Video Game: Kingdom Hearts SOS: The Road To Light

After Faust finished speaking, an Australian accent blared out of no where. "I couldn't agree more bucko!"
Jake the mouse jumped out from behind the flower in Ananta's hair. "Thanks for the lift Sheila!" he saluted to her before hopping onto the floor beneath them.
"We've still got a job to do and the Rescue Aid Society doesn't take breaks when it comes to the safety of others! BIANCA! BERNARD! Sound off!" He yelled, looking around the group to see which characters they hitched a ride on.

Bianca pushed her small little head out of Kaida's pouch and quickly climbed down her leg. "Present!" she cheered.
"Bernard! Fall in!" Jake ordered.
"You aren't the boss of me Jake!" Bernard's voice came out from Luna's direction.
"Oh Bernard, please come out, I feel like it's been ages since I last saw your lovely face!" Bianca asked politely.

"Coming Miss Bianca!" Bermard quickly hopped out of Luna's front jacket pocket and slid down her arm before plopping onto the ground. He quickly got up and dusted himself off.
Bianca raced up to Bernard and hugged him. "Bernard! Are you all right?!"
"Well aside from some water damage, I'll live. But a-a-re you alright Miss Bianca?"
She nodded and smiled.
"No need to worry about me, mate! I can hold my own in any scrape!"
"I wasn't," Bernard said with a sigh.
Jake cleared his throat. "Now, as self appointed leader of this mission, I propose we find a reunion point in case we all get seperated again! We should start with-"
"Cool! Talking mice!" Sora said, squating down to get a better view.
Jake did a 360 turn, seeing all the people surrounding him. "What the... How many yanks you add to this roster?!"

 

Karina nearly forgot about the mice as they popped up and started talking, but Karina's eyes were on Kaida and what she was tossing Beuce. As she watched her eyes caught the glimmer of Beuce's necklace and Karina found herself staring. She had kind of wondered if he would take it off the moment she wasn't looking. They never really did finish their conversation that was interrupted by the king and from there communication between them seemed minimal. It warmed her heart and calmed the darkness to see him wearing it, and it burning in the minimal light provided for them in this chamber. After what seemed like nearly a minute, Karina realized that she was staring and quickly looked away, embarrassed. Did Beuce notice her stare? She hoped it wouldn't scare him off more before she turned towards Kaida, and reached into her pockets.

"I know finding Olympus is important. Shiro told us that was where we were originally to meet you, but I don't know how to get there. Mr. Secret-Keyblade-Master might though." Karina jerked her head towards Caster. "But before we go too far, I... Um..." Karina was at a loss for words again. "I got something for you." She blurted out before presenting two pins. The first was a pin that kind of looked like a panda. "I noticed that you had a bunch of pins on your bag, so I picked these up. This one is for stepping up and supporting me, helping get my keyblade back and stuff." She tried to explain, not really sure how to hold a civil conversation if she was being honest. She then held out the second pin, this one appearing to be a mountain with a sun behind it. "And this one is as an apology for that dumb ass who wiped blood on your jacket." ​

 

"Well if you ain't an aussie... you're a yank. And if you ain't a yank, yer something else entirely."
"This Olynpus place sounds quite exciting! Maybe we'll find some more dastardly villains to face!" Bianca cheered
"And maybe some new lovely ladies that need rescuing," Jake suavely added, adjusting his hair.
Bernard quickly took out a pen and paper. "Well actually, I've been keeping tabs on that for a while now and uhh... according to that moogle fella, we've actually run across more princesses than realized."
"What do you mean Bernard?" Bianc asked, quickly looking at his notebook.

"Well according to that list from the arcade, there were three lists of seven princesses. That makes-"
"Twenty-one beutiful dames," Jake interrupted.
"And also targets," Biance said with worry.
"Well not necessarily, we've actually run into quite a few of 'em..." He flipped a couple of pages back.
"So from what we know, Snow White was captured by the man in the black mask when she was put under a sleeping spell," Bernard began.
"Then they met that Cinderella lady. Last we heard she was siting pretty safe and cozy with her prince charming," Jake added.
Bianca continued on. "Alice woke up from her dream and was saved from that horrible headless man. And Mulan was spared from that evil Nequa."
"Then some stuff went south with that whole Belle and Rapunzel business. More masked cretins."
"But we met this princess Minnie and last we saw, she was saved from the castle of illusion!" Bianca finished with and optimistic tone.
"So that's 4 ladies spared, and 3 ladies taken. The bad guys only need 7 for their evil plan don't they?"

