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Secret of the Stone
The group walked down the hall before they were transported into Space Paranoids Ven had dropped of the crystal in the lab as Kiro was being dragged away by Leandra.
"I must admit Kiro that speech was impressive." Isa told him.
"Thanks but still it wasn't much I just old everyone that we still accomplished much in there even though Flynn is gone that's all!"
"Yeah but you brought us all out of our doldrums!" Lea told him
"So you think Ienzo managed to find out anything about the crystal?" Amei asked.
"Namine said we could find out a lot by going to this Galio place." Kiro replied.
"You know where to go?" Ven asked.
"Yeah!"
"That's good!" Ven sighed hopefully Namine was there.
"Hold it did you say Galio!" Raian asked in shock.
Kiro nodded.
"Why do you ask?" Lea asked.
"Galio…is my home!" he replied with a twinge of sadness.
"Whoa cool you should come with us if anyone knows that place it would be you!" Kiro told him.
"Your majesty what are you gonna do now?" Amei asked.
"Me Donald and Goofy are headed back out Cid has put a new radar in Kingdom, Light Seeker and Excalibur since Kaen attacked my Ship."
"Light Seeker?" Kiro asked.
"The name of my ship apparently I'm supposed to be looking for Sora too." Raian replied causally.
"At this point will need all the help we can get!" Ven said a little sadly.
"The radar's to alert drivers to Keyblade warriors, who might be out in the Lanes Between." Leon said coming up to them and joining them to the lab.
Inside a man with hair a steel grey color was slicked over his left eye. He wore a black shirt under his left lab coat and wore dress pants he was typing into a computer while the gem itself was being scanned the Gremlins Kiro and co had meet before were flying around Ienzo.
"Are you sure there's nothing we can do Ienzo?" Gus asked.
"No I'm certain!" Ienzo replied. He remembered that in their attempt to help they blew up half the lab, broke a bookshelf in two and ruptured a balloon all in the time Kiro gave his speech in the last chapter.
"Hey Zexion!" he heard Lea call.
"It's Ienzo unlike you the rest of us gave up our Organization names."
"Axel likes his old name and if it means more people remember him he'll use both." Isa stated though his tone stated he agreed whole-heartedly with Ienzo.
"I want everyone I meet to remember me got it memorized?"
"So Ienzo find anything?" Ven asked.
"Sigh nothing! And there's no telling what this thing is, because it's not even crystal!" Ienzo replied.
"I've looked everywhere there's not a trace of this crystal anywhere in the library."
"Well that's leaves only one place." Ven replied.
"Yeah Raian, are you coming with?" Kiro asked excitedly.
"Sure, whatever."
E-H E-H E-H
Ven was examining the new Summon Orb he got in Space Paranoids it had a strange gear like thing around a small round screen it was under a blue rectangle of sorts that was attached to what looked like a hinge.
"Hey where'd you get that one?" Kiro asked.
"Flynn had it he said to take it since it might come in handy and he couldn't use it anyway." Ven replied sadden by Flynn's recent death.
"Well…Flynn if you're listening we'll make good use of it!" Kiro said to the sky watching the stars zoom past he watched as a teal ship with a white nose and wings with forest green spear like gummis and blue guns and Areo gummis streaked up from behind them it was Light Seeker.
Kiro punched in the command to hail the ship.
"Hello!" Raian replied casually as a hollow gram.
"Hey Raian!" Kiro chirped.
"What is it?" The Sandette asked.
"it's just to say hi and if you happen to know the way to Galio."
"Cid programed a couple of Navi-G's with the quadrants and installed them." Raian replied.
"And other worlds we haven't been too past there!" Ven added.
"Oh okay so you excited?" Kiro asked.
"No."
"No what do you mean no!" Kiro's hollow gram yelled before being pushed and replaced with Takeshi's
"So what can you tell us about Galio?" Takeshi asked.
"I haven't been there in….such a long time."
"Was it attacked by the Heartless?" Raian heard Ven's voice ask.
"No…something much worse."
"Raian it'll be okay!" Kiro's voice called.
"Sure." Raian replied cutting off the signal.
"Namine I hope you're okay." Ven thought
He suddenly heard a beeping.
"We're being hailed!" Kiro stated and Ven turned back on the contact.
"Greetings! From the Gummi Ship Void Space!" Lea declared.
"Lea?" Kiro asked.
Pulling up beside Light Seeker was a white, grey and Silver ship with a black Propeller with long blades, the nose had a silver tip that was slanted and hooked down some of the guns and the wings were a light grey while the Cockpit and Impact Gummi's (Same as the ones Raian's ship had) were a dark grey there were glowing orbs inside the Wings.
As always it reminded Ven of a Nobody's coloring a Dusk's coloring at least.
"So this is Void Space." Kiro stated.
"I know I just said that!" Lea retorted.
"So you're headed to Galio to why?" Takeshi asked.
"To get any information that's there this place would probably have a bunch of stuff that Radiant Garden's archives don't have its kind of a favor to Ienzo." Isa explained
"Plus you'll need our help to stay alive." Lea added.
"Ha ha very funny!" Ven retorted sarcastically.
"Hey I only speak the truth."
"anyway…." Takeshi stated.
"We should figure out a place to rondevu since Gummi Ships can't make multiple landings in the same area."
"So, true." Lea agreed.
"There's an expedition camp near the old city ruins that's where we'll meet." Isa stated.
"Sounds, good to me." Ven replied.
"Does Raian know?" Kiro asked.
"Yes see you at the camp it's located in front of the city walls." Lea stated.
"Okay!" Kiro's voice rang and the connection was severed once more.
E-H E-H E-H
Kiro stepped out into the sun it was quite hot and the sand was caught in the occasional gust of wind that blew it hard and fast.
"Wow this whole place is a desert!" Kiro stated.
"Not, exactly." Ven replied pointing out to a dense grass land in a huge mountain that looked carved out.
"I don't see any city guys do you?" Kiro asked.
"Uhh." Ven stated.
