*Twilight Town, Usual Spot, Ryan, Kaitlyn, Sora, Mason, Nightwing, Vivian, and I are inside with Hayner, Pence, and Olette*
Mason: You sure this is where you told Sofia to hide from Ra's?
Hayner: We are. After we told her to hide, Pence and I kept watch outside.
Olette: Speaking of keeping watch, Sofia, come on out. Your friends are here to rescue you.
*We turn to the green couch and we find Sofia hiding behind it*
Vivian: Sofia! *She runs to Sofia and embraces her in a hug*
Me: I got your letter. I knew you sent it to let us know you escaped Ra's al Ghul.
Sofia: Well, I did get some help.
Kaitlyn: What kind of help?
?: Right here.
*We turn to the exit and a woman with short light brown hair wearing a black assassin's uniform is standing there*
Sofia: I figured you'd show up, Talia.
Ryan: Talia?
Talia: Talia al Ghul, at your service. I may be the daughter of Ra's al Ghul, but even he can't live forever. I secretly planned this in case my father decides to come here himself. If you want to leave now before he does arrive, I know a shortcut.
Me: Lead the way, Talia. You readers enjoy this new chapter while Talia leads us out of here.
The 7 Weapons
Chapter 26: Amity Park in Flames
In the Castle That Never Was, Xemnas is on his throne in the Round Room speaking to a mild tan skinned bald man with yellow eyes, pointed ears, thin eyebrows and a curled silver goatee. He wore the very same coat worn by his Heartless, Ansem. This man is Master Xehanort, the mastermind behind everything, from manipulating Maleficent to capture the seven Princesses of Heart to the gathering of Organization XIII. Saïx appears on his throne with an unsatisfied look.
"Saïx, you've returned." Xemnas said.
"Yes, but I have failed my mission." Saïx told his superior.
"Just think of this as a setback." Master Xehanort reassured.
"You think THIS is a setback?! Those heroes now have five fragments of Pandora and four of the Weapons of the Gods." Saïx barked.
"That was all part of my master plan." Xehanort said to the Luna Diviner.
"Are you saying that…?" Saïx asked before Xemnas interrupted him.
"Xehanort is saying that we should let those Keyblade wielders collect the pieces of Pandora and the Weapons of the Gods. Once they gather them all, we'll steal the Weapons from right under their noses…" Xemnas explained.
"…And use them to finally open Kingdom Hearts." Xehanort finished. Saïx was unable to speak up after hearing the plan. "Now, I can assure you that the next Weapon, the Axe of Gaia, is in Amity Park. I've already sent Luxord there with Catwoman, Lobo, and Goro. You may return to your duties."
"As you wish, my master." Saïx responded as he left the Round Room.
The next morning in Bellwood, Anakin and Ahsoka are in the newly repaired Negotiator conversing with Jedi Masters Luminara Unduli and Plo Koon, who arrived after daybreak. Scarlett, Sofia, and Mason enter the meeting room.
"Good morning, General Skywalker, Commander Tano." Scarlett greeted the two Jedi.
"Morning. Master Luminara, Master Plo, this is Scarlett, Mason, and Sofia." Ahsoka introduced the three.
"Pleased to meet you three." Plo Koon greeted.
"So you're the Keyblade wielder Master Yoda mentioned." Luminara said to Mason, who replies with a nod.
"So Skywalker, about Pandora's Box." Plo said.
"Right. Pandora's Box is a powerful artifact that once opened, will release the dark spirits trapped inside. Among those spirits is the one who commanded them around three-thousand years ago, Nizora." Anakin explained.
"The very creators of the Weapons of the Gods crafted them to combat Nizora and imprison her within the Box. Before Ares' onslaught reached its resting place, Zeus, the Greek God of Thunder, turned each of the weapons into the Elemental Medallions, thus temporarily nullifying their powers and scattered them across the Multiverse." Ahsoka continued.
"We began our search for those Medallions the day after I rescued Sofia from Xaldin, who was one of the members of a powerful alliance known as Organization XIII." Mason said.
"However, when we found them all, it was too late; the Organization has revealed the Door to Darkness, which can only be opened by the seven Princesses of Heart, five of which are linked to my amulet." Sofia said, showing the two Jedi her Amulet of Avalor.
