guys!" he called to his UG group. "You think if we freeze the cogs, it'll stall long enough to do some damage?" he called out. 23/30 --
Hikaru looked around frantically for Gwendolyn. His partner was no where in sight, and since none of the other players could even see him. His only allies were now Kaida, Glen and Ignis. All he knew was that the man in the kabuki mask was the new threat, and from the point of view from the underground, there was a heartless machine just mass producing more microbots fro him to use.The microbots were moving out of the machine in the hundreds at a time, and al Hikaru could do was watch and be unsure if he had failed the exam or not. He felt a sharp pain on his hand as a timer was revealed on the back of his palm. It was at 59:59 and moving backwards every second. For one reason or another his partner had dropped out of the exam and by the looks of things, he had an hour to find a new partner or risk failing the exam... Seeing that Glen and Ignis had already jumped into the fray, Hikaru roled back his arms and took out his keyblade, ready to help. "Okay... It's Hikaru time!!" He took a long running start as he took a big jump into the air, preparing a Blizzara spell from the tip of his keyblade."Take this! Blizza-" A swarm of microbots hit him straight in the gut as he descended into the same direction as Baymax. "Falling hard," he groaned as he fell from the air and crashed to the ground.. --
Username: Krowley Name: Aux Age: 18 Appearance: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net...X_final.png/revision/latest?cb=20180527215026 Personality: Anti-social and agitated at times. Will protect what he cares for no matter what. Homeworld: Iri Falls Keyblade: Darkgnaw What's most important to you? To make amends for my past mistakes What do you want outta life? To make a better tomorrow What are you afraid of? Letting the darkness overtake me
Hiro was in the garage putting some finishing touches to Baymax's new suit. "I have some concerns. This armor may undermine my non-threatening, huggable design." Baymax looked at his new dull green karate armor that was designed for him. "That’s kind of the idea, buddy. You look sick!" Hiro replied, adding the last bit of 3D printed armor. " I cannot be sick. I am a robot." "Just an expression." Hiro pressed Baymax's eject port to add the new combat chip into his database. His enthusiasm halted for a minute when he saw the chip that was inside him. The green healthcare chip that had Tadashi's name written on it. He hesitated for a moment before shaking his head "Data transfer complete," Baymax' robotic voice confirmed. "I fail to see how karate makes me a better healthcare companion." "You want to keep me healthy, don’t you?" Hiro ensured he was all well equipped and even managed to test some of his fighting moves in the process. "I’ll add fist bump to my care-giving matrix," Baymax noted. Hiro: All right. Let’s go get that guy!" Hiro dragged the slowly moving Baymax and headed for the decks a block down the road from his home. Hikaru looked at Kaida and offered a fist bump to see if he would get a reaction. Kaida rebuttled it which made him pretty hyped up. Fist bumps were nice... Hiro managed to catch up with the RG group who had led the microbots to the fog ridden harbor. Baymax's sensors managed to find them from his earlier scan. The Microbot flew away from out of the petri tray into the ocean's harbor. Emerging from the fog was a man in a long black coat wearing the kabuki mask that Hiro described earlier. He was floating on what looked like a dark black ocean. The amount of microbots he was using was overwhelming but Hiro seemed unphased. "Baymax, get him!" The man in the kabuki mask used his finger to command the microbots into pushing him to the side like a ragdoll. "Oh no," Baymax said before being knocked aside. From the RG side, the man in the Kabuki mask was about to throw waves of microbots at them. From the UG side of things, a heartless cresature could be seen behind