"It's on the other side like forty miles."
"Raian!" Kiro stated.
"Why would you pick a spot so far away?" he asked.
"What about you?" Kiro asked.
"Yeah you're here with us!" Takeshi stated.
"I chose to come here so I could pass by somewhere."
"Somewhere you remember?" Kiro asked.
"Yeah…"
"But I'm done so I might as well take you to the city walls."
"Sounds good!" Kiro stated.
A Rock formation appears then a huge sandstorm blows revealing a ruined town and decrepit Castle underneath is a forest and a withering tree
[Galio]
Kiro walked up the mountain when a scream was heard.
"NAMINE!" Ven shouted running off towards the sound.
"Ven wait up!" Kiro yelled
"Aw man what now!" Raian asked as he and Takeshi sped off after the Crimson.
Kiro was barely managing to keep up with Ven he was moving faster than ever before but he saw Ven pull out his Keyblade and dive off a Cliff.
Kiro himself decided to follow suit but he screeched to a halt. Raian and Takeshi quickly came up to his side as Kiro screamed.
"TAKESHI, RAIAN, ITS NAMINE!"
"HUH?"
"The girl that told you about Rinzler, actually being Tron?" Takeshi asked.
"Yeah!" Kiro replied jumping down.
"Need a hand?" Kiro asked.
"Yeah!" Ven replied as Takeshi and Raian came down the hill.
"TRI-CUTTER!" Takeshi yelled killing several shadows
Kiro jumped on top of a living bone like a horse before making it plummet into the ground destroying its skull head.
There was a new kind of Heartless that looked like the living bone but it had bone like wings and was bipedal,
The Awakened Marrow snapped at Namine only to get a mouth full of fire from Ven.
"FIRE STORM!" Ven yelled after becoming cloaked in fire the slashed he made were burning and red hot and occasionally a slash would release a ring of fire or he'd let loose fire off him.
"SEE YA!" Ven yelled sending a rain of fire upon his foes as they burned Kiro followed up with his Golden Hour attack.
"DAIMOND DUST!" Raian yelled he slashed and hacked at several fugitives and Heartless that looked like Stone Statues and huge with mass called Golems unleashing ice pillars from the ground.
"TAKE IT!" a ring of Ice shot out at them killing them!
"STRIKE RAID!" Kiro yelled taking out several Chimeras.
"SONIC BLADE!" Takeshi streaked and rammed several Heartless managing to take out a Awakened Marrow
"FEVER PITCH!" Ven in a blinding speed took out the last of the Heartless.
Kiro dismissed Photon Legacy and looked at Namine.
"Nice to meet you in person….Namine!"
She nodded.
"Namine, you alright!" Ven asked.
"I'm fine Thanks to all of you!"
"It's no big deal!" Takeshi replied.
"H-how did you get here!" Ven asked he couldn't believe it that Namine had managed to follow him through time.
"I tried to find you but when I did I guess I was sucked up by whatever brought me here!"
"Oh."
"The time rift thingy!" Kiro stated.
They nodded.
"So why weren't you able to pass on the message to Ventus here?" Raian asked.
"I'm….not the only one here." Namine stated sadly stepping away from Ven who winced because of it.
"Why does she seem so nervous we defeated the Heartless so-GASP REFLECT!" Kiro screamed as a few large bullets tried to strike Ven, Namine, Takeshi and Raian.
Kiro like greased lighting ran back up the cliff.
"What is it?" Ven called but Kiro ignored him. "SHINE CANNON!" There was a large explosion and then some kind of humming then another explosion.
"WARP!" Kiro screamed as he suddenly appeared back in front of them and glared.
"GRRRRRRRR!" Kiro growled his eyes were intensely narrowed and his teeth barred he looked so tense it scared Ven a little this was far out of character for him.
"ha ha ha ha! Another one!" said a voice as the dusk cleared
"NO WAY! Him too!" Ven asked Namine who nodded. He would have dealt with anyone bar Vanitas and him.
"He's after us all of us!" Namine said.
"Correctomondo Sweetie!" Ven immediately put a protective arm out when the dust cleared there was a man in what looked like a guard suit he wore a tattered red scarf had slicked back black hair pointed ears and a jagged scar that looked like it was a deep nasty gash on his right cheek he had an eye patch over his left eye and the other one was clear and yellow.
"Braig!" Ven growled.
"Oh! There's the other one looking at me like I drowned his pet gold fish!"
"THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE SCAR FACE!" Kiro yelled.
"Say's you! Now hand over Sweetie the Crystal and Kingdom Key!" Braig replied
This made Kiro slacken. " Namine, Kingdom Key and the Crystal?" Kiro asked.
"Yep! We need all of them!" Braig replied.
"NO WAY!" Ven yelled.
"Uh who is this guy and why is Kiro so freaked out to see him?" Takeshi asked.
"Ya got me, now hush I'm trying to watch!" Raian replied.
"Really?" Takeshi deadpanned.
"Why do you want the Kingdom Key Keyblade?" Kiro asked taking on his tense form again his voice had a bit of a growl to it too.
"Because of all the Keyhole power stashed in there your old man sealed Keyholes too once upon a time, and he also got them from opening gate ways between worlds don't get excited Tiger, Sora's the only one who was and still is able to do so!" Braig explained to both Ven and Kiro.
"Tell us what this power is for!" Kiro barked.
Braig clicked his tongue "Now why would I do that?"
"Because, I was hoping you'd be a bad guy stupid enough to monologue the whole evil plan and since you use nick names I've got one for ya MUD!" Kiro seethed.
Braig threw his head back laughing "HA funny, I'm gonna call you sparky, 'kay Sparky!"
"This nicknaming a thing he does?" Raian asked.
"Unfortunately, my Friend Roxas is kiddo and Sora is hero boy." Ven replied.
"Well he won't get past us!" Takeshi stated.
"Yeah!" Ven replied.
"You're going to have to pry all of them, from our cold dead fingers so back off!" Kiro growled.
