Okay here is the Next chapter special shout out to Mangosmoothie1 for favoriting the story!
I own nothing except the stuff I made up!
Fracture
"You realize your actions raised the stakes?" Isa asked.
"Don't worry I don't know where Maleficent is but I do know a good place to start!" Ven told him Isa didn't say anything he just shut the screen off.
"Where's that?" Oswald asked.
"A world called Enchanted Dominion, it's our best bet." Ven replied.
"Alright you know how to get there?" Takeshi asked.
"Yeah, I've punched in the coordinates!" Ven replied,
Amei nodded then looked over at Kiro, back in his usual attire knees to his chin unmoving.
"Kiro's taking what happened pretty hard." Amei muttered,
Ven nodded sadly then called up Radiant Garden again, this time it was Lea.
"Hello." He muttered.
"Lea please tell me Sora or Kairi showed up." Ven asked,
Lea shook his head,
Ven sighed, "I think you need to go look for them to." Ven stated,
"Why the sudden rush...well more of a rush?" Lea asked,
"It's Kiro, he had a hard time yesterday and now it's really taken it's toll, he needs to see them again!" Ven stated,
Lea nodded, "I'll see what I can do but I think the Heartless know the Crystal Heart is out there and that Maleficent has it kill one two more pop up in it's place, just don't give up yet I'm sure Kiro will-"
"Ven I'm fine just tired!" Kiro suddenly said,
"Are you sure?" Ven asked,
Kiro nodded and gave his trade mark salute and a grin.
The ship Excalibur zoomed into a warp field when it reemerged they faced a new world,
E-H E-H E-H
Three lights, red green and blue shoot across the screen, the come together in the middle creating a castle, a flash of green and black fire appears underneath creating a dark fortress which Vines grow around from
[Enchanted Dominion]
The group landed and looked around,
"This world seems peaceful to me." Kiro noted,
"It is usually but Maleficent does have a castle here." Ven replied,
They heard a scream and rushed to the rescue, it was Raian having been knocked out by a large Heartless with large fists it look similar to a big body but it wasn't fat, these Blockers were ape like with blue fur and a nearby Shadow Heartless was about to finish the job,
"Get away from him!" Kiro yelled killing it.
"Stay back!" Kiro growled.
Glaring at the Blockers, Rabid Dogs and Big Bodies that threatened his friend.
"PEARL!" Kiro growled, sending a bunch of them in succession
"WING BLADE!" Ven yelled in an instant blades of light appeared from his back he flew forward hacking and slashing at the Blockers who tried to slam him with giant fists,
"JUDGEMENT!" Oswald yelled sending Lucky Star their way.
"THUNDER!" Takeshi yelled zapping a Rabid Dog who in a crazy sucession of Chomps tried to chew him up,
Takeshi cast shield to protect himself and then stabbed it first chance he got,
"RABID CUTTER!" he yelled having copied the move of the Rabid dog and using it on a Blocker.
Kiro faced one of the last two he growled as it tried to block from from getting to Raian,
He charged energy into his Keyblade and ran at full force into the Heartless killing it,
"Raian, say something!" he yelled at the sandette who remained still.
"Kiro catch!" Ven yelled tossing him an potion Kiro got Raian to drink,
"PEARLERA!" Amei yelled as several Orbs of light homed in and killed several shadow Heartless,
"LIGHT WAVE!" Kiro yelled knocking down the rest,
"TRI-CUTTER!" Takeshi yelled killing the last,
"Let's go!" Ven yelled as Kiro and Takeshi grabbed Raian and escaped through the forest to a clearing by the lake in the distance a castle could be seen.
"Whew, that was close!" Oswald stated,
"That was our last potion wasn't it?" Amei asked,
"Yeah, but there's a town around that castle, we can get more supplies there then focus on taking down Maleficent," Ven replied.
"Awesome!" Kiro stated,
"What about Raian, even with Curaga he didn't get up, you don't think he's." Kiro started,
"No he's alive just unconscious." Ven assured.
Raian groaned,
"Why…is It always me?" he asked groggily,
"Raian!" Kiro yelled happily,
"How'd you know to come here?" he asked.
"Can I regain full consciousness first?" Raian asked as he rubbed his head and sighed,
"I went after Maleficent she is here in a castle on a creepy looking mountain." Raian explained,
"So she did come back here." Ven mused,
"I'm sorry you guys but its wall to wall tough Heartless in there, I didn't even see Maleficent!" Raian replied,
"It's tough for one, but not for all! Together we can do it so it's time that we became a full team!" Kiro declared,
He held out his hand
"Raian….come with us!" he stated,
Raian looked down and nodded, shaking hands.
Ven then lead the group to a large bridge they saw that Pete was talking to some Heartless,
"Is he getting ready to storm the Castle?" Raian asked.
"Yeah that's not happening!" Kiro stated summoning light to his hands.
Pete walked along the group of Heartless though twitching stood attention,
"Gentlemen today we conquer the Castle, I know we just got the Crystal Heart but we can't let anyone know we have it yet, but don't that get you down we are tough we are mean we are!"
In a flash of light Pete's 'troops' were nuked.
"HEY! what's the big idea!" Pete turned he then saw Kiro looking at him.
"Oh it's you twerps again!" he stated.
"Yeah what of it?" Kiro asked.
"Well your too late I've already sent in a bunch of Heartless to take care of that no account town see?" Pete asked.
There was no answer, because the group after hearing, him were already on the bridge,
Pete growled jumping up and down in frustration at his slip of the tongue he was only supposed to distract the group they weren't to know that.
Kiro and the others raced into the area and found the whole town square covered in Heartless,
"Uh oh!" he stated,
"Time to get to work!" Ven stated as they brandished their weapons,
"THUNDER!" Amei and Takeshi shouted killing a couple Blue Rasphody's
Kiro lunged at a Blocker using Dodge Dance then jumped up on to his back making him rampage around the area killing other Heartless,
Kiro then back flipped off as Ven plunged Lost Memory into the Heartless,
Oswald did a bunch of combos on a couple of Shadows then Back flipped away.
"WIND RAID!" Oswald yelled the Heartless were hit with a hard with the blade as the wind carved it into them,
"GLACIER!" Amei yelled summoning a pillar of ice to kill some Hook Bats.
"WIND DIVE!" Kiro yelled impaling some Nightwalkers,
The group made their way through the town until they had reached the Castle gates,
There were several new Heartless that looked like Were-wolfs with large fangs and yellow eyes and jet black fur and red claws they rushed forward towards Kiro who put up a shield spell for protection,
"HYDRO RAID!" he called hitting the wolves with a harsh blast of water that erupted from the Keyblade when it made its mark,
There was a howl of pain from the Heartless as it came in contact with Ven's salvation attack,
Amei whacked one with her staff, then blasted it into oblivion with a couple of Magic bullets.
"ARTIC KNIFE!" Takeshi yelled performing the now perfect fusion move, stabbing one of the final ones.
"ZONE STRIKE!" Raian yelled sending several towards Kiro who cupped his hands,
"SHINE CANNON!" Kiro yelled blasting them away,
Ven hacked at the remaining Monster Hound killing it,
The Door then creaked open Kiro warily poked his head inside he entered it when he felt a familiar warmth,
"This is the same feeling I got from Queen Jasmine back in Agrabah." He noted to himself,
There staring at the door was a queen with long blonde hair, and a blue dress, she was beautiful she smiled when Ven entered the room,
"Ventus!" she stated,
"Princess Aurora, or should I say queen?" Ven asked sheepishly since he had been away for a while,
Aurora giggled, "Queen, it's been so long since I've seen you, last I heard you disappeared." She replied,
"Yeah, Well I'm back, these are some new friends of mine, Kiro, Takeshi, Raian, Amei and Oswald I was wondering have you seen Sora, Riku or Kairi?" he asked,
She sadly shook her head,
"What about Maleficent, has her castle been acting weird lately?" Kiro asked,
"I can feel a powerful Darkness as well as a powerful energy coming from it," she replied,
"That's got to be where they are!" Amei stated,
"Your Highness don't worry were here to take care of it!" Kiro stated,
She nodded,
"I know I can count on all of you." She told them.
