Man, E3 has me so hyped! KH 3 and SSB 4! I can't wait! :D Also, Terra and Aqua are each 20. Just so ya know.

Chapter 10

Disbelief and Realization

One month later

"... it has been confirmed that the Vulgaran Republic and Strylvakia have indeed formed a truce."

Everyone in the hotel room cheered.

"It's about time," said Lea. "I've been getting tired."

"Lea, you're always tired," said Aqua.

"True, true."

"Man, I can't believe it," said Terra. "No more fighting."

"Yeah," replied Zack. "Now I have to get a life." Everyone laughed.

"Hey, how about we go out for a night on the town?" asked Cloud. "I heard there's a bar somewhere."

"That would be fun. My friends are gonna be here soon, so they can come, too," stated Aqua.

"Shall we be going?" asked Isa.

"Let's go," said Terra.

One hour later

"...so he says, 'I couldn't have been that drunk,' and I reply, 'You were stumbling around the closet shouting, WHERE THE #$% IS NARNIA!'" The group laughed at Zack's joke.

"Nice one, bro," said Terra, sitting to Zack's left.

Everyone had resolved only to have two glasses in order to avoid getting drunk. Lea went for his second.

"It's kind of nice, not having to fight anymore," said Claire.

"Yeah," replied Larxene, taking a sip and burping.

"What are your guys' plans for the future?" asked Tifa.

"I dunno," said Cloud. "Maybe I'll run a delivery service or something."

"That's... not the Cloud I know," said Aeleus.

"Eh, whatever."

"You guys wanna head home? I'm kinda tired," said Terra.

"Yeah," replied Aqua.

Two hours later.

Terra couldn't sleep.

Man, I... I can't believe it's over. No more fighting, no more pain. No more death.

Maybe I should watch some TV. Terra grabbed the remote and flipped to the news channel.

"... the symbiote has been contained, but barely. It is speculated that this is the reason that Strylvakia called for a truce..."

What? Terra hadn't heard about that. What is that?

"This footage is from just two weeks ago." Terra saw a crumbling city overrun with dark, symbiotic monsters.

Did Strylvakia want to hide this?

The battle was far from over.