Greetings fellow readers and writers! This is the tenth volume of Path of the Keyblade Master and I hope you like it! Okay, last time we left on a major cliffhanger with Sora and the others separated by the vile machinations of Columbina and Lady Darklight, sending half our heroes to a random world, while Columbina had Kairi sent to one of her minions to suffer a horrific death. Back in the realms of Light, Columbina started her assault on the world by having Lady Darklight smash the Keyhole of Agrabah.

We will be continuing with Columbina's dark campaign, but also focusing on Kairi as she tries to escape Columbina's vile plan for her, which has sent her to the world of Sword Art Online. When I first saw SAO I initially thought 'hmm, an anime about players trapped in an MMORPG, now what does this remind me of?' I had flashbacks of .hack/sign, a show that I liked at first, but as the story progressed and became more and more confusing, I fell out of it.

But by the end of episode one of SAO, I was hooked, especially with the second half of the season, which I watched in a single-day marathon. I've yet to see any of SAO 2, don't ask why, so this story will take place some time after the end of season one.

Also involved in this story are elements inspired by one of my favorite rides at Disney World, that being The Haunted Mansion. While the movie adaptation of the ride failed miserably, especially when compared with Pirates of the Caribbean, the ride itself still holds true and is, was and always be, one of Disney's best.

There's also elements of H.P. Lovecraft's Cuthulhu Mythos and some bits from the Saw moves, just to make things more interesting.

Now I don't own either Kingdom Hearts, Sword Art Online or anything else except the original character which I've created, so please don't sue me, I'm only trying to tell a good story. And so, without further delay, let the game begin!

Prolog: Darkness Grows, Light Shines

…Castle Oblivion…

"Now, I'm ready," said Lady Darklight as she walked back into what was the Interocitor room, followed by Columbina. It had been twenty-four hours since Lady Darklight had used her insidious powers to smash open the Keyhole of Agrabah, unleashing a global flood of darkness and Heartless that consumed the home of Aladdin and Jasmine.

"Rested up, are we?" Regina asked sarcastically.

"As a matter of fact, yes," said Lady Darklight, "amazing what a nice nap and a good read will do for you."

"You insolent brat!" snapped Columbina, "you slept for ten hours, red comic books for six, then slept another eight, in between you ate enough food for three grown men."

"I hope you left something in the fridge," said Dio Brando, "us villains gotta eat after all."

"You'd better not have had that chocolate cake," said Lady Tremaine, "I was saving that because I was nauseated by that precooked, mini-mall rotisserie chicken."

"I told you we should have gone to a real supermarket," said Sephiroth, "but you just had to go jewelry shopping. And you wasted a lot of cash as well."

"Can I help it if I have expensive tastes?" Lady Tremaine asked as she showed off a new diamond bracelet with matching earrings.

"Never mind that poppycock!" said Columbina, "Lady Darklight is, at last, ready to continue her conquest of the Realms of Light," she then looked Lady Darklight, "aren't you, my dear?"

"Didn't I just say I was ready?" Lady Darklight asked as she did some stretches, "say, where's Leslie? I'd like to kill one of his doppelgangers before getting back to work, it'll help put me in the mood."

"He hightailed it outta here yesterday," said Dio Brando.

"The fop waited until you were asleep before running like the cowardly trickster he is," said Lady Tremaine, "all to get away from you."

"When you make enemies, kido, you make'em," said Dio Brando.

"I'm sure Leslie will return soon," said Columbina, "after he's completed his search for the remaining missing powers. But back to the business at hand! Which world will you travel to, to sunder its Keyhole?"

"Haven't decided yet," said Lady Darklight, "there's so many."

"Will this help alleviate your dilemma?" Young Xehanort asked as he activated a 3D holographic map of The Realms of Light, highlighting the orbits of the individual worlds. Where Agrabah should be was only a sphere of pure black.

"It does help, slightly," said Lady Darklight as she walked around the hologram suspended above the gathered villains.

"'Slightly!?'" said an outraged Insano, "it took me all night to create that hologram! And I had to miss some of my favorite prime time shows in the process!"

"Just watch them on demand," said Dio Brando, "or online, everything gets online sooner or later."

"You should forgot television altogether," said Lady Tremaine, "it's a waste of time, energy and it rots your brain."

