Hey guys, I have some news. This will be the last update for a little bit cause I have a bunch of tests, projects, homework, etc. coming up this week. Sorry and I'll update again as soon as I get a chance. The challenge from last chapter: 20 reviews by chapter 15=sneak peak of the final battle, has been changed to 18 reviews. 18 reviews before I post chapter 16 and you get that! Lastly, I no longer need world suggestions. I have decided the two that I will use. Lastly, my poll will be up for another couple of days and then I'm taking it down, so PLEASE VOTE on my poll.
Angelicwinds: Yes Aqua should be in her thirties but she hasn't aged a day so she still is young and hot!
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That's all I got, now on to the story.
Jack is all I own.
Chapter 14: Twilight Town
Sora and Roxas stood back to back on Sora's surfboard-like rider. They flew in and landed outside the train station in Twilight Town. Everything looked deserted. "Let's go find Hayner and the others." said Sora.
They walked through the town still not seeing anybody. They began to feel like something was very wrong. They walked up to the Usual Spot and went inside. To their relief, Hayner, Pence, and Olette sat inside talking like normal. They all stood up as the two approached. "Oh, Sora!" said Pence happily. Olette smiled.
"Welcome back!" she greeted. Sora smiled and looked at Hayner who walked up to him.
"What's up, Sora? You here to join the Struggle Tournament?" asked Hayner. Sora shook his head.
"No, we just wanted to check on this place and make sure Xehanort wasn't trying to take over." explained Sora.
"Who's Xehanort?" asked Pence.
"He's the guy who was really in control of all the bad guys and bad things the last several years." said Roxas. Hayner looked at the other two, and then looked back at Sora.
"Well, there have been rumors of someone being held hostage in the Old Mansion, but no one's been up there to look." he said. Sora looked at Roxas.
"We should go check it out!" he exclaimed. Roxas nodded, and the two began to walk out.
"Wait!" said Olette as the three came running up to them. Hayner stepped up next to Sora.
"We'll go with you, but you have to wait until after the Tournament. It's about to start." he told Sora. Roxas looked up at this comment.
"Can we sign up?" he asked eagerly. Sora rolled his eyes at the Nobody. Hayner nodded.
"Sure, there has to be some slots left. The only ones entered are Setzer, Seifer, and myself." he said. They all walked down to the Sandlot together, and Sora and Roxas got signed up as Hayner went to stand next to the other contestants. After they got signed up, they stood next to Hayner and listened to the promoter give the rules.
"And I'll need the championship belt back, Hayner." he finished. Hayner handed it over, and the promoter looked at his list. "First match is Roxas vs. Setzer!" he announced. Said people went to the opposite ends of the arena and the rest stood back to watch.
Roxas held a Struggle hammer in each hand to substitute his dual keyblades. The bell went off and Roxas immediately sprang toward Setzer, who wasn't ready for such a seasoned opponent. Roxas caught Setzer in between his two weapons and flipped him into the air, causing him to crash to the ground and lose all of his orbs, making Roxas the victor. The promoter looked at his list again.
"Next match is Sora vs. Seifer!" he announced. Hayner looked at Sora.
"Watch out for cheap moves. He'll do anything to face me after I beat him last year." he advised. Sora nodded and walked into the ring. The bell went off and Seifer came sliding at Sora, trying to knock him off his feet. Sora jumped behind him and struck him the back. Seifer swung his hammer around, nearly hitting Sora in the head. (The 13th Struggle, Kingdom Hearts 2)
"Hey, watch it!" yelled Sora. Seifer just kept coming. He grabbed Sora by the hair and threw him across the arena. Sora managed to land on his feet and not lose any orbs. The bell went off again, ending the match. Seifer stormed off with his two followers.
Sora and Roxas prepared to fight each other in the semifinal match. Just as the match was about to begin, Heartless appeared around them in the arena. "What's going on?" yelled Hayner as Sora and Roxas summoned their keyblades. Hayner jumped up next to them.
"Here!" yelled Roxas tossing him Oathkeeper. Hayner caught it and staggered under its weight, but was able to fight with it pretty well. They cleared away the Heartless, and a figure stepped out of the shadows. (end The 13th Struggle)
"Young Xehanort!" yelled Sora angrily. Young Xehanort smiled.
"Wish I could stay and chat, but I have a very important task. Farewell." he said running away toward Tram Common. Sora and Roxas dismissed their keyblades and took off after him with Hayner right behind and Pence and Olette a short distance behind them.
They followed him into the woods and toward the Old Mansion. He ran inside, but they stopped outside. "I smell a trap." said Roxas. Sora nodded.
