A/N chapter 10/?. All I can tell you is that this fic will probably be a lot longer than my last one. Please review, and if you own a PS3 and you enjoy RPGs, go pick up Valkyria Chronicles. Best...SRPG...I...have...EVER...played. And I'm a Fire Emblem fanboy.
DISCLAIMER well, the lawyers have officially declared war on me. Sooooo, I still have to say that I don't own KH or anything Disney related.
Sora, Kairi, Roxas, Naminé, Matt and Heather traveled in complete silence. They were only thirty minutes away when Sora decided to try to break the silence. "So, the world we're heading to now is Atlantica?" Sora asked Matt who was driving the ship.
"Yeah, we ought to be there in a little bit" Matt told his brother.
"Well, there's one problem that we'll have" Sora told the group.
"What is it?" Kairi asked.
"Well, Atlantica is a world that is completely underwater. Last time Donald cast spells on all of us so that we became suited to living underwater. This time though, we don't have him, so I'm wondering what we're going to do" Sora explained. Everyone was silent for a moment.
"Heather, you're good at magic, right?" Naminé asked the girl.
"Um, not really. Even then, I mostly used the offensive type. Transforming is way beyond me" Heather explained.
"Well, how about we find a patch of land to search around there. Certainly there has to be more than just water on the world" Roxas said. Sora thought for a moment.
"Now that you mention it, I remember a small island last time I was there. Maybe we could convince Triton to make us into fish so we could survive" Sora told the group.
"Sounds good to me" Kairi said. Everyone else nodded their heads. Several more minutes passed before Matt spoke up.
"Guys, something tells me we don't have to worry about breathing underwater" Matt told the group.
"How come?" Sora asked.
"Look" Matt said as he pointed down at the world. Sora let out a loud gasp.
"What could have caused this?" Sora asked shocked.
/\/\WITH MICKEY'S GROUP/\/\
"So, who exactly are you?" Lily asked the man in front of her. He was tall and had on a deep red outfit. There was a large hole in the chest and in the hole there seemed to be blue neon wiring. He had very light blond hair and brown eyes.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Mickey and everyone else already knew me. I am Ansem the wise, but Ansem works fine for me" He said as he took Lily's hand, leaned down, and kissed it slightly. "Now then old friend, I assume there is a reason that you chose me to come back" Ansem observed.
"Yup, you see we need your knowledge. There's these new creatures called the Freesouls that a wrecking havoc on the worlds" Mickey explained. Ansem's eyes widened when Mickey said Freesouls.
"So, the Freesouls have returned after all these years" Ansem said somewhat sadly. "I assume that the Heartblades have also reappeared" Ansem said.
"Heartblades? What are those?" Riku asked the man.
"You mean, you don't know?" Ansem asked shocked. Everyone shook their heads. "You see, a Keyblade depends upon three things from a person. The Keychain they are using, they strength of their heart, and how strong physically they are. The Heartblades are the Keyblades true form. Their shape varies widely depending on you is using it" Ansem explained.
"Wait, Sora's Keyblade glowed, the seemed to shatter. When the glowing stopped, he had a sword in his hand that could beat the Freesoul. Is that a Heartblade?" Riku asked. Ansem nodded his head.
"Yes, it still possesses the power to seal the Keyholes, but is much more powerful" Ansem explained.
"Well, how are these Heartblades different from Keyblades?" Lily asked.
"They relay on the only aspect not used by the Keyblade, the soul. It is because they relay on the soul too that they are able to destroy Freesouls" Ansem explained. "Now, could we go to Twilight Town. I must see another friend on mine" Ansem told Donald who was piloting.
"Sorry, but Twilight Town was destroyed" Donald told Ansem.
"Very well then, we'll head to Traverse Town. That was also his backup location in case something happened to Twilight Town" Ansem said.
"You got it" Donald said as he turned the ship towards Traverse Town.
"Who are we going to see?" Goofy asked.
"As I said, another friend. This one, both myself and Mickey know" Ansem explained.
/\/\WITH SORA'S GROUP/\/\
"So, this place used to be an underwater paradise?" Matt asked his brother.
"Yeah, but what could have caused this?" Sora asked. The entire world of Atlantica was frozen. Several mermen could be seen near the top of the ice. Their faces were pure panic as they had tried to swim away from the ice.
"I don't know, but it must have been powerful" Kairi commented.
"We had better be careful. For all we know, another Overhead could have caused this" Roxas warned.
"Would an Overhead really have enough power to freeze an entire world though?" Naminé asked Heather.
