Chapter 4 – Nobodies, Heartless, and Battles
Rivera's Apartment
Maria: Manny? Rodolfo? Grandpapi? Is anyone home?
Grandpapi: Um, no! Please come again later! Leave a message after the beep!
Maria: Grandpapi! Let me in now, immediately!
(Grandpapi reluctantly opens the door)
Grandpapi: Hello, Maria.
Maria: Hola, Grandpapi. Where is Manny? And Rodolfo?
Grandpapi: Well… you see… the thing is…
Maria: Yes?
Grandpapi: They are fighting crime…?
Maria: (hyperventilates) DANGER! DANGER! DANGER!
Grandpapi: (sighs) Yes. But I'm sure they'll be fine. At least, I hope…
Illusion Grey Area
Saïx: Well, Luxord. Now you are trapped in the illusion.
Luxord: And what do you intend to do now?
(Saïx gestures towards the two Illusion Roxas)
Saïx: You can figure it out.
(Luxord draws cards)
Luxord: Unfortunately, yes, I do see.
(Throws a card at one Roxas, who dodges it easily; Saïx laughs, but than it comes back and slices the Roxas in half, destroying it)
Illusion Roxas: Shall I avenge my twin's death, master?
Saïx: Yes, go ahead.
(Illusion Roxas charges Luxord, who raises three giant cards; Roxas slashes through them, but discovers Luxord no longer there; Luxord appears behind him and a chain of cards slashes through Roxas, killing him)
Luxord: It may be your illusion, but Zexion is its creator. Nothing here can harm me.
(Saïx grins evilly)
Saïx: Nothing, that is, except for me.
Hall of Empty Melodies
Roxas: Xigbar! Marluxia! We're on the same side! Can't we just work together?
Xigbar: Pfft! As if!
Marluxia: You bringing the other-worlder means we are not on the same side.
El Tigre: Too bad for you! Roxas, let us go!
(El Tigre charges at Marluxia, but Xigbar shoots at him; Roxas dashes and reflects the shots back at Xigbar; he is knocked back a step, temporarily stunned; El Tigre changes target instead to Xigbar; Roxas swings his Keyblade at Marluxia, but it is deflected by his scythe; El Tigre jumps up to do the Armadillo kick but Xigbar recovers and shoots him; he plummets to the ground, blood dripping from his chest)
El Tigre: Crap… That was a… Good shot…
(El Tigre collapses)
Roxas: TIGRE!
Marluxia: Nice work, Xigbar! I'll handle Roxas!
(Roxas and Marluxia spar Keyblade to scythe, but Roxas gets a lucky swing and Marluxia loses his scythe; as he turns around to grab it, Roxas attacks him, and he collapses, unconscious)
Xigbar: (chuckles) Looks like it's just you and me now, Keybearer!
(Roxas grimaces, raises the Keyblade, and charges Xigbar)
Miracle City – Volcano
Larxene: All right, Frieta! You ready?
Frieta: I'm ready, Larxene!
(The Guard Armor sends one arm out at Larxene, and she throws two knives; one connects with the arm, stunning it with electricity, while the other one hurdles towards the Guard Armor; the Heartless catches the knife in its other hand and attempts to throw it back at Larxene; Frieta strums the guitar and sends a blast out, knocking the knife from its hand; the Guard Armor sends its feet stomping at Frieta; she evades them, but they continue towards White Pantera)
Frieta: Mr. Rivera!
(She goes after the feet)
Larxene: Take this, Heartless!
(Sends a current of thunder at the stunned arm, destroying it; the other arm comes at her from behind, knocking her to the ground)
(Frieta realizes she will never reach White Pantera in time)
Frieta: MR. RIVERA!
(The feet continue to rush towards the superhero, with such a force that they will kill him upon impact)
Miracle City - Streets
(Axel and the Skeleton Bandito reach the villains)
Axel: Hey! Morons!
El Oso: Oh no, this is one of the guys Sartana warned us about!
