Bloodbath Kingdom

Author: Springborn

Co Author: Warrior of Six Blades

Chapter Ten

(Lanna's group POV)

"How much further?" Kairi asked as her feet were killing her from the running they had been doing lately. Ada sighed a bit. "Almost there," she said as they reached the laser room and looked at the others. "The off switch is at the end" she said and looked at Lanna. "Ready to put your skills to the test?"

Lanna looked at the long hallway and nodded. "Yeah," she said as she took off her weapons and got ready. Donald yelped. "What?! She has to run through the lasers!?" he demanded, his eyes wide. Ada nodded. "Yeah," she said. "She's been trained for it." Lanna swallowed as she may have been trained but these were real lasers. Sherry looked worried. "Are you sure?" she asks in concern for Lanna's safety.

Lanna nodded as she moved forward. "I am," she said as she started walking but stopped when the lasers started up. She slipped through the first one and started for the second. She jumped back as the walls on the side opened up and revealed zappers, barely dodging them before getting hit. She ducked through the second zap, landing into a roll. "Almost done..." she said as she made it to the end of the hallway and hit the button. The lasers roared as they rushed towards her. Lanna flexed her muscles and ran towards door, running up it and pushed herself off, jumping over the lasers and landed on her feet. The lasers died.

"Way to go, Lanna!" Sora cheered relieved she was alright and dodged all of those lasers. If it was him he would used Reflega to let the lasers pass him harmlessly each time they came at him. But Lanna's method saves a lot of magic that she'll need later. Even Riku gave a nod of respect to the young woman.

"Not bad, Lanna, you definitely know how use your surroundings to your advantage." Riku complements as the group walks up to the door.

"What do you expect? Leon and I trained her hard to ensure she can damn well take care of herself" Jake says feeling proud of his student and ruffles her hair with a smirk on his face. He knew she hated when he messed up her hair, just like any woman would.

"Thanks guys," Lanna said grinning at Sora and Riku. She yelped as Jake ruffled her hair. "Hey!" she said, grumbling but felt proud of herself all the same. Sherry chuckled a bit at the sight and shook her head. "She's gotten better," she said, smiling as she was proud of Lanna.

"That she has, Super girl..." Jake agrees before walking through the door to see a throne room. "Jesus, did Wesker leave this here? I knew the man saw himself as a god, but this is kinda sad..." Jake said before shaking his head before Sora took a seat on it. One leg resting on the other as he tilts his head to rest on his right palm. Elbow propped on the arm rest with a fun loving smile on his face.

"I could get use to this" Sora said with a silly grin making Riku chuckle at Sora's silly nature. "Sora, you dork."

Kairi laughed and shook her head. "You look like a king," she said grinning at her friend. Ada smiled lightly as she hit a button on a stand behind the chair and doors opened. "Alright goofballs, it's time to go down the elevator." Lanna smiled and ruffled Sora's hair as she looked at the elevator. "It's gonna be a tight fit. We'll have to go two at a time."

Donald nodded as he and Ada went first than Sherry and Goofy. "Kairi, Riku, you're next," Lanna said to the two.

"Alright but who will you go down with? Jake or Sora?" Riku asks innocently making Jake smirk as an idea popped in his head. "She'll go with spikes, I can take care of myself and wait my turn." Jake cuts in making Lanna and Sora raise an eyebrow in confusion at him. Jake wasn't giving them any answers however, only giving a knowing smile that put Sora a bit on edge.

Lanna looked at Jake, confused but shrugged as Kairi stepped into the elevator with Riku and soon disappeared. The elevator soon came back up, opening once again. "Um...alright" She said as she looked at Sora and nodded at him, smiling a bit as she stepped onto the elevator. "Come on, Sora."

"Coming, Lanna," Sora says as Jake waited until just the right moment..."Hey, Spikes, can you hold up a sec," Jake asks making Sora stop and look over his shoulder at Jake in confusion.

"What's up, Jake?"

"Nothing much, just saw something on your back. I can get it though," Jake say brushing against Sora's shirt to dismiss any suspicion. Sora believing Jake turns to face Lanna, missing Jake's mischievous smirk that Lanna sees. Taking the chance he gives Sora a light push into Lanna making the two kiss as she catches him.

"Mhph?!" Both mumble in surprise about the kiss and pull back equally blushing hard. It was then they noticed the elevator door closing and Jake giving them a cheeky grin as the elevator started moving.

"S-Sorry, Lanna..." Sora apologizes embarrassed he let Jake catch him off guard like that and for being pushed into her like that. He'll get Jake back for that later...

Lanna blushed heavily at the kiss as well as Sora's blushing face and Jake's antic's. She swallowed. "It's alright," she said, rubbing the back of her head and smiled sheepishly at him. "I should have guessed that Jake would be up to something." She looked at Sora and smiled shyly. "You know he's gonna tease us about it later."

Jake had always teased her when she had a brought a guy friend home, but this was a bit different than the others. It could have been that she and Sora actually liked each other.

"Oh yeah...I can only imagine and knowing my luck Riku's gonna join in with Ada right beside him" Sora said with a groan knowing those three loved teasing him too much. The doors opened to see everyone looking at them with small smiles and Riku and Ada raising an eyebrow noticing their red faces.

"Okay, what did you two do?" Riku asks bluntly wondering why they had red faces, as the elevator trip shouldn't be long enough to do anything too embarrassing.

"More like what Jake did," Lanna said shaking her head as she was still blushing a bit from the sudden kiss though she did like it. She would have preferred Sora to kiss her when he wasn't being pushed. Ada chuckled softly and shook her head. "Uh huh..." she said smirking at the two blushing teens. "Jake is innocent I'm sure."

Sherry snorted, trying to hold back a laugh. She knew her husband too well. Him being innocent when it came to teasing Lanna and Sora? Never.

The elevator soon opened again to reveal a smirking Jake, who's smirk widened at the glare from Sora. "Well, seeing as everyone is here, maybe Ada can lead us to the machine? Time is still ticking last time I checked" Jake said with a tone that was too smug for Sora's liking and Riku couldn't help feeling like he missed something important.

Ada grinned and nodded. "This way," she said as she started walking. Lanna gave Jake a look as she started to walk after Ada. Sherry chuckled as she followed after them. Elly was confused as she held onto Sherry. They entered a small cave like room with some barrels. Goofy and Donald cracked them open, finding herbs and some gold, but no ammo. Ada headed up the ladder and pushed open a door, revealing a ledge with metal fencing around the area.

"I wonder why we haven't seen any infected or heartless yet?" Riku mumbles quietly to himself on guard for any signs of an ambush. Sora too wondered the same as he stood close to Lanna to better protect her at a moments notice.

"There's five down here," Sherry said pointing from her spot. Under them were tents along with infected and heartless. Lanna looked over the edge and nodded, seeing the infected point at them. "Well we can have some fun anyway," she said and looked towards the others, grinning. "Who's up?" They didn't have long to wait as an infected had climbed the ladder and was heading towards them. Lanna aimed and fired, shooting it in the head as the infected fell over the side.

"Ladies first," Jake tells Ada with a grin on his face, gesturing toward the climbing infected.

Ada smirked as she took aim and fired, knocking the infected from the ladder as more started coming up the ladder. "This shouldn't be bad," Ada said as Kairi blasted off another infected with a fire spell. The infected screamed as they fell from the ladder and died, only leaving two infected left and five heartless as they scuttled up the side of the wall easily and danced a bit, running towards the group as their eyes glowed.

"Only five shadows? This will be short." Riku says rushing them and easily killing three in one slash, the other two tried to flank him from the right and left. Only for Riku to jump back and fire a single Dark Firaga at them killing them both. "Done." Riku tells the others as Jake kills the two infected by shooting their heads to make them flinch in pain. Holding their heads in agony as Jake picks up one and using light aura to enhance his strength, throws one infect at other like a missile. Knocking them both over the ledge and to the floor dead. "And he picks up the spare!" Jake says fist pumping with a cocky grin on his face.

Lanna smirked at that. "Tsk," she said as she jumped over the edge, bending her knees as she landed on her feet. "Come on slowpokes," she said. Donald and Goofy jumped down after her with Sherry behind them. Elly squeaked as she held onto Sherry. Ada jumped after them, seeing Lanna crack open the barrels, picking up the items she had found and handed a box of ammo to Ada and Sherry as they would for the others to join them.

"That didn't take long," Kairi said grinning happily as she looked at the tents and was surprised to see she didn't find any camping equipment inside. "Wow...not much of camping are they?" Lanna looked up at the destroyed tower in the distance, remembering the final battle between her dad and Krauser.

Riku however pauses as he smells a strong scent of darkness in the area. Holding his hand up in the universal sign to stop as everyone looks at Riku curious. Riku sniffs the air and scowls at the tower. "Guys, we need to be careful. I am picking up a strong scent of darkness here, whatever heartless is waiting here is stronger than the common emblem and pureblood types."

Lanna nodded. "Okay," she said as she started walking and jumped down a hole, landing as she saw the merchant at the end of the hallway. Kairi jumped down after her. "What's with the tower? You were practically glaring at it," she said, looking at Lanna. "That's where dad fought and killed Krauser or he supposedly did," Lanna said and looked at Ada. "It was Ada who finished him off in the end."

"Yeah," Ada said as she remembered that fight. "He was more mutated after Leon fought him." Kairi shivered a bit, rubbing her arms. "You two really have history here, don't you?"

Lanna gave a light smile. "Yeah, you can say that," she said and waited for the others to join them.

"I wonder why the heartless hasn't made a move yet?" Sora asks not use to heartless not attacking him on sight, except for those special heartless that give items if you do something for them.

"Who knows, but keep your guard up, Sora." Riku advises his friend as they keep up with the group watching the tower warily.

The group passed the ruins as they headed to the tower with Lanna in the lead. She had her gun out as Ada was right behind her, entering a small room with a ladder that led up to the top of the tower. Climbing up, Lanna scanned the area and felt sick, feeling a heaviness in the air. "Ugh...it's heavy here," she said. To her it felt like she was trying to move through water. The darkness was extremely heavy here.

"Careful guys...the heartless is close...very close." Riku says with a scowl as he could easily smell the darkness all around them, but not seeing any sign of it yet. Sora too already having his keyblade out as his instincts were warning him of danger. It wasn't long before Sora noticed a shadow growing underneath him and senses a presence above himself and Lanna.

