Kingdom Hearts Forward Unto Dawn Chapter 2: New Allies

Zeke jolted awake and looked around his eyes wide. Was that all a dream? Who was that? Zeke thought. Zeke then relaxed and got a look at his surroundings and to his shock saw that he wasn't in his house but saw that he was in some sort of alley way. He instantly shot to his feet and ran out and found himself in some kind of square. There was a warm breeze blowing slightly. In the center of the square was a crooked street lamp with a large set of wooden doors. To the left of the street lamp was another set of doors and in front of it was a set of stairs that led into a large shop. To the right was another set of stairs and to the left was a small alley with a set of crates that led to a ledge and to another set of doors. Zeke was completely confused as to what was going on. What is this place? Why am I here!? Zeke thought visibly shocked. Seeing that there was nobody around he sighed heavily and decided to take a look around. He then proceeded toward the steps and past the shop and climbed the stairs until he was in front of the large double doors. He looked at them for a minute before sighing and pushing the large doors open with ease. He looked around and put his hands on his hips. He was standing in what looked like a large square with the walkway was thinned and squared out leading into another level. The sound of running feet came to his ears and he turned to his head to see someone running his way. He was wearing a blue vest with a white long sleeve and kakis rolled up to below the knee and black loafers and brown knee socks. He stumbled and suddenly he was enveloped by a pink light and a pink strangely familiar looking object floated out and disappeared. From the guys spot came some sort of black creature with antennae and two yellow glowing orbs for eyes. It looked at Zeke for a minute before in suddenly lunged at him.

Zeke stared at it before suddenly bringing his arm down and a light enveloped his hand and that strange key shaped sword from earlier and sliced the creature in half and it faded into shadow. Zeke stared at the spot where the guy was before more of those shadowy creatures appeared. Use the keyblade, and fend off the heartless… it is the only way to fight them off. Don't be afraid Zeke…Zeke jumped at the sound of the vice in his head from before but he shook his head and looked at the sword in his hands. So this thing's called a keyblade huh? And I guess those things must be the heartless…Alright here goes nothing. Zeke thought to himself and he took the keyblade and charged at the three heartless. They all lunged at him at once but Zeke wasn't afraid. He sliced up in a downward arc then he slashed right then left. The three shadow heartless faded away into shadow and Zeke breathed a sigh of relief and with a flick of his arm his keyblade vanished in a flash of light. He shook his head and then proceeded down the walkway and into the second level but just before he could take another step three new heartless appeared in crooked armor. Zeke took a step back before he shook his head and steeled himself and summoning his keyblade and stood in a battle ready pose and stared down the heartless before the first of the trio lunged at him and tried to claw at him but Zeke jumped backward and slashed at a right angle and sent the heartless flying, and onto its back. And got up and lunged at him again but Zeke didn't let up and slashed upward again sending it air born and Zeke jumped off the wall and sliced the heartless in half destroying it and releasing what looked like a heart of some sort. The other two heartless looked up at Zeke before, using his own momentum to launch himself at the remaining two and slashed in a wide rightward arc sending them flying then Zeke landed and launched himself at the first of the two and slashed up ward then left destroying it and then spin slashed the next one and jabbed forward destroying the second and last one of the three. He sighed in relief and shouldered his keyblade and into the doors leading to the third district. He pushed them open arriving in the third district and held his keyblade in defense and began walking around slowly and turned around to see in front of him not noticing the other two people here. He continued to walk backward slowly until he felt pressure against him and slowly turned forward and instantly jumped forward in surprise in fright. "GAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" He jumped and turned forward quickly and pointed his keyblade and to his surprise instead of two heartless he saw something entirely different. He saw instead two other keyblade wielders. One was a two-tailed fox and the other was what looked like a green hatted Italian plumber. "What…what the…"? Zeke muttered "What is this"…. "Mama Mia"… Before any could even process what was happening, three keyblade wielders were suddenly surrounded by shadow and armored heartless.

(Cue music: Fate of Night)

The three wielders took up their keyblades and prepared for battle despite trembling slightly. The heartless then made their move and lunged at our three heroes. Zeke instantly shot forward and rolled to the ground throwing his keyblade like a boomerang at several shadow heartless which instantly tore through them then returned to his outstretched hand. The two tailed fox flew up twirling his tails like a propeller and began launching himself between heartless bringing down their numbers greatly. The green clad plumber took his keyblade albeit trembling and began swinging it back and forth like a club yelling at the top of his lungs whacking heartless away. Zeke ran forward and kicked off the wall then threw his keyblade again and again until there were no heartless left and Zeke breathed a sigh of relief.

