Guest: what other kh characters would show up?

Keybladelight: Sora will wield ultima Keyblade when the time is right

KaiserUltima: Sure, I think that's a good idea, I just need a name, design and stats, so I'll work on that. A2 would definitely abuse tf out of her keyblade though lmao, she needs some training on top of it.

Guest I: yeah, Earth sucks tbh

Guest II: *King Mickey would like a word

Anon: yep back to the regular schedule, I found what effervescent meant like last week and now I'm seeing it everywhere lol. I think the androids would collectively lose it if they found out about anthropomorphic animals like Mickey.

Mr. Awesome: Just realized A2 has never been drunk around Sora and now I need to write it

Savas: Another person mentioned A2 getting a keyblade and I'm on board with it, I like the name "Designed to End", fits with A2. She deserves an overly designed kh3 style keyblade just so she can get annoyed at how ridiculous it looks. It's official now, I have to write a scene where A2 is drunk around Sora.

Dist[A]nt From You

Dist[A]nt From You

Dist[A]nt From You

"Vehicle in transit to the Apartment Complex. Approximate arrival time: 10 minutes."

9S laid his head back on the cold, metal wall of YoRHa's newly built human transportation vehicle. He watched the other androids prepare for their descent into the desert wasteland, but all he could focus on were the knots twisting up inside of him. Hell, he wouldn't be surprised if his insides actually looked like a bunch of tangled wires and cords.

'I can't believe I'm doing to this Sora, it feels so wrong, he's my friend after all.' He clenched his fist. 'But he lied to me, he lied to all of us, and now he's leaving us with the heartless. Maybe the Commander is right, we do need him.' "Argh- this isn't helping. I can't even logic my way out of this, this whole situation is messed up."

Pod 153: Incoming call from Operator

"Operator 21O to 9S, come in."

"This is 9S reporting in."

"I just wanted to check up on you, how is your mission going?"

"Same as it was the last five minutes you checked up on me, we're still in transit in case you forgot."

"Then let's go over the mission details again."

"Locate and detain the humans, geographically tag their location and record the whole thing. Easy." 'Easy. That's what I told myself.'

"Aw look at you, someone's been updating their memory processor, good job!"

"...you're totally treating me like a kid. Look, I know 2B's probably busy, but —"

"Over and out 9S!"

"Right...over and out."

"—9S." A Type-S android approached him. "Captain says to get ready, we'll be descending in five minutes."

"Okay, and 11S...this is right, what we're doing I mean. The humans are better off with us, right? We're...we're not bad guys or anything."

"...It's not my place to decide, just do what you're told because that's what the Commander asks of us and she knows what she's doing."

'Just do what I'm told because the Commander knows what she's doing and this is right. We're right. We're right?'

While the androids were quickly advancing to the Apartment Complex, Sora and his friends recently arrived, making their way to Adam and Eve's birthplace where their two worlds crossed paths with each other. "...You'd think there would be a lot more heartless around here since this is where they all originated from," Sora said.

"Aqua and Mickey have been guarding the other side of the dark portal to prevent anymore heartless from showing up in this world," Riku said.

"So Aqua's back in the Dark Realm because of me...well, she won't be there any longer!"

"And then we'll seal the portal once we're through so no heartless can ever come back here."

"...About that, I've been thinking, it feels like we're missing something. Like, even when we're gone, the heartless will still be here, right? I'm worried that this world will fall to the darkness."

"This world has no heart and no keyhole to seal, all heartless begin and end with us. If there was a heart to this world, it would've fallen to the darkness a long time ago."

"Yeah, you got me there." Sora rested his hands behind his head. "So the heartless are gonna follow us back just like how they followed me here in the first place?"

"That's right and no more heartless possessing machines so they can create creepy eldritch monsters," Kairi said. "So Sora, what's the first thing that you want to do once we get back home?"

"That's tough, I wanna see all my friends again, but I'm also really hungry for some decent food, you know?'

"We can invite everyone to that bistort in Twilight Town!"

"That sounds like a great idea, everyone's gonna give me such an earful though when they see me again. Especially Donald, I don't think I'll hear the end of it."