Looking up he sees a large form falling toward them about to stomp them flat! Quickly grabbing Lanna he magic dashes out of range of it's falling form. "Scatter!" Sora warns as everyone jumps forwards or backwards to avoid the large falling form as it hits the ground. Kicking up a dust cloud. Making the tower shake from the impact of the being slamming into it and Sora looks over his shoulder to see what heartless it is.

Only to see a large two story tall creature that looked similar to the tyrants, only it had four arms with claws two feet long. It has yellow eyes and the heartless emblem on it's chest. Needless to say, Jake was starting to worry if Maleficent was figuring out how to turn B.O.W.s into heartless and hoped that wasn't the case.

If she could...then things were surely going to get harder.

The others stared up at the giant Heartless as it let out a roar so loud it shook the tower bridge under them. It was gonna be a tight fight as there wasn't a lot of space on the tower to move around and with how big the group was, it would be even tighter and more dangerous.

"So...any ideas?" Lanna asked staring up at the monster, wide eyed. How the hell were they able to fight this thing!? It was huge! 'I think we're in trouble...' she thought and swallowed, feeling nervous now.

"Riku and I will try keep it's attention on us! Jake, Lanna, use the light aura to enhance your bullets and attack from a distance! Everyone else don't waste bullets unless you absolutely have too!" Sora commands as he launches himself toward the heartless and jumps over a claw swipe. Running up it's arm and slashing it's head. Sending it stumbling backwards as Riku follows up with a barrage of Dark Firagas. Each one exploding on impact as Jake helped get everyone to move back while coating his gun in light aura. It was a bit hard for him though as he was used to doing it on his body and not his weapon yet.

Lanna pushed the light around her weapon, grunting a bit as it wavered but stayed. She looked at Jake and nodded as she concentrated and shot at the heartless, making sure not to hit Sora or Riku. Goofy and Donald stayed back with the others, their weapons drawn. Elly whimpered as she clung to Sherry, staring at the monster with fear in her eyes. The heartless roared in pain and in anger, lashing out at the keyblade wielders.

Sora and Riku dodge quickly knowing they can't drag this battle out. With Sora jumping on one of it's arms, before jumping from it to another arm and back again toward the heartless's face. The heartless trying to swat him away before he can reach it's face with that keyblade of his. While Riku attacks it's feet, forcing it to stumble from each slash Riku deals to the creature. It frantically tries to stomp Riku, only for Riku to dodge and Sora to take advantage of it's distracted state. Lunging toward the heartless's head and slashing it repeatedly before hovering in the air. A familiar glowing sphere of light glowing bright at the tip of his keyblade getting bigger by the second.

Riku seeing what Sora was up too, fires a Dark Firaga at the heartless's legs to keep it's attention off of Sora long enough for him to finish charging. The heartless roars in pain as it again stumbles back from the hit.

"Ragnarok!" Sora shouts finishing the charge and firing a huge volley of light beams scattering at first. Before all shots close in from all sides to hit the heartless at once. Causing multiple explosions as the heartless roars even louder in pain and agony.

"Holy..." Lanna said amazed by the attack. The Heartless was smoking now and thrashed around as it staggered backwards, clearly hurt by the attack. Lanna charged her gun and shot at the head, making it stumble and crash against the stone wall. The heartless growled and lashed out at Sora and Riku, trying to knock them out. Lanna shot at one of the hands, making the monster recoil.

"Let's finish this Sora!" Riku calls to Sora as he looks at Riku with a smirk.

"Eternal session?"

"Eternal session." Riku agrees as both get ready to use their limit break.

Lanna and Jake shot at the Heartless, distracting it from Sora and Riku so they could get ready to use their limit break. The heartless roared in pain as it staggered back again with each hit. The heartless hit the wall with a loud crack, indenting it as it rasped, giving Sora and Riku a chance.

"Go for it guys!" Ada called out, seeing the opening.

At that moment both Sora and Riku glowed as they vanished and reappeared in a burst of speed. Stabbing the heartless on opposite sides at the same time, before warping to different positions to do it again. Both vanish in another burst of speed and reappear in front of the heartless. This time blasting it with a barrage of Dark Firagas. Once that was done Riku and Sora focused energies of light and darkness into their keyblades slashing it four times before switching to Sora's lead of summoning thirteen blades of light spinning around them like a circle. Cutting the heartless repeatedly as they spun the blades like a disc.

Feeling their limit nearing it's end, both focuses their light and darkness.

"Give me strength!"

"You'll lose it all!"

Sora and Riku shout respectively as they toss their keyblades on opposite sides of the heartless. Light and darkness clashing against the heartless in the middle. Letting off an explosion that destroys the heartless and releases a giant heart that fades away from view. The heartless body left behind fades to nothing as the darkness that made the body fades away in black wisps of smoke.

"...Holy shit..." Jake murmurs surprised at how destructive their power is together.

Lanna and Ada gasped, watching the sight. They were amazed by the combined powers of the keywielders. Sherry blinked as she watched with Elly. None of them even thought the two were that strong. Lanna looked at Sora and smiled. "Way to go guys!" she said grinning.

"Thanks guys! Are you all okay?" Sora asks as he and Riku walks up to the group. Riku's attention more on Kairi than anyone else with a look of concern as his eyes searched her for any wounds, before smiling in relief to see her unharmed. Just as Sora discretely did with Lanna too.

Kairi looked at Riku and smiled. "I'm alright," she said, wanting to reassure the silver haired boy. She was touched by his worry. Lanna looked at Sora and hugged him gently. "I'm glad your okay," she said, relieved. Ada and Sherry grinned at the sight of them.

(Scene Change: Secret Prison: Chris, Jill, and Simmons 3rd P.O.V.)

Chris watched on with hope and amazement from Sora and Riku's fight against the heartless Maleficent had waiting for them. If he thought they were strong and BSAA worthy before, he sure as hell thought they were a two man army on their own now. "I can't believe those two are this powerful...We might have a chance after all." Chris said without any doubts now about Maleficent and Wesker falling to the keybearers.

Jill watched the scene, amazed by the fight. "I can't believe it...they did it..." she said, her eyes wide. "Did we just see that?" She looked at her husband, not sure if what they saw was real or not. She was hopeful that they could get out of here and win this fight. She knew they were powerful but this was beyond what she thought they could do. She looked at the feed as the others congratulated the two for beating the heartless.

"Oh yeah, I think we did..." Chris said understanding how amazed his wife felt, hell he was still amazed at the power and skill both teens had against the two story tall heartless.

"Maybe we'll be out of here sooner than we think," Jill said grinning happily. "Maybe we can help them fine Leon and Claire." She knew Chris was worried about his sister and the baby. Unaware that the baby had been born and the plans for it by Maleficent and Wesker.

"Maybe, Jill, maybe..." Chris said with hope as he saw the group on the tv screen.

(Scene Change: Holding Cell near the final arena: Leon, Claire, and Pete P.O.V.)

Leon was honestly having a very rough day and his wife was little better after their baby being taken from them. However, they felt a small sense of hope and longing seeing Sora and Riku take down the heartless. Hoping and longing for the small chance, whatever it chance they have, to save their newborn baby.

"I knew they were good before, but now I think we really may have a chance dear..." Leon said with some hope in his voice and eyes as he held his wife comfortingly. He'll never forget how she came in here in tears after giving birth, how it broke his heart and horrified him that Luis of all people was forced to be her doctor and take their child.

Claire looked up, her cheeks still tear stained. She gave a weak smile as she saw them. "That's...good," she said softly, feeling some hope for the group but she was still thinking of her baby boy. She couldn't think straight at the moment as she held onto her husband. "Maybe they can find us and the baby..." She sniffed and buried her face into neck, gripping his jacket.

"I'm willing to have faith in them to do that, babe, I know they will." Leon said sincerely and honestly, feeling faith after that display of power from Sora and Riku. Hoping to any higher being that they would do just that, for everyone's sake.

(Scene Change: Ruined tower: Lanna's group in 3rd P.O.V.)

Jake smiles as he sees Lanna hugging Sora and checking him for injuries, despite the teen assuring her he is fine. Funnily enough Kairi was doing the same to Riku, he'd remember to tease them all later...and get Riku back for his smart ass comment.

"Which way do we go from here, Ada? We got about two hours left and I don't want to run out the clock." Jake asks the spy hoping it'd be close and finally get Lanna cured. Then focus on saving the Redfield and Kennedy parents.

"We're almost there. We have two more area's to get through," Ada said looking at Jake and turned to look at Lanna. "It's gonna cut it close, but if we hustle we can get there." Lanna looked at Ada and nodded. "Tight time crunch, but we can get to the machine," she said positively, shocking Sherry. She smirked at the others. "Let's get our asses in gear."

Ada nodded, grinning. "Let's go," she said as she headed down the ladder with the others right behind her and pushed open a gate, revealing a hill that went up to the camp.

The group moves forward and sees a bunch of Neo Shadow heartless in the path. Sora grins as he decides it's time to use his other forms. "Donald! Let's go Wisdom form to cut a path for our friends!"

Donald nodded, grinning. "Okay!" he said as he got ready to merge with the teen. The others watched curiously, wondering what was going to happen.

"Donald!" Sora calls as he focuses his magic, Donald turning into a blue ball of light that merges with Sora in a sphere of crystallized light magic. Before shattering in a bright glow that envelops the teen's form before revealing his clothing had chanced colors. Mainly black and blue in color now with blue flame designs on his pants legs and sleeves. He was twirling his keyblade in his hand and what really got everyone's attention was the blue glow coming off the bottom of his feet. It was causing him to hover off the ground and in an instant shoots off toward his enemies using magic dash.

Only this time they could tell he was MUCH faster with it. As he made three afterimages seemingly moving side by side with Sora as he charged toward then heartless horde blocking their path!

"Follow me guys! I'll blast the heartless away and Riku will kill any that are lucky enough to get passed me!" Sora calls to Lanna and his friends before charging his magic as he closed in on the heartless.

"Blizzaga! Blizzaga! Blizzaga! Blizzaga! Blizzaga!" Sora chants the magic as it shoots it off a HUGE crystallized ice that pierces the Neo Shadows. On the fifth one however was when the chain took effect, firing five giant sized Ice chunks wiping out more heartless than the previous ones.