"That goes double for me when it comes to Namine!" Ven barked
"Fine by me, I'll take you all on!"
"Don't count on it!" yelled a new voice. There was a flash of light and chains of light appeared and blasted Braig off his feet.
It was a tall older man with long graying hair tied in a ponytail and a graying Goatee, he wore a black shirt with brown straps crossed in an X in the middle was a gold badge shaped like the one Ven had. He had brown boots with armor on them he also wore navy pants and a black and gold metal device on his wrist Kiro noticed he had piercing cold grey eyes
"The years haven't been Kind Gramps!" Braig replied.
"I suggest you leave now!" the man stated deeply.
"For now why not but…" he said casting one last look at the teenagers "I'll be back!"
Kiro sighed in relief "Thanks!"
"Come we have much to do Kiro!" the Man replied opening a portal,
"Uh sorry, I've got plans of my own ya see!" Kiro replied.
"Not anymore!"
"Acerus what are you talking about!" Ven yelled.
"Acerus?" Kiro asked quietly
"My name! Now you're to come with me so we can begin your training!"
"I already have a master, Ventus!"
"Him? That weakling is of no use to you!" Acerus spat only to have a beam of light nearly hit him.
"Don't talk about him like that!" Kiro snapped.
"I see you'll have to go by force!" Acerus replied in a flash of Air came his own Keyblade.
The Hand guard was black and angular and the handle was silver tipped with gold the middle of the hand guard was a silver wing like design with a large red jewel in the middle, above it was a slanted black part with a silver and gold tip there were silver tips near the top between them were the teeth flat black the middle was pointed while the others were slanted the Keychain was the same as the center of the hand guard.
Takeshi and Ven ran up beside him.
"Not if we have anything to say about it!" Takeshi growled.
The man disappeared in a flash.
"Kiro, Takeshi keep your guard up!" Ven called.
"I have an idea!" Kiro yelled he pulled his head band over his eyes and concentrated hard.
"ARS SOLCANUM"ACERUS yelled.
"REFLECT!" Kiro yelled he put all of his might into it but he just barely managed to hold it off and Acerus was hit with a massive amount of energy!
"Good work Kiro!" Ven yelled then charged at Acerus,
"METEOR SHOWER!" Ven yelled as bright lights came off him and tried to slam themselves into Acerus but the old man was quicker than he looked and dodged them without injury!
"NO WAY!" Ven yelled.
"SHEILD!" Takeshi yelled in order to protect Ven from a massive slash coming from Acerus.
"LINK!" Takeshi yelled summoning the green clad warrior who appeared in a golden light and clashed with.
Link after being pushed off turned to Kiro.
"I gotcha, LINK!"
"LETS DO IT!" The two began to spin around and round at Acerus knocking him of his feet then they started to slash at him.
"YOU'RE TOAST! YAAAAA!" a massive golden light from the palm of their hands struck Acerus who despite blocking was knocked away.
Link Disappeared back into his own world as Acerus stood up.
"Perhaps it's time I kick it up a notch, as they say" a flash of gold light appeared and they were surrounded in a thick fog.
"This isn't good!" Raian seethed with Namine behind him.
"Sorry pal I already dealt with something like this!" Kiro yelled placing down his head band.
He listened careful when he heard a noise.
"HIYAAAA!"
"OW Kiro what are you doing?" Yelled Takeshi Kiro pulled up his head band to see that he had whacked the Violet over.
"Sorry!" Kiro stated curing him.
"You'll find my illusions are utilized in all senses!" Acerus yelled.
"So how do we get rid of them?" Takeshi asked.
"One Idea but it's a long shot!" Kiro told him.
The Crimson concentrated and it came to him.
"LIGHT WAVE!" a wave of light came off his body and removed the fog they heard Acerus groan as he was knocked over.
The old man got back up and just frowned.
"Ventus isn't the only one who's been teaching you!"
"Yeah my dad and Uncle taught us a thing or two, WHAT OF IT!" Kiro growled.
"Hmmm Hypocrite you must really hate him if you do you certainly have the right!" Acerus replied disappearing.
"Why is he, for me hating my dad?" Kiro asked.
"They never really saw eye to eye." Namine explained.
"So now what?" Takeshi asked.
"We head for Galio's capital or what's left of it!" Raian replied.
"Okay back up the mountain which is now much further away as is the city!" Kiro stated in realization
"Sigh!" Kiro hung his head in defeat.
"Kweh!" they turned to see what looked like a baby Chicken but was a bright sun color.
"A Chocobo!" Takeshi stated.
"Chocobo?" Ven asked.
"They're these big birds, back in my world there was a valley on the other side of the mountain where they all lived, but sometimes they'd wander into town!" Kiro said thinking about it.
Cue Flash Back
Kiro, Kairi and Sora where in the down town area it wasn't as big as the city on the biggest Island but it had what you needed and that was good.
"Sora do you have the list?" Kairi asked
"Uhhhh!"
"I got it!" Kiro said pulling it out of his pocket.
"Thank you Kiro!" They both said Sora in relief this was pretty much the third time and he thought about just letting Kiro make sure they had the list.
"Hey! Get away you oversized Chicken!" there was a man fighting large golden colored bird that was happily eating spinach.
"WAAARRRK!"
"Mom, Dad a Chocobo!" Kiro cried.
"Looks like one wandered into town again!" Sora stated.
"Somebody call animal control its eating all my food!"
"This isn't good!" Kairi stated.
"Hang on!" Sora stated running up to the Chocobo.
"Hey come on now don't eat his-"Cooed Sora until
"WAARRRK!" The Choboco gave him a good peck and Sora jumped back.
"Sora!" Kairi cried.
"Dad, you alright?" Kiro asked.
"Uh, yeah!" Sora said a little sheepishly
"Not one of my better ideas…."he thought.
End Flash back…..
"I didn't know that they started out so small!" Kiro said.
"Don't you people know you can ride the big ones they're easily tamed unless it's their breeding season." Raian explained.
