Author's Note: Well, here we go! The last bump in the road to Traverse Town! Now then, it's time for me to answer more reviews… First of all, we have winners in both of the contests I have going! Bauhaumut Eagle gets to name Sora's Gummi ship for winning the 'Ratchet & Clank's Best Weapon' contest (It's the RYNO, which shoots about 10 missiles with one piece of ammo, and it, well, blows up stuff. Easily.). Also, Ani-Blast (Anonymous Reviewer) gets to build the Traverse Town Blitzball Team for naming the song I used for the trailer (It's Open Your Heart, the theme song for Sonic Adventure)…Dude, One more thing about that: There are more people you'll be able to pull from! I haven't done Riku's Story Arc yet, and he'll end up in Traverse Town too! By the way, speaking of Riku, his story Arc starts next chapter. Now, keep in mind that it starts all over again basically. Remember in Chapter Seven, when the villains were talking and someone mentioned that Riku, Sonic and Rikku had infiltrated the Death Egg? That means that Riku's Story Arc takes place SIMULTANEOUSLY with this one! DON'T BUG ME WHEN I DO THE CHAPTER WHERE THEY ALL MEET ABOUT HOW THEY GOT THERE AT THE SAME TIME!!! Otherwise, not only will I call my security force on you, but I'll also use Erupting Burning Finger on you personally! YOU HATH BEEN WARNED! …I'm okay… really…. Well, enough rambling from me, so, LET THE FIGHTING COMMENCE!
Chapter Ten: BREAK THE WALLS DOWN!
"So, where are we headed?" asked Gene over the comlink. Lady Une looked at Kairi.
"Uh… I don't know!" replied Kairi," Let me see the map."
"That won't do us any good. We want to get to other worlds, don't we? If you want to leave this galaxy, their map would only have this galaxy on it," said Auron.
"I picked up some information in town," said Heero," There was rumored to be an unknown world to the northeast of this sector. Battle Level class: 1 star. Some merchants tried to head that way to see if there were people to trade with, or usable raw materials, but their ships went down, from unknown causes…"
"Sounds awfully suspicious to me…" trailed Tidus.
"I say we check it out," suggested Yugi.
"Yeah. It might be a world barrier. Supposedly, they stopped worlds from ever communicating with other worlds before the heartless…" said Kairi," Although, it seems like that was only in the Disney Region of the Universe, because the barriers supposedly reformed after Sora beat Ansem at End of the World, yet here we are, going to other worlds."
"All right then. Let's go!" said Gene. So the two ships flew off into the distance. Little did they know that their biggest challenge ever lay in wait…
Sometime later…
"What's this? The radar's picking up some kind of energy field ahead," announced Melfina.
"Our radar's not picking up anything," said Sally.
"I thought so. We're nearing the area where the merchants disappeared," informed Heero.
"Looks like they met an unfortunate end," surmised Trieze, based on the space debris floating around.
"I'm sensing a huge energy signal… something big, nasty, and really powerful," said Trunks.
"You can sense things?" questioned Yugi.
"I can pick up the life force and approximate power levels of various life forms, and some androids," explained Trunks.
"There's a huge unknown object approaching!" warned Melfina.
"I think I can see it…" trailed Gene, staring into the distance.
"Huh? This can't be right… There's air out there, according to the sensors," noted Lady Une.
"I'm picking up the same thing," replied Melfina.
"Look!" cried Aisha. The speck in the distance grew bigger… and bigger… and closer…until it was right in front of them, the one very big ship. On the front was a hideous visage, towards the back was the bridge of some kind, sealed off by a magic bubble of sorts, and at the very back was a H-U-G-E heartless guardian. (A/N: Yes folks, this is the World of Chaos (Ansem's 2nd form), just without Ansem and much bigger.)