"Bah! My brain is rot proof!" said Insano, "I installed a shield inside my skull years ago!"

"Of course you did," said a slightly disturbed Lady Tremaine.

"You know what will help?" asked Lady Darklight. With a wave of her hand, the holographic map changed into a holographic dartboard, marked with symbols for each world.

"Hey! I worked really hard on that!" snapped Insano, "how dare you warp it to your own sick needs!?" He then paused in thought, "though a dartboard would make things more interesting."

"Glad you we see eye to eye," said Lady Darklight as she summoned a set of darts, aimed one at the holographic board and threw it, smiling as the dart hit a random world.

"Well, isn't that ironic," said Young Xehanort as he and the others looked at the chosen world, "and here I thought that world would never experience darkness."

…Twilight Town…

"Just heard from Vivi," said Hayner as he, Pence and Olette walked through the streets of their home town, "all that's left is a few more parts to put in and The Voyaging Light's as good as new."

"Thank goodness," said Pence, "I'm glad that Cid sent her back so we could finish fixing her ourselves."

"And this time we didn't use any parts a certain someone bought off the back of a truck," said Olette.

"Hey! I paid good munny for those parts!" said Pence, "and even more munny for the new parts!"

"Yeah, but these parts are legit," said Olette.

"It doesn't matter how the ship gets fixed," said Hayner, "what does is that we're finally getting back on track. Once The Voyaging Light is ready, we'll head back to Radiant Garden, ask Cid to install a dimensional driver or whatever it's called and catch up with Sora's group. And this time, we'll fight with them all the way."

"They've found two missing powers already, last I heard," said Pence, "you thing we'll really make a difference in finding the rest?"

"Of course we will," said Olette, "if anything, we'll help find them sooner."

"And once we've helped save the Princesses of Heart, we go after the other baddies and stop them once and for all," said Hayner.

Just then the trio of friends felt the ground tremble.

"Earthquake!" exclaimed Pence as he ran for the nearest doorframe.

"No, it's not an earthquake," said Olette in a serious tone, "it's something else."

"Whatever it was, it came from the Old Mansion," said Hayner, "come on!" with that he, Pence and Olette ran through the streets, past the woods and onto the edge of the front lawn of the Old Mansion, where they saw Columbina, Lady Darklight, along with Young Xehanort, Regina and the other villains.

"You just had to make a dramatic entrance," said Sephiroth irately to Columbina, "anyone who felt that energy discharge will know something rotten is happening."

"This coming from the man who likes to launch sneak attacks from above and impale victims," said Columbina.

"It's my thing," said Sephiroth stubbornly.

"Are you sure this is the place?" Gaston asked in a bored tone.

"I'm positive," said Columbina, "the Keyhole is right underneath the house."

"Now who would build a house atop a Keyhole?" Dio Brando asked, "that's just stupid in my book."

"As if anyone would read a book written by a degenerate like you," said Columbina, "no, this is definitely the location of the Keyhole. No doubt the mansion was built to conceal it."

"Not for much longer," said Lady Darklight as she raised her hands. As if a giant eraser was being used, the Old Mansion began to disappear, a few pieces here, a window there, an entire room there.

"Why not just blow the damn thing up?" Gaston asked impatiently as he charged his hands with destructive energy.

"And rain deadly fragments down on us? I think not!" said Lady Tremaine, "need I remind you that you yourself was recently resurrected?"

"Don't remind me," muttered Gaston, "if I ever see that Fontaine freak, I'll mount him on my wall!"

"You already said that," remarked Lady Darklight as she continued to erase the Old Mansion, "don't worry, I'll have this shack cleared away soon."

"Hold it right there!" shouted Hayner as he, Pence and Olette, emerged from hiding with their weapons ready, Hayner with his sword, Pence with his fist-shields and Olette with her staff.

"What's this? The local citizens on patrol?" asked Lady Tremaine in a mocking tone, "how pathetic!"

"Only a fool would mock a hero without thinking," said Regina, "these three were on Radiant Garden during the Zangyack invasion."

"We remember you guys too!" said Pence, he then looked at Young Xehanort, "but not you. What, are you the new guy?"

"New and old, depending on how you look at it," said Young Xehanort.

"I don't remember you two either," said Olette as she looked at Columbina and Lady Darklight.

