Author's Note: Well, glad most of you seemed to like my movie trailer thingy. BUT THE RAIDERS LOST! D***IT! On another note, I FINALLY beat Final Fantasy X! Overkill everything with Ultima, Holy and Delta Attack, WHEEE! But, that ending was SO SAD! Auron got sent! And Tidus disappeared when Yuna tried to hug him! Why can't we Americans get the REAL ending? (FFX International has a different ending than the American version of FFX, which leaves room for FFX-2, for those of you who don't know) UNFAIRNESS! Oh well. On to FFVII, in which I am still infuriated that Aerith got impaled. Oh, well, in this story, she survived! So there. And, dude, before you people get any ideas, NO, SORA, KAIRI, RIKU, TIDUS, WAKKA AND SELPHIE ARE NOT ALL DREAMS! THEY ARE REAL! And Auron ain't no dead man walkin' here, either. He is 100% alive! How did he survive coming down Mt. Gagazet in this story, you ask? Uh…I'll get back to you on that one…Oh, and for the anonymous reviewer that called me a b***h…THAT DOESN'T WORK! DUDE! I'M A GUY, PEOPLE! If ya wanna insult me, do it right!
Now, about this here chapter: It's an Outlaw Star/Dragonball Z chapter. Now, I haven't seen Outlaw Star in…2, 3 years? Something like that. Sooo, I might just screw up a feeeew things. This takes place… uhh, for the sake of storylines, right after the space race at Heifong and they fought the McDougall Bros. Instead of going back to Heifong after the race, they head for Blue Heaven. Yeah, I know it alters the storyline a bit, but it's the best way to tie it in. One more thing: I know that I went by the Yu-Gi-Oh Japanese version, but this Outlaw Star is more based on the Cartoon Network dub. Why? This is a PG story and I intend to keep it that way. Now, about Dragonball Z… sorry folks, but the 4 galaxies there have all fallen to the heartless. But don't worry! Most everyone managed to survive… umm, if there was a timeline on this, I'd say it was around the time of the Cell Saga. Of course, given the fact that there are so many heartless around, and the saiyans would probably be pretty PO'd at them for sucking their corner of the Universe into darkness, a Super Saiyan 3 summon isn't out of the question… But, that'll come later. Now, you all may think the saiyans are like, unstoppable forces compared to everyone else, but their powers have to be kinda toned down… Why? 'Cause otherwise it'd be way too cheap! You want the battles to at least LOOK hard, don't you? And they kinda have to be on the same page as everyone else, so…yeah. Whatever. Here's Chapter 9.
Chapter 9: Blue Heaven
"Man, how much longer until we get to another world?" asked Yugi.
"I don't know," replied Kairi.
"There'd better be a world coming soon, because we need more fuel," said Lady Une.
"How long have we been flying, anyway?" asked Tidus.
"About 6 hours," answered Auron.
"Man, no wonder I can't feel my feet anymore…" replied Tidus.
"Why don't you take a stretch?" asked Yugi.
"I can't…" said Tidus. Yuna was sleeping on his shoulder. In fact, all the Gundam pilots had gone back into the VERY small bedroom and gone to sleep in their bunk beds.
"Hmm, you don't want to wake her up?" half-asked Kairi. Auron laughed a bit.
"You know, I've known Yuna since she was a little baby. Cute kid, huh?" he mused.
"Heck yeah!" replied Tidus loudly, earning several laughs from his comrades.
"…Huh? Where are we?" asked Yuna.
"Oh crap…sorry I woke you up…" trailed Tidus.
"Don't get any ideas, now," whispered Auron to him," I promised Braska I'd make sure she was safe."
"WHAT? I'm only fourteen!" Tidus hissed back. Auron chuckled again.
Kairi and the others (Except Yuna, who wasn't paying attention and had no clue what was going on) got another good laugh out of that one. Suddenly, the ship began to rock wildly, and a loud 'thud' followed by an "OW!" could be heard from the sleeping area. All the pilots stumbled out.
"What the heck's goin' on here?" groaned Duo.
"We're under attack," replied Sally.
"Space pirates, I'm guessing. We don't have enough power left to counterattack. Get out there and help us out!" said Lady Une.
"My pleasure…" said Duo. Everyone went back, threw their spacesuits on, then climbed out, dodging enemy fire, and climbed in their Gundams.
" Come on, you weaklings! Is this 'ambushes' and 'strength in numbers' the only way you can fight?" challenged Wufei. He activated Altron's beam Trident and cut right through three pirate grappler ships.
