Author's Note: A long chapter! Yay! Enjoy!
"The sun also shines on the wicked."
—Seneca
"Well, well," The regally sinister voice remarked as she glanced over us. "If it isn't the Keyblade bearer and his companions." Her mouth twisted upwards into a devilish grin. Her heartless came by her side and she placed her staff on the ground.
"Maleficent," Sora hissed as Donald and Goofy came to stand behind him. I was a bit worried. It wasn't like Maleficent to halt an attack—especially if she had the advantage—unless she had some other plan in mind. "Get out of this town."
"And go where, Chosen one?" She questioned sarcastically. "I quite enjoy this town and I think it would be the perfect place to begin my empire."
"Hate to burst your bubble," Yuffie shouted as energetically as usual. "But like we would let you do that!" Maleficent laughed and as the clouds above darkened. I suppressed a shudder as I realized that something else was in store here and that it wasn't something good.
"Well, resistance is expected," The witch replied as she let her gaze drift to Sora. "How are your friends, Sora? Are they well? I trust Riku is on your side once more?" Sora's grip on the Keyblade tightened and I could tell that Maleficent was trying to get him riled up for some reason, but why? I took a step and stood in front of Sora, obscuring him from Maleficent's view. The demon then looked into my eyes, but I held my ground. There was no way I was going to let her hurt anyone ever again.
"She's up to something," I mumbled and I saw Leon nod. "I think she wants Sora." Instantly, Yuffie was backing me up, katana raised high.
"Take Sora?" She questioned. "Like I'll let her do that!"
"Ah Cloud," Maleficent sighed as she tilted her head to the left. "If I remember correctly, you too have dabbled in the darkness. Come to redeem yourself once more?" I frowned, but didn't reply. Simply raising my sword higher, I prepared for anything she might throw at us. If she did want Sora, there was no way she was getting him today. The King came up and stood next to me, tossing a smile in my direction.
"Cloud may have been lost," He began. "But he came back. And golly, that's means something!" Another evil laugh from Maleficent as she rolled her eyes.
"You all are such simpletons!" Her hand sliced through the air and opened up a black vortex. "Light shall never conquer the dark." Legions of Shadows began to pour out from the portal and I stiffened. This was going to be one hell of a fight. "And I assure you, that you will all perish at the hands of the darkness!"
"Go!" Leon shouted and instantly I sprung forward and began plowing down the Heartless that stood in my way. I could hear thunderclaps from Donald's magic and a path was clear so that I could reach Maleficent and the vortex. Sprinting, I bridged the distance to where she was standing with that annoying look of confidence in her eyes. Her hand simply extended in front of her and I was frozen in place.
"You honestly didn't think it would be this easy, did you?" Slowly, she walked past me and over to the others who were also frozen in place. I could feel my heart beating worriedly as she approached Sora. "So much light . . . I wonder how long it'll take before I can extinguish it?" Her hands touched the Keyblade and she was flung back. Sora moved into a defensive position. "So, my spell is broken over you, Chosen One?"
"Release my friends," He demanded. "Or I'll make you."
"Will you?" She challenged a hint of amusement in her eyes. "I highly doubt that but I have no need of them." Deliberately, she marched over to Yuffie and a yellow light appeared in one of her hands. "So, I'll just finish them off since—"
"No!" Sora shouted and she smirked.
"Very well then," Maleficent hissed. "Perhaps, we could make a deal?" I wanted to scream at Sora to just leave us because she was after him and he couldn't be so stupid as to not see that!
"What do you want?" Sora questioned.
"You for all of them." Sora glanced at all of us and then stared at the ground. Please don't do this, I begged but nothing would escape my mouth.
"Deal." Sora replied.
"Deal." She snapped her fingers and I fell to the ground, able to move once more.
Only to see Sora vanish into the black vortex with Maleficent.
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