"Nor I know you two," said Columbina.

"They're friends of Sora," said Regina.

"That's all I need to know," said Columbina grimly.

"You want me to render them into oblivion?" Lady Darklight asked.

"No, you carry on, my dear," said Columbina, "expose the Keyhole. Leave the rabble to the others."

"Oh, we're rabble now?" Hayner asked, "we've fought plenty of Heartless and villains!"

"We're no pushovers!" said Pence as he, Hayner and Olette, assumed fighting stances.

"We'll see about that," said Columbina, "oh, Regina! Would and your cohorts in villainy be dears and destroy these intruding brats?"

"No," said Regina calmly.

"What?" Columbina asked irately.

"No, we will not do your dirty work," said Regina as she confidently crossed her arms.

"As much as we would enjoy roughing up those three kids," said Gaston, "we're not taking orders from you."

"Not even if you asked politely," said Lady Tremaine.

"I did ask politely, you twit!" snapped Columbina, "now get off your high horses and eviscerate those three!"

"You want them dead, do it yourself!" insisted Regina.

"I've got no qualm against following her orders," said Dio Brando as he cracked his knuckles, "leave them to me."

"I feel like stretching my legs too," said Sephiroth as he unsheathed Masamune.

"Mind if I tag along?" Insano asked, "I've got a few minor gadgets of mine I'd like to try out."

"Let me guess, killbots?" a slightly annoyed Regina asked.

"As a matter off fact, yes!" exclaimed Insano as a dozen humanoid robots, all armed with laser cannons and rocket launchers, teleported into the area.

"Meet the Mark 42 Killbots!" exclaimed Insano, "new and improved!"

"AWAITING ORDERS!" said the lead Killbot.

"Ventilate those heroic fools!" said Insano as he pointed at Hayner, Pence and Olette.

"ORDER ACCEPTED!" said the lead Killbot as it and its eleven fellow robots saluted, "HAVE A NICE DAY!"

At that the metal monstrosities fired their lasers and rockets at Hayner, Pence and Olette. Only a hastily cast shield spell from Olette saved their lives, only for Hayner to have to dodge a sword thrust from Sephiroth, while Pence got in front of Olette and blocked several of Dio Brando's thrown knives.

Olette then cast a barrage of fireballs at the Killbots, yet her spell barely dented the creatures as they reloaded their rocket launchers and charged their laser cannons.

"I think we're in trouble!" shouted Hayner as he was forced on the defensive by Sephiroth's vicious attacks, blocking each slice and thrust from the one-winged angel, yet it was clear that the vicious villain was toying with Hayner.

"Is it that obvious!?" Pence shouted as he blocked more rockets with his shield, while Olette tried a Blizzard spell against the Killbots, yet the malicious machines seemed immune to the intense magical cold.

"Well, I'm open to suggestions!" said Olette. She then cast a Thunder spell on the Killbots, yet they seemed immune to electricity.

"I think we should…WATCH OUT, OLETTE!" shouted Hayner as he realized that Sephiroth had vanished, only to appear above Olette with Masamune aimed downward to impale her.

BANG!

An earsplitting gunshot sounded through the area and Sephiroth was hit in the midsection, knocking him away from Olette. The one-winged angel regained his balance and hovered in midair, sore but otherwise unharmed.

"Blast, I thought I'd got the bugger," said a gruff voice from the edge of the woods. There stood a man in his late 40's with short black hair, brown eyes, wearing a black boulder derby, a blue SeeD uniform, chewing on a cigar and carrying a very large riffle. He was tall, well over six feet and muscular that was slowly but inevitably going to pot.

"You'll have to better than that to take out Sephiroth," said a girl's voice. Standing next to the man with the riffle was a girl, about 17 with long, dark blond hair tied in a braid. She had green eyes, multi-colored eye shadow, lip-gloss and nail polish, wore a blue SeeD uniform and carried a serrated-edged spear.

"Who the hell are you freaks?!" exclaimed Insano.

"That's rich, coming from the biggest freak in the bunch," said the man with the riffle, "for the record, the name's Sgt. Jefferson Rhodes."

"And I'm Pfc. Yvette Harrison," said the girl with the spear, "SeeD Team Gamma 19, assigned to Twilight Town."

