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Chapter 9
Twiggy's POV
Location: unknown
"Can you warn me, the next time you decide to do that?" Fangs asked.
"Sorry, it was more of a reflex; I am not a big fan of traps and deaths," I said.
"We should add to that list of things you do not like, along with the rest of us," Fangs said.
"Does it feel as quiet in my head, as it is in yours?" I asked.
"It feels different without my werewolf half," Fangs replied.
"We have to rescue them. They are a part of us," I said.
"Besides, the fact that they can develop their own human halves," I said. I turned to reenter the castle and then noticed it was gone.
"What did he purchase Howl's moving castle?" I asked.
"What do you mean by that?" Fangs asked.
"I mean, it disappeared so quickly like the other castle," I said.
"Oh, what is our plan now?" Fangs asked.
"I guess we should go and find the others," I said.
Fangs shrugged, "I guess we should find them," I said.
"Or we could find you," Chase said from behind me. I turned around to see Chase Hunter and Life along with four others.
"Where did you come from?" I asked.
"The moving castle of the Time Lord, we leave and we wind up here," Chase said.
"Well, this is convenient," Fangs said.
"Who are the four others with you?" I asked.
"My mom, my dad, my grandpa and my grandma," Chase said.
"Well, you have one small family," I said.
"Not if you count my two brothers. Leo and the Golden Warrior," Chase said.
"You never mentioned a Leo before," I said.
"He is my older brother. He vanished, before my brother and I were even born," Chase said.
"Do they have names?" I asked.
The man with the brown eyes spoke first. "Chase Howard, but you can call me Julius Howard. Chase was just the nickname Terra gave me," he said.
A familiar man spoke next. "Lucas Howard or Hunter, whichever one fits for you," he said.
A women with brown hair, purple eyes and was tall spoke next. "I am Sophie Knight at the minute," she said.
The final women with dark brown hair, blue eyes and a small build spoke, "Olivia Howard," she said.
"Well, what is the plan?" Fangs asked.
"Finding the others who weren't captured could help," I said.
"I have a strange feeling," Chase asked. His eyes were blank for a second and he glanced up.
"What's a matter?" Life asked.
"Ally, Rift, Aqua and NovaStormThunder are in danger," he replied.
"So, what are we waiting for?" I asked.
"How about Christmas?" Fangs asked.
I grabbed Fangs, "see you in a flash," I said. I ran towards a castle. This was not going to be easy.
000o0o0o0o0o
Location: MindMaster's Dungeon
Aqua was being held by Terra's keyblade. She could not get up, or wield her own keyblade. She waited for the final blow which never came. She noticed a boy with spikey hair who looked like Ventus.
"Ventus?" She asked.
"No, my name is Sora," he replied. Terra's mind control started to fade. He seemed to get back his control.
Terra looked up, "Aqua, what happened?" He asked.
"Let just say, a little mind control goes a long way. You nearly killed me, if Sora hadn't stopped yet," she said.
"I don't remember anything that leads me to here. It is a big mind blank," Terra said.
"We have a keyblade user to defeat that held a dragon hostage," Aqua said.
0o0o0o0o
NovaStormThunder waited for a blow to finish him which never came. A hooded figure had knocked out Ansem and had him pinned where the figure struck him dead.
"Who are you?" NovaStormThunder asked.
"You do not want to get to know me," the figure replied.
"I believe I will be the judge of that," NovaStormThunder said.
"You are one persistent dragon. Has anyone ever told you?" The figure asked.
"That is one fact I know about myself," NovaStormThunder said.
"Why do you care? Nobody cares about me," the figure said.
"They do, if you let them into our heart," NovaStormThunder said.
"I am a freak, do you want to see?" The figure asked.
"I am a dragon who can destroy things with a sneeze, try me," NovaStormThunder said. The figure removed her hood to show a face, which was all red and blue and long blond hair.
"See, now, do you see what I am?" The figure asked.
"The only thing that I see is that you choose to hide yourself. Do you have a name?" NovaStormThunder asked.