"Awww, who's a baby Chocobo!" Kiro said looking at the little bird as it jumped into his hands
"Kweh!"
"Yep you are!" Kiro said with a toothy grin!
"KWAY!" Kiro looked up and nervously looked into the angry mama Chocobo!
"Kweh, Kweh!" The baby chirped jumping onto the mother's head.
"Uh he he heh he, he's GULP got your eyes!"
"WAAAAARRRRK!" The Chocobo started to peck Kiro over the head repeatedly
"OW, OW, OW, OW, OW, OW, OW MAKE IT STOP, MAKE IT STOP!" Kiro cried running and being chased by the Chocobo in circles around everyone who watched in horror!
Raian thinking quickly pulled what looked like a goldish green carrot out of the ground and gave it to the Chocobo.
"KWEH!" the bird replied eating the carrot and walking off.
"Thanks Raian!" Takeshi answered for Kiro who was sulking and holding his head.
"She didn't have to peck my head!" The red head whined.
"Don't worry she wasn't pecking you hard enough to cause any real damage." Raian replied.
"Wasn't pecking hard enough? IT HURT LIKE HECK!" Kiro snapped.
"Yeaaaah!" Raian replied causally.
"Meanie!" Kiro replied with a pout.
"Well if we wanna get over to the city before night fall three days from now we need to find some Chocobos." Raian stated ignoring him.
"But you said-"Ven started.
"That's just the yellow ones all varieties lived here (except for the gold ones) and still do hopefully, judging from what we just saw."
Kiro was busy rubbing the top of his head which flattened the Spiky Red Mop top he called his hair.
"So what color can we ride?" Takeshi asked.
"Well its midsummer so only the yellow Chocobos are breeding but finding the other ones ,shouldn't be too much of a problem but it's the black ones we really need they can go over mountains and Rivers and we've got both of those between here and the city." Raian explained.
"Okay how do we." Ven started to ask when.
"KWEEEEEEH!"
"Hey you guys!"
"AMEI!" The four boys stated eyes the size of a Chocobo's head.
There she was on top of a Black Chocobo! It's feathers were jet black and looked sleek it's beak and feet where a dull brownish orange it was about the size of an large ostrich.
"What are you doing here?" Kiro asked.
She smiled sheepishly.
"I hid on Excalibur in the training room he heh."
"Amei! You could get hurt out here!" Ven yelled.
"SO! I'm coming I wanna find my Parents and find out what happened to my world!"
"But how are you-"
"I use magic remember!" she said holding out her staff "Sunset Glimmer"
"Why not let her come Ven I mean she helped us out a lot back in Space Paranoids."
"Well…."
"Please Ven." she asked becoming a little softer about it.
"Sigh fine even I said no it wouldn't matter to you!"
"YES!" She cheered doing a fist pump.
"Horraay!" Kiro cheered jumping into the air.
"WAAAAARK!" The Chocobo declared.
"So where'd you find that one?" Kiro asked.
"Was there a herd where you got it?" Raian asked.
She nodded and led them to a place where a whole herd of Black Chocobos were walking around.
"So how do we get on top of them?" Namine asked.
"I sort of fell off that cliff there and landed on this one but he didn't seem to mind."
"Unless they feel threatened, they don't. Since you didn't scream or freak out it's letting you ride it!"
"So do we fall off a cliff?" Kiro asked only to get an annoyed glare from everyone which said
'What kind of stupid Question is that?'
"This is how!" Raian said holding up some carrots from before.
"What are those?" Kiro asked.
"Gysahl Greens they love these things!" he also handed them a harness and one carrot each.
"Once it's eating that slowly but quickly pull the harness over its neck and hop on!"
Raian thought about how that might turn out then said "Watch me!"
He took his own stuff and slowly approached a nearby Black Chocobo it was clawing the ground and pecking making small Khew sounds Raian rolled the Carrot near it once it raised its head sneaking up from behind it Raian quickly placed the ring over the green (The Chocobo was only concentrating on its new treat)
Then once the head was through, Raian pulled it up and jumped on to it's back.
"KWAY!" The bird squawked but when it saw Raian it didn't seem to mind the extra weight and it rode off into the bushes.
"Okay you guys are up!" He told them.
Kiro and the others quietly snuck out from their hiding place and with a little effort Namine, Kiro, Ven and Takeshi were on Chocobos of their own.
"All right lets ride Raian lead the way!" Kiro declared.
"HUP!"
"WARRRRRRKK!" The Sextet of Chocobo riding heroes ran off Kiro never imagined that it was so fast it was like some cast Fever Pitch on him!
"WOW this is awesome, I'm gonna have to ride the ones back home!" Kiro cheered.
"Hate to break it to ya but Yellow Chocobos can't cross mountains and Rivers!" Raian stated.
"But the Chocobos that wander into my home town are gold colored the one that tried to peck my brains out was a bright yellow!"
"Oh, never mind then!" Raian replied.
"Namine, you doing okay?" Ven called.
"WHOO I've never had this much fun!" she screamed she was gripping the Reins to ensure she wouldn't fall.
"Okay." Ven replied he had to admit he was having just as much fun and laughed a little to show his feelings.
"WOAH!" Kiro said as the Chocobo suddenly and literally jumped up on the multiple Rock Formations that lead to the top of the mountain! It then charged down Kiro closed his eyes for a few seconds while clinging for dear life he suddenly heard Splashing and he opened them to see the Chocobo was crossing a river and the current seemed to have zero affect on the bird.
Kiro lifted his head to see what looked like a ghost town bulit into the moutian side and towering over it were towers that looked like they'd fall any second.
"I see it!" Screamed Kiro.
"Wow that place looks like it's thousands of years old!" Takeshi commented.
"You should've seen it in it's hay day!" Raian said sadly
"Huh? How would you know?" Takeshi asked.
Raian didn't say anything he just made his mount go faster.
"Ug really is it that hard for you to answer a question!" Takeshi thought glaring at the sandette.
