A/N: So with Kim Possible chosen as the first world our heroes go to, it's time for a journey to Middleton. Hope you enjoy the chapter and as always, feedback is appreciated.
Chapter 13
In the Middle of the Sitch
The Gummi Ship flew high above the clouds, the world below unbeknownst to them. At points the Gummi Ship shook, not too violently but enough that it nerved him at certain times. He wasn't quite used to the sensation of turbulence yet, it seemed.
He lay on his bed, closing his eyes and repeating his encounter with Yeul over and over in his mind. He wanted to take in every detail. He wanted to know that he truly hadn't been dreaming and that every part of it actually happened. He smiled and began laughing. His thoughts moved on to imagining the reactions of everyone when he told them the news.
"I think he's finally gone insane," he could hear Riku's voice.
"Sora, you know that's not possible, right?" Kairi spoke as if she were chiding a child for telling a naughty fib. And then when Yeul appeared in front of them again, the looks of utter flabbergast on their faces caused him to shake his head and let out a big grin.
Of course, before such a scenario could even happen he had to find these seven pieces of Kingdom Hearts first. Currently they were travelling to their first, the process helped out by the Keyblade which he supposed must have somehow instructed the Gummi Ship where to go next. They certainly hadn't needed to enter any co-ordinates because the ship had somehow already decided their destination for them as soon as they switched on auto pilot.
He sat up as Luna entered the room. Her hair was still drying, wrapped in a towel, from her recent shower.
"Sorry, I couldn't help but wonder what's so funny. Am I missing out on a good joke? Couldn't be from you," she said.
"Are you suggesting I don't jest good? Please, I am the jester of jests," Sora replied.
"Hmm. I'm not quite sure I believe you. Not after all those bad puns," Luna said, raising a brow.
"Luna, would this face lie?" Sora asked, pulling off the most toon-style face he could possibly muster. Luna snorted and looked the other way.
"That doesn't count. Pulling faces is cheating," Luna retorted.
"Only cause I'm naturally gifted. Come on, you try it. This is something I need to see," Sora said.
"Er, I'm not sure I-"
"Come on, it'll be fun. Just breathe in and out and pull the silliest face you've got. I won't tell you I won't laugh, because that's kind of what you want me to do," Sora encouraged.
"Okay, but you'll regret it," Luna mumbled. She inhaled and exhaled and closed her eyes shut before opening them again, sticking out her tongue and letting it sit the side and her eyes focused inwards towards her nose.
"Wooooow…" Sora admired adding in a whistle as Luna reverted to her normal state.
"See? I told you you'd regret it," Luna said.
"What are you talking about? I regret nothing. I wish I had taken a photo of that actually. I wonder how Kit would react to it," Sora said.
"So it was stupid then?" Luna asked.
"Of course it was. That's the point. Mine was too so I'd say you passed with flying colors. How did it make you feel?" Sora asked.
"I thought I'd be embarrassed, but strangely enough, I feel glad instead. I think it's because I couldn't be this way back in Alexander. When I was with the other kids, I was afraid that if I even attempted to joke or even smile there'd be something they could use to insult me. I was wearing braces at one point, and I'd dare not smile in front of them. Then Astra came along and I felt like I could be myself around her. I didn't worry about the others because she was always there for me. You make me feel the same. I've said before that I left Alexander behind. That I'd never return. While I still can't stay there now, knowing what I do about the outside world, I do want to return and face my fears. I'm feeling brave. Like I could go back to high school and tell them I made it. That I believed in something no one else did and I was right. I didn't let them bring me down!" Luna exclaimed with glee in her eyes.
"And make sure you pull that same face when you do. Everyone deserves to know you're happy to be you," Sora said, leaning in and planting a kiss on her cheek.
"We're approaching a world, kupo!" Kupopo announced as he came in on them. A tinge of jealousy seemed to take over the moogle and before Sora knew it, he was being attacked from all sides.
"ACH! DON'T HATE ME CAUSE I'M BEAUTIFUL!" Sora yelled as he ran out of the room, a heated moogle on his pursuit and Luna left laughing in their wake.
Downtown Middleton
"Ron, get out of the way!"
Ron Stoppable's high pitched scream rang out as he dodged the several tentacles that were aiming for him. Unfortunately, one made contact with his ankle and tripped him over.