"Just be lucky you didn't get an earful from me." Kairi suddenly grabbed Sora's hand. "Look, there's the portal just down there! Let's go!"

The three traversed downwards into the pit, reaching the bottom level where the dark portal awaited them. Their journey into the darkness would serve as their last obstacle before they reached the sandy shores of Destiny Islands, but their dreams of seeing the sparkling ocean together were soon dashed away when they were forced to stay in one place from a blast that could only be attributed to the gravitational effects of pod program A140.

Immediately after they were restrained, several androids came up from behind and held them down. "What the- hey, what're you guys doing?! Let us go!" Sora yelled.

"Apologies, but the Commander has different plans for you humans," The leader android said.

"What are you talking about?! What plans?!" Riku demanded.

"You will be taken to the Bunker and assist in the war effort."

"That's not fair, you can't do this to us!" Kairi said.

"I'm merely the messenger. Direct your grievances to the Commander, now let's depart."

The androids held a tight grasp on the humans and no matter how much they screamed or struggled to break free, they simply kept marching forward, so they had no choice but to fight back. Riku had the advantage of being a few inches taller than his captor so he was able to rock himself forward and plant his feet on the ground where he slammed the android on the side of an apartment building. The second he was free, Riku used his keyblade to free Sora and Kairi, then the three of them engaged the androids in combat.

"Damn it!" The leader android made a desperate call on her pod. "We need reinforcements, send in the rest of our troops!"

With their only chance of going back home hanging on a thin line, Sora, Riku and Kairi fought harder than ever before, covering each other's weaknesses and pushing themselves past their limits. In amidst those few flashes of trading blow after blow with the androids and the screeching of sharp blades ringing throughout their ears, it seemed like they could finally escape the clutches of Earth as they overpowered even the combined forces of the androids, that was until one last android joined the battlefield.

"N-Nines?" Sora briefly stopped fighting out of sheer disbelief that 9S, someone who'd he long called his friend, would be the same person standing before him with his sword drawn out. "What ... what are you doing here?!"

Shaky hands fumbled with the tie binding his visor together, 9S locked his gaze with Sora's so he could see the same emptiness in his eyes that plagued every android. "...Sora...I don't want to fight you, I-"

"Then why are you still here?! If we're friends, then you'll fight with me, not against me!"

"It's not that simple...your fate with the androids is inevitable, I can't stop them...only you can end this!"

"What're you talking about?! I thought we were friends, but I guess none of that meant anything to you!" Fueled by the rage and sadness culminating inside of him, he ran forward then hammered his keyblade down on 9S's sword.

9S barely had the strength to withstand Sora's sword swing and was struggling to hold his own against the weight of his keyblade. "I've always been trying to fight for you, that's never changed. So listen to me Sora, the Commander, she put a-"

"Unit 9S! Speak no further, that is classified information!" The leader android said.

"I don't care! Sora, you have a tracking device in you and the Commander will follow you to the ends of space if she has to in order to find you! So...so just give up."

"...that's all you have to say, just give up...you're...you're no different than the rest of the androids. You were never a friend to me."

"I DON'T WANT THIS EITHER!" The anger 9S suppressed for so long erupted all at once in a violent outburst and he summoned to strength to swing back at Sora with Cruel Oath. "I don't want any of this! I wanted to believe we were fighting for something, I wanted to believe in YOU Sora!"

"But there are no humans, there's nothing to believe in! And now you want to go back to whatever planet you came from while you're leaving us here to suffer?!" He punctuated his words with heavy sword attacks that Sora blocked over and over again because he lost the will to fight back, then 9S eventually put his sword down and lowered his head. "I don't want this...I don't want this lie to end...and most of all...I don't want you to go."

Sora looked back to his friends, then to 9S and the androids. "...fine. I'll go. I'll help in this stupid war, but only if Kairi and Riku get to go home."

"No! We came here to bring you back home with us Sora, and that's what we're going to do!" Riku said.

"And we can fight them off, you can't stay here, you said we would be together!" Kairi cried out.

