Chapter 3: Story time and Call of Duty

I sat down at the foot of Ty's bed and he sat up best he could to listen. Metal simply stood where he was at the foot of the bed. Mickey pulled up a chair and sat as well.

"A long time ago," Mickey started. "The Great Author of Worlds and Stories made the worlds, wanting to teach others his ways and raise them as His children. He made all the worlds that we know of, but it was your world, Earth or Eden, where the true Battle began, and where it will end. Man Kind fell to the Serpent lies and smooth words, and were driven from The Authors sight. But he still loved Man."

I noticed that Ty had straitened a little as Mickey told us the story. Did he recognize it? I knew it sounded like how the Bible described Earths beginning, but he was really paying attention now.

"So as the years passed, The Master of Shadows gained a firmer and firmer grip on Man Kind. But The Author had a plan to free his creation. He would send his Son to close the Door of Darkness, and steal back the Key to the door. It was a dangerous mission, but the Son trusted his Father and went, leaving behind his title of the Authors Son so the Master of Shadows wouldn't know he was there right away, to give him time to tell Man Kind that they were not forgotten, and that The Author had a plan, they just needed to trust him. He even gathered twelve men to help him spread the word.

"Soon the Master of Shadows discovered he was there, thanks to one of the twelve betraying the Son and his brothers, and had Man Kind crucify the Son. But, it was part of the Authors plan. The Son traveled to the Master of Shadow's lands and challenged him. For three days the two fought, but the Son was victorious, he stole the Key and locked the Door to Darkness, freeing those the Master of Shadows had captured. He returned to the Eden World, and though most of Man Kind didn't believe that he had won, The eleven men he trusted went out and continued spreading the word that The Author had freed them, and they needed to prepare."

"Prepare for what?" Riku asked.

"For the Master of Shadow's return." Mickey told us. "The Son had gone back to The Author to prepare as well. Before complete peace is restored, there'll be a battle no one will soon forget."

"But why are we here?" Ty asked, sounding a little shaken.

This time, Roxas came forward. "According to reports, the Heartless are multiplying and spreading out throughout the worlds, looking for something, And since a new Keyblader has appeared, something tells us that the Master of Shadows is trying to open the Door to Darkness again."
"So…" Ty said. "I'm supposed to close the Door? It took Three Days of fighting for Jesus to do. I'm only human."

"And who said you'll be going alone?" I asked.

"I couldn't summon the dang key when those roaches attacked Em." Ty told me.

"I know," I told him. "And I don't care! I'm helping you."

"What makes you think you can?" Roxas asked.

I give the boy a dirty look. "I can sense the heartless."

"WHAT?" Donald quacked.

"But that's impossible!" Roxas said. "No one can sense them."

"I can." I said. "That's why my back popped so much last night. I've sensed them for weeks, nearly a month. It was worse last night when you guys came in, and popping helps my back loosen up after sensing them. The stronger the feeling the more the pops."

Roxas looked at me for a long moment, clearly not believing me. I look back at him, my eyes hard. "Want me to prove it?" I asked.

"I do actually." Roxas said.

"Roxas." Mickey said.

"No," I said. "It's alright. I can sense magic too." I look over at Donald. "That was one reason I took off without you Donald. You… actually hurt a little. I have a friend that shields me from feeling too much, but without him I could almost sense you before you came into the room."

"Really?" Donald asked.

I nodded. "But you're good, so it's not too bad."

"Gorsh…" Goofy said.

"That… does explain why they were armed when the Heartless attacked." Roxas admitted.

"This would also make it easier." Donald said. "With her ability to sense the heartless, we can figure out where they gather and scatter them quickly."

Frankly, I had to listen carefully to what he was saying to understand. I wasn't sure about the idea, but I did want to use my talent for good. Why not use it to save a world or two? So I nod in agreement. Ty however didn't like the idea.

"But those things are wicked!" He said. "I don't want to risk Em's safety."

"And I'm not risking yours Ty." I told him. "I'm here, I might as well stay and help where my tallents will be usefel."

Ty and I looked at each other long and hard for a long moment, but eventually looked down in defeat. "Alright. You win…" He admitted. "But just be careful okay?"

I smiled at him. "Careful's my middle name. Besides, I have a Keyblader and Metal to keep me out of trouble."

Metal smiled, but stayed quiet.

"It's settled then," Mickey said. "Once you're recovered Ty, we'll start training with you and Emily, and Metal if he wants."

"Do you have a shooting range?" Metal asked.

"We do." Mickey replied, making Metal smile.
"Then I should be alright your majesty." Metal answered.

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It took another two days for Ty to get strong enough to start training. They didn't really do much with me other than show me a thing or two I already knew in sword play, and I refused to try the magic. So over the next week, I watched Ty train with his Keyblade and work with very minor spells like "Cure", and some other element spells. To my surprise, the word that summoned the elements to his aid were spoken in Old Mobian. I guess there was a power behind the words.

I fenced with Riku and Roxas every now and then, but I also took the time to explore the real Disney Land. It was interesting to see there was a fairy garden where Pixie Hollow could be seen, but also a dock for boat ships and gummi ships was. There was also a globe in the great Library of Disney Castle that showed every world that was available to us. I managed to venture in there and inspect the globe a little better.

It looked like the map from Treasure Planet when turned on, and when I touched an icon, it shoewed me what the world was like. For instance, I touched one and I saw Paris, but it looked like it was on Mobius from all the people, and I swear I saw a shadow leaping over rooftops. Another showed me a flying boy and a hidden island, and yet another showed a rather odd world where only horses, unicorns, ponies and pegasie lived.

I smile at the different worlds, but then I saw something blink on the map and poke the icon. The image showed up and I saw heartless gethering at the walls of a city that reminded me of something from Lord of the Rings. but the people were different. I couldn't really see who they were, but there were peole that looked like Natacur, shorter people and very large being fighting against the Heartless.

At seeing this I ran and got Mickey and the others. Ty and metal stood beside me as we watched the battle unfold before us. Mickey actually got a fierce look in his eyes at seeing the Heartless.

"Looks like Training will have to be delayed a little." He said. "A world already needs you."

Ty nodded in understanding, though he and I both looked a little nervous I'm sure.

"You won't be going alone," Mikey said. "Riku and Roxas will be going with you for this one."

"What?" Roxas asked.

"You and Riku will be going with them." Mickey said. "I need Donald and Goofy here for the time being, and Ty and Emily need to keep up thier training. You two would be the best choice for this task."

"What do we need to do there though?" I asked.

"We lock the world." Riku answered. "That's the only way to free the world from the heartless. And we might find something to tell us where the Door of Darkness is."

"Then what are we waiting for?" Metal asked, already heading to my room to pack. "The sooner we stop the Heartless, the better."

I smile and follow him. "I'll meet you guys at the ship in twenty."