Disclaimer: Still don't own Disney or Square Enix, if I did I'd be one happy mother f-
Early Christmas present, was going to save this for X-mas but what the hell –shrugs-
You get this chapter now because a major update is coming in one of my favorite online games and since i'm on break I'm going to binge it while writing. Don't know if there will be an update on X-mas...since well this was the x-mas chapter XD
Chapter 1: Of Heroes and Thieves (Alternate title: Yuffie, the bad influence)
-Hallow Bastion-
"So who are you thinking of adding, Sora?" Donald questioned curiously making Sora smile.
"A very…unique…person." Sora said awkwardly as he recalled one of the more awkward experiences of his life.
-Hallow Bastion: Five months before Sora's temporal dive-
"Ah! Darn it!" Sora grunted as a heartless struck him in the side before it was decapitated by a massive shuriken.
"Darn it? Really Sora?" Yuffie questioned as she caught her weapon and landed next to Sora as the enemies finally stopped spawning. She hadn't changed much over the years, with the exception that her body had filled out a bit more and shorts were now black also her hair had grown to reach her shoulders. "You're almost nineteen, and you said 'darn it?'"
"Hey! What's wrong with that?" Sora questioned making her roll her eyes.
"It was cute when you were a kid, but you're almost nineteen and still sound like you have a unicorn jammed up your ass-it's a real turn off." Yuffie said as she crossed her arms before smirking. "Probably why you're still a virgin."
"H-hey!" Sora shouted as his cheeks burned red. "I-is not!"
"Right…" Yuffie deadpanned before smirking. "And you wonder why you're still in the friend zone." Yuffie said making Sora sputter. "You got the looks, but your attitude kills it." Yuffie said before her smirk grew. "It's decided, I'm going to have to be the one to do it."
"D-do what?" Sora asked uneasily as determination seemed to burn in his friend's eyes.
"Get you to act your age! You were in that coma for a few years as I recall so it'll be a little hard, but damn it Sora! I'm going to make a man out of you!" Yuffie snapped and Sora blinked as he was sure he heard music.
BGM: I'll Make a Man Out of You (instrumental)- Mulan OST
*Flash*
Sora sweat-dropped as he found himself standing on the shore of Destiny islands as Yuffie paced back and forth.
"Let's get down, to business to drop your balls." Yuffie began as Sora idly wondered where the hell the music was coming from. "Did they send me a brat, when I demanded a man? You're the kindest teen I've ever met, but you can bet before we're through. Mister, I'll make a man out of you!"
*Flash*
Sora gaped as Yuffie slammed down a pile of adult magazines on his bed.
"How'd you get in my house!?" Sora shouted but was completely ignored.
"Tranquil as a forest, but on fire with in. Once you find your hormones, you are sure to sin!" Yuffie continued while Sora looked on in disbelief.
*Flash*
Sora looked at Yuffie, whom had her face buried in her hands, in confusion as he held a banana and a weird balloon in his hand.
"You're a dickless, pale, innocent kid and you haven't got a clue, somehow I'll make a man out of you!" Yuffie said as she looked up in determination.
*Flash*
Sora somehow found himself doing pushups with Yuffie sitting on his back, listing off all the profanities she knew as some of his friends looked on a few feet away. Riku was actually crying with laughter when he found out about Sora's lessons.
"Help, I'm never going to catch my breath!" Riku begged as he held his stomach as a laughing Donald fell to his back.
"Say goodbye to those that knew me!" Donald said before passing out.
"Boy was I fool for skipping sex-ed." Sora muttered to himself.
"That girl's going to break his brain." Tifa muttered as Cloud shook his head.
"At least she's finally found a hobby." Cloud drawled.
"Now, I really wish I had a camera." Riku muttered as he caught his breath.
*Flash*
"Be a man!" Yuffie ordered as she pressed play on an adult video leaving Sora gaping as he was chained to a chair. "Look you need to be swift as a coursing river." Yuffie said as the sound of a woman moaning echoed through the room. "And you'll be rewarded with a great typhoon!"
"My eyes." Sora said as he gaped at the screen while he began to feel a burning sensation in his body.
"Finally, you've found that raging fire!"
*Flash*
"Be as mysterious as the dark side of the moon!" Yuffie ordered as she gestured to an irate Vincent.
"Will you quit following me!?" Vincent snapped as Yuffie and Sora followed him with a note-pad and pen.
*Flash*
"Time is racing towards us, till your next birthday…" Yuffie began as Sora was forced to unhook a dozen bras that she bought. "Heed my every order, and you might get laid"
*Flash*
A sad Yuffie shook her head as she looked at the date on Sora's calendar, it was his birthday.
"You're unsuited for the real world, pack up, go home, you're through." Yuffie said as a righteous anger began to fill her core. "How could I make a man…OUT OF YOU?" Yuffie shouted as tears fell down her face.
"Hey! Fuck you, this is my house!" Sora snapped making her gasp. Her eyes shone with joy as she ran to Sora and lifted him up with a bone crushing hug.
"You did it! You did it!" Yuffie cheered as Sora struggled to breathe. Her eyes widened, suddenly as she lost her balance sending both her and Sora falling back to his bed.
"Whoa! Hey, you okay?" Sora questioned in concern as he found himself falling on top of Yuffie. He looked down at her and found her opening her eyes.
"Yeah-"Yuffie stopped talking as she registered their position. She gulped as she found herself being lost in his bright blue eyes as he looked down at her in concern.
"Yuffie?" Sora questioned quietly as her lips parted.
"Wanna go an adventure?"
BGM: END
-Hallow Bastion: Present day-
Sora, Donald, and Goofy were walking through the town enjoying the sights when suddenly a white circle shot from the ground. Sora hopped back in surprise while the circle disappeared and reappeared a few feet away.
"Damn, that thing still catches me off guard." Sora thought before shaking his head. Suddenly a sense of déjà vu overcame him and he barely hid a smile when he realized what was going to happen next.
"Hey, what's going on?" Donald questioned curiously as they watched the teleporting circle.