"You're welcome to stay as long as you need to, any friend of Ventus's or Sora is welcome here."
Kiro smiled and turned to Raian,
"That includes you dude."
Raian just stared wide-eyed,
"So I guess I should cheer or something?" Raian asked.
"If you want." Kiro replied,
"Yeah no, how 'bout we get what we need and rest a little then come up with a plan of attack." Raian replied,
"Sounds good to me!" Ven stated,
"Yeah, we haven't had anything decent in a while!" Oswald added.
After a good meal the group headed around town to pick up a few things, however on the way back Kiro saw some lights flashing in one of the Towers,
"Whoa, check that out!" Kiro stated,
He raced up one of the towers to investigate,
"BLUE!" he heard someone shout,
Ven at this point had snuck to the door before him and looked in,
"I wonder what they're fighting about." Ven stated.
"Huh who's fighting let me see." Kiro stated pushing Ven over a little inside were three elderly women with wings and different colored dresses, the tallest one who turned the dress they were working on pink, had a red pointed hat and dress with square shaped wings,
The shortest one with black hair in blue had a some-what same attire except it was blue and she had round wings.
"But wouldn't she like this better?" the third one in green and triangle like wings asked turning the dress to a beautiful emerald green,
"NO! pink!" said the red clad one as Kiro and co. entered the room,
"Make it blue!" said the blue one,
"Um." Ven muttered but he went unheard because suddenly a barrage of magic went around the room, pink and blues now decorated the corridor the group ducked and dodged,
But even they couldn't get away and Kiro, Ven and Takeshi were hit, Amei was hit but only a couple points of her outfit changed such as her belt and shoes,
"Figures, I'm already wearing a lot of blue." She muttered,
"Aw dude my outfit!" Kiro cried examining his now blue attire,
Like him Ven and Takeshi were in blue versions of their outfits leaving Raian and Oswald howling with laughter,
"I..I have to admit you all pretty good in blue tone HA HA HA HA HA!" Raian hollered between laughs.
"Blue tone good one!" Oswald stated.
Suddenly the two were hit with blasts of Pink Raian and Oswald looked down to see the new dominant color of their attire,
"You were saying?" Ven asked with a grin.
"That's karma in action dude." Kiro added,
"Had you both kept your mouths shut you might have gotten hit with a blast of blue or better yet not at all." Takeshi pointed out,
"Yeah, Yeah." Oswald muttered a final blast of magic and they all looked over to see a tie-die mess,
"DOOHH now look what you've done!" yelled the red fairy to the blue fairy,
"Um, excuse us." Kiro muttered they all turned and saw with a few gasps and oh mys that they had changed the colors of them and items around the room,
"Okay together now dears and no squabbling." The red one obviously the leader said as they combined their magic on the room creating a bright light,
Kiro after regaining his vision did a fist pump when he saw the red restored to his outfit.
"Well look dears if it isn't Ventus." The green clad one stated,
"Hey, long time no see." Ven replied,
He grinned at the others behind,
"As you can see I picked up some new friends."
"I'm Kiro."
"Takeshi."
"I'm Amei pleased to meet you." She replied.
"Oswald the Lucky Rabbit."
"Raian."
"What happened to the dress it's white now." Kiro pointed out,
"It just needs color we were working on it for Aurora." Flora the red fairy pointed out.
"Why don't you just ask her what color she likes?" Amei asked,
"But that would spoil the surprise it's for her birthday." Merryweather the blue one replied,
"Oh wow!" Kiro stated.
"Then you're gonna need someone who can get in her mind." Raian replied,
"Maybe Phillip can help." Fauna the green clad fairy suggested,
Ven looked down at his jacket he noticed that it looked very worn there was even a tiny hole forming,
"oh." He muttered quietly,
"What's wrong?" Kiro asked, he then noticed the hole.
"Oh dear it looks like your clothes are worn." Fauna pointed out,
Ven scratched the back of his head, this was true, technically he had been wearing the same outfit for thirty years, and this summer alone the outfit had been through a lot.
"I guess." He muttered,
"You guess, you're lucky you didn't out-grow it." Raian pointed out,
Ven shot him a glazed 'really?' look.
"This will be our gift to you for everything you've done Ventus, you and Sora!" Flora stated suddenly.
"Oh no you don't have to." Ven replied,
"We insist!" Merryweather replied.
Ven nodded slightly he really didn't want anything in return but…
The three fairies flicked their wands once more and Ven was engulfed in a flash of bright white light.
When it died down Kiro gazed in awe,
Ven was now in a steel grey jacket the rims of which were black and white save for the rim of the sleeve on his right arm and the rims of the front pocket which were now checkered.
He now had a Sky blue scarf the tie offs of which were tattered and stuck out like patterns of the wind he wore a dark red shirt underneath and it some-what appeared his new jacket only had one sleeve because over his left arm was a small cape of sorts kept on him by a couple of belts the higher of which his silver badge hung on he still retained his checkered wrist band and armor but it was renewed and the armor shone brightly.
On his left arm was a navy and silver fingerless glove that went up to his elbow and it had a V in the top hole, his pants were now a harvest gold with Black bottoms the top rims were tan while the bottom rims were cream.
Lastly his shoes had changed as well the rims were now silver and the bumps on the heel gold the red line was silver and they had a black hook on the tips they only stuck up slightly though they also had a tiny red line going over the top of the shoe.
"Oh my!" Flora said impressed.
"SWEET!" Kiro stated,
"Looking good Speedy!" Oswald complemented.
"Yeah!" Raian agreed, with Amei nodding excitedly.
"He does look very dashing!" Merryweather pointed out,
Ven laughed, "Aw come on your embarrassing me!" he stated.
"But you look great!" Amei commented.
Ven just nodded and grinned at his new appearance.
"I don't think my dad ever had an outfit that cool he might be a little jealous!" Kiro exclaimed,
"Oh you must be Sora's son!" Merryweather responded,
"Yeah." Kiro nodded blushing,
"Takeshi is Riku's kid!" Kiro said wrapping his arm around the violet's shoulder making sure he wasn't left out.
"Ah yes welcome to both of you!" Flora declared,
Takeshi nodded,
"Thank you ma'am." Takeshi replied.
"Yeah." Kiro agreed,
Ven was busy looking at his new outfit, he had to admit he did look cool.
"Wow…Thank you all so much!" Ven stated.
"We're gald you like it dear." Fauna replied.
"Your Armor has been renewed as well, it's just like new!" Flora added.
"Oh wow Thanks!" Ven stated,
"We're definitely ready to take on Maleficent now!" Kiro stated.
"Then let's go!" Oswald stated first out the door, completely pumped.
Ven, having left through the door.
"You won't be in control for much longer…"
"Huh? Kiro you say something?" Ven asked.
Kiro shook his head, and frowned.
"That's not a good sign." Kiro replied.
Ven just shrugged it off,
"It's probably nothing."
"Hey if your hearing voices it could be a bad thing!" Kiro stated.
"Relax Kiro I'm fine!" Ven stated.
"I hope…"
Kiro walked through the village looking back on Ven he seemed fine, but Kiro was sensing something strange it was like some kind of dark aura or-
"Kiro!" the crimson turned to see a Neoshadow lunge at him Ven yelled jumping into the air he sent a black purplish burst of energy shaped like a crescent at it killing it and…well
BLAM! A certain Cabbage Cart had been severed into quarters and the cabbages millions of pieces.
"MY CABBAGES!" yelled the Cabbage Merchant.
Kiro apologized profusely as he wept but he just started to yell at Kiro who backed off.
Raian just stared at Ven.
"Is that an attack you know?" he asked.
"I….sure hope so." Ven stated.
"You hope?" Raian asked,
"Just drop it alright!" Ven snapped.
