Meanwhile, inside a large light filled castle, the three warriors were inside as two of them, Terra and Aqua, approached two men, one with black hair and a white robe, the other a man dressed in all black with a white beard. Unknown to the five, they were being watched by Gon, Medaka and Shizuo. The man in robes stood up and addressed Terra and Aqua.
"Today you will be examined for the Mark of Mastery. Not one but two of the Keyblade's chosen stand before us as candidates...but this is neither a competition or a battle of supremacy-not a test of wills, but a test of heart. Both of you may prevail or neither of you will. But I am sure our guest, Master Xehanort, did not come all this way to see our youngest prospects in years fall short of the mark.I trust you are ready." he said.
"Yes." they both said.
"Then let the examination begin." he said as orbs of light filled the room. Unseen to any of them, Xehanort raised a hand as darkness overtook the orbs as they began moving randomly across the room.
"This is weird. Is it part of this exam thing?" Gon asked as an orb went right for the hidden three.
"Yep, pretty sure it's not. Move!" Shizuo said grabbing some debris and tossing it at the orb, breaking it.
Another then moved at Ven who slashed it with his keyblade.
"Ven!" Terra and Aqua shouted.
"I'm fine. Just focus on the exam." Venn said.
"It's dangerous here. Just go wait in your room." Aqua said.
"No way. I've been dreaming of this day, the day you two become masters." Ven said.
"Let him be. He's been trained for this." Terra said.
The three Keyblade wielders then began battling against the orbs of light.
"Hmm. Well, they certainly hold their own in a fight." Medaka said.
"Yeah. I like these guys." Gon said.
Soon, all the orbs were broken as things calmed down.
"Well, that was unexpected, but one must keep a still heart even in the most trying of circumstances. It was an excellent test so I chose to let it unfold. Which brings us to your next and final trial. Aqua, Terra, you two will spar against each other." he said.
The two then took opposite sides as the both readied their keyblades. "Remember, there are no winners, only truths for when equal powers clash, their true natures are revealed. Begin!"
The two then clashed with each other across the room. Both equal at first with Aqua slowly gaining the upperhand. As she ran at Terra, his hand began to glow dark with darkness permeating from it. He then stopped it and then blocked Aqua.
"This is a good fight." Shizuo said.
"Indeed. But, I'm not sure this is what the masters are thinking." Medaka said.
After a while, the fight had stopped as they stood before the masters.
"We have both deliberated and made a decision. Terra and Aqua, you both have performed tremendously, however, it is only Aqua who has shown the Mark of Mastery. Terra, you failed to keep the darkness in you sufficiently in check. But there is always next time. That is all. Aqua, as a new keyblade master, you are entitled to certain knowledge. Please wait here for further instructions." the man said as Xehanort left them to think.
Shizuo, Gon and Medaka then came from their hiding place so that the three could see them, but were suddenly knocked out by an unseen force.
"What is this? This power?" Medaka wondered as they fell unconscious. Behind them was a boy in a black mask as Xehanort approached.
"You knew these three were spying on them, why didn't you deal with them?" the boy asked.
"Simple, they posed no real threat. There wasn't a reason to deal with them. Just leave them there for a while." Xehanort said. "I still have a message for you to deliver to Ventus."
"Hey. Someone's gotta make sure the job is done and give him incentive to leave home." the boy said.
It was later after the three keybladers split at Terra and Aqua ran back into the main chamber of the place, just as the other three regained consciousness. It was also around this time that the three ships entered the world and walked onto the grounds, secretly listening in on what was going on.
"Very well then. I will send my pupils out to investigate." Eraqus said. "That was my old friend, Yen Sid. As you know, he is master no more."
"Yen Sid? I've heard of him. He's suppose to be this really powerful sorcerer." Lucy said.
"Maybe you should ask him for some celestial spirit lessons sometime." Hope said.
"But he still keeps an eye out on the worlds for us, the wielders of the keyblade. All the more reason to feel concerned. He tells us that the Princesses of Heart are in danger, from a new threat. One that feeds off the negativity of others. Fledgling emotions that have taken on monster form, Yen Sid calls them...the Unversed." Eraqus continued.
"The Unversed? So there's more than just the Kaima out here." Jexi said.
"I guess any threat has to be balanced with heroes." Hope said.
"I tried to pass this news onto Master Xehanort, but it appears he has gone missing. So, you are tasked with two things: eliminate the Unversed and find Master Xehanort. Terra, this is a chance for you to earn the Mark of Mastery. I have unlocked the Lanes Between, you may use these forbidden pathways to travel from this world and countless others. The darkness looms closer in these spaces but your armor will protect you. Now, this order must be kept. You must not tell anyone there are other worlds. Now go, and fulfill your duty." Eraqus said.
"Yes master." Terra said going out the door.
"That's my cue, see you guys on the other side." Shizuo said following after Terra.
"Looks like I must leave now. Jexi, I want to borrow a few members from your team." Spectra said.
"A few?" Jexi asked.
"Yes. I wish to borrow Rainbow Dash, Gajeel, Lemon Zest and Isaac." Spectra said.
"Its done." Jexi said.
"Its time to move." Spectra said as the group left for the ship.
As Terra left through a portal on his hover device, Shizuo jumped on.
"Hey! No free rides, pal!" Terra said.
"Chill out. I just need to borrow a ride." Shizuo said looking down on the ground to see Ven running out.
Ven looked up in sadness as he quickly activated his armor and summoned his glider, following after Terra.
"Wait! Ven!" Aqua shouted coming out with Eraqus.
"Aqua, go and bring him back." Eraqus said as Aqua activated her armor and followed after Ven just as the portal closed.
"So what are we supposed to do? How can we follow them?" Sokka asked.
"Those gliders, emit different energies." Kos-Mos said. "I have sent Ven's to your ships computer, Jexi."
"Then we'll follow the energy. We need to get a move on now." Nami said.
The star speeder then rocketed off with Gon following.
"See you at the end of this, Medaka!" Gon shouted.
"Hmm. Guess that leaves me with one choice left." medaka said looking at Hope's group. She walked over to him.
"M-Medaka? I never expected you to be a warrior." Hope said.
"Well, I am. And I need you to follow the blue haired girl." Medaka said. "The one who just left."
"Well we wre gonna do that. Let's go!" Hope said as the ships rocketed off.
Three adventures, three warriors, one story. What will become of the three groups?