"That's the town's defense mechanism." A voice shouted out making Sora grin as they turned around to see a familiar figure standing on a nearby roof.
"Yuffie!" Sora called out as the ninja waved at him before her eyes widened in alarm. "Look-" She was interrupted as Sora suddenly spun his keyblade in his hand before slamming it into the ground causing spheres of white magic to spin around him, decimating all of the dusks that had appeared.
Dark Gauge: 90%
"Er…never mind. Hey, you guys!" Yuffie said as she leapt towards them.
"What's up, Yuffie?" Sora greeted as he de-summoned his keyblade.
"I see, you're still in top form!" Yuffie laughed as Sora crossed his arms with a smirk.
"But of course, I'm amazing-you're looking better than ever, the years have been kind." Sora said with a wink making her blink owlishly before chuckling and punching his arm lightly.
"Easy there Casanova, don't start something you're not prepared to finish." Yuffie teased making Sora tilt his head.
"I always finish, but not first where it counts." Sora quipped making her gape for a second before smirking.
"Okay you're good." Yuffie admitted. "You wanna play this game? You're on." She was going to continue this little game when Donald suddenly cleared his throat, reminding them that he and Goofy we're still there. Sora and Yuffie both adopted sheepish expressions before she turned back to Sora. "Still, I had a feeling we'd meet again!" Yuffie said causing Sora to adopt an extremely seriously expression before turning to the side.
"We may never meet again, but we'll never forget each other." Sora said coolly making Yuffie snort as she held her hands over her mouth.
"Was that supposed to be Leon?" Yuffie asked as Sora, Donald, and Goofy chuckled as they remembered the man. "Be careful, keep it up and you might really start acting like him!"
"If that happens I want you to hit me in my face as hard as you can." Sora chuckled
"I'll remember that." Yuffie said with a laugh. Yuffie then tossed Sora a map as she pointed a thumb behind her.
+ 1 Marketplace Map
"Everyone's working on stuff over at Merlin's house, come on!" Yuffie said before running off, leaving the three behind.
"So what was that?" Donald finally questioned with a smirk making Sora place his hands in pockets and begin walking with a look pure innocence.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Sora said unconvincingly making Goofy chuckle.
"Right." Goofy said sounding unconvinced as the three continued forward. The three barely made it out of the alley before they were suddenly jumped by heartless.
"I got it!" Donald shouted as he struck down a flying heartless with lightning while Goofy ran forward and shield bashed a shadow into oblivion while Sora burned two more down with a well-timed Firaga.
"Just like old times!" Donald called out making Sora nod.
Dark Gauge: Full
"Yup! You guys haven't lost a step!" Sora said with a grin before they all ran towards Merlin's house.
-Merlin's House-
Sora had barely opened the door when Yuffie suddenly leapt out of nowhere, startling him slightly as he forgot about how stealthy she was.
"Whoa!"
"Hehe, meet the Hallow Bastion Restoration Committee!" Yuffie said with a smile as the three walked in.
"We missed you!" Aerith said with a smile as Sid turned around with a grin.
"Well, if you ain't in top shape!" Sid said with a smirk.
"I knew it." Leon smirked and Sora was tempted to do his Leon impersonation again but had a feeling Leon might not appreciate it as much as Yuffie.
Ah screw it.
"We may never meet again, but we'll never forget each other." Sora said coolly as he glanced to the side. Everyone, minus, Leon began laughing at the accurate depiction of their friend whom now glanced away with his cheeks tinged pink.
"Shut up." Leon muttered making them laugh harder at his expense. "Still, when everyone suddenly remembered you guys at the same time awhile back, I knew we'd see you soon." Leon said making Sora look at him with mock-anger.
"You forgot about us!?" Sora questioned as Donald and Goofy looked on in surprise. "You dick. Wait-that means you lied to my face! What happened to not forgetting each other?" Sora questioned making Leon roll his eyes.
"Fine we'll never forget each other, unless some obviously supernatural force changes our memories? That work for you?" Leon questioned making Sora smirk.
"Yup. On a serious note though, that means we need to add something else to our ever growing list of mysteries that we need to find out before saving everyone." Sora said as Jiminy hopped onto his shoulder. "You got that?"
"Just added it Sora." The cricket smiled before disappearing.
"So where were you guys this whole time?" Yuffie questioned curiously.
"We were sleepin' "Goofy answered making Sora nod.
"Best nap I've had in a while." Sora muttered as he stretched his arms.
"Where? In cold storage?" Sid questioned skeptically making Sora nod.
"Exactly." Sora said with a nod making the blonde man gape.
"Another thing, Hallow Bastion's got a problem, a big problem."
"Let me guess, Nobodies and Heartless?" Sora questioned curiously making Yuffie nod.
"That's right!" Yuffie said as she nodded her head.
"And being the only Keyblade wielder that you can reach, that automatically makes it my problem." Sora said making Leon nod with a smirk.
"You understand, let's cut to the chase. Sora, Donald, Goofy, we were hoping the three of you might give us a hand around here." Leon said as he walked towards them.
"Like we're going to say no." Sora chuckled making Leon laugh lightly.
"I forgot who I'm dealing with." Leon said making Sora dust off his shoulders.
"Yeah, we are pretty amazing." Sora said with mock-bravado. Leon shook his head at Sora's antics before walking towards the door. "Meet me at the bailey, there's something you need to see." Leon said before leaving and as soon as he left the room Merlin appeared in a poof of magic.
"Ah, I see I was right on time." Merlin said as he stroked his beard.
"Sora and his friends said they would help out!" Yuffie said making Merlin nod with a smile.
"Splendid. We'll count on you!" Merlin said making the trio nod before the old Wizard turned to Aerith. "Did you give them the cards, dear?"
"Oh!" Aerith said before approaching them and handing them three purple cards.
+ 1 Hallow Bastion Restoration Committee Membership Card
"Oh, nice!" Sora said as he saw his name on the back of the card before pocketing it.
"Cool, so should we head to the bailey now Sora?" Donald questioned curiously making Sora hum in thought before shaking his head.