Cactus Kid: Yeah! But we got us a giant monster on our side!
Skeleton Bandito: Yes, but still, you will fall!
El Oso: (confused) Don't the banditos work for Sartana?
Axel: Well, this one changed sides! (Throws Chakram at El Oso)
(Blizzard Lord traps the Chakram mid-air in ice)
Axel: Bandito! You handle the buffoons! I'll take the Heartless!
(El Oso and Cactus Kid begin to advance on the Skeleton Bandito)
Skeleton Bandito: Uh… yeah… good plan, Axel.
Vexen's Lab
Black Cuervo: Taste laser, punk!
(Zexion calmly absorbs the attack with his Lexicon)
Zexion: Almost nearly impressive. But I have a few tricks of my own!
(Opens Lexicon and shoots out exact copy of laser)
(Black Cuervo narrowly manages to evade)
Black Cuervo: What kind of magic is this?
Zexion: (sarcastically) It's the white fairy magic of happy princess land. Now, let's just –
(Black Cuervo flies in at high speed and punches him)
Black Cuervo: Replicate that!
(Zexion swats her with his Lexicon)
Zexion: That was close enough. THUNDER!
(A thunderbolt appears and zaps Black Cuervo, temporarily disabling her suit; she falls on a huge pile of experiments; she picks up a vial, pulls off the cork, and throws it at Zexion)
Black Cuervo: Take this, fiend!
Zexion: What the hell do you think you're doing? That crap is highly experimental!
(The liquid contained in the vial lands on his hand; he drops his Lexicon)
Zexion: ARGH!
(His gloved hand begins to melt away, causing searing pain)
Black Cuervo: Taste my laser, fiend!
(Readies laser, prepared to shoot and kill Zexion, when she hears a scream)
Unknown Voice (Roxas): TIGRE!
Black Cuervo: El Tigre!
(She prepares to fly out and follow the scream, but she notices Zexion kneeling on the ground in pain, his hand gone; she takes the vial opposite the one she had thrown)
Black Cuervo: Here, take this. It should be the antidote.
(Zexion takes it and uncorks it with his only hand)
Zexion: You attempt to kill me, and yet now you let me go free. Why?
Black Cuervo: (as she is exiting lab) Because I only came here to rescue El Tigre. You are not my enemy.
Hall of Empty Melodies
(Xigbar is launching a nonstop shooting rampage on Roxas while El Tigre and Marluxia lay slumped on the floor)
Xigbar: Stop moving, you clever little sneak!
(Roxas continues to glide across the hall, only slightly ahead of the shots)
Roxas: Never…
(Roxas is weakening, and with every second he goes slower and the shots catch up to him)
Xigbar: Ha! Not long – Nuh –
(The shots stop, and Xigbar falls, unconscious, to the floor; Roxas lands on the ground as El Tigre wakes up)
El Tigre: What happened?
(Xion descends from Xigbar's perch, grinning, with her Keyblade in hand)
Xion: Not even a thank you?
El Tigre: A friend of yours?
Rivera's Apartment
Maria: Where are you going?
Grandpapi: There is some commotion going on in the streets of the city. I must check it out!
Maria: Well, be careful! (Hyperventilates)
Grey Area – Illusion
Saïx: AHH!
(Charges with his Claymore at Luxord; Luxord counters by shooting a volley of cards, forcing Saïx to relinquish his attack; Luxord uses this distraction to summon a giant card and carve a paper sword out of it; as Saïx regains his composure, Luxord swings the sword at him; kneeling on the ground, Saïx raises his Claymore and the two weapons meet in a shower of sparks)
Luxord: I'm sorry, Saïx, but letting you walk away from this is NOT a risk I am willing to take.
Saïx: Than let me risk it for you! (Pushes Luxord back, slamming him against a wall) Good-bye.
Demyx: Not so fast!
Saïx: What? (Turns around just in time to face the impact of a huge tidal wave that knocks him off his feet)
Leaxeus: Luxord. Move!
