OKAY GUYS. I have to be as brief as possible so the a/n doesn't cut off again. Thanks so much for clearing up the CLU/CLUE thing, i feel kinda lazy for not looking it up, but yeah. ON WITH THE PRESENTS!
Me: First off, from Fan. They send, and I quote: "a present for sora AND Kiera. A certain friend of mine gave me this cake for you guys... It's made of an ingredient called... Awesomesauce... Well enjoy!"
Sora: O_O Awesomesauce? Is that the really addictive ingredient that Ichigo -
Me: I guess we'll find out real soon, won't we? (perverted laugh) Erm, well, MOVING ON! Hahaha KingdomDisney, your review made me laugh XD "But of course Captain Asshole breaks the rules, Avira. He's CAPTAIN ASSHOLE." Anyway, next up is from SummoningShadows18: "I figured I'd go small, since I've never given gifts to ya'll (yeah, I live in the south, I can say that). For Sora, a portable airbag, for Kiera's SIT! commands on the go. For Kiera, I have a six pack off "Self-preservation in a Can" (she seems to need it ^^) and a T-shirt with the ever loved slogan "The South Will Rise Again!". Can't wait for more of your dearly loved Shenanigans! Later tater!"
Kiera: AWESOME! ...Hehehe. She said tater.
Sora: (holds portable airbag lovingly) Ahhh. Thank you. I will cherish this forever! ...Or at least until Kiera leaves again.
Kiera: (death glare)
Me: EEEEERRRRMMM ANYWAY! We got a LOT from this one, Squall's Kid: For Keira: A Book of really random objects to summon so she can torture Sora & everyone else with. A book of puns & jokes to annoy everyone. The How To Insult Clu/Sark Book (yes, that is how you spell Clu) for, well, you get the point. A Sora plushie. A Sora voo-doo doll. A Kairi Voo-doo doll. For Riku: Earplugs, for when Sora & Keira piss you off. 2 extra blindfolds, when you lose yours. The Guide to the Light. (book) Using Darkness for Good for Dummies. A Riku plushie. For Kairi: Keyblading for Girls. A make-up thingy. Jewelery. A Sora plushie. For Sora: Pie. A Keira plusie. A Keira voo-doo doll."
Sora: ...How come I have the least amount? -_-+
Kiera: Hey, little kids in Africa would LOVE those presents, so SUCK IT UP AND TAKE THEM LIKE A MAN!
Me: YEAH! ...And be sure Riku and Kairi get their gifts too, alright? Next up is from Reddiamond29! "Sora: A butt-cushion for all the future Sittings you'll get Kiera: A diary to keep track of all the punishments you give Sora!(I really want to read it when it's finished!) And finally, to the most awesome authoress here on : A bunch of mega-giant inspirational-composing brownies!(Basically, a bunch of cookies/brownies which will give you more inspiration to continue on all your stories!)"
Kiera: Hmmm...a diary on which i can write down my day-to-day torture methods? I LIKE IT!
Sora: ...I'm just gonna... (hurriedly starts assembling his butt cushions)
Me: -_-' Moving on. Lastly from Morce! For Kiera, a punching bag in the shape of Captain A-hole for her to beat up. For Sora, a wisdom gem. For Tron, a new laser canon. For you, a Phantom Zangetsu.(it's the real deal, but the phantom part allows it to bond with anyone, and then the colors change from clear with blue outlines to whatever matches the bonded person) And for everyone, a note: There is a Kingdom Hearts/ Drangon Ball/ Bleach/ Naruto convension in Karakura next Saturday. Want to come? If so, Bring this note to get in for free."
AND AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. This chapter is dedicated to the memory of Char, a friend of a friend of mine. I wish I could've met her...She apparently was a pretty big fan of my first KH fic. She died of a heart disease not long after I finished it. So this chapter - hell, this whole STORY - is dedicated to her. I would like to take this time to thank the readers for their patience, since I know I SUCK at updating things, and for reading, lol'ing, and reviewing. Makes my day, man, I swear it does. AND, and and and, I'd like to hold a moment of silence in Char's memory.
