"Well. I can say with absolute certainty that my plan worked." Yami said with a satisfied expression on his face. He walks over to Xigbar, drinking from a can soda. "Oh this tastes awful."
"I got to say. We have a plan that's working so far. But how do we know if this is going to continue to work?" Xigbar asks, folding his arms.
"I don't know." Yami shrugs bluntly. "People are unpredictable. My plan happens to be more towards people as they generally act. If they're smart, they'll probably figure it out. In some shape or form at least."
"So you gave the old man an idea that you believe that won't actually work?" Xigbar was astonished by the fact.
"No. It did work. Just the fact that it's not going to be as effective as you guys are thinking. That's what I'm theorizing at least. That way, we can make things easier in the future." Yami takes another sip before cringing. He tosses away the can before walking over to Xigbar. "Speaking of which. I heard that Organization XIII is now at thirteen members again."
"The old man is being cautious as always. However, some of the old members have been quite the finicky folk so we have a bunch of new people." Xigbar explains with a sigh. "It's not that much different though."
"It doesn't affect me much either… Hey. You've been with Master Xehanort for a while. Would you happen to know anything about the X-Blade? What makes it so special?" Yami asks with Xigbar thinking a little before letting out a small smile.
The Final Piece
By: NexusMHX
Chapter 15: What is Right
"I knew this was a good idea…" Sora lets out softly as he snuggles with Meow Wow. Their fur was so soft and fluffy that Sora felt everything he held the Dream Eater. He looked out at the sunset with a gloomy look from the rooftop of one of the school buildings.
For the past hour, after Sora ran away, he went to a spot where nobody could find him easily and summoned Meow Wow to comfort him. The small Dream Eater basically jumped in joy when reunited with Sora, outside of battle. Its first instinct was to lick the hell out of Sora's face that he couldn't help but laugh from all the affection that he was receiving. After a while, he just fell asleep with Meow Wow also resting on his lap.
Even after one whole week of being unconscious, the boy felt exhausted, with the beautiful sunset, that could almost rival Twilight Town. After an hour to himself, he woke up rather refreshed and less frustrated about everything. Sora looked at the Meow Wow who still looked like he could play for a bit. Actually, Meow Wow was practically begging to play.
"Alright! Alright!" Sora chuckles softly before dropping with Meow Wow in the patio area. A small yeep appeared behind him with a small thud. Sora turns around to see Ruby wincing a little on the ground. "Ruby! Are you alright?"
"I'm fine… Don't worry about me." Ruby takes a second to realize that she was talking to Sora. She notices that pieces of food and small bits of trash were stuck to his spiky hair. She also notices a few bruises on his face. "Sora! You're face!"
"Huh… Oh. It's nothing." Sora takes out his Keyblade before casting a quick Curaga spell over him with the bruising vanishes instantly. "Is it better?"
"Better. But maybe a shower will help you with all the junk on your hair." Ruby said with a frown on her face.
Sora takes notice as he pulls some stuff out of his hair. He lets out a groan before throwing it away. "I'll take care of this later. So what brings you here exactly?"
"I wanted to get away from everything. For a week, it's like the school has turned itself upside down. It's like everyone is against you guys." Ruby walks towards the patio area, gazing at the sunset. "But I don't think that you guys would do that. Right?"
"Definitely not!" Sora exclaims running over behind Ruby. "We're not with them at all! I swear on it!"
"Can you tell me who they are at least? Why are they doing this? Who are they exactly? Who is this Xehanort?!" Ruby asks with eyes, begging for Sora to give her an answer.
"I…" Sora thinks back to what Riku said about holding the World Order. He takes a minute to think about it. Was it really right? Was hiding something like this really the right answer? Is the price for something like this, really the right thing? Is it that important that it's shattering the very foundation in what's keeping the whole world order sacred? There's another way of explaining this, right? Or is it that important of a secret that can be kept? Ruby is someone that can be trusted, right? All of these questions swirled through Sora's head at once. It slowly ate his mind before shaking his head. Sora came up with his decision. He knew what answer he came up with. But something caught him as something strange. "How do you know Xehanort?"
"How?" Ruby was hesitant by the question before slowly answering. "We overheard you talking about the Organization and we thought that we could go look through the records and find something. His name came up."
"Oh really?" Sora thinks about it once again. "Organization XIII is after something being held by Professor Ozpin in Beacon Academy. They're hoping to take it, so they can forge the ultimate Keyblade."
"The ultimate Keyblade?" Ruby was unsure of what Sora was talking about. He extends his arm with Master Keeper appearing in his hand.
