Kingdom Hearts: The Six Spirit Guardian

Chapter 43: Xander & Roxas Day 3

The words 'The 3rd Day' appear on the screen. Xander and Roxas walk into the Usual Spot and sees a letter on the couch.

"Meet at the station. Today's the day we hit the beach-and don't sweat about the munny! - Hayner" Xander said,

Xander and Roxas ride to the Market Street: Station Heights before seeing Pence and Olette.

"Pence. Olette." Xander said.

"Hey." Roxas said.

"Morning." Olette said.

All of a sudden, the two freeze in midwalk.

"Huh...?" Xander asks in confusion.

"What the?" Roxas asks.

The two run up to them but it suddenly stopped by the two girls. Namine wears a plain white dress with sandals while Kailani wears the same dress but it is with long sleeve and wears shoes.

"Hello, Xander." Kailani said.

"Hello, Roxas." Namine said.

"Uh... Hi..." Xander said in confusion.

"Who are you...?" Roxas asks the girls.

Kalaini and Naminé hold up a hand to quiet them.

"We wanted to meet you two at least once." Namine replied.

"Us?" Roxas asks in confusion.

"Yes, you." Kailani asks.

"Why are you here?" Xander asks.

He and Roxas scratch their heads before Kailaini and Naminé walk away. After the two left, Pence and Olette unfreeze.

"Pence! Olette!" Xander exclaimed.

"Olette dragged me along to go shopping." Pence said.

"Hey, you guys wanna come with us?" Olette asks.

"Um, uhh, wait... did you just see that..." Roxas asks as looks in the direction where Kailani and Naminé left.

"Where did they-" Xander said,

"They're stalling." Pence spoke out.

"Very well, then. We'll see you later, Xander, Roxas, okay?" Olette said waving at them.

"Y-Yeah..." Xander said.

"See you guys later." Roxas said.

Olette and Pence leave as Xander and Roxas look again.

"Did they go to that haunted mansion?" Xander asks Roxas.

"Only one way to find out." Roxas replied.

The boys run to the Tram Common before they see Kalaini and Naminé. They run to the hole where the Woods are. Suddenly, a dark cloud appears and a few Dusks come out of it, trying to pull them in.

"Get off!" Xander exclaimed.

"Lemme go!" Roxas said.

They are released before running back to the Tram Common with the Dusks following. They run into the Sandlot, catching the attention of Seifer, Fuu, Rai, and Vivi.

"Hey, chicken wusses." Seifer said to them.

"None of your business, jerkass!" Xander exclaimed.

Then the Dusks arrived at the place.

"Who's that?" Fuu asks.

Fuu and Rai get in their fighting positions as Vivi runs away.

"I dunno, but they've already crossed the line. Find a weapon!" Seifer spoke out.

Xander sees the battling swords before picking them up and thrown one of them to Roxas, "Roxas!"

Roxas sees Xander throwing a sword at him before catching it. Xander and Roxas try to fight the Dusks, but they are thrown down, and what's worst is that the weapons have no effect. They stood back up and notices that Seifer, Vivi, Fuu, and Rai are completely frozen in time.

"Not good..." Xander said.

The Dusks approach the defenceless boys. Xander stood next to his friend as the enemies surrouned them.

"What do we do now?!" Xander asks.

"Roxas! Xander Use the Keyblade!"

The two look up and see Kalaini and Naminé on a building overlooking the Sandlot. A Dusk attacks Xander, who blocks with his hands and is transported to the Station of Serenity on the blue Darius platform. A sword, shield, and staff appear in bursts of light. Xander looks around the new area.

"Roxas! Heyner! Pence! Olette!" Xander shouted. He is alone without his friends.

Xander approaches one of the items before choosing the sword, and the Neo Keyblade appears in his hand. Dusks storm the platform and Xander fights them. A treasure chest appears and he opens it revealing a potion. He takes it before a mysterious door appears at the other edge of the platform. A voice seems to emanate from it.

"Be careful. Beyond that door lies a completely different world. But don't be afraid." The voice said. Xander walks toward the door. "Don't stop walking.."

