Allied Forces, Assemble!
Chapter XXV
Six Guilds Alliance
1555hrs, August 17th, 2024
Fiore, Earth Land
After finding out about a group of five Keyblade wielders who were planning to rule over the worlds, Sora went to Fiore to see if his guildmates of Fairy Tail were doing all right. The Keyblade wielder he met told him that people will get hurt if he and the other Guardians didn't join them. Fortunately, everyone was fine, and Sora didn't mention anything about that event since he wanted to talk about it with the rest of the Guardians first.
The Keyblade wielder spent some time with the mages of Fairy Tail, trying to clear his mind and relax for a while, but it didn't last long. Lahar and Doranbolt, two members of the Magic Council, appeared in the guild and told everyone about a magic anomaly that appeared in the forest where the Dark Guild, Oración Seis, was defeated once. Several Mage Guilds were going to work together to find out what was going on in Worth Woodsea. Now the chosen group of Fairy Tail was in a carriage, heading to the meeting place.
"Why do I have the feeling like something really bad is going to happen?" said Lucy worried. "And wait…Why am I participating in this again!?"
"Didn't you say the same thing the last time?" asked Gray. "Anyway, it's not a picnic for me either, you know? Stop complaining."
"You just said the same thing you said that time, too," said Lucy pouting.
"Come on, remember we're doing this for the Magic Council," said Erza, trying to make the others take their duty more seriously. "We can't fail this mission."
"I know that," said the blonde Celestial Mage before letting out a sigh. "Well, at least it's the usual gang, in the end."
"This time we are seven more than the last time, though," said Happy, who was eating a fish, sitting on the front of the carriage.
"Yeah, I think we're too many, if you ask me," said Gray. "We just have to find out what that unknown source of magic is coming from. We're twelve, plus the guys from the others guilds…"
"I think it's better this way," stated Erza. "Probably we'll have to deal with something powerful, and it'll be easier if we are more."
"What worries me are those two," said Carla, looking the male Dragon Slayers.
Natsu and Gajeel, both of them with sick faces, were inside a small carriage that was attached to the one the others were because the big one wasn't big enough for ten people, and also because of their motion sickness. The others didn't want them to puke inside, so they decided to put them in a different carriage.
"Oh, don't worry, Sora will take care of them," said Lucy smiling. "Right, Group Leader?"
"I don't know how I'm supposed to do that…" replied the Keyblade wielder. "And Erza should be the one in charge if you ask me. I don't know why Master chose me."
"It flattens me you think that, but this is a good opportunity for you to practice," said Erza with a smile. "Leading a group will help you to become a better Guild Master."
"I'm not so sure of that," thought Sora. "Still…"
"Just make sure they aren't near each other when we arrive," commented Lily.
"Yeah, that'd be the only way to make sure they don't start fighting," said Sora smiling.
"Perhaps you shouldn't have let him come," said Gray.
"I think he'd have come with us even if I told him not to," replied Sora, and the others knew that what he said was true since the Iron Dragon Slayer was as stubborn as the Fire one. "But as I said, this will be easier with more people."
"Don't worry, Sora-san," said Juvia. "Gajeel-kun and Juvia destroyed lots of Dark Guilds before, so we'll be really helpful."
"Wait, do you think a Dark Guild could be…" said Lucy worried and kind of scared.
"It's very possible, actually," said Erza. "But it's not the only possibility either. It's true that Juvia and Gajeel have experience when dealing with Dark Guilds. I'm glad they are here. What surprised me is that you wanted to come, Levy. I'm glad you did, though. It's been a while since I worked with you."
"You must be pretty bored since Jet and Droy are working without you today," said Gray, looking at the short blue-haired girl.
"Hehe, you could say that…" said Levy, an awkward smile on her face. Then she noticed that Lucy was looking at her with a smug grin, something that bothered her. She looked at the blonde with a frown and a pout. "Hey…why are you looking at me like that?"
"No reason~," said Lucy playfully. "Just that I know why you wanted to come to this mission."
"Is there a special reason you wanted to come with us, Levy-san?" asked a curious Wendy.
"N-no, I…just wanted to know more about the unknown magic that is in this area," replied Levy. It wasn't exactly a lie since it was true she was curious about the anomaly the Magic Council detected, but it wasn't the main reason she was in a carriage heading to Master Bob's Palace at this moment.
Lucy giggled. "Well, if you say so."
"These two are up to something…" thought Sora slightly suspicious. "So, you guys said you teamed up with Lamia Scale and Blue Pegasus before, right? What about Sabertooth and Mermaid Heel?"
"It's going to be the first time we work with them…in a way," said Erza. "We had our differences with Sabertooth during the Grand Magic Games, so this will help forming better ties with them."
"I can see it!" said Happy, and the others looked at him. "There's the meeting place!"
The carriage stopped after a few seconds after Happy said that. The group got down of the vehicle and started walking to the large villa that could be seen not very far from where they were, but before going there, they got Natsu and Gajeel down from the small carriage they were in. Natsu started walking very slowly, trying to recover after the long trip. Gajeel did the same, but he was walking toward the forest instead, followed by Lily.
"Hey Gajeel, where are you going?" asked Sora before pointing at Bob's Palace. "The villa is that way."
"I'm gonna start looking for that source of magic," answered the Iron Dragon Slayer. "I don't want to waste my time dealing with the members of the other guilds when I can be looking for some kind of monster or powerful guy."
"We'll start looking while you talk with the other teams," said the black Exceed.
"But-"
"Don't worry about him, Sora," said Erza. "It's not a bad idea to let him start searching."
Sora sighed. "All right, then."
After Gajeel and Lily went into the forest, the others walked to the villa, which was a massive, two-floor building living up to its owner's strange attitude in appearance, and seemingly consisting of a single parallelepiped structure, from which other parts protruded on its top. Sora and the others reached the front door and went inside the building.
"I forgot how creepy this place was…" commented Lucy as she looked at her surroundings. It couldn't be denied that the decoration of the villa was unusual, but it matched the owner's style.
Sora looked at Erza. "Master said this villa was…"
"Master Bob's, the Guild Master of Blue Pegasus," replied Erza.
"Right…" said Sora as he remember the day he met the man who found of the guild Kairi joined, and the expression on his face turned into a disturbed one. "He's not going to come, is he?"
"I hope not," said Gray with a similar expression.
"Come on, you two, don't say that," said Erza, who also was kind of uneasy at the thought of having Master Bob around. "Remember he's powerful enough to give our master a run for his money, despite…"
"Yeah, we know…" said Sora.
"Are we the first team that arrived?" asked Juvia when she noticed that there was no one apart from them inside the villa.