"Not if it means endangering you guys. If I have a tracking device in me, then I can't risk the Commander taking more humans away because of me." Sora held his arms out in defeat. "Please, please let my friends go home, I'll go back to the Bunker and I'll do what you say. Just please let them leave."

"...I suppose one willing human is better than three rebellious ones. As long as we have one human's keyblade, then the war strategy should work just fine. " The leader motioned what few remaining androids of her force to surround Sora and continue his march back to the transportation vehicle, but Kairi wouldn't let them take him away so easily and pushed past the androids so she could see his face one last time.

"No ...no no no no, you can't do this!" Tears were running down her face, blurring her vision so she couldn't even see his face anymore. "Don't leave us Sora...don't leave me! Please, I'll go with you, I'll stay here on Earth, just please don't leave me alone again! I can't go back to Destiny Islands without you!"

"I don't want you to be trapped here with me." He broke away from the androids to hold her hands. "Kairi, I promise I'll come back for you. I promise I'll see you again."

"That's not good enough! I want you to be real...I don't want to think of you anymore!" Then as they stood there together and Kairi stared into Sora's eyes, wondering how long it would be until she could stare into them again, her heart dawned upon something. "I...I love you Sora. I can't live in a world without you!"

"Kairi..." Before their worlds could get separated once more, Sora joined them together, pressing his lips onto Kairi's. Maybe it was cliche, but in that moment, those few precious seconds, time stopped. The world stood at a standstill. Nothing else mattered except the pounding of their chests from their hearts trying to break free and the fervent rush they felt for each other.

Kairi's knees weakened and her toes curled, her body desperately wanting to stay with Sora in that moment forever where he was holding her in his arms, sinking his hands into her cheeks, but the world around them still moved and they lived in a reality where Sora gave himself up for them. So just like that, he was taken away from her embrace, she tried to run after him, but Riku held onto her.

"NO! NO, SORA! SORAAA!"

"Calm down, it's okay Kairi, we'll be okay." Riku took his gummiphone out of his pocket, then threw it to Sora. "We'll find a way back to each other again, that's a promise!"

Sora caught the gummiphone. "Riku...Kairi...take care of each other."

If Sora had felt loneliness before, it was nothing compared to the mind-numbing isolation he experienced as he sat inside the empty transportation vehicle. Now, he truly was the last human in their world.

Sora clenched his stomach, food should've been the last thing on his mind, but ever since Kairi got the idea of going to Le Grand Bistort, he couldn't stop thinking about their irresistible fruit tarts or the savory but misnamed ratatouille dish. And now his stomach was growling which caught the attention of 9S who was sitting across from him on the opposite wall.

The boys hadn't spoken a word to each other since they boarded the vehicle, Sora wouldn't even look in 9S's direction and his empty stomach wasn't about to change that. Nevertheless, 9S acknowledge the human's necessity to eat and uploaded an apple from his database that he threw to Sora. "...there's some dehydrated food in the storage compartments." He said in a friendly voice.

Unsurprising to 9S, Sora disregarded the apple entirely.

Then when it couldn't get much worse, a bright monitor with the YoRHa insignia lowered from the ceiling. "Greetings from the Council of Humanity and a warm welcome to our very own humans who will be living amongst the YoRHa androids in the Bunker. By working closely with the androids, they will be able to better accommodate the moon colony's facilities, however, living on the Bunker comes with its own unique set of challenges different from the moon colony such as-"

"Is this a joke to you?!" Sora threw his keyblade at the monitor, but it was merely a projection of light so it phased right through and the Council of Humanity's message continued without pause.

Calling his keyblade back, Sora sunk down on his knees and slammed his fists on the ground, the weight of the world crashing down him. 9S watched on in silence, knowing that nothing he said would ever be enough to reconcile with what was taken away from him. Even though it was ultimately the Commander's fault, seeing someone as bright and cheerful Sora breakdown right in front of him ate 9S up inside, guilt had a funny way of working like that and he blamed himself for being complicit through all of it instead of fighting by his side like the friend he should've been.

So why was he still so happy that Sora was here? Before he could dwell on his conflicting emotions any longer, he received a call from his pod.