Eventually the group stopped to rest and fell asleep.
E-H E-H E-H
Later that night…
Ven was tossing and Turning in his sleep, it was basically a memory of him being possessed by Vanitas like in the Keyblade graveyard but the difference was he couldn't win.
"NOOOOOOO!" Ven cried. He jolted up into his bed and started panting relentlessly,
He looked around and saw that everyone was asleep around him,
"Something's wrong." He muttered.
Ven stared at the campfire for a few minutes,
"He split us up why should some cry baby get all the glory?"
"Kiro's not a cry baby you're just Heartless!"
"Whatever, you know who's behind this and you know one idea of who the Heirs could be the prophecy said nothing about them being seprate people."
"YOU'RE LYING!" Ven final said out loud.
Kiro woke up, and gasped.
"WAKE UP EVERYONE WE FELL ASLEEP!" he stated making everyone literally jump up.
"What's your point!" Oswald snapped very grumpy.
"We can't sleep, we have to stop Maleficent!" Kiro stated rushing off.
Takeshi frowned,
"Next time he does that I'm gonna kill him!"
They all left Ven however remained behind.
He suddenly felt a shooting pain in his head,
Kiro immediately turned and ran towards him,
"VEN!" he saw that Ven though slightly slumped over was still standing.
"Hey are you alright….Dude say something!" Kiro stated,
However a flash of Darkness engulfed the blonde,
"VEN!" Kiro cried
Ven was now wearing a new outfit a black body suit with red markings and forearms and belts, there was red tipped on the dark grass skirt, he snapped his eyes open and they were now a menacing golden yellow.
He also had a new Keyblade that appeared the shaft was silver with strangely shaped oynx like stones the middle had a gold gear, it was wrapped in chains the bottom center had a demonic blue eye in it much like it did at the top were a black red rimmed gear piece served for the teeth.
Ven then slashed at Kiro but the crimson was quicker and jumped back.
He then rushed up at Kiro who had to block with Sonic Keyblade.
"Ven….wha….What's the matter with you….don't you know who I am?" Kiro asked.
"You bet I do, you're in the way!" 'Ven' stated his voice sounded warped like two people were talking,
Kiro warped away 'Ven' looked around and found Kiro at his back Keyblade pointed.
"You're not Ven tell me who you are!" Kiro demanded,
'Ven' just burst out in maniacal laughter, scaring Kiro a little but the young boy held his ground,
"Oh that's just the cruel part, Kiro I AM Ventus, his dark side at least….Call…me….Vanitas."
"Vanitas, I've heard of you let Ven go give him back his heart!" Kiro demanded.
Vanitas shook his head,
"Man this going is going over your head, Ventus told you the truth about my origins, I was created by the darkness from his heart, Princesses of Heart aside, all Hearts have Darkness, even that of your dear father and Mentor, however you wouldn't see it until it reared its ugly head." Vantias explained somewhat slowly as if Kiro needed for it to be,
"Kinda like you're doing now?" Kiro asked with venom,
Vanitas laughed, "Careful, kid that's your friends face you're insulting."
"Whatever tell me what you want!" Kiro yelled,
"Repayment, on my old master." Vanitas replied,
"Repayment, are you saying Xehanort is behind all this,that would mean he's not only alive but Kaen and Maleficent are his cover!" Kiro replied,
"Very good you're smarter then Sora and Ventus combined." Vanitas stated clapping a little.
"You don't know that Xehanort's alive even if he has come back over and over!" Kiro yelled,
"You know nothing of the guy he's worse than you can imagine, Evil and a genius all of his schemes have a back-up, which never hurts, he formulated this little scheme all those years ago, but he won't get the chance to finish it!" Vanitas stated,
"And why's that?" Kiro asked,
"Because I make him pay for what he did to me, he severed my Heart, and lead me to my destruction! His debt is way past due!" Vantias declared,
"It's not your Heart it's Ven's!" Kiro yelled,
"You still not getting it idiot, I AM VENTUS his feelings are my feelings!" Vanitas stated, sending a gust of wind with his Keyblade to blow Kiro back knocking him out,
Vanitas smirked and went to leave however as he did a force field went up.
"I will help Ven get his body back you maybe him but all you are is a shadow, I want the Ven I known all this time Vanitas, and I swear even if I have to fight you I help him take you down!" Kiro declared brandishing his Keyblade.
"Then you die first!" Vantias declared.
"BLIZZARA!" Kiro yelled but the spell was melted away by Vanitas's dark fira,
The possessed blonde then charged at Kiro with a vengeance however Kiro set up a field of light that stopped him in his tracks,
"DARK CREST!" Vanitas yelled sending the attack that decimated the cabbages hours ago,
Kiro was hit and knocked back, he downed a potion wanting to conserve his magic for the fight,
"X-SLASH!" Kiro declared he managed to just barely scathe Vanitas who jumped away from it
"DARK THUNDERA!" Vanitas yelled Kiro had to warp away from, from the black lighting that would've obliterated him,
Kiro jumped back and sent an Aerora spell to the ground to gain some height!
"DARK FIRA!" Vanitas yelled,
"LUX SPRING!" Kiro yelled the prism like spray destroying the spell and managing to hit Vanitas square chested although he seem to freeze,
Kiro was then blind-sided above by Vanitas,
"Too slow!" he mocked,
"DRAGON VOLT!" Kiro yelled jumping into the air covered in electricity and slamming into the ground sending the electricity up by some miracle he managed to hit Vanitas and watched like a hawk for the Dark Keyblader's next move.
Vanitas came surging down from above ready to impale him but Kiro rolled away, sending a shine cannon back at him Vanitas screamed in pain, and disappeared.
"Huh, how can the light-Focus Kiro this isn't over yet!" Kiro then turned his attention to the area around him it was dark so Kiro lit the area inciting a yelp.
"Get that light away from me!" Vanitas snapped having tried to come at Kiro from behind.
"Why how can the light hurt you?" Kiro asked.
Vanitas just started to hyperventilate, it sounded like Ven and nobody else,
"Ki-Ki…ro R-RU….RUN!" Ven begged,
"No way!" Kiro declared casting more light on Vanitas who screamed while being blinded.
Eventually the bodysuit evaporated leaving behind Ven in his 'new old' outfit.
Ven groaned and stood up.
"YEAH it worked!" Kiro declared,
"You okay?" Kiro asked,
"Ye-Yeah." Ven replied.
"Kiro, Ven!" Amei yelled as they all came up to them.
"What happened?" Takeshi asked.
Kiro went to explain but Ven cut him off.
"I-I have to go." Ven replied.
"Go where?" Raian asked.
"Some where I can't travel with any of you until I can figure out why Vanitas is coming back and stop him!" Ven stated.
"So you're leaving us?" Kiro yelled in shock.
"Kiro, there's no telling what Vanitas will do, I know you'll be alright without me for a while." Ven assured.
"Just stay strong dig deep and keep on doing what we were doing!" Ven stated.
"I need you to promise, can you do that for me?" Ven asked echoing words Sora told him years ago.
Kiro just stepped back and shook his head.
"No!"
"Kiro-" Ven started.
"NO, I won't promise, I won't!" Kiro yelled.
"Kiro!" Takeshi yelled running after him, Amei, Raian and Oswald rushed after them but turned to see that Ven was gone.
Oswald stamped his foot in frustration.
"Well that's just great, I'm going too, I only joined because I had too, but if things are falling apart Idon't see why I have to stay, I never really wanted to come along anyway sigh If your facing Kaen and Maleficent….good luck." Oswald muttered before disappearing into the night,
"Now it's your turn to say good bye, I guess I'm on my own." Amei told Raian sadly.
"I'll have to say good bye eventually just not today, We'll get the group back together you'll see." Raian told her.
Amei smiled. "How come you're so hopeful all of a sudden?"
Raian sighed, "Because I'm either going crazy or Kiro has kinda rubbed off on me, his determination made me realize that you should never give up." He replied.