"Yes, it looks like we're the only ones here," said Levy as she looked around. "It's strange since we were the last ones the Magic Council informed about the situation."
"Do you think they changed the meeting place?" asked Wendy.
"Let's wait, although it strange the team of Blue Pegasus isn't already here," said Erza.
"Are we there yet?" asked Natsu, who was sitting on the floor, still somewhat dizzy.
"We already arrived, Natsu," said Happy.
Then, someone's voice could be heard from somewhere suddenly, three different voices to be more precise, and they were familiar to the group of Fairy Tail.
"Yes, you're finally here!"
"We were growing impatient!"
"Welcome…"
Suddenly a spotlight went on, revealing three people who were at the end of a staircase that connected the building's hall with the second floor. They were, Hibiki, Eve and Ren, members of the Trimens team and three of the four mages of Blue Pegasus who helped in the fight against Oración Seis.
"…Fairy Tail folks!"
"This brings back memories…not all of them pleasant…" said Carla.
"I see they haven't changed one bit," observed Sora.
The boy remembered perfectly the day he met the team of Blue Pegasus known as the Trimens. He was with Team Natsu, following a clue that he found while working with Team Shadow Gear and ran into the mages of Blue Pegasus. His first impression was that they were weird and kind of annoying because of the comments they made, but they were nice people despite that. They hadn't changed a lot physically.
"Well, what'd you expect?" asked Lucy with an awkward smile.
"It's good to see you again," said Erza, addressing the Trimens. "Are we the only teams here at the moment?"
"Yes, we've been waiting for a while, but you are the only team that arrived after us," replied Hibiki. "It's strange since there are guilds that are closer to this place than Fairy Tail."
"Let's hope nothing happened to them," said Ren.
"Yeah, I suppose the Council also told you about the high number of Heartless that started to appear in the forest," said Eve. "We have to be really careful."
"And talking about Heartless…" said Hibiki as he looked at the rest of the Fairy Tail Team until he spotted Sora. A smile appeared on the mage's face. "Ah, there you are. It's good to see you, Sora. It's been a while."
"Hey there," said Sora, returning the smile and waving his hand. "Did you know I was going to come?"
"Not really," replied Hibiki. "But we knew you would when the Council told us about the Heartless that were in this area. I suppose your guildmates of Fairy Tail called you to lend us a hand, right?"
"Actually, I was here before knowing about the Heartless," said Sora. "Dealing with the Heartless wasn't on my plans today, but it can't be helped. We haven't seen any on our way here, though."
"Do you think someone already took care of them?" asked Eve.
Gray chuckled. "I doubt someone could have defeated all the Heartless in the forest this fast."
"Unless it was a Keyblade wielder," added Happy.
"True that," said the Ice Mage. "But Sora's the only one here at this moment, and as he said, we haven't seen any Heartless yet."
Normally Sora wouldn't have worried about the fact that the Heartless weren't around. He was always glad when the dark creatures were out of sight. However, after what happened in Remnant, he had a very good reason to be concerned. He remembered what the Keyblade wielder he met there said to him.
"Keyblade wielders are supposed to defeat the Heartless that invade other worlds, or not?"
Despite having the opposite goal of the Light Guardians, those Keyblade wielders were also enemies of the Heartless, and there was a possibility that one of them were in Fiore. As Lahar said, there were supposed to be a lot of Heartless in Worth Woodsea, but the team of Fairy Tail wasn't attacked by any, despite Sora, a Keyblade wielder, being with them. If one of those Keyblade wielders was around, then the mission will be more dangerous than Sora could have thought.
"Ah, our first guests are here," said someone with a sickly sweet voice, which everyone recognized the same moment they heard it. The mage known as Ichiya appeared at the top of the stairs, where the other three mages of Blue Pegasus were before, and slid down to the hall using the stair's banister.
"Ugh…" A small expression of disgust appeared on Erza's face. Obviously, she still had trouble dealing with the leader of the Trimens, but no one could blame her for that.
"I'm so happy to see you again, Erza-san! And it's good to see you too, Lucy-san and Wendy-san," said Ichiya as he jumped to the floor. Then he noticed Levy and Juvia. "Oh, more lovely ladies from Fairy Tail have come to join us in our mission! Such an excellent parfum!"
"Juvia doesn't know how to deal with this…" said the Water Mage.
"Just ignore him…" said Levy.
"Just like he's ignoring us," said Gray, referring to him, Natsu and Sora.
"Are we there yet?" asked Natsu again.
"Yes, Natsu…" replied Happy.
"I see you have come too," said Ichiya, pointing at Natsu and Gray. Then he noticed Sora standing next to the Ice Mage, but the Keyblade wielder didn't noticed the Perfume Mage looking at him until he talked. "Ah, Sora-kun, it's been a long time! I'm glad you've decided to join us today."
"Eh?" Sora raised his head. "Oh yeah, it's good to see you, Ichiya."
"Are you okay, Sora?" asked Carla. "You look preoccupied."
"Are you upset because Master gave you the runaround before?" asked Happy.
The blue Exceed was referring to the moment when Sora asked Makarov if he knew something about some lost masters, but didn't give him an answer. It was obvious to everyone that the Guild Master of Fairy Tail knew something, but for some reason decided not to tell Sora. The young Keyblade Master wasn't very bothered by that since he was just curious and could ask other people about it. It wasn't something important. He was worried about a different thing right now.
"No, I was just thinking about the Heartless," said Sora. "There must be a reason we haven't run into them before. You know they always attack Keyblade wielders when they have the opportunity."
"Who knows?" said Gray before smirking. "You've been beating them up for so long that they might be scared of you now."
Sora chuckled. "That'd be nice, I guess."
"Sora-kun," said Ichiya, and the brown-haired boy looked at him. "Let me say that you have some beautiful ladies in your guild. They have a marvelous parfum."
"What are you-" said Sora before remembering that not long ago, three of the four female members of the Light Guardians visited Blue Pegasus some days ago. "Oh right, Kairi came here with Naminé and Aqua…"
"Ah yes, it was a pleasure meeting them," said Hibiki as he nodded. "Aqua is truly a beauty."
"I can say the same about the lovely Naminé," commented Eve.
"It seems that your girls had been 'assaulted' by these guys," said Gray, looking at Sora. "But that was expected, I guess."
"My girls?" thought Sora. "Well, they're very patient and tolerant, but still…"
"Poor Aqua," said Erza, clenching her fist. She could imagine the blue-haired woman's experience when she visited Blue Pegasus. "She must have suffered a lot."
"Aren't you exaggerating a bit? Well, maybe not…" said Lucy before turning to the Keyblade wielder. "Hey Sora, now that they mentioned Aqua and that girl called Naminé…Is there any other girl who wields a Keyblade in your guild? Or are there only three female Guardians?"
