Hey, guys! Shout outs:

13TheAce: You'd be right, lol! Nothing had happened to her yet, don't worry. They couldn't touch her until she turned 16, and Pierce rescued her right away.

Gohan Roxas: Very much so, lol. Liam Neeson does, too!

TWI1IGHTMAST3R: Lol, yep. Where there's Herald, there's… Lol, don't worry, Rydia will have a cameo in Baron. Of course they're good guys! Can you see Zack being evil, lol?

Celeron96: Well done, dude! There might be something there, lol. It was a one-time thing. I might do a Star Wars world, though. I haven't decided yet. Lol, I wish I'd thought of that! And don't worry, you'll see that this chapter. Haha! Yes, I did. Herald told me. He thinks he's a rebel. I can see his head getting even bigger now…LOL, JUST KIDDING, HERALD!

The Unknowing Herald: Why can I not remember who says that all the time? Nice British dialect. But can you speak it? Lol, I can do perfect spoken British, Italian, Russian, and German accents, lol. Alright, cool, and thanks!

TheEighthLight: LOL! That's hilarious.

AngelicWinds: The entire party will be joined by chapter 20. There's a hint for ya about Marek's appearance, since he's the last to reveal himself.

Alright, well no one commented on Pierce's mild costume change, but oh well! I figured it would be the smart thing to do if everyone's looking for you, change yourself a little bit! Not one comment about it, though!

You know what everyone owns. Fair warning, some of you are gonna hate me by the end of this chapter!

Chapter 11: Revelations

Pierce made sure everyone else was on board. Rayne hurried to the pilot's chair and began powering up the engines. Ava got in the copilot's chair and looked over everything. But Pierce stood outside, seeing Luriel looking out at the city in the distance. "You're free to go, you know." he told her. She turned around and looked at him.

"It's been so long since I've been free. My brother's dead, so I don't know where I should go." she explained softly. She had found a sheath for her sickles, resting on her back. She looked back at Kirkwall and sighed. "Is it okay….if I tag along for a while?" she asked him after a few moments. Pierce was taken aback, not expecting this. After all, he didn't even know her. But he decided that he couldn't just leave her there alone.

"We've got plenty of room. We could use the company, actually." he told her, gesturing toward the loading ramp. She turned to him and began to walk up the ramp. She smiled and ran her hand across his chest as she walked past.

"I bet you could." she whispered to him, smiling as she headed for the cockpit. Pierce didn't even know what to say.

The ramp shut behind him, and he walked into the cockpit. Ava was none too pleased about their new companion, but wasn't going to say a word. Rayne smiled at Luriel as she flicked the engines on. The ship rose into the air, and without hesitation, Rayne sent her into the atmosphere.

LANES BETWEEN…..

"So tell us about yourself." Rayne said conversationally as she turned the auto-pilot on and sat at the table with the other three. Pierce and Ava looked at their newest companion.

"My name's Luriel, but my friends call me Lulu. My brother and I always struggled to live. He was always hired to do questionable jobs. Assassinations, spying, wet works kind of stuff. It was the only way to keep us off the street. It worked for a while, until the darkness took our world.

After that, I woke up on some random world. I had no idea where I was, but my brother didn't rest until he found me. He said the place I was in was Kirkwall, and that we needed a place to stay. We ended up at the brothel, but someone told Meredith about us. She attacked with her Templars. I was too young, but my brother fought to protect me. Even for how good a killer he was, he couldn't take on four dozen knights and their commander. She struck him down and killed him. From there, I was on my own. They kept me locked up in that place, thinking I might have some greater use. Once they killed Lumaria, I had nowhere that I could go." she told them slowly, choking with sadness when she brought up her brother. Pierce looked at her sadly.

"I'm Pierce Rikkison. My father was Jack, one of the heroes of the Keyblade Wars. Lorans, the supreme of the Council of Sovereigns, killed him and the rest of the Keyblade wielders. We're all that's left. Well, us, Griffin, and Marek." he explained to her. She looked at them curiously. Rayne smiled.

"I need to get back to the controls." she told them, standing up and leaving.

"You need help?" Pierce asked her. She nodded.

"Just in case." she replied. The siblings left the room, leaving Ava and Luriel there alone.

"So, how's Pierce's romantic side? Is it something to behold? Cause I definitely wanna get in on that action." Luriel asked her, smiling and staring at where he had gone. Ava clenched her jaw in anger.

"You just stay away from him. You hear me?" she replied, trying to stay calm. Luriel raised her eyebrows, and stared at her in amusement.

"I get it now. You're the hopeless crush who's waiting for him to notice you. How cute." she taunted. Ava jumped to her feet.

"SHUT UP!" she roared. Luriel smirked as she stood up too.

"I'm kinda wanting you to make you." she replied, her hands ready to grab her sickles at a second's notice. As Ava readied to summon her blade, the ship lurched dangerously. (Enemy Attack, Final Fantasy X)

"Something hit us!" Rayne exclaimed. The girls ran into the cockpit as Rayne pulled away from whatever had hit them. Pierce ran to the window and groaned angrily.

"Immortals!" he told them as he ran toward one of the turrets. Ava summoned her armor.

"Rayne, open the hangar doors." she told her. Rayne nodded and focused on the controls.

"What can I do?!" Luriel asked.

"Get on the other turret and help them shoot them down!" Rayne told her. Without a second thought, she ran for the other turret and settled in it.

Ava ran into the hangar, summoning her rider and leaping into the air at the same time. She landed smoothly on her rider and soared out of the hangar. She wasted no time in flying through several dozen of the creatures of light. There were enough to stretch until the horizon. "Guys, I think we've got a problem…..!" she told them as she flew away from a group chasing her.