the man massproducing microbots like a biomechanical machine! Hikaru looked around for his partner in concern as the battle was about to begin. UG + RG Players! MISSION START! The RG trio had went near the doors of Notre Dame before seeing a hooded man limp passed the rooftops and into the crowd. He seemed uncomfotrtable and kept apologizing as he passed people. At this time, Frollo had arrived on the scene with Phoebus to maintain order in the square. Taking that as his queue, the clown known as Clopin who was telling the story was now preparing a new competition for the festival. "Come one! Come all!!" He chimed loudly, striking up the band, he began breaking into song. "HURRY, HURRY, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE SEE THE MYSTERY AND ROMANCE COME ONE! COME ALL! SEE THE FINEST GIRL IN FRANCE MAKE AN ENTRANCE TO ENTRANCE DANCE LA ESMERALDA...DANCE!" On the last word, Clopin disappears in a puff of smoke, and Esmeralda appears in his place. Esmerelda was a gypsy woman with raven black hair with extoic brown skin. She wore many hoops and bangles with her white and purple dress. This appearance was most likely what Frollo was referring to. She danced a very sultry performance on stage, disgusting the like of the Judge. "Look at that disgusting display," Frollo winced. "Yes, sir!" Phoebus replied enthusiastically. As Esmerelda continued to dance, he pulled out a handkerchief and wrapped it around Frollo's head playfully, using it to pull him closer. She moved in to kiss him, but jumps away at the last moment. Uncomfortable and embarrassed, Frollo yanked the handkerchief off his head. "And now, the piece de resistance!" Clopin announced. "HERE IT IS, THE MOMENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! HERE IT IS, YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S IN STORE! NOW'S THE TIME WE LAUGH UNTIL OUR SIDES GET SORE! NOW'S THE TIME WE CROWN THE KING OF FOOLS! SO MAKE A FACE THAT'S HORRIBLE AND FRIGHTENING MAKE A FACE AS GRUESOME AS A GARGOYLE'S WING FOR THE FACE THAT'S UGLIEST WILL BE THE KING OF FOOLS! The crowd cheered along happily. "TOPSY TURVY!" "UGLY FOLKS, FORGET YOUR SHYNESS!" "TOPSY TURVY!" They cheered louder. "YOU COULD SOON BE CALLED YOUR HIGHNESS! PUT YOUR FOULEST FEATURES ON DISPLAY! BE THE KING OF TOPSY TURVY DAY!" Clopin had been pulling contestants onto the stage getting multiple reactions from the crowd. His gypsy partner in crime; Esmerelda, pulled the hooded man onto the stage. Apparently he might have been wearing a mask under there.The festivities continued until Esmeralda reaches the man and took off his hood to take off his mask. As much as she pulled, the face would not leave his head. The crowd watched in horror. The man was hunchbacked and deformed with red hair and buck teeth. "Ladies and gentlemen, don't panic. We asked for the ugliest face in Paris, and here he is! Quasimodo, the hunchback of Notre Dame!" Upon hearing Clopin, the crowd once again grows festive, as Clopin crowned Quasimodo the King of Fools. Everything was well for this poorly misshapen man until darkness began to surround the square, changing people's hearts. "You think he's ugly now? Watch this!" A guard threw a tomato at the hunchbacked man, causing the the crowd to go quiet. "Now that's ugly! Hail to the king!" Another laughed mockingly, throwing another tomato. Soon, Quasimodo was being pelted with produce of all kinds. Shouts came from all directions as he was soon lassoed and tied down on a rotating platform. He sees Frollo watching and shouts for help. "Master! Master, please! Help me!" He yelled to Frollo. Seeing enough, Phoebus offered help. "Sir, request permission to stop this cruelty." |In just a moment, Captain. A lesson needs to be learned here." Darkness surrounded Frollo as festival goers in the RG were unaware that heartless had made their hearts grow dark. Players in the UG could see it all too clearly. UG would have to deal with the heartless, and RG with the people... UG AND RG PLAYERS MISSION START!