"Four actually," replied Sora. "You still have to meet Naminé and Xion."
"Four, huh?" said Lucy, and then she smiled. "Good to know there are more girls capable of using a Keyblade."
"Hey, do you have anything against me and the other guys?" asked Sora, staring at the blonde Celestial Mage with an intense glare that was making her feel nervous.
"N-no, that's not what I meant, really!" said Lucy, waving her hands defensively.
Sora laughed. "Are you scared of me now?"
"Not cool, Sora," said Lucy pouting.
Then, the people inside Master Bob's Palace could hear someone entering the building.
"Looks like we're not the last ones."
Everyone looked at the front door and saw that it was Lyon, the Ice Mage from Lamia Scale, the one who spoke. Next to him were Sherry and Jura, the two mages from Lamia who also participated in the mission to defeat Oración Seis. Additionally, a second girl was also there, someone who Sora still didn't know. Neither Yuka nor Toby could be seen, but since they didn't take part in the previous alliance, everyone assumed they didn't come.
"I was thinking when you were going to appear," said Gray looking at his old rival and his guildmates. "What took you so long?"
"Let's say Oobaba has something to do with that," said Sherry after laughing slightly. Then she looked at Ren, who smiled when their gazes met. "Hello, Ren."
"Hi there," said Ren smiling. "It's not like I wanted you to come, but I'm happy to see you here."
"This guy…" thought Lucy.
"Ah, this brings back good memories," said the tall and massive man with a bald head who was next to Lyon. He was Jura Neekis, the Ace member of Lamia Scale and one of the Ten Wizard Saints. "It's going to be great working together again."
"Let's hope it doesn't get too complicated like the last time," said Lyon as he and the other members of Lamia Scale approached the other two teams.
Sora looked at the Lamia Scale Team, and he could tell that, unlike most of his guildmates from Fairy Tail, they had changed, some more than others. Lyon had barely changed, the only different thing about him was his outfit, which was a short, high-collared dark tunic, and his shoulders were covered by a dark mantle with a high collar and light, jagged edges matching his tunic.
Jura didn't change much either. The only notable difference was a long, thin dark beard growing from his chin, which reached down below his upper chest in a wavy motif. Said beard was paired by a little, similarly colored mustache split in two parts, each placed diagonally below Jura's nose.
Sherry would be the one who changed the most. Sora couldn't tell it was her the moment he looked at her. It made him wonder if Riku could recognize her immediately when he came to Fiore with Roxas. There was something that caught his attention, though. Well, not something, but someone who was next to Sherry. It was a young girl who bore a resemblance to Sherry. She had blue eyes and pink hair that was tied up in two short pigtails with orange bows.
"Ah, hello, Chelia!" said Wendy to the girl Sora didn't know. "You are going to help us, too?"
"Hey, Wendy!" replied the girl waving her hand. "Yeah, they let me come. It's great, right?"
"We just have to wait for Sabertooth and Mermaid Heel now, then," said Levy, then she looked at the mages of Lamia Scale. "Have you fought against any Heartless on your way here?"
"Not even one," replied Lyon. "Strange considering that we were warned about the high number of Heartless that have appeared in this area. Perhaps the other two teams are dealing with them at this moment."
"We should look for them if they take too long," said Sherry. Then, the pink-haired woman saw a familiar face among the Fairy Tail Team, a face she hadn't seen in a long time. "Oh, Sora, you're here!"
"Hey there, Sherry!" said Sora with a smile.
"It's been a long time," said Lyon, a small smirk on his face. "I assume you're here to lend us a hand with the Heartless. But I thought it takes a day to arrive here from the world you-"
"Well, that depends on what you're using to travel between worlds," replied Sora. "But yeah, I was already here before the members of the Council appeared in Fairy Tail. Let's say I was in the right place at the right time."
"Like seven years ago, then," said Sherry smiling. "Well, only two years for you. Anyway, it's good to see you again. You've grown up a lot, just like Riku."
"We're pleased to have you with us, Sora-dono," said Jura, glad to see the Keyblade wielder after so many years. "I heard you're now a Guild Master. Congratulations."
Sora chuckled. "Yeah, thanks."
"Oh, by the way, Sora, this is my cousin Chelia," said Sherry, putting a hand on the pink-haired girl's shoulder. "Almost forgot you two didn't know each other."
"So they're cousins…that'd explain the resemblance," thought Sora, and then he looked at Chelia with his trademark grin. "It's nice to meet you, Chelia."
"It's nice to meet you, too!" said Sherry's cousin as she bowed politely. "I'm glad I finally meet you. Wendy always speaks highly of you so I was really curious."
"Waaah, Chelia, don't say that!" said Wendy, her face slightly red out of embarrassment.
"Why?" asked Chelia, kind of confused. "It's the truth."
"It's no use denying it now, Wendy," said Carla, somewhat amused.
"Please, not you too, Carla!" whimpered the young Dragon Slayer.
Just after the white Exceed teased her Dragon Slayer partner about her praises about Sora, more people appeared in the entrance of Bob's Palace. One of them knocked the door to let know the other mages they were there. When the three teams looked at the villa's door, they saw five women. Sora remembered that Lea said that Mermaid Heel was an all-females guild, so he was sure they were the team Mermaid Heel's Guild Master sent.
The team was composed of the mages Kairi, Naminé and Aqua met when they visited Earth Land. They were Kagura, Millianna, Risley, Araña and Beth. Out of the five female mages, there was one that caught Sora's attention, and that was Millianna. For obvious reasons, the moment he saw her, he remembered Blake Belladonna and what happened in the City of Vale after they investigated the airfield. He had to cover his mouth because a huge grin was forming on his face.
"Hello guys!" said Millianna.
"Oh, almost everyone was already here," said Beth. "Sorry for being late."
"Ah, the lovely mages from Mermaid Heel are here!" said Hibiki. "Please, make yourselves at home!"
"We're delighted with your presence!" added Eve.
Risley grinned. "These guys don't ever change, huh?"
"That's Blue Pegasus for you," said Araña.
"Ah, Kagura-san, I'm so pleased to see you here!" said Ichiya as he hopped to where the strongest mage of Mermaid Heel was. Unfortunately for him, he passed by Erza when he was trying to approach Kagura. He was elbowed in the face by the redhead knight before he could even get close to Kagura. "Men…"
"Kagura, he said?" thought Sora surprised. Then, he looked at the woman with a white bow on her head. "I think he was looking at her, so she must be Kagura. I'm not the best at sensing power, but I can't tell Lea wasn't joking…She seems to be very serious, so surely she won't ask me for a fight now, especially when we have things to do."