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And on that cheerful note, read, review,
Rukia: (bursts through the door) ENJOOOOOY! ...Am i too late?
Tron gestured at the Pit Cell's blocked entrance. "Sora, care to do the honors?" Sora nodded and zapped the barrier, breaking it the same way he had during their last quest.
The two poked their heads outside of it before nodding and cautiously leaving the Pit Cell, Avira and Kiera not far behind.
"So, Tron. Care to explain what all we've missed?" Kiera asked, falling in place next to Sora almost automatically.
Avira made note of it, tilting her head to the side slightly as she watched the Users.
"Yes. Another User found his way in the System; his name was Flynn. With his help, we redesigned the entire infrastructure of the System, getting Programs upgraded and the System itself running more sufficient."
Kiera nodded, and Sora just plain looked lost already. "Right, we noticed..." she then saw Sora's expression and sighed. "He's saying with the help of Flynn, the Programs and the city were made to look and work better."
"Ohhh! Okay."
He chuckled. "Thank you, Kiera. Anyway, where was I? Oh, right. There was even a new breed of Programs developed. Isomorphic algorithms – ISOs. Flynn saw them as a miracle, but CLU – a Program created in his likeness for when he was away – saw it differently.
"He was determined to strive for perfection, and the ISOs were an evolved breed that were different from the other Programs. CLU became obsessed with trying to put a stop to this, and when the time was right, turned on Flynn and myself. I was locked into the Pit Cell, and Flynn escaped. I know nothing of his whereabouts, and have been in the Pit Cell for nearly a hundred cycles."
"A hundred?" Sora asked in disbelief.
"That's two years in our world," Kiera replied, making Tron smile and nod.
"Correct! You did the calculations?"
She shook her head, pausing to help kill some Heartless that popped up right as they turned a corner. "No, I just went home after our quest and watched the first Tron movie!" she replied cheerfully. "They mentioned fifty cycles equaled one year in the human world."
Sora sweatdropped. "You and your movies...It's almost like you're cheating!"
Her temple throbbed, and she hit him upside the head with the hardcover textbook she had summoned to beat off one of the weaker Heartless. "Ow!"
"I can cheat all I want to! Not like I asked to be dragged into all this – not two years ago, and not now. ...Although it's good to see you again, Tron," she added quickly as he opened his mouth to comment.
Sora glanced anxiously out of one of the windows they passed. Kiera looked as well, noticing the Arena was in sight, towering above all the buildings near it.
"...Tron."
"Yes?"
"Sora and I have some friends to rescue. We'll be back as soon as we can," she commented simply. Tron nodded in understanding after noticing how worried they both looked, and Kiera grabbed Sora's arm before teleporting them to wherever their friends were.
They reappeared next to Kairi as she dodged a disc from another helmet-wearing Program. "Grab her arm!" Kiera instructed, trying not to let her temple throb when he grabbed her hand instead, lacing his fingers between hers.
"Sora! You came back for me!" she exclaimed happily, making Kiera sigh exasperatedly as she yanked them around to dodge the discs from the other Program. Might as well have wind ruffling her hair, sparkly rainbows everywhere, the whole nine yards.
"Of course I did, Kairi!"
"Uh, this is just so sweet and all, but CAN WE PLEASE KEEP GOING?"
They teleported to Donald next, who was in his cage still. He quacked in surprise. "Kiera! Sora! Ka –"
"Yeah yeah, that's great, grab Kairi's arm or something!" Kiera said impatiently. Donald nodded.
"You're right, we have to hurry to save Goofy and Riku! They're going up against each other right now!"
Kiera nodded in agreement. "Yeah, that won't end well. Let's go then!"