Xander opens the door and ends up in the Station of Calling. He ascends the stained-glass stairs, fighting Dusks until he comes to another door. He enters the Station of Awakening and encounters Twilight Thorn. He fights Twilight Thorn and it falls on top of him. He is pulled into the darkness, but Kailani catches him and saves him in a light. The light dies down before Xander finds himself in a white room standing before Kailanin and Naminé. Roxas is next to him as well. Before Xander starts to speak, Kailani places a finger to her lips)

"My name is Kailani." Kalaini introduced.

"My name is Naminé." Namine said.

"Xander. Roxas... Do you remember your true names?"

Just at they were about to answer, the same cloaked figure returns and picks Kailaini and Naminé up.

"Say no more, Kailaini. You too, Namine." He said to them.

"But if no one tells them, Xander and Roxas will..." Kailaini said.

"It's best they don't know the truth." The figure said to them

"Hey! You're that pickpocket!" Roxas said.

"You best let the girls go or there will be trouble!" Xander said.

The man holds out his hand and conjures a dark portal behind Xander and Roxas. They leap away from it. The figure pushes him inside, before a light flashes and Xander and Roxas wake up in the Sandlot.

"Seifer, strike a pose, y'know?" Rai said.

"How's this?" Seifer asks as he posed for a picture.

"That's totally perfect, y'know!" Rai said.

Xander and Roxas see Fuu take a picture of a posing Seifer while Rai and Vivi stand around her. She is using Pence's camera.

"How 'bout one more, y'know?" Rai asks again.

Xander and Roxas stand up to confront Seifer.

"Hey jerkass! What the hell is that for?!" Xander ask, angrily.

"For keepsake." Fuu replied.

"Those freaks in the white jumpsuits are gone, y'know?" Rai said.

"Cakewalk." Fuu replied.

"What were those things?" Roxas asks.

"Outsiders, that's what. And if they don't wise up to the rules around here, I might have to take "disciplinary measure." Seifer replied.

"Oh yeah, Seifer's always lookin' after the town, y'know?" Rai said.

Roxas looks over and sees that Olette, Hayner, and Pence have arrived. Hayner huffs off in dissapoiment.

"Wait up!" Roxas shouted as he runs to follow them.

"Hey! No chickening out of the tournament tomorrow!" Seifer said.

"We'll be waitin', y'know?"

"The only thing that you be waiting is for me to deliver a can of whopass and serve it to you and that all I got to say about that." Xander said.

Xander leave to catch up with Roxas before arriving back at the Usual Spot where the three are already having sea-salt ice cream,

"So...you hung out with Seifer's gang today?" Pence ask unmused.

"N-no... It's not like that..." Roxas replied.

"We did not hang out with them. We ran into trouble." Xander said.

"That's what everyone say." Pence replied.

"Oh yeah! How was the beach? Wasn't that today?" Roxas asks.

"We didn't go. It wouldn't be the same without you, right?" Olette said.

"...Sorry. Hey...how 'bout we go tomorrow? We could get those pretzels and..." Roxas said.

"I promised I'd be somewhere." Heyner asks.

Xander and Roxas remembers the events of the previous day.

"You and I have to make the finals! That way, no matter who wins, the five of us split the prize!" Heyner said.

"Okay, you're on." Roxas said.

"I accept your challenge." Xander said,

"You three are gonna clean up!" Pence said.

"Go get 'em!" Olette said,

Xander, Roxas, and Hayner make a sign of friendship with their arms

"It's a promise!" Heyner said.

Xander and Roxas wait for a response from Hayner

"I'm outta here." Hayner said before leaving.


The screen becomes scrambled

"Restoration at 48%."

DiZ sits at the computer with the cloaked man standing behind him.

"Was that Kailani and Naminé made of data?" The figure asks.

"No. Kailani and Naminé hijacked the data themselves. Look what they've done now... They're totally beyond my control!" DiZ slams the desk with a fist in anger.

"Calm down." The Figure said politly.

"It doesn't matter. As long as Kailani and Naminé accomplish their goals, we needn't worry about what befalls Xander and Roxas.


[Flashback]

Darius and the Allies are sailing through the sea of stars on the Condor.

"You alright?"

Darius turns and sees none other than Ravess.

"Yeah. I'm ok." Darius replies before turn back to the stars.

"You seem a bit down lately." Ravess said as she approaches next to him.

"I mean I have never been this confidential in my life before. I mean, I wield a Keyblade, fight off Heartless and ended up in a different world. Not to mention my first kiss from you." Darius said while trying not to blush.

"That was a test and you passed." Ravess said.