"Wait here for a moment." Sora said before running over towards Yuffie whom was standing in the corner of the room.
"Oh, hey Sora! What's up?" Yuffie questioned curiously as the Keyblade wielder approached her.
"Hey Yuffie, look I'll get right to the point. Donald, Goofy, and I are about to head out on our biggest adventure yet and I was wondering if you might want to tag along?" Sora questioned making Yuffie blink in surprise before scratching the back of her head.
"Well, Sora I'd love to and it sounds like a once in a lifetime experience but they need me here to help out with the committee." Yuffie said sheepishly. "Sorry, but I don't think I can make it." Yuffie said apologetically with a sigh making Sora look down before nodding his head.
"It's cool, I understand." Sora said with a smile before turning around. "Shame though, that's a lot of munny we're going to have to figure out what to do with…"
"What?" Yuffie questioned suddenly making Sora glance back at her knowingly.
"Well it's just we tend to run into a lot of munny and treasure on these adventures. I mean they tend to take us through a lot of kingdoms to fight the heartless, kingdoms filled with vast amounts of treasures and grateful rulers." Sora said nonchalantly as he placed his hands in his pockets with a shrug. He made it one step before a hand gripped his shoulder tightly making him smirk.
"How much are we talking?"
"Oh not much just a few hundreds of thousands…each." Sora said with a shrug. "That's not counting all of the crystals and gems we encounter along the way. In fact, there might be a world of pirates that we can go to later, we can always stop buy and take their gold if we needs some quick cash. It's okay though, you're busy I understand-"
"Aerith, Sid! I'm going on an adventure! Don't wait up for me!" Yuffie shouted surprising her friends as she hooked an arm around Sora's. "Looks like they have things covered, and a portion of the funds can be donated here to help them." Yuffie grinned as she practically dragged Sora to the door. "Donald, Goofy! Let's go, the multi-verse won't save itself!" Yuffie called out as she dragged a smirking Sora away. Donald and Goofy glanced at each other before shrugging and following the two.
Silver trophy unlocked: Now THAT's a party! (Recruit a Rogue to the group)
+800 Munny
"Where the hell did this munny come from!?" Yuffie's voice could be heard shouting from outside. "It just appeared in my pockets, oh my God I love you guys!"
"That girl…" Sid said before shaking his head as Aerith giggled. "Can't she settle down for just a moment?"
"She's an adventurer Sid, I think hanging around Sora and his friends is just what she needs. Besides I have a feeling they are going to need all the help they can get." Aerith said making the man sigh.
-Outside-
"Whoa!" Yuffie yelped as they were suddenly ambushed by heartless.
"I got it!" Donald shouted as he burned down a heartless as Goofy spun rapidly, knocking two down with his shield. Getting over her surprise, Yuffie back flipped and released her trusty shuriken towards three shadows with a powerful throw. The shadows could do nothing as the bladed weapon tore through them. Sora was going to take out the remaining heartless when they were all suddenly shot down. Sora blinked in confusion as a man wearing a skin-tight red & black costume appear before him in a red flash.
"What the…"Sora muttered obviously alarmed as he had no idea who was standing before him.
"Bout time I got some screen time! Let's do this!" Deapdool shouted as he pressed a button on his belt that created a large barrier around him, Sora, and Yuffie. Donald and Goofy attacked the barrier but nothing they could do could penetrate it. Yuffie and Sora instantly tensed and prepared for combat
"Who are you?" Sora questioned as Yuffie stood next to him perplexed.
"Just your friendly neighborhood Mid-boss!" Deadpool laughed. "And I'm here to test your synergy! Now let's do this!" Deadpool said as he charged forward with his Katanas drawn. "Come on ninja girl!"
BGM: Deadpool Theme- Marvel vs. Capcom OST
"Yuffie!" Sora shouted as he watched the insane man teleport behind Yuffie with the intent to kill.
*SHING!*
"Aww!" Deadpool whined as his target disappeared. Above him Yuffie appeared with a cold look in her eyes as she pulled off her trusty Shuriken and threw it down with enough force to make Tifa proud.
*SHING!*
"Whoa!" Deadpool said as he barely stopped himself from being beheaded as he dove forward and sheathed his right blade before pulling out a magnum and aiming at Sora.
*Bang!*
*Bang!*
*Bang!*
*Bang!*
Sora's keyblade didn't decide to stick with him for no reason though and Sora instantly began to knock the bullets back to Deadpool.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch damn it! How the hell is your reaction time that good?" Deadpool questioned as each of the bullets slammed into him making him drop his weapons just as Yuffie landed in a crouch. Both teammates stared at each other as they crouched on opposite sides of the merc.
[Reaction!]: Hassou Tobi
The two dashed towards each other at speeds making them invisible to the naked eye leaving nothing but a single large crimson slash mark on the ground that extended from Sora's former position to Yuffie's with Deadpool in the middle. Three more slash marks appeared rotating clockwise as Deadpool shouted in pain. Yuffie and Sora appeared in the air as eight deep slash marks appeared over the man's body
[Reaction!]: Shinobi's Passion
Yuffie released sixed small bombs surrounding Deadpool as Sora descend with his key blade raised high.
"Firaga!" Sora shouted as flames sprung from his weapon and into the bombs, increasing their explosive power.
*KABOOOOM!*
Deadpool was launched into the sky from the massive explosion towards Yuffie whom grabbed her shuriken as Sora cocked his weapon back.
[Reaction!]: Ice Breaker!
Launching bot of their weapons towards each other, Deadpool was caught in the crossfire as both weapons slammed into him. Both Sora and Yuffie caught each other's weapons and threw them back to each other, once again hitting Deadpool. Yuffie landed next to Sora after they both caught their respective weapons and they both bumped each other's fists with a grin.
"Insane!" Sora cheered as he felt a connection forge with Yuffie.
Silver Trophy unlocked: Shinobi Synergy
+750 Munny
Swift Form: Unlocked
"I know right? That was right off the top of our heads!" Yuffie gushed as they fist bumped before a completely healed Deadpool flipped to his feet, instantly putting them back on the defensive.