They reappeared yet again, right as Sark was shouting commands. "PROGRAMS! LAUNCH YOUR DISCS NOW!" he bellowed, and his noise of surprise was audible this time when Kiera and the others reappeared.
"Guys, come grab some arms!" Kiera shouted, and Riku and Goofy sighed with relief before running over.
"...Oh, and HA!" she exclaimed, pointing at the window Sark was standing behind and laughing sarcastically. "Ha. Ha. HA HA HA. Ha. HAAAAAA –"
Sora sighed exasperatedly and grabbed her arm again. "Can you cut it out and teleport us back to Tron?"
"YOU FOUND TRON?" Goofy and Donald exclaimed happily.
Kiera nodded before teleporting them all to wherever Tron was at the moment, hoping Avira was still there.
It was that last teleportation that did her in, grogginess hitting her like a wave. "Oooh, hold on a second," Kiera muttered, leaning against Sora with droopy eyes as everyone else ran to greet Tron.
"You alright?"
She nodded. "Yeah, just...still not all that good at the whole teleporting-more-than-one-person thing."
Sora was nice enough to let her keep leaning, and they both gawked at Avira as she promptly zapped a few Heartless with what looked like lightning that had shot out of her palm.
"Um...what?"
"No. No, that's not fair. I can't do that!" Kiera whined. "Hey, Avira!"
Avira turned to look at her, and frowned. "...What on earth are you doing?" Kairi, Donald, and Goofy turned to look as well. Tron and Riku continued fiddling with a touchscreen desk towards the center of the room.
Kiera looked at them defensively. "...What? Teleporting is tiring. Just gimme a minute. Anyway, Avira. What was that little trick you just did? That really impressive one that I can't do?"
"...Oh. That would be one my defense mechanisms. I am not quite sure what exactly it is, but I know it seems to cause immediate deresolution," she explained, still looking at Kiera as if she were insane.
Sora grinned. "Good thing she didn't pull that on you when you two were fighting. You would've been toast!"
Kiera's temple throbbed, and she stopped leaning on him immediately, choosing a wall instead. "...Sit."
THUD.
"Oh, come on, I didn't even deserve that one!"
"I know, it just felt good."
Kairi smirked. "Us girls have sensitive egos, you know. ...Well, at least Kiera does." Kiera smiled, temple throbbing on the inside. What I'd give to be able to sit you...
"That's one way to put it."
"I believe she has anger issues," Avira suggested, "and perhaps a slight mental illness. Not to mention an extremely flawed sense of logic."
Kiera's temple throbbed so menacingly that Kairi and Sora winced. "...Thank you, Doctor Avira."
"I am...not a physician," Avira said carefully, shaking her head. Kiera opened her mouth to reply, but Sora clapped a hand over her mouth instead. "Just let it go, she's a Program."
"B-But..."
"Let it go."
"...Fine. BUT NEXT TIME –"
"Users, we have bigger problems at the moment," Tron called out, still looking down at the desk. Riku was next to him, worry etched all over his face.
"What's up?" Kiera asked, moving to stand beside Riku and peer down at it. It was written in some form of code, with random script in-between words, but a few legible words such as "Purge" and "eradicate" were enough to make her worry.
"I should have known this is what he would do. CLU and Commander Sark are planning to execute a Purge against the ISOs. A mass genocide."
"...What's a genocide?" Sora asked, making everyone turn to look at him.
"It's when a bunch of people are killed 'cause of their religion, race, that kind of thing," Kiera explained distractedly. "When do they plan on going through with it, Tron?"
"If I understand correctly, they should begin very soon. Maybe even in less than one cycle! ...We have to put an end to this, and soon."
They all nodded in agreement, and suddenly Kiera sweatdropped. "...What kind of idiot leaves their diabolical plans just lying around?" she wondered.
"Good point," Riku agreed.
"Considering those who wander into my rooms do not live to tell the tale, I do not find it as much of a concern," Captain Asshole said from behind them, making everyone jump and whirl around.