"Glen, I think that's a little overstepping..." Hikaru told him. But as he spoke those words, he was actually contemplating the uses of a statue-esque Yen Sid. While the trapped wizard wouldn't be much help in close combat, he could be useful as defensive measure. A sort of battering ram, perhaps. Could even add flight mechanics to the sides of his chair. Having the button that activates it being placed under his hat. Before he could express more vocal thoughts, Hiro had turned to the house that was supposedly his home. "Okay. If my aunt asks, we were at school all day," Hiro instructed Baymax. "WE JUMPED OUT A WINDOW!" Baymax exclaimed. "No! Quiet!" Baymax whispered. "You can’t say things like that around Aunt Cass..." Hiro puished the deflating white balloon bot up the stairs as his aunt was finished up dinner in the kitchen. "Hiro? You home, sweetie. I thought I heard you." His Aunt came from the kitchen to greet him. "Look at my little college man. I can’t wait to hear all about it. And wings are almost ready." Hikaru could smell the wings and groaned. He had never wanted chicken wings more than this moment. "Uh... The thing is that, since I registered so late, I’ve got a lot of school stuff to catch up on," Hiro hugged her as he took a plate upstairs. "Thanks for understanding." He took the plate and ran upstairs to get Baymax to his charging station. The robot was happily petting a fat cat, before Hiro shooed it away. He ketp calling it a 'hairy baby.' The UG group not far behind. Hiro plopped onto his bed as he was trying to review the day he had over in his head. Baymax was now fully charged and speaking normally. "Tadashi." Baymax spoke. "What?" Hiro asked. Hikaru looked around, in case there were any new keyblade weilders that showed up since then. He felt bad for not fully knowing the current party. "Tadashi." Baymax pointed to the empty bed on the other side of the room. Hiro sighed as he put a cover over that side of the room. Only a red hat could be seen on his untouched bed. "Tadashi’s gone." " When will he return?" " He’s dead, Baymax," Hiro solemnly reported. "Tadashi was in excellent health. With a proper diet and exercise, he should have lived a long life." "Yeah, he should have. But there was a fire, Now, he’s gone." It was unlikely from Hiro's tone that he was the one that caused the fire, giving Hikaru a little sigh of relief. "Tadashi is here." Baymax stated. "No. People keep saying he’s not really gone as long as we remember him. It still hurts..." Hikaru had never dealt with loss, since most of his time was spent trying to chase or care for his friends. " I see no evidence of physical injury." Baymax reported. "It’s a different kind of hurt." "You are my patient. I would like to help." "You can’t fix this one, buddy..." Baymax was scanning his computer as Hiro finished that sentence. "What are you doing?" "I am downloading a database on personal loss... Database downloaded. Treatments include contact with friends and loved ones. I am contacting them now. "Wait, what friends?" "Your associates from the police station..." "No, no, no! I ... Don’t do that-" Hiro tried to stop him. "Your friends have been contacted." "Unbelievable," Hiro sighed. This moment made Hikaru a bit unsure. "Wait... How are they going to contact our partners?..." Not far from the docks, the Real Ground players received a beeping notification from their player pins. Baymax's voice could be heard as the white skull blinked with each sound of it's voice. "Hello. This is Baymax. Hiro's personal healthcare companion. Hiro is currently suffering the loss of his older brother and my creator; Tadashi Hamada. I have contacted his friends to help him recover from his personal loss. Treatments include contact with his friends ad loved ones. At the police station, Hiro called you his friends and so I have scanned for your DNA signatures and wirelessly found your signal. I look forward to working with you on Hiro's recovery. He is very thankful that you assisting him by finding where the microbot leads. You are all good people. When we meet again, you will get lolipops." The transmission ended. Apparently the pins also worked as a communication device between partners. Back at the house, Baymax was towering over Hiro and hugging him. "You will be all right. There, there." "Thanks, Baymax." "I am sorry about the fire." 'It’s okay. It was an accident. Unless it wasn’t..." An epiphany had overcome Hiro. "At the showcase, that guy in the mask stole my microbots. And... then set the fire to cover his tracks. He’s responsible for Tadashi! We gotta catch that guy!" He looked at Baymax's big fluffy appearance. "If we’re gonna catch that guy, you need some upgrades..." "Will apprehending the man in the mask improve your emotional state?" "Absolutely," Hiro nodded, dragging Baymax down the stairs to the garage. It felt like Hiro had a muli-tracked mind always going from one thought to the next. If he was going to the garage to upgrade Baymax, he was wondering if it would be best to leave them be. But at the same time, he couldn't eat the chicken wings his aunt had made for him, so the first option seemed more likely. "If Hiro could upgrade Baymax.. think he could upgrade stuff like our keyblades?" he asked the group. The UG trio followed Captain Phoebus as he was escorted to the palace of justice. The guards has led him down a spiraling staircase to what seemed to be a dungeon of sorts. Frollo was just leaving one of the cells when Captain Phoebus was led directly to him. "Ah, so this is the gallant Captain Phoebus, home from the wars," Frollo greeted. His voice was very deep and their was an almost haunting aura around the dark robed man. "Reporting for duty, as ordered, sir.""Your service record precedes you, Phoebus. I expect nothing but