"My name is Sidney," the figure replied.
"My name is NovaStormThunder," the dragon replied.
"Well, I guess I can stay around," Sidney said.
"Who did that to you?" NovaStormThunder asked.
"I was cursed by a jealous hot wizard who I wouldn't date. He cursed my face to be ugly until I found true love. When my family saw my face, they abandoned me. They left me for the streets and to die," Sidney said.
"What was your last name?" NovaStormThunder asked.
"I was once a Rose, before my family disowned me," Sidney said.
"Maybe one of my friends could help you. Some of them know how to use magic," NovaStormThunder said.
"This was caused by one of the hidden wizard curses. It can only be cured by true love," Sidney said.
"Is there any specific requirements for this true love?" NovaStormThunder asked.
"He must either be a fire master or a demon angel," Sidney said.
"Wow, this is one high requirement," NovaStormThunder said.
"I know, but, maybe I can find someone," Sidney said. NovaStormThunder looked around and saw Aqua, Terra and Sora.
"I guess you're okay," Aqua said.
"Yes, my new friend killed Ansem for me. Her name is Sidney," NovaStormThunder said.
"I believe we should get out of this dungeon," Sora said.
"Let's get out of here," NovaStormThunder said. They all exited the dungeon and saw the fight that was starting to erupt in the main control room.
0o0o0o0o00
Location: The final Room
Ally waited for the blow from her older brother that never came. She didn't even blink and the sword was out of his hand and in the hand of their grandfather. Their grandmother was pinning her grandson in a head lock when the mind control finally broke.
"Okay, I am snapped of the mind control. MindMaster is very good at his job," Lucky said.
"You don't have to tell him about his strong mind control. I was nearly killed by it," Ally said.
"So, I guess we should go and find the others," Chase Hunter said.
"Twiggy is already upstairs with MindMaster. He is incredibly fast and that is without his werewolf half," Life said.
"What do you mean by, even without his werewolf half?" Ally asked.
"Time Lord separated his and Fang's werewolf half from their human halves," Life replied.
"I wonder what he is planning to do with them." Lucky asked.
"I don't think it is anything good. He wanted me to join his side to oppose the heroes. I refuse to do that," Chase said.
"I have a bad feeling that whatever he is planning isn't good," Lucky said.
"I believe he sent out MindMaster and Dark Matter out as a distraction. He wanted there to be more people to oppose. It seems like he has a plan and he is sticking with," Ally said.
"Which is a very, very bad thing," Lucky said.
"Why is it bad?" Life asked.
"Well in our future, Time Lord Rules all dimensions, all universes. This happens after he killed James Hunter in the final battle. No one was powerful enough to stand up to him. Twiggy Falcon was already dead; he died protecting Jason and his adoptive son, Rift," Ally said.
"I thought Rift said he was James's child?" Chase asked.
"He lied to protect his own father's identity, to uproot memories and so he could go around undetected," Ally said.
"I thought Rift was ruined by Darkness, though?" Life asked.
"Time Lord is Darkness. He took James's dark half and merged it with himself, but Darkness wasn't very smart so that is how Eon killed him," Ally said.
"So, everything leads back to Time Lord? He is the true villain," Chase said.
"No, he was corrupted by his own past. He is not the trigger man; whoever triggered this event is our true villain. It is said that this person could trap people into a dark realm," Lucky said.
"But the most interesting part about this villain is two things. He cannot be destroyed by anyone. The true villain will be stopped by a dog, but not just any dog," Ally said.
"So he cannot die," Chase Hunter said.
"But he can be beaten by a dog," Life said.
"A very specific dog, this dog must have a pure soul and heart," Lucky said.
"No such dog exists though," Chase Hunter said.
"Yes, he does; we all know him. You even captured him once. He is the most iconic dog in all history," Life said.
"The dog of prophecy is Scooby Doo?" Chase asked.
"Either him or his son," Ally said.