"Do you think, everyone will make it to the castle?" Amei asked.
"Let's not get our hopes up I think Kiro and Takeshi are the best we can hope for we'll have to worry about Ven and Oswald later…you ready?" he asked.
Amei nodded and they continued to Maleficent's Castle.
E-H E-H E-H
"Kiro!" Takeshi yelled searching for him, looking everywhere.
"KIROOO!" Takeshi, yelled.
The violet sighed.
"This is pointless why do I even care…any way…He's your friend that's all there is!" Takeshi stated.
"But of course one Keyblader falls apart and it's kiss the world good bye its like the worlds revolve around them!"
Takeshi looked around a bit more and found an old decrypted cottage.
"This would be a good place for Kiro to hide." Takeshi thought,
"Although, Kiro might think I'd look here so he might not be in there….still, it wouldn't hurt to look maybe Ven's in there."
Takeshi pushed the door open, looking inside he thought he saw a glimmer in deeper in the old house.
"Kiro?" Takeshi asked only to hear the door shut behind him.
Suddenly out of nowhere goblin like creatures in black armor all jumped on his back Takeshi struggled to get them off but as he twisted around trying to cut at the ropes that pulled on him he dropped his sword and eventually he couldn't even move he landed on his knees.
Arms pinned to his sides and a cloth over his mouth all Takeshi could do was just stare up as Kaen came into what little light there was.
Kaen laughed, "Congratulations, Takeshi was it? You just fell for the oldest trick in the book, let that be a lesson to you, never follow the light!"
"What's the matter cat got your tongue?" Kaen mocked.
Takeshi growled, but he then saw a raven fly and land onto a green orb,
Making himself stand Takeshi focused in on the orb, as it got closer.
It was Maleficent, staring at him with vicious triumph.
"Well, well, well, what have we here, I set my trap for Sora's son and LO I capture Riku's," she stated venomously.
Takeshi struggled as she laughed, "Away with him!" she commanded and Takeshi was dragged out the door,
"But gently, gently I have plans for our guest."
E-H E-H E-H
Ven wandered into the middle of clearing he sighed,
"Kiro…Sora, I, have a promise to keep, so let's end this now!" he stated looking at his wayfinder.
"Somewhere out there there's this tree with Star shaped fruit and the fruit represents an unbreakable connection so if you and your friends carry good luck charms shaped like it nothing can ever tear you apart you will always find your way back to each other."
Aqua's words echoed in his mind they were real good luck charms and they had help from a dear friend that helped them find the light again.
"I won't let Vanitas stand in my way! Terra, Aqua, Namine, Sora, give me strength!"
In his hand the wayfinder glew in a green light, Ven closed his eyes as a windy light engulfed him when he opened his eyes he found himself on his awakening platform it had the images of Namine, Aqua, Terra, Eraqus, Mickey and Sora on it, however he could see that it had been tinted red.
And there at the other side was the one person he had to settle things with.
"Took you long enough….Ventus."
E-H E-H E-H
Kiro walked through the woods he had seen Kaen walking through them and was now searching for the Snowette, he came upon the old Cottage as he passed it he saw something glimmer in the moon light he rushed into the door and found Takeshi's mythril blade.
"Taki…" Kiro muttered sadly.
"Kaen!" Kiro growled, he turned towards some lighting in the distance, he knew that's where Takeshi would be kept he also knew the stones were there too.
"Hang on, Takeshi I'm on my way!" Kiro declared rushinig forward grabbing the Mythril Blade.
Kiro rushed towards the massive building eventually finding himself at it's door step.
E-H E-H E-H
Takeshi pulled and pulled at the chains but all he was doing was hurting his wrists and blood would leak out soon he stopped.
"Come on grape head, don't be so dramatic all we want is a little help in putting Kiro in his place!" Kaen told him.
"NO WAY! Unlike Kiro I learned more about my dad to know that your boss messed with his head!" Takeshi barked.
"Not this time all were offering is the power of darkness perhaps a Keyblade of your own then you wouldn't be in that cry baby's shadow!" Kaen told him.
Takeshi just glared, "Do I look like an idiot to you!" he snapped.
"No but I know what's in your Heart dear boy." Maleficent said having emerged from the shadows.
"My…my Heart?" Takeshi asked.
"Don't play dumb you've been jealous of Kiro ever since he got the Keyblade." Takeshi stated.
"No I haven't!" Takeshi snapped.
"Child will you really deny what is in your heart?" Maleficent asked.
Takeshi just looked away.
"I think you need more persuasion." Maleficent replied as her staff flashed.
A green flame rose up around Takeshi who looked around in fear at them then he was struck by black lighting that came from the flames.
Screaming in pain Takeshi struggled as he tried to fight the rising hatred within him that wasn't his own….or was it?
"Don't fight it, you just trying to hide it for the sake of that brat but you and I both know that you hate the kid's guts in your heart, he has something you should've had you're the stronger one are you not?" Kaen asked.
"No…Ki-Kiro is my best friend!" Takeshi cried.
"Is he or did he replace you with Ventus, Raian maybe?" Kaen asked.
Takeshi screeched a loud cry of pain and fell to his knees not moving his head hung there was no indication of life however Kaen walked up to him as if sensing something, he unlocked the chains and let Takeshi's arms fall to his side.
"Tell me Takeshi how do you feel?" Kaen asked.
Takeshi responded lifting his head up and opening his eyes the teal in his irises now a gold yellow.
"Vengeful." He muttered, while Kaen grinned maliciously.
E-H E-H E-H
Kiro walked into the castle the inside was ruins he was actually quite surprised Maleficent set up base here seeing it now,
He sighed at the new feeling of being alone.
"It'll be okay, I should've kept my promise maybe if I did…I can't dump on myself now, it won't help I have to find Takeshi before he ends up like Jaime!"
"Kiro, just hang tough, I know you feel like you're not very strong or anything but I know you and you have enough strength in your heart to overcome this!"
Kiro smiled,
"Thanks for the pep talk."
The boy knocking out every goon he could find and killing Heartless.
He managed to wander around for a bit before coming up to a door way and from it he could feel a powerful energy.
"This must be the way!" Kiro declared.
Going down the hallway the crimson turned and saw a couple goons making sure to be careful he snucked passed them.
Kiro then rushed forward then found Kaen in the other Hallway.
"KAEN! Where's Takeshi what have you done with him?" Kiro yelled summoning Sonic Keyblade.
"Oh that kid nothing." Kaen replied calmly.
"Liar I know you kidnapped him, now where is he!" Kiro yelled.
"Don't bother Kiro, Takeshi doesn't even want to look at your face." Kaen replied.
"That's not true!" Kiro stated.
"Of course it is he even told me so." Kaen replied,
"Why should I believe you, you lied about the Heart of the world, you lied about being captured and you lie about everything!" Kiro snapped.
Kaen just shook his head and smiled.
"Man you really won't take a hint will you?" Kaen asked.
Kiro glared,
"Alright fine, ask him yourself down the hall to the right can't miss it." Kaen replied.
Kiro rushed off towards the end of the hallway.
"Try to make it interesting Kiro it's the least you can do." Kaen muttered as the crimson disappeared into the Darkness,
Kiro saw the turn and made it he entered a large room,
"Takeshi if you're in here say something!" Kiro yelled.
A blast of dark fire almost hit him Kiro turned to see a figure in attire like that of Vanitas but in a different color this was black but where the navy was, was now a rusted gold the red was grey and the Heartless insignia was emblazed on the chest, he also wore a helmet it was a glass dome like shape with a bluish, purple metal riming the bottom like a flame of sorts.
Kiro glared "I don't know who you are but get out of my way!"
The Figure just launched another dark fire Kiro jumped back and saw his weapon this time it looked like a dragon themed sword the blade was the wing the rim of which was red and the flaps of skin extending through the membrane was black and a yellow demonic eye rested in the center of the guard.
"Fine if you won't move then bring it!" Kiro snapped.