(End Music)

Zeke breathed a sigh of relief once more and dispelled his keyblade and turned to the two characters who had helped him with the heartless. "Hey thank for the help. I doubt I could've taken those heartless on my own if I hadn't run into you two, heheh. Oh by the war my name's Zeke. How about you guys"? Zeke asked putting his hands behind his head and grinning. The fox went first smiling. "My names Miles Prower. But you can call me Tails 'cause everybody calls me that. Nice to meet you Zeke". The green clad man went last. "I'ma Luigi. You guys probably know my brotha Mario". He said scratching the back of his head. Zeke and Tails looked at each-other, then back at Luigi and shook their heads shocking the green clad plumber. "No I've never heard of Mario but I have heard you Luigi. Weren't you the guy who saved the Waffle Kingdom"? Luigi looked at the boy in surprise in shock. He had completely forgotten about that little misadventure that led him through a quest to reassemble some kind of compass or something like that. It was then that Luigi then looked down at himself and for the first time saw that he was not in his usual green shirt and overalls. Instead he wore a dark blue short sleeved unzipped hoodie (think the hoodie Sora wore in Kingdom Hearts 2) with a green short sleeved under shirt dark blue and white long sleeve pants with large pockets on either side and shoes similar to his old ones with a sliver zipper on top. Tails was wearing a jacket like Luigi's except light blue and similar pants also light blue rolled up until the knees. Zeke smiled when he suddenly felt a chill down his spine and suddenly the bell tower rung.

(Cue Music: Struggle Away)

A massive purple and black hourglass shaped armored torso slammed onto the ground followed by two feet with pointed toes as well as armored claws and arms and a strange looking knight's helmet.

(Vs Guard Armor)

Zeke summoned his keyblade, Tails and Luigi doing the same. The Guard armor then bent down and launched one of its fist forward forcing our heroes dodge the massive fist as it dug a shallow crater in the stone floor. Ok note to self. Stay away from the massive fists. Kenji said taking a mental note. Luigi stared at Zeke for a minute before glaring at the armor heartless and jumped impossibly high into the air then threw his keyblade like a boomerang, except it was surrounded by green flame and sawed through the Guard armor's left arm. Luigi landed cat footed onto his feet and stretched out his hand and grabbed his keyblade. Tails took the opening and flew forward he took his keyblade and flew forward quickly and used an air combo and knocked off its two legs and remaining arm forcing it back and it fell down with its helmet clattering to the ground. The three warriors breathed a sigh of relief but it was short lived when the helmet suddenly slammed back onto the torso and it lifted back up and seemed to glare at the three then launched forward. Zeke instantly shot forward lifting his keyblade behind him. Timed seemed to slow down and Zeke brought down his keyblade in a downward slash. There was a moment where timed stopped and a crack appeared over the emblem on its chest and slowly slid apart into two and fell down with a massive heart floating up and disappearing. Zeke dropped downward and shouldered his keyblade and turned toward his new friends and smiled flashing them a peace sign causing them to laugh.

The three headed over to the first district and found themselves a table and began talking. "So Zeke what caused you to end up here"? Luigi asked. Zeke looked at him for a minute before answering. "My uncle and twin sister left on another one of their "Business" trips and decided not to tell me about it as usual when I met this strange…heartless I guess wearing a black hood holding to keyblades like us. Then I blacked out and here I was". Zeke explained leaning back. Luigi nodded and Tails placed a hand on his chin. "What about you guys"? Zeke asked leaning forward. Tails answered that one. I come from a place called Mobius. Me and my friends hung out in a place called Station Square. I have a home and workshop in a place called Mystic Ruins. I got a call from the secondary organization called G.U.N who had been helping us out. But see my friends didn't want me there because they thought I was too young even though I'm 16 so I went anyway. The heartless overwhelmed us and I ended up here with a keyblade". Tails said. "I come from somewhere called the Mushroom Kingdom. Heartless attacked and I ended up separated from my brother Mario. And I ended up here". Luigi explained tugging on his mustache in thought. Zeke crossed his arms in thought for a moment. "Y'know I realized something. We each of us had been underestimated or didn't want to fight. But I feel like that was what brought us together. I think we need to figure out where the heartless are coming from and put a stop to it. If you guys will help me". Zeke said leaning back. Luigi and Tails looked at each other before smiling and looking back and Zeke. "I don't see why not I mean we made a pretty good team. So yeah let's do it". Tails said smiling. Luigi smiled. "Lets-a go"! Luigi said jumping up smiling. Zeke chuckled and stood up. "Then what're we waitin' for!? Lets go"!