the best from a war hero of your calibre." "And you shall have it, sir. I guarantee it." "Yes. You know, my last captain of the guard was, um, a bit of a disappointment to me..." A whip crack and a scream interrupt Frollo, startling Phoebus at the sound of the cracked whip." "Well, no matter. I'm sure you'll whip my men into shape." "Uh, thank you, sir, uh, very, uh, trem--uh, a tremendous honour, sir." As Frollo spoke, he led the Captain up the stairs to the higher vantage point of the Palace so he and Pheobus could get a birds eye view of the entire city. "You come to Paris in her darkest hour, Captain. It will take a firm hand to save the weak-minded from being so easily misled." "Misled, sir?" "Look, Captain--gypsies. The gypsies live outside the normal order. Their heathen ways inflame the peoples' lowest instincts, and they must be stopped." A thin layer of darkness began to surround Frollo's aura. The players in the UG could see small puffs of darkness fluttering around his heart. Phoebus looked over the rooftop at the three woman he had run into earlier. Assuming that from their clothing, they too, may have been gypsies. "I was summoned from the wars to capture fortune tellers and palm readers?" "Oh, the real war, Captain, is what you see before you. For twenty years, I have been taking care of the gypsies, one...by...one." On each of the last three words, Frollo crushed one of three ants on a tile. He flipped the tile over, revealing scores of ants scurrying around underneath. "And yet, for all of my success, they have thrived. I believe they have a safe haven, within the walls of this very city. A nest, if you will. They call it the Court of Miracles." "What are we going to do about it, sir?" Frollo slammed the tile back down upside down, and turned it, crushing the remainder of the ants. "You make your point quite vividly, sir." Frollo's darkness slowly faded as the festivities below were beginning. "You know, I like you captain. Shall we?" He begins to leave, when the crowd below begins to cheer loudly. It seemed the festivities were already starting. "Oh, duty calls. Have you ever attended a peasant festival, Captain?" "Not recently, sir." "Then this should be quite an education for you. Come along..." In the city streets below, The trio of ladies in the RG were making there way to the steps of Notre Dame. The streets were restless with entertainers and gypsies alike. To their left, was a very colorful clown that was putting on some sort of theatrical story telling. "Listen, they're beautiful, no? So many colours of sounds, so many changing moods. Because, you know, they don't ring all by themselves... Up there, high, high in the dark bell tower, lives the mysterious bell ringer. Who is this creature? What is he? How did he come to be there?" The crowd seemed entertained by the tale. "They say that there was disfigured child who was brought to the church when he was only an infant. Nearly two decades have passed and they say that the child is the one who now rings the bells. People who have seen him say he walks with a hunch, a snarl, and large hulking arms... They he is a monster!" The crowd was terrified, but still well engaged. "Hush, and Clopin will tell you. The tale of a man... and a monster..." Clopin's tale seemed to be leading the RG group to the Bell tower.
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"Oh chalk won't be necessary." He clapped his hands as he rolled back his shoulders. It was odd to see a man his age limbering up, but there he was. Limbering up. "Man, I haven't done one of these in a long time," He looked at Kiara quickly before he cracked his neck. "You may wanna hold on to something kid... This part gets a little heavy." He cleared his throat as he braced himself. "FINAL FANTASY!" He yelled, causing the room around them to transform. The ground beneath their very feet shifted and the room grew bigger and bigger. By the end of it all, the room had become over a hundred feet tall with Lea standing in front of a giant door. "Man, those theatrics never get old," he chuckled. "Alright kid... Whenever you're ready." He lifted his Chakrams up and pointed one straight at her, prompting the challenge. "Better hurry though. I hear these things have a time limit..." He was teasing her on purpose, as if testing her patience.
Hiro felt a little overwhelmed with all the questions. "Look, you guys are nice and everything, but I think my aunt probably will get weirded out if I bring home a bunch of people." He took the microbot in the petri dish and handed it to AJ. "This is a microbot. It doesn't look like much, but when it links up with the rest of its pals, things get a little more interesting. Originally it was my science project to get in to a better school, but then..." Hiro seemed afflicted by something and tried to detour his mind away from it. "Look, basically something happened and now some guy in a mask has stolen AND manufactured my microbots." He looked at Baymax and took him by himself as he began walking away. The microbot in the petri dish was pointing the group towards the dock, acting as a compass. "I have to go home and upgrade Baymax. If you guys wanna help, just follow the microbot to it's buddies and and don't move until I get there." Hiro seemed a bit cold on the situation, but at least the group was being lead somewhere. UG MISSION START I. Follow Hiro RG MISSION START I. Follow the Microbot Hikaru noticed the new mission on his keyblade. "Looks like we got our first mission. He turned to Gwendolyn and waved as both UG and RG players had gotten their assignments. "Looks like Yue wants us to stick with Hiro... We'll try and be back soon partner!" He looked to Kaida, Glen and Ignis. "I guess we'll just be following Hiro still? Kaida, you uh... gonna be alright?"