E-H E-H E-H
Ven charged at Vanitas they parried blades and pushed against each other both not willing to give in.
"X-CROSS!" Vanitas yelled, Ven was too quick for the attack and dodged it,
"PLUSE BOMB!" Ventus yelled.
They sent a strange shot lock one blue the other gold the two clashed but canceled eacth other out.
"Tell me what you really want Vanitas!" Ven snapped.
"You don't trust me, can't really blame you for that….but I told you idiot I want revenge on Xehanort!" Vantias declared.
"So you have to kill my friend and take over my body?" Ven yelled.
"Yes I do, as for Kiro it's his own fault for sticking his nose where it doesn't belong." Vanitas replied snidely.
Ven growled and they clashed blades again after a few blocked blows Vanitas tried to slash at Ventus who jumped up to the ceiling he yelled and came crashing down with a Photon rush only for Vanitas to jump away this time,
Vanitas from his 'perch' looked down and saw Ven glaring at him he was standing next the images of those closest to him.
"Hmph always about your friends, so like you." Vanitas stated.
He came back down and clashed with Ven.
"Of course it's always about my friends and if you knew anything about love or friendship you'd know!" Ven stated.
Vanitas laughed, "So sorry to disappoint you Venny boy but when your Heart was rebuilding itself back at Land of Departure I felt everything you did, I know all about those googy-two shoes feelings truth is I just don't care."
"YOU WHAT?" Ven screamed.
He charged again clashing with Vanitas.
"Yet you want to wipe Xehanort from the face of the worlds!" Ven yelled.
"He cut us in half you should want him dead too I know you hate him for it in your heart even if you think it's because of all the turmoil he caused!" Vanitas retorted.
"Is that all you hate him for, Fracturing us? Everything else beats that by a heck of a lot!" Ven yelled.
"You didn't have the Unversed coming from you." Vanitas stated in loathing, but not for Ven, for what he was created.
"The Unversed what do they have to do with this?"
Vanitas didn't say anything just snapped his fingers and two Flood Unversed appeared they looked similar to Shadow but were blue with red angry eyes they charged at Ven who cut them down,
Ven glared but saw that Vanitas's body though he didn't say a word, trembled in what looked like pain.
"Did that….hurt you?" Ven asked.
"Yes, I used to not be able to take it then dear old Master Xehanort came along and told me the X-Blade was my only way to salvation, pfft yeah right what a bunch of garbage, and eventually I enjoyed it. Now do you see Ven, I deserve revenge, I deserve to cut that old coot in HALF!" Vanitas yelled charging at Ven.
"REFLEGA!" Ven yelled managing to protect himself.
"Vanitas, Xehanorts already paid for that and everything else time and time again!" Ventus stated.
"Are you saying you're letting it all go just cause somebody else killed him over and over?" Vanitas growled in disbelief.
"Shouldn't you?" Ventus asked.
Vanitas charged the blow then Ven blocked it was strong enough to send him sliding back,
"The Master said that revenge doesn't solve anything!"
"The Master this, the Master that SING A NEW SONG, YOU IDIOT!" Vanitas yelled sending another X-cross his way,
Ven jumped away.
"You don't think I don't hate him I do, but I'm not killing him out of cold blood!" Ven stated.
"Well you should!"
"NO! Kiro hates himself right now because of what he did back in London so imagine how he'd take it and Mickey, Terra, Aqua, Sora they'd never look at me the same again!" Ven stated.
"Do you think I care what those four think? And as for Kiro kid needs to toughen up more!" Vanitas argued.
"What about Namine, what would she think….I wouldn't be able to stand that….would you?" Ven asked.
Vanitas sighed.
"Why?" was all he said,
"It's not our place, it's Sora's always been him, and maybe Kiro's too." Ven replied not sure what the future held for the young red head.
"Vanitas are Hearts all whole again, you don't have to hurt anymore." Ven told him,
Vanitas sighed, "Fine, but if you mess up I'm coming back and nothing will conivince me." Vanitas told him as he faded away as the Darkness dispersed the Station regained it's green color,
Ven awoke and found himself back the forest.
He looked around, he felt his heart and smiled, "No more problems." He said it felt as though he had let go of something and it was floating away,
"Hang on you guys!" he stated summoning his Keyblade
"I'm on, HUH?" Ven asked.
In his hand looked like an evolved Wayward Wind it was a bit longer and straight the shaft was black the middle of the teeth were fatter and somewhat connected with an indent, that was silver.
The bottom middle of the shaft had the three gold stripes twisting around and a nub that came off the end that became the other half of a pentagon shaped black Hand guard.
The Key chain was a like a twisted wiring and the token was a green crystal with two gusts around it twisting and coming off like wings.
The name Steadfast Gale entered his mind.
Ven just went with it and took off towards the castle.
E-H E-H E-H
"You mean you don't know?" the figure asked his voice disguised confusing Kiro,
"Where's Takeshi?" Kiro asked.
"Why do you care he never wants to see you again." The figure replied.
"That's a lie!" Kiro snapped,
"Is it or are you just too much of a baby to realize that he never liked you."
Kiro barred his teeth, the figure laughed,
"Since your being such a good sport I'll tell you what defeat me and maybe I'll let you see him." the figure replied, lunging forward.
Kiro blocked the blows and countered with a good Fira spell burning him,
Kiro ran after him ready to lunge but the figure who just smirked.
"DARK SHIELD!" Kiro's attack was blocked and he found himself blinded, taking out a pacanea he quickly regained his vision and dodged a blow meant for his head.
Kiro growled, he focused his energy into a shine cannon and blasted the figure back, catching him off guard and sending his helmet flying off Kiro grinned but gasped when he saw who was under the helmet.
"Ta-Takeshi?" Kiro stated in disbelief.
The violet now golden eyed nodded.
"You're such an idiot, I would have thought my battle style gave it away although it has been a little remixed since I obtained the power of Darkness." Takeshi replied.
"Darkness, Takeshi you know what that stuff does to you! You'll lose your heart!" Kiro cried.
"And your saying this as the almighty Keybearer you are?" Takeshi asked.
"No I'm telling you that as your friend!" Kiro snapped.
"Friend, yeah right thanks to Ven, you had all but forgotten about me!" Takeshi snapped.
"What no, never! You're my best friend it's been that way since diapers!" Kiro argued.
Takeshi laughed like he had heard some joke.
"Always telling yourself that so you won't face the truth, you never cared about me and you never cared about getting our islands back all you cared about was the fact that you were some great hero so no one could single you out as the freak of nature you are!" Takeshi yelled.
Kiro looked devastated this wasn't true but he really didn't have a strong a desire to go back home as much as Takeshi did.
"You're right about one thing having the Keyblade makes me feel like I actually have a place in the world, and when I was home it felt like if I wasn't there life would just go on."
His thoughts then drifted towards everything that happened to him, all the worlds he had seen all the things he had done all the friends he had made.
"But after all this all that's happened I realized that people are willing to look past my powers and see what's in my Heart, I have friends Takeshi friends who like me for who I am, they've seen me use my powers it was new to them but it never bothered them that I was different even if they needed just a bit more time, to get used to them, I'm looking at you…..Taki." Kiro stated.
Takeshi growled.
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!" Takeshi yelled slamming a Dark Quake into the ground, Kiro had to jump away to avoid being crushed.
"I am not your friend I wanted the power of Darkness, it let me step out your shadow and put you into your place!" Takeshi snapped.
"Takeshi anyone's just as happy to meet you as they are me! You've just never said anything I'm positive you can get a Keyblade of your own because if that's what this is about then I'm sorry I made you feel that way!" Kiro cried.
"Neither have you but they always acknowledge you as the son of the Great Sora!" Takeshi said taking a few slashes at him.
"Get this through your head! I. AM. NOT. YOUR. FRIEND!" Takeshi growled.
Kiro just stared back,
"Yes Takeshi you are, and I think you're right, people did notice me first, if it was always you I'd be jealous too, I am so very sorry I made you feel like you weren't important but you are to me and our friends and family!" Kiro stated.