"Kagura, did you have any trouble on your way here?" asked Erza. "Surely you were warned about the amount of Heartless that appeared recently around here, right?"
Kagura nodded. "We were ambushed by those creatures. That's why it took us some time to get here."
This fact made Sora feel calmer. The Heartless were out there, so there wasn't anyone in the forest who could have taken care of them already. However, why would the Heartless attack them instead of going after a Keyblade wielder? The team of Mermaid Heel looked strong, especially their leader, but a Keyblade wielder was always the main target of the Heartless. It didn't make much sense.
"You must've been attacked by a really big group," said Lucy concernedly. "Are you all right?"
"Yes, there were lots of them," replied Araña. "But don't worry, Lucy. After all, it wasn't something we couldn't handle."
"Remember to never underestimate Mermaid Heel," said Risley with a proud grin. "Well, actually we had some extra help. If it weren't for her we would have had more problems dealing with the Heartless."
"Her?" asked Levy curious.
"Then, you're a team of six people?" asked Carla.
"Yeah, when those two guys of the Magic Council told us about the Heartless, our Guild Master told her to come with us," explained Millianna. "She's now checking that there aren't more of those ugly monsters around this building."
"She was asked to come because of the Heartless?" asked Wendy, wondering who the sixth person was.
"I think I know who they're talking about," said Erza smiling.
"Look, here she is!" said Beth, who was the closest one to the villa's door. When the sixth member of Mermaid Heel got closer to the door, the girl with orange-brown hair spoke to her. "Is everything all right out there?"
"Yes, it looks clear to me," replied the woman. Her voice was familiar to some of the mages, but especially to Sora. None of the mages of Lamia Scale recognized the voice, though. Then, the woman entered the villa, and much to Sora's surprise, it was Aqua the one who walked inside Bob's Palace.
"Thanks for taking care of them, Aqua," said Kagura as the blue-haired Guardian closed the villa's door.
"It's nothing, really," replied the blue-haired Guardian with a kind smile. Then she noticed all the people who were inside the villa, which took her by surprise. "Oh, we're kind of late, aren't we? Hello."
The Fairy Tail Team was really surprised to see Aqua there, except for Erza, who already expected her to be the sixth member of Mermaid Heel's team. Juvia and Levy didn't know her, so they were curious instead. Saying that the Trimens were happy to see her was an understatement. Ren, at least, was controlling himself since Sherry was there. Team Lamia Scale, just like Levy and Juvia, were wondering who the blue-haired woman was. Aqua was starting to feel kind of awkward with everyone looking at her. She was about to say something, but the second Keyblade wielder in the room beat her to it.
"Aqua," said Sora as he walked toward her.
The female Keyblade Master was really surprised when she saw who called her. "Wait, Sora!?"
"Sora?" said the other five members of Mermaid Heel as Aqua approached Sora.
"What a surprise," said Aqua, a smile on her face. "I didn't expect you would be here."
"I should be the one saying that," said Sora, crossing his arms. "What are you doing here, Aqua?"
Aqua showed to Sora her left arm, which had the symbol of Mermaid Heel printed on it. "As you can see, I'm a member of Mermaid Heel now."
"I already know that," said Sora, waving his hand. "What I'm trying to ask is…Have you spent the entire week here? If I remember correctly, you left Radiant Garden with Kairi and Naminé the last Saturday."
"Oh, yes, but I didn't return with them," replied Aqua. "Since I joined Mermaid Heel, I wanted to spend some time with my new guildmates and get to know them better."
"I see…" said Sora, a small expression of concern on his face.
The brown-haired boy didn't like much the fact that Aqua hadn't been with the other Guardians these last days since she could've been attacked by one of those Keyblade wielders. However, she was surrounded by a lot of powerful mages, so perhaps there's nothing to worry about. Besides, she wasn't a pushover, so she could perfectly take care of herself.
"Aww, were you worried about me?" asked Aqua with a teasing voice, seeing this as a good opportunity to mess with Sora a little in front of the other mages. She started to ruffle the boy's hair "That's sweet, but there was no need to be worried."
"Argh, cut it out," said Sora, shoving Aqua's hand away.
"Mmm, could it be that you came here because of me?" asked Aqua, looking at Sora with a playful smile. "Wow, I feel flattered."
"Aqua…I swear if you…" said Sora, making the blue-haired Keyblade Master laugh.
"Sorry, Sora, but I can't help it," said Aqua before pinching Sora's left cheek. "Your reactions are always priceless. Besides, didn't you tell me two years ago that I should have more fun?"
"Yeah, but not using me!" replied Sora, and then he countered Aqua's assault and pinched her left cheek. "And stop doing this!"
The two Keyblade wielders continued their small argument in a rather comical way while the mages looked at them, perplexed and amused at the same time. None of them would have expected something like this would happen.
"I'm feeling kinda left out at this moment," said Gray smiling as he watched the two Guardians, something that he shouldn't have done with the blue-haired Water Mage being next to him.
"It can't be!" thought Juvia dumbfounded. "Gray-sama is smiling at that woman!"
Lucy giggled. "That's so funny."
"I don't think Sora finds it very amusing," said Levy, laughing slightly.
Erza chuckled. "It seems those two are closer than I thought they were. They didn't act like this that other time."
"I think it because they forgot we're here," said Happy.
"And she seemed to be so mature when we met her," said Carla, who looked slightly disappointed.
"Come on, Carla, don't be like that," said Wendy, a small smile on her face. She found nice that Sora and Aqua got along so well.
"Hey Wendy," said Chelia, who approached the Sky Dragon Slayer to make her a question. "Do you know who she is?"
"Oh, yes, she's Aqua-san, one of the Keyblade wielders of Sora-san's guild," replied Wendy.
"She's also a…" said Sherry in awe, and then she turned to look at Aqua, who was still messing with her Guild Master. "We heard some people saying that Mermaid Heel recruited a Keyblade wielder. It seems it was true."
"I heard Sabertooth also recruited one not long ago," said Jura. "Do any of you know anything about that?"
"That's true, too," said Erza. "I ran into him a few days ago and he helped me with a job. Later we come across Sting and Rogue and he left with them. I wonder if he's still here…"
Meanwhile, the mages of Mermaid Heel looked a bit surprised how her newest member messed with the boy from Fairy Tail's team. They were also surprised because they just find out he was Sora, the Keyblade wielder who joined Fairy Tail.
"I wonder if she knows what she's doing," said Risley.
"Never thought I would see her acting like that, to be honest," said Araña.
"She must be really happy to see him," commented Beth smiling. "Neither of us expected Fairy Tail's Keyblade wielder to be here, but the mission will be easier with him around, right?"