1K Bonus achieved! Congratulations players of Kingdom Hearts SOS! You have reached another 1,000 replies. All players have been awarded 1,000 Munny for their hard work! "You have no idea," he said to Xara, trying to lug Baymax around. "And what's worse is that he's using my invention!..." He took a breath and tried to collect his thoughts. "Sorry about using you to get out of there... I'm Hiro. This is Baymax. He's a personal healthcare robot. Basically a Nursebot..." Baymax was still low on battery and was unknowingly responding to Glen's interactions. "The young adolescent is showing signs of inward loneliness and insecurity. Diagnosis: WwWEweweeeeeooOoooo" Hiro sighed. "Baymax is really getting low on power. I'd love to chat, but I should get home. My aunt Cass thinks I've been in school all day..." |Sorry madame, I'm afraid I'm under strict and secretive orders." At that moment, two guards approached phoebus in an attempt to guide him away. "Our gravest apologies Captain Phoebus. Judge Frollo is waiting for you eagerly." Phoebus' face lit up, relieved. "Ahh see, that's all I was really looking for. Some good old quality hospitality." He turned to Ananta and Aislinn. "As for Notre Dame, I'm sorry I couldn't take you myself, but just follow the music. From what I could tell, the locals are going on about the Feast of Fools. Seems like a festival of sorts... Well, either way, just follow the music." The guards approached him and took his horse by the reigns. "I wish I could help more ladies, but- Duty calls. Best of luck with what you're looking for. UG MISSION START I. Follow Phoebus RG MISSION START I. FInd Notre Dame
Hikaru shrugged as he followed Kel's suit and phased through the doors into the police station. Hiro was seen with his large marshmallow friend, leaning over an officer's desk, explaining everything that happened. The SOS group managed to go inside as the officer was reading back Hiro's claim. "All right. Let me get this straight. A man in a kabuki mask attacked you with an army of miniature flying robots?" "Microbots!" Hiro corrected, pointing to a a tiny piece of black machinery that he was holding in a petri dish. Unamused, the officer continued typing away the boys claim. "MIcrobots..." "Yeah. He was controlling them telepathically with a neurocranial transmitter!" "So, Mr. Kabuki was using ESP to attack you and balloon man?" The white balloon man at this time was using tape to cover tiny holes on his arm. "Did you file a report when your flying robots are stolen. "No. I thought they were all destroyed. Look, I know it sounds crazy, but Baymax was there, too." He turned to the large white robot, eager to find a voice on his side. "Tell him!" Yes, Officer. He’s telling the truuuuuuUUUuutttHHhhh...." The robot's voice was tuning itself to a lower pitch. "What the ... What’s wrong with you?" Hiro asked, concerned. "LOooWw BATTery...." Baymax replied, his eyes becoming lazy. "Try to keep it together," Hiro replied, taking an arm over his shoulder. The police officer at this point had lost interest and began typing away at his computer. "Well you should get balloon man home then... Maybe I should call a unit or call your parents then-" "No no no! He's fine, really! And look! Here are my friends to help me now!" Hiro exclaimed, pointing at the SOS group. " I’m healthcare, your personal Baymax companion. THERE ARE 8 life forms behind you..." Baymax was apparently able to scan people in the UG and registered all 8 players. "I’ve gotta get you home to your charging station... An while I'm at it, I should fix your scanner." Hiro looked to the four people standing ahead of them. "You... know these kids?" Hiro tried to take advantage of an opportunity and tried to keep it going. "Know em? Hah! They're just my best buds... Uh... There's Wasabi... Gogo, uhh... Honey Lemon. and uhh... Fred?" He pointed to Kel, Xara, Gwendolyn and AJ respectively. The names were random and had no connection to anything. Maybe he was just hungry... "Come on guys," he chuckled uncomfortably. |Let's get ol' Baymax home..." He walked past them outside, trying to avoid much contact. A woman who shaked hands?" He chuckled at Aislinn. "You really aren't from here.... But for namesake you can call me Phoebus. Captain Phoebus," He shook her hand heartily. "I was called back from the war on the order of a Judge Frollo. Something about an invasion..." He noticed Luna trying to talk to the air around her confused. "Your friend seems to be... lost... But if that's the case, maybe you should take her to Notre Dame. I hear it's a place for answers..."