Takeshi just growled but sighed.
"I guess you'll just have to have the answer beaten into you!" he seethed.
Kiro took out the picture from his wallet and showed to Takeshi.
"People do know you, you matter too, does it look like you're in the background to you?" Kiro asked as Takeshi studied the picture.
His eyes seemed to flicker to their usual Teal for a second,
"We look happy." Then he seemed to get some kind of headache and winced but regain his composer, although Kiro had one thought on his mind,
"His feelings maybe true but his actions aren't!"
Takeshi grinned, "Kiro good try, you almost wormed your way back into my Heart, sorry a bunch of good memories and sad eyes won't be enough to save you!" he stated slashing at the crimson who managed to save the photo.
"Takeshi, I'll fight you, only to save you!" Kiro replied.
"Save me?" Takeshi asked,
"You're a day short and a dollar late to act out, you were do a good few weeks ago not to mention you were forced to come here!" Kiro replied cryptically.
Takeshi growled "You want acting out, then have a seat!" Takeshi growled.
"DARK CUTTER!" Takeshi yelled a sinister version of his Tri-cutter, cutter that hacked and slashed leaving him blinded and hurt.
"ESUNA!" Kiro yelled then back-flipped away downing a potion.
He then charged forward with a yell, Takeshi suddenly slashed a combo at him that was so fast Kiro couldn't even counter.
"Wha?" Kiro asked in a daze.
"Yeah, I know the power is amazing, I've never been this fast!" Takeshi stated.
"CURA!" Kiro yelled, healing himself.
It then hit him.
"SEAL!" Kiro yelled the black lighting went towards his target but Takeshi spun his Soul Eater and knocked it away.
Kiro growled.
"VINE!" he yelled.
"Really?" Takeshi asked.
"DARK CUTTER!" Takeshi yelled.
Kiro's vines were cut to ribbons.
He jumped at Takeshi hoping to land a hit.
"Takeshi come on, this isn't you!" Kiro pleaded.
"You don't know me!" Takeshi yelled.
"Yes I do! Your very verbal about stuff that's bothering you what I'm trying to figure out is why you didn't say anything at all!" Kiro replied,
"Like I said, you don't know me at all, you had to go and be the freak. The reason I wanted nothing to do with you was because I knew those powers made you special I knew when I saw them you were meant for something!" Takeshi yelled.
Kiro looked a little Heartbroken hearing this his powers were a mental burden to Takeshi too almost as much as they were to him.
"Takeshi I'm so sorry, I wish I could show that everything I'm telling you is true." Kiro rushed up striking hard at Takeshi only to get air, he was then blindsided by the violet into the wall.
Kiro got up.
"You should just stay down!" Takeshi snapped.
"No not until your free!" Kiro stated.
"What?" Takeshi asked as Kiro forced himself to his feet holding his arm.
"I know it sounds crazy but Maleficent and Kaen have brainwashed you into accepting Darkness and trying to kill me, but I can tell this is really what's in your heart. I swear it is, Takeshi at least go back to the way you were!" Kiro cried letting a tear fall.
"You wanting the Darkness that isn't you unlike me you wanted to learn all you could about Riku, he's done so many amazing things that my dad never would've been able to do, in fact they worked together to give us the world we live in now."
"Yeah well it's time things change!" Takeshi stated about to send a blow onto Kiro.
Kiro however seemed to get a second wind because he blocked the blade and managed to push Takeshi back.
"LISTEN TO ME! YOU'VE BEEN BRAINWASHED!" Kiro yelled.
"Oh really?" Takeshi asked striking again.
Kiro wasn't fast enough this time and he was knocked into a wall where he knocked out, Takeshi smirked and looked down he saw hanging from his neck and exposed was the Thalassa shell the very first Kiro had found, he stared at it for a minute and changed back pulling the other two out of his pocket.
Almost instantly his mind began to fill with pain he screamed in pain dropping the shells and clutching his head,
Kiro groaned and shot up if the other two surviving shells had been caught in his line of vision he wouldn't have cared, his thoughts were no Takeshi!
"TAKI!" Kiro cried getting up.
"Kiro…..help…..me!" Takeshi cried.
"What can I do?" Kiro asked.
"Try to jog his memory, make him think of happier times he's had with you!" the voice yelled.
"Takeshi you've seen my shell right try to remember when I got it!"
Takeshi nodded and focused.
"We never cared about being heroes, all we ever wanted was to see the worlds beyond the islands, have adventures like how we used to play!" Kiro yelled.
Takeshi shook his head, Kiro could see that his eyes were flickering between colors but Darkness was pooling around him and the poor boy was starting to sink.
Kiro thinking quickly lit himself up and grabbed Takeshi's arm pulling him while smothering the Darkness with all the light he could muster,
Kiro and Takeshi found themselves thrown back and onto the ground Takeshi rolled off, panting like crazy.
"I'm free!" he stated quietly,
Kiro summoned the Keyblade and held it out for Takeshi to take.
Takeshi looked at it, "No Kiro, I don't deserve it!" Takeshi stated,
"But Takeshi-" Kiro started,
"No! I'm sorry Kiro all those things I said." He muttered sadly, shaking his head.
"It wasn't you!" Kiro stated firmly.
"Yes it was! Everything I said was true." Takeshi stated.
"I don't care it's all fake to me, and I forgive you!" Kiro replied.
"Really?" Takeshi asked.
"Yeah! Listen if it's makes you feel better, I always thought you were better at stuff then me." Kiro added,
"Really?" Takeshi asked with an arched eye brow,
"You mad?" Kiro asked,
"Nah, I always thought I was better at everything to." Takeshi replied.
Kiro sighed, and turned towards the power he felt.
"Well this is it, you stay here get your strength back." Kiro told him,
"Huh what do you mean?" Takeshi asked.
"I'll face Maleficent myself it's high time I pulled my own weight and stop being a crybaby!" Kiro.
"You're not a crybaby, Kiro and don't you think we should find the others first?" Takeshi asked.
"It'll be too late!" Kiro replied.
"Just hang tight I have a plan to buy us time." Kiro replied, he turned back to Takeshi and gave his trade mark salute.
And with that he rushed off.
E-H E-H E-H
Kiro entered what he knew probably to be the center of the castle, he saw the Crystal Heart standing in the middle, switching out Sonic Keyblade for Kingdom Key, Kiro prepared himself.
"And just what pray tell are you going to do with that?" said Kaen who emerged from the shadows.
Kiro just glared,
"I'm done talking to you, in fact!" Kiro stated turning and focusing only on the Crystal Heart.
"I don't even want to look at your face!" Kiro growled.
"Aw someone's a little sore they no longer have a best friend." Kaen replied in a mocking tone,
"No I'm sore because of what you did to him, you pumped him full of Darkness and now, there's no telling what it will do to him, if you thought I acted like you back in London then…Wait until Takeshi might turn into a Heartless! You tell me how to fix it now!" Kiro growled.
Kaen laughed, "You can't Takeshi is stuck like that forever, he'll never be able to completely get rid of it try all you might, heck get brighter then the sun for all I care it won't change a thing!" Kaen replied.
"You are cruel beyond all reason you know that?" Kiro asked, angrily.
Kaen just laughed Kiro however knocked him back with a shine cannon and placed a barrier around him.
It then hit Kaen that he had made a major mistake.
"NO!" he shouted but it was too late Kiro had charged all the light and power he could into Kingdom Key.
"HIKARI RAID!" Kiro shouted throwing the with a down-ward throw instead of the usual boomerang esque one the Kingdom Key flew like a wheel and smashed into the Crystal a crack formed and it exploded all the light from Kiro's attack seemed to be drained away,
Darkness suddenly appeared all around him and the Keystones now floating into the air took off.
When Kiro was able to see again he saw Maleficent had arrived in time to see that her hopes had been dashed.