"We fought the Organization in the heart of the Realm of Darkness. We eliminated half of their ranks alongside a defector. Until today, only seven members remained among the ranks. Since then, we currently have five of the fragments of Pandora and four of the Weapons of the Gods." Scarlett finished, taking her seat with Mason and Sofia joining in beside her.
"Speaking of fragments, we just located another in Amity Park." Ahsoka spoke up.
"And since the repairs on the ship are finished as well as the modifications in the engines, we'll get there in no time." Anakin added. The Negotiator begins to take off from the ground and almost instantly jumped into hyperspace.
Somewhere in Amity Park, a Corridor of Darkness opened atop Casper High School and out the corridor came Luxord, Catwoman, Lobo, Goro, and another individual wearing a black flame-retardant suit with a helmet styled like a fly's head and a wing-styled jetpack. He's also holding a flamethrower. This individual is named Garfield Lynns, AKA Firefly.
"I don't get why we have to bring the Flame Bug along." Lobo complained.
"We need Firefly, as well as the other assassins Joker hired to kill the Bat to aid us in causing mayhem and destruction in some of these worlds." Luxord explained.
"Let's not forget this IS Bane's idea." Catwoman said.
"Don't worry, I haven't. Alright Firefly, time to show this town why they call you Firefly." Luxord said to the pyromaniac.
"And while I'm at it, I'll let the Bat and his meddlesome allies know who they're dealing with." Firefly said as he flew off and began torching numerous buildings with his flamethrower. Luxord grins with satisfaction as he left with Catwoman, Lobo, and Goro.
The Negotiator exits hyperspace into the skies of Amity Park. Scarlett, Mason, Sofia, Elsa, Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Batman, Nightwing, and Danny exit the ship and see the entire town on fire. Danny kneels to the concrete having seen this.
"My… My home…" Danny said, breaking into a saddened fit. Nightwing puts a hand on his shoulder.
"Danny, don't you worry. We'll find whoever did this and put a stop to his destruction." Nightwing reassured. Danny cracked a small smile.
"Thanks, Nightwing. I feel a little better." Danny thanked as he got up, only to see a fleet of Heartless, Nobodies, and ghosts attacking.
"Great. Just great. We haven't even started our search and this place is a flaming war zone." Elsa said sarcastically as she froze a dozen Dusks with a wave of ice. The others took out their weapons or assumed a combat stance and took down the Heartless, Nobodies and ghosts within a matter of minutes. They decided to venture into the burning city. Right now, Scarlett's walking through the city with her group, annoyed as all hell.
"Okay, now I have to spend the day tracking down the villains throughout Amity Park with my group of heroes, constantly fighting ghosts, Heartless, and Nobodies around me."
Sofia patted her on the back.
"Yep. This is TOTALLY how I wanted to spend my birthday." Scarlett sighed.
"Talk about your bad timing." Ahsoka asked.
"How old are you?" Mason asked.
"22." Scarlett commented.
"Hmm… Okay, how about this: once we're done here, we'll all find a way to help you celebrate." Danny suggested. This made Scarlett smile from behind her mask.
"Thank you. Thank you all." Scarlett thanked as they continued their trek through the blazing city.
*Talia al Ghul has led us to the Old Mansion. Vivian and Kaitlyn are cowering behind Nightwing*
Kaitlyn: THIS is where the shortcut is?
Talia: There's a portal that will lead you back to your studio. It's in the library.
Me: Thanks for the help, Talia.
Talia: You're very welcome. Now go!
*All of us, minus Talia, Hayner, Pence, and Olette, enter the mansion. We see debris in almost every corner. We enter the library and see a swirling green portal*
Ryan: There it is.
Vivian: We should get out of here before-
*A sword flies right past us and is driven into the wall adjacent to the portal. We turn around and find Ra's al Ghul standing behind us*
Nightwing: Ra's al Ghul.
Ra's: You're not going anywhere.
Sofia: Try us. *She blinds Ra's with a Blizzaga from her Dream Rod*
*We use the momentary distraction to escape through the portal and reappear in the studio courtyard*
Ryan: That was a close one.
Vivian: I'll say. It's a good thing Sofia had her Dream Rod.
Me: Whew. At least the portal closed before Ra's' vision came back. Speaking of coming back, I need to get some work done. You readers leave a review. Peace out, everyone!