"KIM!" Ron yelled as he was lifted into the air by the giant robot. Kim athletically evaded the incoming laser shots from the robot with a series of flips before jumping and delivering a flying kick to the tentacle arm. The claw's grip loosened under the attack and Ron dropped to the ground, a naked mole rat squirming to get out from under Ron.
"Oh, sorry there, buddy," Ron said, leaning forward so the mole rat could escape.
"Are you just going to sit there?" Kim asked him. Ron quickly came to his senses and fled from his position before the tentacles could strike again.
"Just what even is this thing?" Ron asked as he arrived at Kim's side.
"Probably another of Dr. Drakken's robots? But it seems too much, even for him," Kim replied.
"Yeah, kind of like a little kid who wanted to put all his favorite mechs from the cartoon shows he used to watch all into one super awesome robot. Can't say I disagree with it either," Ron said.
"Well, you're basically a kid in all but age and appearance so it's to be expected," Kim said.
"Hey, just because you lack creative imagination doesn't mean we all do. I know art when I see it."
"Uh-huh, you keep telling yourself that," Kim said. "Anyway, I'll have to get in contact with Wade later. For now, we deal with this thing."
Before Kim could run back in however, a blazing Keyblade flew in from her right and struck one of the extending tentacles. The weapon, like a boomerang, soon curved around and returned to its owner.
"You two need to get going. We'll take it from here," Luna said, coming in between Kim and Ron. Sora joined up with her and got into his battle stance.
"Who are-"
"I'm Luna, he's Sora and that's Kupopo over there, for future reference. Anyway, you need to go. This thing is much tougher than you think."
"You mean, you've fought this thing before?" Kim asked.
"Kim, not sure we have time for twenty-one questions. Maybe later, but's let take their advice and scram," Ron said.
"Fine, but I want answers so I'll be nearby," Kim said to them before turning to leave with Ron.
Sora looked back at the robot and asked, "So the Omnidroid's here too? You think Xanatos might be here?"
"A piece of heart and Xanatos? Well, it would certainly be killing two chocobos with one stone, though I certainly don't agree with the saying, oh, and speaking of idioms, the phrase can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs… I mean, omelettes are pretty tasty and-"
"Luna, eyes on the prize, please?" Sora suggested.
"Oh well, I'll have to write down for later. Let's take this thing down," Luna replied.
"Right!" Sora agreed. He charged in and countered one of the arms with the Kingdom Key before rolling out of the way of a laser shot. He didn't pause as he completed his role and kept running around the Omnidroid. Sora extended his hand and casted Thundaga, bolts of lightning emerging from his hand and striking the robot, pushing it back slightly.
Luna dashed forward and used one of the Omnidroid's arms as a spring, bouncing off it and gaining higher ground.
"Meteor Strike!" Her body lit a blazing red and she hurtled down, driving her feet in the Omnidroid's head. When she landed back on the ground, she looked up to see the crushed remains of a head instead.
"Right, time to try this bad boy out," Sora said. He placed his hands on his chest and then drew outwards, summoning a Kab Kannon spirit in front of him. The Omnidroid switched into its defensive position, retracting its arms back into its body and began rolling for Sora. "I sure hope this works… okay, now!"
A shield appeared in front of the rhinoceros beetle and the Omnidroid smacked into it. An unstoppable force hit dead on with an immovable object as the Omnidroid found itself halted by the Dream Eater. Still, it persisted, a trail of smoke starting to appear underneath. Kab Kannon winced slightly but kept firm, still, it was clear it couldn't withstand the Omnidroid's drive system forever. Sora swung upwards, creating a huge formation of rock to jut out from underneath the Omnidroid, sending it up into the air.
"Aeroga!" He cast soon after, keeping the Omnidroid in the air. Luna ran forward and cast Flare. The strong gust of wind soon became a towering fire that spiralled and spit and swallowed the Omnidroid whole.
Sora was the first to be depleted of energy, not just from the magic casted but the amount of mana it took to pull the Dream Eater out of his subconscious. Barely able to hold onto the Keyblade, he let it drop from his hands and not soon after sunk to the floor to join it. Kab Kannon disappeared from sight as did the wind spell, but the magic had done its job. The components within the Omnidroid were fried as displayed by its jerking motions.
