Kingdom Hearts: Till the End of Time
Summary: KH/ SO3 Cross Over featuring none other than the shizznit, Cyrus Splicer. After the Star Ocean 3 group (all 10 plus six OCs) defeats Luther and Lystara Catalysta, they must now deal with the Heartless from a certain other dimension... Question is how...?
Disclaimer: Star Ocean: Till the End of Time is property of Tri-Ace & Square-Enix. Most of the characters (except Cyrus) and quotes are trademarks of this game and the companies that produced it. Kingdom Hearts is property of Disney & Square-Enix (Square-Soft at the time). The characters are trademarks of the games and the companies that produced them.
Author's Note 1: Italics are thoughts.
Author's Note 2: Just like what was said in the first story, Cyrus will slowly learn about his forgotten past. But will his past have an effect on his future? Note, there will also be a few new worlds. (Please don't flame me.)
Part 1.1: A New Tale
In a large church of a large kingdom known as Aquaria, a fifteen year old dressed in black clothes sat, contemplating about his previous journey. The juvenile was Cyrus M. Splicer. After their adventure, he and the rest of the gang arrived back in the Castle Aquaria to send Cyrus to the Planet Styx. Not only did they have to defeat the "Creator" of their universe, Luther in his space, but an even more powerful being named Lystara Catalysta in her multiverse built around Yggdrasil. However, it wasn't truly a victory to Cyrus. Before the team could finish her off, Lystara retreated. "I don't understand," he thought as he was listening to his music. "How did Lystara Catalysta survive? Not only did Fayt, Maria and Sophia use the power of their genes, but my abilities should've taken her down too! Instead, she somehow squirmed out and escaped." He remembered the event very well. Before Cyrus and another swordsman named Fayt could deliver the finishing blow, Lystara somehow opened a vortex and vowed revenge. The words still echoed in his head: "I'll admit, you damn rebels might have weakened me, but mark my words: I'll be back. And the next time we meet, let's say you'll have to watch your own shadows, fools." She also claims to know of Cyrus' past, which also further confused him. "What does she mean by knowing my past? What else is there?"
On the top floor of the church was a red-headed spy from Aquaria. Her name was Nel Zelpher of the Crimson Blade. She walked over to the bench and sat next to him. "Are you okay Cyrus?" she asked in a soft voice.
"Yeah. Just a bit worried." he looked right in Nel's eyes. "I mean think about it. What if she does come back? She maybe stronger next time. She may be out right now, but I have a feeling she won't back off that easily. And then she says she knows somethin'. What's up with that?"
"I understand, but I have a feeling that if Lystara does show again, she will be no less successful," she comforted. "After all, it was the combined teamwork of everyone, including your comrades. I doubt she can defeat us. Plus, I'm sure that whatever she knows is something that will not have any affect."
"Wow Nel, it seems I rubbed off you a bit!" he said, feeling a little better.
"What do you mean?"
"In these kind of circumstance, I'm usually the cocky one." He looked back at Nel and smiled. "How times change, right?"
"I guess."
The two started laughing until they heard a young girl arrived on the floor they sat. She was fourteen year old circus performer with tanned skin and white hair in two pig-tails, one on each side. She wore a skirt and bangles. Her name was Peppita Rossetti. "Hey you guys," she greeted.
"What's up, Peppy?" Cyrus asked.
"Maria said she has something to tell you guys."
"Okay then. Is there everyone else up there with her?"
"Yep!"
"Then let's go!" The three proceeded up to the balcony where the rest of the gang awaited.
"Yo, homeboy, what's crackin'?" asked Jack Ritz, a good friend of Cyrus.
"Nothin'," Cyrus replied nonchalantly. "Just chillin'."
"You sure you're okay?" Lude Kidingo asked, another comrade of Cyrus'.
"That's right, homie."
"Maria, tell us what's wrong?" replied the young blue-haired leader, Fayt Leingod.
"Well, the Diplo has picked up something unknown," said the Diplo's blue-haired captain, Maria Traydor. It wasn't long until she received another report from the Flagship on her communicator. 'Captain, there's something coming toward you!' said one of the ship's crew members named Marietta.
"What do you mean Marietta?"
"I don't know, but the energy readings are nothing like I've seen before!"
"Could they be remnant Executioners?" Ransack Aires asked.
'No, not as strong but nonetheless, be careful.'
Albel, captain of the Black Brigade, put his hand on his powerful sword, the Crimson Scourge. "Here it comes," the captain said.