"People like you are what keeps this universe from peace!" cried Quatre. He hacked through several ships with the heat shotels. Most everyone decided to cut through with their beam weapons, except Trowa, who just let the bullets fly, and Aina, who took a more creative approach. Transforming into the bird mode, she scooped up one pirate ship, then hurled it into the fray, taking out several ships. Almost all enemies were wiped out. Unfortunately, one enemy survived, got past the Gundams, and was about to rip the hull of the Neo-Peacemillion right open.
"Look out!" yelled Hilde. Too late, as the pirate ship swung its grappler claw forward and… exploded? Where the pirate ship had been minutes before was now cosmic dust, with a grappler claw right in the middle, which was attached to a sleek red ship.
"Looks like you guys could use some help," said a dark red haired man over the comlink.
"Uhh… thanks," said Noin.
"No problem, but next time, you pay first. Name's Gene. Gene Starwind. I'm an outlaw," introduced Gene.
"An outlaw?!" exclaimed Lady Une.
"Then doesn't that make you a pirate too?" asked Zechs.
"What?! No, we're not pirates! We're outlaws!" yelled Gene.
"Outlaw, pirate, what's the difference?" asked Auron.
"There's a big difference! Pirates are out to cause trouble, and take over the universe, pillage innocent travelers and stuff like that! Outlaws are like bounty hunters, or mercenaries!" said a young brown haired boy seated in front of Gene.
"Umm… okay," said Sally.
"Anyway… where's the nearest space port, or hospitable world?" asked Noin.
"That would be Blue Heaven, where we're headed right now," said Gene," Just follow us if ya wanna get there. Oh, and it seems like you guys are doing something pretty big. Maybe, if you wanna hire us to help… we'll talk about that later." So the red ship flew off to the distance.
"Well, what now?" asked Trowa.
"We follow them, I guess," replied Sally. So the Gundams got back on the barge, their pilots entered the ship, and they tore after the red ship. After a couple minutes of going full-speed ahead, they could see the spaceport that outlaw had been talking about, a large asteroid with a neon sign that read 'Blue Heaven'.
"That must be it," said Sally. Then, Gene Starwind came back on the comlink.
"So, you decided to follow. Well, you need clearance to land here. For the right price, I can get you guys clearance," offered Gene.
"WHAT!? We have to pay you just to land here?! That's highway robbery!" complained Lady Une.
"It's all right, lady. We really owe him and his crew for saving our ship back in that battle," coaxed Trieze.
"But your excellency… Fine. Name your price, Gene Starwind," sighed Lady Une in resignation.
"How about a thousand Wong?" asked the outlaw.
"Wong? Uhh… we don't have any," replied Sally.
"WHAT! You don't have any Wong! How can you afford to build those giant robot things? Sounds mighty fishy to me…" muttered the boy.
"Jim, maybe they have other forms of currency," said a girl floating in a strange liquid filled tube towards the back of the cabin.
"Yeah, good point, Mel," said Gene," So ya don't have Wong. What do you have, then?" asked Gene.
"Uhh…we've got 500,000 dollars," said Lady Une.
"Or 25,000 Munny!" added Kairi.
"Uhh, did you say 'Munny'?" asked Gene," As in the stuff defeated heartless drop?"
"Uhh, yeah, I think so," said Kairi.
"That stuff is worth a lot here, 'cause the merchants want to encourage heartless destruction. They don't like those things at all. They attacked a huge merchant ship a couple days ago, along with a group of Kei Pirate ships and some of those weird flying robot things you guys have. But theirs were much different. So, we'll get you in for… 500 Munny," decided Gene.
"Fair enough. We'll pay you when we dock," said Kairi.
"All right then. Gimme a sec," said Gene, and the comlink switched off.
"You think we can trust these people?" asked Quatre.
"They did save our hides back there," pointed out Zechs.
"That's true…but, how do we know that whole attack wasn't a set-up?" asked Aina.
"All right. You're cleared for entry. Land at dock 8. Or, just follow us, 'cause we're at dock 9, which is the same room, just the other half," said Gene.
"Thank you," said Lady Une. The red ship flew slowly through a track of beacons towards an opening in the asteroid/station, and the Neo-Peacemillion followed it.
"So… who are you people? You don't look like your from anywhere near this area of space," asked Gene.
"We're from a planet called Earth. We're a government agency called the Preventers. We're pursuing a group called the Barton Foundation. They are also part of the heartless army, so I suppose you could say we're at war with the heartless," explained Lady Une," By the way, my name's Lady Une."
"I'm Sally."
"Name's Duo, but I go by 'the God of Death' on the battlefield."
"My name's Hilde."
"My name is Trieze Khushrenada."
"I'm Quatre."