"Apparently all Keyblades were forged with one Keyblade as a reference. The X-Blade is the ultimate key… It could be used to destroy everything." Sora explained which definitely came as a shock. "Xehanort is the leader of the organization. He wants to use the X-Blade for his goals. We've been fighting him for two years now."
"So much weight on your shoulders… How were you then?"
"I first got the Keyblade when I was fourteen. I've been fighting ever since."
"Why have you been keeping all of this a secret? If they're going to attack Beacon, shouldn't we know that?" Ruby continued on with his questions with the situation becoming ever more clear to her.
"I don't know how to say this… But we're not from this world. Not from Remnant." Sora lets out a faint sigh. He continues onward. "Us Keyblade wielders hold the role as protectors of light. We aren't supposed to tell anyone that other worlds exist. The only reason that I'm saying it now… is because there's no point in any of this anymore."
"Sora. I don't know what to say. All of this is rather sudden that it feels like my head is going to explode." Ruby walks back and forward, suddenly looking down to see Meow Wow, waiting patiently for the conversation to finish so it can play. "Huh?"
"Ah. Don't worry about em. Come here." Sora motions for Meow Wow to come over. Rather excited, Meow Wow bounces over to Sora, knocking him to the ground once again.
"A dog?" Ruby bends over to take a look at Meow Wow with it looking over at Ruby and licks her nose. "That tickles!"
"That means that Meow Wow likes you." Sora and Ruby chuckle a little before settling down. "So…"
"It's so crazy. It sounds so crazy that it doesn't seem real. I mean. Other worlds, you're not from here, some crazy ultimate Keyblade that could destroy the universe. But. You don't sound like you're lying at all." Ruby sits down next to Sora with a faint smile. "I can feel all the doubt inside me clearing up. I just wish that Weiss, Yang, and the others would believe you. Or the rest of the school. They're not exactly trusting."
"Yeah… I just had to sit away by myself. All of the negativity was getting the best of me. I have to have a strong face in front of everyone. Especially at these times." Sora said with a sad smile.
"Sora. I wish I could do something to help." Ruby said with a sad expression.
"Thanks, Ruby. You're a great friend." Sora looks at Meow Wow as it starts jumping around for Sora to play with it. "Alright alright! Let's play okay?"
"Hey! Can I join? I have a dog too… Well, he lives with my dad which happens to be at Signal. It's isn't here but I did play with him a lot when I was back at home so I have a ton of experience!"
"Sure then! Meow Wow likes to play with this bubble machine that I have here!" Sora yells out as he takes out a small device. He uses his Keyblade that shoots a light that activates it. It shoots out multiple bubbles that surrounds Meow Wow. Suddenly it's like a massive pinball machine. "You have played pinball, right?"
"Uh. Yeah. I can kinda see why you guys aren't from around here. We don't have weird and bizarre stuff around here."
"Oh, we don't have that in other worlds. These came from my dreams. So did Meow Wow."
"Ok then… I'm sorry. What?"
"It seems that some of our students tried to access some secret files." Glynda comments looking through a small monitor. She pulls up security camera footage and records and hands them to Ozpin. The headmaster lets out a heavy sigh before taking the monitor.
"Team RWBY and JNPR… Somehow they found out the organization's name. All files on them were secured, correct?" Ozpin asks, looking through the information.
"Yes. Each file, detailing with Organization XIII are protected to only be shown by the ones in our inner circle." Glynda explains. This leaves Ozpin to ponder for a little bit. 'If I may ask… What do you think of this whole situation?"
"No matter how big, no matter how strong the will, being overwhelmed by the harsh reality of the masses is something that can easily disrupt someone." Ozpin states looking back at the many years of his past. "I know this fact all too well. If this continues, this would definitely lead to the destruction of Beacon. We are to act as soon as possible."
"What are you saying exactly?" Glynda asks.
"Something that I must consider.
Near Beacon Academy, a rural city sits. The city is separated by different sections, dictated by the status of the wealth of the family. In the more rich area, a small building stood by itself.
"Another crazy ordeal! This is insane!" A man with red hair in a suit without a tie said with a smile. He drops onto a couch as another man with a much cleaner suit and glasses walks in. "I'm telling ya, Rude. This shit is getting crazier by the second. What are we going to do about this?"
"It's simple. We do our jobs, Reno." Rude adjusts his gloves with a firm expression. "The President hasn't ordered anything new for us to do. So for now, we relax. If we are to move at a moment's notice, we better be rested... and have a leveled head."
"I know what you mean man. Relaxing is definitely number one on my list." Reno said with a calm expression. He closes his eyes as he allows himself to rest on the couch so simply. "Just another day of being an army for hire."
Reno takes a minute to ponder a little before sitting up. "Do you think they're going to be fine man?"