Suddenly, a small pool of darkness had appeared. It had then materialized into some sort of strange creature. It was about a foot high with pure yellow eyes, a pair of antennae and sharp claws. It took everyone by surprise, but mostly Cyrus, Jack, Lude's. He knew what this creature is and was in a state of shock. "No, it can't be!" Cyrus said.
"Is that what I think it is?" Jack asked.
"That's a Shadow!" Lude replied. "What the hell is that thing doing here?"
"That's the monster?" Roger Huxley said with a grin on his face. He started laughing uncontrollably.
"Well, I think it's sorta cute," the brunette by the name of Sophia Esteed claimed.
"Hey little guy, you lost or something?" Peppita said.
They were about to move closer, but Cyrus yelped, "Stay back!"
"What's wrong?" Ravage Zinfandel asked.
"Don't take another step toward it!" Lude snapped.
"Why not? It don't look threatening," Cliff Fittir, their Klausian comrade said.
"Don't be too sure about that," Mirage Koas said. Suddenly, two more of the same kind appeared. Then more appeared. Everyone faces were painted in panic.
"We should get out of here you guys!" Rampage said. "These monsters are all over!"
"Why should we? These maggots are weak," Albel said.
"Listen Albel, these creatures aren't from this dimension. Even if we do defeat these, what's to stop the rest of the gauntlet, huh? This is an all out invasion! We have to go, man!" Cyrus explained.
"What! Leave? Whatever, fool. It might fit you, but I don't resort to a coward's tactics," Albel scoffed.
"Hey, I don't run from fights. Never have, never will. But unfortunately, regrouping is our best bet. Every second we spend, we getting outnumbered more and more."
"He's right," Maria agreed. "We have to go. Marietta, time to transport!"
'Transporting...' Everyone was beginning their transport to the Diplo. As soon as they left, the sky began to darken, and more Heartless had emerged from the shadows. Back on the ship, Everyone hurried to the bridge.
"Captain! You're okay!" Lieber shouted in glee.
"Sorry, but we don't have time now! Mirage, put Elicoor II on screen!" Maria said.
"Yes, captain," she said. Mirage quickly ran to her post and typed in the commands. Elicoor II was on the monitor and it wasn't a pretty picture. The planet was colored in a ball of dark purple.
"Oh no! Tynave, Farleen, Clair," Nel said.
"Melt, Dribe," Roger called.
"This is terrible! What's going on?" Peppita said.
"Whatever it is, we need to stop it," Jack replied.
"So what do we do?" Mirage asked.
"There's nothing we can do," Cyrus said. Suddenly, a vortex had opened up in front of the ship. Everyone was speechless.
"I want an analysis on that thing?" Maria asked.
"It's a space-time vortex!" Cyrus said.
"What?" she yelped.
"How do you know this stuff?" Cliff yelled.
"That's the thing that brought me here in the first place. I bet you that's what's also going to take us to where the Heartless truly reside."
"Well, what should we do?" Sophia asked Fayt.
"I say we go in that thing," Jack said. "We don't have enough time to stay here, twiddling our thumbs. If we don't go, this planet... No, the whole universe will be destroyed."
"Alright," he said. "If Cyrus is right, we have no choice. Let's go."
"Put up the shields and head for that rift," Maria commanded.
"Roger," Mirage said. The ship had turned to the direction of the vortex and entered warp speed. As soon as they entered, the ship was speeding through the tunnel of time. There ship entered the vortex. The vessel was rattling due to the pressure. Various sounds were heard and lights were flashing. Suddenly, a flash of light entered the room. The start of a new adventure had just begun.
Part 1.2: Traversing through Traverse Town
The chaos had come to an end (for the moment) and Cyrus had landed in an unknown town. Laying on each side of him were Nel and Maria, also knocked out by their arrival. The two girls unknowingly leaned toward and embraced Cyrus. Cyrus wrapped his arms on both shoulders of the women. They slowly woke up. Seeing how close everyone was towards one another, the surprised trio quickly jumped up and screamed.
"What's going on here?" Maria yelled.
"What's happened?" Nel yelled.
"That crap's not important! Where are we?" Cyrus replied. The group look around and saw themselves in an alley.
"Well, there's no point staying here, let's look around, we might find the answers to our question," Maria said after the three caught their breaths. Everyone had nodded in agreement. The three walked out of the alley, and went down the stairs in front of a building. They were now at the center of a new town.