"Oh. Great. Captain Asshole's back."
"Kiera, shut up before he gets mad," Sora muttered.
His eyes narrowed. "I am a Commander, User. You will address me as such."
"...Does not compute," Kiera stated simply, making Tron smirk just a little. Sora looked at her weird, and she rolled her eyes.
"Nerd humor. Oh, and while I'm at it, the cake is a lie!" she declared, making everyone look confused.
"...User, I believe administering that punishment on you has done permanent damage to your brain."
"I don't care what you believe, Captain Asshole."
He growled a little in reply. "Arrest them," he stated calmly. Red Guards ran in, binding them all in what looked like thick glow sticks. Kiera noticed they had the same effects as the sensors, because now she couldn't move her hands or arms.
Sark shook his head at Avira. "Program, it is a shame that your disc potential must go to waste over something this foolish."
Avira narrowed her eyes at him. "It is a true shame that you betrayed us, Commander. I will stand beside the Users, for it is the logical and just thing to do," she spat, making even Kiera cringe.
She's most definitely mastered the frigid-bitch-is-about-to-kill-you tone. ...I like it.
FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER...
Instead of taking them to the Pit Cell, Captain Asshole led the guards and his new prisoners through all sorts of hallways and chambers.
Finally, Kiera sighed exasperatedly and let out a loud whistle. Everyone jumped and turned to look at her, Sark included.
"...Where the hell are we going?" she asked, and he made a noise of either annoyance or slight disgust, it was hard to tell which.
"Usually, scum such as yourself are taken to the Deleted Program Storage and Processing chambers to await deresolution. However, taking your abilities into consideration, I am taking you directly to my Master," he explained sharply. He must've caught on that the only way to get her to shut up was to tell her.
Of course, she still didn't shut up. "You're gonna de-rezz us? Is that really necessary?"
"In my opinion, it is absolutely necessary. And in my opinion, you should be de-rezzed first. But it isn't up to me," he replied.
Kiera huffed again, looking at the others. "Hey. Psst! You guys!" she whispered. They all glanced at her. "...What're we doing? This is the part where we fight back and own everyone!" she hissed.
Kairi and Donald exchanged a look, and Riku and Sora smirked. "...Point taken."
"Okay, yeah, you're right! Let's do this!" Kairi cheered happily. Sora, Kiera, and Riku summoned their Keyblades, not only breaking their sensors but stabbing the guards that had been shoving them forward in the process.
Sark and the other guards whirled around at the noise, discs at the ready. Riku and Sora hurriedly freed the others – minus Avira, who was able to destroy her bindings with her little lightning-lasers that Kiera already envied with a passion.
The guards didn't take long to kill, and soon it was just them and Captain Asshole. Kiera popped her knuckles and neck with a huge grin. "I cannot WAIT for the pleasure of owning your ass a second time, Captain Asshole."
He chuckled as a huge swarm of assorted Heartless appeared, and he pressed a button on the wall that activated some sort of siren. "It appears you will have to wait a little longer!"
And with that, he ran off, leaving them to fight the Heartless.
"Not if I can help it!" Sora shouted. Riku and Kairi exchanged a look, and Kairi nodded.
"You go with him, we can handle things here!" Kiera nodded in agreement, accepting her fate and summoning a drawer of eating utensils.
"Yeah, we can take these guys no problem! Ohhh, how I missed using you, utensils of evilness. MUAHAHAHA – hey, what're you doing!" she shouted in protest as Sora dragged her with him.
"You're coming with us!" he informed her.
"But...I was about to use my –"
"You still might be able to use them," Riku pointed out before dashing ahead of the two. "Hurry up!"
Kiera sighed before smirking at Sora as they ran to catch up. "You just can't go anywhere without me, can you?"
"Well, since you hate Captain Assho – I mean, Sark, that much...I figured I should let you tag along."
"...Yeah. Okay. Stick with that."