Persona Task Squad: The Heart of the Watcher. Crystal Tokyo Arc. Avatar Mech Mini-Arc.

Chapter 25: Reunion of the Keybearers. Planning of the Heist.

(Enter Andrew's POV)

"You sure he'll come?" Carmelita asked me.

"I'm sure," I said. "If someone has dirt on him, who would they inform first: You or their enemies?"

"I'll give you a point for that."

"And I know you'll be glad to see him."

Carmelita blushed at that. "Whatever gave you the idea that I'm in love with Sly?"

I smirked. "Who said I was talking about Sly?"

She had stammered, then got back to her poker face. "Alright, I am in love with the thief. But after the incident with Tsao, I'm not sure if I chase him for the reward or to convert him to Interpol with a clean slate."

"Actually," she heard from the door, "that's what I've been trying to plan once we get to the Cooper Vault." Sly was there. "Nice to see you too, Carmelita."

"Ringtail," she said. "Still, being involved with a heist isn't my idea of working with you."

"Same here." He then looked around. "Where's the Watcher?"

"That would be me," I said. He looked at me like I was crazy.

"If you are," he said, "name one thing you know about me."

I thought about it, then said, "Your real name is Sylvester Cooper, your dad was killed by Clockwerk, you constantly flirt with Carmelita to hide your true feelings from her, and after stealing the Tiger Amulet, you would go to the Cooper Family Vault in order to get your inheritance and turning over a new leaf. Heck, I bet Carmelita would've agreed for you to act like someone who wouldn't remember their past."

"I would have," Carmelita said, much to Sly's surprise.

"Now I'm convinced," Sly said. "The others are basically meeting your comrades, but you mentioned more were coming."

"They are," I said. "But we're waiting for everyone to get here. In the meantime, would you like some refreshments?"

At that, Room Service brought in the snacks.

"Do they have truth serum in there?" Sly asked us.

"If they did," Carmelita said, "I would've told you."

He shrugged. "Makes sense."

At that, we heard knocking. I then got the door to reveal... "Where were you guys?" I asked them.

"A certain friend of ours didn't mention where your coordinates were," Fox said.

"And you two are?" Carmelita asked him.

"Fox McCloud, Leader of the Star Fox team. This is my girlfriend, Krystal."

"Nice to meet you," Krystal said.

"Likewise," Carmelita said. "Never heard of your division."

"That's because it doesn't exist here," I said. "Neither do I for that matter."

"Explain," Sly said.

At that, I explained everything to them. And I meant EVERYTHING.

"No wonder," Carmelita said. "I couldn't get any criminal activity from you because you have no paper trail."

"And making an alias was easy for you because there was no voice recognition in the database Bentley stored," Sly said.

"Why kill someone that doesn't exist?" Krystal asked them.

"Even though we're breaking the World Order," Fox said, "it no longer applies now that his world is destroyed. Still, I can't help but think that we're screwing it up even further."

"I'M screwing it up even further," I said. "I can't drag you guys around in my messes. Besides, it's mostly broken by others more than us." I then sighed. "Where are the others?"

"YOU LITTLE BASTARD!" we heard Wolf yell and Stitch laugh maniacally. "WHEN I'M THROUGH WITH YOU, I'M GOING TO SKIN YOU ALIVE, SORA'S SUMMON OR NOT!"

"Crap," I said. "I should have warned them about Stitch."

At that, Wolf fainted on the floor in front of us with Stitch laughing. Fara was walking over him.

"Sorry about him," she said. "He's used to getting the upper hand of his opponents other than Fox."

"I see where you're coming from," Carmelita said.

"What is that?" Krystal asked me.

"That," I said, "is Experiment 626, aka Stitch. Do not take him lightly or else he'll bring out the chainsaw."

"I'm cute," Stitch said, "and fluffy!"

"He's also an ally of ours," Sora said, entering the room. "And one of my old summons."

"Sora!" Stitch pounced him and licked him.

"Easy, Stitch." He then got up and sat down. "Basically, we're here because of a Heartless infestation let by two dead villains brought to life. Andrew, Fox, Krystal, Wolf, Tyler, Riku, Kairi, the King, and I wield the Keyblades, which are responsible for sealing the world so it doesn't get its heart extracted."

"That explains why the A was there," Sly said. "And what do you mean by Heartless infestation?"

I sighed. "Wait until everyone gets here, Sly. I'll explain the whole story at that point. And can someone get Wolf up?"

"Let me try," Fara said. She then leaned next to him and said, "We're on a mission, so get yourself straightened up for the General."

At that, Wolf got up, but in pain. "You always did that in order to get me up," he said. "I need some asprin."

"HEAL," Sora said, using his Keyblade.