"Sora, are you okay?" Luna asked, running up to him.
"INITIATING SELF DESTRUCT SEQUENCE IN 3… 2…"
Sora looked up at the petrified Luna, who stood there in shock at the announcement from the robotic voice. Sora reached out for her, but the lack of energy in his body just seemed to drag him back down. He wouldn't reach in time. Fortunately, it was her that recovered in time to help him. She jumped towards just before the Omnidroid could explode and cast Reflect. An explosion went off around them, smacking and battering the shield from all angles.
When the explosion eventually resided, Luna lowered the barrier and looked to Sora. "You okay?"
"Yeah, that just took more out of me than I expected. Who knew pulling dreams into the real world could take so much effort? The thing is, I didn't feel like this when I summoned Meow Wow back in that one place with Yeul," Sora said.
"You mean the Perpetual Divergence? I was thinking that while we're in that bridge between the Realm of the Living and the Realm of the Dead, our mana is different than usual. Maybe we can't even run out. I did feel kind of different while there."
"That makes sense. I guess it's just going to take a little more getting used to until I learn how to conserve it properly," Sora said.
"Did not expect it to just up and blow all of a sudden. I'm just glad I got to you in time," Luna said.
"Me too," Sora replied, letting out a raspy chuckle. They both looked up upon seeing two shadows looming over them.
"Are you guys alright?" Kim asked.
"Yeah, we're just dandy," Sora said.
"Whoa! You guys were awesome out there! You were like POW and it was all PEW PEW and you were like PSHAWW!" Ron said, making motions with his hands.
"Not the way I would put it but I have to admit, you were impressive. We couldn't even put a dent in the thing. I'm Kim Possible and this is my assistant-"
"Partner," Ron corrected.
"Assistant… Ron Stoppable. He also has a cute little mole rat named Rufus," Kim said. The mole rat popped out of Ron's collar to wave at them.
"Heya there, Rufus. So what are you two doing out here? You look like teenagers," Sora said.
"Uh, hello? Pot calling kettle? Also, we could ask the same. I've never seen you two around Middleton before, and what is that thing you're wielding? That's a pretty unique weapon you've got there," Kim said.
"Sorry, did you say Middleton?" Luna asked. Luna and Sora exchanged quick looks with each other, none of which escape Kim's suspicious gaze. If this really was the same Middleton that they had found themselves in then it was possible that Riku was also somewhere around here searching for Janus. Still, they had time to figure things out later.
"I guess we do owe you an explanation, huh," Sora said. He then proceeded to fill her and Ron in on who they were and what they doing in Middleton.
"Well, I don't think I've seen anything like that," Kim replied after hearing about the pieces of heart. "But you come from outside Middleton? It's strange. A while ago, if you had told me something like this I would have called you crazy. Nowadays I don't think it's so strange, almost like it makes sense for there to be something else out there."
Now that Sora thought about it, when these places were worlds no one really seemed aware of the existence of an outside world. His case was an exception because he had heard about them from Riku and Kairi arriving on the islands only served to strengthen that belief. Luna, she had wanted nothing more than to see the stars. Even then, her case was unusual to her peers who had teased and bullied her for her dream. He wondered if the barriers surrounding the worlds had also somehow acted towards blocking off people's awareness of other worlds.
"When do you think that started to make sense to you?" Sora asked.
"Huh? I mean, I can't a put a definitive time stamp on it but maybe around the time the stars in the sky started to disappear. And talk about freaky by the way. Everyone's panicking," Kim said. So he was right then. When the stars started disappearing would have been around the time the worlds merged. Still, there was one thing that didn't make sense to him, though he decided to ask Yeul this later.
"Don't worry. They'll come back. You just have to keep believing," Luna said.
"I mean, it's pretty hard to sometimes. They've been gone for a while now. Not even scientists know the cause for it," Kim said. Sora couldn't bring himself to tell her that he had probably been the cause of those stars disappearing. In fact, even with the time he had to mull it over, he still found it hard to believe even now.
"Hey, you haven't seen a guy with silver hair named Riku walking around, have you? Or anyone else suspicious for that matter?" Sora asked.