"I have no name. If you must call me something, call me Trowa Barton."
"People call me Heero Yuy, the Perfect Soldier."
"Call me Wufei."
"I'm known as the Lightning Count, Zechs Merquise."
"I'm Lucresia Noin, but just call me Noin."
"I'm Aina Saharin."
"The name's Shiro Amada."
"You don't dress like you're all from the same planet. Like the younger kids, and the old guy," said a feline-like woman seated to Gene's left.
"You people don't miss much, do you? Why don't you guys introduce yourselves?" suggested Zechs.
"Um… I'm Kairi. I'm a Keyblade Master," said Kairi.
"I'm Yugi, owner of the Millennium Puzzle, and reigning King of Games," stated Yugi.
"My name's Tidus, future blitzball star," introduced Tidus.
"I'm Yuna. I'm a summoner," said Yuna.
"…My name is Auron. I'm a legendary guardian," said Auron.
"Umm… okaaaay… what's a Keyblade master?" asked Gene.
"And blitzball?" asked Jim.
"A Keyblade Master is someone who wields a Keyblade," explained Kairi, drawing hers," A Keyblade is an effective weapon, and it holds the power to seal the hearts of worlds from the heartless."
"What do you mean, 'seal the heart of the world'?" asked a woman with a wooden sword to Gene's left.
"Heartless enter the heart of a world. Slowly, they consume it, sending it into darkness, until the heart no longer exists. At that point, the physical part of the world is swallowed into the darkness. The worst part is that every world the heartless take increases their power," explained Kairi.
"Uhh, okay. So, what's Blitzball?" repeated Jim.
"Blitzball is a sport that was played in my world underwater in a sphere," explained Tidus.
"It was a popular sport in my world too," added Yuna.
"But, enough about us. Who are you guys?" asked Kairi.
"I'm Jim Hawking," said the brown haired boy," Gene's business partner, and the brains of this outfit."
"My name is Aisha Clan-Clan. I'm a Ctarl-Ctarl, a race of catlike people," said the cat girl.
"People call me Twilight Suzuka. I'm one of the most feared assassins in the galaxy," said the woman with the wooden sword.
"…Um, my name's Melfina. I'm a bioandroid. That's about all I know about myself," said the girl in the tube.
"Why are you in that tube, anyway?" asked Kairi," And what's a bioandroid?"
"Oh! I link with the Outlaw Star's navigational system, so basically, I'm just a more efficient navigational system," said Melfina," And a bioandroid is a robot that's designed to look like a human."
"Don't get us wrong, though. Mel's more than just a robot. She has emotions, wonders about her own existence, feels pain, she even eats, sleeps and dreams like a real person. There was some other reason she was made, too. Something to do with an old legend called the Galactic Leyline," said Gene.
"Hey! We don't know if it's a legend or not!" exclaimed Aisha.
"What's the Outlaw Star?" asked Yugi.
"This ship! The finest ship in the galaxy," said Gene," All right, we're here. Now, if you'd like us to help you out on your quest, whatever that is, we can discuss a price. Look for us at the hotel just outside the docking bay. Come by to pay us what you owe anyway, even if you don't want our help. One more thing: Don't bring any guns off your ship. They're forbidden here, 'cause one stray bullet could send everyone out into space. Without a ship. Later." The comlink switched off.
"Let's go," said Auron. So the Preventers and the fourth Keyblade Master's party left the ship, and the docking bay.
"All right, I'll get us rooms at the hotel, and I'll see if that outlaw would be of help to us in the long run," said Lady Une, "The rest of you can go ahead and have some fun in town. Just don't get yourselves into any trouble." Lady Une walked towards the hotel. All the Preventers headed for a nearby tavern, except Trieze, who remained behind. Kairi gave Lady Une 15000 Munny to bargain with, then headed downtown with the rest of her party.
"You know, you don't have to stay with me, your Excellency," said Lady Une.
"I know, but I've been gone too long," said Trieze," The light beckoned my return, and I want to know more about these 'outlaws'," said Trieze.
"All right then," said Lady Une, and they walked into the hotel lobby. They could see Gene and his crew at the check-in desk.
"Well, well. So, you want to hire Starwind and Hawking?" asked Gene.
"First things first. What's your asking price?" asked Lady Une. She handed Jim the 1000 Munny they owed.
"Depends. What are you doing, and why do you want to hire us?" asked Jim.
"All right. We're out to stop the heartless. Basically, we want the firepower of your ship and, since you're all bounty hunters, your strength on the ground to help us," said Trieze.