"Well, Aqua-chan would have been enough, but you're right," said Millianna before turning to Kagura. "Hey, Kagura-chan, now that Sora is here you could try and talk to him."
Kagura, however, didn't answer Millianna because she was busy looking at Aqua and Sora. She had to admit she was feeling kind of envious, seeing the good friendship Aqua shared with Fairy Tail's Keyblade wielder. It was as if they were siblings.
Millianna looked curiously at Kagura. "Are you okay?"
"Yes, I'm fine," replied Kagura. "Most importantly, we should focus on our mission now, so…Ahem!"
Sora and Aqua turned their heads simultaneously and saw that everyone was looking at them. The two Guardians looked at each other, the two still grabbing each other's faces, and realized they forgot for a moment there were more people around. They immediately let go of each other.
"Girl, you two just created your own little world and shut us out," said Risley amused.
"Sorry, I got a little carried away," said Aqua embarrassed.
Sora sighed in frustration. "Seriously, Aqua…Sometimes you are such a girl."
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" protested Aqua. "Oh, by the way, Sora, you don't know them, right? They are Kagura, Millianna, Araña, Beth and Risley."
"Ah, nice to meet you," said Sora smiling.
"We're pleased to meet you, too," said Beth as she bowed respectfully.
"Yeah, we're glad we could finally meet you," said Risley grinning. "Not every day you can meet the boy who saved Fiore from the Heartless."
"We're really thankful for that," added Araña.
"Oh, it's nothing, really," replied Sora, scratching the back of his head. Then he looked at Aqua for a second before looking again at the Mermaid Heel group and smiled mischievously. "I hope Aqua hasn't caused you any trouble this week."
"Hey, you…" said Aqua, putting her hands on her hips.
"Not at all," said Millianna. "Aqua-chan has gone on a lot of jobs these days and she always did a great job…Well, there was this time she blew up part of a church in Freesia Town, but nobody got hurt, so no worries."
Aqua's eyes went wide. "Millianna!"
"It was you?" asked Erza kind of shocked.
Aqua turned around to face Erza. "Well, I…"
"I told you Natsu and I had nothing to do with that!" exclaimed Gray.
"Gray, your clothes," said Sora.
The Ice Mage looked down and saw that he was just wearing his underwear. "Argh, not again!"
"Aqua-san, what happened?" asked Wendy, who knew that Aqua was someone very cautious and wouldn't cause any commotion on purpose.
"Well, let's say I was trying a new spell and things didn't turn out well…" replied the blue-haired Keyblade Master. She, then, looked at Sora. "I noticed our magic is slightly more powerful here. That's one of the reasons I couldn't control the spell, I think."
"Yeah, I know that," said Sora. "You didn't get hurt, right?"
Aqua shook her head and smiled. "I'm fine."
"Don't worry, Aqua!" said Hibiki, making a pose. "Everyone makes mistakes, so it's not a big deal!"
"Aqua-san, you can tell me all your problems and I'll make sure to cheer you up!" said Ichiya as sparkles started appearing around him. "Get it off your chest!"
"A-ah, I-Ichiya, you're here," said Aqua quite shocked and not very thrilled to see the leader of the Trimens. She grabbed Sora and put him between her and the Perfume Mage. "I appreciate the offer, but it's not necessary."
"You don't know how to deal with him, huh?" asked Sora amusedly.
"Just keep an eye on him, would you?" said Aqua.
"Well, let me say that I'm glad to see you here, Aqua," said Erza. "With the Heartless around, having you and Sora with us makes me feel better."
"Yeah, it was quite unexpected, but it's good you're here to lend us a hand," said Gray. "Even though we're already a really big group…"
"Thanks, I'll do my best," said Aqua smiling at Erza and Gray. Unfortunately for her, there was someone who didn't like seeing her smiling at the Ice Mage. Aqua saw that there was a blue-haired woman next to Gray who was looking at her with a glare that could kill. There was also a murderous aura surrounding her. "Uh…Sora?"
"Yes? Oh, she's Juvia," said the brown-haired Keyblade wielder. "Make sure you don't get too close to Gray while she's around."
"All right…" said Aqua before noticing that a big and muscular mage was approaching her.
"Finding Sora-dono here was surprising, but I would've never expected a second wielder of the Keyblade would join us," said Jura with a smile. "I look forward to work with you, Aqua-dono."
"We know the Heartless are a piece of cake for you and Sora, but we won't just sit around and do nothing," said Sherry.
"We'll show you Lamia Scale's love," said Chelia winking.
"Sora and I will be counting on you, then," said Aqua smiling. "And you can count on us too, of course."
Then, Aqua looked at the only member of Lamia Scale who still hadn't said anything, Lyon. Gray's rival was looking at Aqua with a stunned expression on his face. Suddenly, he put his hands on Aqua's shoulders, surprising the Keyblade Master.
"Could this be a fateful romantic encounter?" asked Lyon, an expression of happiness on his face as he looked at Aqua.
Aqua blinked a few times before realizing what Lyon said. "EH!?"
"So straightforward…" said Wendy, covering her mouth with her hands out of surprise.
"Not this annoying crap again!" exclaimed Gray.
"Again?" asked Sora confused.
"You see, Lyon fell in love with Juvia after we returned from Tenrou Island," explained Levy. "He stopped going after her when the Grand Magic Games finished, though."
It surprised Sora to hear about the love triangle between Gray, Juvia and Lyon, if it could be called that way. He could only imagine how troublesome it must have been for Gray. By his reaction he could tell it wasn't very entertaining, at least for him.
"This is not going to be easy for her," said Lucy, feeling sorry for the blue-haired Guardian. Then she noticed that Juvia had a stunned expression on her face. "Juvia, is something wrong?"
"If Aqua-san is after Gray-sama, and Lyon-sama is in love with Aqua-san, that means…PANDEMONIUM 2.0!" exclaimed Juvia.
Then, an image of several people's faces appeared on top of Juvia and, for some reason, everyone could see it. It was like a complex diagram of who likes who. There were arrows with hearts in them between the people who Juvia thought could be some kind of romantic relationship. Some of them didn't make any sense, but Juvia's imagination had no limits. Aqua, Gray, Lyon and she were some of the people who were included in her diagram, and there were people who weren't from Earth Land too.
"There we go again," said Lucy with an awkward smile.
"It's even bigger this time," added Happy.
Sora sighed in defeat. "Why am I included in that? Besides, there are even people she shouldn't even know yet…"
Meanwhile, Aqua was still trying to regain her composure after Lyon's blunt declaration. She had always been insecure in a romantic sense, a trait she shared with Sora. She tried to come up with something to say, but the only thing that came from her mouth was senseless babbling.