"SeeD has operatives on Twilight Town?" Young Xehanort asked.

"We've got teams all over The Realms of Light," said Pfc. Yvette Harrison.

"Don't bloody expose our operations to the enemy!" exclaimed Sgt. Jefferson Rhodes, "And you're only an acting Private First Class until you pass your finals! And grow up a bit"

"What are you talking about?" Yvette Harrison asked.

"You know what I'm talking about, young lady," said Jefferson Rhodes, "and for bloody sake's, do something about your makeup!"

"What's wrong with my makeup?" Yvette asked.

"You look like you're auditioning for a birthday clown position!" said Jefferson Rhodes.

"I do not!" said Yvette, "and you are on the fast track to a date with the undertaker!" she then snatched Jefferson's cigar and threw it to the ground, "don't you know those things will kill you!"

"What I do with my own bloody body is my own bloody business, young lady!" said Jefferson, "and don't you change the subject!"

"Okay, what is going on here?" Regina asked, "who the hell are these people?"

"Oh, that's right," said Pence, "they're father and daughter."

"Yvette's parents are divorced and her mother retained her maiden name," said Olette, "but Yvette ran away to join SeeD."

"And as luck would have it," said Hayner, "she got stuck with her father as her mentor."

"And I'll thank you bloody much to not gossip about personal family business!" said Jefferson irately.

"Well, you brought it up in the first place!" said Yvette.

"Don't change the bloody subject!" snapped Jefferson.

"And would it kill you to stop using the word 'bloody' in ever sentence?!" snapped Yvette.

"Would it kill you to not sound like your blood mother?!" exclaimed Jefferson.

"THE WORLD!"

Reality changed color like a photo negative for an instant and everyone in the area was frozen in place, except for one.

"Time has been stopped," said Dio Brando smugly as he walked over to the bickering father and daughter, frozen in mid-argument.

"Idiots," said Dio Brando as he pulled out a double handful of knives, "if you were going to carry on like this, you shouldn't have been paired in the first place. Still, at least you'll be together in death." He then prepared to throw his knives at Yvette and Jefferson, knowing that the knives would freeze in time just inches from the bickering father and daughter, that the knives would impale them when time resumed its normal flow.

"DYNAMO KICK!"

In a flash of electric energy, Dio Brando was knocked away from Yvette and Jefferson with enough force to send him tumbling across the lawn and back to normal time, while his knives clattered to the ground.

"What the hell?!" exclaimed Dio Brando as he picked himself off the ground.

"What the…oh, it's you, Anders," said Jefferson as he pulled out another cigar and began chewing on it.

There in front of the bickering father and daughter stood a well muscled man in his early 20's wearing a more streamline version of the blue SeeD uniform, one form fitting to allow greater freedom of movement. He had blue eyes with a shaved head, while on his hands were fingerless gloves studded with metal spikes that crackled with electricity, while his boots were also studded with electric spikes.

"Sorry I'm late," said the man with the crackling gloves and boots, "I had to charge up my Boost."

"Who the hell is this freakazoid?" asked Insano.

"Lance Cpl. Derek Anders," said the man with the crackling items, "but you can call be Dynamo."

"He's a totally cool martial artist cyborg," said Pence.

"And a total hunk," said an adoringly smiling Yvette.

"Don't bloody start with that again, young lady!" snapped Jefferson, "no way are you dating another bloody operative! Not while you're living under my bloody roof, you're not!"

"I'll be 18 in a few months, dad!" snapped Yvette, "I can date anyone I want!"

"Is this really a good time?" Young Xehanort asked in a slightly uncomfortable yet humored tone.

"Shut your bloody gib, you tosspot!" snapped Jefferson, "I'm having a bloody conversation with my daughter!"

"That does it!" snapped Regina, "this has gone far enough! Everyone! GET THEM!" she then threw several fireballs at Jefferson and Yvette, only for Yvette to block the fireballs with her staff, but then dodged a knife throw from Dio Brando.

At the same time, Hayner and Sephiroth resumed their duel, while Gaston and Lady Tremaine fired their dark attacks at Pence and Olette, which they blocked with their physical and magical shields.

"DYNAMO PUNCH!" shouted Dynamo as he rushed at Gaston, hitting the brute villain in the face with an electric-charged fist. Gaston was knocked several feet into the air, crashing to the ground and bouncing several times.