Bernard looked into his most recent pages. "Since we left the realm o' darkness, we've run into a couple of more I'm sure.
"Met a princess named Kida in Atlantis. Her home should keep her well protected though.
"The mermaid princess is safe in her underwater as well," Bianca added.
"And that young Miss Moana is sailing far away from any land which'll make her harder to track." Bernard said, scribbling down what his fellow mice had told him.
"The chief's daughter Pocahontas did the same," Bianca said, pointing at the page on Bernard's list.
"And back in Arendelle, there were two of the ladies; Elsa and Anna. Elsa's fine and well but Anna... got taken from right under our noses by that slimy mouse yank." Jake said, kicking the ground.
"Anna... taken..." Bernard said as he jotted it down quickly.
"And with Luna and Kairi safe with us, that makes.... 4 princesses captured and 11 princesses saved."
"So we've saved every 1 in 3 damsels... I can live with those odds," Jake scoffed.
"Now word or sightings of any Tiana, Vanille, Eilonwy, Merida, Jasmine or Aurora though.. If the masked fellas or anyone else gets their hands on them
"So we need to start saving every 1 in 4 princesses then," Jake joked.
Bianca quickly nudged him with her handbag. "We need to save all of them!"

As the destiny island trio overheard this, Kairi stepped forward.
"Sorry, but what's all this about me being a princess?"
"Well you see little lady, some bad men are gonna try to come after you and- OW!"
Bianca hit Jake with his handbag again. "Stop it Jake, you're going to scare her.
"Don't worry about what he said little missy, all you need to know is you'll be safe as long as you stick with us."

Riku thought for a moment before stepping forward to speak up. "Thanks... but we'll pass."
"Huh? But Riku..." Sora reached out.
"I know it's not ideal and they're a real strong crowd to be with... But this is our journey. If we follow them, we'll just be treated like kids again."
"But they've already traveled to so many worlds. We could learn a lot from them..."
"I agree with Riku," Kairi replied.
Sora looked shocked as she took Riku's side. "Kairi!"
"I liked our original plan of helping Gepetto and Pinocchio find their home. I want to help people... but I want to know that we did it on our own."
"With our own adventures. Together, nothing will stop us," Riku affirmed.

As Riku said this, the entirety of the whale shook violently for five seconds, causing everything and everyone to shake.

"Well that can't be good..." Jake said, after tumbling over.
"We should get to the boats... If that whale is about do what I think it's gonna do..." Bernard shuttered.

 

The mice kept talking about their situation, but Karina was only half paying attention while she mostly just wanted to speak with Kaida for a moment before things became unsettling again, like they were bound to knowing this group. "Yeah, I just... noticed them when we came to help with the battle I didn't know how else to thank you." She admitted rubbing the back of her neck. It was clear these types of social interactions were not something Karina was familiar or comfortable with. Kaida then gave her a little carving in return. Karina stared at it for a long time just taking in the gift she had just received. Her eyes darted back to Beuce, touching the necklace from him, another gift she had received. "Thank you. It is nice. We don't actually keep cats in my world, dogs are of more use in the military, but honestly I think I like it better this way. It isn't like what I am used to, a change and I think...." Karina pondered for a moment. "Change is good for me right now."

Suddenly the whale suddenly shook and Karina fumbled, nearly dropping the carving, catching it only at the last second. She quickly shoved in in the pouch with her keychains and looked to the others. "I guess catching up will have to wait a little bit longer." She muttered as she looked to the boats getting on the closest one as quick as she could before there was another Atlantica experience. ​

 

Meanwhile in the Castle of the Horned King...​

Shadow Mortimer lay seating on the round table where all the villains gathered, his ink oozing all over the edge he was sitting on. "So when's the little meetin' supposed to come to order already?" He asked impatiently.
In the room he sat in, Oogie Boogie, Jafar, and Dr. Facilier were also waiting patiently.
"Geez, all this sittin' around is started to give me bed bugs... Not that I'm complainin'... heheh..." Oogie teased.
"Perhaps we should simply get on with it, seeing as how we all have much more crucial matters to attend to."
"Room's looking a little empty gentlemen," Doctor Facilier intervened. "Perhaps we should wait for more of our asteemed alumni before we begin. I'm sure whoever arranged this little suare should be here soon enough."
"Right you are good doctor..." Maleficent spoke as she walked into the room. "While I wished for Hades and Hook to attend, this will suffice for now."
Facilier looked around the room. "We are still 3 members short. Am I to assume that the Horned King, the sea witch, and the horseman have yet to arrive."
"And that is how it will remain..." Maleficent replied. "I wished to leave the Horseman and his majesty out of this secret meeting. And as for Ursula... I'm afraid she's fallen to the strength of the keyblade. A pity too... she was one of our strongest allies. But alas, her lust for revenge got the best of her in the end. And it only took five of them to strike her down..."