Lanna and the others' followed after Sora and Riku, amazed by what Sora was doing in his new form. "Goofy, what is that?" Sherry asked surprised. Goofy smiled as he looked at her. "That's his Wisdom Drive," he said and explained the Drives to them and what Donald's and his connections to the drives.

"That's...amazing!" Sherry breathed as she looked at the teens. "Hard to believe he has that much power..." Kairi grinned. "He and Riku are the best," she said as her eyes glanced at Riku as he followed after Sora. She looked up to see infected coming their way. "Crap, here they come!" Ada took her gun out, shooting at the infected and to their horror another machine gun wielder. "Great..." she said.

"Time to test how powerful the Elephant Killer is now." Jake said pulling out his Elephant Killer magnum and started firing in rapid fire toward the machine gun wielder. Making it flinched and stumble back from the quick repeated fire of all six bullets.

Sora not knowing of the machine gunner was focused on casting his next magic chain as the heartless tried to beat him by surrounding him. "Firaga! Firaga! Firaga! Firaga! Firaga!" Sora chants as he hovers toward where the heartless were most concentrated. Burning through multiple with his flames and killing most of them before the fifth came into effect. Completely surrounding Sora in a fiery wall that burned multiple Neo Shadows that got too close to ashes. A Neo Shadows tried getting Sora from above, but Sora shot up in the air twirling his keyblade to deflect the Neo Shadow's claws and cut it down.

Wild Dance

Sora heard in his head as he knew of that reaction command. One that only happens when Neo Shadows try that jumping claw attack of theirs...

Riku meanwhile was busy slashing down Neo Shadows left and right with practiced ease. Before focusing his powers of light and darkness into his keyblade, before spinning toward the enemy. "Chaos Breaker!" Riku shouts spinning first with light powering his keyblade and slashes down a few Neo Shadows with a few still standing, before spinning back to finish them off as his keyblade is covered in darkness. Killing them off and checking around to see his opponents are all dead. While Sora is making short work of the Neo Shadows on his end.

Lanna and Ada were taking care of the infected and helping Jake when needed. Goofy and Kairi protected Sherry and Elly, keeping any stray infected away from the pair. The Machine gun wielder growled as it aimed at Jake, shooting at him but stumbled as a bullet hit in the head, knocking him back. Lanna smirked as she ducked under an arm before grabbing it and twisting it roughly, breaking it and fired at the infected that came after her.

Jake smirked as he finished reloading his magnum and shot the heavy machine gunner three more times before it finally died. Putting it away, Jake brings out a Samurai Edge and starts shooting any that got too close to Sherry. Keeping a careful eye on Kairi and shot one infected about to sneak up on her from her left. Making it groan in pain and stumble from being shot in the eye.

"Thundaga! Thundaga! Thundaga! Thundaga! Thundaga!" Sora chants focusing more magic into his next and last magic chain he has energy for right now into eliminating multiple Neo Shadows in a rain of Lightning bolts. The fifth one causing the biggest amount that people could mistake as God's wrath being brought down on some unfortunate soul. Killing the last remaining Neo Shadows around Sora and felt his drive form finally give out. Donald reappearing next to Sora as both gave each other a thumbs up.

"Just like old times, Donald! Far too easy!" Sora said with a confident smirk on his face, despite allowing himself time to catch his breath and recover his magic by using some ethers.

Donald grinned as he panted a bit. "Yeah..." He breathed, "Just like old times." He chuckled and sat up, stretching a bit as he looked at the others, seeing them gather what gold and ammo and health they could find. Ada looked at Sora and Riku, nodding. "Nice work you guys," she said, grinning at them. Lanna looked at Sora and nodded, smiling.

"You were awesome," she said as there was a destroyed building in front of them that they could easily pass and enter another area where a gate was open. "The lab is beyond the area we're ready to pass."

"Then let's get to it!" Sora cheers as Riku again had to restrain Sora from running ahead of the group. Looking at Ada, Riku gave a polite smile. "Ada? Would you mind leading the way to keep us from getting lost?"

Ada smiled and nodded. "Of course," she said as she started walking, leading the group through the open area with the metal gate that opened up. Revealing make shift stairs and into another open area that showed the sea. Ada looked around the area, not seeing anything but a four infected. Ada and Lanna took care of them easily. "The lab is down this hallway." She pointed towards the left and frowned, remembering another opened area. "We may have some trouble with more infected. This area is where you need a card key to open up. It's where Leon saved Ashley for the last time."

"How bad could it be?" Sora asks not noticing Riku look at Sora in horror for saying that one damn sentence.

"Oh God we are in for it now..." Riku groaned as Jake patted Riku's back in sympathy, he too knew of how shit tends to hit the fan when people say that.

"It can always get bad, Sora. That's lesson one in surviving," Ada said, brow raised as she started walking down the sandy hall and jumped down the ladder. She remembered the room very well, as it was the room where she had stabbed Leon in the leg because he had been choking her. Lanna jumped down after her and noticed the worry on the older woman's face, brow raised. "Ada?" she asked.

"This is where I had to stab you dad," Ada said. "He was losing it." She looked at Lanna cautiously as the others joined them. Lanna nodded. "Hey! I'm not gonna start choking anyone!" she protested, though...she felt the urge to attack someone, anyone in the room. She groaned softly and shook her head.

"Lanna, you okay?" Sora asks seeing her appear to have either a headache or be in some kind of pain.

Lanna nodded slowly. "Yeah..." she said and looked at him, smiling weakly. "Just...don't get too close. Just...in case." She didn't want to attack anyone as she could feel the plaga moving around inside of her. Ada watched her warily, her hand on her knife just in case.

"Don't worry, Lanna, just hang in there okay? We'll get you to the machine in time." Sora said with a look of determination in his eyes to save Lanna.

Lanna smiled lightly at him. "Thank you," she said and groaned as she doubled over, holding her stomach as she grunted, shaking heavily and stumbled a bit, nearly hitting Sora.

"Lanna?!" Sora calls out to his love interest/secret girlfriend in concern. Placing a supportive and caring hand on her shoulder.

Lanna panted heavily as she leaned into him. The veins showed up on her arms again, but from the position that she and he were in the others couldn't see. She stood up slowly, her hand reaching out towards him as if she was ready to touch his face but her hands latched onto his throat, squeezing as her eyes were revealed to him and the others. They were red. She started to choke Sora, her face blank of all emotion.

"Lanna!" Sherry cried out as Kairi moved towards Lanna and Sora, grabbing at Lanna's arm to try to help Sora, but cried out when her face was greeted with Lanna's elbow. Kairi cried out as she held her face, stumbling backwards till Goofy caught her.

"Kairi! Sora!" Riku called out in worry looking at Kairi before grabbing Lanna from behind with his arms restraining hers. Trying to pry them away from Sora's throat, pulling back with his foot against her back for leverage. He was shocked that Lanna was actually resisting him as normally he knew his superhuman strength would outclass her own.

Lanna released Sora but only to spin around and tackled Riku to the ground, both knees pressing hard into his chest. She was stronger now as she pushed against Riku's arms, her face still blank and cold. This wasn't the Lanna they all knew as the woman in front of them was possessed. Ada ran forward and tackled Lanna off Riku, pinning her. "Lanna...forgive me..." she said, grunting as she grabbed her knife and stabbed Lanna in the hip.

An ear piercing scream was heard as Lanna's system got the jolt it needed, breaking the spell. Lanna cried out as the intense pain surged through her entire body. "Fuck!" she yelled and looked up at Ada, seeing the look on her face and pushed the older woman off her. She looked at Kairi's bleeding nose, the startled looks of Sora and Riku. "No...not again..." She gripped Ada's blade and yanked it out of her hip, tossing it to the ground, her blood gleaming on the blade. She felt horrible and moved away from Sherry and Elly, quickly leaving the room, leaving a thin trail of blood behind her.

"Lanna!"

"Come back, please!" Sora calls to her rushing after her with Jake following in step behind Sora due to how fast Sora can run.

Lanna ran down the hallway but had to stop as she was weakened from the stab and from being possessed again. She fell to her knees, panting as the tears ran freely. "Dammit!" she said, hitting the ground with her fists. She felt weak and useless.

"Lanna!" Sora and Jake called as they came to a stop next to her. Sora hugged her despite her protests he kept hugging her. Refusing to let go, refusing to give up on her when he knew she needed him most. He would never let her face this mess alone because he loves her and wanted to be by her side. Jake merely watched from next to her, a calming hand on her shoulder to show his support and care for her.

"Lanna, you need to breathe now and stop blaming yourself for what happened. It wasn't your fault, Lanna, and you know it." Jake says trying to ease his little sister's mind of any self loathing she feels.

Lanna shook heavily against Sora and hiccuped. "I can feel it...I can feel the thing inside of me, Jake...I don't feel like myself anymore.." she said weakly. She leaned against Sora, feeling his arms around her. She felt sick to her stomach, her hip throbbing. "I don't know when it'll take over again..."

"But we're so close, Lanna, just a little longer and we'll make it to the machine to get you cured. Then we save your parents together, just have faith a little longer, please, for me" Sora tells Lanna pleadingly hoping to get through to her in her distressed state, hoping to give her hope and determination one more push that she really needs right now.

"Spikes is right, little red. No way we're letting you give up when we're so close to saving you. Just trust us and trust yourself for a little longer, we won't let you fall here. Not like this and not now" Jake says agreeing with Sora as he gives her shoulder a firm squeeze to show his resolve to save her. While Sora tightened his hug letting her feel how he loves her and will risk anything for her.

Lanna sniffed and wiped her eyes as she breathed heavily. She knew they were right but the doubt was still there. She had seen the looks of shock on Sora's face as she tried to strangle him, her attack on Riku, and hitting Kairi. "...You don't hate me?" she asked softly, looking at the two of them. She gripped Sora's hand tightly as well as Jake's, needing them both more than ever.

"Lanna, none of us can hate you for something beyond your control." Jake says with a gentle assuring tone few people ever get to hear. Something he'd make sure Spikes kept quiet about later, but right now he had to comfort Lanna.