Lady Tremaine fired her torment beam at Dynamo, yet he shrugged it off as if it were nothing. "What in Hell's name are you?!" exclaimed the former wicked stepmother of Cinderella.

"I am both man and machine!" said Dynamo as he smiled confidently while rearing back for another punch, "I am POWER EXTREME!" He then socked Lady Tremaine in the face, knocking her several feet into the air and crashing to the ground.

"YOU! How dare you hit a woman like a common street brawler!" exclaimed Lady Tremaine, only to dodge a Blizzard attack from Olette.

"You're no lady, lady!" shouted Olette as she shot another Blizzard spell, only to duck a barrage of rockets and lasers from the Killbots.

"Bloody tin cans!" shouted Jefferson as he vanished his riffle and summoned a large machinegun, "eat bloody led!" he then fired back at the Killbots, riddling them with bullet holes until one by one, they exploded.

"What?! How the hell did you do that!?" exclaimed Insano.

"Magic bullets," said Jefferson as he spat out a wad of tobacco, "you bloody wanker!"

"Oh, that's just dandy," said Insano, "you may have magic bullets, but you're no match for my demonic science, you cancer-stick sucking buffoon! Eat finger beams!" he then aimed his hands and fired multi-colored energy beams at Jefferson, only for Yvette to get in front of Jefferson and rapidly spun her staff in her hands, deflecting the deadly beams.

"No one insults my dad but me," said Yvette as she glared wrathfully at Insano.

"Thanks, love," said Jefferson, "now let's take out the bloody trash!" he then fired more magic bullets at the villains.

"Columbina! Do something!" snapped Regina as she cast her own shield spell against the magic bullets, yet each round peppering her shield weakened the barrier.

"Oh, now you want my assistance," said Columbina in a mocking tone, "oh, I'd be more than happy to lend a hand, oh high and mighty Evil Queen! Unfortunately I'm a little busy at the moment!" she then ducked a punch from Dynamo, followed by a furious onslaught of punches and kicks.

"Hold still, you twitchy sorceress!" shouted Dynamo.

"Hey, if anyone's interested," said Lady Darklight, "the house is gone," she then indicated the empty space where the Old Mansion was just moments ago. There, beneath the erased foundations of the house, lay the Keyhole of Twilight Town.

"There it is!" said Columbina as she teleported away from Dynamo, appearing next to Lady Darklight as they looked down at the Keyhole, where they were soon joined by Regina and the other villains, their battle with the heroes forgotten for the moment, "sealed many years ago and forgotten by the people of this world. How ironic that their folly has lead to their doom."

"The Keyhole's been here all along?" Pence asked, "what do they want with it?"

"I don't know," said Hayner, "but whatever it is, we've gotta stop them!"

"Bloody right!" said Jefferson as he loaded a fresh magazine of magic bullets into his machinegun.

"For the Realms of Light!" shouted Dynamo as he, Yvette, Jefferson, Hayner, Pence and Olette rushed at the villains.

"Oh for…I got this," said an annoyed Lady Darklight as she summoned her dark Keyblade, startling Hayner and the others enough that they faltered in their charge.

Lady Darklight swung her dark Keyblade at Hayner, hitting him with a wave of dark magic that sapped his energy, collapsing him to the ground, while she swung her Keyblade at Jefferson. One by one she hit the heroes with energy-sapping curses and leaving them helpless on the ground.

"So much for pathos," said Columbina as she looked at Hayner and the others with distain, then at Lady Darklight, "now, my dear, do your worst!"

"You'd know if I was doing my worst," said Lady Darklight as she walked back to the edge of the hole, aiming her Keyblade at the Keyhole. A beam of dark magic shot at the Keyhole, causing it to pulse with dark energy.

"We've gotta stop them!" shouted Hayner as he and the others tried to get up yet lacked the strength, "We gotta do something!"

"I'm open to suggestions!" said Dynamo as he and the others heard the Keyhole beginning to crack.

"Just a little more…" said Lady Darklight as more and more cracks appeared in the Keyhole, "…and…done." She then lowered her Keyblade, ending the beam of dark magic.

"That's all?" a slightly confused Olette asked.

