"Where am I?" questioned Sora as he judged his surroundings.
"You're in Ahni Village, mate," stated the blonde.
"Ahni? Is that a planet?" he asked confused.
"No mate, it's an island. Part of the Archipelago. say, you new around
here?" responded the girl.
"You could say that. wait, where are my friends. I was traveling with
several others, have you seen them?" asked Sora in fear.
The blonde girl looked over at her blue haired companion and asked, "You
seen em Serge?" The boy shrugged his shoulders and shook his head.
"Sorry fella, we ain't seen em. but this part of the island ain't too big;
we'll help you find em. Oh, by the way, I'm Kid, this here is Serge,"
explained Kid.
"I'm Sora, it's nice to meet you. And thanks for helping me," responded
Sora.
"We may as well head out and start looking now, that'll give us at least a
good half day to search. So get ready and meet us outside in a few," said
Kid as she and Serge walked down the stairs to the first floor of the hut.
Sora checked his weapon and made sure that it was in working order before
heading outside to meet the other two.
"So, where should we start?" asked Sora. "Where did you find me?" "Where was it. oh ya, Opassa Bea.ch." trailed Kid as she looked at Serge, who buried his head in his hands. "I hadn't thought of that Serge. looks like we better prepare for a little longer journey." "What do you mean? What's wrong with Opassa Beach?" questioned Sora, not understanding. "Well, you'll see when we get there. it's just not a normal beach. Serge, while you're in there make sure you grab the what-cha-ma-call-it." Serge nodded as he headed into the house and emerged with an armful of weapons armor and some strangely glowing blocks. The three donned the armor and Serge and Kid began picking up the blocks and organizing them in slots on the armor. "What're those?" he asked. "These? You've never seen em? They're called Elements and they allow us to control the powers of nature to fight our enemies," she explained. "Oh, so it's like magic," he responded. "Kinda, just take some. Make sure that you get a balance of everything, although I suggest that you get a lot of white elements, we've been running into a lot of powerful black element creatures lately. Plus, it looks like your innate color is white. just like Serge." So after thoroughly confusing himself, Sora eventually got the block organized in a way that Kid deemed acceptable. Kid explained further how they worked and Sora understood pretty well how to use them. So the three set off for Opassa Beach.
As Sora walked over the beach towards the water, he felt his whole body seemingly getting crushed under some strange force. He jumped back and looked at the ground. There, where he had stood, was a small black vortex in the sand. "Wrong hole, friend," said Kid as she and Serge walked over a small pink vortex across the beach. Sora jogged over. Serge pulled out the Time Egg, and just as the vortex opened, Poshul ran up yelling "Sergipoo!!!!!!!" Poshul ran to the group and was pulled into the vortex with them. As the portal closed, Sora, Serge, Kid, and Poshul were sucked into the swirling vortex and thrown through time. However, the portal was not headed to The Devourer of Time as Kid had intended, instead, the group found themselves on a stone platform where stars and constellations surrounded them. On all sides, the darkness continued to infinity and on the platform, there were many vortexes just like the one they had entered. "POSHUL! YOU IDIOT!" screamed Kid as she punted the deranged pink dog into the endless darkness. "That alone made this trip worth it." stated Kid when she had calmed down. Serge nodded in agreement to Kid. Not far away, the group noticed a small set of stairs and a strange gate. They followed this path until they reached a central room, where a red-haired swordsman, a tomboy in a blue jumpsuit, and a purple-haired girl with glasses stood talking to a man who appeared asleep. "Big sis. Lucca!" shouted Kid with joy. "It's really you!" "Kid? Is that you? How did you end up here?" questioned Lucca, hugging Kid.