"Okay no more mister nice guy!" Deadpool shouted making Sora narrow his eyes as he watched the strange man's HP bar rapidly refill to the point that all the damage they had done simply vanished.
"Hey Yuffie, I'm going to try something…just trust me okay." Yuffie was curious and nodded her head.
"Alright let's do this, Swift Form!"
"Whoa!" Yuffie yelped as she felt her body turn into a ball of energy and slam into Sora.
*CRASH!*
"Oh this is some bullshit!" Deadpool shouted as he shielded his eyes from the bright flash of light. When the light died down Donald and Goofy looked on in amazement at Sora's new transformation. Before leaving Yen Sid's casted, Sora and Goofy had tested out Valor form amazing them with his new found strength. They were curious to see what, exactly, this new combination did for him.
"Interesting." Sora said as he looked at his clothes which now had a dark gray and black theme. In this form his hood was up and clenched tightly in a reverse grip in his right hand was his keyblade which now bore the two become one keychain. "My body feels so light, but I don't think I can take as much damage as before."
["What the hell!? What's going on-wait-Sora are you inside me!?"] Yuffie asked incredulously as she tried to adjust to the feeling of becoming clothing.
"Oh hey Yuffie, yeah kind of late but I can sort of do this." Sora thought sheepishly as he kept his eyes trained on the merc.
["Couldn't you have at least gotten me dinner first?"] Yuffie questioned with mock sadness making Sora roll his eyes as his cheeks reddened slightly.
"Oh haha, very funny."
"I thought it was fucking hilarious." Deadpool piped making Sora blink owlishly as his face conveyed 'What the Fuck' perfectly.
"How-"
"I read the lines above us." Deadpool said with a shrug before aiming his gun at Sora suddenly and pulling the trigger.
*KABLAM!*
Time seemed to slow as the bullet entered Sora's forehead and existed through the back of his skull. Deadpool almost thought he killed the kid before realizing that there was no blood just as Sora's image began to fade away.
*SCHTICK*
"Ouch!" Deadpool shouted as a keyblade ripped through his chest as Sora stood behind him with narrowed eyes. "After-images? Really I have to deal with this shit again? You're almost as bad as him." Deadpool complained before suddenly stabbing behind himself with one of his katanas only to stab through another after-image.
*SHING!*
Deadpool leapt to the side just in time to avoid getting decapitated, but unfortunately for him he lost his right arm which was holding his blade in the process.
"Damn it kid, I just ordered the spice channel, I needed that arm!" Deadpool roared indignantly as Sora landed in a crouch. "You know for a hero of light, you fight hella dirty. What hero goes for the kill as much as you do?"
"It's improvising!" Sora snapped not believing his opponent was actually calling him out on fighting dirty.
"My ass!" Deadpool shouted angrily as he raised his gun only to find his left arm cut off as well. "Oh fuck you!"
"Besides, too much is at stake for me play nice with my enemies, I'm at enough of a disadvantage as it is!" Sora said from behind Deadpool before he leapt up and round-house kicked the merc away. Gripping his weapon tightly, it exploded with magic encasing it a large blue four pointed shuriken-shaped construct. "Avenger!" Sora shouted as he slung the weapon at the merc's back
*SHING!*
BGM: END
"I don't get paid enough for this." Deadpool muttered as he was cut in half by the large weapon separating his legs form his torso.
Bronze Trophy unlocked: The Mid-boss with a mouth part 1 (Defeat Deadpool for the first time)
+1 red cloth
["How is he still alive?"]
"He heals rapidly, it's the main reason I was so brutal with him something told me he wouldn't go down easily so I caught him off guard by going for the kill." Sora replied as he walked away from the insane man whom was shouting something about his video-game being better. "Alright guys…" Sora began as the barrier shattered. "Let's go meet up with Leon!"
["Hey! Am I stuck like this!?"] Yuffie asked incredulously.
-Later: The Bailey-
Leon turned around when he heard footsteps and rose an eye brow when he saw Sora's new clothes. He was going to say something when the teen was suddenly engulfed in light before Yuffie somehow stumbled out from the boy's body.
"Well that was a thing." Yuffie said awkwardly making Leon open his mouth before pausing.
"I don't even want to know." Leon muttered as he shook his head and turned the opening that gave a view of a castle while Sora walked next to him.
"So I'm guessing that and the nobodies, you need help with?" Sora questioned making Leon nod.
"Exactly."
"Well to be honest, the Nobodies are the biggest threat at the moment. The heartless are being rounded up by a guy named Pete, but he's pretty much irrelevant for now." Sora informed Leon making him nod.
"I see." Leon muttered.
"Don't forget the organization XIII guys in charge of the nobodies!" Goofy said making Sora grit his teeth as he knew what was coming next. He had to clench his right fist tightly to stop the darkness from leaking out.
"Not yet, I need to test something out." Sora thought to himself as he forced the darkness back into his heart.
[You called?]
A voice questioned making everyone but Sora glance around frantically. Sora narrowed his eyes as he dashed out of the corridor.
[You're doing well]
"Aw, thanks!" Sora said with mock happiness.
[Hmph, this calls for a celebrat-]
"Sorry, you guys lost your only female member it'd be a sausage fest." Sora piped up silencing the voice. It was then Sora decided that being from the future was freaking amazing, he could screw with these guys as much as he wanted. Sora nearly laughed as the Nobodies began to appear. Sora pulled out his Kingdom Key while Donald and Goofy ran off to take care of another group of Nobodies.
"So what's the plan?" Yuffie questioned as she leapt up and threw some small shuriken at the Nobodies.
"You see these Nobodies?"
"Yeah?"
"Destroy them all." Sora as he dashed forward slipped around and in between a few dusks with some well-timed reversals before destroying them.
"Sounds easy enough." Yuffie muttered as she slung her giant star threw two dusks. The shuriken began to return to her, destroying two more dusks before she caught it. "Wanna wear me again?"