"You Wretched child!" she yelled sending a gigantic meteor towards him,
"TWILIGHT CREST!" yelled a new voice. An blue crescent shaped blast of energy appeared from nowhere then came three more voices.
"TRI-CUTTER!"
"ZONE STRIKE!"
"DIAMONDRA!"
The two projectiles collided with the meteor and then Raian alongside Takeshi and three blades hacked and slashed at the meteor destroying it.
Maleficent growled not taking notice that Kaen had disappeared but it mattered little.
Kiro turned and there standing was Ven grinning like a fox.
"Lookie who I found!" he stated jabbing a thumb at the others.
"GUYS!" Kiro replied.
"Uh where's Oswald?" he asked.
"I don't know." Amei replied sadly.
"We'll find him later, but Kiro why would you do that?" Ven asked.
"Because it set them back that's how they were created in the first place, so I figured that if I broke it, it'll just split up again, so I broke it. We'll find them again we did it once before." Kiro stated.
Everyone nodded.
"How touching…" Maleficent stated,
Takeshi glared growling and teeth bared,
"YOU!" he screeched.
"TRI-CUTTER!" he yelled, sending the blades at her but was blocked on the third strike,
"You're not using your new Dark Abilities such as waste!" Maleficent mocked.
"SHUT UP!" Takeshi yelled slashing at her again!
"Takeshi!" Kiro yelled as the violet was blasted back,
"You okay?" Kiro asked running to his side.
"What did she mean by Dark abilities?" Ven asked.
"Before you guys got to the castle I learned a bunch of attacks that use the Darkness I was going to…" Takeshi started but couldn't finish.
"Destroy us, well that's not you and it never was she messed with your head, now we need to pay her back in full!" Kiro growled at the Witch.
"Whether or not you believe me to be the blame dear boy the feelings were still his own, the Darkness festered and boiled within him and he simply couldn't contain it anymore."
Takeshi hung his head in shame,
"I DON'T BELIEVE THAT!" Kiro shouted.
"Maybe Takeshi was jealous, but he never acted on it, he refused the Darkness in his heart, because that's just who he is. His Heart is strong enough to fight against the Darkness, so what if he made a mistake or two he's only human and that's how you learn, he'd never give in to the darkness it was YOU and your stupid house guest that made him stuff himself full of the stuff!" Kiro yelled.
"The Darkness maybe there, so could the temptation to give in but we have the choice not to!" Ven added.
"Takeshi's our friend I know he'd never betray us on purpose!" Amei stated.
"You're a sorceress you can do stuff like hypnotize people, and betraying us and putting everything at risk for more power, that doesn't sound like Takeshi at all!" Raian added.
Takeshi just stared, "Thank you everyone!" he replied Heart bursting with joy and graditude.
"Very well then take a good look at this place for it shall be your tomb!" she stated as the group got into their battle stances.
"Now you face me AND ALL THE POWERS OF HELL!" she declared.
She sent lighting their way as Kiro blocked it as best he could with a reflect spell.
Ventus pulled out to everyones surprise Steadfast Gale and rushed up to Maleficent.
"ARS ARCANUN!" he yelled getting a combo on her.
Maleficent countered by summoning Heartless to take them out while she flew high above the battle field.
Raian changed his sword into his Geo Axe and rushed forward at the Heartless.
"MAGNUM RING!" he yelled.
With that all the Heartless had been obliterated , allowing Kiro to try and hack away at her,
"RAIAN!" Kiro yelled
"LET'S END THIS!" Raian yelled, as they hacked at Maleficent with one mighty slash,
They continued the assault hacking and slashing then switched to a combination of fire and ice spells,
"IT'S OVER!" they yelled sending their power into the ground they caught Maleficent in a blast of energy,
"GYRO!" Amei yelled blasting at the Witch but missed when she became a flurry of energy that spun around hitting and hurting the heroes.
"TRI-CUTTER!" Takeshi yelled attempting the attack again, only to get blown back,
"FIRE!" he shouted and got a hit in thankfully.
Kiro cast Cura on everyone and fought off the Heartless squad that appeared,
"DAIMONDRA!" Amei yelled as three large crystals of light appeared and smashed into them,
"THUNDER!" Kiro yelled however he had used Thundera as more powerful Lightning bolts struck the foes.
Ven used Photon Charge to strike down the rest,
"RAIAN!" Ven yelled,
"TAKE IT!" the sandette yelled as they took off warping around the field catching any surviving Heartless and Maleficent in a wind they created,
Then a tornado surrounded the foes killing the rest of the Heartless,
"BRING IT!" Ven yelled.
"YOUR FINISHED!" Raian called, as a powerful gust of wind struck them,
"Lighting and fire call to my aid surround the fools who dare defy me!" Maleficent chanted Kiro, Takeshi and Amei who were fighting Heartless, where caught in the midst of the attack however before it could finish them Kiro warped them out,
Raian panted as did the others,
"We've given her everything we've got and it's not enough!" Takeshi growled.
"What we need is a lucky shot!" Raian stated.
"That's exactly what we need! We need Luck…..we need-"
"STAR SHOWER!" yelled a familiar voice with a blast from the spell Maleficent was knocked back, and then Oswald managed to jump down and get a combo in.
He jumped back and grinned.
"OSWALD!" everyone cheered.
"Ya miss me?" the Rabbit asked.
"YEAH!" Kiro stated.
"Good to have you back!" Takeshi stated.
"Good to be back!" Oswald replied.
"Great, let's finish this!" Ven stated,
"LIGHT WAVE!" Kiro cried sending the blast of Light into Maleficent,
"You guys ready?" Kiro called.
"YEAH!"
"TRINITY LIMIT!" they all yelled,
This limit was much like the one back in London although this time Raian was lending his power,
They cycled through a barrage of hits energy blades, energy burst, and speed attacks and magic and then when it was Raian's turn to lead they all rammed into her repeatedly then summoned a blast of energy underneath her,
"LET'S GO!" they yelled summoning a bunch of lights to strike her,
Maleficent was just holding on using her staff for support, she disappeared behind a dark portal, with the Heroes not too far behind.
She stepped out into the court yard of the Castle where she saw Kaen waiting for her,
"You might want to take it up a notch." He simply said giving her a power boost thanks to Dark Ultima, she began to laugh maniacally as she transformed when Kiro and the others arrived in her place was a gigantic black dragon,
It reared it's head back and let loose a long powerful stream of green and black flames!
"I'm thinking the Dragon's Maleficent!" Oswald stated.
Kiro rushed forward sending a harsh combo on the beast but she snapped at the crimson and he was sent flying back.
"Kiro!" Ven yelled.
"I'm okay really!"
"TRI-CUTTER!" Takeshi yelled getting a good hit on the eyes causing the Dragon immense pain,
It roared and literally tried to eat the violet who was saved by a Warpara spell by Kiro,
"STAR SHOWER!" Oswald yelled the dragon went undeterred by the attack but it left her wide open to a glacier attack from Amei, they managed to knock her off her feet a little,
However in a furious roar she managed get her balance back and took off into the sky, Ven however followed her and managed to grab her tail yelping as he went up.
"Ven don't let go!" Kiro yelled.
"Not planning on it!" Ven yelled back,
He saw his chance and ran up the wall of a tower getting higher then Maleficent and sending a very hard blow to her back making her crash down.
"BLAZE SURGE!" Raian yelled taking the opportunity to strike at the Dragon with the heated attack crashing downwards on to her and getting back as she recovered he sent a good blast of Ice spells at her.
"RAIN DANCE!" Oswald yelled putting out the fire that was catching and spreading around them,
"Nice Work Oswald!" Kiro yelled.
"Thanks!" he stated.
"WING BLADE!" Ven yelled rushing up and hacking away at the Dragon taking care not to get caught by her Razor sharp teeth,
"PEARL!" Kiro yelled sending the round light spell at the Dragon's eyes, she took off again this time to fast to grab on to and sent a stream of fire at them,
Kiro Ven and Amei put up a reflera spell to protect the group when she landed she was hit with the absorbed energy.