"Yoooooou foooooools…" said the Guardian in its deep, rumbling voice," I am the Gatekeeper… The worlds beyond here are off limits to you…No one goes in, no one comes out. The walls keep them at bay, with their horrid keys, so the light may not unite and crush the dark… I, the Gatekeeper, declare… YOU SHALL NOT PASS!"
Super-Ultra-Mega-Extremely-Twisted-Really-Hard-Suicidal Boss Fight:
The Gatekeeper 5000(!) HP (A/N: Ansem only had 1500, and Sephiroth has 1800, to give you an idea how long this'll take…) Since this is an S.U.M.E.T.R.H.S. (MY ACRONYM! Don't steal it!) Boss, it gets a special theme song other than the normal Kingdom Hearts/Whatever game it's from music/whatever's stuck in your (the reader's) head. This boss's theme is… Whatever song plays in the 'Zanarkand' cinema/Braska's Final Aeon fight in FFX (A/N: Dude! So I don't know the official name! So sue me! You'll only get, like, pocket lint anyway!)"This guy looks tough!" said Trunks.
"We'll have to hit him with everything we've got!" said Kairi.
"You said there was air out there, right?" asked Yugi.
"Yes," replied Lady Une. Yugi transformed into Yami and pulled out his swords, and the Dark Magician appeared behind him.
"Then let's go," said Yami, and he stepped out the airlock.
"Yeah!" cried Tidus, and he and everyone else followed.
"We're in space, so there's no gravity," pointed out Auron," we could probably fly to some effect. If you need solid ground, stand on the wreckage."
"Or just jump right on the Gatekeeper!" said Trunks. The Gundams came rocketing off the barge.
"We'll fight this guy with you!" said Duo.
"Mission accepted," said Heero.
"No turning back now," said Trowa.
"So, we'll pull out all the stops on this guy!" declared Quatre.
"Fools! Destiny calls you…" announced the Gatekeeper. Orbs of darkness formed behind the ship, then fired focused beams of energy at our heroes, who scattered and dodged the blast. However, the beams continued to chase them.
"This is annoying…I think he'll be shooting these beams at us the whole fight," said Kairi.
"Here goes! Mega Cannon!" cried Zechs. He took aim at the Gatekeeper, and fired right at the giant guardian's head. There was the sound of a beam being deflected, and once the beam let up, thee was still a glowing shield around the guardian.
"Fool! I cannot be harmed by your energy beams!" taunted the Gatekeeper.
"Guess we'll just have to take a more personal approach, then," said Trunks. He flew up and straight at the giant heartless, dodging those annoying beams as he went, and let him have a taste of his sword.
"ARGH!" roared the Gatekeeper. He swatted the Saiyan back towards the front. Then, the World of Chaos sprouted several Artillery (A/N: You know, those weird blue blob things that shoot, like, miniature comets?)
"Well, that makes things a little harder…" said Tidus, dodging their cannon fire.
"Maybe we should try a summon spell," suggested Yuna, trying to leap platforms to dodge the attacks.
"Not yet! We should save those for later. These things are vulnerable to magic!" advised Yami.
"Good," sighed Yuna, and she blasted about two rows of the annoying little buggers with a Thundara spell.
"Leave the cannons to the spell casters. Let's take that thing out!" said Auron. He leapt on to the ship, then once more to the platform where the Gatekeeper was planted. Kairi, Tidus and Trunks followed.
"Watch out for that sweeping attack. Try leaping over it or using a dodge technique if it comes at you," advised Trunks. They all hacked away at the giant. The Gatekeeper tried to counter with the sweeping of its arms to push them back into range of most of the Artillery, but Tidus, Kairi and Trunks dodged with their dodge moves.
"Are we even really hurting it? This is taking too long! Ow," muttered Kairi as she got hit by one of the sweeping lasers.
"Maybe I can help!" said Quatre, and he flew down in Sandrock and slashed at the overgrown guardian with his heat shotels. The gatekeeper roared in pain again.