"No! This is whack!" Cyrus exclaimed while stepping back and looking all over the place..
"What's wrong? Are you okay?" Maria asked.
"I know this place. This is Traverse Town; where survivors from worlds attacked by the Heartless are brought. I can't believe it, this game is a universe too!" he thought. Cyrus looked up into the night sky. "It's just... I have a feeling we ain't in Kansas no more."
"So, we're somewhere else?" Nel asked.
"Not just somewhere, but maybe somewhen too."
"I wonder what happened to the Diplo?" Maria asked.
"Your guess is as good as mine."
"So, what do we do? And how do we find the rest of our party?" Nel asked.
"Um... Let me think..." Suddenly, Cyrus spotted a familiar, spiky haired kid. "Could it be?" Cyrus just got an idea. "Hey, I got an idea! Let's ask that kid over their"
Nel and Maria looked at the kid Cyrus was pointing at. Then, they looked back at Cyrus with a disgruntled eye. "You've finally lost it," Maria said.
"Ask a child that we don't even know?" Nel asked. "Are you sure you're okay?"
"For real. I have a feeling that he'll be able to help us. Come on, have I ever proved you wrong?"
"You're beginning to sound like Cliff," Maria said.
"That's good to know, I guess. Now let's go." The three ran over to the kid who stood there with no clue on where he was. "Yo, homie," Cyrus said. The kid turned around to see the three running toward him.
"Who are you guys?" the kid asked.
"Right, guess we should get to the introductions. I'm Cyrus M. Splicer."
"I am Maria Traydor."
"Nel Zelpher."
"Okay, I'm Sora. It's good to meet you."
"So, I was wondering, if you could help us?" Cyrus asked.
"I'm sorry, but I wouldn't know where to begin. To tell you the truth, I'm having the some problems, too."
"Really?" Nel said.
Sora told the group how he arrived in this new world. He said that he suffered an onslaught from Shadows and received a weapon called a Keyblade. Then, he was sucked into a large ball of darkness after he defeated a huge monster. Unfortunately, during these turn of events, he lost not only his home, but his friends Kairi and Riku, as well.
"Hey, don't worry, home boy. Perhaps we could help each other out?" Cyrus said.
"What do you mean?"
"If we help you look for your friends, will you help us find our's," Nel said.
"Well, okay." Sora said.
"It's all set. Let's leave this joint. Perhaps we could go there fo' a while," Cyrus said as he eyed a small shop.
They entered an Accessory Store where a man had greeted them. "Hello, what can I do for– Oh just some kids."
"Hey, we're not kids. I'm Cyrus."
"Yeah and I'm Sora."
"Alright you two, chill out," the man said. He then turned his attention to the two women that stood behind them. "Say, who are these young ladies?"
"I'm Maria Traydor and this is Nel Zelpher."
"My pleasure," the man said. "So, why the long faces. You guys lost or something?"
"No! Well, sorta. Where are we?" Sora asked.
"Huh?" the man gasped.
Sora and Cyrus told the man everything about how they got here. The man answered the question saying that they were in Traverse Town.
"Traverse Town..." Nel replied.
"So, gramps, is this really another world?" Sora said.
"Don't call me gramps!" the clerk snapped. "The name's Cid! I have no idea of what you're talkin' about, but this sure ain't your island or your... planet."
"Hmm... Guess we'd better start looking for Riku and Kairi."
"Don't forget our comrades too," Maria reminded Sora.
"Oh, right."
"Well, good luck with whatever it is you're doing. If you guys ever run into trouble, you come to me. I'll look out for you."
"Thanks Cid," Cyrus said. After the gang bought some supplies, they left the shop and went up stairs. They went through the door that led to the Second District. As soon as they arrived, a man fell down and was killed. His heart was then sucked out of him and created into a helmet wearing Heartless called a Soldier. The newly created Heartless disappeared and a group of Shadows had appeared in front of them.
"It's those creatures from the island!" Sora said.
"I don't know about your island. All I know is that they're the same things that attacked my world!" Nel replied.
"Well, I guess it's time for a little payback," Cyrus said as he pulled out his Abysmal Offender and red lightsaber. "Shall we?"