"Or that works, too." He then sat down and noticed the snacks. "Why is there cake here?"

"That's mine," L said, walking in. "I see you managed to get him here, Andrew."

"I see you broke the Barrier of Darkness, L," I said.

"To be honest, another Gummi came up on our horizons and helped us out. However, Light's on that ship." I flinched.

"What did he do?"

"Nothing. He said that the Death Pirates must keep you alive to confront their leader, so basically, we're on a temporary truce." He then at part of the cake. "Weird thing was, he held no killing intent for me anymore. Still, he does bear a grudge against Tyler." I figured.

"So, you're the famous L?" Sly asked him.

"I was L," he replied. "I go by Lawliet now." He then noticed the empty room. "Where are the others?"

"I have no idea," I said. "I was just doing my usual thing."

"Wait a second," Carmelita said. "It's not just you guys?"

"Nope," Fox said. "Travis has a few contacts in the Demon World, believe it or not, and they're getting their best warriors to help. Plus we're waiting for a few others to arrive."

At that, the door opened to reveal Naruto and Ichigo walking in.

"Sorry we're late," Naruto said, "but the Pervy Sage held me up and Ichigo threatened to castrate him."

"Is it my fault that he with-held his Gummi Ship?" Ichigo said. "Besides, Yamamato assigned me to protect you, remember?"

"Yeah, and I got to meet Grampa Saru again, even though he's dead." He then noticed the blank faces. "Oh. Right. We're in a different world."

"How is it that you can see the dead?" Sly asked them. "Better yet, who are you two?"

"Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze," Naruto said. "Chuunin of Konoha and the future Rokudaime Hokage."

"Ichigo Kurosaki," Ichigo said. "Don't laugh about the name. It clearly means 'One who Protects' if you seperate them. I'm the Captain of the Fifth Division in Soul Society after my world was destroyed."

"I'm not laughing," Sly said. "I've heard some ridiculous names myself. Name's Sylvester Cooper, but my friends call me Sly."

"Inspector Carmelita Fox," Carmelita said. "INTERPOL, and suffering the Zeingata curse because of Sly here."

Everyone looked confused at me.

"Zeingata chased Lupin, but Lupin outwits him every time," I said. "Lupin the Third."

"Oh, NOW I remember," Sly said. "One of the Cooper Thieves worked alongside a Lupin. I'm surprised that history's repeating itself."

"Don't push it, Ringtail," Carmelita said.

As soon as everyone got here, I then got to explain it.

"If someone could give me a flash drive," I said. Riku gave me one. "Thanks."

I then inserted it in there. "Now, the reason I called you all here was because of what you guys are going to be facing. Lights?"

"Done," Tyler said.

"Any questions you have will be answered during the end of the presentation." At that, everyone looked at the screen. "I called you all here because your respective villain was going to appear in the base. Well, mine is as well, but they're using a different method, which is..." I then changed the screen to a basic Shadow Heartless. "...the Heartless. Don't be fooled by their cute appearance. They're deadly, and these are only the weakest breed. How they are made is from the darkness of anyone's heart, which when the heart is removed..." The screen changed to two Shadow Heartless, "...another Heartless is made. However, it depends on the amount of Darkness your heart containst so it could either be a basic Shadow..." It then switches to a Soldier. "...a Soldier..." Then it switched to a Dark Side. "...or the Darksides. However, there's a newer breed."

It then switched to the Pride Heartless. "This is a Pride Heartless, one of the seven Sin Heartless created by Andross Oikonny. Ask Fox for details." It then switched to a Reddish Shadow Heartless. "This is what happens when Heartless get a demonic taint in their system. They're called Devil Heartless. This is called a Demonic Shadow. They have the same principles as a Shadow Heartless, but are as powerful as a Soldier Heartless."

It then changed into a Heart with a Question Mark on the side of it. "Now, when a heart is extracted, what happens with the body and soul?" It then changed into a Dusk. "The leftovers turn into an empty shell called a Nobody, which is a fitting name. These are the Dusks, which is the basic form. But unlike Heartless, Nobodies think and plan, so if they try something you've never seen, don't be surprised. Axel and Roxas were Nobodies though." The slide changed to thirteen members in cloaks. "Former members of the now-destroyed Organization XIII, but that's another story."

It then changed to something else. "The Heartless are 'controlled' by those who call themselves the Heartless Generals." The four pictures were in order. "The Horned King, Maleficent, Beryl, and Nightshroud are the Kings because of the immense darkness in their hearts. They do, however, have Vice-Generals, five of which are known to us." The slide changed to another empty slide. "These four are Panther, Pete, Jadeite, Orochimaru, and Dimentio. Unlike the Kings, they have seperate titles. Panther is the Dark Rose, Pete is the Invincible Cat, Jadeite is the Corrupted Jewel, Orochimaru is the Serpent's Disciple, and Dimentio is the Heartless Joker. There are others, but we don't know who."