"Tseng and Elena can take care of themselves. That's what makes them like you and me." Rude ponders a little. "However. We're short on manpower at the moment."
"You got that right. Legend and Rod are both with a bunch of second class men in Atlas at the moment. Just the two of us here is definitely going to be a hassle. But a job is still a job..." Suddenly the door opens with a man in a black outfit and blond hair enters in with a girl with green hair and a red dress. "Hold on a sec! I know you!"
Reno recognizes the man instantly as he takes out an electric baton and charges at him with the man simply dodging away, having Reno go through the door. The man simply closes the door in front of Reno.
"Don't even try it." The man readies the sword on his back.
Rude takes a step back. A man with blond hair and white business enters the room. "Cloud…"
"Rufus Shinra," Cloud said with a furrowed brow. "What does a man who controls an army for hire want?"
"I want you to join us i-" Rufus started with Cloud cutting him off.
"Not interested."
"Let me finish. I want you to join us with a common objective." Rufus starts looking at the girl. "She can wait outside. She's not a part of this discussion."
"She stays here or I'm leaving. It's your choice." Cloud gives off towards a glare.
"Cloud. You don't have to be like that for me. I don't mind waiting outside." The girl said.
"No… I don't trust Rufus. Now tell me why you've called us here. Make it quick." Cloud states.
"Sephiroth is alive.."
"Sephiroth is already dead… Tifa's light pushed him away out of my heart!"
"And where do you think that darkness went? Into another heart of course." Rufus takes out a picture and tosses it at Cloud's hand. "A living legacy. He will return once again."
"Who is this guy? Surely you have a name if you got a picture." Cloud asks taking a look at the photo.
"Sharp as always. His name is Kadaj. Normally, I would leave this to you. However, he's kidnapped several of my Turks. This makes it personal." Rufus said with an irritated expression.
Cloud grunts before pocketing it. He turns around and opens the door, hitting Reno in the head knocking him to the ground.
"Nice to see you too, Cloud." Reno groans in pain.
The girl slightly bows before catching up to Cloud. Rude looks over at Rufus. "Is this really the wisest decision that we have?"
Rufus watches the two getting on a motorcycle without a word.
"Cloud… Who is Sephiroth?" The girl asks with concern at Cloud's expression. "Are you okay?"
"Sephiroth… was a living memory of the darkness in my heart. I guess that I could say... that I'm someone too attached to my past." Cloud hands a pair of goggles for the girl before putting one on himself.
"I guess… that's the exact opposite from me." The girl puts the goggles on before holding onto Cloud. Cloud takes a minute to process it.
"Don't worry about it." Cloud starts the engine and drives away. "You're not bound by your past, Terra. In a way, you're better than me."
"You shouldn't be like that. You're a good person… After all. You're helping me." The woman named Terra said with a sense of gratitude. "Thank you… Cloud."
"Don't sweat it. I'm just trying… to help someone in need. For my own personal salvation." Cloud mutters to himself as he zooms away from the building. Terra looks down from that statement alone before a small explosion crashes behind the two. Cloud halts the motorcycle to turn around to see the building is slightly destroyed. He sees three figures, all in hooded outfits standing where the building was. One of them takes off their hood to reveal a face. Semi-long grey hair, and eyes similar to his.
Cloud opens his eyes as he takes out the picture that Rufus gave him. He drops the picture. Terra looks at the photo and then the figure. "Who are they?"
"They're the ones we're after! Hang on!" Cloud speeds the motorbike up again, rushing towards the three figures. The three figures get on their own motorbikes before driving away from Cloud. "Are you able to fight like this?"
"I should be fine... But my powers!" Terra exclaim, extremely hesistant.
"We'll worry about that later!" Cloud presses a button on his motorbike as two slots open up. Each slot holds multiple swords, readying Cloud to use. He looks down at them with a slight frown. 'The strength to move on forward...'
Wassup my homies! This is NexusMHX here with another chapter of "The Final Piece"! No. It's not being rushed at all. I am not rushing things. This is going to take the proper pacing that I feel is right for this story. It's just that I'm in the mood to write for this story that I'm having a lot of fun with this. Though there could be the problem that I'm working too much Kingdom Hearts into this series that the fact that, I'm making this for centered into one idea. That's making me work on this a little more so don't worry. I didn't forget that this was a crossover fanfiction. I just had a massive urge to write this down after playing both Final Fantasy VII Remake and watching Advent Children. Also some parts of World of Final Fantasy and Dissidia. It's weird, I'm starting to have my own ships here. So much came into that that something in me just exploded. With that being said, this is NexusMHX signing off! If you enjoyed it, please make sure to give me a follow/favorite/comment for more content. Stay Classy!