"I…flattered…not…but…Sora…help," said Aqua red-faced as she walked backwards, trying to create some distance between her and Lyon.
"And what exactly do you want me to do?" asked Sora, raising an eyebrow quizzically.
Then, someone opened the doors of Bob's Palace, perhaps using too much force since said person almost broke them. Everyone turned around to see the last team who was going to take part in the mission in Worth Woodsea, Sabertooth's team.
"We are here!" exclaimed Sting, the Guild Master of Sabertooth, with a goofy grin on his face.
"You're too loud," said Lector.
"Sting-sama, please be careful," said Yukino. "Remember this is Blue Pegasus' Guild Master's property."
"Yukino!" said Lucy, a smile on her face when she saw the white-haired girl.
"Lucy-sama, it's good to see you again!" said Sabertooth's Celestial Mage. She looked around to see that all the teams already arrived and then she spotted the boy she met in Mercurius a month ago. "Sora-sama, you're here, too!?"
"Hmm?" Sora thought for a second before recognizing Yukino. "Ah, you're the girl who I thought was going to arrest me in Mercurius the last month."
Yukino lowered her gaze. "I-I'm sorry…"
"Hey, I was just kidding," said Sora smiling. "I didn't know you were part of a Mages Guild. It's good to see yo again."
"Likewise," said Yukino, returning the smile.
"Oooh, Sora-san, I didn't know you were in Fiore!" said Sting. "And Aqua-san's here too! I'm Sting Eucliffe, nice to meet you!"
"Sabertooth's Guild Master, right?" asked Sora. "It's nice to meet you, too."
"It's a pleasure," said Aqua.
"Then, we're going to have three Guardians working with us today," commented Lector. "This will be memorable!"
"Three?" asked Carla.
Sora blinked. "Wait, don't tell me that…"
"Terra's here, too!?" asked Aqua wide-eyed.
"Sora!? Aqua!?"
The two Guardians who were inside the building looked at the door and saw that, indeed, Terra was in Fiore too. Next to him were Rogue and Frosch, the other members of Sabertooth's team. One Keyblade wielder was already unexpected, but no one there would have imagined that three members of the Light Guardians would be helping with the mission today. Terra walked toward Sora and Aqua while Rogue and Frosch approached Sting, Yukino and Lector.
"Another Keyblade wielder," said Eve.
"But this time is a man," added Ren.
"What a pity," said Hibiki.
Ichiya's nose twitched. "I sense a very earthy parfum."
"Sabertooth's brought a Keyblade wielder, too," said Sherry. "Maybe we should have called Riku."
"Both of these new Keyblade wielders seem incredibly strong," said Jura with a thoughtful expression. "I can sense that Sora-dono is much more powerful than the last time, too."
"Of course, they're Keyblade Masters, after all," said Happy.
"So that's why," said Jura in realization. "Interesting."
"Aqua…" said Lyon, looking at the female Guardian with a dreamy face.
Chelia puffed her cheeks. "Lyon, don't do this again."
Meanwhile, the three Guardians were talking to each other.
"What are you two doing here?" asked Terra.
"I should be the one asking that…again," said Sora. "And before you show me your mark…Yes, I know you're a member of Sabertooth now. It's seems that you and Aqua thought the same and decided to not return to Radiant Garden after joining a Mages Guild."
"You've been here since Saturday, Aqua?" asked Terra surprised.
Aqua nodded. "And we did you come here?"
"I've been here since Tuesday," answered Terra. "What about you, Sora? I thought you were on a mission with Ven. Where is he?"
"He should be on his way to Radiant Garden," replied Sora. "When we finished with the Heartless in Remnant I came here…to find more Heartless. Well, I still haven't seen any, but you know what I mean."
"Poor Sora-sama," said Yukino, feeling sorry for the boy.
"Well, lighten up, Sora-san, with our help, we'll be done sooner than you think," assured Sting. "Actually, don't you guys think we're too many?"
"Yeah, and I was wondering why Fairy Tail decided to send so many mages this time," said Hibiki. "But since we don't know what we are going to find in the forest, I guess the more, the merrier."
"I expected the usual gang to come, so it was surprising to see the others," said Eve.
"Gajeel and Lily also came with us, but they're already in the forest investigating," said Erza. "It's true that we were much less when we worked together to defeat Oración Seis, but the Magic Council wouldn't have asked for help to five guilds without a good reason."
"Well, we're now a group of six guilds," said Wendy. "With Sora-san, Aqua-san and Terra-san here, it's like having a Light Guardian's team."
"If Kairi and Riku were here, then it would be even more extraordinary," said Happy. "We'd be five Mages Guilds with their respective Keyblade wielders."
"Anyway, now that everyone's here, how about we try to come up with a plan?" said Araña. "We should start working as soon as possible."
"All right, listen, everyone!" said Ichiya, striking a pose. He was now standing on a small platform with four spotlights aiming at him. "I will go ahead and explain the plan!"
"Wait, Ichiya-dono," said Jura. "Since we have three Keyblade Masters with us, we should let them come up with a plan. Whatever is in the forest, it's luring a worrying amount of Heartless, so they'd know what to do."
"Mmmm, that's not a bad idea," said Ichiya.
"Well, you heard it, Team Leader," said Levy, looking at Sora with a teasing smile. "Tell us what we have to do. We're counting on you."
"You're having too much fun with this…" muttered Sora.
"Give it all you've got, Sora-san!" said Wendy.
"Aqua, we'll leave this one to you," said Kagura. "Tell us what do you think would be the best way to accomplish this mission."
"Right," said Aqua, who wasn't feeling very confident at this moment since she didn't know what the mages were expecting from her and the other two Guardians. Normally, they would just eliminate all the Heartless, but now that was just part of the mission, so probably they were expecting a more elaborated approach.
"Terra, show them who's boss!" said Sting.
"Sting, I don't think you need us to come up with a plan for this," said Terra. "I know there are Heartless around, but…"
"He's not going to leave you alone until you do it, so at least go and talk with Sora and Aqua," said Rogue.
"Fro think so, too!" said Frosch.
Terra sighed. "Very well."
Sora, Terra and Aqua looked at each other, thinking about what to do while the mages waited for them expectantly. The Guardians were wondering how the mages expected them to come up with a plan when they didn't even know what they were looking for. The only thing they knew was that a strange powerful magic appeared in the forest along with the Heartless. Then, Aqua and Terra looked at each other for a moment and smiled before looking at Sora.
"Master, what shall we do?" asked the two of them at the same time.
Sora was taken aback by this. "Oh, come on!"
"It shouldn't be very difficult for you, Guild Master," said Aqua smiling.