"Well I come across all sorts of shady guys in my line of work, but I haven't seen anyone with silver hair," Kim said.
Sora raised a brow. "Just what is your line of work anyway?"
"Oh, I'm just a full time high-schooler, part time vigilante," Kim answered.
"You say that like it's normal," Sora said.
"I suppose in a way, it has become a normal part of my life now. I'll say it's… interesting having to balance my hero life and my school life," Kim said. "I imagine Ron's just starting to find that out too."
"Yep, just starting out here. K.P's teaching me the old ropes," Ron said, doing a few jabs at the air with his fists.
"There's nothing any old about these ropes, and what did I tell you about calling me K.P. all of a sudden? It's Kim. It's Kim like you've always called me ever since we were childhood friends. Nothing's changed," Kim said with annoyance in her voice.
"Aw, come on, K.P. It's a pretty cool name, don't you think, Rufus?" Ron asked his mole rat friend who gave him a quick nod in agreement.
"You and I have very different definitions of the word 'cool'," Kim said. She turned back to Sora and Luna and said, "Hey, can you do me a favor? I want to get closer and check out that robot. This kid I know, Wade, he's a genius in every sense of the word and he's only ten-years-old. If the robot's autonomous, then it must be receiving a signal from somewhere, right? He'll probably be able to find it so could you help me out?"
"Well, it looks pretty badly damaged to me already so I'm not sure how much we can help but sure, we'll see what we can do," Sora said. If there was anything that could lead him to Xanatos, he would take it. The five of them walked (or in Kupopo's case floated) over to the damaged Omnidroid and inspected it from all angles. Kim finally stopped at its crushed head and latched onto the edges, giving it a tug. The head soon came off leaving a small hole that led into the Omnidroid's cockpit.
Sora peered inside and nodded as if deciding something before turning to look at Kupopo. "Alright, you're up, Kupopo. In you go."
"Say WHAT, kupo? I am not going in there," Kupopo said.
"You are literally the only one who can fit in there and that Pom-pom on your head allows you to see in the dark. There should be a way to open the back part of the Omnidroid from in there," Sora explained.
"Would you do it for us, Kupopo? I know I'd be so happy if you did. For me?" Luna asked with a warm smile. Kupopo looked like a marshmallow about to melt under heat. With a jubilant 'kupo', he flew straight in.
"Manipulating the poor guy. Gee, Luna," Sora said.
"I have no idea what you're talking about," Luna said with a dreamy smile on her face. The robot soon gave a mechanical hiss and a separate door opened up from the back, Kupopo flying out of it.
"Da-Da-Da-Daaaa! Mission accomplished, kupo," he announced as he flew straight towards Luna.
"That's my Moogle," Luna said, softly patting him on the head.
"Thanks, Kupopo. Alright, let's see what the sitch is here," Kim said before stepping into the cockpit.
Luna walked over to Sora and put a hand on his shoulder. "Sora, do you think Xanatos is here?"
"If he is then I can finally settle the score. He'll pay for what he did. And I have to pay too. That redemption means finding him, restoring Kingdom Hearts, ending this war and bringing Yeul back to our side. I've never felt so clear-headed until now. I know what I have to do," Sora said.
"What we have to do. At least we have an end goal in sight this time, but you need to remember that we're not just here for Xanatos," Luna said.
"Right. We have to find that piece of heart first," Sora said. Sticking with Kim and Ron would probably be a good idea for now but it was possible that their mission would eventually separate them.
It was not long before Kim returned to them with a device in her hand that looked like a PDA.
"What's that, Kim?" Luna asked.
"It's my Kimmunicator. Ha-ha, yeah I know, pretty cheesy but that's what Wade decided to call it when he gave it to me. Speaking of the wiz kid, here he is," Kim said, handing her the device.
"Greetings and salutations, tech neophytes," the kid on the other end of the screen said.
"Sorry, you'll have to excuse him. Despite being ten, he's already graduated from high school and college. Yeah, Wade, cool it with the superiority complex."
"Ah, I'm just kidding, Kim. So who would these two be?" Wade asked.
"I'm Luna and this is Sora. So hold on. You're ten and you've already done high school and college? In other words, you're a prodigy?" Luna asked.
"Well, I do know more than the average person about computers. I was pretty much raised by one, you could say," Wade explained.
