We are about to reunite with Ethan, Sarah, Benny, and Jesse. Question is, how will it go? Let's find out!
Chapter 3
The moon and stars shone bright on the spooky town of Whitechapel as Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Rory, and Erica walked towards the church of the vampire council. Some Heartless tried to block their path, but Sora and Co. managed to defeat them, along with Rory and Erica's help using their vampire abilities. Soon, Rory decided to start a conversation.
"So, where do you guys come from exactly?" he asked Sora and Co.
Sora and his pals were taken aback. Despite the fact they let Marty, Doc, Peter, Ray, Egon, Winston, Dana, Janine, and Louis know about the possibility of other worlds, they still had to protect the order.
"We travel around a lot." admitted Goofy, carefully.
"Yeah, but it's kind of hard to say where we are actually from." added Riku.
"You're joking right?" asked Erica, not buying it.
"Well you must've come from somewhere, but if your uncomfortable saying it, then we understand." replied Rory. He turned to his fellow vampire. "Right Erica."
Erica huffed. "I guess." She then looked forward. "Alright, we're here." she told them as the stood in front of an old church. The six travelers gazed at it in awe.
"Gawrsh, kinda spooky." remarked Goofy, concerned. Donald nodded in agreement.
"Welp, let's go inside." suggested Mickey.
The other seven nodded as they walked in.
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Inside the main room which was known as "The Caller," Erica, Rory, Sora, and Co. walked in.
"Looks empty." remarked Sora.
"And darker than usual." added Rory.
"No sign of Stern. The Lucifractor's power must've killed him." said Erica.
"Well at least that's one bad guy we don't have to deal with! A-hyuck!" chuckled Goofy.
"All the same, where is the Lucifractor?" asked Riku.
"Maybe it was destroyed along with Stern." guessed Donald.
As the eight continued to look around for any clues, Erica noticed Riku seemed a little distracted. She walked up to Sora.
"Hey Sora, is your friend ok?" she asked.
Sora looked in Erica's direction towards Riku, and his eyes went wide. "Oh no..." he exclaimed, softly.
But Erica heard him. "What?" she asked, concerned.
"The Darkness! It's here!" exclaimed Riku, warninlgly.
Suddenly, at the top of the stairs, a Corridor of Darkness opened, revealing a familiar, big, fat, cat. He was wearing his usual attire.
Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy gasped. "Pete?!" they exclaimed at the same time.
"Well, well, well, if it ain't the pipsqueaks!" chortled Pete.
"You know this guy?" asked Rory.
"We sure do. Pete is one of the bad guys." replied Goofy.
"He's been causing trouble for years, and is in league with the bad guys!" added Donald.
Erica started in disbelief. "Seriously?" she asked.
Pete glared. "What, you think I ain't all that tough?! I am someone you don't want to mess with!" he growled.
"It's true, he held Minnie hostage with an evil witch named Maleficent until our friend Lea came and saved her, me, Donald, and Goofy." said Mickey.
"All the same, what are you doing here?" asked Riku, glaring.
Pete smirked evilly. "Oh nothin'. Just looking for a magical purple orb called, the Lucifractor." he replied.
"Well you aren't gonna get it!" shouted Kairi as she and the others got into a fighting stance.
"Now then, must this all end in violence?" asked Pete, mockingly.
"If it's a fight you want, it's fight you'll get!" growled Rory and he and Erica showed their fangs, Sora summoned Oblivion, Riku summoned All For One, Kairi summoned Destiny's Embrace, Mickey summoned Star Seeker, Donald summoned his staff, and Goofy brought out his shield.
"Very well then. But you won't be fighting, me, you'll be fighting... THEM." said Pete.
The eight heroes traded confused glances. "Whaddya mean?" asked Goofy.
Pete cackled. "Ha ha ha ha! See for yourself!" he chortled, pointing to the doors behind them.
The eight turned around and the doors flung open, revealing four Heartless. But they looked, human, except all black with yellow eyes, kind of like Sora's Heartless when he, Donald, Goofy, and Peter Pan fought it on Captain Hook's ship. Three of them were boys. One had a blackened nap sack around him, one had mullet-like hair similar to Demyx, and one had combed hair. The other Heartless was a girl with long hair, earrings, and a scarf.
Erica and Rory gasped with horrified expressions on their faces.
"Ethan?! Benny?! Sarah?! Jesse?!" exclaimed Rory in shock, looking at each Heartless while saying their names.
Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy gasped.
"These are your friends?!" exclaimed Donald.
"Yes! Guys, what happened?!" asked a still horrified Erica.
The only response they got was Pete laughing. Sora turned and glared at the evil cat. "What did you do to them?!" he asked, angrily.
Pete smirked. "I didn't do nothing. They were just like that. With that said, I got me a Lucifractor to find. Toodle-loo!" he taunted, before disappearing through another corridor.
The eight looked back at the Heartless versions of Ethan, Benny, Sarah, and Jesse, who slowly walked toward them.
"What do we do?" asked Rory.
"We have to fight them, and then find some way to get them back to normal." replied Riku.
"Then let's do it!" shouted Rory, running towards them.
"Rory, no!" exclaimed Erica as she ran up to him.
Suddenly, Heartless Benny casted a spell that levitated Rory and Erica, flew them out the doors, and were closed before a magical wall barrier trapped Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and the Heartless inside the Caller.
"Looks like it's up to us." sighed Sora.