Kiro and Ven both used Icicle mine to strike her when she swung her tail around doing a fair amount of damage.
Oswald managed to get a good combo in but got hit hard by the tail,
"Oswald!" Kiro stated running up to him, handing him a mega-potion.
"You okay?" the boy asked.
"Yeah, Thanks Kid!" They both glared at the Dragon that had yet to fall,
"PHOTON RUSH!" Ven yelled attacking once more,
Kiro rushed up and struck hard against the monster hitting her hard,
"THUNDERA!" Kiro yelled. zapping her,
"Let's try something new, PULSE!" Kiro yelled as a blast of sound hit the dragon hard and made her hold her head in pain, paws over her ears.
"Where'd you learn that?" Oswald asked.
"London." Kiro replied quickly.
The Dragon launched one more blast of Fire at them they weren't able to escape this time except for Oswald.
"OH NO!" he yelled. they were burnt and close to losing it, the Dragon was grinning at them, she launched one last breath of Fire at them,
"STAR BURST!" he yelled however he was pushed back and sent into the ground,
"OSWALD!" Kiro cried.
The rabbit was still standing barely.
"I'm sorry, for ditching you guys, like I said I never really wanted to come along but, for one thing I didn't want to be a fish and for another I saw this as a chance to be a hero, but as time went on, you guys grew on me and when I saw Ven and Kiro were falling apart I got scared,…yeah some hero, but then I realized that you don't leave your friends and THAT'S what you all are!" he stated as a faint teal colored glow lit up around him,
He jumped up and started to spin in a way similar to Kiro's sword spin.
"LUCKY SPINNER!" he yelled he became a spinning comet that slammed hard into Maleficent knocking her over, Oswald then took the time to cast Curaga on everyone including himself,
When the smoke cleared Maleficent looking worse for wear now, glared them down.
"Hmph I guess Dragons just don't fight like they used to." Kaen replied having watched.
"So you smashed the Crystal Heart, all you've done is delay the inevitable, Kiro I'll just have to go find them again." Kaen replied,
"Yeah, well so will I!" Kiro snapped.
"And how do you plan on that this time?" Kaen asked.
"We did it once we can do it again!" Kiro growled.
"Oh really well I think my chances are much better, seeing as how I found a new Master!" Kaen stated.
"You what?" Ven asked in surprise.
"Sorry Maleficent it's been fun but it's time you met your end!" he said sending a blast of energy into her.
"You...ingrate!" she seethed,
"You're right, thank you." Kaen said as Maleficent faded away.
All that was left of Maleficent was an image on the ground of her cloak, Kaen shook his head,
"You know what they say those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it, that's Maleficent's pitiful attempts at Kingdom Hearts by the way." He said stepping on and rubbing his foot on the cloak.
"How….How…could you?" Kiro asked,
"Oh please Kiro spare me, all that junk your thinking of let's skip the clichés shall we?" Kaen asked.
Kiro glared,
"Oh and one more thing…Takeshi!" the snowette faced the violet down as he raised a hand and clenched it as he did Takeshi screamed in pain until he fell over unconscious!
"TAKESHI!" everyone yelled, however as they got to his side they were blasted back by Kaen's powers.
Kaen grinned picking up the Violet and slinging him over a shoulder.
"The Darkness in his heart is still great, even if he won't use it thanks to Maleficent so he's still of use to me. If you're so desperate to save him or what's left of his heart come to a place called the Keyblade graveyard Kiro, your reward for weakening Maleficent for more one last chance to save your friend, but don't expect to do well!" he stated, disappearing.
"TAKESHI!" Kiro cried.
"Quick back to the gummi ship!" Raian stated.
"Ours what about-" Oswald started to asked.
"I'll get it later!" Raian snapped in a flash they all disappeared.
Pete emerged from where he was hiding.
"DOOH I knew that kid couldn't be trusted! But Maleficent's gone ooohh now what do I do!" he asked slumping down.
E-H E-H E-H
Aurora and the Fairies watched as a beam of light disappeared from the sky.
"The Darkness and energy are gone but I can't help but feel that somehow the worst isn't over yet." Aurora stated.
"Whatever happens to Kiro and his friends now might be the end!" Merryweather stated.
"Or the beginning of the end." Flora added.
Keyblade(s) Obtained:
Steadfast Gale : Strength: +9 Magic +7
Ability: Flash Step: Ventus will do a fast upper cut slash to break a foes guard
Void Gear: Strength +8 Magic + 7
Ability: All Critical: Vanitas is a dangerous opponent with this blade as all of it's moves are critical hits
Heartless
Blocker: Ape like Heartless that pummel their opponents various commands can be used to even the battle.
Monster Hounds: Were-wolf like Heartless that attack in packs keep your guard up when fighting them
Reaction Commands
Breakthrough: Charges at a barrier with power and energy smashing through
Shoulder Ride: gets on a Blocker's shoulders getting them flustered into attacking the area
Follow Jump: chase a flying foe and catches a ride
Wall run: runs up a nearby wall to get height
Dragon buster: slams a weapon into a flying foe stunning them
Shine wall: puts up a protective wall of light as a foe approaches
Limit Breaks
Galian Surge- Raian + Kiro
Razor Gale- Raian + Ventus
Trinity Limit +- Kiro+ All party members
Limit Surges
Oswald-Lucky Spinner: Spins at a high speed and rams foes with a blade covered in light may stun foes
Special Attacks and Spells
Vanitas-Dark Thundera: a dark Version of Thundera zaps the foe with a few black lightning bolts
Takeshi (Dark mode)- Dark shield: blocks an attack and blinds the foe with a shadow
Takeshi (Dark mode)- Dark Cutter: a combination of Tri-Cutter and Darkness it's much like Tri-cutter but causes greater damage
Ventus- Twilight Crest: a mixture of Dark Crest and light it does greater damage and may stun a foe
Vanitas- Dark Crest: a black crescent shaped attack that strikes the foe
Kiro- Hikari Raid: a combination of Light and Strike Raid sends the Keyblade into a foe it then releases light
Vanitas-X-Cross: sends an X shaped blast of energy at the foe causing major damage,
Takeshi-Rabbid Cutter: savagely hacks and slashes a foe
Amei-Pearlera: the second level of Pearl sends several balls of light at foes
Amei-Diamondra: the second level of Diamond sends three crystals of light to smash into foes
Aurora: the matriarch of Enchanted Dominion she is friends with the Three good fairies who raised her when she was little in hiding from Maleficent she told Kiro and Co. of the threat coming from Maleficents Castle and sensed their departure wouldn't lead to a pleasant future (Sleeping Beauty 1959)
Flora: the Leader of the three good Faires always dressed in red she gave Ven a new outfit in return for his help the last time they met seeing how it was getting worn out (Sleeping Beauty 1959)
Fauna: a Sweet and gentle fairy dressed in green using Magic only to help others she gave Ventus a new outfit and was helping with a present for Aurora (Sleeping Beauty 1959)
Merryweather: A Spirited Fairy who loves the color blue thus dressed in it she usually fights with Flora about color but she is always willing to help others and stop Maleficent giving Ventus a new traveling outfit (Sleeping Beauty 1959)
Vanitas: Ventus's Darkside created by Master Xehanort out of frustration due to the lack of Progress from Ventus they clashed once before and Ventus won but this caused his heart to be injured and join with Sora's for some time he resurfaced and tried to take over in order to get revenge on Xehanort could this mean he and by extent Ventus sense the evil Master's return? (Kingdom Hearts: Birth by sleep 2010)
Okay thoughts constructive criticism and opinions on this chapter and Ven's new outfit are appreciated and before I get accused of lying I'll point out that this was a recent Idea after I posted Chapter 8 It was inspired by Vanitas's back story Dark Memory and Naruto's confrontation with his Dark side
Next Time: Twilit Revelations Pt I
READ AND REVIEW!