Kingdom Hearts Dissidia: Countdown to the Apocalypse

Hello again, this is the sequel to Kingdom Hearts Dissidia Duos: Dawn to Twilight. Might be some spoilers, so if you have not read the previous story, I recommend reading it unless you don't mind the spoilers.

I may throw in more OCs, and most of the old ones from Dawn to Twilight will return. Taios definitely will show up, little reminder that he's Infinitestories' OC. This prologue picks up right after, and there will be a massive time skip in maybe another chapter or two. I'm just setting this up right now.

I might not need to say this, but " represents spoken word, ' is for thoughts, and _ indicates change in character perspective, or a mid-chapter time skip.

Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy are products of Square Enix.


Prologue: Remnants of a Fallen World

It was a dark time, even though Saxito had been defeated, Kingdom Hearts was damaged. The worlds were beginning to merge, while the Deity Bhunivelze is poised to awaken in the far future.

At Ocean Beach, Cecil and the others in his group were heading away from the beach, where Cloud, Tifa and Yuffie were approaching. Squall addressed them"How does everything look?"

"Just this" Cloud showed them the newspaper"I believe we may be in the world that Taios spent much of his childhood in. This newspaper was dated some time ago."

"The denizens of this world must be in trouble" said Yuna, worriedly"There was a little hooded girl who told us what's going on, this region is not safe. She just left at the sound of a gong."

Yuffie shrugged"Well, we can probably hide out in one of the empty buildings, though we may want to look for survivors."

"The only survivors who come to these parts are gangs, mercenaries, military personnel and scavengers" Squall stated.

"So we'll need to vacate this zone" Cosmos said.

The group made sure everyone was off the ship before venturing into the abandoned city. The eventually reached an abandoned church and a graveyard not far from it. Noel solemnly went to bury Serah's body there, asking the rest of his team to wait.

Cosmos addressed the rest of the group"We shall set up a new headquarters here, we are stranded until we can get or create replacement parts to repair the Ragnarok II. I would also like to negotiate with any local military factions and survivors who may be willing to host us. I know not how receptive they will be to otherworlders, but its our best hope. And we shall help them in return."

The Warrior of Light nodded"Indeed, with the Order Sanctuary overrun, we have no choice. Let's get our supplies over here."

"Tidus, Ceodore, Tina, you're with me" Cecil stated"We're going to scout ahead. Tyler, stay close to the others."

Tyler nodded"Okay."


At an underground evacuation shelter some distance away, a young blond man in a brown jacket, pants and a white T-shirt under the jacket was about to head out, accompanied by fellow soldiers. The blond had an old-style sword and a backuip handgun.

"Trent?" A young woman with violet hair, green shirt with pants and sandals approached"Are we ready to head back up to the surface again?"

"Yeah, we need to hit the beach and procure some fish as usual, veggies and fruits don't really fill us that much. On top of that, surveillance cameras picked up some sort of UFO on the camera" he shrugged"You ready?"

Arianna nodded, she carried a pair of twin pistols and a dual blade and was a skilled Mercenary, Songstress and Cook"Okay, let's go."

Trent smiled"Stay close to the front, Aria. Everyone ready?"

The small group of soldiers nodded"Ready, Lieutenant!"

"All righty, let's keep our eyes peeled" Trent nodded, leading the way out of the underground shelter, it was one of the few civilized locations left after they had been invaded by monsters. They'd managed to evacuate as many citizens as possible and set up underground settlements since there was nowhere to go, and no government to lead them anymore. What remained of the once proud Allied Army and the unaffiliated countries' forces were in tatters, protecting the people in shelters and patrolling certain sectors of their world. Ocean Beach was no different.

Arianna breathed in the fresh air as they walked to the abandoned city, in the direction Trent was told to go. The least they could do is keep Gangs from getting too violent and investigate potential alien sightings, who knows if any of them will even be friendly.

"This place is even creepier, despite the lack of monsters" remarked one soldier.

"Even so, I'm glad we're even alive" another one said.

They proceeded further in, Trent keeping an eye on the surroundings. One of the soldiers gulped"Uh, sir, this is a dangerous zone, isn't it?"

"Yes, Conrad, but we need to investigate thoroughly" Trent stated"And let's try not to run into any monsters, we can't beat'em without taking heavy casualties, but we can easily mop up a few gangs if they get too rowdy, I said this before some time ago, I think."

"You're right sir" Conrad nodded.


Cecil, Ceodore, Tidus and Tina were walking not far away. Just then, a group of Heartless appeared. Cecil shrugged"It figures."

"Let's take'em out!" Tidus smirked, darting at a heartless and cutting it down. Cecil, Ceodore and Tidus engaged Soldier Heartless in battle, unaware that a Guard Armor was onto them.

"Too easy so far" Tidus grinned.

"I wouldn't be so sure" Ceodore glanced up at Guard Armor as it landed.


Trent's squad approached the scene of the battle, aimlessly. Arianna tapped his shoulder"Look... There's more monsters, and a big one. Its attacking some people over there, though" Arianna reported, pointing in one direction.

"What?" Trent glanced over.

"Sir, your orders?" One of the soldiers asked.

Trent smirked"Why not help'em with the monsters? An enemy of theirs is our ally" He drew his sword and ran into the fray. Arianna sighed at her friend's recklessness, but followed.

The battle was nearly over, save for a gigantic armor monster. Trent shrugged"That armor thingy is bad news, like something out of Kingdom Hearts, itself. But let's go."