"That's all, for now," said Lady Darklight as she smiled insidiously, "but just wait, the best is yet to come."

It was then that the ground began to violently shake.

"Earthquake!" shouted Dynamo as he, Hayner, Pence, Olette, Jefferson and Yvette managed to get back up, but were nearly knocked down by the tremors.

"You'll wish it was an earthquake!" said Young Xehanort as he and the other villains were surrounded by individual shield spells.

With a deafening thunderclap, the sundered Keyhole exploded, followed by a towering geyser of darkness from which emerged a seemingly endless rain of Heartless.

"Oh crap!" shouted Pence as the downpour of Heartless hurtled from the heavens.

But then with a blinding flash of light, Hayner and the other heroes found themselves on the transporter pad of the Voyaging Light.

"Thank goodness!" said Vivi as he walked from the transported controls to Hayner and the others, "I almost didn't make it."

"You got the ship fixed, Vivi," said Hayner, "thanks a millions."

"Wait, if you're here in the transporter room," said Olette, "who's flying the ship?"

"Who do you think?" said an unpleasantly familiar voice over the intercom.

"You didn't," said Pence to Vivi, "tell me you didn't!"

"He did, ya' know?" said another familiar voice.

"Our turn," said a third familiar voice.

"What the hell, Vivi!" shouted Hayner as he rushed towards the bridge, followed by Pence, Vivi and the others. Once on the bridge, they found Seifer sitting in the captain's chair, Fuu at the helm and Rai at the weapon's station.

"Thought I'd give your favorite chair a spin," said Seifer to Hayner, "it's a little lumpy and needs a cup holder."

"Get out of my chair, you jerk!" snapped Hayner.

"I will if you back out the next Struggle tournament," said Seifer.

"This time is Seifer's time, ya' know!?" exclaimed Rai.

"Domination," said Fuu smugly.

"We don't have time for this crap!" said Yvette, "what's happening down there!?"

"Move!" shouted Olette, shoving Fuu from the helm, sitting down and activating the forward view screen.

"Bloody Hell!" exclaimed Jefferson as he and the others saw a view of Twilight Town and a spreading flood of darkness engulfing the planet.

"This isn't happening," said Pence as he sat down, shaking his head in denial, "this is not happening!"

"It is happening, man," said Dynamo, "and there's nothing we can do about it."

"The hell we can't!" said Hayner, "Vivi! Get back to the transporter and beam aboard as many people as you can!"

"Roger!" shouted Vivi as he rushed to the transporter room.

"What good will that do?" Seifer asked.

"It'll save innocent lives," said Yvette, "and that's all that matters."

"But the world's being stained black, ya' know?" said Rai, "it's like it's drowning in black, ya' know?"

"Going down for the last time," said Fuu as she stared at the screen, lost in despair at the destruction of her home world.

"That's the most I've ever heard you say at once, ya' know?" Rai asked.

"I'm entitled," said Fuu.

"But how? How did this happen?" Olette asked, "what did that horrible girl with the black Keyblade do to that Keyhole?"

"She broke it, that's what," said Dynamo.

"And unleashed a bloody geyser of bloody Heartless," said Jefferson.

"Thanks for stating the obvious," said Seifer irately.

"Get out of my chair!" said Hayner.

"When I feel like it," said Seifer.

"Why you…!" exclaimed Hayner, only to be interrupted when Vivi came back onto the bridge.

"I got a bakers dozen," said Vivi, "they're safe in the cargo area, but I couldn't locate anymore."

"You mean…everyone else on Twilight Town…is…?" Olette tried to ask as tears began welling in her eyes.

"A lot didn't make it," said Vivi, "but others did."

"Look!" said Pence as he pointed at the screen. Several Gummy Ships were rising from the Twilight Town spaceport, the last one barely lifting off as the spaceport was flooded with Heartless.

"No one else?" Hayner asked.

"It doesn't look so, lad," said Jefferson gravely as the view screen now focused on the Twilight Town clock tower, which was rapidly being covered by Heartless. Within seconds the entire surface of Twilight Town was drowned in darkness.

"And that's bloody that," said Jefferson.

"Okay, so…what now?" Pence asked.

"What do you mean 'what now?'" Olette asked.

"Well, we can't just sit here in space forever, right?" Pence asked, "we've gotta have somewhere to go."