"Let's," Maria said. The group pulled out their weapons and Cyrus turned his MP3 Player to "Children's Story" from Slick Rick. They battled the swarms of Heartless that came in their way. They went down stairs in the Second District and through the Alleyway. They went through a door that connect to the Third District. As soon as they entered, they faced a larger Heartless swarm. All the battles got the team pretty tired and soon, they ventured back to the First District where they walked back to the workshop that Cid was working at.
"Still haven't found 'em?" Cid asked.
"No," Sora said. "We had no luck,"
"Keep your chin up. Take another look around town."
"Alright. Why not," Maria agreed. "There may be a place that we missed."
"You're right," Cyrus said. "I'm not giving up, let's keep searching."
They left the shop and walked to the center of town where they heard a voice that said, "They'll come at you out of nowhere."
"Who are you?" Sora said. The group saw a tall man in front of the shop.
"And they'll keep on coming at you, as long as you continue to wield the Keyblade. But why? Why would it choose a kid like you?" the man said.
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" Sora asked in retaliation.
"How do you know about the Keyblade," Nel said.
"Who are you three?" the man wondered. "Never mind. Now, let me see that Keyblade."
The man was moving toward Sora, but the gang quickly took battle positions. "What? There's no way you're getting this!" Sora exclaimed.
"Maria, Nel. I want you two to stay out of this battle. I think Sora and I could whip this fool," Cyrus said.
"Are you sure?" Nel said.
"Yeah. He seems to be all talk, but no play."
"Alright," Maria said.
"Hey you," Cyrus called to the man. "If you want Sora's Keyblade, then you have to fight me, too."
"All right, then have it your way," the man said as he pulled out a sword that looked like a large hand gun with a blade shooting out.
Cyrus turned his MP3 Player on to "Vitriolic a Stroke" from Baten Kaitos before he and Sora charged at the man. As soon as they struck, the man jumped back and charged his sword. At the time they saw where the man was, a large fire ball had just been fired at them. At the last moment, the two jumped out of the way. "Whoa!" Cyrus said. "That was close."
"What is that thing?" Sora asked.
"It's called the Gunblade," the man said. "And it is what will insure your lose."
The man leapt and slashed his blade at Cyrus, but the attack missed and Cyrus struck him a couple of times. Sora also made a good string of attacks, sending the man flying back. "It seems that Sora is a skilled warrior," Nel said.
"And Cyrus isn't doing too bad either," Maria added.
The two had the man on the ropes and jumped to where he was, but the man kicked back up and hit them both. Sora and Cyrus landed on their backs, but quickly got back up and with a final strike that drained them both of their energy, they rushed at the man, sword and Keyblade extended; making the last blow. The man knelt to the ground in pain. Sora and Cyrus slowly, walked to their fallen adversary and stood over him, both suffering from fatigue. "Now...you're...gonna...you're gonna..." Sora said, but he collapsed and fell on the ground.
"I'll.. finish... after my... nap..." Cyrus said and he collapsed on the ground.
"Cyrus! Sora!" Nel yelled as she and Maria ran over to their aid.
"Are you okay?" Nel said as she turned Cyrus over to see his face. The two were knocked cold.
"Aw, you're slipping, Leon," a voice said. Maria and Nel looked up and saw a young woman.
"I went easy on them. Looks like things are worse than we thought. A lot worse," Leon said.
"Who are you two? What are you talking about?" Maria said.
"We can't talk here. Tell you what, let's go to our place. We'll explain everything when we get there," the woman said. Nel and Yuffie picked up the unconscious bodies of Cyrus and Sora and left to a hotel room.
Part 1.3: Introducing the Heartless
While Cyrus was still unconscious, he had a visit from a familiar person who had caught his attention. "Well Cyrus, you're doing well. I'm glad to have found you!"
"Blair? Hey, long time no see! How are you doing?"
"Fine, but that's not important."
"Wait, how are you able to speak to me in my mind? We're in another dimension?"
"You could thank Sophia for that."
"What Sophia? She's alive?"
"Yes."
"Great! So, where is she? Is she... Wait... Is she in another world?"
"I'm afraid so. That's what I wanted to tell you."
"Alright," he said in a lower tone. "Well, what about Fayt and the rest of my buds? Are they with her?"
"No. It seems they've been sent to other worlds too."
"Great... I'm stuck in the realm of Kingdom Hearts and everyone's stranded on different worlds. How are Nel, Maria and I gonna get everyone here without getting in the way?"
"I don't know Cyrus, but I'm sure you'll think of something."