(Luxord, shocked, gets up and runs towards them; as Saïx struggles to get up, Leaxeus swings his tomahawk through the ground, causing a wave of earth to slam Saïx against a wall; Saïx slumps down, unconscious)
Luxord: Not that I'm not grateful, but… What just happened here?
Demyx: Well, in the Grey Area, there's a blue portal around Saïx. We saw a few cards on the floor around there, and jumped in here to save you!
Leaxeus: Helping Axel.
Luxord: Well, chaps, let's get out of here than.
Miracle City – Volcano
(Larxene, slumped on the ground, and Frieta, kneeling down, look on in horror as the feet raise above White Pantera; and than -)
Lasa Peligrosa: Not on my watch! (Destroys feet)
(Larxene and Frieta rise; Larxene's thunder and Frieta's guitar blast destroy the Guard Armor)
White Pantera: (rising) Maria! How?
Larxene: Who's this, again?
Frieta: Nymph, this is Manny's mom!
Lasa Peligrosa: Grandpapi told me how you were fighting crime! I came searching for you! And it's a good thing that I did!
White Pantera: Thank you, Maria. (Turns to Larxene) And, Larxene, is it? I'm sorry for attacking you.
(Larxene shrugs)
Larxene: No problem. And your son – I really don't know where he is.
Frieta: He followed this guy with a key sword back.
(A look of recognition spreads across Larxene's face)
Larxene: I think I can help you.
Miracle City – Streets
(Skeleton Bandito slashes through a cactus)
Cactus Kid: I'm not cut out for this! Sorry, Sartana!
El Oso: Coward! You ain't getting me!
(MEANWHILE)
(Axel battles the Blizzard Lord with only one Chakram; the other one is still encased in ice)
Axel: FIRAGA!
(A huge ball of fire shoots out and hits the Blizzard Lord, but it doesn't do much damage; it swings its scepter and Axel's body from the waist down is covered in ice)
Axel: BANDITO! HELP!
Skeleton Bandito: BUSY!
(Deflects Oso's claw with a sword)
Skeleton Bandito: You will not win!
(El Oso takes sword and throws it away)
Skeleton Bandito: All right, so maybe you will win!
(Cowers in fear; likewise, Axel braces for the impact of ice that will end his life)
Puma Loco: HIYAH!
(Shoots laser from claw, destroying Blizzard Lord)
El Oso: I'm out, man! I ain't facing Puma Loco!
(El Oso runs away)
Skeleton Bandito and Axel: Huh?
(Puma Loco descends and goes up to Axel)
Puma Loco: I believe you know where my grandson is.
(Axel nods)
Hall of Empty Melodies
Roxas: Xion! Thank you!
Xion: And who's this?
Roxas: This is my friend, El Tigre. We were enemies… But it was all just a big misunderstanding.
El Tigre: Yeah, and now I just want to go home! Can either of you summon one of those portal things?
(The conversation is interrupted as Black Cuervo flies in and hugs El Tigre)
Black Cuervo: EL TIGRE!
El Tigre: Cuervo?
Roxas: A friend of yours?
Black Cuervo: More foes in black coats!
El Tigre: No, Cuervo! These are friends! What are you doing here anyway?
Black Cuervo: Frieta sent me to find you!
Xion: Well, you've found him. Now it's time to go back.
El Tigre: So you summon the portal?
(Roxas and Xion shake their heads)
Xion: I can't.
Roxas: And I'm too weak to summon one.
(Someone walks in)
Zexion: Well, I'm strong enough to.
Roxas: Zexion!
Zexion: Yeah. I owe Black Cuervo a favor.
Black Cuervo: I see your hand is back.
Zexion: (smiles faintly) Yeah. I'll summon a portal, and we'll go back. Roxas, Xion, and I will see you safely returned, and than we will return. No one will need to know about this – especially not our Superior!
(Luxord and Demyx come in)
Zexion: Luxord! You're supposed to be guarding Saïx!
