Sora: What the hell?

J: *Eating chips on the couch wearing a Santa hat and flipping through a magazine with a red marker* Hey.

Ophelia Hall: You shouldn't cuss Sora. *Is holding a gun pointed at me*

Z: *Also holding a gun to my head*

Sora: Don't you think this is a bit extreme?

Z&Ophelia: No.

Me: *Typing* Don't worry, Sora, almost done.

Ophelia: I promised that I'd make sure she updated. If this is what it takes, so be it.

J: Ophelia,...you're smiling...

Sora: LMT47 doesn't own Kingdom Hearts.

Z: But she might own a few bullets in her brain if she doesn't update.

Ch. 14-Answers and another Example of Poor Leon

Everyone was in the Gummi ship as they flew back to Traverse Town to take a well needed break. Sora had gone back to being his usual perky hero boy self, and Donald and Goofy hadn't been annoying for a while. Even Zack and Jessica were mellowed out.

Zack was lighting up one of Cid's stolen cigarettes while Jessica tried to see if the internet on her phone worked, besides being nowhere near cellphone range. Everyone chatted calmly, sometimes making a joke about one of the worlds they'd been to. Lauren, however, sat quietly not talking as much, and not at all to Sora.

When they were landing back into town, Zack elbowed to get her attention and wrapped an arm through hers and Jessica did the same on her other side. "Bos are idiots," she stated comfortingly. Lauren smiled ruefully and nodded her agreement.

"I resent that," Zack retorted.

"But you don't count, sexy gay man!" Jessica explained, teasingly, with a big smile.

"Damn right, I don't!" Lauren rolled her eyes. It wasn't long before the trio was strolling around the shopping district of Traverse Town looking for Leon.

"Sora!" Donald called, waving everyone over to the door that led to 3rd district. "We should stop by Merlin's. I found some of those special Gummi blocks that Fairy Godmother told us about." Sora looked at the colorful square that looked like a clump of play-do.

"Oooh," Jessica coed, "I wonder which spirit person it is?"

"How'd you know it was a summon block?" Goofy asked.

"Oh, uh, well, I've seen one or two before," she stuttered, struggling to come up with a viable answer. Goofy looked at her impressed, Donald looked flabbergasted. "But why don't you guys go on and do that, we'll find Leon."

"Yeah, I really don't look forward to having to jump stones over ice cold water, especially when they're moving away from me." Zack informed everyone.

"How do you know if it's cold or not?" Donald asked.

"It's in a dark ass cave! It's not going to be a hot spring!" Zack exclaimed. "The anemic and the cold DO NOT mix!" Everyone could only laugh at that.

"How'd you know it was in a cave? Have you met Merlin before?"

"Leon told us last time we were here." Lauren butted–in, resuming her role as the only descent liar of her trio. "He told us in case we needed his help for anything."

"Okay, do you think you guys can find him okay, though?" Sora asked. Zack, Jessica, and Lauren exchanged knowing glances.

"Yeah," Lauren answered, "We'll be fine."

"Doesn't this jackass have anywhere else he prefers to hangout?" Zack ranted, scrunching up into his hoodie. "I ended up cold anyway," he continued as they trudged through the water to the cave where Leon trained.

It wasn't long before the three were stepping onto the stony floor. Leon stood across from them swinging his gunblade back and forth in high arcs. Jessica started drooling as her eyes locked onto his ass. Zack was looking at it too but he would never drool. Lauren, being the only one immune to teenage hormones, cleared her throat to let Leon know he was being watched, or eye raped depending on who was looking.

He turned and froze, but regained his composure in enough time to greet the gang properly. "You guys are back. Where're Sora, Donald, and Goofy?" He asked, looking to see if they were behind the present three.

"At Merlin's," Jessica answered eagerly. Lauren thought she saw Leon flinch a little.

"They went to see Fairy Godmother," Lauren explained more clearly.

"I see," Leon responded, inching to the farther side of the cave away from Jess. "Any luck yet with your abilities?"

"Yeah, actually," Zack replied, seating himself on a nearby boulder. "I think I've got mine all figured out."

"What is it?"

"Let's see," Zack thought. "I can make random object appear out of nowhere and use them as a weapon. And I mean anything: Shovel, brick, flash light, drumstick, hammer, Guard flag, clarinet, iron, butter knife, scissors, can tab, etc."

"A can tab?" Leon questioned disbelieving.

"You want to see?" Zack asked with that old and terrifying glint in his eyes.

"Uh, no, that won't be necessary," Leon assured him, a bit pale. He hesitantly looked to Jess. "And you?"

"Oh, me? Pretty much the same, I can still run super-fast. I can use my Guard flag as a weapon and, oh, it changes colors based on somebody's mood!" She stated cheerfully counting them off on her fingers.

"Great, well, uh, is that all?" Leon asked with a pointed glance at Lauren.

"No, uh, okay I don't really get it, but, um, sometimes I can just say a random word and…things happen," Lauren explained, thinking back to Halloween Town and Neverland.

Leon looked at her curiously now. "How so?" He asked.

"Like, when I was tied up by that big ugly bag of creepy crawlies and I was able to loosen the ropes by saying a weird word, Unravela, I think, and I was able to free a fairy trapped in a glass box by saying shatter," Lauren informed him.

"Those sound like spells," Leon said, mostly to himself. "You might need to go and talk to Merlin about that," he suggested.

"Damn, we have to jump stones anyway," Zack complained.

"Actually, take that path up there and you can reach his living room," Leon stated pointing out a path.

"Thanks," Lauren said as she and Zack passed him by.

"Wait," Leon stopped them. "One of you dropped this last time you were here." He held up a small, black plastic square.

"My phone!" Lauren cried, smiling. It immediately started to ring a high pitched tone.

"Wow, reception in a different world. Maybe I won't change plans." Lauren answered the video call and her friend's, Ophelia's, face popped onto the screen.

"Where have you been?" The curly haired blonde scolded. "I've called twenty six times! Where are you guys? You've been missing for three days!"

"Shit, I'm going to be grounded for life!" Lauren exclaimed, paling at the thought of her parents the next time they saw her. "Okay, now I don't want to go home, at least I have the chance to live here.

"Where are you?" Ophelia persisted. Lauren went into explaining what had happened and turned the phone around so Ophelia could look at Leon, as proof that she wasn't crazy. "I now see why Jessica is obsessed."

"Listen," Lauren said turning the phone back to her. "We have to go talk to Merlin, is there anything you can do to cover for us?"

"Hmm, I'll see what I can do, but I make no promises," Ophelia answered. "I'll be calling back in an hour or so, be sure to be around a certain brunette uke about that time, please." With that, Ophelia hung up.

"Well, let's get going. Jess, you coming?" Zack asked not looking back. He knew the answer.

"Nah, you guys go on ahead, I'm going to hang out down here with Leon." Lauren and Zack continued until they found the floating platform that would take them into Merlin's house. They ignored Leon's yelling.

Z: You wish you had a video phone. *putting gun away*

Ophelia: Maybe she'd actually use it if she did.

J: Hey, guys, I'm done with my Christmas list!

Sora: *Looks at the magazine from earlier* J, this is a duct tape magazine...

J: Yeah, so?

Sora: Everything is circled.

Me: Seriously, J? That's all you want?

Z: You know what I want? Another chapter.

Me: And you know what I want? ...REVIEWS!

Ophelia: Saw that coming.

Me: Thanx for reading! And Merry Christmas, but no offense if you don't celebrate it! And, don't worry, my gift on Christmas day is another chapter so be looking for it!