Pod 153: Incoming Call from Unit 2B

"Huh? 2B?"

"9S! We need back up out here, everyone's getting affected with the logic v—v—v—v—"

The signal went static, freaking 9S out. He stood up then rushed to the front end of the vehicle. "How long until we reach the City Ruins?!"

"..."

"I said how long until we reach the City Ruins?! The androids need our help at the frontlines, I'm sure the Commander will understand if we- hey, are you even listening to me?!" When he reached over to grab her shoulder, the android piloting the vehicle suddenly whipped her head back, revealing her piercing red eyes to 9S. The logic virus spread amongst the other androids and they surrounded him with their swords drawn.

"...oh no!" 9S summoned his sword, prepared to fight them off, but they were rendered immobile from several bolts of lightning. He swerved around to see Sora with his keyblade held out, breathing heavily. "We need to get out of here, those androids are long gone and this vehicle's going to crash any minute now!"

Nodding, Sora used Weight of the World's shotlock to blast a hole through the metal interior where they could see the vast desert stretched out before them. From the looks of the pipelines riddling the sand, they were nearing the ends of the desert.

"Ready, Sora? I know you said you were fall damage proof but-"

In blatant disregard to 9S, Sora dove right out of the vehicle; the free-falling, weightless motion, the whipping winds on his face as he fell down into the world. It reminded him of simpler times when diving into a new world was fun and exciting instead of escaping imminent doom. Yet he still found himself enjoying his descent into the desert sands, if nothing else, and the immense satisfaction of driving his keyblade into the ground, destroying any enemies caught in his damage radius.

9S landed down beside him afterward. "I'm going to find 2B, she's..she's in trouble...and, I'm sorry things turned out the way they did...I really am. So, wherever you go from here on out, I won't ever stop you." With that, he ran away in search of 2B, leaving Sora in the dust.

"It's not like there's anywhere else for me to go..." Sora said under his breath. Then he remembered. 'If there's somewhere to go, then it would be with A2. She's the only one who I can always count on no matter what. I'll go ask around at the camp for her.'

—

Kuwata tsunowo vralai

Souta tsunowo vralai

tsuriji pufuralekai

Saaha pforaalekai

kwondzuvai undovartsu wronduwail

Kwondzuvai undovartu wronduwail

Tjortetei jeki liago

Skora jeghi hiartro

A2 looked over to Devola and Popola, they were in the middle of gathering materials in the commercial facility when the twins started singing out of nowhere. Admittedly, they weren't bad singers, in fact, it was calming to listen to them harmonize together, but drawing this much attention didn't sit well with A2, even if the Forest Kingdom machines were practically wiped out at this point. "Why are you two singing?" She asked.

"It's a song we sing whenever we need to atone for our sins," Popola said. "And destroying the camp was a pretty big sin."

"That was you who did all the destroying," Devola said

"Because you gave me booze and you know what happens when I'm drunk!"

"Yeah, well I was drunk. Maybe we should just do e-drugs next time, less destruction that way."

"What the- no! We can only ask for so much atonement!"

"You have e-drugs? Where'd you get them from?" A2 asked.

"Uh...from a friend...hey, A2, did you find the iron ore yet," Devola said changing the subject.

"Answer's still no."

"Great. She's got like 50 lbs of iron ore on here and we haven't found a single piece yet."

"But I found something almost as good as 50 lbs of iron ore look," Popola beckoned Devola and A2 over so they could see the luminescent white flower growing amongst the rubble. "It's a Lunar Tear and it's so beautiful! I didn't think we'd ever find one again."

"What's so special about it?" A2 asked.

"It's a rare flower said to grant any wish. Wonder if it's true..." Popola reached over to grab the flower when they heard the low hum of an engine running behind them. They turned around to see Emil had upgraded from being a dismembered head to cruising around in a rusted vehicle with an assortment of items in his trunk.

"What the- where the hell did you come from?!" A2 said.

"So that flower is called a Lunar Tear..." Emil began. "Seeing that drudges up all kinds of memories. Some of them are a bit strange honestly, like the one where I'm being attacked by a boar over and over again. Or another where I keep trying out new parts every time my body is damaged."