Kiro raced down on his Chocobo as he smiled at the decrepit City that came into view he saw that the wall outside it which he could clearly see had the camp underneath.
"HI HO BLACKY AWAY!" Kiro cheered.
"Seriously!" Raian and Takeshi yelled.
E-H E-H E-H
Lea sighed "Where are those Kids!"
"I suppose your referring to Kiro, Raian, Ven and Takeshi?" Isa asked.
"Who else would I be? Sora's not a kid anymore!"
"Chronologically neither is Ven." Isa pointed out.
"So true we met the guy when we were kids!" Lea agreed.
"WAAAARRRRK!"
"Huh?"
"What is it?" Isa asked.
"Uh would you believe a bunch of Black Chocobos with the kids on their backs?" Lea asked.
"Seeing them now yes." Isa stated.
"Why didn't we think of that? Come in style like four or five times faster, not be as hot and sweaty I mean come on we walked here!" Lea complained.
"You are such a child sometimes!" Isa said rolling his eyes.
"KWEH!" Said Blacky as Kiro dismounted.
"Sorry were late! We ran into some trigger happy weirdo and this old Keyblader who wanted me to change mentors and we found a girl named Namine!" he said with a large grin.
The others followed and dismounted as well.
"Hey were not too late are we?" Ven asked.
"Nope."
"Oh yeah! Namine how you'd know we'd find information about the crystal here?" Kiro asked.
Namine pulled out a scroll it had a picture of five stones one of which matched the one that Kiro and Co. had it was written in some language that Kiro couldn't decipher
"Uh what's it say?" Kiro asked.
Raian took a look at it "I did learn how to read my own language but we shouldn't read it here!"
"Why not?" Takeshi asked.
"With Master Acerus and Namine's pal out there it's too risky anywhere secure we can talk?"
"The King did say to rondevu with The Expedition crew." Lea suggested.
Raian looked around and saw that the Chocobo he came on was the only one tied up.
"Uh you guys made sure to tie up uh Blacky and the others right?"
The rest of the teens gave him a blank look making Raian hit his forehead.
Meanwhile….
"WAAAARRRK!" Cried Blacky as he lead the other Chocobos to their next snack the horrified Cabbage merchant's eyes widened to the size of dinner plates as they pecked and ate the Veggies.
"MY CABBA-"
"WAAAAAAARRRRRRRRKKKKKKKK!" One of the Chocobos screeched into his face then pressed its face hard against the Cabbage merchant's there eyes meeting, but not in a good way.
"I'm gonna go over there!" he said weakly.
As the group tracked down the Chocobos eating Cabbages they heard…
"NOOOOOOOOOO, WHY, WHY, WHY WH HUH HA HA HA HYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?"
"See what happens!" Raian snapped as he lured the Chocobos away and tied them with the one he rode.
"I should write a book Taking care of Chocobos for dunderheads!'" Raian thought to himself.
"Dude, how many times can we say we're sorry?" Kiro asked.
"I'll let you know when you all get there!" Raian seethed.
"It doesn't matter, I gave the guy compensation so let's just find this expedition team!" Lea stated.
"They shouldn't be too far from here." Ven replied.
After some walking they found a big tent Kiro could hear a discussion taking place.
"So in ancient times the Galians were able to produce that kind of magic easily Dawn/Dusk Dark and Shine"
"The spells like those are hard to produce even today with the most powerful of Magicians although the ones we've seen had to undergo some kind of change?"
It was a man in his mid-thirties he had hazel colored hair and wore an Archeologist's outfit complete with the cap there were others there too but Kiro such as a boy with silver hair but he had his attention on the man who was talking.
"Oh hello."
"Hi ya!" Kiro replied.
"I'm Professor Kiyotomo"
"Isa"
"My names Takeshi"
"I'm Lea got it memorized?"
"I'm Kiro"
"Ventus but I usually go by Ven"
"Names, Raian."
"I'm Amei"
"My name is Namine pleased to meet you."
"So what can I do for all of you?" Kiyotomo asked. Takeshi pulled out the Crystal and gave it to him.
"Hmmm, interesting."
"We also have this." Raian said giving the scroll to him. The Professor, unrolled it.
"This is written in ancient Galian, it will take some time to decipher unfortunately."
"Raian said he could read it like he could English!" Kiro stated making Raian hit his forehead again.
"Thank you Kiro, anything else you wanna blab about? Your shoe size, your worst fear, the most embarrassing moment in your life!" Raian growled.
"Why would I do that?" Kiro asked with an arched eyebrow.
Lea slapped his own forehead while Ven groaned and hung his head.
"You truly are your father's son." Isa stated.
Even then Kiro still didn't get it he just blinked in confusion.
E-H E-H E-H
Kaen was walking through the desert area he looked around at the desolate place the fact that it was a mostly barren and lifeless brought some disappointment to him. Galio had once been a shining utopia the Radiant Garden of its day although both had now lost their prime and luster though Radiant Garden was close to regaining it, there was no hope for this much as he was focused on plunging worlds into Darkness he was curious about how the people here had lived.
"Hey Snake eyes!" Kaen looked up and saw Braig standing on the rock above him upside down.
"What?" Kaen asked.
"Gramps is here!"
"Acerus?" Kaen asked.
"Yep ya know the guy who attacked you several times you missed your chance to go into the future in that one world because of him." Braig replied.
"He wants me dead but that's no surprise to me, truth is he believes Kiro should be dead too but the kids too useful to him right now."
"What good would Sparky do for gramps?" Braig asked.
"Kiro has the Kingdom Key and without Sora's hands anyone can take it, it's invaluable to both him and Maleficent!" Kaen explained.
"I know the power of individual worlds that's what's inside each Keyhole right? but they can't have it if Sparky's playing around with it."
"Acerus believes that Kiro needs more power to call upon another Keyblade that was locked away!" Kaen replied.
"A key that's been locked? Heh how ironic!" Braig mused.
"Yeah well don't be too impressed every day Kiro gets stronger and every day in return the seal weakens it's only a matter of time before the seal is destroyed completely! And once that happens the Key in question will be free at last and Kingdom Key can easily be taken by anyone!"