"Hey, Metzer and Ulderth had enough power to take hearts from worlds. So I suppose, yeah, the Overheads would have enough power to freeze an entire planet easily" Heather said. "But I don't know why they would, it wouldn't benefit them in any way" Heather said.
"It would if it drug you here. Although, I must say, I was expecting more of you. I assume that you thought by splitting up you could save more worlds. Very good planning, but unfortunatly, none of the people in the other group possess Heartblades like you do" a collected male voice said. Everyone summoned their weapons. A man appeared out of the air a good distance a way from them. He was in a pure white robe and was very tall. He had snow white hair, and his eyes were completely white.
"Who are you and what are these Heartblades?" Sora asked the man. The man bowed slightly.
"My name is Nuxke, I am the Overhead of Nobodies. And what I mean by Heartblades are the new weapons that you and your brother possess. I don't have the time to go into detail as to how they are created or any of that. Right now though, you possess a large threat to my master, and I will not let you leave this place. You shall soon join the pitiful people of this world, encased within the majesty and eternity of ice!" he shouted as massive pillars of ice shot out of the ground and headed towards the Keybearers. Everyone quickly jumped out of the way.
"This is just like Even, he shouldn't be to much trouble" Sora said.
"Um, one problem, something tells me that Even didn't have enough power to freeze an ENTIRE world" Matt pointed out.
"It would be foolish of me to reveal my full power to lesser being like you. Instead, you shall face my masterpieces" Nuxke said as he raised his arms up into the air. Eight pillars of ice formed around him. They suddenly burst into what looked like soldiers. The soldiers were tall and had two medium length swords. Nuxke then vanished into a portal. As soon as he was gone, the soldiers started to skate across the ice. They reached the Keybearers quickly.
"These things shouldn't prove much of a problem" Matt said as he sheathed his sword.
"Um Matt, something tells me the Hidden Techniques wouldn't be very useful here" Sora cautioned.
"Oh come on, what's the worst that could happen" Matt said. "Hidden Technique: Sheathed Sword Flash" Matt said. The next second, Matt was on his back groaning in pain. "Okay, I see what you mean now Sora" Matt groaned.
"You know, you should have seen that coming" Heather said sighing.
"What can I say, hindsight is always twenty twenty" Matt said as he slowly. He took his sword out of the sheath.
"So, just bash them?" Roxas asked.
"Sure, don't see any other plan" Naminé said as she readied her Keyblade. One of the soldiers got in range, and Sora swung his sword. The soldier expertly skated quickly to the side and slashed Sora with both of his swords. Sora fly across the slick surface.
"These guys are strong" Sora said as he got up. Another one of the soldiers went after Sora as soon as he got up. Sora raised his sword in time and swung again. The thing dodged again and tried to attack Sora's side, but he blocked it and knocked the soldier away. Matt was launching quick attacks against one of the soldiers, but it kept on moving out of the way.
"Stand still for a minute, won't you?" Matt said as he swung his sword again. The soldier knocked the katana out of Matt's hand and stabbed him in the chest with his other sword. Matt quickly put his hand over the small bleeding hole in his chest. "That's not cool" Matt told the thing as his katana reappeared in his hands. Kairi was launching several fireballs at the soldier, but it moved out of the way just in the nick of time. When it closed in on Kairi, it slashed several times. Kairi blocked each attack, but each time it knocked her further back on the ice. Finally the soldier managed to knock Kairi down. It hovered over her, both of its swords ready to plunge into her.
"AHHHHH!" she screamed as she saw the swords come down. A barrier appeared around her and blocked both of the swords. Kairi looked over and saw a green glow around Heather's hand. Kairi nodded to Heather, and she nodded back. Kairi slowly got up. "I'm not about to lose to a bunch of cold things like you. I don't care what I have to do, I'll beat you, I swear" Kairi warned. Suddenly her Keyblade began to glow. A second later it shattered, and in her hands now was a long staff. On the top was the same star that was on the Oathkeeper Keyblade. The shaft was the same color blue as the Oathkeeper Keyblade. "Whoa, this is cool" she said looking at the staff in her hands. The creature seemed not to care about Kairi's new weapon and began its assault again. Kairi raised the staff above her head. "Time for a trip. Quake!" she shouted as she plunged her Keyblade into the ice. Soon after, the whole earth began to shake.
"Oh...nuts" Matt said to himself.
"What is it?" Sora asked.
"Um, we're standing on a giant block of ice, right?" Matt asked. Sora nodded his head. "What do you think will happen to the block of ice if it shatters like that?" he asked again.