Kid explained the whole story of what had happened in their time and everything up until where they were. Kid told of the Heartless and of Sora's quest along with her own. Lucca listened intently and when Kid had finished, Lucca told their story. Once all the storytelling was finished, which came to 4 hours and 7 minutes in total, Serge walked over to Crono. The two looked at each other quizzically until after about thirty seconds, they both simultaneously extended their hands and shook heartily. "I think that's the deepest conversation that either of them's ever had." noted Marle, the tomboy in blue from earlier. "That's the truth." replied Kid. "But why did we end up here?" "That's easy to explain, whenever 4 or more people enter a time gate, they're brought here, to the End of Time," stated Lucca. "So how do we get out?" asked a concerned Sora. "Someone has to stay here." she stated, saddened. "No. We can't. We have to go find my friends; they were lost somewhere in time. There has to be some other way." Everyone dropped their heads and started thinking. Sora rubbed his head in thought. Lucca seemed to be counting numbers on her fingers. Kid eventually got fed up and started banging her head with what she had in her hand. Suddenly, Lucca shouted out "Kid!" "What? What'd I do?" she responded quickly. "That thing you've got in your hand. The Time Egg! We can use that to get out of here. Give that to me," she said. Kid handed over the Time Egg and Lucca pulled out hers. She quickly went to work, combining the power of the two into her ultimate invention, the Time Wand. She presented it to the group and explained how its amplified power could take the group anywhere they wanted, with as many people as they wanted. They all celebrated briefly, then Sora broke the mood by asking, "Where do we start?"
"Well." said Lucca. "In my experience, time holes usually draw people into the area of least resistance. In this world, I guess that would have to be." "The Day of Lavos, 1999," finished Marle. "Everything seems to be drawn to that point. We must go and face Lavos. I'm sure that we'll find your friends." "Then let's go!" exclaimed Sora. "We need to prepare first," said Kid. Turning to Crono and his crew, she said, "In my time, you have already defeated Lavos, that future does not exist. I know we can win." So the group prepared for the fight ahead. Lucca decided to stay behind at the End of Time to try and figure out some way to locate the Heartless that she heard of. Marle and Kid were to go to the end of time, but the fight was going to be done by Sora, Crono, and Serge, all the mightiest warriors of their worlds. So when all preparation had been done, the Time Wand was used to shred the walls of time in the barrel at the End of Time. As the five emerged, Sora spotted Zidane and Yuna sitting on the ground, unconscious. Then, before he could take even one step towards them, the ground between them split. From the giant rift, a terrible monster rose, firing blasts of destruction that covered the planet. Sora and the two silent warriors ran forward towards the shelled monster, beginning a surely long battle. Lavos looked different than what anyone remembered. He was fully black, it was a color that Sora recognized, it was the color of the Heartless. Before long, a giant crest of a broken heart appeared on top of Lavos' shell.
Sora didn't have time to waste, he concentrated and shortly he was in his trance mode. His body glowed as his Keyblade struck the apparent mouth of the monster. The blow struck with such force that some of the invincible shell around the mouth shattered. However, just before it faded into dust, the mouth let out something of a laugh. Sora quickly whipped around to see a black mist forming around Marle and Kid. As they tried to run or move, the mist devoured them and disappeared. Serge and Crono fell to their knees. Then, almost simultaneously, the two leapt to their feet and rushed the shell. All three fighters swung at almost the same moment. Under the unbearable pressure that the team exerted, the Lavos shell imploded, leaving nothing but a light dust where it had been. From that dust however, a dark humanoid figure armed with a Keyblade that had two floating masses next to it. "This must be Lavos true form," stated Sora. He armed himself and then looked to both sides where he could see his two partners ready to fight. In a connection that can only be described as telepathic, the three planned their next attack, a triple technique, the ultimate triple technique. the Luminaire Blast. Sora charged first, leaping high into the air. Next, Crono and Serge, who had positioned themselves on either side of Lavos, unleashed the most powerful Luminaire attacks that their bodies could handle. The two shots hit each other above Lavos head, and as it looked up, it had just enough time to see Sora fly straight through the blasts. When he became visible again, the golden gladiator had pulled in the full force of the Luminaire techniques into his Keyblade. It now glowed with a force as almighty as himself. He descended quickly, and in one swing, he struck all three monsters. They just stood at first but then a brilliant white light took over their bodies, in seconds reducing them to little more than ash. When all settled and Sora had returned to his normal form, the three victors walked over to Zidane and Yuna, who they awakened.
"I guess that you two'll be coming with us then," stated Sora. Crono and Serge nodded. All five stood valiantly next to the crater, the wind blowing in their faces.