"Well, time to wake up. I think I'm getting shook violently. Must be Nel. Well, chow." Cyrus ran out of his mind and everything turned white. He woke back up and saw Maria and Nel standing over him.
"Cyrus, it's great to see you're back," Nel said.
"You had us worried. Are you okay?" Maria asked.
"I feel a numbing sensation, but besides that, I'll survive."
"It's good that you're okay, Kairi," Sora said right next to Cyrus looked at him and the woman peering over.
"Kairi? Who are you talking about? I'm the great ninja Yuffie. I think you might've overdone it, Squall."
"It's Leon."
Sora started looking around and said,"Hey where's–"
"The Keyblade... Yeah, we had to get it away from you to shake off those creatures. It turns out that's how they were tracking you," Yuffie explained.
"It was the only way to conceal your heart from them. But it won't work for long. Still hard to believe that you of all people are the chosen one," Leon said. As soon as he picks up the Keyblade, it disappears from his hand and reappears in Sora's."Well, I suppose beggars can't be choosers."
"Why don't you start making sense! What's going on here?" Sora said.
"Yes," Nel said in a lowered tone. "I don't really understand this predicament so would someone please explain."
"Okay, you know there are many other worlds out there, right?" Yuffie asked.
"That's correct."
"But isn't that supposed to be a secret?" Maria asked.
"It has because they've never been connected," Leon replied. "But that was before the Heartless arrived."
"The Heartless?" Sora said.
"The ones who attacked you guys, you remember?" Yuffie asked.
"Those without hearts. The darkness in people's hearts—that's what attracts them. And there is darkness within every heart."
"The embodiments of negative energy..." Cyrus said.
"Hey, have you heard of someone named Ansem?" Yuffie asked Cyrus.
"Ansem? Never heard."
"Ansem was a researcher who studied the Heartless," Leon said. "He kept all of his documents in his journal."
"Can we see these records?" Nel asked.
"Can't. After he disappeared, the pages of his research have been scattered."
"Scattered?" Maria asked..
"To many worlds," Yuffie said.
"So we need to go and find these reports," Nel said.
"But I have a feeling that we need something..." Cyrus said.
"That's right," Yuffie said. "The Keyblade."
"So...this is the key?" Sora said as he held up the strange shaped weapon.
"Exactly!"
"The Heartless have great fear of the Keyblade. As long as you wield it, they'll keep coming after you," Leon explained.
"So, you're saying we're being tracked through a giant key which is supposed to be our defense?" Cyrus said.
"I'm afraid that's the only way to explain it simply," Yuffie said.
"Well, that is a strange dilemma," Maria said.
"I didn't ask for this." Sora replied.
"The Keyblade chooses its master. And it chose you," Yuffie said.
"So tough luck."Leon said.
"How did all this happen? I remember being in my room..." As Sora trailed off, he then remembered a certain past event and was in shock. "Wait a minute! What happened to my home? My island? Riku! Kairi!"
"You know what? I really don't know."
"Hold on a minute. The Heartless are your business. So how did they get to our universe?" Maria asked.
Cyrus took Nel and Maria over to the corner of the room. "I bet you this is Catalysta's doing. She must have opened the temporal rift between this dimension and ours."
"I get it," Maria said.
"Oh yeah. I just got a message from Blair when I was knocked out."
"Are you sure?" Nel said.
"Yeah. She said that everyone is stranded on different worlds. I think that if we ever want to see them again, we better stick with Sora. Since he has that Keyblade, he's our only ticket off this rock.."
"I guess we have no choice," Maria said.
"Sooner or later, the Heartless will find you," Leon said. "You'd better be ready."
"Ready for what?" Sora repeated.
"For the fight for your life. Are you ready?"
"I'm ready."
"We're going, too," Cyrus said.
"Hey, it's not like we're gonna stay here while our friends are in danger," Maria said.
"What do you mean?" Yuffie said.
"Just because we don't have this 'Keyblade,' doesn't mean we can't fight along your side?" Nel said.
"That's right. We're with you man. We faced a dude that 'created' an entire universe and another that claims to be a god," Cyrus said. "These Heartless are nothing."
"Alright," Leon said. "Yuffie, let's go join Aerith. She should be there by now with the other visitors."
"Leon!" Yuffie yelled. Suddenly, a Soldier Heartless appeared out of nowhere.
"Yuffie go!" Leon said. Yuffie ran to the next room. As soon as the door opened, the door hit and flattened Donald.
"Yuffie?" Aerith said.