0o0o0o0o00
Rift was prepared to face a swift blow of a sword, but he received none. He looked up and saw Lucas Hunter and Sophie Knight. Eon immediately snapped out of the mind control, "Grandpa?" He asked.
Rift slapped his forehead, "Of all the things that could give him away to new people, it is has to be his grandparents," he muttered.
"So, you must be Thomas Hunter?" Lucas asked.
"Yup, that is me," Eon said.
"I love for you guys to play catch up, but we have a psychopath to stop," Rift said. They all walked forward and collided with Ally, Chase, Lucky, Aqua, Terra, Sidney, NovaStormThunder, Sora and Life.
"You know that this is his lair," Rift said to Ally.
"I know, so, before we go in, Tonio, I have something to do," Ally said. She leaned forward and kissed him.
"Well, that was unexpected," Rift said in shock.
"I know that was the point of it," Ally said.
"So, you told Chase and Life the truth?" Rift asked.
"More of a partial truth, I didn't mention that I know who Time Lord's apprentice was," Ally said.
"That means they are going to have to face their grandson and your other older brother," Rift said.
"Well, this looks like the last time we will speak aloud until the fight, so, do you have any advice?" Ally asked.
"Don't get you killed," Rift said.
"Now, when did I ever do that, Tonio?" Ally asked.
"The last time you decided to be a big shot," Rift said.
"You mean the time I saved your life. That is how I remembered that day," Ally said.
"I could have handled myself and survived. You didn't have to get yourself killed, before I told you something important," Rift said.
"Well, you should tell me now, before I nearly get myself killed again," Ally said.
"Is that a promise or a request?" Rift asked.
"More of a request," Ally said.
"Well, I meant to tell you this earlier. Ally Hunter, I….I …..I," Rift started to stutter.
"What do you do, Tonio?" Ally asked.
"I love you. I'll say it again, I love you," Rift said.
"I always loved you too, but I didn't know if you love me back," Ally said.
"Come on, Romeo and Juliet, we have a fight to win," Lucky said.
"Romeo and Juliet, brother? Really, you couldn't come up with something better?" Ally asked.
"How about Portal child and keyblade wannabe, does that work?" Lucky asked.
"Much better, we have a fight to win and an older brother of mine to defeat," Ally said.
00o0o00o0o0o
Location: The control room
Julius Howard and Olivia were holding off MindMaster's apprentice, but it was difficult due to him being an incredible psychic. He was sending objects left and right without even looking at them.
"We are running low on tricks and he isn't stopping," Julius said.
"I hope we can get some help soon," Olivia said. At this moment, the reminder of the group minus Twiggy and Fangs entered the room.
"Let's get some good old fashioned pummeling," Chase said.
"No, we will get to do that later. I am going to try reasoning for now," Ally said.
"Why are you going to try reasoning?" Life asked.
"Because he is my other older brother," Ally said.
"Well, let's try to reason with him," Aqua said.
"Robert, snap out of this. He is controlling you. You are not yourself. You are being manipulated by MindMaster," Ally said.
"Sis, I don't think it is going to work. We might have to hurt him," Lucky said.
"Ally? What happened?" Robert asked.
"As you were saying," Ally said.
"I stand corrected for the fifteenth time," Ally said.
"So, let's go help Twiggy and Fangs," Chase said. He was about to open the door, when Aqua slammed it shut.
"NovaStormThunder told me that this was a house of illusions," Aqua said.
"I guess that makes sense, but, where is the final control door?" Lucky asked.
"I believe we have to think like a MindMaster," Robert said.
"He would probably put in the most obvious place where you would never suspect to look," Rift said.
"Well, that doesn't help us much," Ally said.
"Especially when everything is so perfectly place in this room except," NovaStormThunder said.
"Except what, Nova?" Sidney asked the little dragon.
"Well, the plant seems out of place," NovaStormThunder said.
"It is in the darkness, where it will die, while the lamp is in the light," Life said.
"We should probably switch their places," Rift said.
"But MindMaster is a psychic, so, why would he make it so easy?" Ally asked.