"Let's go!" exclaimed Sora as he leapt down the hole. The others followed, not knowing what Sora saw that they didn't, but just trusting. As they began to feel the wild heat, Sora pointed his Keyblade downward, opening a mystical gateway to another world. None of them knew what awaited them on the other side. Sora had regained two of the Keyblades already. He was at one-half of the potential of the Blade, and he could feel that power building. When the darkness faded and Sora looked around him, he saw mechanical wonders all around. There were towers and trains, power plants and people of all sorts, and one more thing.there, standing, staring into the sky was someone he recognized. It was a man with blonde hair. He wore a dark purple suit and a darker black cape. As he turned to face Sora, his blue eyes shone in the moonlight. Cloud Strife was clearly no ordinary man.
"So, where should we start?" asked Sora. "Where did you find me?" "Where was it. oh ya, Opassa Bea.ch." trailed Kid as she looked at Serge, who buried his head in his hands. "I hadn't thought of that Serge. looks like we better prepare for a little longer journey." "What do you mean? What's wrong with Opassa Beach?" questioned Sora, not understanding. "Well, you'll see when we get there. it's just not a normal beach. Serge, while you're in there make sure you grab the what-cha-ma-call-it." Serge nodded as he headed into the house and emerged with an armful of weapons armor and some strangely glowing blocks. The three donned the armor and Serge and Kid began picking up the blocks and organizing them in slots on the armor. "What're those?" he asked. "These? You've never seen em? They're called Elements and they allow us to control the powers of nature to fight our enemies," she explained. "Oh, so it's like magic," he responded. "Kinda, just take some. Make sure that you get a balance of everything, although I suggest that you get a lot of white elements, we've been running into a lot of powerful black element creatures lately. Plus, it looks like your innate color is white. just like Serge." So after thoroughly confusing himself, Sora eventually got the block organized in a way that Kid deemed acceptable. Kid explained further how they worked and Sora understood pretty well how to use them. So the three set off for Opassa Beach.
As Sora walked over the beach towards the water, he felt his whole body seemingly getting crushed under some strange force. He jumped back and looked at the ground. There, where he had stood, was a small black vortex in the sand. "Wrong hole, friend," said Kid as she and Serge walked over a small pink vortex across the beach. Sora jogged over. Serge pulled out the Time Egg, and just as the vortex opened, Poshul ran up yelling "Sergipoo!!!!!!!" Poshul ran to the group and was pulled into the vortex with them. As the portal closed, Sora, Serge, Kid, and Poshul were sucked into the swirling vortex and thrown through time. However, the portal was not headed to The Devourer of Time as Kid had intended, instead, the group found themselves on a stone platform where stars and constellations surrounded them. On all sides, the darkness continued to infinity and on the platform, there were many vortexes just like the one they had entered. "POSHUL! YOU IDIOT!" screamed Kid as she punted the deranged pink dog into the endless darkness. "That alone made this trip worth it." stated Kid when she had calmed down. Serge nodded in agreement to Kid. Not far away, the group noticed a small set of stairs and a strange gate. They followed this path until they reached a central room, where a red-haired swordsman, a tomboy in a blue jumpsuit, and a purple-haired girl with glasses stood talking to a man who appeared asleep. "Big sis. Lucca!" shouted Kid with joy. "It's really you!" "Kid? Is that you? How did you end up here?" questioned Lucca, hugging Kid.
Kid explained the whole story of what had happened in their time and everything up until where they were. Kid told of the Heartless and of Sora's quest along with her own. Lucca listened intently and when Kid had finished, Lucca told their story. Once all the storytelling was finished, which came to 4 hours and 7 minutes in total, Serge walked over to Crono. The two looked at each other quizzically until after about thirty seconds, they both simultaneously extended their hands and shook heartily. "I think that's the deepest conversation that either of them's ever had." noted Marle, the tomboy in blue from earlier. "That's the truth." replied Kid. "But why did we end up here?" "That's easy to explain, whenever 4 or more people enter a time gate, they're brought here, to the End of Time," stated Lucca. "So how do we get out?" asked a concerned Sora. "Someone has to stay here." she stated, saddened. "No. We can't. We have to go find my friends; they were lost somewhere in time. There has to be some other way." Everyone dropped their heads and started thinking. Sora rubbed his head in thought. Lucca seemed to be counting numbers on her fingers. Kid eventually got fed up and started banging her head with what she had in her hand. Suddenly, Lucca shouted out "Kid!" "What? What'd I do?" she responded quickly. "That thing you've got in your hand. The Time Egg! We can use that to get out of here. Give that to me," she said. Kid handed over the Time Egg and Lucca pulled out hers. She quickly went to work, combining the power of the two into her ultimate invention, the Time Wand. She presented it to the group and explained how its amplified power could take the group anywhere they wanted, with as many people as they wanted. They all celebrated briefly, then Sora broke the mood by asking, "Where do we start?"