"Hmm, maybe you could teach Sora here a thing or two then," Luna jested, grinning at Sora who stuck his tongue out at her in response. She turned back to Wade and asked, "So let me guess. You're a hacker, right?"
"Yep, though I wouldn't say it aloud. It's kind of frowned upon," Wade said.
"That's pretty neat. I'm a hacker too, actually. I like to hack away at Heartless," Sora said. Luna flashed him a glare as if she meant to say "Really?" to him. He decided to change the topic. "Speaking of neat, are you a NEET?"
"Haha, that's a great one. NEET. Neat. It's beautiful," Ron said, wiping an invisible tear from his eye.
"Well, that is pretty much what I am, though you could say gathering information for Kim is much more important than any regular old boring job. Put it this way, I could probably work for the government if I wanted. I'm talking six figures here. But I don't so I don't really think the term NEET applies here," Wade said. "Also, the data just finished downloading on my end, Kim. I'm seeing schematics… wow! This thing has been through a lot of upgrades, physical and virtual. The current system firmware is labelled as Omnidroid version X11. I'd hate to meet the other ten. Anyway, one thing's for sure, Kim. As you are now, you're not prepared for this. You're probably going to need more in the way of firepower to combat that thing's firepower. Fortunately for you, I've got just the thing."
"Wade…" Kim said with a cautious stare.
"Don't worry, I think you'll like it. But it's not ready just yet. I still have a few modifications to make especially in light of this recent incident. In the meantime while I'm tracking down the signal and preparing the avant-garde of weapons, I have another lead for you to follow on. Your old friend Señor Senior Sr. and his son have been spotted at the Ink and Paint Club. Chances are he might know something about those robots or where Drakken's hiding out," Wade said.
"Hardly a friend. Well, this better be worth it," Kim said. She took the Kimmunicator from Luna and looked back at Sora and Luna. "Are you guys tagging along? I'd love to find out more about the places outside of Middleton on the way there."
"I'm not sure we have any choice. It's not like we know our way around here so of course we'll come," Sora said. As Sora, Luna and Kupopo set off with Kim and Ron down the empty city street they failed to notice a figure in an organic looking exo suit and helmet watching them from behind. They slowly turned their head and looked towards the damaged Omnidroid lying next to them.
"Looks like those twerps have finally shown up. Sorry, Kimmie, but this time you're not on my priority list," a woman dropped down from the adjacent rooftop and landed next to him. Her skin was pale with a slight greenish tinge and her eyes were an even deeper green.
"As long as you leave Sora to me, I don't care what you do with the other one," the masked individual said. A mechanical and cold voice rang out from their helmet that gave the impression of something demonic.
"Ooh, how edgy. You are really gunning for that Sora kid, huh? So what's your backstory then? He stole one of your toys as a kid?" she asked in jest.
"There is no backstory, no hidden past. My hatred for him simply bypasses my own will to live. There is no further discussion needed. I will kill him. If necessary, I will hurt everyone he cares about in order to get to him."
"Right, because that totally doesn't seem like you don't have a history with him. And while I can't say I don't value a good revenge story, I'm sorry but I'm not forsaking Xanatos' plans for your personal gain. After KRONOS is done with him, you can have him. It'll be like sending out the hounds for the hunt," said the woman.
"I don't care about your plan, Shego. I've been waiting for this day for some time now and I'm not going to let him get away. His blood must be spilt by my hands-"
"After Project Rebirth is complete. Go read a book or something, preferably a really long one. We still have some ways to go," Shego said.
"No thanks, I'm not interested. Still, there's other ways to bide my time. That guy who met with Xanatos and the doctor. One of Sora's friends is here to find him. Guess, I'll bide my time with him instead." With that, the individual opened up a corridor of darkness and stepped through. Shego rolled her eyes, clearly unamused by the situation she found herself in, and followed after the masked individual shortly after.
Ink and Paint Club, Downtown Middleton
When Sora, Luna and Team Possible arrived at the club, they were greeted to a dark and atmospheric room with a stage at the front and small catwalk in between the smaller tables that hosted the guests. On stage was a beautiful woman with red hair and a slender hourglass figure. Her eyes roamed about the room with a sultry gaze as she sang.