"What happened to dinner?" Sora mocked making her sputter as he choke slammed a dusk into a second one before stabbing through them both with his keyblade.
"Touché." Yuffie muttered to herself as she leapt back and tossed two shuriken into two more dusks. "You know what I meant!"
"Teenagers." Leon muttered as he cut down the last of the Dusks just as a group of Samurai nobodies filled the corridor.
"I can't use that whenever I want, unfortunately, I have to build up power in order to use a drive form-power I used up already." Sora said as he stepped back to avoid being impaled by one of the nobody's blades. Swinging his keyblade towards a samurai he narrowed his eyes when the nobody parried his attack, forcing them both to hop back from each other.
[Reaction!]: Duel Stance
Time seemed to freeze as both Sora and the nobody took their stances, their surroundings had darkened as everything went silent while white petals fell from the sky.
[Reaction!]: The End!
Time resumed as Sora suddenly appeared by the Samurai with his eyes closed. Slowly he opened them as that samurai along with four more fell apart with razor sharp gashes through their chests.
Bronze Trophy Unlocked: Battousai (Take out three or more samurai with The End)
+100 munny
"What the hell was that!?" Yuffie questioned in alarm as she watched some random petals fade into nothing. Suddenly, the ninja ducked under two blades and pulled out a pair of kunai from her pockets before jamming them through the nobodies' heads. "How does that thing even cut!? A pillow is sharper than it!"
"Magic!" Sora chuckled. "It's not the shape of your sword that matters, it's how you use it."
"Something tells me you've had practice with that speech." Yuffie chuckled as she flipped high into the air and threw her large shuriken at a group of incoming dusks. Sora stood still and blinked owlishly before her words hit him.
"Oh screw you!"
"Haha!" Yuffie laughed as Leon tore through three more dusks. "No thank you, I'm of the belief that sword shape matters."
"You know when I was your age-"
"No one asked you, old-timer." Sora said as he sent a blast of fire at the last dusk while Leon sputtered indignantly.
"O-old!"
"Anyone who starts off a sentence with 'when I was your age' is automatically old." Sora deadpanned as Yuffie landed behind him.
"He has a point Leon. You kind of give off a fifty year old war veteran vibe." Yuffie pointed out making Sora nod as he snapped his fingers.
"That's what it is! Plus your pants are so high up, you have on like what? Four belts?" Sora questioned after counting how many belts the man had around his waist while Yuffie held her sides as she laughed.
"Oh my God I never thought about that!"
"I hate you both." Leon muttered as he brushed passed the teens.
"I bask in your hatred." Sora said good-naturedly.
"Aww don't be like that Leon!" Yuffie called out as they followed the man outside of the bailey.
[The keyblade…a truly marvelous weapon. Were it only in more…capable hands…]
"My blade is going nowhere near your capable hands sir, my parents warned me about people like you." Sora said with a look of disgust crossing his face as the Organization Thirteen members appeared on a nearby roof. He could barely spot it, but the way Xemnas was clenching his hands told him he had gotten on the Nobody's nerves.
"Organization XIII!" Goofy shouted as he ran towards Sora with Donald.
"Now are you going to stand up there and preach, or will you come down and fight?" Sora questioned as the cloaked members of Organization XIII chuckled. There laughter made anger course through his veins and the burning in his eyes told him his eyes must have been flashing yellow. "Yuffie, stand back." Sora whispered quietly making the ninja blink before stepping away from Sora.
"You? Challenge us boy-"
"Aw, that's adorable…" Sora began interrupting Xemnas in the process. "You think you're a threat!"
BGM: Song of the Ancients (fate) - NieR OST
[Dark Reaction!]: Dark Hand!
Sora's eyes burned gold as six pitch black hands made of pure darkness sprung up from Sora's shadow and extended far above his body where they merged into a colossal pitch black hand that looked as though it could grab all six members at the same time.
"Tell me, is this hand capable enough!?" Sora shouted shocking everyone as the hand slammed into the roof and into Xemnas forcing the other members to scatter as the hand clenched Xemnas tightly. With a roar, Sora commanded the large hand to slam the Nobody into the ground with enough force to send his companions sliding back from the shockwave. The other Organization XIII members disappeared as Sora ran towards the downed Xemnas while Oblivion and Oathkeeper appeared in his hands.
"Sora!" Donald shouted as he and the others tried to help Sora only to be stopped by a group of Dusks and Samurais.
*BZZZ*
"You are trying my patience!" Xemnas shouted as he ran toward Sora, the wind blowing his hood off as he held his sabers tightly in his hands.
"Like I care!" Sora shouted as the two began clashing their weapons. "Kairi, Riku, Roxas, Xion, Naminé…" Sora's strikes got stronger each name he thought of. Ducking under an overhead slash, Sora flipped back and kicked Xemnas in his chin-sending him flying into the air. Landing on his feet, Sora leapt up after the man causing them to do battle in mid-air. As they slashed at each other, Sora gritted his teeth as Xemnas slammed his saber into his side.
Dark Gauge: 27%
Sora narrowed his eyes as he slammed Oblivion into Xemnas' side as well, forcing the Nobody away from him.
Dark Gauge: 33%
"So just attacking or getting hit fills it up as well." Sora realized as he dashed towards Xemnas, desperate to keep the fight up to prevent any of his companions from jumping in. They just weren't strong enough yet to face Xemnas. It was then he realized that he was so blinded by his need for revenge, he inadvertently placed his friends in danger. "Damn it, I was too impatient and let my anger get the better of me." Sora realized as stabbed his blade at Xemnas whom dodged at the last moment causing his Keyblade to stab into the wall. Ripping his keyblade free, Sora took aim with Oathkeeper.
"THUNDAGA!"
*KRACKA-BOOOOOM!*
Xemnas gritted his teeth as the spell hit him but managed to duck just in time to avoid Oblivion which had been thrown by a charging Sora. Flipping over Sora, Xemnas spun around and grabbed Sora by the back of his neck and slammed him into the ground before ruthlessly beating him with his crimson sabers. Sora didn't even put up a fight as the attacks slammed into him.