Luxord: Well, Leaxeus has taken over. And I don't want to miss out on dropping our friends out. (Extends hand to El Tigre) I'm Luxord.
Demyx: And I'm Demyx.
Zexion: (sighs) Let's just get this over with now, okay?
Miracle City – Volcano
Larxene: So yeah, I could find him and bring him back.
Frieta: That's seriously cool, Larxene.
White Pantera: Yes, it is. Thank you very much.
Lasa Peligrosa: We owe our son's safe return to you, thunder woman.
Larxene: Yeah, I just owe Frieta over here.
(The ground begins shaking, stemming from the graveyard)
White Pantera: What is that?
Larxene: I guess I could help you guys out, now. Because that really doesn't sound good.
Miracle City – Streets
(Skeleton Bandito reclaims his sword as Axel fills Puma Loco in)
Puma Loco: So Sartana led Manny and Frieta to you and this Roxas fellow?
Axel: Yeah.
Puma Loco: And with him out of the picture, she intended to wreak havoc on the city?
Axel: That would seem so.
Puma Loco: And than when this Larxene girl appeared, she planned to harness her powers to go to your castle, capture it, and enslave you and this Organization?
Axel: That's it. Got it memorized?
Puma Loco: Yes, I do. So Manny… what happened to him?
Axel: Well, that girl must've found him by now. He and Roxas must've figured out it was all a misunderstanding, and they're on their way back here now.
Puma Loco: And Sartana, she planned to use her banditos and these Heartless to take over the city?
Skeleton Bandito: Yeah.
Puma Loco: But… Where are all the other banditos?
(The ground starts shaking, stemming from the graveyard)
Axel: I think we're about to find out – unfortunately.
Puma Loco: I'm too old for this!
Skeleton Bandito: I'm a freaking skeleton. Don't talk to me about old.
Miracle City
(Roxas, El Tigre, Xion, Black Cuervo, Zexion, Luxord, and Demyx exit a corridor of darkness)
Demyx: Dudes… Why is the ground shaking?
Luxord: El Tigre, are there regular earthquakes here?
El Tigre: Nope, not really.
Xion: Than… What's causing the ground to shake?
Zexion: My guess would be the giant thing made up of thousands of skeletons coming out of the graveyard.
El Tigre: OH NO! SARTANA AND JANGO OF THE DEAD!
Roxas: Hey, guys, we should stay and help them!
Zexion: Why?
Roxas: Because he helped me deal with Xigbar and Marluxia! And it's our fault he got roped into this in the first place!
Luxord: And besides, our new friends need assistance. Let us offer them some.
Zexion: (sighs) I guess we're all in this.
Sartana's Lair
(White Pantera, Lasa Peligrosa, Frieta, and Larxene are on one screen)
(Axel, Skeleton Bandito, and Puma Loco are on another)
(Roxas, El Tigre, Xion, Black Cuervo, Zexion, Luxord, and Demyx are on a third)
Sartana: Jango! Now, we raise our giant skeleton!
Jango: And that will take out all of these guys?
Sartana: Yes! Than the Rivera's will be out of the picture, and we will be able to harness the powers of the people in black cloaks!
Jango: And than we'll be all powerful!
Sartana: (face palms) No need to state the obvious, moron.
Jango: So now…
Sartana: Channel your guitar through mine, and we will raise my ultimate skeleton in the graveyard!
(Jango does this, and the skeleton rises)
Sartana: Let us now go to the surface, and watch our enemies' destruction!
I know, epic right? The next chapter will be the last one. After four chapters, the El Tigre gang and the Organization have partnered together to defeat Sartana, Jango, and her huge skeleton.
7 Organization Members +
7 El Tigre Heroes +
2 Deranged Evil Skeletons +
1 Giant Freaking Powerful Skeleton =
A huge final battle in the last installment –
Chapter 5 – El Tigre, Roxas, and Sartana: The Final Battle