Snake struggles to hold his own with the heartless, they just seem to keep coming…
EVA: hey, need a hand handsome?
Snake: EVA, why did I ever trust you?
EVA: because I'm beautiful and you love me?
Snake: I was going to say because you are a good liar, but that's apparently not true…
EVA: how am I supposed to feel about that?
Snake: Get over it, I need some help here!
The heartless surround snake, pulling him to the ground.
EVA: THUNDER!
Several bolts of lightning rip through the air taking out the heartless that have surrounded Snake.
Snake: what the hell was that?
EVA: just a trick I picked up from a talking duck.
Snake: what?
Eva: nevermind…
Snake: so why did you come back?
The last statement wasn't in his usual gruff tone, when he spoke it sounded more like a man overcome with depression.
EVA: I missed you Snake, and I hated myself for what I did.
Snake: then why did you do it?
EVA: it was my mission, I had to carry it out, just like you had to…
Snake: I suppose that's the problem with us…
EVA: we're soldiers, infallible and unfeeling.
Running through the forest chasing down an unseen foe Rob stumbles over a rope and sets off a trap, arrows fly out at him but he manages to get out with only a cut.
Man: Good boy, you are quick, but can you keep dodging my traps?
Rob: what?
Rob looks up to see a standing in a tree, he is in camouflage and is holding a crossbow.
Man: don't look at me like that, I want to see your fear!
Rob: who are you?
Man: they call me The Fear!
The Fear scrambles up the tree and hides in the branches.
Rob: stay out of my way!
The Fear launches a volley of bolts from his crossbow into Rob's path. Turning around Rob tries to loop around the tree, but The Fear's bolts follow him everywhere.
Finally one of The Fear's bolts catches Rob's arm.
Rob: damn…
The Fear: Damn? Is that all you have to say? Come on boy, why are you not afraid?
Rob: because, I don't plan on dying here.
The Fear: that should drive more fear into you though no?
Rob: quite the opposite effect, it makes me all the braver!
The Fear: then let me kick it up a notch!
The Fear activates his optical camouflage and disappears into the trees. From several positions he fires volleys of bolts at Rob but Rob keeps dodging them.
The Fear: how can you keep dodging those, you can't see where I am firing from?
Rob: I can hear you move, I don't need to see you…
The Fear: then take this! DARK ARROW!
Several bolts launch out of a tree at Rob, sheathed in darkness they aim straight for him. As Rob ducks and dodges these bolts, they keep coming back.
The Fear: they're locked onto your magical energies, you can't escape them…
Rob: energy seeking bolts huh?
Rob throws his keyblade up into the tree that the bolts came from, the bolts that were following him streak past him after his keyblade an stick into something sitting in the tree.
The Fear: What the hell, my own bolts!
Rob: the keyblade was what they were locked on, It's abilities outshine my own…
The Fear: Good job my prey, you have eluded my grasp and defeated me.
The Fear falls out of the tree but detonates, sending out thousands of crossbow bolts with a shriek.
THE FEAR!
Ducking behind a tree Rob escapes the bolts, the bolts rain down killing several forest creatures in their rain of death.
Rob starts running again after whatever snake had saw, not sure what he was looking for.
Rob: I hope he didn't take advantage of The Fear's attack and get away…
Running into a clearing Rob can see a boy standing in front of him. The boy faces away but Rob can tell the boy is overcome with grief.
Rob: who are you?
Boy:…
Rob: tell me who you are!
Boy:…
The boy turns around letting Rob finally see who he is, with sad eyes the boy looks at Rob, slowly that sadness turns to hatred.
Rob: Phil…
Boy:…
The sad eyed boy draws a keyblade sheathed in black flames and takes up an attack stance.
Rob: you want to fight me?
Boy:…
Rob: Fine then Phil, I shall release you.
The two rush towards each other clashing blades of destiny, one reluctantly fighting, the other indulging in it.
Boy:…
The sad eyed child pushes back Rob and knocks him over, as he runs towards him for the finishing blow Rob brings up his keyblade to block.
Rob: don't do his Phil, let me win, I can bring you back from the darkness!
Phil: I don't need you anymore.
Both of them look surprised at the boy's sudden statement, then Phil begins grinning.
Phil: It appears that the incubation period is done, it's over my old friend, the darkness has made me a better man, far greater than you could ever be!
Rob: Phil… don't say that…
Phil: but it's true, come now, cross blades with me some more, I was enjoying it until you got all wimpy on me!
Rob: You, you aren't Phil, you can't be… I'll kill you for impersonating him!
Phil: it's all me here, and you can't touch this.
Phil stands Rob up and starts delivering crushing blows to Rob's ribcage. One, two, three broken ribs.
Phil: you can't beat me, you never will.
Riku: maybe not alone…
Snake: but with our help he can!
Riku, Snake and EVA run to Rob's side and lift him up.
EVA: hey there cutie, can you still fight?
Rob: I got some fight left in me…
Snake: you guys hold Phil off, I'll patch Rob up!
Riku and Eva step forward, EVA carrying a wand and gun, Riku wielding the keyblade and his souleater.
Phil: you are not the ones I want, but I will take your hearts as well, my master will enjoy them… Wait, your scent… Boy, you are Riku?