"Hmm, so you're trying to destroy the heartless? Okay, how about 5,000 Munny for starters, 25% of the Munny you pick up, plus expenses," offered Gene.
"What do you mean, 'expenses'?" asked Trieze.
"You know, expenses. Repairs, ammunition, that kind of thing. So?" said Gene.
"Deal," said Lady Une.
"All right then. From now on, we'll fly with you," said Gene.
"And help blow up heartless ships!" exclaimed Aisha. Jim handed Lady Une a small handheld radio-like device.
"Give that to whoever is fighting on the ground. Have them call us with it if they want us to come down and help," said Jim.
"We'll make sure to take out a few heartless," said Suzuka.
Obtained summon spell +Outlaw Star Crew
Now, downtown…
"Heartless!" cried a random outlaw.
"Heh. They must've realized what a threat we outlaws are to them, and decided to take us out. We won't let that happen, will we?" said another random outlaw.
"H**L NO!" cried the rest of the outlaws around, and they started trying to out muscle the heartless.
"Huh… that won't work," groaned Kairi. They prepared to jump into the fray.
"WHAT THE H**L ARE THESE THINGS MADE OF!?" cried another random outlaw, watching as a shadow got right up and kept attacking him, after he punched it into a wall.
"Step aside, losers," said a purple haired teenage boy wearing a blue jacket. He carried a three-foot sword on his back.
"What, you're just so much better that all of us, huh?" said yet another random outlaw.
"Maybe. See for yourself," said the boy. He pulled out his sword, and cut through the heartless with ease.
"Well, it's a miracle. Someone here actually knows what they're doing," said Yami.
"Should we still help him?" asked Yuna.
"No. He's got it," said Auron. Just as Auron predicted, the boy vaporized the heartless in a matter of seconds. The outlaws turned a bit red in the face then left with a "we coulda taken 'em if we could use our guns…" Then, the boy saw Kairi and everyone else still standing with their weapons drawn, now at their sides.
"Hey, is that a Keyblade?" asked the boy.
"Uh… yeah," replied Kairi.
"So that would make you… a Keyblade Master?" stated the boy.
"Yeah," replied Kairi.
"All right. My name's Trunks. I'm from a distant corner of this universe. It was made up of four galaxies," started the boy," They were all destroyed by the heartless. All of them, every world in them, sent into darkness."
"WHAT! They destroyed four entire galaxies?!" exclaimed Yami in disbelief. Everyone else gasped a bit.
"I escaped in my space pod. I think there are other survivors out there somewhere…" supposed Trunks.
"How densely populated were these galaxies?" asked Auron.
"Let's see… Every planet was pretty populated. Those heartless even cast the otherworld, where the spirits of our deceased live, or not live, into darkness. So, they claimed many hearts from that," replied Trunks.
"That would explain why the heartless seem to be getting stronger…" trailed Kairi.
"Yeah umm… since I'm already chasing the heartless, how about we join forces?" offered Trunks.
"Yeah! That'd be awesome!" said Tidus.
"We could use someone with his kind of power," advised Yami.
"Sure," replied Kairi.
"Cool. So, uhh, I guess I'm with you guys now. Oh, before I forget…" Trunks reached into his jacket and pulled out a blue and gold swirling, foggy gem. "This is my dad, or what's left of him. He died fighting the commander of the heartless…. To save him, since we couldn't wish him back to life since Namek was already destroyed, we wished his spirit could be saved in this orb," said Trunks," My mom said there were people called 'summoners' from faraway worlds that would be able to use his power."
"You could wish people back from the dead in your world?" said Yuna curiously.
"Yeah. There are these things called dragonballs in our galaxy. They were orange with dark orange stars on them. If someone collected all seven of one set, they could call the eternal dragon, and make a wish, and the dragon would grant it if it was within his power," explained Trunks," Of course, since our galaxies were destroyed, the dragonballs are either scattered across the Universe or just plain destroyed."
"I don't get it. How come your dragon couldn't bring your dad back to life?" asked Tidus.
"There are two sets of dragonballs. The Earth dragonballs and the Namekian dragonballs," Trunks began," The Namekian dragonballs are considerably more powerful than the Earth dragonballs. While Earth's eternal dragon could grant two wishes at a time and revive a person from the dead once, the Namekian dragonballs could grant three wishes at a time and raise the dead an infinite amount of times. Namek was already destroyed, and the Earth dragon had already resurrected my dad once."
"All right… I am a summoner. Maybe I can help," suggested Yuna.
"I thought you were just in training," reminded Kairi.
"I was… but I think I proved I can call Aeons in battle, and I already know how to perform a sending. That's all you really need to be a summoner," said Yuna," Especially since the pilgrimage doesn't exist anymore, since Spira's gone."