"Tough shit. I know how that feels."

He paused briefly. "...something about this flower fills me with an emotion I don't understand. It's like something is pushing down on my chest really hard."

"Devola, Popola, do either of you two know him?" A2 asked the twins and they shook their head in response.

"Devola and Popola?" Emil repeated. "Those names also drudges up memories...scary memories. Come to think of it, I feel like a part of me has seen you both before."

Devola and Popola exchanged confused glances. "You're probably thinking about a past model of us," Devola said. "Another 'Devola and Popola' went nutso a long time ago, but we're from a different production."

"I see, then, um, if you don't mind, can I ask you a favor?"

"So you're going to ask strangers you've just met for a favor," A2 said.

"A2!" Popola said.

"Normally I would agree, but I don't think this kid has bad intentions. It's not like he's a YoRHa android," Devola said, trying to reason with her.

Popola sighed. "You just had to bring that up...whatever, Dev is right anyway. We should hear him out at least."

"Thanks, well, if you find any more Lunar Tears, could you guys let me know? I want to try and figure out what this feeling is all about. What do you say?"

"No...I'm not helping another annoying kid out!" A2 walked away from them, leaving the commercial facility to go further into the forest.

"Wait A2...goddamnit she's in for it now," Devola chased after A2 while Popola was the only one to stay behind.

Popola gave Emil an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry, A2's just being difficult right now, but she'll come around eventually. We'll help you out on your mission."

"Really? Aw thanks, when you find any Lunar Tears, just let me know on this frequency, all right? I'm counting on you!"

As Emil zipped away, Popola let out a sigh, then made her way to Devola and A2. 'I swear those two are cut from the same cloth.'

Meanwhile, Devola caught up to A2 who was leaning on the side of an enormous tree with her arms crossed. In typical Devola fashion, she snatched the collar of A2's black coat that she refused to take off and pulled her close. "Cut this self-loathing bullshit out right now, A2!"

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Yes you do and you need to move on! Everyone knows you miss Sora, we all do, but you need to stop acting like he's the only one who gave a shit about you!" Devola loosened her grip on A2's collar. "I...I care about you A2."

"...Sometimes I wonder if these feelings are real too, if I actually care about Sora or if they're just programmed emotions solely because he's human, but...I always know with certainty how I feel about androids and I know that I care about you too..." When A2 realized what she said was a bit too sentimental for her liking, she quickly added, "...I mean, enough to not let you die or anything."

"Uh yeah...not dying. So anyways, you gonna help that kid find his stupid flowers?"

"I'll think about it after we get everything for Anemone, but Popola already sent me the mission details so I'll probably end up doing it anyway."

"Ah, that's the A2 I know." Devola playfully punched A2's arm. "Let's go deeper into the forest for the rest of the materials." She motioned for her sister to follow who was idly watching them from the sidelines.

Popola went up to Devola with a mischievous smile on her face.

"What's with that look?" Devola asked slowly.

She lowered her head, then in a hushed voice said, "...That was really bad flirting, Dev."

"Shut up!" She pushed her away. "You know that wasn't what I was trying to do!"

"Do what?" A2 asked.

"Nothing!" Embarrassed, Devola hurried ahead of them.

"What's her problem?"

Popola shrugged. "I ask myself that all the time A2."

Soon enough, the three of them reached the forest clearing where a small Resistance campsite was positioned. "I didn't know there was a Resistance camp here too, you think we can just buy some iron ore off of them?" Popola asked.

A2 shook her head. "I'm broke."

"Wha- how?! Don't you constantly fight machines?"

"I also constantly buy and upgrade weapons and items and that stuff's pretty expensive."

"Buying twenty bottles of booze is also pretty expensive too," Devola said. "Look don't worry, Popola and I can cover it, we'll save more time this way instead of mindlessly wandering around."

They approached the Resistance camp, but the two resistance androids stationed there were huddled over a YoRHa android. "What's going on here? Is she okay?" Popola asked.

"Not sure," The supply trader replied. "We saw her stumble into the forest, then she just collapsed. Probably went AWOL or something."