"Curse you all! D**n Gundams! Deal with these!" cried the Gatekeeper. The bottom of the ship opened up, and several Serpent model mobile suits poured out. However, they were heartless colored rather than the normal shades of green.
"Guys, those things don't look like normal Serpents," pointed out Shiro.
"They're a lot tougher than normal Serpents too! They are the Gatekeeper Squadron Dark Serpents!" taunted the overgrown Guardian. The Dark Serpents proceeded to pick a Gundam and pursue it ruthlessly. The Gundams fought back, but the Serpents had an answer to every move, and they wouldn't let Heero or Zechs use their giant beam attacks.
"Looks like you guys might be on your own for a while," groaned Noin.
"Well, that's just great," griped Tidus.
"Come on! We've got to keep hitting him! Try to at least keep him off balance," said Kairi, and they hacked at the Gatekeeper again…and again…and again…and the lasers kept hitting them again… and again… and again…anyone see a pattern here?
"I don't know how much we longer we can…ouch…sorry…" muttered Kairi, then she got knocked out.
"Yuna! A little help over here?" cried Tidus.
"Okay!" responded Yuna, and she cast Life on Kairi.
"Ouch… I'm awake…" mumbled Kairi.
"Look, we can't win this fight like this. We've got to think of something else, or we'll just keep getting knocked out, and Yuna doesn't exactly have infinite magic," pointed out Auron.
"Right… retreat for now," agreed Kairi. Everyone leapt off the World of Chaos back onto the space debris.
"So now what?" asked Tidus, jumping over another laser beam. Just then, the Outlaw Star pulled up next to them, and the airlock opened.
"Hop in," said Gene over the intercom. They entered without hesitation and headed straight for the cockpit.
"You have a plan or something?" asked Kairi.
"You bet," said Gene," We've been watching his attacks. I think we can take most of it from here."
"See, I TOLD YOU, watching first would pay off!" said Jim.
"Yeah, yeah, let's just blow him up already!" said Gene. The Outlaw Star flew straight at the Gatekeeper.
"Here goes!" said Gene, and he shot off a volley of missiles. They all went right past the Gatekeeper.
"You…argh…how could you miss! With aim like that, you couldn't hit the side of a barn!" cried Tidus.
"Relax, kid. Who said I was aiming at him, anyway?" asked Gene.
"Huh?"
"Look, the lasers stopped!" exclaimed Kairi.
"Exactly," said Jim.
"Now, let's attack him head on! We'll open the airlock again, so you guys can jump back out and keep attacking. We'll keep him distracted!" said Gene. The Outlaw Star charged the demon, grappler arms forward. The Gatekeeper countered by grabbing at the claws, and the two were locked in combat, trying to push each other back to mount an attack. Then, the airlock on the Outlaw Star opened, and our group of heroes leapt out.
"All right, let's turn this fight around!" rallied Kairi," let's get him!" So, everyone nailed the Gatekeeper with everything they had, Delusion Blades, various spells, Hell Scissors, every kind of break Auron had, Blitz Ace, Spiral Cut, and Super Saiyan attacks.
"Hey! That's just cheap! I'm busy now! Come back later you little insects!" roared the Gatekeeper, as he was STILL pushing the Outlaw Star back.
"Man, how much HP can this guy have left?" wondered Tidus.
"We've got him down to his last HP bar, just keep attacking!" said Kairi. They launched one final assault, then with a loud roar of agony, the Gatekeeper fell backwards, and pulled himself into the ship.
"YEAH! WE GOT HIM!" yelled Tidus. Everyone else gave a sigh of relief. Then, a look of shock and disbelief came over Trunks's face.
"What's wrong?" asked Kairi.
"I can still sense his energy! He's really weak, but… He's recovering in that ship!" exclaimed Trunks.
"So, if we blow up the World of Chaos before his HP recovers, we win?" asked Yuna.
"Makes sense to me," supposed Auron.
"What's going on with the Gundams?" asked Yuna.
"Looks like they're still stuck with those accursed Dark Serpents," noted Yami.