"Well." said Lucca. "In my experience, time holes usually draw people into the area of least resistance. In this world, I guess that would have to be." "The Day of Lavos, 1999," finished Marle. "Everything seems to be drawn to that point. We must go and face Lavos. I'm sure that we'll find your friends." "Then let's go!" exclaimed Sora. "We need to prepare first," said Kid. Turning to Crono and his crew, she said, "In my time, you have already defeated Lavos, that future does not exist. I know we can win." So the group prepared for the fight ahead. Lucca decided to stay behind at the End of Time to try and figure out some way to locate the Heartless that she heard of. Marle and Kid were to go to the end of time, but the fight was going to be done by Sora, Crono, and Serge, all the mightiest warriors of their worlds. So when all preparation had been done, the Time Wand was used to shred the walls of time in the barrel at the End of Time. As the five emerged, Sora spotted Zidane and Yuna sitting on the ground, unconscious. Then, before he could take even one step towards them, the ground between them split. From the giant rift, a terrible monster rose, firing blasts of destruction that covered the planet. Sora and the two silent warriors ran forward towards the shelled monster, beginning a surely long battle. Lavos looked different than what anyone remembered. He was fully black, it was a color that Sora recognized, it was the color of the Heartless. Before long, a giant crest of a broken heart appeared on top of Lavos' shell.
Sora didn't have time to waste, he concentrated and shortly he was in his trance mode. His body glowed as his Keyblade struck the apparent mouth of the monster. The blow struck with such force that some of the invincible shell around the mouth shattered. However, just before it faded into dust, the mouth let out something of a laugh. Sora quickly whipped around to see a black mist forming around Marle and Kid. As they tried to run or move, the mist devoured them and disappeared. Serge and Crono fell to their knees. Then, almost simultaneously, the two leapt to their feet and rushed the shell. All three fighters swung at almost the same moment. Under the unbearable pressure that the team exerted, the Lavos shell imploded, leaving nothing but a light dust where it had been. From that dust however, a dark humanoid figure armed with a Keyblade that had two floating masses next to it. "This must be Lavos true form," stated Sora. He armed himself and then looked to both sides where he could see his two partners ready to fight. In a connection that can only be described as telepathic, the three planned their next attack, a triple technique, the ultimate triple technique. the Luminaire Blast. Sora charged first, leaping high into the air. Next, Crono and Serge, who had positioned themselves on either side of Lavos, unleashed the most powerful Luminaire attacks that their bodies could handle. The two shots hit each other above Lavos head, and as it looked up, it had just enough time to see Sora fly straight through the blasts. When he became visible again, the golden gladiator had pulled in the full force of the Luminaire techniques into his Keyblade. It now glowed with a force as almighty as himself. He descended quickly, and in one swing, he struck all three monsters. They just stood at first but then a brilliant white light took over their bodies, in seconds reducing them to little more than ash. When all settled and Sora had returned to his normal form, the three victors walked over to Zidane and Yuna, who they awakened.
"I guess that you two'll be coming with us then," stated Sora. Crono and Serge nodded. All five stood valiantly next to the crater, the wind blowing in their faces.
"Let's go!" exclaimed Sora as he leapt down the hole. The others followed, not knowing what Sora saw that they didn't, but just trusting. As they began to feel the wild heat, Sora pointed his Keyblade downward, opening a mystical gateway to another world. None of them knew what awaited them on the other side. Sora had regained two of the Keyblades already. He was at one-half of the potential of the Blade, and he could feel that power building. When the darkness faded and Sora looked around him, he saw mechanical wonders all around. There were towers and trains, power plants and people of all sorts, and one more thing.there, standing, staring into the sky was someone he recognized. It was a man with blonde hair. He wore a dark purple suit and a darker black cape. As he turned to face Sora, his blue eyes shone in the moonlight. Cloud Strife was clearly no ordinary man.