Chapter 11, start of the Olympus Coliseum! :D the beginning show just how much Sora means to Toni...even if she doesn't show it all the time~ I actually liked this chapter for some odd reason...hmm...enjoy!

Toni burst into the castle at Hallow Bastion, a mixture of rage and pain in her eyes. She pushed through a couple of shadowed figures, glowering at them as they hissed and glared at her. She didn't even stop to throw insults at them for being in her way. Then again, even though she was a Princess, she ranked lower than them. If she did or said anything cross to them, she'd have to pay dearly.

Riku heard the commotion from inside Toni's room. He stepped outside the room and watched Toni storm down the hall. He could tell by the color of her eyes that she was extremely upset.

"Hey! What—"

Before Riku could even get the question out of his mouth, Toni shoved him into the room, slammed the door and gave Riku a VERY serious look.

"Make. Him. STOP!" She yelled, close to tears. Riku stared at her blankly, wondering what the hell she was talking about. "He's your friend, right?" She asked, her voice quieter. Riku blinked a few times, still lost. Toni's face didn't help him think any faster.

"…Sora?" He finally said. Toni nodded slowly. Riku sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. "There's nothing I can do about him, babe." He added with a shrug. He knew that was a mistake to tell her, but oh well.

"There has to be SOEMETHING!" she pleaded. Riku got a pained look of his own.

"Toni…he's Sora! You gotta remember that. He does what he thinks is right and won't stop until he's righted every wrong he sees."

In the middle of the sentence, Toni decided to pace, her boots making sharp clicking noises on the hard floor. Riku sighed again and grabbed her shoulders to keep her still. Toni looked up at him with a 'let me go or I'll throw you out the window' look. Riku smiled softly and pulled her in close to him.

"Don't worry…Sora may be slow, but he still gets things, even if it takes a while…" he said softly. Toni's threatening look gave way to the pained look she entered the room in. She slid her arms aroud Riku's waist and held on tight.

"Yea…it's just—"

The door to Toni's room suddenly flew open to reveal a very angry Maleficent. Riku quickly let go of Toni and turned to her. Toni looked away, her eyes going straight to the ground and her hand clutching the hem of Riku's shirt for dear life. She knew what was coming…

"Riku, my dear boy…" Maleficent said sweetly, causing Toni to shiver. Riku glanced at Toni before walking over to Maleficent.

"Yea?"

"I would like to talk to you about another mission. Would you care to join me?" she offered Riku her arm with a smile. Riku quickly glanced at Toni again.

"Sure…" he gave Toni a small kiss and smiled at her. "See you later, babe…" he whispered and walked away with Maleficent down the hall, leaving Toni all alone to face her internal battles on her own. She slowly closed the door behind the two after they left and turned to look out the big bay windows of her room. It was a full moon, she thought to herself. She slowly walked over to the doors that led to her balcony and opened them. The night outside was crisp and clear. She walked over to the edge of the balcony, again fighting off tears. It was getting harder and harder to fight with Sora. She wanted nothing more than to hide him away while she worked out her own plan. She couldn't let him know of it though, which was the part that killed her. She furiously wiped the tears from her eyes before leaning on the stone railing. She looked up to the stars and sighed.

"Why do you have to be a hero, Sky-Boy…?"

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Sora and his friends flew to the next world on the map, the Olympus Coliseum. From far away, it looked like a pile of sand with a stick building on it. Up close, Sora could make out the Parthenon on top of a pile of sand. Him and Goofy stared in awe as Donald brought the Gummi Ship in for landing. By the looks of this world, Toni wasn't going to be here. At least, that's what Sora hoped.

"Okay! Get ready to disembark!" Donald announced. Once the group landed, they stood around the entrance for the longest time, taking in the wonderful Greek décor. For some reason, it seemed familiar to him. Maybe something he saw in a book or movie…he wasn't sure.

Once they were done sightseeing, the group headed for the set of double doors that led to a lobby. At the back of the room was a fat goat-man standing on a stool and fixing a sign. The three just stared, not knowing what to think. Sora finally stepped up.

"Um…"

"Good timing." The goat creature spoke up, not turning around. "Give me a hand, will ya? Move that pedestal over there for me. I gotta spruce things up for the games." He waved his stubby arm at the very large pedestal on the right side of the room. Sora, Donald, and Goofy stared at the pedestal, then each other. Sora shrugged and decided to give it his best shot. He knew it wouldn't budge, but he might as well try. Of course, after a good while of pushing, the huge chunk of stone didn't move an inch, even after Donald and Goofy helped. Sora huffed and looked at the goat man.

"It's way too heavy!" He said and leaned against the pedestal. The goat perked up.

"What? Too heavy? Since when are you such a little—" he turned around to the group and stopped once his eyes landed on Sora, who obviously wasn't who he was expecting. "Oh…wrong guy." He said and jumped off his stool and pointed at Sora. "What are you doing here?" he then turned his attention to Donald. "This here's the world famous Coliseum! Heroes only! And I got my hands full preparing for the games. So run along, pip-squeaks!"

Sora glared at the mini goat creature, obviously not amused by his attempts to intimidate him and his friends out of the lobby. Him and Donald refused to move. Goofy, on the other hand, looked a little lost. The goat man sighed when he saw their faces and rubbed his stubby chin.