"Lanna, I love you. I could never hate you and I won't leave you like this, so please let me help you" Sora says sincerely resting his forehead against her own as he wipes her tears away.

Lanna held the back of Sora's head, leaning into him and smiled softly. "Thank you," she said softly. She looked at the two, feeling calmer. "Sora? I love you, too." She was honest about her feelings. She didn't want him to leave her side as she didn't want to lose anyone. She looked at Jake and smiled. "Thanks big brother."

"No problem, little red," Jake said before offering her a hand. "Now as much as I'd love to let you love birds have some alone time, I believe time is still against us." Jake says as Sora gives a sheepish grin and stands up with offering Lanna a hand to her as well.

Lanna blushed heavily at Jake's words but smiled and took their hands, standing slowly and winced as she looked at her hip. "Ow...Ada got me good," she said.

"I'll carry you, Lanna," Sora says picking her up bridal style, making Jake smirk as he sees Sora running back to the group. Running behind him and enjoying the flustered look on Lanna's face as he knew she could see him smirking at her situation. Oh yes, he'll be teasing the hell out of them both once all was said and done.

Lanna blushed heavily when Sora picked her up and held onto him. She could see Jake smirk and groaned inwardly as she knew the teasing they would be getting when this was over. Sherry looked up, relieved to see the others back with Lanna and moved towards them. "You're back!" she said.

"Yeah, but we need to hurry. Ada, can you guide us to the machine please." Sora asks not wanting to risk the chance of something else distracting them. Lanna's life was on the line and they still had the parents to save after that in less than two hours. Time was definitely not on their side...

Ada nodded. "Yeah. It's actually through the room that Lanna ran through," she said as she led the group through the open area where buildings on metal stilts. "The room is under ground." Lanna nodded weakly as she leaned against Sora. "Good..." she said as she felt exhausted. Ada ran a keykard through the card reader and the door opened. "This way," she said. Sherry followed after them with the others behind. Two infected with shields greeted them.

"Don't have time for this!" Donald growled in irritation as he saw the infected and marched forward and fired a firaga spell at them, killing them both. Goofy blinked in surprise at that, stunned. "Dang Donald!" he said.

"Nice going, Donald!" Sora praised the mage of Disney Castle, glad to have them out of the way quickly. Riku too had to smirk seeing Donald's symbolic temper make short work of those enemies.

Jake rushes ahead to pick up the items and tosses Ada some ammo for her crossbow. "Got some arrows for you super spy."

Ada smirked. "Thanks," she said as she loaded her crossbow she nodded at Donald. "Nice one." Donald panted and looked sheepish. "Thanks," he said as Ada pushed open a door, revealing a large room. She grinned. "We're almost there guys! Just beyond this room." Kairi looked relieved. "Good," she said as she didn't want to put up with a possessed Lanna much longer. It was starting to get to her.

"Well what are we waiting for?" Sherry asked grinning as she looked at the others. "Let's get to the machine!" Goofy grinned as he looked around. "Should we check for supplies here?"

"I'll check and make sure no one jumps us from beyond the door. Ada, take the others through it and I'll catch up after I finish my sweep." Jake says taking command this time as he checks his guns to make sure they are fully loaded before looking around the room.

Ada nodded as she led the others out of the room and into a short hallway. "Almost there," she said. "It's just beyond the doors." Lanna held onto Sora, feeling hopeful as they neared the end, but she felt off. It felt too easy as they entered a small room and nestled in the middle of the room was the machine they had been searching for. Ada looked surprised, but grateful that the machine was still here. "Sora, set her into the seat," she said.

Doing as she said, Sora sets Lanna down on the seat gently. "It's gonna be okay, Lanna."

Lanna looked at him and smiled lightly. "I know," she said and held his hand. "This is part of what we fought for." She was nervous as hell as she remembered her dad saying it was a painful process and than Ada saying the same thing. She let out a breath as she leaned back into the seat and swallowed as clamps went around her wrists and ankles. Ada went behind the control panel and looked at Lanna. "Are you ready?" she asked.

"Yes," Lanna said nodding at the woman. Ada looked at the console and hit the button. Two prong type pieces came out and the tips were glowing bright light as they hovered over Lanna's chest.

It was then the speakers around the room cracked to life. "Ah, it seems the rats have finally found the cheese, too bad you sprung a trap as you grabbed it." Maleficent voiced called out as everyone could hear thuds of heavy footsteps coming toward Lanna and the machine. Sora and Riku taking guard between whatever was making those sounds and Lanna behind them.

"You didn't really think we'd let you use it without a little test did you? Consider this a blast from the past, but also improved from it's inferior ancestor." Maleficent told them as the footsteps grew loud, but never changing it's pace yet. Sora and Riku look at the being with surprise in their eyes at the one B.O.W. Maleficent sent after them.

Lanna, Sherry, and Ada paled as they saw the monster that entered the room. It was Nemesis, but it clearly had some upgrades as well. It was even uglier than the regular one. "Shit...we're in trouble," Lanna said, her eyes wide and fear raced through her. "Nemesis." Ada swore heavily under her breath. "It has the G-virus," Ada and Sherry said together as it's left shoulder was larger than the other as a large eye glared at the group. It's hands cracked and groaned while the fingers crazed against the floor. The nails were coated in fresh blood.

"Riku, we have to keep that thing from interfering with Lanna's treatment." Sora said glaring at the monster as he and Riku took their battle stances.

"I know, Sora, but we can't use our limit break or more powerful magics." Riku said gritting his teeth in annoyance and frustration that they have to hold back against a dangerous foe in an enclosed space. "If we do, we'll risk hurting Lanna or destroying the equipment in the crossfire."

"I know, I know..." Sora said trying to think of someway out of this, before a risky idea hit him. "Riku, I'll be the attacking force while you use Dark Barrier to block him. I'll use Valor Form's speed and strength to force him out of the building. Once out, we can him it full force." Sora suggests giving Goofy a glance as a silent asking of permission to combine with Sora.

"It could work, but be careful Sora. You can't use magic in that form after all." Riku warns his friend as the creature walks closer and Sora waits to see if Goofy will agree to this. He didn't want Goofy or Donald to feel forced to use Drive Forms with him after all.

Nemesis walked towards them, but his eyes were on Lanna and the machine. He growled, teeth bared in a permanent sneer. "Lanna...die..." It growled. Lanna swallowed as she stared at the monster and stared at Ada and the others, fear in her eyes. "Guys..." she said weakly.

Goofy nodded at Sora and looked at Lanna, grinning. "Don't worry, Lanna," he said. "We'll take care of it. Sora, let's due this!" He was ready to help Sora. Ada looked at Sora. "I'll take care of Lanna and the machine. You two take care of this." Sherry held Elly close against her.

"Give me strength!" Sora cries as Goofy turns into a red orb flying into Sora as his outfit changes in the light. Revealing itself to be mainly red and black in color with two keyblades in hand. What got everyone, except Riku and Donald, curious was the red sparks going all over his form and blades. The second keyblade being red and black in design with fins for the teeth of the keyblade. An ogre face on the guard and a sake bottle attached to the key chain. This keyblade is Guardian Soul.

"Let's do this!" Sora announces to Riku lunging toward the Nemesis 2.0 with surprising speed to nearly everyone in the room. Slashing at Nemesis 2.0 and starting his slashing barrage. Not only surprising it in how much more stronger Sora was compared to what the data had told it about Sora's power levels previously, but also it couldn't move it's body to counter attack easily. Like the body was trying to fight off a paralyzing agent. Sora seeing this decides to knock it further back with a heavy cross slash marking a big X on it's chest. Riku seeing it knocked back gets ready to use Dark Barrier in case of counter attacks.

Knowing all too well this creature wouldn't take that barrage lying down.

Nemesis growled as it was knocked back and snarled, eyes flashing and lunged at Riku, sending out a tentacle at the boy. The machine started to whir and crackle as Lanna watched the lasers hit her chest and cried out from shock and pain. She squirmed against the binds as she could hear Nemesis sent out another tentacle at Sora.

"Dark barrier!" Riku shouts as the Tentacles rebound against the barrier. The Tentacles unable to pierce the barrier, but as the barrier drops. Sora rushes for and jumps over another lunge of the Tentacles. Slashing three times before bringing his blades together with fierce red energy crackling along the blades. "Omega Finale!" Sora shouts slamming his blades down. Nemesis stepping back barely avoiding the slash, but caught off guard from the energy released by the blades shooting out. Hitting it head on and knocking it through the ceiling as Sora jumps up after it.

"You guys stay here and protect Lanna during the operation! We'll keep big and ugly busy!" Riku calls jumping up after them through the hole toward the sounds of combat. Jake soon busting down the door and pointing his gun around the room checking for the source of noise he heard. " I came as soon as I heard sounds of crashing and explosions. Is everyone okay?"

Sherry looked at him and nodded. "Yeah...Maleficent sent a new Nemesis after Lanna," she said, hearing the whimpers of pain coming from Lanna as the operation continued. Her teeth gritted as she struggled against her binds.

Nemesis growled as he was pushed back by the attacks. It lashed out again, it's eyes flashing as the tentacles lashed out at the two, moving faster than the last time. He ran at Riku, claws back as it slashed viciously, trying to take Riku by surprise.

Sora quickly deflects the tentacle and cuts it as Riku deflects it and deadlocks with the claws. Struggling to keep the Nemesis back, before Sora slashes it's back and uses another Omega Finale to knock it into the air. Jumping after it and dodging a retaliating tentacle at the same time Sora lashes out in an aerial barrage. Finishing up as he moves back with both glowing. Aiming right for the Nemesis's heart as it lashes out with it's claws.

"Omega Finale!" Sora shouts thrusting them toward the claw blocking his aim for it's chest. Breaking it's claws as Nemesis was sent flying from the light enhanced keyblades did serious damage to it's right arm. It's claws on that hand having to be grown back and it's flesh cut deep inside along the arm length.

Sora watched with a raised eyebrow as the flesh tried to piece itself back together. 'Some sort of science version of Cure magic? Whatever it is, that could be a pain. I'm already on a time limit as it is in this form and we have no idea how long Lanna needs to be cured.' Sora thought with a determined look as Riku moved in front of Sora with his blade raised for combat.