"You've grown arrogant boy! Maybe I should remove your companions so you can learn your place. You cannot defeat me, nothing is eternal!" Xemnas shouted making Sora smirk as he spit some blood into Xemnas' eyes making the man stumble back. Sora's vision blurred as he raised his right hand weakly.
Dark Gauge: Full!
[Dark Reaction!]: Dark Drain!
Xemnas gasped as pitch black spikes erupted from Sora's hand and pierced his chest. He felt his power fade as Sora stood up slowly while his wounds healed before Xemnas' very eyes.
"When you return to Xehanort's body, remember this feeling of fear. Right now you and your followers are nothing but pawns in a larger game between him and me." A golden eyed Sora declared as the spikes dissipated before Oblivion appeared in his right hand while Oathkeeper appeared in his left.
"Gnh." Xemnas grunted fell to his knees while Sora raised both blades before bringing them down quickly, but before they could connect, Xemnas was pulled away by Axel who had just appeared seconds prior. Blinded with anger, Sora swung his keyblades towards Axel without any hesitation only for the attacks to be blocked by Axel's own weapons.
"Now, now, can't have you killing the leader just yet." Axel chuckled as Xemnas used that moment to disappear through a corridor of darkness. "Oh, I like that look in your eye, he gave me the same look minus the yellow bit. Gotta admit, you're edgier than I expected. Are you sure he's your Nobody? "
"You'll find out when this keyblade does something that should have been done a long time ago!" Sora shouted as attempted to decapitate Axel whom barely managed to hop back in time.
"Well, I see I'm done here." Axel said with narrowed eyes as a corridor appeared behind him. "Hey, when it's time for that keyblade to do 'what should have been done a long time ago', just do me a favor and look me in the eye when you do it." Axel said with a frown making Sora tilt his head.
"Should I add a smile?" Sora questioned curiously making Axel grit his teeth before vanishing. Suddenly the yellow faded from Sora's eyes leaving him feeling so fatigued that he fell to his knees and held his head in pain while his keyblades vanished.
"Sora!" Goofy called out as the group finished the last of the Nobodies before running towards the downed teen. However before they could get too close, Sora's membership card floated free from his pocket and began to shine in a bright golden light. Shaking his head, Sora stood up and summoned his Kingdom key as a golden crown shaped pattern appeared beneath his feet. Sora narrowed his eyes while his keyblade shone with power.
*FLASH!*
The crown pattern exploded with light as Sora held the keyblade tightly with both hands as the card exploded sending Sora into another dimension made purely of golden clouds. Suddenly the card transformed into a keyhole shaped pattern that rested in the sky. Before he could activate the gate, however, a voice stopped him.
"Wait a moment King." A voice called out making Sora blink as he turned to find a familiar blonde approaching him.
"K.H.!?" Sora said in surprise making the woman pause as she blinked owlishly.
"K.H.?"
"Well I can't just call you Kingdom Hearts all the time can I?" Sora questioned making the woman shake her head with a small smile.
"If that is what you wish. These dimensions and your dreams are the only places I can reach you, for I cannot manifest myself in the real world until you find me. Now we need to speak before you damage your heart further." The woman said with a frown making Sora frown in confusion.
"What do you mean?" Sora questioned making the woman sigh as she placed a finger on his chest, sending a surge of warmth though him in the process, causing a small feeling of anger to leave his heart.
"King, you need to learn the difference between controlling your darkness and being consumed by it before it's too late." K.H. said seriously. "The first time you utilized your Dark reactions in this time-line you were controlling your darkness, but what you did against that Nobody was pitiful."
"What?" Sora questioned in confusion.
"Your need for revenge and your pride put your allies at risk. They are not as strong as they were in your timeline, Xemnas would have laid waste to them and you know it."
"I know, I know, I didn't get a chance to beat myself up over that yet but believe me I realized that earlier." Sora muttered as he glanced down, only to find his chin forced up with a delicate finger.
"That is not all. Those Nobodies needed you alive, and you caught him off guard, those are the only reasons you survived. If those others had joined their leader you would have fallen right then and there." K.H. said with a frown making him pale slightly. "You are brash, impulsive, foolish, and will get everyone killed again if you don't change quickly…" K.H. muttered before releasing Sora with a sigh. "But you are learning, I forget how young you truly are. Now listen well I have things to tell you before you leave this world."
"I'm listening." Sora said in determination after that much needed reality-check.
"Your Dark reactions, as you may have guessed, adapt to be whatever you need most when you use them. They are so convenient that it is easy to lose your heart. When using them clear your mind, you cannot have any negative emotions running through you when you use them or you will expose your heart to the encroaching effects of darkness. Understood?"
"Yeah, got it."
"The next matter, as you will see when you leave here on your ship you, is that you have unlocked the first world that houses a Queen of Twilight-Arendelle. Do not go there just yet."
"What? Why?" Sora asked in confusion.
"You've added a new member to your group which is perfect, but your bond is not as strong as it needs to be to help you capture this Queen. If you want to begin the Queen hunt, you need three people who are willing to die for you, not just two, that's how hard collecting their hearts will be." K.H. said seriously.
"So how do I strengthen the bond?"
"Go to some other worlds first, explore, save people and over time she will truly accept you as a companion worth dying for. You are warned, these Queens will become available to you in order of difficulty. The first one will be incredibly hard for you to capture and the future one's are twice as hard to get as the previous one." K.H. said making Sora pale. "They will force you to use your brain even more than your brawn, a task that may seem impossible for you now." K.H. said with a small smirk.
"Hey! I'm not stupid!"
"Of course not, my King." K.H. said patronizingly making Sora groan. "This task while hard, is nothing you can't accomplish. Why? Because you are my King, I chose you for a reason. You may not always succeed but when it matters most you overcome and that's what matters the most, succeeding when you need to."
"So wait a second, are you sure it's going to be as hard as you are saying? I mean Maleficent is not the first one which means she's harder to get than whoever is at the Arendelle place and I beat her when I was fourteen." Sora said with a frown making K.H. raise an eyebrow.