"FIVE?!" Oogie, said with a shock. "A full house like her lost to a flush!"
Jafar thought to himself as he pet his staff. "But last I recall it took more than a dozen of them to take down Mizrabel."
"Pfft, last month's story, You guys definitely traded up when you hired me as her replacement..." Mortimer scoffed.
"Then you see why I arranged this meeting. The wielders are getting stronger. We need to intervene where needed if any of us stand a chance of making it to the endgame..." Maleficent argued.
"Then why leave out two of our aces? Trying to make a coup of things?" Facilier asked, with a suspicious look. "Still trying to make a dark arrangement of a baker's dozen huh?"
Maleficent nodded. "If you are referring to the thirteen darknesses, then no... I'm not planning to overthrow the king. I simply believe that they would not see fit to my... course of action. The horseman is loyal to only the king. And the King himself wishes to arrogant in his own affairs to press forward."

"And how the heck we gonna do that? Little twerps are gonna keep picking us off!" Mortimer argued.
"By using the same method you take down any powerful force..." Maleficent grinned. "By exploiting only the most vulnerable areas..."

----------------------------------------------

Back in Monstro....​

All players received the Wishing Star keyblade!

As the group moved toward the mouth after exiting the whale's throat, the mouth began to shake more violently. Geppetto and Aux had just finished arranging the boats. The Destiny Islands trio quickly hopped onto the old man's boat with Pinocchio and Jiminy in tow. "Remember, if you ever need a conscience, or someone to chronicle your journey, I'm only a whistle away!" Jiminy yelled at the group.
"Hey back off yah bug, that job's taken!" Bernard yelled from Luna's dress pocket.

Aux spun around and watched as everyone was running ouf of the maze. "Ship's are ready... What's goin on-"
Before he could finish, the whale's tongue shoved everyone forward onto different vessels.

Karina knocked flat into him as Aux held his ground. Castur was pushed right behind her, followed by Ignis. Aux held his ground as he tried to prevent them from knocking him over. Once Kel hits Ignis, the five of them were sandwiched into the Atlantean craft, with the door shutting behind them.

Kaida flew onto a new rowboat that was built by Geppetto. AJ flew in front of her directly after as Faust and Stratos were flown in as well. Ananta was the last to be pushed onto the boat, landing on the soft bodies of the other keyblade wielders.

Beuce was pushed onto the newly repaired raft from beyond the reef, hanging onto the mast by his mystical prosthetic arm. He grabbed Luna as she too was knocked in. Marx and Steel hung onto the mast's edge as a gust of wind grew stronger.

"Hold on to your hats kids!" Geppetto yelled.
The whale slowly opened it's mouth as the four ships flew out of the mouth onto the vast ocean. Geppetto's ship with Kairi, Sora, Riku and Pinocchio landed no problem. Something a little more unorthodox happened with the other vessels however. Small rifts had opened up and there were thrown out to vastly different areas. The rifts closed as quickly as they appeared, creating further questions...

MONSTRO
Whale Completion Bonus:

Attendance Bonus: 10,000 EXP
Maze Search Bonus: 15,000 EXP
Boss Fight Bonus: 20,000 EXP

Ananta completed 100% of the missions. Gained 45,000 EXP
Castur completed 100% of the missions. Gained 45,000 EXP
Faust completed 100% of the missions. Gained 45,000 EXP
Ignis completed 100% of the missions. Gained 45,000 EXP
Aux completed 100% of the missions. Gained 45,000 EXP
AJ completed 100% of the missions. Gained 45,000 EXP
Kaida completed 100% of the missions. Gained 45,000 EXP
Kel completed 100% of the missions. Gained 45,000 EXP
Karina completed 100% of the missions. Gained 45,000 EXP
Marx completed 100% of the missions. Gained 45,000 EXP
Beuce completed 66% of the missions. Gained 30,000 EXP
Luna completed 66% of the missions. Gained 30,000 EXP
Stratos completed 66% of the missions. Gained 30,000 EXP
Steel completed 66% of the missions. Gained 30,000 EXP