It then changed to the Depths of Hell. "Now, the Demonic Heartless are led by someone who lives in Hell, obviously. He's the Son of Satan, Damien. However, we don't have a picture of him, but we do know three of his Generals." It then changed to a different slide. "Gin Ichimaru, Madara Uchiha, and Neyla." That got their attention. "It's strange, but I think Clockwerk is affecting her during her grave. All three of them control the Demonic Heartless and are using the energy from destroyed worlds in order to revive Damien from dormancy."

Then, the slide switched to a spaceship. "L, due to his communications, has given us new evidence of a third enemy. We don't know who their leader is, but we do know their organization name, two of their members, and intent. They are known as the Death Pirates." That's when it went up to a different screen. "Their known members are the long-dead Light Yagami and Saya the Kitsune, both of them had an effect in two of our members' past. They, despite my doubts, are not after Kingdom Hearts, but myself. However, they want to keep me alive in order to confront their leader, whom is still a mystery to me, so don't confront them."

At that, I made my conclusion. "Those are the members of the three enemies we've been facing and what you're going to face. I'm going to need you all to train hard in order to make sure that your hearts are strong enough to overcome the threat you're going to face. If the Tiger Amulet is in the wrong hands, someone will be able to control it. Now, are there any quesitons?"

Kyon raised his hand. "If these guys are as bad as you say," he said, "how come you're getting me and Haruhi involved?"

"Because you're stationed with the Pharoah and Jaden, who will help you out with the monster army."

"And me," I heard an Austrailian kid's voice say. To my shock, Numbuh 4 of the KND walked in.

"Numbuh 4?" Atem asked him.

"I don't go by that name anymore," he said. "However, that doesn't mean I won't help out." He then changed form to Yami Wallace (Yami Numbuh 4, owned by Charizdag). "I'm just surprised that you're in the land of the living, Pharaoh."

"Me too, Karim," Atem said. "Still, what about the others?"

"They're here. And I see that the others from Team World have arrived."

I was gaping, then had my face turned to normal. "Let me guess, you're part of the KND Spy Program?"

"Somewhat, and how did you know?"

"He's the Watcher," Atem said.

"Then that makes him a prime target for Father."

"We'll worry about my uncle later, Wallace," Nigel said, entering the room. "Right now, we need to put support with the Duelists, and the Scales and Puzzle could help us out."

"Don't forget the Shadow Amulet," Jaden said.

"And you are?" Karim asked him.

"Jaden Yuki of Duel Academy, and the reincarnated Supreme King." He showed his bio-chromatic eyes to prove it.

"Then I'm convinced."

"Right," I said. "Nigel, can you help me out?"

He then gave me a stern look. "Alright, but if you show hostility to the new recruits, I'm turning against you." He then noticed the layout of the LEGO model of the Museum of Natural History. "Who made this?"

"That would be me," Near said.

"That's very fine craftswork there."

At that, we discussed the plan:

"Tyler, Trisha, and I would sneak in unnoticed. If it had a certain tablet that brings the exhibits to life, Travis would step in. Jake and Danny are to check for any security around the amulet while the Hackers disable the system. If the villains don't arrive, I go in and take the amulet. However, if there are plenty of them, we attack directly. Sly would then go behind their backs and take the Amulet while they're distracted, but the enemies use the Corridor of Darkness, so I'm going to need Fox and Krystal to back him up."

"Any duelist that can use a deck are with me," Nigel said. "If used right, Jaden, Wallace, and the Pharoah can enhance the KND DUEL DISK system in order to make the monsters real enough to attack any incoming enemies."

"For the Heartless and Demonic Heartless, Wolf, Sora, Kairi, and Riku can slay them. For the villains, anyone who can fight are up. And if you see a Heartless General, notify me."

"For those who can use the sewer, use any sonar equipment to check for any straggling enemies. We can't let any villain escape because they always call for backup."

"And if you see a cataclysmic sign that Armageddon's coming, run."

At that, the plan was set.

I just hope we can get the amulet out in time.

To be continued.

[A/n: Yes, I am using charizdag's Team World fanfic in here. I know I should ask for permission first, but I can't help but be a fan of his work. Oh, and the KND Spy Program is one that Marcus (the former Numbuh 9) explained to Numbuh 5 for teenagers who become decomissioned willingly (unlike Cree and Chad). And Numbuh 1's uncle IS Father, referenced in the KND movie. I am contemplating putting his own father, who is Numbuh 0, in the fic.]