"So where is this Señor anyway?" Luna asked while looking around.
"There he is," Kim said, pointing to a table on their left. Sitting at it was an old man with greying hair near his temples and next to him was his Adonis of a son, a muscular man with tanned skin and blue eyes. Kim turned back to them and said, "Now if we could be really subtle about this, we can-"
"HEY, IF IT AIN'T SEN-DAWG AND JUN-DAWG!" Ron called, waving as he walked up to them.
Kim slapped herself lightly on the cheek and slowly let it slide down. "Kill me now."
"Hmm? I am not a hot dog," Junior said upon seeing Ron.
"Kill us both, please," Luna said to Kim.
"Well if it isn't… er… Kim Possible's assistant!" Senior identified.
"Come on, man. It's Ron Stoppable. And I prefer the term 'partner'," Ron whispered the last part.
"Assistant. And it's nice to see you again Señor. I didn't think you were the type to come to these sorts of places," Kim greeted.
"Please, Miss Possible, you give me little credit. I am a man of the refined arts. Why, just yesterday I recently purchased several paintings that Junior here quite admired," Senior replied.
"They were all beautiful. Of course, not as beautiful as me," Junior added, flashing them a grin.
"Right… anyway, I came here to ask if you had an idea on Dr. Drakken's whereabouts. He's been unusually quiet as of late, don't you think?" Kim asked.
Senior chuckled. "And why would you expect to know where he is?"
"Because lookey here, you're both bad guys, what a coincidence. I figured it might be worth a try," Kim answered.
"A view teeming with myopia. That things must be labelled right down the middle like that is unfortunate, and yet, I cannot deny what you say. I do quite enjoy the traditional sense of villainy. Take, for example, some of the men you see at the different tables around here. You see, those are my men," Senior pointed out. Sora looked around to see a few people from different tables sneakily glancing their way. Others weren't but there was no way to tell for sure how many people were with Senior.
"Well, well. I didn't think you were type to cower behind a bunch of cronies," Kim said.
"I think you misunderstand my intention, Miss Possible. I am not cowering. Merely making an observation with which you can interpret as you like."
"And perhaps you misunderstand mine. I'm not moving until I get some answers," Kim replied.
"Perhaps I should have made myself clearer," Senior said, gesturing with his hands. Within seconds, a group of people encircled them, all tall and imposing. "I think you should leave before others start to… wonder."
Kim shot Luna and Sora a smug smile before looking back at Senior. "Unfortunately for you, my jurisdiction doesn't exclude public areas."
"Allow me," Luna said, summoning her Keyblade. Pointing at one of the red curtains on her left, she cast fire, setting them alight. She turned around and screamed, "THERE'S A FIRE! EVERYONE GET OUT!"
Everyone turned towards her in confusion, but their eyes instead found the flaming curtains and burst out screaming, scrambling from the seats and heading for the door. Even Señor Junior screamed and would have run if his father hadn't held him by the nape of his neck. The songstress seemed confused for a second and her eyes met with Luna's for a brief period. Then she slipped behind the stage curtains and disappeared. Luna waited until everyone was evacuated except for the obvious bodyguards of Senior and Junior before putting out the flames with Watera.
"What an impressive display of theatrics. Your powers are similar to a man who I encountered not too long ago," Senior said.
"A man? Did he have silver hair? And eyepatch?" Sora asked.
"And who are you supposed to be? No matter. I doubt I will care after you are gone from my sight," Senior answered. He clicked his fingers and the men closed in on them.
"You just couldn't come quietly, could you? Bad guys… they never learn," Kim said. She sidestepped as one of the men threw a punch at her. She trapped his fist within her own two hands and flipped around, interlocking her legs with his arm and drawing her weight down to throw him across the room.
"Sorry," Sora apologized, grabbing a bottle from in front of Junior. He hurled it to his right, sending it smashing into the face of one of the henchmen. He jumped onto the table and summoned the Kingdom Key before flipping off it. The Keyblade changed into the shape of a spear which he stabbed into the ground. A field of electricity travelled towards the henchmen, shocking them into an unconscious state. Meanwhile, Luna, who had been far off and had consequently avoided the attack, was using Strike Raid repeatedly to fend off her own attackers.