Ananta leveled up! (54)(55)(56) - AP increased!
AJ leveled up! (54)(55)(56) - AP increased!
Aux leveled up! (55)(56)
Beuce leveled up! (54)(55) - AP increased!
Castur leveled up! (54)(55)(56) - AP increased!
Faust leveled up! (54)(55)(56) - AP increased!
Ignis leveled up! (54)(55)(56) - AP increased!
Kaida leveled up! (54)(55)(56) - AP increased!
Karina leveled up! (55)(56)
Kel leveled up! (54)(55)(56) - AP increased!
Luna leveled up! (54)(55) - AP increased!
Marx leveled up! (54)(55)(56) - AP increased!
Steel leveled up! (54)(55) - AP increased!
Stratos leveled up! (54)(55) - AP increased!




THE PARTY LEARNED BALLOONRA
​

 

​

Castur had kept his comments to himself, wishing to observe the others after the battle against the cages. When all seemed about over and everyone was preparing to leave the massive whale...well the whale was uncooperative and jolted everyone off their footing with a swift movement of its tongue. Aux crashed into the inner wall of a vessel, then Karina, then himself, then someone else, and judging by the extra force he felt on his back yet another person had sandwiched him tighter against Karina. He couldn't complain...but it was definitely a compromising position to have found himself in. "Someone's knee is jammed against my back." Castur muttered through gritted teeth as he turned to look over his shoulder to try to see who was behind him. Before he could see who was kneeing him the keyblader sandwich had been jostled further when their vessel was launched out of the whale's mouth and then in moments the gravity went.

"Oh...isn't this magical...Good thing someone soft and squishy was there to break my fall earlier." He smirked as he floated about and turned to see the other two who had involuntarily joined the party. "Oh. Hey Ignis. And...Kel, right? I don't think we've officially met. Or have we? Anyway. The name's Castur." By this point Castur had floated just out of arm's length of Karina. He folded his arms and shifted his weight to rotate himself so that he was now upside-down relative to Kel. "I had a different name back in the Black Coats but I was definitely better at covering it up than Kar-Kiara. She cares a lot about appearances doesn't she?" He mused.

"Oh...and you thought I might know how to get to Olympus right? I probably do but directions have never been my forte except when it's convenient. Sorry...maybe once we re-orient ourselves and find some kind of land...spacemark I can make heads or tails of where we are. Maybe. Or not! Heh...hehe...haaa..." Castur scratched the back of his head and looked down (or up?) awkwardly. He regained his composure and watched as the others continued to float about. "Mm...all this rotating and floating isn't productive. Hope you guys don't mind if I turn up the gravity." With a snap of his fingers a brief burst of purple spacial magic swirled around everyone causing them to be suddenly pulled down to the vessel floor.

 

As the whale suddenly jerked again, Karina flew into Aux and cursed slightly. There was far worse people to bump into, at least Morimer wasn't here, but she still thought it wasn't the best. Karina grit her teeth as she tried to push away only to be hit by Casur, which sent them all flying into the boat. Sighing Karina put all her strength behind her as she shoved them away. "Get off of me." She snapped at everyone around before observing what was going on, including Castur's banter. "Oh shut up Arctus. And no I will not call you otherwise, especially when you bring that up." She snapped at him, hating to hear them still making fun of the slip up. Yes she cared about her appearance, but she didn't think that was a bad thing, not after what she had been coming off of.

at least was able to do something useful as he cast Gravity so that they could all stand. "So no inclination of where we are supposed to go. Great. And once again we are separated from everyone else. That is precisely what we need. I know I am a dick and all, but I had been wanting to you know, say hello to some other people." Karina paced around with her arms folded. "Wonder where we will end up next."​

 

​

Castur walked over to the vessel's controls and scratched his chin. "Ah...I see..." He glanced over at Kel. "Yeah. To no one's surprise, Little Miss Hothead was using the element of fire. Though she never explained why she was hiding her real name." He spoke, unfazed by the fact that Karina had used his previous name. Castur flicked a few switches though nothing appeared to happen. He nodded expectantly. "Hm..." Castur pressed several buttons and muttered to himself in an approving tone. The vessel made several beeps in response and the engines began to whir louder for a moment before stopping.

"Almost got it..." Castur glanced over at Karina. "Relax. There's nothing wrong with being separated from the others. We're a bunch of strong independent keyblade masters who don't need no massive group. Short of this ship blowing up with us all in it we're gonna be fine no matter what. So just take a deep breath while I randomly press things with suspicious labels and get us back on course. I've got this. Just...give me an hour...or ten. What's the worst that could happen?"