"He didn't. Those objects on the table can only be removed by psychic powers," Rift said.
"That means we need two psychics," Ally said,
"I can do it," Lucky said. Lucky levitated the lamp, while Robert levitated the plant. They put on the opposite tables. A portion of the wall slid open to reveal a staircase.
"Well, that was easy," Rift said. He stepped on a step and traps started to activate.
"Well, looks like we have to play dodge death," Ally said. They climbed to the top of the stairs, dodging the incoming objects. Standing in front of them was an iron door.
"Well, he really took all the stops on this castle," Lucky said.
"You don't have to tell me about that. He made sure there was no easy way to get out of here or in," Ally said.
"Guys, the door is open," Robert said.
"We knew that, we were testing you," Ally said.
"You two had no clue, did you?" Robert asked.
0o0o0o0o0o0o0
Location: the final control room
Twiggy's POV
I had arrived, before everyone else with Fangs. I found the elevator and took it to the top control room. He had horrible taste in elevator music, but that is beside the point.
"Twiggy and Fangs, how did you get here so quickly?" MindMaster asked.
"Training and your elevator," I replied.
"You cannot stop me. I have your wife and his daughter prisoner," MindMaster said.
"Wow, you had two secret prisoners?" I sarcastically asked.
"I cannot be beat," MindMaster said.
I said "Let see that gloating again, after you lose."
"Let's dance," MindMaster said.
"I don't dance with strange psychopaths," I said.
"Let's fight, then," MindMaster said. I started to sing.
MindMaster grumbled before I even started, "Not another musical number," he said.
Twiggy: You think you are mister hotshot,
Mister Manipulator, but you are not,
You are weak and broken.
You are the son of a clown.
You can't fight your own battles.
You can't face anyone without running.
You use prisoners as a weapon.
You don't have a thing on me, mister MindMaster.
MindMaster lunged, but I dodged. He tried to manipulate, but bounce it off to an ant which I squished.
Twiggy: You can't even hit me.
You tried to manipulate me,
But all I saw was a little ant manipulated which I squished.
There is no winning for you.
So go home, Mister Hotshot.
This is your final act, Mister Hotshot.
I knocked MindMaster out cold. I freed Cassie and Blackrose. '"Apparently you can rap," Cassie said.
"I can sing anything that you throw at me," I replied.
"Lilly," Fangs said.
"Dad, what happened to your werewolf half?" Blackrose asked.
"At the minute, being held captive by Time Lord," I said.
"That doesn't worry you. Why?" Cassie asked.
"It might be the fact that Nightclaw is the most stubborn werewolf in the world or the fact I can work with him. I lived for eight years with him. I learned to adapt to my environment," I replied.
Chase and the others finally arrived and looked at the knocked out MindMaster.
"We missed all the actions, well, this sucks," Chase said.
"There wasn't much action," I said.
"How did you even get here so quickly?" Rift asked. I pointed to the elevator.
"THERE WAS AN ELEVATOR?" Everyone except Fangs, Cassie, Lilly and I exclaimed.
"I wondered what that was when we first walked in. I thought it was a storage closet," Ally said.
"Well, we did learn one thing today," Rift said.
"leave no man behind," Ally said.
"MindMaster is really weak," Twiggy said.
"Always look around," Chase said.
"Analyze everything," Life said.
"Actually, I was going with the fact that we should have let Twiggy do the work. The mind links are severed when he is knocked out," Rift replied.
"What are we going to do with him?" Lucky asked.
"How about this?" I asked. I pulled out a book, The Tome of Doom.
"How did you even get that?" Fangs asked.
"I am a magician," I said. The book sucked in MindMaster. We all left together to go and find the others who escaped the Time Lord's grasp.
End of Part 1
AN: How did Twiggy even get that book? Will our heroes survive? Sidney is an OC who is possible love interest of either Antonio "Raven" or Pyro. This song or rap was called "Mr. Hotshot "written by me. I am so sorry for the long wait but the next chapter of this story should be up tomorrow. Bye for now.