They reached the scene to find a man with silvery hair, a young woman with green, another young man who had bluish hair and another guy with blond fighting the creature. Trent readied his blade"All righty."


Nearby, Ceciil and Ceodore had managed to inflict substantial damage to the Guard Armor heartless while dodging the attacks and healing. The Guard Armor noticed the newcomers and clawed ferociously.

"Hm?" Cecil spotted the soldiers.

Conrad and two of the other soldiers went down. Trent and Arianna dodged easily. Cecil blasted the creature's claws with a Wave of Light while Tina cast Flare on the main body of the Guard Armor..

"That's one ornery son of a gun, there." Trent took out his handgun and shot at the Heartless' head. This seemed to just annoy the Guard Armor, however, and it slammed into the blond lieutenant, knocking him backwards.

Arianna groaned"Just our luck."

Ceodore rushed to administer a potion on Trent before turning his attention back to Guard Armor, powering up and slashing hard at it. Tina pitched in with Flare while Cecil shifted to Dark Knight form and sent a dark flame at the Heartless.

"Now's our chance" Cecil and Ceodore launched at Guard Armor with a flurry of Vibra Plus blows. The Heartless eventually succumbed to the pressure, collapsed and vanished.

Arianna was amazed"Incredible..."

Tina glanced at Arianna silently"Who are you?"

"Arianna Whiteshore" the violet-haired Mercenary replied.

Trent got up"Well, that went well." He glanced at the newcomers"And you must... Wait a minute, I know! Prince Ceodore and King Cecil of Baron, right? And that girl is... Terra Brandford?"

"That's right, and I'm Tidus. How do you know us?" Tidus grinned"And you are?"

The blond soldier inclined his head"Trent Walden, Lieutenant of the twelfth Battalion of the USA Army, or what's left of it. Now we're just... Well, take a look. All Ocean Beach has now Is one giant deserted city, and practically few areas left that are suited for agriculture. We're protecting the survivors, and we have very little military strength left. Our world was long invaded by the Shin Megami Rejects that we've been fighting for a while, with no idea how they materialized."

"So, first video game monsters become real, now video game heroes?" Arianna mussed"There's a big surprise. And its a shocker to see you guys like this."

"Those game thingies sure are popular" Tidus remarked.

Trent nodded"Yep, especially with kids. Some adults play those too, just not as often. Some say that the monsters' appearance signify the end of the world as the Bible predicted, but I'd say its more like... Terrorism of some kind. The bible says absolutely nothing about monsters. Say, where did you all come from?"

"Far away" Tina replied shyly"Welll.. Actually, we're not from your world."

"Already figured that out, I am a big fan of the Final Fantasy series. Though I find Tidus to be less Emo than Cloud or Squall" shrugged Trent"Not much time for hobbies these days either, but oh well. I'm more of an athletic kind of guy. But enough about that, we got word that some UFO crashed onto the beach some distance from here."

"UFO? Wait, that was our ship" Ceodore piped"It was damaged beyond repair when we tried to escape a world that was overrun by monsters and consumed by the Chaos. I think its safe to get a fragment if you need evidence."

Trent nodded, then addressed one of the remaining soldiers in his squad"Jared, go get a sample of whatever fell on the beach, Professor Alison and Commander Xander will be interested."

The soldier nodded, and headed a different route. Cecil addressed Trent"The rest of our group is near a church, let's go."

"Okay, I don't have any other objectives anyway. I don't have any of that magic mumbo-jumbo you guys probably got, but I'm handy with a blade and handguns. Arianna's no slouch either" Trent grinned.

Cecil's group led Trent's back to the area where Cosmos and the others waited. The former Goddess glanced at Trent"Are you one of the survivors, then?"

Trent nodded, impressed by this woman's beauty"Yeah, I came from an underground shelter. My name's Trent. The surface has become dangerous. So, which one of you guys is the leader of this group?"

"I represent the Side of Harmony" Cosmos stated"My name is Cosmos. Our ship was damaged, so we're stranded. My Sanctuary's been overrun, do you know perchance where my group can stay?"

Trent thought for a moment"Well, since one of the giganto monsters is gone, there should be less threats out here. We have almost no form of government thanks to the mess we're in. If you want, I can take you to one of our underground shelters, well, its more like a underground city. And from the looks of it, this place has probably been liberated, so we can come out now. We'll discuss things with Commander Xavier and see if he'll let you use any of the run-down shops and inn. There are hardly enough people left to keep Ocean Beach in business. Its not as bad in Los Angelus in the southern part of California, and its even more heavily protected than here."

"That would be appreciated, thank you" Yuna smiled. She was a bit curious about Los Angelus and California, but kept her questions to herself.

Trent flushed"Well, no problem, I guess. Let's go. Best get out of the Quarantine Zone before nightfall."

Cosmos' group began to follow Trent's group to the underground city. So far, things seemed to be going smoothly, and hopefully they can work things out so that they have a new headquarters.


Well, nothing like a little prologue to start things off. Sora, Taios and Serenia will show up next chapter. I'm currently setting things up for the 500-year timeskip. Sorry if its starting off slow. But I did throw in some action.

Oh, and Ocean Beach is based off of the real Ocean Beach. And honestly, when I wrote the prologue, I kind of got a bit of a Advance Wars: Days of Ruin/Shin Megami Tensei vibe. And I hope no one who happens to play Shin Megami Tensei was too offended by the Shin Megami Reject quip, sorry in advance. I like Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor. Trent and Arianna may become important later, but maybe not. Oh, and I know Shin Megam Tenseii takes place in Japan.

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