"All right then, we'll help 'em out. You guys start taking out the ship," said Gene.
"Remember, we have to destroy it before the Gatekeeper recovers," said Suzuka. Then the Outlaw Star flew off towards the Gundams.
"All right, can we use the summon spells now?" asked Tidus.
"Yeah, this would be a good time to summon stuff," said Kairi.
"Okay then!" cried Yami, and Osiris flew up. Kairi, Yami, and Auron leapt on to it.
"All… all right," said Yuna, and Evrae came forth, and she and Tidus leapt on it.
"Hey, Yuna, you should call my dad too. Just… don't irritate him… you don't want to make him mad…" advised Trunks.
"But, I already summoned something," pointed out Yuna.
"Doesn't matter. You should be able to keep both of them in, 'cause my mom said that sphere raises the amount of spirits a summoner can maintain at once," said Trunks.
"All right then, here goes," said Yuna. She twirled her staff, and then a HUGE boulder fell into the center of the debris, then, in a burst of golden light, the rock exploded, and in the wreckage floated a blue-clad Super Saiyan, arms crossed with a cruel smirk on his face.
"Well, well… the Prince has returned," said the man," And I return with a VENGEANCE! Where is Cell?"
"Dad… Cell's gone. He destroyed our world, with an army called the heartless. I chased him to this space station, where I met these people. If we destroy that ship down there," started Trunks, pointing at the World of Chaos," We might be able to find out more."
"Heh… sounds good to me," said Trunks's dad," The great Vegeta is BACK! You, DIE!" With that last remark, Vegeta hurled an energy disc at the ship's 'neck'. The face on the front roared in pain.
"Looks like that face is a weakness," observed Tidus.
"So let's blow it right off that ship, then!" said Kairi. They flew right up to the face, and hacked at it repeatedly. It roared in agony, then opened its mouth. A large blue orb of energy formed inside it…
"Get back!" yelled Auron," It's going to fire a beam!" Osiris and Evrae moved to the sides of the face, but Vegeta remained in front of it.
"Dad! What the h**l are you doing!?" cried Trunks.
"Watch and learn, boy," said Vegeta. He extended one arm, palm out. Then, a flash of light emanated from the Saiyan prince, and when it receded, there were electric blue sparks crackling around him. Trunks gasped. "You see, there are levels of power beyond a Super Saiyan," explained Vegeta," Like this Super Saiyan 2! Now, let's finish this! Big Bang Attack!" The face fired a gigantic blue energy beam, but then a large golden ball of energy rocketed out of Vegeta's palm, straight at the face into the beam. It dispersed the blast, then hit the face with a loud explosion. When the smoke cleared, there was nothing left of the face but a smoldering crater.
"That's how it's done!" said Vegeta.
"Look! Up there!" said Kairi, pointing at the bridge," The energy shield is disappearing!"
"Let's finish him now!" yelled Tidus. The Gundams and the Outlaw Star came flying back.
"Yeah!" yelled everyone else. Wing Zero, Tallgeese III, Heavyarms and the Outlaw Star hovered above the ship, waiting for their shots. Osiris blasted the core with Thunder Force, and Evrae attacked it with Poison Breath. The core of the ship began to explode, setting off a chain reaction, as smaller explosions swept across the ship. Sandrock, Wing Gundam, Heaven's Sword, Epyon, Zeta Gundam, Tallgeese and Deathscythe Hell slashed right through the ship from the bottom, exiting at the top, flying past the four waiting, setting off more explosions inside the ship. The Gatekeeper roared in pain, and tried to detach himself from the ship.
"Not today," said Zechs.
"I'll kill you," said Heero. Wing Zero and Tallgeese III fired their Twin Buster Rifle and Mega Cannon Max Mode attacks, along with a barrage of bullets and missiles from the Outlaw Star and Heavyarms.