"And if Acerus has it Sparky's of no further use!" Braig replied making a slashing motion across his throat.
Kaen merely nodded.
E-H E-H E-H
"It's a prophecy." Raian replied. Looking at the scroll,
"So what's it say?" Kiro asked he was dying to know and the fact that Raian could read it like he read a book or any other writing wasn't helping.
"I'm getting to that big mouth." Raian seethed.
"I said I was sorry for blabbing!" Kiro stated.
"Yeah but you needed Lea to spell it out for you!" Raian stated.
"I still said I was sorry!" Kiro mumbled.
"Okay.
When the world without darkness falls and the fragment of the Heart is shattered by the one of light the way for the two heirs shall be paved, one of light one of darkness, both able to summon the Ultimate Key the one with the path to the Ultimate Heart as both are wielders of the Key both shall have their powers awakened at the awakening of the fragments, both-
Dang it it's to smudged I can't read the rest." Raian admitted.
"Hey at least we know a bit more than we already did this stone is one of more and Kaen and Maleficent are probably after these heirs of Light and Darkness." Takeshi deduced.
"Yeah it sounds like they have the power to create this X-blade Ven mentioned earlier!" Amei added.
"Yeah you do need Pure Light and Pure Darkness to create it!" Ven said confriming thier thoughts.
"They must be trying to find the two heirs and make them fight!" Namine suggested.
"To forge the X-blade!" Isa stated.
"If Maleficent and Kaen succeed what will happen?" Kiro asked.
"With the X-blade they'll be able to unlock Kingdom Hearts itself then just walk right in!" Lea answered.
"But they have no idea what that will do to the worlds!" Kiro protested.
"Kiro's right we're talking possibly the cause of an Apocalypse here!" Raian agreed.
"The Keyblade War!"
"Professor!" Kiro stated.
"They say that the X-blade was the very heart of that war itself! Keybladers fought over that wretched blade killing themselves and causing an Apocalypse in the process! One that was only somewhat reversed and the effects the world is so different than it was in the time of Galio's prime!"
"Professor….is that what your researching?" Raian asked.
"No I'm looking into the ancient past of this place, its well hidden. But they say the battle that brought this place to its knees was the first of many events that lead to it! So often I find things about the Keyblade war!"
"So this world and Keyblade War are connected!" Isa deduced.
"I did get a Keyblade Graveyard vibe when we first got here!" Lea admitted.
"So what we do next is clear! Find the Heirs of Light and Darkness and protect them as well as find the rest of these stones!" Kiro stated.
"Hey what about our families and getting home!" Takeshi asked in a strong tone.
"Well do that too! But we'll have balance it Taki, it's not just about getting back home anymore!" Kiro stated.
Takeshi made a disapproving sound,
"We will get back! I'll make absolutely sure, I promise!" Kiro told him.
"I know….but I HATE IT when you're right, because it means I'm wrong!" he stated with a pout.
"Thanks for baring with me Taki!" Kiro said with a smile.
"Yeah, no problem!" Takeshi replied.
Later the group sat around a fire night had fallen and Kiro was thinking hard on who the heirs of light and darkness were.
"Something tells me that Acerus guy knows!" he thought.
"Is there anything else we can find out?" Ven asked.
"I don't know but there is supposed to be a secret room underneath the throne in the castle Kiyotomo is headed there tomorrow, but not before being kind enough to give us a bunch of stuff on Galio, the Keyblade war and all things unknown!" Lea said pleased with his stack of books and scrolls which sat next to him.
"So any ideas on whom these heirs might be?" Namine asked.
"All we really know is that their Keyblade wielders and they'll probably have the ability to use their Keyblades now seeing as how these stones have well, awakened." Ven deuced.
"But we have no idea when the stones have awakened for all we know they could've very awakened right after the Keyblade war and the Heirs just weren't born yet!" Takeshi added.
"That might be another reason that Kaen is going from world to world, he figures that by taking an entire world out it might take the heir of light with it!" Lea stated.
"And no doubt Maleficent we'll seek assistance from the heir of Darkness." Isa stated.
"Hey just because he's supposed to be the heir of darkness doesn't necessarily mean he'll be a bad guy!" Kiro stated
"Hey I know there's a huge chance he is, but hey you never know!" Kiro replied to their looks.
"Kiro's right things are never what they seem!" Namine stated.
"true." Some of them said.
"Well I hope we can figure it out soon the Worlds are counting on us!" Kiro stated.
"Well we can look a little more in the morning." Ven said using Hydro on the fire and retreating to his tent as did the others.
Kiro stared up at the stars and he saw in the constellations were Donald, Goofy and…..
"Dad! You have a constellation!" he thought then huffed.
"Of course you do now if only you could give me a sign about where you are!"
"I'm sorry about the fake message."
"Huh?" Kiro turned and saw no one,
"You again? It's been a while!"
"Yeah I'm sorry about everything!"
"Why, who are you?"
"I'm-"
Nothing! Kiro sighed the voice was willing to tell who it was but who was it maybe it was Namine! She had contacted him once, so he made a mental note to ask her tomorrow now in no way was a good time.
He went to a tent assigned to him and amazingly fell fast asleep!
Eight year old Kiro walked through the house it was quieter than usual he then looked over to see Kairi just sitting on the couch.
"Mommy?"
Kairi didn't say anything she was looking at the picture they took a couple of days before they left it was one they all agreed was one of the best! Kiro had even found the last shell he needed for a Wayfinder of his own.
Kiro winced a little when he saw tears hit and splash on the picture she hugged it tight tears falling freely now.
"He's gonna come back." Kairi looked over at Kiro who nodded. Kairi didn't say anything she just hugged him tightly Kiro looked at her.
"He promised dad, always keeps his promises!"
"Kiro-thank you so much!" she said quietly.