"Good idea knocking it out of the building, Sora, now we can fight with no restrictions." Riku complemented as Sora only nodded before both dodge more tentacles. Both dead locking against the Nemesis's claws now that it's arm had finished regenerating.

Nemesis roared loudly and ran at the pair as it had been knocked out and swiped at them repeatedly. Sending out more tentacles at the boys, it's large eye glaring at the pair hatefully. "Die!" it growled. It's footsteps were so heavy it caused the ground to shake heavily under their feet.

"You first!" Riku shoots back as he launches a Dark Firaga at the creature, only to let out a gasp of surprise as it lunges through the smoke of the explosion. Barely having time to raise his keyblade in defense to get stumbling backwards. It lunges with it's right claw to kill him and be able to focus on the other boy.

"Strike Raid!" Sora's voice shouts and gets Nemesis's attention. Only to be forced to defend from Sora's keyblade being thrown at it. Knocking it off course and miss Riku as Sora materializes his keyblade to keep throwing it again and again. Sora materializes it once last time to throw it with both hands during his limit break to have more power in this throw. Nemesis tries to deflect it like the other ones, only to see it's claws get broken by the keyblade and get hit in the face by the flying weapon.

Holding it's face in pain for a second it let's go of it's face roaring at them in time to see a barrage of Dark Firagas hitting it all over it's body. Riku soon stops firing sweating as he pants lightly starting to feel tired from the constant fighting and having little food in his system. "Sora...We need to end this soon, I feel like my stomach is running on empty again and these fights are dragging out too long." Riku advises his friends who nods in understanding with a look of worry.

"I know Riku, just hang in there. This guy's is almost finished. I think we should use Eternal Session on it. With our limit break we might cause enough damage that it can't regenerate fast enough to survive " Sora said seeing the Nemesis is badly hurt from their combined assaults and healing slowly. They had to finish this fight soon as they knew the closer to death an enemy is, the more desperate and dangerous they become.

This was especially true for heartless and nobodies.

Nemesis roared loudly and lunged at the two full force, it's broken claws out as it sent sharpened tentacles at the pair. It's heart beating against it's chest and the eye swirled heavily in the shoulder. "DIE!" it growled. It had every intention of impaling them on the tentacles.

"Riku!"

"I got it." Riku and Sora both say before vanishing from sight, only to reappear stabbing Nemesis repeatedly. Nemesis tries to counter, but misses as they vanish again and stab it from two different sides again. Keeping up the pressure, both vanish in another burst of speed to gain some distance and bombard the Nemesis with multiple Dark Firagas. Each shot heavily wounding the creature as it was pushed back some more. Once the bombardment stopped, Nemesis desperately and furiously lashed out it's tentacles. Sora took the lead as they closed in spinning thirteen blades to cut through the tentacles. Before both Riku and himself focused light and darkness into their blades. Adding additional power and range to their keyblades as they slashed Nemesis four times, before bringing out one more thirteen blades to rapidly slash into Nemesis.

It was barely alive at this point, desperately trying to regenerate as it's arms were badly damaged and bleed profusely. It's main body barely holding together and it's heart exposed. Even the eye on it's shoulder and it's face was almost completely destroyed. Slowly regenerating and making weak growls of rage and pain as both Sora and Riku decide to finish this.

"Give me strength!"

"You're gonna lose it all!" Sora and Riku shout in unison as both keyblades are thrown into the air on opposite sides of Nemesis 2.0. The B.O.W. too weak and slow to get out of the way as both keyblades bombard whatever was between them with blasts of light and darkness. An explosion goes off from the multiple blasts as a blinding light appears, only to die down revealing the B.O.W. no better than torn pieces of flesh as a barely held together torso.

It was this moment Sora's drive form finally wore off and Goofy appeared next to Sora. Sora and Riku both panting lightly from exhaustion from all the fighting they had been doing, but give each other a smile. Glad to have each other as a friend to count on and fight side by side with. Sora soon gazes at the hole he jumped out of in worry.

"We should go check on the others, make sure they're okay." Sora says wanting to be there for Lanna, Riku smiles in understanding.

"Sounds like a plan, Sora, let's go." Riku agrees getting a grateful nod from Sora before he turned his attention to Goofy. "Thanks for your help, Goofy. Having Valor Form made it easier to protect Lanna and fight off that monster."

Goofy grinned and nodded. "Your welcome, Sora. I don't mind helping out at all," he said and he didn't. He enjoyed helping him out as they were friends. Plus he knew how was worried about Lanna. He smirked at the teen and nudged him lightly. "Come on, romeo. Your girl is waiting for you."

They could hear a scream from the room as Lanna as the process finished. The screen showed the Plaga dissolving as the lasers finished destroying it. Lanna slumped back into the chair, the pain easing up as she breathed heavily. Sherry moved closer as the binds released the girls wrists. "Lanna?" she asked worriedly. Lanna didn't speak but gave a weak thumbs up.

"Lanna! Are you okay?!" Sora calls rushing down the hole from the roof/ceiling into the room Lanna was in. Quickly making his way to her.

"Well the hero finally returns," Jake said with a mix of humor and relief in his tone. After hearing all the roaring and explosions he was worried how they were doing up there. So seeing Sora next to Lanna, Riku walking over to Kairi and checking on her, and Goofy chatting with Donald like it was just a day in their normal lives. It was a relief everyone was okay after that fight.

Lanna looked up at Sora and smiled lightly at him. "I'm alright," she said. She had heard the roaring like the rest of them and was worried. "I don't feel like a rag doll anymore." She touched his face gently, looking worried. "But...are you okay?" She looked him over, looking for wounds. Kairi smiled at Riku. "I'm glad your back," she said, hugging him tightly. Sherry grinned as she saw the group.

"I'm fine, Lanna, Riku and I took care of that B.O.W., but I will admit that it was pretty stubborn." Sora says honestly not wanting to worry her and still keeping her in the loop.

"I won't let you be alone, Kairi, not on my watch." Riku assures Kairi sincerely as he hugs her, feeling right at place with her.

Kairi nodded as she hugged him tightly, relieved that he and Sora were alive. She was glad that Lanna had that parasite out of her body.

"I'm glad," Lanna said softly. "I don't want to lose you." She kissed his cheek gently. Elly made a face at that while Sherry and Ada grinned. Jake seeing Elly make a face couldn't help wanting to tease her a bit.

"Now, now, Elly, don't you want the same thing from your own prince charming someday?~" Jake teases ruffling her hair gently, he loved messing with Lanna and Elly, they always had such cute and funny reactions.

Elly pouted at that. "Boys are icky!" she said, swatting his hands away as her hair was now messy and sticking up in places. Sherry chuckled at that, watching the two. "They are now, but wait till you grow up," she said. Elly's eyes widened comically at that. "What?! No! I don't want to grow up!" she wailed.

"I'm afraid we don't have any say in that matter, kid." Jake said with a teasing grin on his face, Riku and Sora both chuckle seeing Jake enjoy his time with his niece. Though Riku reluctantly decided they needed to keep moving.

"Ada, I think we should be going if we are to have a chance of rescuing the Redfield and Kennedy family." Riku says hoping to save them while they have time.

Ada nodded at him. "Yeah. Lanna is safe now but now we have two families to save and a baby," she said, groaning softly. She wasn't big on babies as she was awkward with them. "Let's go." Lanna nodded. "Let's go," she said as started walking down the hallway that led out to open area. She looked at the lift that led to the place where Leon had killed Saddler in his final form. "Okay...there's the lift and cave is a back way out of here." There was boulder's nestled near the entrance and there was another entrance.

"We're almost there, how long we have Jake?" Sora asks the former mercenary.

"We got one hour and fifteen minutes, guys. We need to hustle." Jake said with a frown on his face, they were cutting it close and the battles weren't helping.

Lanna and Ada shared a look, nodding. "It'll be this way," Lanna said and headed to the second entrance way. Ada followed after her. The scent of darkness would hit them. Lanna grunted. "Ugh...it's intense..."

Riku scowled as he smelled the darkness, clearly it was Simmons's scent and he had gotten stronger since last time. Worse he could smell heartless with him, he just wasn't sure how many there were.

"Simmons is close guys and he's got heartless with him." Riku warns the group as he follows Ada's lead. "Ada, I'll help you fight Simmons since I'm familiar with his fighting style. Sora, I want you and Kairi to focus on protecting the group from the heartless. That goes double for the Redfield family as Simmons might get desperate and order the heartless to kill them in hopes of distracting us." Riku explains his plan to the group, giving both Sora and Kairi a look with determination.

Sora seeing it knew Riku truly believed he could win and decided to trust him after a few seconds of considering. "Fine, I suppose you prove a point. Just don't lose Riku, you hear me? You're not allowed to lose to anyone except me." Sora said to his best friend reminding him of their little rivalry. Bringing a small smile to Riku who nodded in acceptance.

"Fine, but you better get stronger, Sora, or you'll never be able to beat me again." Riku says smirking as Sora smirks back accepting Riku's challenge and taking it as a promise to win.

Kairi nodded, looking determined. She almost winced at how blank Ada's face was. She didn't know the woman well enough or else she would have seen her eyes narrow a bit. Ada was looking forward to fighting Simmons as she wanted him gone more than anyone. "Right" she said to Riku.

Elly looked at Riku and Sora. "I can see my parents again?" she asked, hopefully.

"You will, no matter what we will save them." Sora promises as Riku and Kairi nod their heads in agreement. No matter what they would reunite this poor girl with her family and destroy anything that gets in their way.

"Be safe," Lanna said to them, her eyes landing on their faces before turning to Sora. "You better come back to me." Ada loaded her gun up as they moved closer to the room where Chris and Jill are located.

"We will, Lanna! Believe in us and we'll be back!" Sora said smiling at her over his shoulder, earning a smile from her before he turned his attention ahead. Riku walking in step with Kairi, Ada at point, and Sora himself bringing up the rear.

(Scene Change: Simmons, Chris, and Jill 3rd P.O.V.)

Chris watched with a mix of hope and worry as the keybearers and Ada all walked toward the room holding their cells. Though a part of him was curious why Lanna and Jake weren't coming. True they could be staying back to guard Sherry and Elly, but Donald and Goofy alone might've been enough...Unless they might know about the heartless here, but how would they know?

