Kingdom Hearts

Ch. 24

Olympus

Two Words

After making their way to town they eventually found the Olympus Coliseum. They entered the Coliseum Gates, where two giant golden statues of warriors clashing swords stand around the entrance.

"Wow this is it?" said Sora while bursting through the entrance grounds.

"Sora," Donald called before hitting him on the head again. "How many times do I have to conk you on the head before you actually learn anything?"

Goofy walked in after them and looked at the entrance of the Coliseum. The doors directly under the giant swords were creaked opened by three individuals exiting. They were all dressed in armor and fabric. Each carried a weapon unique to them.

The one to the right was a boy wearing a white toga with one strap around his shoulder. On the strap, lay a medal embedded with the symbol of the sun. He wore soft boots and had brown curly hair. He held a bow to his side but did not seem to have arrows with him.

The one to the left was a man a bit older then the last. He carried a shiny golden shield on his left arm yet had no sword. He had black hair with a red bandana around his head. He wore a long blue cape with its scarf covering his mouth. His face bore a scar across his right eye.

In the middle was a tall girl with red hair tied into a ponytail. Her hair was so long it stretched down her back. She had on wrist bracelets made of metal. She had a green outfit on with brown boots. On her forehead was a birthmark shaped like a crescent moon.

The three strangers looked up to see Sora and the others. Sora and Donald were still fighting and didn't notice the three warriors until they came right up to them. Donald was pulling on Sora's lips wide while Sora tried to push him off his body. They looked up at the three strangers staring down at them. Sora pushed Donald off and quickly got up.

Sora looked at the three young warriors and introduced himself. "Hello there, my name is Sora these are my friends Donald and Goofy." He pointed to his comrades as they waved hi. "So, what are your names?"

The girl then spoke softly, "The name's Diana. The short one here is Icarus while the quite one's Perseus."

Icarus smiled and laughed while Perseus remained stagnant.

Sora smiled and asked, "So you're coming from the coliseum. Are you heroes like us?"

Diana giggled a bit and answered back, "You're heroes. Yeah right."

Icarus then stepped forward and spoke aloud, "We're the Super Rookies. The top team of upcoming heroes in all of Olympus. We're champions compared to you. A couple of wannabes who are all talk."

Donald then waddled over to this archer, "Listen here you toga wearing sucker. You're looking at the genuine article. We've seen things you people wouldn't believe."

"Really what?" Icarus bit his teeth at them.

Donald raised his hand holding up his index finger ready to answer.

Till Goofy jumped in and clapped Donald's beak shut. "Donald remember we can't be telling yur stories from other worlds."

"I knew it you're really all talk. Come on guys let's get out of here. Tell you what if you make into the games, we'll reconsider your claims. Perseus let's get going," said Diana to her partners.

Sora and friends watched as the three heroes left the premises. The gang rubbed off their negative vibes and walked across the grounds entering the Coliseum. Walking into the dim lobby, the cracks in the stone were visible underfoot, a satyr was putting up a sign on the wall near an entrance. A "Closed" sign is tied across the dark doorway and a large pedestal is placed against a wall near a lit torch. Sora walks up to the busy-looking satyr.

"Um," mumbled Sora. Just like The Griffin. A mythical creature that's only dwelled in fairytales was right before him. A half man, half goat standing right there in the room like it was normal.

Then the creature spoke without looking. "Good timing. Give me a hand, will ya? Move that pedestal over there for me."

He points to the pedestal, still facing the sign on the wall. "I gotta spruce this place up for The Games."

Sora, Donald and Goofy walk over to the pedestal and attempt to move it, but it doesn't budge.

"It weighs a ton!" Sora complained.

They talk to the satyr again. "It's way too heavy!"

"What? Too heavy? Since when have you been such a little—." He turns around, expecting to see someone much taller.

He looks down at Sora. "Oh. Wrong guy. What're you doing here?

He hops down to their level and gaits toward Donald, who backs away. "This here's the world-famous Coliseum—heroes only! And I got my hands full preparing for The Games. So run along, pip-squeaks."

Sora pouts and the satyr puts his hands on his hips. "Look, it's like this." He paces around. "Heroes are coming from all over to fight ferocious monsters right here in the Coliseum."

Donald crossing his arms speaks out, "You've got heroes standing right in front of you."

Goofy places his hands on Sora's shoulders, and Sora smiles, "Yup. He's a real hero chosen by the Keyblade!"

Donald points to himself, "And we're heroes, too."

The satyr shocked laughs out loud, "Hero? That runt?" He laughs loudly, slapping his large belly.

"What's so funny? I've fought a bunch of monsters!" Sora pounds on his chest proudly.

"Hey, if you can't even move this..." He attempts to push the pedestal forward, making no progress. "You can't call yourself..." He tries pushing with his back against it, his hooves slipping on the floor. Sora crosses his arms sternly. "A hero!"

The satyr wears himself out and sits on the ground, trying to catch his breath. "Okay, so it takes more than brawn." He stands back up. "Well, well, let's see what you can do. This trial is tough. You got what it takes? You ready?"

"What's your names anyway," the satyr asked.

"I'm Sora, this is Donald, and that's Goofy. What's yours?"

The satyr replied, "Philoctetes. Call me Phil."