There was a sound outside Kiro jumped up and ran out it was a Chocobo this one had dark blue feathers which were tipped with a lighter blue with a bit of purple between the colors the beak and feet matched that of a yellow Chocobo's, bright orange.
"Kweh!" it said looking at him.
"Hey buddy you making the sounds out here?" Kiro asked calmly and quietly petting him.
"Wark!" he turned to see a flux of space.
"NOT good! Think Kiro, thi- GASP NAMINE! VEN!" Kiro yelled there was stumbling as Kiro hopped on the Chocobo's back and once Ven came out grumbling Kiro grabbed him by the collar and pulled him up.
"HI HO BLUE AWAY!"
"YOU WOKE ME UP FOR THIS! I OUGHTA-"Ven screeched.
"Namine's in trouble!"
"BLUE GO FASTER!" Ven yelled eventually the bird came to a wark and a screeching halt!
To their horror in front of them was Braig holding Namine captive with his hand over her mouth she was trying to get away but to avail.
"Namine!" they yelled and began to charge.
But Braig took off into a flux of space.
"He knows warp spells!"
"Where would he go!" Ven asked a little in despair.
"If I know Warp spells not too far without turning thier insides out or something, HUP HUP!"
"WAARK!" the Chocobo zoomed off Kiro would just have to trust his gut when he got a headache and it looked like Ven got one too…but they both saw something!
"Did you see that?" Kiro asked.
"Yeah she just projected her memory to us!" Ven stated.
"She can do that?"
"Hurry!" Kiro told the Chocobo as it ran forward there in the forest as Namine had instructed in a forest clearing was the two of them.
"Namine!" Ven cried as they charged towards them.
"Ah ba, ba bup! One more step and our favorite little memory witch get's one massive headache if you catch my drift!" Braig replied holding a bow gun cross like object in his hands.
"NO!" Ven yelled.
"Memory Witch? Ven what's he talking about?" Kiro asked
Braig grinned like a Fox,"I can fill in all the blanks for him! Ya see-"
"WARRRRK!"
"OW!" Braig had been pecked on the head by the blue Chocobo that Kiro and Ven had rode in the act of clutching his head he let Namine go and dropping the gun he charged after her.
"HYDRO!" Kiro yelled blasting him back. But Braig warped away then reaapeared behind them.
"FEVER PITCH!" Ven yelled hacking and slashing at Braig, he then began to spin around Kiro could feel the wind picking around him.
"CYCLONE!" Ven yelled as Braig was blasted back by the fierce gale!
Kiro charged up at him at full speed! "GOLDEN HOUR!" Kiro yelled as he lit up in a golden aura but he screeched to a halt midway when Braig disappeared.
"Where is he!" Kiro yelled.
Braig was high above them his guns which were a cross between Xigbar's Sharpshooters and his Castle guard guns where the Arrows stuck out at the sides but had the shape of the ones Ansem gave him but the coloration of sharp shooter where now one Sniper and he was aiming carefully.
Ven was glancing around then he got an idea, "Kiro cast a light and shine it around the top of the Trees!"
"A light won't do us any good unless it's Ragnarok, Light Wave or Shine Cannon!" Kiro argued.
"Just do it!" Ven snapped since they were low on time, Kiro obeyed and once the light was in the tress Ven looked carefully to see well…anything!
He got a glint of something in the trees it was purple and pointed at them.
"THUNDER!" Braig was zapped and fell from the tree.
But he got up laughing. "Ever hear of Organization XIII?"
"Who?" Kiro asked.
"Organization XIII you've already met our three of our eight Traitors Axel, Zexion and Saix!"
"Axel, Saix, Zexion?" Kiro asked he scrambled the names in his head over and over until
"X, L-E-A,
X, I-S-A,
X, I-E-N-Z-O"
"GASP THEM!" Kiro cried.
"correctomondo Sparky!"
"So you were all bad guys once upon a time that's Axel, Zexion and Saix not Lea, Isa and Ienzo!" Kiro snapped.
"Yeah and it's gets worse ya see Namine there she-"
"SHUT UP!" Ven screeched sending a Spark Raid into him and knocking him over.
"Heh like I need to tell you just ask her and you'll wish you didn't know so much!" Braig warned with Venom knowing his words made Kiro curious.
Kiro just shook his head and dismissed Photon Legacy he turned to look at Namine and Ven there was a silence for a bit.
"Is it that bad that I shouldn't know I need you and Takeshi but I don't want that to get in the way of anything so if you don't want to tell me I understand." Kiro said quietly he turned to go to the camp all he wanted to do was get back to sleep if there was one thing he couldn't handle right now it was fighting after being woken up.
"Kiro!" he turned.
"But Namine-" Ven protested.
"He has a right to know!"
E-H E-H E-H
"I….Can't believe it!" Kiro said shaking his head he had absolutely no idea what to think about how Namine had messed with Sora's memories under the control of Marluxia and why she hadn't done something sooner,and how it lead to his father sleeping for an entire year and the creation of someone named Xion and the Chaos that followed! Somehow he was grateful that it was Namine who told him and not the trigger happy one-eyed Californian Braig on the thought of the now whole Number II
"I really don't know what to say I don't even know how I feel about this! But you didn't do it by choice and everything was fixed in the end so I can't really get mad at you!" Kiro stated with a small smile.
"Kiro…" Namine stated when they heard rustling.
"Who's there! Show yourself!" Kiro called only to be answered by a couple of Arrows wooden ones Kiro yelped as one nearly hit him he looked at his jacket and found a hole in it.
"Aw man!"
"You! You make animals disappear!"
Said a voice it sounded a little bit older then Ven's
He had red and yellow hair the yellow being near the bottom the suspenders on his two tone purple horizontal striped pants were weird it was basically a diamond pattern like netting with seeds attached that only went down from his neck which had a band around it a similar netting was in his hair and he had a purple head band and some gold colored arm bands and some fur wrist bands, he also had a big red belt and yellow and blue sandals.
He had redish, brown eyes that were narrowed in intensity.
"We didn't do anything to the animals!" Ven protested.
