Chapter 26: Back with the Girls
Mickey turned and saw several Chasers behind him, their metal armor glinting in the moonlight. The one in front was a slim man, with two heavily built men behind him. Three female Chasers stood behind the rest.
"Hand over the traitor and the princess and no one gets hurt." The man in front said. His voice was smooth and silky, his armor shined to the point where Kairi and Yuffie could see their reflections in it.
"No way!" Ven yelled, summoning his two Keyblades and running towards the lead Chaser. The thin man stepped to the side and Ven was grabbed by the two burly ones. "Let me go, you bastards!" he yelled, thrashing wildly about in their iron grip.
"Yes, and miss Kairi, if you would please join us, it would be most appreciated." He said, looking at his wrist, "We are running very short on time, so please hurry." He sharply said.
Suddenly Morgan, Riz and Slent ran in. Morgan held two spears; Riz held a large machine gun and Slent held a metal rod that looked like an upside-down baseball bat. "What the hell is taking you guys so… oh." Morgan said.
"Meh. Loading Darkium Alloy bullets." Riz calmly informed the Chasers. Suddenly they weren't quite as calm as they had been.
"There's… no need for that, miss. Please, let's settle this in a rational and calm matter. Put the gun down." The lead man said, holding his hands up in the air.
"To hell with rationality! If I learned one thing, it's to never trust a Chaser." Riz said, her black hair flipping away from her eye.
"What do you want, miss…" the lead Chaser asked.
"Riz." She said.
"Riz, yes. So what do you want?" he asked.
"I want you to leave them alone. They've faced too much, the last thing they need is more of you hanging around. And let go of Ven, he never did anything to you." Riz demanded.
"As you wish… Riz." The lead Chaser said. He motioned and the burly men released their death grip. Ven joined the others and they went to the other side of the room, where Riz, Morgan and Slent stood.
The head Chaser teleported away along with the females, but Riz loosed a round into the large Chasers. The Darkium bullets tore through their armor like softened butter and they crashed to the ground, blood leaking out around them.
"Are you all right, your majesties?" Morgan asked, looking at Mickey and Kairi.
"Hey, I'm here too!" Yuffie yelled.
"Yeah, that's nice for you." Morgan said, waving his hand over his shoulder.
Meanwhile, Riz stared at Ven. "I hate you so much." She said.
"Do I know you?" Ven asked, genuinely confused.
"Hah. Yeah, that's real cute. After what you pulled…" Riz threatened him, holding the barrel of the gun up to his face.
"I don't know you. Frankly, I don't really know anyone right now. I have… amnesia. I think. But if you could tell me who I am, I'd really appreciate it!" he said, grinning.
"You son of a whore, just go to hell." She said before walking off.
"Riz, I think he's telling the truth." Morgan said.
"Morgan, that son of a bitch couldn't tell the truth if he wanted to. And to think he used to tell me bedtime stories.
"I what? Why was I telling you bedtime stories? Were we friends, or what? C'mon, please tell me!" Ven yelled.
"We were friends… but not anymore." She muttered, "I'll bring the ship over." With that she walked through the door.
"Ven, you'll have to forgive her. I mean, when you died…" Morgan trailed off.
"Wait, I died? How? When? Who killed me?" Ven asked.
"Drop the act, man." Morgan said.
"What act?" Ven said, now even more perplexed. Morgan just shook his head and walked away. Slent followed him.
"You really do have a way with people, don't you?" Yuffie asked Ven.
"I just… don't get it. I really don't." Ven replied, closing his eyes.
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"This is no time for games, Sylar! Where is Pete?" Maleficent asked.
"And if I actually knew?" he answered coolly.
"My response would depend on your answer." Maleficent hissed through gritted teeth.
"Okay, then. The oaf's dead. Happy now?" Sylar asked
"How did he die?" Maleficent asked suspiciopusly. She was sitting at a small table and Sylar was in a recliner off to the side.
"How do you think? He didn't go well, if that's what you mean." Sylar told her.
"You wouldn't happen to have killed him, would you?" she asked, menace making her voice sickly sweet.
"Killed him? Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's what happened." He replied, nodding.
"Why did you kill him?" she asked.
"You know, I hate awkward conversation." He said, standing up. He pointed a finger at Maleficent, "Let's make this easy."
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Yuffie stared at Kairi and Mickey. "It's not fair! I'm not special enough, huh? Fine then!" she threw down her shuriken. "I quit this stupid quest! I don't get any appreciation, so I've no reason to by here!" the ninja girl huffed, crossing her arms and turning away from the others. Without warning, she suddenly fainted and collapsed to the ground. The other three ran over as quick as they could, but Yuffie was out cold.
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Yuffie stood on a large stained-glass window. After a few seconds several Heartless appeared, Shadows and Soldiers alike. "You guys… this isn't funny! Guys? Guys?"
"Do not be afraid of the Darkness, Yuffie." A voice said.
"You know, it's a little hard without a weapon." She replied.
"In order to protect those you love, you must utilize the powers of not one, but two Keyblades." Suddenly, Grand Shuriken and a new Keyblade, Materia Flower, floated down. The two crossed over each other into roughly the shape of Yuffie's normal shuriken and landed in her hand. She used it to tear through the Heartless efficiently and quickly.
"Yuffie likes." She said in awe.
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Yuffie later woke up in the hold of Morgan's ship. "Aww, dammit! It was all a frickin' dream?" she yelled. Suddenly her Keyblade shuriken appeared in her hand. She looked up from the bed and said to no one in particular, "Yuffie likes."
A/N: That's all for today, fans! Until next time…
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