"We have no time. Let's get out of here!" Meanwhile, in the next room, Sora, Cyrus, Nel and Leon drew their blades while Maria readied her gun.
"Alright you guys, let's go." The Soldier jumped through the window. Leon was in hot pursuit of the enemy Heartless. Sora and the rest of the gang left through the first floor. Arriving outside in the Alleyway, Cyrus and the rest of the gang caught up with Leon and were surrounded by Soldiers."Don't bother with the weaklings. Find the boss!" Leon ran out of the scene.
"Let's do this, people!" Cyrus replied. The group fought against the numerous bands of Heartless until they reached Third District where the real battle began. As soon as they reached the center of the district, two figures landed on Cyrus, Sora, Nel and Maria. One was tall and had some features of a dog, the other was smaller and looked like a duck in a vest.
"The Key!" They said in unison as they saw the Keyblade in front of everyone.
"My back!" Cyrus yelled. Suddenly, large pillars surround the group and they were trapped. Then, the Soldiers arrive and leapt off. The battle had started. With their new teammates, the party was able to defeat the Soldiers with no problem what so ever. After the battle, everybody had an uneasy feeling.
"Something's coming, can you feel it?" Nel asked.
"Yeah, and there it is!" Donald said with his finger pointed up. Everyone looked and saw five pieces dropping from the sky and hitting the ground. As soon as they rebounded, the pieces connected and Guard Armor was born.
"What is that thing?" Maria said.
"It's a Guard Armor. A type of Heartless that can detach and reattach it's body," Cyrus said. "Everyone, focus your attack on a different part. Time to literally break this chump." The battle had started when Cyrus turned his MP3 Player to "Shrouding Dark Cloud" from Kingdom Hearts. Maria and Goofy were fighting the enemy's feet. Nel and Donald attack its hands. The head and chest was left to Cyrus and Sora.
Maria started to shoot her laser and Goofy charged to the feet with his sword. Maria ran to the feet and kicked at the parts. The feet then tossed themselves up and started to chase her, stomping violently. Luckily, Goofy interceded and blocked the legs, causing them to drop on the ground. Maria fired her gun at the left foot and it was destroyed. The next foot got back up and stomped around. It hit Goofy and then Maria. Maria kicked back up and Goofy also rose up. With their final attack, Goofy rushed at the foot and Maria used her Scatter Beam. The last leg was gone.
Meanwhile, with the arms, Nel and Donald both used their Fire attacks, but the magic only did little damage thanks to the gauntlet's armor. In retaliation, the hands started to whirlwind, hitting Nel and Donald with their sharp claws. After that attack, the gloves were about to use their air punch, but their target stepped out of the way. Nel jumped up and made a smashing impact on one of the gauntlets while Donald used his Fire attack at a distance which threw them on the ground. One of the gauntlets was destroyed, but the other one used whirlwind move. Nel had jumped out of the way to deliver the same attack and Donald was running away. Luckily, because Nel was equipped with her Blades of Ryuusen, there was even more damage delivered to the glove as many balls of ice bombarded at the target and destroyed it. Donald looked back and saw Nel standing there with her arms folded and head cocked.
Sora jumped up and started slashing at the head, while Cyrus focused on the rest of its mid-section. The Guard Armor suddenly, spun around like a top, causing small damage to them, but they still continued their onslaught. It wasn't long until, within a few slashes, the last piece was destroyed and the Heartless was defeated. The Guard Armor started shaking violently and suddenly, a heart was floating above the body and disappeared. Once the heart disappeared, the Guard Armor's remains had vanished. Later on...
"So, you were looking for me?" Sora asked.
"Uh huh," both Goofy and Donald said in unison.
"They, too, have been seeking the wielder of the Keyblade." Leon said as he, Aerith and Yuffie appeared.
"Hey, why don't you come with us? We can go to other worlds on our vessel," Goofy said.
"What? You mean you're able to do that?" Nel asked.
"Yeah, why do you ask?" Donald said.
"Our friends are on other worlds," Maria said. "We want to get everyone back safely. Can you please help us?"
"I mean, we're fighting the same fight you are. Elicoor II got attacked as well. If you help us, we'll be of equal service to you guys," Cyrus said.
"I wonder if I could find Riku and Kairi..." Sora said in a depressed tone.
"Of course," Donald said.
"Are you sure?" Goofy asked.
"Who knows? But we need them to come with us to help us find the king," Donald replied in a whisper.