"You lie you have weird key sword that summon dark creatures and make Animals disappear!"
"Kaen!" Kiro thought with a gasp
"While its true that they have the same weapon these two didn't summon the Heartless!" Namine stated.
"Yeah! We're innocent it's Kaen you should be shooting at!" Kiro protested.
"How I know you speak truth!"
Namine stepped forward.
"I can show my friend's memories if you let me."
While she was her own person she still had her powers and they now extended beyond needing a mere sketch pad when it came to showing someone memories though they were much clearer in detail when she drew a scene from them.
They still only affected Sora and those around him but as long with anyone with connections to him met someone new she had access to his/her memories as well!
"Fine!" the boy replied lowering his bow.
"Go ahead Namine!" Ven replied
The boy prepared himself he then saw visions of how they came to Galio, riding the Chocobos, meeting up with Kiyotomo and recently rescuing Namine he then saw Kiro clash with the evil Keyblader in question.
"So evil Keyblade make Animals disappear? How we get them back."
"They might come back once we get rid of the Heartless and kick Kaen and Braig out!" Kiro suggested.
"I know I don't wanna be around them!" Ven added.
The boy nodded. "My name Gnash!"
"Kiro!"
"My name is Namine."
"I'm Ventus ca-"
"Vegenie vennicle, Ventope, Ventoupe, Ventookie, Veggie, Ventilate, Bob?" he asked with a tilt with the head.
Kiro fought hard to resist laughing but couldn't help a snicker or two "You can just call him Ven"
"Sure that's what I go by."
"Ven, Kiro Na-Namine!" Gnash replied as they nodded.
"Sorry I attack you!"
"No problem dude!" Kiro replied with a smile.
"My name not Dude, it Gnash! You forget fast!"
"HUH?" Kiro responded taken aback,
Namine and Ven both laughed at this!
The group tired and with Gnash in tow wanting to meet the others returned to the camp Kiro could see a sliver of Pink in the distance Kiro trotted back to his bed in his little tent his thoughts on all of the nights events especially Braig.
"Dude needs to be thrown into a mental ward…maybe with nothing but Barney playing!"
Kiro thought laughing at his own after thought a little he turned to his side and closed his eyes.
"Say one word and I'll sick my Warrior form on you!" Kiro suddenly said
"Kill-joy!" Lea replied
"I'm tired go away!" Kiro huffed.
"But."
"I don't care if they have Pomegranit juice, Syrup or if Santa Claus is personally delivering our breakfeast I wanna sleep!" Kiro snapped pulling his blanket over his head.
"Actually you really don't have a choice the camp was attacked last night!" Lea stated.
This made Kiro sit up like a bolt.
"By who!"
"Maleficent and Kaen!" Lea replied.
Keyblade(s) Obtained
Nekomei: Strength +22 Magic + 30
Ability: Head Clouder: When a foe is hit with Acerus's Keyblade they are either hit with the Blind, Confused, Flipped foot, Radar Zapped, Sleep or Silence Status
Heartless
Awaken Marrow- a Flying cousin of the Living Bone it loves to dive bomb and scoop up opponents and crush them in it's teeth.
Golems- large stone like Heartless that attack and crush thier enimies!
Limit Breaks.
Courage Strike- Kiro+ Link
Special attacks and Spells
Kiro-Light Wave- an attack that does Minor Damage but it's true strenght lies in healing and clearing status it can even clear the fog foes may put up.
Acerus- Dream Mist- An attack that causes the confusion status and traps foes in a thick Illusion causing Fog.
Ienzo: A scientist at Radiant Garden he works with the RGPC to research things that help them protect the town and defeat the Heartless, while usually a bit of a loner he still works hard to protect his home.(Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep 2010)
Chocobos: A Large Flightless bird with running Speed Almost unmatched they come in a spectrum of Colors all of which have unique abilities for example a Blue Chocobo can cross water and a Green Chocobo can climb mountains. A Black Chocobo can do both and a Gold Chocobo can cross any terrian a Yellow Chocobo though not really a terrian bird is very fast and were used by the People of Galio. They love Gysalh Greens.(Final Fantasy II 1988)
Acerus: A Mysterious Keyblade Master with Power over Illusions he wanted Kiro to become his pupil and wouldn't take no for an answer he clashed with Sora in the past in a difference of oppinion so he favors and even encourages Kiro's anger towards his father but for what purpose? (Kingdom Hearts: Legacy 2011)
Namine: A Girl with power over Sora's Memories and those close to him and anyone they meet because of this she is refered to as a Witch,(But that's certianly not true) She told Kiro of Tron's fate giving him the resolve to rescue the program, but now she is the one that needs saving. (Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories 2004)
Professor Kiyotomo: A professor who is interested in the ancient City that stands in this world he works hard and enjoys his job he has a good amount of knowledge concerning the Keyblade War but that is because of it's apparent Connection to Galio (Kingdom Hearts: Re:Leagacy Final Mix 2011)
Braig: A Man with a connection to Lea, Isa, Ienzo, Namine and Ventus he spoke of an Organization XIII and of Namine's past he though laid back is actually quite cruel (Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep 2010)
Gnash: A wild Child that lives in the forest he speaks in a bit of broken english and didn't get the word Dude much to Kiro's confusion, he is an excellent Archer and wishes to return peace and life to the forest he calls home (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Rings of Fate 2008)
Yeah...Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Rings of Fate even abreivated it's a mouth full (FFCCROF) yeah but it was one of the FF games I played!
Any way the insperation of this world was Keyblade Graveyard, thats what Lea hinted, And again not much action in this chapter sorry! but I will put more in the next chapter! on a final Note Acerus's Keyblade's name Nekomei is Cat eye in Japanese! Literally! I thought it would be good cause Cats are often seen as Mysterious!
Braig decides to pledge his loyalty to Kaen and Maleficent's cause will Kiro and the others be prepared for thier evil scheme? And when Kiro gets a new form something goes wrong!
Next Time: Dawn of Fusion!
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