"Those other Gummy Ships, they're going somewhere," said Seifer.

"They're on a trajectory for Traverse Town," said Yvette as she looked at a navigation display.

"Sounds good to me, ya' know?" said Rai, "they say Traverse Town's a safe place for people who lost their worlds, ya' know?"

"Sanctuary," said Fuu.

"We're not going to Traverse Town," said Dynamo, "we're going to Radiant Garden."

"That's where Commander Quistis Trepe is," said Yvette, "we've got to let her know what happened."

"Couldn't we just radio her and then go to Traverse Town?" Pence asked.

"Long range communication's still on the fritz," said Vivi, "I had to stop working on that and a few other systems in order to get the transporter, shields, weapons and life support fully operational. On, we've got hyper drive, just don't push the engines."

"Radiant Garden isn't that far," said Hayner, "we'll get there and warn Quistis and the others."

"No, we're not!" said Seifer, "we're going to that Traverse place where it's safe!"

"Do you really think that after what we just saw that anyplace is safe?" Dynamo asked, "no world is safe so long as that dark Keyblade Wielder is on the lose!"

"And we couldn't stop her," said Yvette, "and we won't if we don't hook up with Quistis and the rest of SeeD, and the other local heroes."

"Some heroes you losers turned out to be," said Seifer irately.

"Speak for yourself!" said Olette as she glared at Seifer, "where the hell were you and the terrible twins when we were fighting for the sake of our world?! Well? What were you doing?"

"Loafing about at the space port," said Vivi, "they only got on when the sensors picked up trouble at the Keyhole."

"Thanks for that, Vivi," said Seifer, "but you're still out of the gang! Now, I'm the captain of this ship and I say we're going to Traverse Town!"

At that Hayner drew his sword, "you're not the captain and you never will be, Seifer! This is my Gummy Ship and I decide where she goes! When you have your own Gummy Ship, you can be her captain and decide where she goes, but not until then! Now sit down and shut up!"

"Oh really?" Seifer asked as he drew own a sword of his own, "you gonna back up those words?"

"He don't need to, you bloody coward!" said Jefferson.

"Stay out of this, fat man!" snapped Seifer.

At that Yvette bashed Seifer on the head with her staff, "don't you call my dad fat, you jerk! He's big boned!"

"You'll pay for that, you little bitch!" snapped Seifer as he felt his head, only to have the barrel of a magic shot-shooting shotgun pressed against his face just below his right eye.

"Say that again," said Jefferson in a calm yet menacing tone as he placed his finger around the trigger of his shotgun, "say that again about my daughter. I dare you! I bloody dare you!" Yet all Seifer could say were meaningless mumbles.

"Is that bloody all?" Jefferson asked, "then SIT DOWN AND BLOODY STAY OUT OF THE WAY!" at which Seifer quickly backed away and sat along the wall of the bridge.

"Whoa, Seifer got his ass handed to him, ya' know?" said Rai to Fuu.

"Total ownage," said Fuu.

"No one insults my daughter but me," said Jefferson as he leaned his shotgun against his shoulder.

"Nice family you two make," said Pence.

"You should see them during the holidays," said Dynamo.

"Okay, then," said Hayner as he sat in the captain's chair, "I think we're all in agreement that Radiant Garden is the best place to go to," he then looked at Seifer, "unless someone has another suggestion."

At that Jefferson tapped his finger against the trigger of his shotgun.

"Nope," said a nervously sweating Seifer.

"Then let's get going," said Hayner, "Vivi, set a course for Radiant Garden and get us there fast!"

"Aye aye, skipper!" said Vivi as he sat at the helm and activated the ship's hyper drive. Within seconds The Voyaging Light was in hyperspace, leaving the drowned world of Twilight Town far behind.

"You think we'll ever see home again?" Olette asked as she pulled up a reverse view on another computer screen, yet all it saw was more of hyperspace.

"I don't know," said Pence, "but one thing's for sure. Many more people are gonna lose their homes if that dark Keyblade Wielder isn't stopped."

"Then that's what we're gonna do," said Hayner, "once we're with Quistis and the others, we strike back at the enemy, then we take back our world, or die trying."

"Well spoken, lad," said Jefferson, "bloody well spoken."