"Um...it will break, so what?" Sora asked. A second later, he realized what Matt was talking about. "Oh, now I see" Sora said to himself. Just then, cracks appeared all over the ice. "Everyone, quickly, gather around me. I'll take us back to the ship!" Sora shouted over the rumble of the ice breaking up. Everyone quickly gathered around Sora as he pushed a button. A second later, they were back on the Gummi ship.
"Wow, my magic is a lot more powerful with this staff" Kairi said raising it above her head.
"You know, we need to start giving our weapons names" Matt said.
"How come?" Sora asked.
"So that you guys can show off that you have the awesome weapons" Roxas mumbled to himself.
"No, because when our weapons have names, they can strike fear into our opponents if they hear the name" Matt explained as though it was obvious. "I'm calling mine the Balance Edge" Matt said as he summoned his katana.
"Huh, a name...how about Heavens Assault" Sora said as he summoned his own sword.
"Well then, I'll call mine Promise Holder" Kairi said as she looked at her staff.
"I have to agree with you Roxas, they're just doing that to show off" Naminé whispered into Roxas's ear.
"Yeah, it sure seems that way" Roxas whispered back.
"Well, whatever, now we don't have to call them the sword, the katana, or the staff" Heather observed. Roxas shrugged and slightly nodded his head.
/\/\WITH MICKEY'S GROUP/\/\
"So, who are we looking for here exactly?" Lily asked Ansem.
"As I said, and old friend of mine" Ansem explained to Lily.
"But who exactly is this friend of yours?" Riku asked.
"You'll see" was all Ansem said. They made their way to the clock tower. When the reached it, Ansem went over to a gear in the wall. "If I remember correctly..." he mumbled to himself as he spun the gear. Suddenly an elevator appeared in the wall. "Come now, it's safe, I promise" Ansem said as he stepped onto the elevator. Everyone else got on, and it shot up. A second later, they were in what looked like a large laboratory. There was a large table in the back, and tall man sat behind it. He was clothed in blue, and had a tall hat. He had a long pure white beard that went almost to the ground.
"Well, I wouldn't expect to see you Mickey, I thought I never told you of this location" Yen Sid said as he got up. He suddenly noticed Ansem standing next to Mickey. "It's been a long time Ansem" Yen Sid said.
"Indeed it has old friend" Ansem said as they shook each others hands.
"Wait, you two know each other?" Donald asked.
"Yes, I've known Ansem longer than I've known Mickey" Yen Sid explained.
"How did you two meet?" Mickey asked currious.
"We both did research the Heartless many years before I started on my own. Although, we never were able to find out the cause until my apprentice Xehanort came along, we learned many other things. Now, Yen Sid, I've come to pick up something" Ansem told the old magician.
"Ah, so the time has come again. I would only assume that it is the Freesouls" Yen Sid said. Ansem nodded his head. "Very well then. Although, I would have wished this day would have never come. Who knows, there may come a time when I need to fight again" Yen Sid said as he handed Ansem something.
"Indeed, although that time may be closer than you think" Ansem said.
"Wait, is that a Keychain?" Goofy asked.
"Indeed it is" Ansem said.
"But, I thought that you said the first time you saw a Keyblade was when I showed it to you" Mickey said.
"Hmmm, maybe I should have explained myself better. I hadn't expected to see another Keybearer so soon. I thought that we had beaten the old real threat" Ansem said. "But, I was wrong. It appears that the worlds are in danger much sooner than I thought. But, this isn't a Keyblade" Ansem explained.
"What do you mean? That's a Keychain if I've ever seen one" Lily said. A flash of light appeared in Ansem's hands and large ax was in his hand. It was double sided, and the blades were the same crimson as his clothes. The shaft of the weapon was pitch black.
"Eternity's Darkness" Ansem said as he grabbed the large ax again.
"So, you didn't have a Keyblade, but in fact you have a Heartblade?" Riku asked. Ansem nodded his head.
"Yes, now then. I suppose that some better fighting clothes are in order. Yen Sid, could you help me out?" Ansem asked.
"I suppose, although its been a long time since I've used a clothing spell" Yen Sid said as stream of magic swirled around Ansem. When it died down, Ansem was now a crimson shirt with a black cape. His pants were also black.
"Haha, it may have been a while, but you haven't lost your touch old friend. I thank you for this, and I shall inform you if you are needed" Ansem said as he stepped back on the elevator.
"Just make sure it isn't too soon" Yen Sid said chuckling. Ansem chuckled a little bit too.
"I'll try my best" he said as the elevator went back down.
A/N there we go with chapter 10. Please remember to review, I mean, the button is right underneath this now.