"Yeah, and it's a good way to practice so you can become a better Guild Master, too," added Terra.
"Yeah, whatever you say…" said Sora, and then he sighed in resignation. He looked at the mages and started speaking. He hadn't anything on mind, so he decided to improvise. "All right, we don't know why there are so many Heartless here, but there are two things that can lure Heartless to any place since they are very attracted to them."
"Darkness and Keyblade wielders," said Levy.
"That's it," said Sora, and then he looked at the mages of Mermaid Heel and Sabertooth. "You have been with Aqua and Terra these days. Have you been attacked by Heartless recently?"
"Not really," replied Sting.
"Just the group we ran into on our way here," said Kagura.
"Then it's not because of us," said Sora. "Aqua, could you use Heart Perception and see if you can detect something unusual?"
"Of course," said Aqua before closing her eyes.
"Heart Perception?" asked Lucy curious.
"It's like a radar," said Terra. "She can sense the light and darkness in people's hearts, so she's able to feel the presence of Heartless. It's a Keyblade wielder's unique ability."
"Not so unique, actually," though Sora. "Not every Keyblade wielder is able to use it. Heart Perception can only be used by those of a particular personality, mostly those who are serious and have good concentration."
"Any other Guardian has that ability?" asked Erza.
"Riku, Kairi and Naminé can also use Heart Perception," answered Terra. "The rest of us can't."
"As expected from Riku," said Sherry proudly.
"You can't, Sora?" asked Gray, and the brown-haired boy shook his head.
"That doesn't surprise me actually," said Lucy, hiding her smile behind her hand.
"Right?" said Levy mischievously. "Being serious and having a good concentration…seems like an impossible task for our Keyblade wielder."
Sora's eyebrow twitched. "Hey, you two…"
"Done," said Aqua as she opened her eyes. "There are still a lot of Heartless out there, but I couldn't feel anything that could have lure them to this place. I don't know how big Worth Woodsea is, so maybe we should split up and explore the forest."
"You couldn't sense anything at all apart from the Heartless?" asked Sora.
"Well, actually I saw that there were three people in the forest," replied Aqua. "But Erza said that part of your team was already investigating the forest, so I supposed it was them."
"Three?" asked Erza confused. "Only Gajeel and Lily left the group. Who's the third one?"
"Wouldn't that be Natsu?" asked Terra.
"Natsu? But he's…" Lucy turned her head to look at the Fire Dragon Slayer only to find out that he was gone. "…here?"
"That idiot left without telling us," said Gray.
Erza touched her forehead. "Honestly, I can't believe him…"
"But when did he left?" asked Carla. "I didn't see him crossing the door."
"He wasn't here when we arrived," said Beth.
"Maybe he left because he didn't want to lose to Gajeel," said Happy. "Surely Natsu thinks there's some kind of monster in the forest, too."
"Well, we can't do anything about him now," said Kagura crossing her arms. She looked at Sora. "Then, what should we do? Just defeat all the Heartless until we find something strange?"
"That's how I usually roll, yeah," replied Sora.
"Doesn't seem like a very good tactic, if you ask me," said Risley.
"Well, considering that that's how he's been doing things since he got his Keyblade, I think we should give it a try," said Aqua with a smile.
"It seems that'd be our best option," said Jura. "It's a good thing we are more than the last time. This way the search will be easier and faster. We can't let our guards down, though."
"All right, then," said Kagura before looking at her guildmates. "Let's get moving."
"I'll go with them," said Aqua, looking at Sora and Terra. "I'd be better if the three of us are in different groups. See you later!"
"All right," replied Sora and Terra.
"Lyon, Sherry, Chelia, let's begin," said Jura. "We cannot waste any time."
"Right, Jura-san," said Sherry.
"Yeah, we can't let the other guilds get all the good bits, after all," said Lyon, and then the team of Lamia Scale left the building.
"You heard them, men," said Ichiya to the other three members of his team. "We must find the source of that magic that is luring the Heartless to our home. Let's go!"
"Yes, General!" exclaimed the Trimens except for Ichiya.
"Will those four be all right?" asked Terra as he watched the team of Blue Pegasus walking out of the villa.
"Yeah, they should be fine," replied Sora, who knew that the Trimens were strong, despite their strange attitude. "You should be more worried about Lyon going after Aqua…"
"What did you say?" asked Terra.
"Nothing, nothing," replied Sora, and Terra looked at him kind of puzzled. "Really, it was nothing."
"Well, I'll start searching with Sting and the others," said Terra. He patted Sora's shoulder before he started walking toward the mages of Sabertooth. "If you need our help, you know what to do. Good luck!"
Sora looked how Terra left with Sting and the other Sabertooth's mages as he thought about the reason the Heartless were here. It could be simply the Green Lacrima Spheres, but he had the feeling that was too obvious. Whatever it was, they had to find it as soon as possible, before the Heartless decided to attack. Despite that, Sora was now feeling much calmer than before since Aqua couldn't sense any Keyblade wielder.
"We should start exploring, too," said Erza. "And look for Natsu while we are at it. Listen, since we are nine we should make groups."
"Yeah, sounds good," said Gray.
"Gray, you and Juvia will be one," said Erza.
"What!? Wait, I-"
Before Gray could finish his protest, he started to be dragged by his arm by Juvia, who had heart-shaped eyes at this moment, most likely because she was paired with the Ice Mage.
"Come on, Gray-sama, you heard what Erza-san said," said Juvia. "We are a couple now!"
"Don't say it like that, dammit!" exclaimed Gray embarrassed.
"Did she put them in the same group on purpose?" thought the others as they watched Gray and Juvia exit Bob's Palace.
"Sora," said Erza, making the boy look at her. "I had planned putting you with Natsu and Gajeel, but since those two are on their own now, you can come with us if you want. You can also be on your own, if you prefer."
"Natsu and Gajeel together?" thought Sora, wondering what Erza was thinking when she planned to put those two in the same group. "Well, I don't know…"
"I'd like you to come with us, if you don't mind," said Lucy, poking her index fingers together in a timid manner. "If there are Heartless out there, I'd rather be by your side."
"Come on, you can take care of yourselves perfectly," said Sora smiling. "Having me around will only increase the possibility of being ambushed by the Heartless."
"But if a Heartless like the one that appeared in Crocus shows up, we'll need your help," said Wendy.
"Besides, you'll get lost on your own," said Levy smiling. "Natsu at least has his enhanced smell, but you…you can't even use Heart Perception."
"Are you trying to pour salt in the wound, Levy?" asked Sora, narrowing his eyes as he looked at the bluenette mage, who just replied with a smug smile. "Well, I'll go with you."
Erza nodded and smiled. "Very well, let's go."