"Look, it's like this." He started. "Heroes come from all over to fight ferocious monsters right here in the Coliseum!"

Donald puffed out his chest and crossed his arms across it. Sora glanced down at the duck, knowing the goat had another thing coming to him.

"You've got heroes right here in front of you!" Donald almost yelled, glaring at the goat, who just stared right back. Goofy pat Sora on the back and beamed down at the goat.

"Yup! He's a real hero chosen by the Keyblade!"

Sora grinned at Goofy, happy to have found him and Donald.

"And we're heroes too!" Donald added. The goat stared at the three, just soaking it all in. He then suddenly burst into laughter, his huge gut jiggling. Sora glared at him and took a step forward, straining against Goofy, who was holding him back.

"What's so funny?! I've fought a bunch of monsters!" He snapped. He had BETTER be considered a hero after all the hell we had been through in under a week. The goat looked up at Sora, then walked over to the pedestal and braced himself against it, ready to push.

"Hey, if you can't even move this…" he said, giving a mighty push…that did nothing. "then you can't call yourself a hero!" the poor thing kept trying and trying, getting no results. Sora crossed his arms over his chest, a smirk forming on his face. Finally, the goat gave up.

"Okay…" he panted. "so it takes more than brawn. Well, let's see what you can do. Now, the trials I arranged are tough. You think you got what it takes?"

Sora grinned and took out his Keyblade.

"Ready as I'll ever be!" He answered confidently. The goat nodded and lead Sora into the arena, making Donald and Goofy stand by to watch on the sidelines. Placed in the center of the arena were many platforms, all with barrels on them. Sora eyed them, trying to figure out how to take them all out in the shortest time.

Ever since the battle on his island, Sora could feel himself growing stronger. He didn't know if it was the constant fighting, or his drive to stop his ex-best friend, but whatever it was, it was working. This task would be yet another step to becoming strong, and smart, enough to beat Toni.

Sora smashed through the barrels quickly, with plenty of time to spare. He sauntered over to his trainer, a grin on his face. He was met with a chuckle.

"You know, you ain't bad, kid…" he said. Sora smiled wide and Donald and Goofy joined him, cheering.

"Looks like I'm headed for the games!" he said confidently.

"Afraid not."

Pop! That was the sound of Sora's happy bubble popping. Sora took a step forward, his confidence completely gone, now replaced with anger and disappointment.

"What?! Why not?!" he asked, his fists clenched. The goat held up two fingers.

"Two words: you guys ain't heroes!" he said. Goofy kept count on his own fingers, and found that they didn't add up. Sora groaned and glared down at the goat.

"Come on!"

The goat chuckled and gave Sora a sly look.

"You wanna be a hero? Then start by mastering the thunder spell…" he said and went back to fixing up the lobby for the games. Sora suddenly felt a new power within him, an electrifying power. He shot he goat thing one last look before him and his friends headed back to the front entrances to the world. If Sora wasn't a hero, then what was he..?

"Rather stubborn old goat, wouldn't you say?" came a smooth voice from the shadows. Sora, Donald and Goofy turned to see an unfamiliar person slowly making their way over to them. Donald went on the defense, readying his staff.

"Who are you?" he demanded. The man-being laughed and put up his hands to show that he meant no harm. A lie if there ever was one, but the three heroes didn't know that.

"Whoa, hold on there, fuzz boy. Wait, lemme guess. You want to enter the games, right?" he asked, a grin on his face. Sora looked at him funny, but he quickly moved to his other side, his cool arm around his shoulder. "Well then ,hey, get a load of this!" the man held out his hand and an Entry Pass appeared. Sora, Donald and Goofy stared at the slip of paper, wide-eyed, ignoring the bad feeling they were getting from the shady character.

"A…pass?" Sora asked, taking the paper from the mans hand. The man smiled an evil smile.

"It's al yours. Good luck, kid. I'm pulling for ya, little shorty…" and with that, he returned to the shadows, watching the three quickly race back to the lobby. Unknown to him, he wasn't alone in the shadows.

"So, trying to do my job, Hades?" Toni asked, her arms across her chest. Her golden eyes pierced the shadows and bore holes into Hades. He shrugged her off with a grin.

"Just following orders, babe."

"Don't call me babe like you know me." Toni spat, stepping up to stand in front of Hades. He looked her up and down, not really sure she should be talking to him like that. He was twice her size, and easily outranked her.

"Fine then, have it your way, your highness…" he said, sarcasm dripping from every letter of every word. Toni glared wickedly at him, her fists clenched.

"What did Maleficent tell you to do to the boy?" She demanded. Hades hair got a tint of orange as his temper flared up.

"I don't think that's any of your business."

"Sire wants o know. It's of no use to me." She said and pretended to examine her perfectly manicured nails. Hades chuckled and slinked his arm around her shoulders.

"Well, if your Sire MUST know, I was ordered to…oh, how shall I put this?...dispose of the little brat."

Toni pushed away from Hades, disgusted at the would even think of touching her.

"You can take care of that Hercules you're so obsessed with. Sky-boy is mine to take care of. If anyone 'disposes' of him, it will be me."

So, why exactly can't Toni just hide Sora away? Well, that, my friends, is a secret mwahaha! Don't worry though~ it shall soon become clear! Oh boy, Hades and Toni are gonna throw Sora for a doozy! Or ARE they?! Reviews make Newin happy!