You three should stay out here just in case." he said. They nodded, and Sora and Roxas stepped inside. The door shut behind them. (The 13th Dilemma)
"You are so predictable." said Young Xehanort standing ten feet away from them. They summoned their keyblades again.
"Come now, Sora. You two can't take us all on. We shall go together." said Xemnas appearing to the right of Young Xehanort.
"All worlds begin in Darkness, and all so end. You are no different." said Ansem Seeker of Darkness appearing to the left of the other two.
"If Terra, Ventus, Aqua, Mickey, and Jack could not beat me, what makes you think that you two can?" Xehanort appeared standing in front of his other three vessels. Roxas ran at Xemnas but stopped short when he saw something. Sitting behind them was Namine, bound and unconscious.
"Yes, that's right. Stay right where you are." said Xemnas smiling evilly.
"What do you want, Xehanort?!" demanded Sora. Xehanort smiled. (end The 13th Dilemma)
"I am merely preparing for my final vessel to join me, and forge the x-blade." said Xehanort calmly. He reached out his hand. "Come with me, Sora." he said. Seeing no way out, Sora began to slowly walk to the man he hated.
"Sora, no!" yelled a voice Sora knew well. Kairi stood behind the four men and was running up the stairs with Namine. Sora raised his keyblade at Xehanort but was pushed into the door alongside Roxas. He looked up and saw the four vessels approaching. He looked at Roxas.
"We can't beat him on our own!" he yelled. Then something happened that he didn't expect. (Jack's Theme 1{Final Hour, X-ray dog})
A man in a vest landed in front of them with a crash. He summoned a black and gold keyblade from his left hand and held it backhand. He threw his hood off, revealing dark brown hair, hazel eyes, and a scarred face. "Leave Xehanort to me. You guys take out the others!" yelled Jack rushing toward Xehanort who summoned his own black keyblade. Sora ran and attacked Young Xehanort and Ansem. Roxas went after Xemnas.
Jack swung his keyblade multiple times at the man who had stolen his friend. Xehanort effortlessly kept the young man at bay. "Give up. You have already lost." said Xehanort coldly. Jack back flipped away from an attack that would have taken his head off.
"You're the one that's lost, Xehanort!" yelled Jack furiously. Xehanort smiled.
"I taught you well, my apprentice." he taunted. Jack roared in anger and slammed his keyblade down with all of his might. Xehanort's black keyblade shattered under Jack's wrath. Xehanort tried to resummon it, but it didn't come. He looked up at Jack.
"Impressive. But I only need a temporary weapon." he said smiling as he summoned Terra's brown and blue keyblade.
Sora knocked Ansem to the floor and pushed Young Xehanort into the wall. Roxas knocked away Xemnas. Xehanort looked at the vessels. "We're leaving." he declared. The four villains summoned dark portals and disappeared. Sora looked at Jack who was walking to the door. (end Jack's Theme 1)
"You don't have to leave, Jack." he said. Jack stopped and looked at Sora.
"Sora, I need to keep looking for Terra. Besides, you don't want someone like me with you." said Jack looking Sora in the eyes. Jack's look unnerved Sora. He felt like Jack could see through him.
"Jack, I watched you fight. We'll need you if we're gonna take on Xehanort. And we're close to waking Ven up. Don't you wanna see him again?" persisted Sora. Jack looked away.
"But I…." he began. Sora smiled.
"If we have to, we can go get Aqua." he said mischievously. Jack looked at him, appearing to be angry. Sora's smile faltered. Then Jack suddenly smiled.
"If I'm gonna stay, no jokes like that, understand?" said Jack. Sora smiled and nodded.
"Got it." he said. They found Kairi and Namine, and Roxas hugged Namine right away. Jack cleared his throat.
"Alright, here's the deal. Kairi, you'll take Roxas and Namine back to Yen Sid. They need to rest and we also need to start gathering our forces. That's what we'll need you to do, Kairi. Sora and I will head to Radiant Garden and meet up with Riku and Aqua." said Jack. The group nodded. Sora looked at Kairi awkwardly.
"So I'll see you later." he finally said. Kairi nodded and turned away, but Jack saw the disappointment in her eyes. He immediately knew. He had seen Aqua give Terra that too many times. Sora and Jack walked outside and said goodbye to Hayner and the others. They then summoned their riders and set course for Radiant Garden.
Well, there's chapter 14, everyone. Enjoy it cause it'll be the last one for a while. Everyone review and try to make it to 18 if you want the sneak preview. Chapter Thirteen has 60 views so I know there's lots of you reading this, so review everyone!
That's all I got for now. See you later!