"I think that was kind of sweet back there. I would never forget that." Darius said.

"It was?" Ravess asked.

Darius nods in reply.

Next it shows Darius and the Allies attacking Heartless, threatening three girls.

"Divine Buster!" Nanoha shouts and her Raising Heart fires a powerful beam in the back of the Large Body, striking it down. Raising Heart release heat from the exhaustion pipes.

Fate gets up with her friends by her side. Then all of a sudden several more Shadows appear in front of them.

"Oh no!" Hayate said,

Then all of a sudden, a Shadow gets blasted by a blue beam. Nanoha, Fate, and Hayate see several x shape planes before they land on the ground and they turn into motorcycles. A teen boy in arm reaches out and a key-shaped sword is summoned. He swings the blade and cuts the Shadow down. He and his friends get off their bikes and confront the enemy while protecting the three girls.

"Stay back! We'll handle this." The teen boy said.

He and his friends attack and finish off the remaining enemies. The teenager named Darius attacks first and strikes the dark creatures with swift and agility. With his skills, Darius manages to defeat them.

"Are you alright?" The boy asks Nanoha who nods.

"Thank you." Nanoha said.

"Who are you guys?" Fate asks.

"My name is Darius Ferrall, Leader of the Allies." Darius said. He then rubs his ring and Shahra appears, surprising the three Mages.

"I am Shahra, Genie of the Ring." Shahra said bowing to the girls.

"I'm Aerrow, leader of the Storm Hawks. And this is Raddar." Aerrow said.

Raddar chirps saying hello.

"I'm Piper." Piper said.

"I'm Stork." Stork said.

"Name's Junko." Junko said.

"I'm known as Finn." Finn said, clicking his tongue.

"Name's Starling." Starling said.

"I am Ravess, the Cyclonian Defector." Ravess said.

"My name is Nanoha Takamachi." Nanoha introduced.

"I am Fate Testarossa." Fate said.

"And I am Hayate Yagami." Hayate said,

"Well, Nanoha, do you know where are we?" Darius asks.

"You are on Michilda." Nanoha reply.

Next scene shows Darius and the Allies battling A Seed Monster. Then all of a sudden, the blade turns red and a light shines down on Darius.

"What's happening?!" Finn asks.

"Look!" Piper shouts.

They watched as Darius finishes his transformation and a large fire burst like a pillar before dying down. Everyone was shocked to see Darius with new power. Darius looks and sees that the Tetrafiber Armor has changed color and flames appear around him but they did not burn him.

"What's happening?" Darius asks before Shahra appears by him.

"It's the Keyblade. It has awakened the first Spirit Stone: The Fire Combat." Shahra said.

Darius then looks at the Keyblade and see that the weapon has transformed into twin blades. They are also on fire as well.

"Whoa!" The Storm Hawks and the Mages said in unison.

"Damn right." Darius muttered.

"Raising Heart!" Nanoha shouts to her device.

"Let's go, Master!" Raising Heart, "Set up!"

"Bardiche!" Fate said.

"Reinforce!" Hayate shouts.

The three girls transform in to their Barrier Jackets and draw their weapons out along with the Storm Hawks who also draw their weapons out. Darius gets into a fighting stance before Nanoha stands next to him.

"See that Jewel Seed? We need to seal it back up." Nanoha said looking at the Jewel Seed at the crown of the serpent's head.

"Weakness detected! The crown is your target, Master!" Raising Heart informed.

"Got it, Raising Heart!" Nanoha said.

The two charge at the serpent.

"Axel Finn!" Raising Heart said.

A pair of cherry pink wings are formed on Nanoha's shoes and she takes to the air. Nanoha then forms several pink balls before targeting the beast.

"Shoot!" Nanoha shouts before she fires the pink orbs and they strike at the head and chest of the beast. It roars in pain before it shoots toxin venom at them.

"Protection!" Raising Heart said as a pink force field forms around Nanoha said. Meanwhile, Darius runs up the body of the serpent and goes to the top of the beast. He swings the Twin Blades with speed and agility. Flames are burning the serpent making it stop shooting the venom. It swings wildly, trying to get Darius off but Darius stabs one of the blades into the body.

The scene shows Darius and the others are at a Gym after the Guardian's new power.

"What's happening to me?" Darius asked.