(Ventus-Vanitas Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep plays)
Mission: Defeat the Heartless.
Party Members:
Sora
Donald Duck
Goofy
Riku
King Mickey
Kairi
The battle was on. Sora lunged forward, attacking Heartless Ethan, who tried to enter Sora's mind with his dark seer powers, only to be whacked away by Goofy's shield. Sora and Goofy braced themselves as Heartless Ethan pulled out a couple of daggers from his pocket. Heartless Ethan managed to give Sora and Goofy several cuts, but Sora managed to strike him down with a Gravity Spell, and Goofy knocked him away once again with his shield.
Riku and Donald took on Heartless Benny, who casted dark spells. Riku got hit with a dark spell, which burned him slightly, but Donald quickly cured him. Heartless Benny's hands began to glow again, only to be blasted towards the door by Riku and Donald magic at the same time.
Kairi took on Heartless Sarah, hitting her every time she tried to attack her with her fangs and bite her. She quickly casted a Gravity Spell on her legs while she super sped towards her, making the vampire stop suddenly. As Heartless Sarah tried to move, Kairi swung her keyblade like a bat and knocked the vampire to the ground.
Finally, Mickey was fighting against Heartless Jesse. The older vampire attacked the mouse king several times with his fast reflexes, but ended up missing as Mickey was going all Yoda on him. He began striking Heartless Jesse several times before the vampire was knocked to the ground.
Heartless Ethan, Benny, Sarah, and Jesse gathered together as a dark aura began to appear around the four of them. The world-travelers regrouped.
"They're powering up, now what?!" asked Kairi, worried.
Sora smirked. "Time for another form!" he declared.
And with a flash of light, Sora appeared in his red Limit Form. He also had Oathkeeper in his hand. He ran towards the four Heartless, and used Hurricane Period to finish them off.
After that final blow on them, the Heartless forms of Ethan, Sarah, Benny, and Jesse fell to the ground, flat on their backs, defeated. Sora then reappeared in his normal attire.
(Ventus-Vanitas Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep ends)
"Well, that takes care of them." Sora panted as he and Goofy drank cure potions to heal their cuts.
Just then, the barrier disappeared, and the doors flung open to reveal Rory and Erica, holding a giant bookshelf, sideways. Sora and Co. raised their eyebrows in confusion.
"When we couldn't get back in, I suggested we use this bookshelf to break the doors open." explained Rory.
"I thought it was stupid, but I was desperate." sighed Erica as they set the shelf down.
The two vampires walked into the room and watched with the others as Heartless Ethan, Sarah, Benny, and Jesse vanished into Darkness.
"Are they..." began Rory.
"I don't know." was all Sora could say.
Suddenly, Riku noticed four Nobody Dusks appear behind them.
"Nobodies!" he exclaimed.
"Think they're the Nobody versions of those four?" Goofy asked Mickey.
"Most likely." Mickey replied.
"Stand back! We got this!" called Rory as he and Erica picked up the bookshelf and threw it at the Dusks with their vampire super-strength. Sora and his frineds jumped out of the way, just as the shelf landed on the Dusks, crushing and destroying them.
"Well. That went well." Rory smiled.
"So their Heartless and Nobodies were defeated." mused Kairi.
"That means their original selves should appear." added Mickey.
"But where?" asked Sora.
"Wherever they lost their hearts." replied Riku.
Suddenly, four glowing objects appeared before the eight, revealing themselves to be the original versions of Ethan, Sarah, Benny, and Jesse, lying flat and unconscious on their backs.
Ethan had black hair, a light blue t-shirt with a dark blue outline, a blue with a tint of gray long sleeved button-up collared shirt half buttoned, a dark blue jean jacket, a black wristwatch on his left arm, light navy green pants, and brown shoes.
Benny had brown hair, a zip-up sweatshirt with small, thin white, blue, and greens stripes, a green t-shirt with light blue stripes underneath, a black wristwatch on his right arm, dark blueish-gray jeans, black shoes, and a brown nap sack around him.
Sarah had darker skin, long brown hair, a purplish-pink dress, a light pink scarf wrapped around her neck, a dark blue jean jacket, sliver rhombus-shaped earrings, and tall black stylish boots.
Jesse had black hair, a maroon t-shirt, a black leather jacket, a sliver necklace, black pants, and black dress shoes.
"They're restored!" exclaimed Kairi.
"Awesome!" exclaimed Rory.
"Huh, they look just like their Heartless versions, except they're not blackened." remarked Goofy.
"Just like my Heartless and Anti-Form." added Sora.
"Come on, let's get back to Ethan's so Benny's grandma can help heal them." suggested Riku.
"Yeah, and we're already low on potions." added Donald.
"But how will we get back? We can't fly and carry you all at the same time." asked Erica.
Sora smiled and turned to his friends. "Glider time guys!" he called.
Riku, Kairi, and Mickey nodded as they and Sora held out Kingdom Key, Way to Dawn, Destiny's Embrace, and Kingdom Key D, and they transformed into their gliders.
"Wicked!" exclaimed Rory.
Erica nodded in approval as she and Kairi boarded Kairi's Glider, setting Sarah down on it.
Sora and Donald boarded Sora's glider with Ethan, Mickey and Goofy boarded Mickey's glider with Jesse, and Riku and Rory boarded Riku's glider with Benny. They all then glided away back to Ethan's house to help their friends heal from being Heartless and Nobodies.
To be continued...
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