-TLG-
Phew, writing a scene with so many characters is kinda difficult.
Well, it looks like Sora ended up in a team of four girls…again.
The meeting was longer than I expected, so I decided to stop here and write the complete mission on the next chapter.
To The Dark Dragon Emperor: At least this time he has a lot of help.
I don't know much about my group, actually. Square Enix hasn't given us much information about them, unfortunately. Is that group of yours big?
To AnimeMasterDub: As you could read, he wasn't alone. / Master Bob wasn't in his villa when the Light Alliance was formed, so I didn't put him here, either. / I don't think he'll need the armor, but who knows? / Yes, they will try some of his cooking someday.
To animelover276: No, I haven't watched it, unfortunately. I might do it someday, though.
To Guest: No, I still haven't watched it.
To Sunny Lighter: Well, Gajeel and Levy don't have the same relationship they have in the canon Fairy Tail, so I don't think it will bother him to find out about that…perhaps.
I always thought those two would blow up a kitchen if they tried to cook something XD
To Guest: They will see it eventually, but I can't assure you it will be in this visit.
To Kingdomhearts1001282: Don't you get an alert every time I upload a chapter?
To StoryMakerr014: That will be revealed later in the story ;) Now that you mentioned them, perhaps one of them will appear very soon…
To colossalblackening: Believe me, I'm the one who wants to get to the Tournament Arc more than anyone, but it will take some time since there are still some events that have to take place in the story. I'd say that Sora will be in three or four new places/worlds before the Tournament starts, but there will be also visits to old worlds and more things, so it will take some time, as I said. Terra said February, but he was referring to the date in the story. They are in August at this moment.
It's not a bad idea. I'll have to ask the author of SAK if I decide to use it, though.
Regarding Levi's team, I already changed their fate. Nothing will happen to them.
To Mishka-chan0.0: Well, Natsu and Gajeel are on their own, so Sora could only summon Mushu for Wendy…you'll see what happens in the next chapter ;)
To keys of fate: Not from Fairy Tail, at least. I think Levy and Hisui are enough. Anyway, the list hasn't changed much, they are Kairi (of course XD), Kim Diehl, Levy McGarden, Hisui E. Fiore and Blake Belladonna (she is the newest one).
To warrior mage 03: This is more like a harem anime/manga. There will be several girls who like the main character, but I'm not going to make anyone a couple here, so the readers can support the pairing they like the most. I think there are a lot of SoraxKairi stories, so I wanted to make something different. And Sora won't be the only one who will be liked by characters who aren't from KH. Ven and Velvet is one example, and here you could see that Lyon just fell for Aqua as he did with Juvia previously.
To Guest: Well, I can tell you that there will be some rivalry between two princesses during the Tournament Arc.
To magical fan18: True Lights Flight looks nice for Naminé, thanks for the suggestion!
To Guest: Ah, good thinking, but there's something wrong about that, but that's because it's something that still hasn't happened in the story.
Yes, I'm planning to make Black*Star fight one of the God Slayers.
To Ultima Z: Yeah, it was a bit of a mess as you could see. I hope you liked the chapter.
To Guest: Well, in this chapter you could see that Aqua just got a new admirer. I'm not sure about Terra, though. Anyway, regarding Ven vs. Wendy, the little Dragon Slayer won't be participating in the tournament, so I won't be able to make that fight happen.
To Guest: Thanks and probably there will be some small time skips, but there are still a lot of things that have to happen in the story before the tournament.
To TehUnoman: I have something planned related to Metal Gear Rising, but it won't be with Terra.
To boras1c: That's something I'd like to do, actually. Not sure when I'll make it happen, though.
To Red Diz: They will be in Radiant Garden during the Tournament Arc, but they won't participate. Regarding Rosario + Vampire, I still have to watch it. I can't use an anime without watching it first, after all.
To StarTrail: Really? Mind telling me why? XD Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter.
To Guest1: I don't think I'll use Kenshin, sorry.
To kingdom hearts guy: Don't know where you read that KH3 is going to be released in May 2015, but Square Enix hasn't mentioned a release date, so that can't be true. Nomura is not the director of FFXV anymore, so KH3's development will be faster, but I don't think we'll get the game the next year, to be honest. Also, neither Frozen nor Star Wars and Marvel are confirmed to appear in KH3. We'd have seen a trailer with worlds and a release date if this was true. Believe me, if KH3 had a release date, I'd know.
To Drag0n-0f-Shu: Yes, it will be part of the story. I'll make sure not to use M-rated scenes in this story. I don't think it'll be very difficult.
To Guest 2: That's not going to be possible because of something that will happen around that part of the story. Sorry, I don't want to reveal too much of the storyline.
To Alpha Alchemist: I like that team you made. Not very sure about Cardin being part of the team, though. The fight between Ruby and Maka seems to be something that must happen after Sora told Ruby about Maka, so it'll happen. A fight between Erza and Pyrrha sounds good, too. I hope we can see Velvet in action soon since it'll be interesting to make her participate in the tournament for the reason you mentioned.
To Daxen123: Yeah, they are a lot of people, so I had to split them up. And you were right about Aqua and Terra. I hope you liked the chapter.
To Guest: I'd rather not do that. The non-Keyblade wielder characters already have a fighting method, so they don't need a Keyblade.
To zackstone13: Ven won't tell Kairi because if he does, Sora will tell them about Velvet, but I'm sure Kairi will eventually find out. It doesn't have to be Ven the one telling her, does it?
To Red John: That's undecided at the moment.
To Ventusblade: Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! I'll name them after their Union, yeah.
To That Asian Otaku: Yes, I watch RWBY every time a new episode is released. I've actually watched No Game No Life and I think it's a very good anime. I'm not sure if I'll use it, though. I like the anime a lot, but I think it wouldn't fit in the fanfic.
To spyro259: SAO will be part of this story, but I don't know anything about Arc Rise Fantasia.
To Guest3: Don't be afraid of asking me as many questions as you'd like. I'll try to answer all of them, if I can. Yes, they'll find out about Sora's Anti Form, but you'll have to wait to see their reactions. The part of Bleach will be after the Lost Substitute Shinigami Arc. The Blue Exorcist part will be based on the manga. They'll be in Radiant Garden, but they won't participate. Of course, Fairy Tail and Soul Eater are the two most important series in this story, so they'll definitely find out about those Keyblade wielders.
To mr.e: Yes, I've heard of it, but I'm not going to use it in this story.
To Final Guest: Unfortunately, I decided to discontinue that story since I didn't like how it turned out. That's something I'd like to do, but I don't know when I'll do it. As for Sora and Kagura, now they are more focused on the mission. Besides, it was already stated that she didn't want to fight him.