Hello, this is chapter 7, I'm going to be very busy in the upcoming week, you might only get one update this week, sorry.

Thank you to Hellfire45 for fave and follow!

zpup1224: You'll find out soon what genie had to do...

Believerofmanythings: I'm glad you liked the last chapter, this one will resolve the questions from last chapter.

Luckenhaft/LittleKing9512: Vivi was a fairly tough opponent (I lost the first couple times I fought him) in KH2 (even if he was really a nobody), I think I worked that out well in this chapter. Sora is a little jealous but at the core they both care about each other and Riku as well. Sorry if it wasn't clear (I was too lazy to write Roxas v. Fuu and Xion v. Zack) but Roxas and Xion did move on. Close guess on Jafar's wish, it's close but a little more complex. The TWEWY gang won't fight for their afterlives this time, just the regular ones... As for using young Xehanort, thats an interesting idea, I'll see if theres a way to write him in (and if I can portray him well enough).

Chapter 7: The Never-Ending Struggle

Sora v. Vivi

Sora fought as he never fought before, Vivi however seemed unfazed and merely swatted off Sora's attack. "When did he get so strong?" That thought triggered a memory from a few days ago...

"They say that there is a ghost in the underground pathway..."

Sora walked through the underground, passing Keyblade Friend emblems spray-painted to the wall, his friends likewise were wandering through looking for the 'ghost'. Sora wandered into a hallway where he found Vivi, training loudly, "That could be the noises..." Sora thought. Vivi kept training, oblivious to Sora's presence. Sora watched on as the mage practiced for the struggle. Vivi then launched a sideswipe yelling, "Zap!"

In the present, Sora countered the sideswipe, pressing his advantage the boy fought furiously trying to find a small opening, a crack in the defenses. Sora's muscles screamed out asking for the battle to stop, yet Sora pressed on. The crack came and Sora took his advantage, he hit Vivi sending the young mage down. Sora grabbed as many orbs as he could, and stalled for time to run out.

The crowd cheered, Sora was victorious and he would move to the Semi-finals, a single step away from Setzer.

"Next up, Struggle fans, is Xion and her brother, Roxas. Talk about sibling rivalry!"

'Xion' walked up, ready to fight in the next round, opposite her stood her 'brother', 'Roxas' together they stared into each other's eyes, waiting for one to blink. Aqua blinked first, she fought her 'brother' as if they were sparring. Both anticipated the other's attacks, having sparred together sense Ventus was a small boy all those years ago, when he arrived at the home of the Master.

Both styles complemented each other as they danced a dance of battle; to the outside observer it looked like they were holding a show instead of a struggle; in fact, they were dueling vigorously, Aqua did another attempt at a strike, it failed as Ventus countered. The buzzer came close to ringing when Ventus' strike connected. Orbs flew in all directions 'Roxas' had won.

Riku walked along the shore of his home, Tidus having gone home for the night.

In the shadows, one of Riku's benefactors stood a long robe and deep shadows disguising his apperience well, "Hello Riku, how did the sub work?"

"Very well, except it sank, I believe the hull needs strengthening."

"That disappoints us all, Riku, we spent a lot of munny on the sub. There will be another sub available soon; this one will come with an observer, from our land. Your next target is a mechanized factory producing weapons to attack us..."

"Yes, sir."

"Good, good now leave us, we have to depart..."

As soon as Riku blinked the benefactors vanished so he walked home alone waiting for the next battle in his war with H. B.

Sora v. 'Roxas'

Sora charged wildly, trying to make a hit. He was the last hope for his friends, the two outsiders clashed and struggled the clanging of bats heard throughout the city as war cries escaped the lungs of the contestants everybody else was silent except for the band playing a song, The 13th Struggle they appropriately had named it.

Sora's bat grinded against Ventus' with each pushing in on the other's bat, each trying to knock the other's bat out of his hand. Ventus pushed back, creating an awful sound as the bats crushed in on each other. At once Ventus did a back flip then proceded to lunge at Sora, Sora however fell forward only to go into a roll dodging the attack, Sora now behind 'Roxas' tried to launch a strike only for Ventus to turn at the last moment and block. The buzzer rang, with both still holding a hundred orbs each, so they fought on in a viscious battle of strike and block, counter strike and block. Ventus launched a hasty attack, his strength weakening; Sora placed his bat in the way. Both bats shattered, debris flying in many directions, even the handles started to crumble from the constant battery. Everybody stood stunned, the bats never ever broke in a struggle before, the timer read that they had been fighting for almost ten minutes, the promoter did nothing, and the referee did nothing, so both boys dropped their bats and proceeded to ready themselves for fisticuffs, when Hayner and Seifer stepped into the ring and handed over their bats to their respective friends.

Sora, grabbed Hayner's bat smiling and mouthing "Thank you", Hayner patting Sora on the shoulder said, "Sure, buddy." The contestants returned to face each other and they fought and fought. Ventus jumped up and launched a sideswipe, Sora countered with such force between the bats they both flew out of the fighter's hands and fell to the side. Sora and 'Roxas' ran for the bats. One boy got there first and hit the other, this boy picked up a single orb as the bell won announcing victory after over fifteen minutes of fighting.

Half the crowd cheered, the other half sat down in an almost shock that their friend lost...

The final round

Setzer walked up to plate, the winner of the previous round stood opposite him. The battle was swift with Setzer losing after five seconds, a new record. The winner picked up the trophy in one hand, his friends jumped up to cheer him on, they lifted him on their shoulders, and gave him the championship belt. They all shouted his name, "Roxas! Roxas! Roxas! Roxas! Roxas!"

Jafar descended into the palace, where he met his 'leader' the Sultan, behind him what he wished for walked. Jafar spoke, "Your majesty, remember what you said about whomever saved your daughter?"

"Ah, yes Jafar, 'whoever saves my daughter from Hollow Bastion's jail shall have whatever he or she wants as long as she is safe' what about this Jafar?"

"Well your majesty, I recently aquired an object that allowed me to save her... and I would like my reward."

"Yes! Whatever it is it's yours!"

"I want your job, your 'majesty.'"

"Done... for my daughter, Agrabah is yours."

Jafar laughed, in one wish, he had rightfully gained control of Agrabah, and he still had two left...

End of chapter 7.

Jafar's first wish is done!

'Roxas' won the struggle.

The next chapter will include the apperence of a Keyblade Master... Who do you think it might be?

Also who do you think Riku's 'friend' is?