"You're learning more than using the Keyblade. You've somehow gain the ability to create and control fire from the Fire Spirit Stone." Sharha said.

"Like a firebender?" Darius asked which Shahra nods in reply.

Then all of a sudden, slow clapping was heard. Darius and the others turn to the location before someone emerges from the dark shadows. It is none other than Braxton.

"Well done, Darius." Braxton said.

"Braxton!" Darius said.

"So, that's the member of Furious Five you're talking about." Fate said.

"You got that correct, blonde." Braxton said which made her mad.

"What do you want?" Darius demanded.

"To informed you that my master's father will be returning pretty soon to unite both the light and darkness. We have already gathered 11 of the 13 darkness. But somehow, that spiky brunette boy and his girlfriend has struck have of them down." Braxton said.

"What about my siblings?!" Darius demanded.

"Your siblings? Is that all you can think of? Ha! Pathetic!" Braxton said'

"That Jewel Seed!" Nanoha said.

"So. This thing can unleashed a monster. Let's see what happens when I fused it with some darkness." Braxton said.

"NO!" Nanoha shouts but it is too late.

Braxton gathers darkness in his and slams it into the Jewel Seed. Then all of a sudden, the seed turns black and smoke emerges from it. Braxton throws into the center of the center of the training area before digging into the floor.

"Assume you heroes survive the Midnight Knucker and we shall see if you have what it takes to conquer a mighty dark!" Braxton said before creating a portal and walk through it. When the portal closes, an explosion of black smoke rises from the hole.

"Everyone, out!" Darius shouts.

They all make a run for it just before a loud roar was heard. From the hole, the smoke continues to rise before a large clam smashes through the floor. From outside, Darius, Shahra, Aerrow, Radarr, Piper, Finn, Junko, Starling, Ravess, Nanoha, Yuuno, Fate, Alph, Hayate, and Reinforce made it out of the building before an explosion occurs on the roof of the training arena. In the sky was a huge dragon with two heads. It has wings and a spiked tail and in the middle was a Heartless sigil on its chest. It sees the sun before it breaths a blue flame and the flames turning into thick black clouds turning day into night.

"What is that?!" Piper shouts.

"The Midnight Knucker. We heard tales about it by our professors, but we never we would this up close." Nanoha said.

The Midnight Knucker then roars before diving towards Darius and the others.

"You think this will work?" Shahra asks.

"Trust me." Darius said before finishing up the large fireball. The Midnight Knuckler then roars before flying at them. The warriors wait for the signal.

"Wait... NOW!" Darius shouts. He does Comet Crash and the fireball flies towards the dragon.

Nanoha, Fate, and Hayate aim their weapons at the Midnight Knuckler.

"Shoot!" The girls shout and the beams fires before spinning in a corkscrew pattern.

Aerrow, Piper, Finn, Ravess, and Starling fire their weapons. All of the projectiles combine before they hit the chest of the Midnight Knuckler. It roars in pain before it begins to fall out of the sky. Once it crashes into the ground, a light glows around before dissolves it into tiny particles. A huge heart floats into the air before vanishing. Then the dark clouds the covered the sun disappeared and the day returns. Darius looks up at the sun before smiling. He and his friends have defeated a huge Heartless.

The next scene shows Shuggazoom where Darius meet the Assault Team

"Are you the one named Darius" The one with the big cannon ask.

"Yes." Darius replied.

"My name is Heavytread and this is Runway and Wind-shier. We are known as the Assault Team." Heavytread said.

"I assumed that the Fortuna Council has sent you here." Darius said which the Mini-Con leader nods in reply, "This is Shahra, Nanoha, Yuuno, Fate, Hayate, and Reinforce Zwei. They are tagging along with me on this journey."

"If you are willing to help fight the darkness, then we are willing to aid you." Heavytread said.

"Thanks you guys." Darius said.

It shows Darius speaking to Chiro and the Hyperforce.

"My name is Pvt. Darius Farrell." Darius said to Chiro. Darius explains to Chiro and the team about his life at home and how he was chosen to wield the Keyblade. And he was given Plasma, Phoenix, as gifts from Invi.

"So you've been chosen to wield the Keyblade to fight the darkness?" Chiro asks which Darius nods.


[Flashback Ends]

Xander wakes up and looks out his window. He moves as if striking with a Keyblade.

"Combating the Darkness." Xander said.

Two more chapters and on to KH2...