"Looks like only the keyblade wielders and Ada are coming. I wonder what they're thinking?" Chris murmurs to himself, but a part of him knew Jill still heard. Being married to her taught him real fast that woman had both sensitive hearing and radar. Not once has Elly been able to win in hide seek or hide anything from her mother.

Jill watched the scene, frowning. "Ada...has her own grudge against Simmons," she said, remembering what Leon had told her of what little he knew of the connection between Simmons and Ada and supposedly dating. "I just hope they know what they're getting into..." Neither of them knew that Sora and Riku could detect Darkness. Lanna and Jake could too but not as strong as the boys.

(P.O.V change, 3rd person for everyone.)

The door soon opened with a flash bang being thrown into the room. As Chris watched it fly into the room, he could help the resigned sigh. 'I should've figured Ada would start like this.' Chris thought just before the flash grenade hit the floor near the cages. Making him and Jill wince from the flash and sound. As did the heartless and Simmons to a lesser degree, while the door fully slammed open. Allowing Sora, Riku, Kairi, and Ada to storm in and start laying waste to heartless Simmons had stationed in the room with him. Killing off 23 of them before Simmons got back his wits as did the heartless. Now only having seven of them left.

three Neo Shadows near Simmons, Two Defenders near the cages, and two Green Requiems floating above everyone acting as healers. Making sure to stay on opposite ends of the room to heal the heartless or Simmons when needed. Sora seeing the Green Requiems gave Kairi a hand gesture toward them silently telling her those heartless needed to be killed first.

Kairi nodded at him as she gripped her Keyblade as she moved slowly. "Okay...do we start shooting?" she asked, nervously as she saw the Green Requiems. She didn't know why she was so nervous all the sudden as she did some training but this was different. She could see Elly's parents in the cages.

"Go on my signal." Riku discretely orders Sora and Kairi, giving them a look that said not to argue. "Once Simmons is distracted by Ada and myself, take out the heartless in the room. Then make sure to protect Chris and Jill from our fight."

Kairi nodded at that. "Okay," she said as Ada gripped her gun. "Ready when you are," she said, her tone tight and ready as she wanted to finish Simmons.

"Dark Firaga!" Riku shouts firing a dark firaga at Simmons who dodges, only to raising his arms in defense as Riku slams his Way to Dawn keyblade against Simmons's darkness coated arms to keep them from being cut off. "Go!" Riku shouts as both Simmons and Riku breaks off landing on their feet away from each other.

As they did, Simmons noticed Sora and Kairi both taking out a green requiem with three slashes. Before focusing their attention on the Defenders. Riku himself was acting as a guard between the Redfield family and the heartless after them. Swiftly cutting down one and keep the other two from getting close.

Simmons turned to look towards Ada and ducked as an arrow went sailing over his head and hit the wall. The arrow beeped before exploding behind Simmons, knocking him forwards. "Tsk, Ada, I should have known you would have tried something like that," he growled. Ada smirked a bit as she looked at Simmons. "Yes, considering you think you know everything about me," she taunted as she took out her machine gun and shot at him.

Sora soon finishes off the Defender he was fighting and looks to see how Kairi and Riku are doing, both seem fine. But Kairi is struggling more than Riku is as he takes down another Neo Shadow. Seeing this Sora points his keyblade to the exposed back of the Defender with his keyblade's tip glowing red and fiery.

"Firaga!" Sora shouts as the large fireball slams into the heartless and sends it stumbling forward. "Finish it, Kairi!" Sora calls to his friend seeing she had an opening now, but hoped she could see it too.

Kairi nodded as she panted a bit, aiming her keyblade at the heartless. "Firaga!" she cried out as the fireball hit the heartless, killing it. She panted and dropped to one knee as she felt exhausted from the fight. She and Riku were fighting on empty and he was used to fighting more than she.

Sora seeing this grimaces seeing Riku worn out now, "You guys rest and protect the Redfield's, I'll back up Ada!" Sora says running off to where Simmons and Ada were busy fighting. Ada shooting at him with her machine pistol and her crossbow at times, as Simmons was using his darkness to try to overpower her in speed and strength. Plus his body having the virus inside to help him transform if things started looking dangerous too.

Simmons growled as he kept the darkness up and strong as it blocked the bullets. "Ada...come on now...you can't run from me forever," he said, trying to goad her into joining him. "Together we can help bring a new order to this world." Ada growled and kept shooting at him. "Not in this life time," she said as she dodged a darkness attack. She jumped, twisting in the air as she jumped over him and landed on her feet, shooting at his back.

"You really need to let the past go," she said, her tone cold and unfeeling as she as she emptied a clip into him, making the man stumble forward and grunt from pain. He turned around and slammed his fist into her chest, pushing Ada into the ground, pinning her there. "But we work well together," he purred in her ear.

"Back off creep!" Sora shouts slamming his keyblade into Simmons gut and sending him crashing against a wall. Looking at Ada concerned, Sora raises the keyblade over his head. "Heal!" Sora calls out as the green herb bloomed into a flower to heal Ada. Riku and Kairi watch silently as Riku tries to gather his strength again. While silently keeping an eye on Kairi and the Redfield parents looking at them both. Many emotions dancing in their eyes as they looked at the keybearers here to save them.

"You two going to be okay?" Chris finally finds himself asking as he looks at them both. While casting a glance to Ada and Sora's direction, as Sora's magic heals Ada.

Kairi panted and nodded slowly as she looked at Chris. "Yeah...just hungry," she said. "We had been kidnapped and only been surviving on Lanna's energy bars..." Jill blinked and chuckled softly at that. "That's Lanna for you," she said and looked worried at the two teens.

(Scene Change: Lanna and her group 3rd P.O.V.)

Lanna, Jake, Sherry, Donald, Goofy, and Elly all wait patiently as they hear the sounds of explosions further a head. Jake checking his guns while keeping an eye out for anything unusual. "They sure are taking a while..." Jake murmurs a bit nervous, but trying to hide it.

Sherry looked at him and nodded. "Yeah..." she said as Elly was getting antsy, squirming a bit in the older woman's arms as she wanted to see her parents badly. "Why aren't they here yet?" Elly asked softly.

"Don't worry Elly...they'll be here soon," Donald said to the girl, feeling nervous as well. Lanna was leaning against the wall, biting her lower lip as she was tossing a pebble up into the air and catching it. "We just have to think positive," she said but was worried about the group, especially Riku and Kairi since their energies would be really low from the lack of real food.

A portal soon formed behind her and Lanna almost fell in. Shrieking in panic as she jumped forward to right herself, but gasps in shock as a hand starts pulling her in. Jake seeing this grabs her and struggles to keep her out of the portal. "Get your hands off he-!" Jake shouts only to be cut off as both get yanked inside.

The others try to reach for them, but the Dark Corridor closes before anyone else can reach.

(Scene change: Secret lab corridor 3rd P.O.V.)

An empty lab corridor close to the baby room and the control room was currently empty before a dark portal appeared with Braig rushing out as he yanks Lanna and her surprise guest, Jake, out with her. The portal shutting as Braig watches them both struggle to push away the pain they feel in their hearts from being exposed to darkness like that.

"I told you we'd meet again, Lanna." Braig says before pinning Jake's gun arm to the ground under his boot. "No, no, no, bad boy. No shooting if you want my help saving little Matthew now." This got both of their undivided attention as they looked up at him shocked.

"Y-You..what do you know about Matthew you bastard?!" Jake says struggling to get Braig's foot off. He could hardly believe someone who looks so skinny could out muscle him until he remember Sora and Riku.

"Jake, calm down!" Lanna said to her friend and looked at Braig or #2. "Nice to see you again. If you're willing to help us than Matthew was already born." She looked at him, having a bit of a respect for the shadowy figure but she was wary as well. "What do you want in return for helping us find my baby brother?"

"Same deal as before, take out the cameras so I don't get seen. That said, if things get bad enough I will help you guys fight off any enemies. Plus as a sign of trust, here's a keycard to get into the room holding the kid." Braig says giving Lanna the keycard from his free hand. Jake reluctantly stops struggling, but still glares at who he assumes to be Xigbar that Sora told them about.

"What does Organization XIII get out of helping us? How do we know you have no intentions for Lanna and Sora?"" Jake questions making the man turn his hooded head toward them for a few seconds of silence, before stepping back to let Jake pick himself up. He removes his hood to show them his face, a man in his late thirties at most is staring back at them. With one yellow eye and one covered in an eye patch, but he had some scars on his face. Making Jake tense as he saw the signs of a veteran warrior in "Xigbar's" eyes and the scars only adding to his theory. He was a man with lots of experience in fighting and possibly war, these were the type of people you never underestimate.

"You know, that's a good question, but I'm afraid I have no answers for that. Truth is, you have no guarantees one way or the other. Mainly we need Sora for our plan to work and we need him alive, not dead. As for Lanna, I'm not quite sure if she's part of it or not just yet." Braig says truthfully, but keeping details few to avoid spoiling or revealing any plans that he did suspect. He knew Xehanort had plans, he just didn't know what they were...yet.

Lanna took the keycard and put it into her pocket. "Thanks," she said and tilted her head, thinking. So his boss had plans for her? That was interesting. She wasn't anything special so it left her confused. "Alright." She nodded as she understood his request and was even more surprised as she saw him reveal his face. He was handsome in a rough and tough way, but she could tell he wasn't someone to piss off either.

"The only thing that really binds us together is the witch, Wesker, Sora, and I for whatever reason," She said. "So...where first #2 or do prefer Xigbar?"

"Heh, you've done some homework it seems, but you can all me number two. I don't go by my former Nobody name anymore, no need for it." #2 said as he walked ahead to show them which way they needed to go. "Thankfully for us, I had Luis shut down a camera long enough for me to wreck their experimentation room. Allowing us a small chance to get the baby now that they have their attention divided into three places. Fixing the room and replacing equipment for some of the guards. Maleficent with Wesker to help his training, while the researchers are still making B.O.W.s and Simmons is off fighting Sora's little group."

#2 soon points at the door they need to go through as Jake watches number two carefully. "Just pass three rooms and the first door on the left is where you'll find the baby, but stealth is a must here little lady."

Lanna looked at #2. "Why do I have a feeling that something is gonna pop out at us when we headed down there," she said, brow raised at him. Lately their luck has been either too good or sucky and it would always come in waves. But she did feel better without that blasted plaga inside of her chest.