Hikaru turned to face Gwendolyn; one of the newcomers from before the Mizrabel fight. Some prior confrontations with other people aside, she seemed like a fair enough wielder and he hoped that they could co-operate on a well enough level to beat this first part of the exam. "Gwendolyn, right? I'm sure you'll do just fine... Let's just try and do our best in there," he replied, giving a big smile and a thumbs up to reassure her. "You've got a lot of people to help guide you through it, so don't worry about strength. We've always had numbers on our side. And that's not going to stop now." He guided Gwendolyn through the portal and appeared in a new city. Hikaru opened his eyes after going through the portal, blinking to adjust his eyes. It was a very vibrant and active city, lots of people walking around and the buildings were covered in advertisements and modern housing. It was similar to the Shibuya world they had just left, but with a more vibrant presence. Hikaru looked at his hands. Nothing seemed to have been different. He didn't even feel much like a ghost. He saw a person walking by and thought he would try asking if they had ever heard of some one named 'Hiro.' He jogged a bit to cut them off and stood in front of the random walking citizen. "Excuse me, I was just wondering if-" he was cut off when the person walked straight on through them. "Oh, right... Underground..." He turned back to his partner. "Hey Gwendolyn, any luck on your end? We're trying to find some one named Hiro, yeah?" At that moment, by the police station, a young boy was seen frantically running past them. He wore a blue hoodie jacket, a red shirt, long dark beige capri shorts, and dark brown trainers with yellow laces. He ran his hands through his messy black hair as something seemed to have freaked him out. Behind him, was a very slow walking robot that looked like a giant marshmallow. It has small beady black eyes and waddled as it walked. "Hiro. It is important to look both ways when crossing the street." The robot spoke as he followed Hiro into the police station. The players who arrived in the City of the Bells were transported to the center of the square. The city was booming with festivities and there were even some entertainers performing in the street. It was odd, but some of the citizens seemed to be turned off by the entertainers. "Stay away, child--they're gypsies. They'll steal us blind," one mother said, pulling her child away. An out of place citizen was a blonde man in golden armor. He was pulling his white horse through the rustic city trying to look at a map. "Huh, ya leave town for a couple of decades and they change everything," he told his horse. He looked around for any sign of help, before spotting Ananta and Aislinn. They looked as out of place as he did. He had been ignored by most of the locals all day, so he thought he'd take a shot on some visitors like himself. "Excuse me, ladies, I'm looking for the Palace of Justice. You wouldn't happen to know where that is, would you?"
"Well seeing as how this is a lot to take in, I'lll make the challenge simple." He took the orb of from before and placed in on a pedestal behind him. "In this case, I'm the challenger." He fiddled around the orb in his hand as he walked around Kiara. "Hmm, let me think, let me think..." he pondered as he circled around her. The more he thought back, the more he recalled his younger days. This gave him an incentive to what he was about to challenge next. "Since I know I probably wouldn't win in a battle of strength, let's try something a little different... My challenge to you, is to get to the orb behind me. Can use your new weapon or whatever else you need. Simple enough, right?" He gave a small chuckle. "But here's the catch. If I ta you, I win. That's the game... Now you get to set the conditions."
Yue approached the group and opened two portals. "Okay scrubs, listen up... I've managed to pick 7 worlds with a bridge between the Realground and the Underground. I'll be keeping you updating with new missions and objectives to keep you on the right path. Since you've already divided yourselves up between RG and UG players, I will be sending you messages accordingly. Your player pins will engrave the missions on your keyblade. You will seven in total. Six for every player and one main one.' Yue activate the main mission that appeared on the hilt of every wielder. La Cite des Cloches RG + UG PLAYERS "Defeat the Monster. Save the Man." San Fransokyo RG + UG PLAYERS "Help Hiro." "The world portals will only remain open for 24 hours. After that you'll have failed the exam. RG players will be able to only see other RG players, and your partner. UG players will be able to see everything, but can only affect and destroy heartless. As far as UG players are considered, they're just ghosts." She looked over the cast of players with a slimmer of doubt. She approached Kaida slowly and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Third times the charm," she offered a small nod and let the players choose their direct worlds. *NOTE: 24 hours = 1 Month real time.
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