"You guys should go with them. Especially if you want to find your friends," Leon advised.
"Yeah, I guess," Sora said in a depressed tone.
"But you can't come along looking like that. Understand? No frowning. No sad face. Okay?" Donald said.
"Yeah, ya gotta look funny, like us!" Goofy replied. Donald pushes Goofy's face away.
"This boat runs on happy faces."
"Happy?" Sora looks up and made a large smile. Everybody stayed quiet and suddenly, everyone started laughing. Even Nel started her little chuckle and Maria began snickering.
"That's one funny face!" Goofy said.
"I'll agree with you there," Maria said.
"Okay, why not? We'll go with you guys,"
"Yeah," Cyrus said. Then he looks back and speaks to his partners. "See, didn't I tell you this was a good idea."
"Okay. I admit, you had me worried," Maria replied.
"Donald Duck."
"Name's Goofy."
"I'm Sora."
"It's Cyrus M. Splicer."
"You can call me Nel Zelpher."
"I'm Maria Traydor."
Everybody placed there hand in the center of a circle. "All for one and one for all," Goofy said.
"Well, let's go. Time for our adventure to begin," Cyrus said.
The group left the Third District and were at the town's front gates. "Make sure you have everything you need. There's no telling how far the Heartless spread," Leon suggested.
"You should check the shops. They've got some pretty cool stuff!" Yuffie said.
"This is from all of us." Aerith gave the group 100 munny. "Spend it as you see fit. And this is from Leon." Aerith also gave Sora some elixir.
"Good luck!" Yuffie said.
"I hope you find your friends," Aerith said.
"Look out for each other. Keep your spirits up," Leon said.
"Thank you," Nel said and bowed. Nel, Maria, Cyrus and Sora went back to meet up with Donald and Goofy at the front gate.
Cyrus looked back at Yuffie and then looked at Nel. He began thinking to himself, "Man, Nel and Yuffie sorta look alike. Then again, it could just be me."
"The gummi ship is outside that gate," Donald said.
"The what?" Sora said.
"That's our ship," Donald said.
"Wait till you see it," Goofy added.
"Hold on. Sora, take this." Donald gave Sora a scroll that used the power of Fire. "Now you can use magic, too. Goofy, give him that other thing."
"What thing?"
"You know!"
"Oh yeah." Goofy also gave him a scroll that held the ability for Dodge Roll. "Abilities allow you to do all sorts of things. Guess we should look for 'em along the way, huh?"
"Okay, is that it? Let's get going!" Sora eagerly said.
"Not yet." Donald suggested. "We need to get ready first."
"Donald's right." Maria said. "We should first gather some supplies. We'll leave after we're through."
"Well, I see big adventures coming their way! Looks like it's up to me to keep track of it all in my journal!" a small cricket named Jiminy said to himself.
"You guys go ahead," Cyrus said. "I'll stay here." The group spread out through the First District while Cyrus leaned on the large doors.
"Cyrus, we meet again," a deep voice said. Cyrus looked to the side and saw a tall hooded figure.
"Who are you?" Cyrus replied as he pulled out his Abysmal Offender.
"You do not remember? It's a shame. What's more pathetic is the way you use your power. You're fighting for the wrong side."
"You don't know anything..."
"Know what?" Donald asked. Cyrus adverted his gaze and saw the group standing in front of him. He turned back to his left to see that the hooded character disappeared.
"Know... what ya gonna get," Cyrus quickly recovered. "You do know what got right?"
"Yep," Goofy said. "We have everything we'll need."
"Well that's settled. Let's go see that ship of yours and start our adventure." Cyrus said.
The group left the town and saw the ship. It was by some standards small, and it seemed polygonal. "So this is your vessel?" Nel asked.
"That's right. This ship is designed by gummi blocks. A soft but durable material," Donald said.
"Yeah, plus it has cruise control," Goofy said.
"Sweet," Cyrus said.
"You know, I was a leader of an Anti-Federation Group and captain of a large ship, and there have been no records of ships this small," Maria said.
"Wow! That's cool!" Sora said. "You were a captain of a ship and leader of a space group? Amazing!"
"Wait, are you sure that we can all fit in that thing?" Cyrus asked.
"Of course." Goofy said.
"It may be small, but not too small," Donald explained.
"Okay, well, let's go," Sora said. Everyone entered the ship. After they got in their seats, the ship flew off, ready to enter a new world.