"Let me give you some age old wisdom. You know what they say about plan A?" #2 asks giving her a knowing smirk that seemed on the playful side, his smirk only grew when Jake stood protectively beside her. The guy had good instincts, but he was no threat to Braig and he knew that they both knew it.

"That it's most likely to fail?" Lanna guessed as she remember hearing something about it before from her lessons. She looked at Jake, knowing he was only trying to protect her, but she also didn't feel like she was in any danger from Braig. But she knew that was foolish for thinking as well.

"Right you are little lady! That's why everyone like to make a plan B if they have time to. Because plan A rarely survives contact on the field sadly. Which is why I am backing you up. In case you run into something you can't kill alone and we end up fighting an army. But that's an absolute last resort." #2 says making Jake nod in understanding.

"I suppose that makes sense, Lanna. Let's go, times not on our side and I rather save Matthew now while we still can." Jake says gesturing to the door. "Remember take out the cameras as you go into rooms, you two." #2 reminds them wanting to be sure they don't forget.

Lanna nodded at them both. "Okay," she said as she pulled out her gun and headed down the hallway. She smirked at #2. "Didn't forget." She looked at Jake. "Time for some fun." She headed down the hallway slowly and took out a camera that had been trailing on her and Jake since they entered the hallway.

"I see nothing so far..." Jake says quietly keeping his guard up listening for anything that could give away another's presence. Only hearing their footsteps and #2's behind them by a small distance. Probably about five to seven feet if he had to guess.

"Same but we have to be careful," Lanna said as they walked and soon stopped as they heard a wailing sound from one of the rooms. Lanna stiffened as she heard the wail and fought every urge to run. "Matthew..." She looked up and shot at another camera, her heart racing. A door slammed opened and out came five infected. Lanna's eyes flashed. "Don't have time for this." She urged her light into her gun, charging it and aimed, firing. A bright light shot from her gun and took out three infected in one go, their bodies exploding. Braig and Jake waste no time as they both instantly shot one infected each right through the head. Jake's target stumbled from being shot, while Braig's dropped dead. Jake charged the infected and shoved a light aura enhanced hand through it's chest, making it groan weakly as it dropped dead.

"Good job, now let's hurry." Jake said resisting every urge he had to tear through every wall and door in his way to find Matthew. Moving through the door with Lanna close behind, rushing into the next room as Jake shot the camera the instant he saw it.

"Good shooting, Wesker Jr." #2 says with a humored tone, but Jake just ignores him in favor of finding Matthew. Despite how much he wants to punch him right now.

The cries only grew louder as the group drew closer. "Should almost be there," she said. They were a door away from saving Matthew and took out another camera. "Jake...do you sense that?" she asked and looked at him. The air was tinged with darkness and it was fresh as well.

"We got company and it's heading in our direction. Guess someone must be checking why the cameras are going out." #2 says before Jake looks at him determined.

"Which way is the enemy coming from?"

"Down that other door on the opposite side of the room and coming fast. Why?"

"Get Lanna and Matthew out of here, I'll keep our guest busy." Jake requests as #2 nods in understanding and shrugs his shoulders. "Fine by me, hero, be my guest." #2 says with a small smile as Jake grimaces at that. He doesn't mind being Sherry's hero or anyone he considers family. But being called "hero" by this guy made Jake feel like he was both complemented and insulted at the same time.

Lanna sighed. "You better be safe, Jake," she said looking at the older man and looked at #2. "Let's get going. I have an idea of who it is." She looked at Jake, worried. The scent was getting stronger and heavy footfalls was heard in the hallway, heading straight towards them.

"As you wish, little red" #2 said only to wince from the chop to his head from Jake. "Only I get to call her that, she's my sister after all. You best get them both out of here safe or I will make it my mission to kill you." Jake warns coldly as he walks out the door, leaving an amused #2 smirking at the door that Jake locked behind him.

"Gutsy kid, I like that. Now, let's grab your brother and go, Lanna" #2 says with a small amount of respect for Jake, before directing his attention to Lanna holding out the card to open the door.

Lanna nodded as she swiped the card through the reader. "Yeah, he's a good guy," she said as the door opened, revealing a large room. On the counter was a plain bucket and inside was a squalling baby that was wrapped in blanket. Lanna looked around the room and shot at another camera and headed to the baby. "Matthew..."

"Huh, small little tyke isn't he? Rather scary how small we start out huh?" #2 says with a slightly amused tone to his voice, the irony was too good for him. Since to the baby they must be giants, but them...it's hard to imagine they start out so small.

Lanna chuckled softly as she picked up her baby brother, cradling him against her. "Yeah...it's hard to believe we all started out this small, no matter who they are," she said and looked up at him. "#2 or whoever your real name is, thank you." They wouldn't have found Matthew or gotten this close to her family without his help.

"Think nothing of it, just put on this cloak and keep the baby inside it. I don't want the dark Corridor affecting the baby. No one sent a newborn through a Dark Corridor before and I don't want to be the first." #2 said taking off the coat part of his cloak and revealing a Black muscle T-shirt underneath that was tight on him. Revealing more scars on his arms and chest that could be seen. Six pack abs that showed he was in great shape with a toned build to his body. He puts the cloak on Lanna carefully, making sure the baby is secure in her arms as the cloak is wrapped around her. "You ready, Lanna?"

"Yeah, I am," Lanna said nodding. She looked at him. "What about you? Won't the dark corridor affect you?" She knew what happened to those that went through that weren't protected and it hurt like hell. She held her brother close to her and wondered what was going on with Jake.

"I've done this a millions times, kid, I've grown use to the darkness." #2 said as he heard the emergency locking system activate on the door Jake crossed. "Kid must be trying to keep Wesker from getting in. Time to bail, Lanna!" #2 said as he uses the Dark Corridor and takes Lanna out of there safely without anyone knowing of their presence.

(Scene Change: Lab corridor 2 minutes ago 3rd P.O.V.)

Jake crosses the door and locks it behind him, waiting for Wesker to show up. Having no intentions of running or hiding and was pleased to see that there is few things to hide with. 'Good, that'll mean a straight up fight between me and Wesker.' Jake thinks waiting patiently for who he knows is coming.

Wesker turned the corner and entered the room. "So...you're the one that has been taking out the cameras. I must admit that was smart of you," he said slowly, his shades covering his eyes. He looked over Jake slowly. "Where's your little friend? Lanna? I'm surprised she let you out of her sight."

"Former mercenary, Wesker, you should've seen that coming. As for Lanna? I'm ending this nightmare of yours now for everyone's sake, especially for Lanna and Elly. Besides, this has been a long time coming," Jake replies as he draws his handgun making Wesker tense, but Jake makes no move to shoot yet.

Wesker smirked. "You think you and your friends will win?" he asked, tensing as he saw the gun and remembered what Maleficent had said about Sora teaching Jake and Lanna how to use Light powers. He had seen what they could do so far and knew they would be dangerous if they continued to practice and grow. They may even be on Riku's and Sora's level but different.

"Yeah, they will, but I intend to kill you so they don't have to" Jake said simply before shooting the control console on the door behind Wesker, forcing it to lock tight and quickly did the same to the door behind himself.

"That'll buy us about two to three minutes before the doors unlock. Which means you have nowhere to run," Jake informs Wesker knowing he knew this little feature of those doors. Putting his gun away as he got into his fighting stance light surrounding his form faster than it had before. 'Good to see my training is paying off.' Jake thought, glad it could cover his body faster now.

Wesker rolled his shoulders a bit. "Looks like you're getting better," he said as he eyed Jake. "But let's see how you can wield it." He summoned darkness to his fists and lunged at Jake quickly, his speed increasing since he had learned to control his darkness better. He aimed his hand at his face.

"Shit!" Jake cursed as he barely deflected the fist using his left arm just enough to dodge the punch. Using the momentum of his dodge, Jake spun around and hit Wesker with a round house kick to his midsection. What surprised Jake was that it didn't send him flying across the room like he expected, but rather made him stumble back a few feet. Rubbing the spot a bit, but showed no other signs of pain.

'Shit that didn't do much damage from the looks of it' Jake thought knowing if anyone was in real pain, they'd be more visible. Wesker hardly looked bothered, but clearly it had stung. So at least Jake knew he could hurt him.

"Not bad," Wesker said and lunged again, his fist pulled back and hit the younger man in the chest, sending him backwards as he kept the attacks up. He didn't give Jake time to respond and grabbed his arm, twisting it behind his back and slammed his boot into the man's back. "But you need to be better."

"Gah! Don't get so cocky!" Jake shouts rushing toward Wesker as he concentrated more light to his legs making it shine brighter than the rest of his body except his fists. As he rushes at Wesker faster than normal, but Jake could feel the strain of this stunt, he'd have to score some serious hits now.

Using Wesker's surprise at his speed that stunned him unable to react in time. Jake unleashes a stronger light enhanced palm strike to Wesker's chest. Making him crash against a wall before Jake charges with a double kick aimed at Wesker's chest, only to be blocked by Wesker's gunblade, hidden death.

His feet slamming into the flat of the blade as the force of the kick pushed Wesker deeper into the wall before Wesker lashes out with the blade to force Jake back. Jake flips in midair to right himself and land on his feet. Clicking his tongue in anger and annoyance as Wesker pulls himself out.

'Great, now things get harder...' Jake thinks hoping Lanna and Matthew are safe, as well a slim hope that the #2 guys comes back to save him too. Though Jake highly doubted the man would care for him, he still had hope that maybe #2 would come for him.

(Scene Change: Outside the Redfield prison cell 3rd P.O.V.)

Sherry, Elly, Donald, and Goofy were waiting for the battle to end anxiously as they could hear multiple explosions in there. Along with monster like roaring mixed with human war cries they recognized as Sora's and Riku's. All four of them were nervous for Lanna and Jake's mysterious disappearance and worried what to do. Before a portal like before appeared before them and Lanna came out holding something in a large black cloth in her arms. The man behind her however Donald and Goofy recognized as one of the nobodies Sora fought in Castle Oblivion, except his cloak was missing his coat.

If Donald and Goofy were the betting type, they'd assume Lanna is holding the cloak. Though why they had no idea, but put it away in favor of protecting Lanna. This guy DID try to kill them back then and they didn't know his intentions wasn't helping.