"She was out of her prime, her body weakened by the encroaching effects of her own powers, and eighty percent of her strength was stolen from her. To steal her heart you need to face her at full power and she's number seven, as in the last one. Add all of that combined with the fact she controls fate itself at full power and has a grudge against you." K.H. deadpanned making Sora pale. "Exactly."
"R-Right, so work my way up it is then." Sora said with a nod making her smile. "Was that it?"
"No, one last warning…I need to warn you about me." K.H. said suddenly making Sora frown in confusion. "I've seen countless keyblade wielders die because of me. My power and knowledge nearly make any Keyblade wielder want me for themselves. Sora, I am warning you now…my power is almost guaranteed to seduce you like it did Xehanort despite you not being a true master. Eventually you'll find yourself walking down the same path he did despite your noble cause."
"No way, I'll never be like him." Sora denied vehemently making her hum in thought.
"Remember those words when you are fighting your closest comrades when they try to stop you from doing what you believe is right. Hindsight is a cruel mistress, King. Xehanort killed your loved ones, but when you pursue me actively it is very easy for them to fall by your hands this time around." K.H. said seriously.
"Why are you telling me this?" Sora questioned making her chuckle darkly as she shifted into her dark form and cupped his face.
"Because you've already been seduced, you've given me your heart without even realizing it. The ONLY thing that separates you from Xehanort in my eyes is that I actually want you seduced. Rise or fall, hero or butcher, savior or traitor, these titles mean nothing to me for at the end of the day I just want you. Your heart is my single most precious treasure and I refuse to let you tarnish it even a little bit." K.H. said darkly making Sora pale.
"You-"
"Understand yet? You're mine. The second you set foot within me you forfeited everything you were to become something greater. You've surpassed every Keyblade wielder in history just by being in my mere presence. You're a fluke turned God. The day you understand the weight of your existence will be the day you lock yourself away within me forever." K.H. said before returning her light form and kissing him on his cheek. "Do be a dear and try not to make too much of a mess of this multi-verse." K.H. said before vanishing into thin air leaving a stunned Sora behind who was beginning to see just what he had gotten himself in to.
Sora hated her words, he hated…how they began to sound truer and truer the more he thought of them. Deep down he knew just about everyone he knew would try to stop him if he declared he was going to take Kingdom Hearts for himself. He knew that they just wouldn't understand that it would be better in his hands than Xehanort's or whomever next tried to take it for themselves. Kingdom Hearts needed a King, he realized that now…but how far was he willing to go to sit on that throne-and when he did, would he still be himself?
Something worse?
Or something far greater than he could comprehend?
It was with these disturbing thoughts that he activated the Keyhole and returned to the normal dimension.
"Hey Sora? Are you okay? You look kind of pale." Yuffie asked with a frown gaining Sora's attention. "You're not going to keel over on us before the adventure can start are you?"
"I'm fine." Sora lied with a fake smile and his stomach dropped at how easy it had become. "Leon, we're needed at other worlds right now. I will return to help, but there are other things we just have to do."
"I understand, those Organization XIII guys look kind of tough so be careful out there." Leon said making him nod.
"See you soon." Sora said as he turned away.
"You take care of yourself too, Yuffie." Leon called out making the ninja wave at him with a smile.
"You got it!" Yuffie said as she followed Sora. After a moment she frowned when she realized the keyblade wielder was brooding, it was obvious something had happened that completely messed with his head, but she had no idea what. By the looks on Donald and Goofy's faces she could tell they noticed as well but had no idea how to bring it up. With a shrug she tapped Sora's on the shoulder gaining his attention.
"Yes Yuffie-"
*BAM!*
"Ouch! What the hell!?" Sora shouted as he held his now bleeding nose as Yuffie laughed.
"You said if you ever started acting like Leon to punch you. Whatever it is, you're thinking too much and that's not you. You don't think, you do and sure it might not always work out but since we're all alive I guess it works out when it needs to!" Yuffie said as she stuck her tongue out while Sora looked at her in shock. His shoulders shook and suddenly he couldn't help but start laughing. This woman had no idea what was bothering him and somehow still managed to say the right thing.
"You know what? You're right!" Sora laughed even as his face hurt. "Screw it, I'll worry about the future when it gets here, all that matters now is the present!"
"Well that is the greatest gift of all, kind of the reason they call it the present." Yuffie giggled making Sora shake his head with a smile.
"Come on guys, let's see where this journey takes us!" Sora said with a fist pump making his companions grin. As long as he focused on the present and made sure his priorities were constantly in check, he'd prove to Kingdom Hearts that he could sit on the thrown without becoming the next Xehanort.
To be continued…
Next Chapter: Land of Dragons
People have demanded a harem list and the identity of the queens so here you go, BTW if you got all seven before this you've earned 5 X7 dollars!
Non-Queens: Yuffie, Kairi, MAYBE Ariel
Queens: Elsa, Madelyn Pryor, Ahsoka, Midna (She's a videogame character and Litwak's arcade is not limited to Square Enix/Disney-I saw my chance and took it), Demona, Ravenna, Maleficent
List is not permanent and can change at any time.
Forty four reviews…holy shit, I actually forgot how popular this fandom was. You know after reading them I was getting the sense that K.H had no good fanfics or something because people acted like I was some sort of godsend. Curiosity peaked, I decided to check the fandom out…
…
Three hours later and 150 slash fics later it began to dawn on me that there were a severe lack of quality fics out there. I have NOTHING against slash, it's a preference for many and I respect that…that said I do have something against bad literature and it's disturbing how terrible these archives are.
Let me explain.
There are about 70K stories in total of KH on this site.
Of those only 11.6K actually go passed 10K words
Of those 4.6K are complete this is actually pretty proportionate so I was pleased to see that
However out of those very few actually deal with the plot of Kingdom Hearts and many of those are cringe worthy.
My point?
There is a lack of good stories in this large fandom and I realize I probably should have written this sooner…better late than never, right? So this is something I want your help with. Recommend me some K.H. stories and I will put a review on them at the end of these chapters so I can help you all find good things to read in this fandom! This is something we can all benefit from!