"Yeah, Ava, we know!" Pierce yelled back as he fired up his guns. He and Luriel began to spray all around them as Rayne expertly piloted the ship around obstacles and away from Immortals. Luriel smirked as she took out a group with her cannon.

"Haven't had this much fun in years!" she yelled happily. Pierce smiled calmly.

"Brothels don't have anything fun, huh?" he replied as he continued to shoot at the creatures.

"Will you two shut up and shoot!?" Ava yelled in irritation as the ones following her began to gain on her. "Hello!? Anyone wanna help me out?!" she yelled angrily, spinning her rider in front of her and clearing a path.

"Don't get your panties in a wad! I'm taking 'em out!" Pierce told her confidently as he shot at the chasers. Ava shook her head as she whirled around to head for the ship.

"I know you didn't just tell me that, Pierce. You must want a death wish!" she muttered. Pierce smiled, but the alarms on the ship went off suddenly.

"We're taking too much damage! We have to pull out now!" Rayne yelled as she desperately tried to keep the ship under control.

"Hang on, I'm almost there!" Ava told her, flying back. The creatures blocked her way forward, and she turned to go back. They boxed her in, leaving no way of escape. "I'm trapped!" she screamed angrily.

"We have to leave her!" Luriel yelled uncertainly. Rayne looked at Pierce.

"We're going down if we don't leave NOW!" she yelled. Pierce shook his head as he jumped out of his turret and sprinted for the hangar. "We're pulling out!" Rayne yelled, but just as the ship shot forward, Pierce leaped through the air and flew out the hangar doors. Putting his hood up and summoning his rider, he flew toward where they were enclosing Ava.

"Pierce!" Rayne yelled as the ship flew away. In a flash, it, along with Rayne and Luriel, was gone. Pierce soared through the group in front of Ava, clearing her escape route.

"Get out of there!" he told her, reverting his rider to blade form. As she flew out of the horde, he charged his Keyblade with a Thunder spell and threw it into the mass of creatures.

After a few moments, a massive explosion blew him backward through the Lanes. Ava swooped in and caught him on her rider at the last second. (end Enemy Attack)

"You alright?" she asked him. He smiled, catching his breath.

"Me? I came out here to save you!" he replied.

"So, what now?" she asked him. He sighed.

"They know our destination. They'll meet us in Baron. Let's go. Kain's waiting for us." he decided.

MYSTERIOUS TOWER…

The ship appeared in the sky and plummeted toward the ground. It slammed into the earth and shot forward several meters before slowing to a stop. Rayne sighed deeply and looked over at Luriel, who was still intact. "You alright?" she asked. The green haired girl nodded.

"I've had smoother landings…." she muttered, unbuckling herself and standing up. "Where are we?" she asked after a second. Rayne looked out the window and froze in shock.

They were at Yen Sid's old tower. Only half of the tower still stood, and smoke was still rising from dying flames.

RADIANT GARDEN, COUNCIL CHAMBER…

"You lost their trail?!" Lorans thundered. Zack and Cloud stared at him, unafraid.

"We were going just fine until Gisborne decided to be reckless." Cloud explained. Lorans slammed his fist down on his armrest as Mika stood up to speak.

"We have long suspected that you did not have the strength and will to sit on this Council, Cloud Strife. Because you have now proven that, we hereby revoke your status as a supreme ruler. You are no longer a member of this Council, nor the appointed ruler of your world." he told the blonde haired swordsman seriously. Cloud shook his head while Zack gasped.

"Like that's something you can decide on your own!" he argued. Mika laughed quietly.

"I can decide on my own!" Lorans roared as he stood up. Cloud and Zack stepped back. Lorans took a few steps down from his throne and pointed at them. "Leave, while I allow you to do so as free men. Your replacement has already been chosen." he told them dangerously. Cloud looked like he wanted to argue, but Zack pulled him away.

"C'mon, Cloud. There's nothing we can do. We have to go." he muttered. Cloud glared at the corrupt leaders as the door shut behind them.

"Who's this new replacement?" Arthur asked curiously. Lorans smirked evilly.

"Someone who will have 100% obedience to my orders. He is someone who anyone from the old generation of heroes will recognize, and someone who can make the heroes unhinged." he said vaguely. Arthur stared at him curiously, until a voice was heard from the door.

"So, the party started without me, eh? No respect for those of age….." muttered a voice very familiar to Mickey. (Counterattack, Dissidia 012)

"Impossible…." he muttered as the new Council member stepped into the light. He still wore the same black cloak. His bald head and white goatee remained the same. His yellow eyes still burned with darkness, and his voice was as grizzled as ever.

"I believe I have you to thank for my….resurrection?" he questioned Lorans, who smiled.

"Indeed you do. Now I need you to follow my orders. Do that, and you will have more power than you could ever want." he explained. Xehanort smirked.

"Well then, this will be most entertaining." he agreed, taking his place on Cloud's throne.

"So when do you want me to head out?" Braig asked as he stepped into the room, also having been resurrected. Lorans smiled.

"Cloud and Zack have failed me. Track down the fugitives, Braig. I need not tell you what happens if you fail me." Lorans told him. Braig nodded seriously.

"You can count on me." he replied, heading for the door. Lorans smirked as he stepped down from his throne and walked through a back door behind it.

DUNGEON, COUNCIL CASTLE…

Lorans silently walked into the room. The place was empty except for a single table in the middle of the room. He walked up to the table and stared at the three month old baby lying on the pile of blankets. He smiled as he picked the baby up gently. "Soriah, you will lead me to everything that I desire. I must finish purging this world of the Rikkison filth. Perhaps then, I can return to my own time." he muttered to the baby, who stared blankly back at him. (end Counterattack)

Well, did you like it? Lots of stuff this chapter!