Riku: yes I am, why?
Phil: my master has special orders for the handling of you!
Phil dashes towards Riku but gets caught off-guard by EVA's Fire spell.
EVA: don't forget about me!
Phil: oh, pardon me, I forgot my manners, ladies first!
Phil dashes for EVA and delivers a devastating blow sending her back into a tree.
EVA: Snake!
Snake looks up from Rob's wounds, EVA is impaled on a tree branch.
Snake: EVA!
Snake runs over to EVA and examines the wound franticly.
EVA: it's hopeless Snake… I won't make it…
Snake: You will EVA, you will, don't leave me behind… I won't lose you again.
EVA: our lives suck huh? You, destined to lose those you love, and me… oh don't get me started on me…
Snake: Shhh EVA, don't talk, save your energy…
EVA: Maybe if that duck was here, he could heal me…
Snake: Oh god EVA, please, stay with me…
EVA: isn't this nostalgic to last time, I was impaled on a smaller tree branch though…
Snake: Oh god…
EVA: Snake, I want to tell you… before I go, I… I love you… do you love me?...
EVA's body falls lifeless on the tree, a solitary tree making it's way down her face.
Snake: EVA, I do, I love you, please comeback.
EVA's words paralyzed Riku, he remembered when Sora died, such similar words… had it been Riku who died then, would he say something like that?
Snake: Rob… Take this and kill him!
Snake tosses Rob the keyblade he left for him, catching it Rob doesn't say anything.
Phil: oh now you are going to fight me again?
Rob:…
Phil: come now, you aren't a heartless, you can speak.
Rob's eyes look as dead as EVA's. his knuckles are white and his features look as if they were carved from stone..
Phil: are you attempting to scare me, come on man, I'm a heartless, I have no fear.
Rob appears behind Phil in the blink of an eye, driving his blades skyward he sends Phil hurtling into the open air, Phil impacts on many braches on his way up.
Phil: whaa…
Rob appears above Phil as he did before, driving his blades towards the earth now, he sends Phil plummeting towards the ground.
Phil: agh!
Rob comets towards the earth, blades aimed for Phil, but Phil disappears before the blades make contact.
Shadow: Rob, you are an impressive figure, how you manage to use the darkness astounds me, you aren't a heartless and I certainly haven't taught you anything… Maybe I can make some use of you sometime… Oh, and Riku, I am coming for you!
Riku: Ansem?
Shadow of Ansem: I'm glad you remember me, my shadow lingers within you still, maybe you will be of some use to.
Riku: I will never be your tool again!
Ansem: oh, and who decides this? Last time you stood against me, you could barely hold your form…
Riku: I am stronger now!
Ansem: why, because you have the keyblade? That inheritance doesn't give you any power, it is just a toy in your hands.
Riku: Go to Hell Ansem!
Ansem: I must be going now, enjoy your day.
Ansem Disappears leaving Rob, Riku and Snake standing there.
Riku: Rob, are you ok?
Rob:…
Rob passes out and Snake walks over.
Snake:… he just overexerted himself… he'll be ok…
Riku: what about you?
Snake: I'll be fine… I deal with this kind of stuff all the time…
Riku: We still need to get a ship…
Snake: let's wait for Rob to wake up, in the meantime… let's bury EVA…
Snake starts to walk over to EVA's body but stops…
Snake: what is it Major Zero?
Major Zero: Snake, I'm sorry about EVA, we all are, but you must search her belongings, it is believed that she may still carry a part of the philosophers legacy…
Snake: I can't do that, why would you ask me to?
Sigint: come on Snake, we don't like it either, just please… Do it for your country…
Snake: She's dead, I can't do that…
Para-Medic: I'm sorry Snake, you need to…
Snake sighs and walks over to EVA, going through her pockets he finds nothing more than some Chinese money and a handkerchief , tying it into a new bandana, he removes his old one and wears the new blue bandana.
Snake: I didn't get to patch all of Rob's wounds, he has a gash across his arm, use this to wrap it Riku…
Riku takes the old bandana and wraps Robs arm, his entire Right sleeve has been torn off.
Snake: Major, she didn't have anything relating to the legacy…
Major Zero: well, then maybe it's already been delivered…
Snake: well Riku, let's start burying her…
Riku: ok…
TO BE CONTINUED
Rob: yeah yeah, what did you think…
Ben: your acting… so Shatner-like.
Rob: are you calling me a bad actor?
Ben: I'm just saying you overacted…
Rob: whatever… see you later guys, same time, same place.
Ben: wait! We forgot to do sneak peak!
Rob: oh yeah…
NEXT TIME-
Ben: hold on, are you doing the preview or am I?
Rob: I will…
Ben: ok….
Rob: NEXT TIME!-
Snake: well, there is a facility to the east that houses a nuclear weapon, the Russians attained nuclear capabilities a month ago but needed to produce a ship capable of carrying the missiles without activating them.
Rob: that's good, maybe we can use this ship…
Snake: probably, it looks a lot like your ship.
Rob: I take it there is a problem though.
Snake: yeah, the facility is filled with heartless.
Rob: Good, maybe Phil is there.
Rob: DUNDUNDUN! TO BE CONTINUED!