"NOOOOOOOO! MASTER ANSEM, I'VE FAILED YOU!" screamed the Gatekeeper, and he and the World of Chaos went down in a huge fiery explosion.
End S.U.M.E.T.R.H.S. Boss fight (A/N: Took long enough, didn't it?)
Auron obtained ;Murasame
Yuna obtained ;Rod of Wisdom
Yami obtained ;Magician Duo (Dark Magician & Dark Magician Girl)
Obtained the power of Black Magic. Yuna learned *Flare
Obtained the power of lightning. Yami learned *Raigeki
Auron learned *Magic Break
Tidus learned *Hastega
Tidus learned *Slowga
Tidus learned *Energy Rain
Kairi learned MP Rage x2
Kairi learned Combo Plus
Kairi learned Air Combo Plus
Yuna obtained +Bahamut
Yuna obtained +Shiva
Yuna obtained +Ifrit
Yuna obtained +Anima
"We…finally won," panted Kairi.
"That… took way too long!" complained Tidus. They all reboarded their ships.
"Look! According to the sensors, that invisible wall is gone!" said Lady Une.
"It must be because we defeated the Gatekeeper… maybe those walls were always a product of the heartless…whatever. Let's go," said Kairi. About five minutes later, the new world could be seen from the cockpit.
"Looks like a nice little town," said Sally.
"…I know this place! That's Traverse Town!" exclaimed Kairi.
"Should we land there?" asked Gene over the comlink.
"Yes! We might find Sora there! This is where the whole fight against the heartless started!" exclaimed Kairi.
"All right, approaching the outskirts of town…" said Lady Une.
Progress Report (Lots of leveling up here…):
Kairi Lv.74 81 HP 10 MP *MP Rage *MP Rage *Combo Plus *Air Combo Plus
Yami Lv.73 74 HP 13 MP ;Magician Duo *Raigeki
Tidus Lv.74 89 HP 8 MP *Slowga *Hastega *Energy Rain
Yuna Lv.71 72 HP 14 MP ;Rod of Wisdom *Flare +Anima +Bahamut +Shiva +Ifrit
Auron Lv.76 940 HP 8 MP ;Murasame *Magic Break
Sora No change
Donald No change
Goofy No change
Cloud No change
Aerith No change
Squall/Leon No change
Vincent No change
Yuffie No change
Author's Note in closing: YAY! I DOED IT! I finished a story arc! Yay! I didn't even need to call my security staff on anyone yet! …Is that good or bad? I'm sure a lot of readers would actually like to see someone get beat on, actually… Whatever. Riku's story arc starts next chapter! Fun!
Now, something else I'd like to address: Yeah, I know you readers already know most everyone that'll join the party, thanks to my trailer, but I just got this REALLY fun game called Skies Of Arcadia Legends. (I beat it already, but I logged in like, 60 hours, 10 less than Kingdom Hearts, but there's still 1 bounty I haven't gotten… Anyone know where to find Lord Zivilyn Bane?) I'd really like to tie that game in, probably with Sephiroth (He could use more chapters anyway, He was originally getting, like, three until…never mind). About Sephiroth: He should get himself a girlfriend, so I might give him one… depends on how you guys respond to this question:
What kind of girl would Sephiroth go for?
Yeah, that's the question. Personally, I already kinda had someone in mind… Hint: Her name starts with P and ends in L, and she's from Skies of Arcadia Legends. She's also about the equivalent of a female Sephiroth in that game. Dude! I'm serious! She's harder than the Final Boss, and she's got this crazy attack that kills you/ almost kills you in one hit! Riku should probably get himself a girlfriend too, 'cause
1. I feel bad for him after Kairi dumped him, even though it was kinda his own fault for being such a jacka**… But he tried to make up for it at the end of the game, so… whatever.
2. I feel the need to cut off ANY possibility of ANYONE taking this as a R/S yaoi story. (WRONGNESS!)
So, yeah, that'll do it… I already have someone in mind for both people, unless you people have any objections.
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