"Woo! Can't catch me! Na-na-na-na-na!" Ron teased as he jumped from table to table with surprising athleticism. It seemed the henchmen were having trouble reaching him as they pulled at the table cloths in order to catch him. Rufus even jumped out of Ron's shirt, bouncing from head to head in an effort to trip them up.
"Ron, watch out!" Sora yelled but it was too late. As Ron was looking back and laughing at the henchmen, he failed to notice he was running out of tables. When he did finally looked back, he tried to screech to a halt only to trip, the table flipping in the air. It soon came back down, landing on a nearing henchman's head. Sora blinked. "Well, that was handy."
Sora quickly looked toward Kupopo who floated upwards before a bright light emerged from him that knocked his own surrounding enemies out in a flash. At the sound of footsteps landing next to him, Sora whipped around to see Kim grabbing Senior and throwing him to the floor.
"Father!" Junior made an attempt to move from his seat but Sora pointed his Keyblade at him.
"I don't think so," he said with a smile.
"So you come into a club, set fire to the curtains, disturb the perfect harmony all for a chance to get to me, and you call yourselves good guys? What an interesting world we live in," Senior said.
"It probably wouldn't have happened had you just answered Kim's questions," Luna said. "Now about that Keyblade wielder you saw."
"So that's what you call it. Can't say I ever saw an eyepatch. He was hiding behind sunglasses. And his hair was more ash white than silver, though I suppose it would be easy to mistake the two," Senior said.
"Sunglasses… it's the guy Riku's searching for—Janus," Sora said to Luna.
"He wanted to know about something. The whereabouts of a group called KRONOS. Not that I could tell him anything," Senior said. He then looked to Kim. "But you're right, I do know Dr. Drakken's location, and I did tell him. He was rather persuasive about it, as you are now."
"The location, will you tell us?" Kim asked. Her clenched fist turned into an open hand. Senior let out a small grunt and accepted the hand, allowing her to hoist him back onto his feet.
"I believe he's left for a place called the Kingdom of Kuzco, or more aptly named the land of Inca. I've never been there myself but I have heard it is a fabulous kingdom which hosts some of the most exquisite architecture," Senior told them.
"Looks like we're heading to Inca then," Luna said.
"Not yet. We have to find that piece of heart first," Sora replied.
Senior looked at them with intrigue. "A piece of heart, you say? That's interesting. Just today, I read in the papers a few months ago that scientists had recently been conducting research on a strange object that had fallen out of the sky. It was something that looked heart-shaped but they didn't know what it was, and still don't."
Kim's eyes grew big. "Wait a second… my dad mentioned a while back that he and his co-workers had discovered a major breakthrough that was capable of changing the world. You don't think…"
"Your father's a scientist? That's not good," Sora said, finally withdrawing his Keyblade from Junior's throat.
"Well, my dad would tend to disagree. He wouldn't think he's wasting his time-"
"Not that. Your dad and his co-workers might be in danger. He needs to stop research on that thing now," Sora warned. He had been through enough adventures to know that playing around with hearts was never a good idea, and when said heart happened to belong to the most important heart of all, he couldn't help but see flags being raised.
"Then we'll have to find him. He should be at the tweebs' school with mom for their parent-teacher meeting," Kim said.
"Tweebs?" Luna asked.
"Oh, I have two twin brothers. Both of which are extremely annoying, hence twin dweebs, tweebs," Kim clarified.
"Right, let's get going. Sorry we trashed the place and gave your guys a beating," Sora said.
"You're not sorry," Senior said.
Sora seemed to consider this before saying, "Okay, maybe I'm not- look, I mean, since you gave us information and everything I thought I had to say something!"
"Excuse me. The two of you?"
Sora turned from Senior and looked over to see the red-headed songstress walking over towards them. She had a very hypnotizing way of walking, but Sora tried his best to ignore that and focused on her face, though he found quickly that that didn't help much either.
"You're looking for a boy with silver hair?" the woman continued. "I've seen him around."
A/N: So I'm sure you all can probably guess who the red-haired woman is. The name of the club is also a reference to it as it is with a few other things Disney related. Animation can be such a fun subject to read over, and pretty stressful to actually do which is why I'm not one. Anyway, catch you all next time for more Team Possible shenanigans.