"She's in battle armor, is there some kind of conflict going on with YoRHa?" A2 asked.

"Our boss would know more about that than us, she went to the main Resistance camp for some kind of specialized plug-in so she could hack into her and fix her internally."

"It's that bad, huh? I wish we could be of more help since we are medics, but hacking isn't really our strong suit," Devola said.

"一Then it's a good thing I'm here." It was Jackass of all resistance androids that came running up from behind them. She was noticeably wounded by the way she clutched onto her arm for dear life, which raised a few questions for A2.

"Why are you stationed here?" A2 bluntly asked.

"Yeah, nice to see you too. White relocated me here a while ago to organize some of the shipment supplies she sent to the Forest Kingdom resistance since she's too goddamn lazy to do it herself. Now, let's see what I can do here."

Moving past the androids, Jackass inserted the HUD: Damage Value plug-in chip inside the android. "There, now I can figure out which one of her systems is the most damaged..." Injured arm or not it wouldn't stop her from carrying out the android's recovery and she tried her hand at hacking in order to diagnose and fix the problem. 'I see now. Whatever the hell's happening, it's slowly destroying her.'

While Jackass worked on the android, A2 refocused her attention back on their mission. "They have this handled, let's continue with our current objective."

"...Right," Popola said. "Good luck, Jackass."

But as they were walking away, the YoRHa android suddenly powered on and was now attacking the resistance androids. Being the closest to her, Jackass sustained the most damage, receiving a stab wound through her upper chest upon her reactivation and she was about to suffer much worse than just a stab wound, fortunately, A2 managed to block the follow-up attack just in time.

Now that the two YoRHa androids were joined by their blades, A2 could clearly see the red light emitting from her eyes. "It's the logic virus...then it's already too late for her." She pushed back on the android's sword, then used the sharp cutting edge of Iron Will to slice straight through her armor so it would be easier to kill her, but she evaded a would-be fatal blow from A2 by agile maneuvering and summoned a Type-3 lance from her arsenal.

'God, I hate spears.' Regardless, A2 pursued the android despite the inherent disadvantages an aggressive, close-range fighting style would have against one that was precise and reliant on long-range attacks. With more than her fair share of dealing with spears, A2 was able to counter all of her attacks by staying out of her range, but she wasn't able to make as much as a scratch on her with how guarded the android kept herself. 'Damn it, since when were androids this tough to kill?!'

While A2 was battling it out, Devola and Popola were busy tending to the wounded resistance androids, but Devola got the nagging feeling A2 was on her way to becoming the next wounded android by the looks of it, so she decided it was time to draw her own Type-3 sword and blade. "I'm gonna make sure A2 doesn't die on us."

"Go ahead, I've got this handled here."

"一A2, watch out!" Lugging the massive Type-3 blade around, Devola charged for the insurgent YoRHa android as A2 was withdrawing. Thinking Devola's attack was aimed for her, the android simply backed away at the cost of her Type-3 lance being sliced in half. "That should do it!"

Devola's surprise attack to her own weapon briefly disoriented the YoRHa android, giving A2 more than enough time to come up from behind and lodge Iron Will into her chest, finally putting her out of her misery.

"You fight well for being a non-combative android," A2 said.

"I learned a few things here and there," Devola picked up the severed lance, squeezing it tight in her hand. "I knew it. This android was a regular of ours, heh, she was a fanatic over Type-3 weapons and we're the ones who made this lance for her so she could complete the set."

"...YoRHa androids have anti-virus mechanisms to kill the logic virus, it shouldn't have gotten to this point," A2 said.

"一Well she's not the only one," Jackass limped over to them, but she was barely able to support her own weight without Popola's help. "All the YoRHa androids are affected with the logic virus and they're killing each other, whatever's happening has to be intentional. I just wonder if White knows about this..."

NieR: [O]blivion

The Death Of Benevolence

A/N: Thank you guys for all the support you've given me since I started this fic, I really appreciate it and it's been a wild ride. Hope you guys had a great holiday and wasn't forced to work a dead end retail job like I was. Anyways, happy new years!