Alright Time for the reviews, but before we begin let's get some things out of the way. For the newcomers let me explain the rules! Those with accounts, you can skip this since I'll always respond to your reviews. Those without accounts AT LEAST make up a fake pen-name so I can tell you all apart, if you do this I will respond but only once per topic.
Why?
Because people always ask questions which I can easily answer in a PM, however if you are using a guest account then I would need to upload a chapter before I can answer your questions and I refuse to do something as time-consuming as that.
Now those who have guest accounts and actually keep the name 'guest' well you're just out of luck
Reviews:
Dei: Yeah, I've been getting better at that, the thing is I bend canon and try to make great stories with purely the source material, this can cause me to reach at some pretty obscure things in order to progress the plot. Midna is an example of me really reaching out there, using Litwak's arcade (Wreck it Ralph) allows the use of video game characters not owned by Disney/Square Enix, I saw an opportunity and went for it.
Ravenna got the Maleficent treatment, in the first chapter it said some worlds were 'remixed' thanks to Sora and her world is one of them causing her to be transformed into her more modern counterpart.
Crimsonninja117: Thanks!
ShadowBloodedge9396: Yup I'm going for a similar feel though this might have slightly more humor (Deadpool: And thanks I totally kicked his ass, no stopping the DP!) Get the fuck out my review, anyway it will tie-in easily when the time comes.
Ian Garnett: How about a remixed Be a man montage to help with stunted puberty? That crazy enough?
Maso250: Oh no, while it will be easy at the beginning, this will become his hardest journey he will barely escape with his life a few times.
LadosKurayami: Hope I don't disappoint!
Drake-dragon-101: It is but seeing how I couldn't really change the names of the fairies, I kept his name the same as well –shrugs-
Scrap333: Oh no seeing how my Spidey fic took place in canon marvel, a cross over in this story will end up in my version of Eart-616 post tournament.
Angel Arcano92: Here's what happened next! :D
BalanceM88: -Tears- someone who understands, the writer's block is so real with that ME story but it will be done!...Eventually!...I promise! Don't worry if you like any of my other stories you'll like this, just remember to expect the unexpected.
Darkerdeepdown: Hell yeah! Glad to see you back!
T-Biggz: Glad to see you're back, get ready for more of my insanity! You lost me with the Fate thing though, I don't even have a fate story written O_o
Pinoak: End of the year, finals, but I finally got a chance to do what I love! Glad to be back!
The Anime Sage: Hope you find as much joy in this story as you did it's predecessor!
Desuka Kira: Well as you can tell the leash has been lost, imp = Midna going to exploit the hell out of Litwak's arcade since it gives access to non-Square Enix/ Disney characters
Mikefoxcernao: Yes…Yes it shall, I have no idea what you read so far but they can all be read alone-this included- Spidey's LIAG is probably my best work though it's a story that I evolved alongside and the quality gets better the farther in you get. Great for even the barely knowledgeable of Marvel.
Abyssal Angel: Almost did add them but I looked over my works and realized more people actually preferred the non-cheat fics since they added a bit more depth to the story and actually provided a since of danger for the hero.
Loopsey: Well the last in the main series, there will be plenty of side stories for other worlds down the road. Waiting till current arc ends, the demon arc really made me glad I stopped before reaching Deloria since it's changing everything.
Clouffier1986: My only problem with Sora was that he was way to bright and happy despite his experiences, KH3 Sora looks like he's a bit more mature, you can kind of tell by the way he carries himself. Its time he acted his age IMO.
KaijuSentai: I hope so!
Great Wolf Sif: Bro if you even knew what I had in store for Star Wars Franchise. Ahsoka is going to get some Talon level character development.
John Doe: -Evil laugh- Also just finished finals, so I feel your pain lol
Reishin Amara: Lol The Boss tends to mindfuck people
FateBurn: Thanks and here's the first chapter, enjoy!
Code R.R: Glad you like them, but that's only the tip of the ice-burg.
AJ Lexie: Lol Lexie don't change, the fact you steal read my insanity means a lot XD
Duskrider: Thanks, this is going to be a Sora that's going to be stuck between light and dark.
CyberDragonEX: Caught that bit did you? See the thing is this is a game where they have blatantly told you to 'press the X button' to do something in actual dialogue, disturbing right? The way I see it Sora's scan abilities allow him to see things the same way we do as the players. SO why he might not think of it as a 'game' there is no real difference.
Remzal Von Enili: Dat Unicorn though, it had me crapping rainbows for a week.
Shadowman64100: This time it's Rewrite's show, he hasn't made his appearance…yet.
Crazycarl364: These are all facts, hey to you too and bro as you read earlier at the end of this chapter (Unless you skipped it XD) I know where you're coming from…this fandom's archive is slightly depressing.
Dopplerdee: -Flails-
Serialkeller: Its Midna, yeah I reached hard as hell for that one but technically I did not break canon given the nature of Wreck it Ralph –shrugs-
Pensuka: -Gives you what happens next-
Some Powerfull Random Guy: Dreams do come true! (Deadpool: I'm back bitches, the greatest motherfucking mid-boss of all time!) GTFO DP! Anyway thanks! Hope you enjoy!
ShepardisaBOSS: Thanks! (Deadpool: That's right praise me! Realest mother fucker ever!) DO I need to get Spidey in this fic? (Deadpool: Oh fuck you…you're kidding...r-right?)
Edboy 4926: Added a list at the end of the chappy.
Le Chasseur: Kairi, of course she's his MJ she has to be in there! Though given the events of the story, like MJ, it'll be awhile before she's actually with him.
Shunshinking: Here's an update!
Z2010Deadmeat: Bruh. Everywhere, all aboard the hype train!
Killako: (Deapool: I HAVE RETURNED!) Yes and got your ass kicked. (Deadpool: Still returned!)
Edelta88: It was only a matter of time –Evil laugh-
Read and Review!
~RebukeX7