Jill looked up, seeing Lanna enter with a bundle in her arms and a mystery man behind her. "Lanna?" she asked, not sure what to make of this. She didn't know about Lanna's relationship with Sora, but had a feeling she did have feelings for the teen. She was really surprised by the appearance of the man.

"It's alright, Aunt Jill," Lanna said, looking at her aunt and uncle. "I wouldn't have made it if it wasn't for him." She looked at #2 and pulled off the cloak. "This belongs to you." When she pulled off the cloak, they would soon see what Lanna was carrying. It was none other than baby Matthew, who was surprisingly, sound asleep.

"L-Lanna...where did you get that baby and is it...who I think it is?" Chris asked worried about the implications running through his head, yet a part of hope remained in him about his sister's safety. #2 took back the cloak and put it on, but left the hood down. seeing as no point in avoiding it now. Especially with Riku glaring at him and Kairi watching him carefully.

Lanna looked at Chris and nodded, smiling. "Yeah. Matthew and Mom are fine," she said, seeing the glares coming from Riku and Kairi. From what Sora had told them, they all had history with the organization but wasn't sure how deep it all went. Jill smiled in relief at that.

Sora and Ada meanwhile were busy fighting off a transformed Simmons who turned into some beast as Sora rode it's back like a bucking bull.

"Yee haw! Come on, Simmons, surely you can do better than that!" Sora taunted and teased his enemy as he secretly hoped Ada would take the time get some hits in. While Simmons fury and attention would be focused on himself, trying to shake Sora off.

Ada smirked as she took aim and fired at Simmons, who roared in pain and thrashed around, trying to dislodge Sora from his back, growling. He slammed himself into the wall, trying to crush Sora. "Get off, you little brat!"

"If you want me off, you're gonna have to work for it!" Sora continued taunting as Simmons tries to slam him into a wall. Only for Sora to jump off and hit Simmons hard over his head with the keyblade cracking his skull. Before spinning in a three sixty degree to build up momentum and send Simmons flying into a wall on the opposite side of the room.

"What do you know, you got me off your back after all~" Sora says with a wise guy tone he seen Riku use on him in the past. Riku hearing it couldn't help shaking his head with a small smile. "I think I might've been a bad influence on Sora, Kairi...

Kairi chuckled a bit. "I have to agree" she said, shaking her head. "But how long can they last?" She saw Ada aim her arrow gun and shoot an explosive arrow into his head. The arrow exploded, making Simmons skin crack open and bleed from a thousand cracks in his skin. Muscle's could be seen under the cracked skin.

Simmons growled as his eyes flashed darkly and started to grow into a mutated version of a fleshly lion. His bones poked out of his skin, making it looked like gears and pullies from a machine. He roared loudly, making the room shake.

#2 watches this with smirk on his face, not bothered in the least at the level of power Simmons had. He felt far stronger from Isa than this poser. "Well, Lanna, I need to get going and pick up Jake. He probably needs all the help he can get. So you be a good girl now and wait for me to bring big brother home.~" #2 says with a carefree tone as he opens a Dark Corridor before walking through it. Closing behind him quickly as Chris looks at Lanna.

"Lanna? Can we really trust him? Who is he? And what the heck is going on?!" Chris asks worried for his niece.

Lanna sweatdropped as #2 left and shook her head, sighing as she looked at her uncle. "That's a long story, Uncle Chris" she said and gently handed Matthew over to Donald. "First we need to get you two out of those cages." She wasn't good with hacking card locks and Ada was busy at the moment. She pulled out her multi tool and opened it up.

"Well we're not going anywhere, so spill. And why on earth are you here in the first place?" Jill demanded, relieved to see Elly and everyone else alive, but was really worried. Lanna chuckled as she started working on her uncle's cage. "Do you really expect me to stay home and sit on my ass, wondering and pulling my hair out where my parents and you were gone?" She didn't wince at the look her aunt gave her for the swear word.

"I'm gonna have a word with Jake about that damn cursing habit..." Chris muttered in annoyance as he too gave Lanna a disapproving look. Lanna gave him a look that said 'Really?'. She got to work. Sora meanwhile was busy jumping around the very angry darkness infused Lion. Keeping it's attention on his light magic and off everyone else. Landing some solid slashes that sent it reeling back at times.

Ada nudged Sora. "He has a weakness in his cavity, but we need to do some major damage to him before it gets relieved," she said as she shot at his forehead, making him twist in the air as he landed on his back, screaming in pain and thrashed around, knocking a wall down. Simmons jumped onto his paws and a gun like weapon grew out of his back, aiming at the two and releasing bullets.

"Cavity huh...I think I got it." Sora said with a smirk as he rushes around the bullets using magic dash to get close. "Bite this!" Sora shouts slamming his keyblade right into the upper jaw of Simmons and sent the whole beast flying up. Much to Chris and Jill's shock. lanna was semi surprised as she was slowly getting use to this, Sherry and Elly far back with Donald and Goofy caring for baby Matthew.

Matthew amazingly sleeping through all of this without stirring.

Lanna smiled as she watched Sora beat the crud out of Simmons and Ada smirked as she ran forward and slammed an explosive arrow up into Simmons head and yanked Sora out of reach as Simmons went after Sora as the arrow exploded, sending Simmons out the wall. And soon there was silence. "Is he dead?" Kairi asked, seeing blood drip from the rocks, biting her lower lip. "I hope so" Ada said, sighing as she reloaded her gun.

There was a clicking sound and a beep as Lanna jammed her blade into the card reader, breaking the mechanism inside and the gate swung open, releasing Chris from his confinement. Lanna smiled and hugged her uncle tightly.

Sora soon saw a near dead Simmons try one last desperate lunge at Ada, only for Sora's keyblade to pierce his chest right through. The heart corrupted by darkness flying off as Simmons could only glare in hate at Sora. His body dissolving into wisps of darkness before Sora turned to give Ada a smile. "You alright?"

Chris meanwhile was hugging his niece tight, glad to have one of his family back in his arms safe and sound. "I'm so glad you're safe, Lanna, Leon and Claire would be so proud of you right now."

Ada smiled at Sora and nodded. "Yeah, thanks kid," she said, sighing and looked towards the family reunion or part of it anyway.

Lanna hugged him and looked up at him. "I'm glad you and Aunt Jill are okay," she said, relieved and smiled. "Thank you. I hope I did." She soon pulled away, looking worried. "Sora and the others can fill you in about #2, as I don't know much, so I'm in the dark but #2 did save my bacon a couple of times."

"Well, I guess that'll have to do...for now" Chris agrees seeing Sora and Ada walk up to them, Sora flashing his usual smile. "It's nice to meet you, Mr. Redfield! I'm Sora, that's Kairi, and that's Riku as you most likely know. The ones protecting Sherry, Elly, and...is that a baby? Well, they're Donald and Goofy." Sora explains to the man holding out his hand to shake, but still looking at the baby in confusion. Where did it come from?

"Chris Redfield, nice to finally meet you face to face, Sora." Chris said with a thankful and warm smile. Hope truly shining in his eyes as Lanna was getting to work on Jill's cell. "This is my wife, Jill, we're glad you've been assisting Lanna and Jake in their rescue mission."

"It's not a problem!" Goofy said grinning at Chris. "We'd be lost without Jake and Lanna!" Donald nodded in agreement. "They kept us sane!"

"Daddy!" Elly said running towards her father as Lanna got the cage open for Jill and hugged her gently before letting the mother run to her husband and daughter.

Sora and the others all watched with warm smiles as the family had a tear filled joyous reunion.

(Scene Change: ? 3rd P.O.V.)

A Ganado groaned as he dropped dead from a glowing crystal piercing it right between the eyes. As it fell, Braig was seen standing in the middle of a now dead horde of ganados as their bodies melted away. Stepping forward he saw the generator they were guarding with a dark smirk on his lips.

"Lights out boys." Braig says firing at the generator and destroying it making the whole place go dark. 'Got to move fast!' Braig thinks running into a dark corridor to rescue Jake from Wesker.

(Scene Change: Lab corridor 3rd P.O.V.)

Jake pants as he barely dodges another slash from Hidden Death with his light aura flickering. Showing his exhaustion as he tried to fight Wesker, before his aura finally gave out after being hit with a palm thrust to his chest. Making Jake groan in pain as he struggles to his feet, glaring at Wesker as he approaches slowly.

Believing victory is at hand, but both stop as the lights suddenly go out. 'What the heck?!' Jake thought as he didn't dare make a sound or move, except to lower his body close to the ground silently. Ready to lash out with a kick at a moment's notice. Neither of them noticing a Dark Corridor opening up in the darkened corridor.

Wesker growled in irritation. "Those fools...I told them to keep the generators going," he said and searched for Jake in the darkness. "Where are you?" He didn't see the corridor open or the figure moving out of the corridor. "I will find you, Jake. You can't hide forever."

His footsteps sounded loud in the dark room, echoing off the walls as they were really hollow.

Braig sensing Wesker's movements and Jake hiding low to the ground throws his one of his arrowguns to the far side of the room away from Jake and himself. Sensing it vanish after hitting the ground with a loud clang of metal against metal. Braig takes the time to silently approach Jake as he notices both of their attention diverted to the sound source. Neither of them noticing Braig moving closer to Jake.

'Gotta get to Jake before the back up generators activate. Don't have much time and I rather not be found out.' Braig thought to himself making sure to be silent in his swift movements.

Wesker headed to the sound, thinking it was Jake. "Come out, Jake. This game has gone lone enough," he said. His footsteps started to get distant as he walked away from the area that Jake was in, giving time to Braig to make his move before the generator's to come on and reveal him.

Braig not wasting it quickly reaches Jake and puts a hand over his mouth and stops the leg trying to kick him. "Shh. Be quiet and stop trying to kick me." Braig hissed silently into Jake's ear as he used a Corridor to escape, barely escaping in time for the lights to turn on revealing Wesker was the only one in the room. Much to his confusion before the communicators system blared to life.

"The main generator has been destroyed, I repeat the main generator has been destroyed and all the ganados guarding it are dead!" Pete's voice confirms over the loud speaker. Much to Wesker's growing ire now that he knows what happened to the power earlier.