"What's a sending?" asked Tidus.
"It's when a summoner sends the souls of the dead to the after life. Otherwise, they turn into fiends," said Auron.
"Good enough for me. Here. My father will help us if you really can call him," said Trunks," Just don't hurt his pride. He doesn't like that…"
Yuna obtained summon spell +Vegeta
The rest of the day was spent shopping, eating and generally relaxing. Everyone got to bed relatively early, so they could head out early. The next morning, as they were heading to their docking bay, a mysterious figure in a black cloak with silvery hair barred the way.
"Ahhh… The fourth Keyblade Master. You should've stuck to being the seventh princess of hearts, girl," said the man.
"That voice… it sounds familiar… Maester Seymour?!" said Yuna. Now that his identity had been revealed, he cast off the long black cloak he was wearing over his normal clothes.
"Oh, Lady Yuna? And Sir Auron, as well as the son of Jecht. What are people as honorable as you doing with this doomed party?" said Seymour.
"Doomed? The only doomed person here is you, if you don't get out of our way!" challenged Yami.
"HAH! You expect me to fear you, boy? Come on," challenged Seymour, making the 'Just Bring It' gesture.
"Let me handle this," said Trunks.
"Huh? I don't know…well, go ahead, kid," said Auron.
"You guys haven't even seen half my true power yet," said Trunks," Just leave him to me."
Boss Battle: Trunks VS Seymour (1350 HP)
"Alright, watch this! HA!" screamed Trunks. A flash of gold energy emanated from the young boy, and his hair glowed gold. The air around him continued to pulsate with golden energy, and his bowl-cut hair now stood on end. "Let's see how you handle a Super-Saiyan!"
"Super-Saiyan?" said Kairi's group in bewilderment.
"Let me explain. I am part Saiyan, on my father's side. Saiyan is a near-extinct race of warrior people. They can power up to incredibly high levels, if given the tools to do so. This is barely a scratch on the surface of Saiyan powers. But watch just what it can do!" cried Trunks. And he flew straight at Seymour, sword drawn. With great speed, he cut at Seymour, taking twice the amount of HP a normal attack would.
"Err… Take this, boy!" cried Seymour. He somehow managed to cast Multi-Blizzaga, hitting Trunks several times.
"Stupid fool…you're far too slow to take me on!" cried Trunks," You're finished!" Trunks batted him around with his sword, eventually smashing him into the ground.
"Now… Burning Attack!" Trunks charged up a huge ball of energy and was about to blast Seymour with it until…
"WAIT! WE'RE IN AN ASTEROID!" screamed everyone.
"Oh yeah…well…that sucks," said Trunks, powering down the burning attack," Have some of this instead! BUSTER CANNON!" A Gold ball of energy blasted the Maester, bringing his HP to the last quarter of the green bar.
"It seems I may have underestimated you all… No matter. You won't get past the gatekeeper. Farewell," said Seymour, and he retreated.
End Boss Fight. Winner: Trunks"What…why would Seymour join the dark?" wondered Yuna.
"Obviously, he's not all he's cracked up to be," said Auron.
"I wonder what he was talking about, though…gatekeeper? Weird," said Kairi.
Progress Report:
Sora No change
Goofy No change
Donald No change
Kairi No change
Yami No change
Tidus No change
Yuna +Vegeta +Outlaw Star Crew
Auron No change
Trunks Lv.40 54 HP 25MP ;Saiyan Sword *Zanzoken *Buster Cannon
*Super Saiyan Transformation *Burning Attack *Finish Buster *Blast Attack *Rapid Fall Slash
Cloud No change
Aerith No change
Vincent No change
Leon No change
Yuffie No change
Author's Note in closing: Well that was it. It's more of a filler chapter to set up the next chapter than anything else. What could be in the next chapter? Go ahead and guess. But I will say this: It's the final chapter on Kairi's story arc, and it's just one BIG boss fight. I assure you, it will take EVERYTHING Kairi and the rest have to get past this big bad boss. And, don't think Trunks can win every fight easily. Don't forget, I had to tone down the Saiyan's powers, so they're more like they are in Budokai, where anyone can beat them with the right strategy. And, all of Trunk's attacks are real MP burners, and while Trunks is a Super Saiyan, his MP charge bar is slowly burned through (About 5 MP balls per second). If he runs out of MP as a Super Saiyan, the next time something hits him, he gets knocked out of it. I don't have that much to say this time, except finals are the equivalent of H**l on Earth. It took me TWO DAYS to fully regain control of my poor brain! I think I'll shut up now.
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