Hello people, I'm back with another chapter!  (Why do I get the feeling that's cliché?)

Sora: "Because it is."

Watch your back.

Sora: "Huh?"

Later on, you'll see.

Sora: "Why do I get the feeling I should go train?"

Might it be because you have good instincts? (Sora runs off to train) Okay, the beginning is a bit humorous, I suppose.

Riku: "Yeah, to those who laugh at the phone book."

Do we have to be enemies?  I mean, you know I'll win no matter what.

Riku: "Yeah, but there's the thrill of trying to live."

Whatever.  Oh yeah, just in case anyone is confused, I have a few details on my writing style.

Something like this is thinking

Name: "This is someone talking, but you knew that."

Blah, blah, (This is either a note or me talking.  These inside a parenthesis is a note on the note. )

Standard stuff like this is narration, the details and all that.

Clear?

Riku: "Was anyone confused to begin with?"

In case they were, even though I doubt it.

Riku: "You detail too many things."

Narrator: "Hey!"

Riku: "Huh?"

Narrator: "Detail explanation is my job and if the author didn't use so many details, I'd be out of a job!"

Riku: "The author created you, who's to say that you need a job?"

Sigh, just shut up and lets get on with the story.

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??? : "Heartless!  You know my name?" Nothing responded, since heartless couldn't speak.  Somehow it took this as a reason to continue. "Well too bad!  From now on you shall refer to me as Betty!  Muahahah!  Muahahahah!  Muahahahahah!"

Acronos: "Isn't Betty a girl's name?"

Computer: "Scanning.  This is a combination of all the hearts that the heartless have stolen.  This may make it strong, but very eccentric.  This one appears to mimic "Kung Pow: Enter the Fist." Is weak versus fire.  Also be warned that after being hit once it becomes very strong and sane."

Acronos: "Okay… That was weird.  Stealth?"

Acane: "Mayhem and destruction are better." Before Acronos could say anything, she rushed in.  He shrugged and followed along with everyone else.

  Acronos hadn't really regretted that decision, the large number of Heartless were very weak, and to top it off, they probably had a combined I.Q of 25.  After a few minutes of merciless slaughter, in which the freaky Darkside thing stood around with its eyes glazed over as if nothing was going on, Acronos headed for the brainless leader.  When he was at a really close range with his keyblade drawn, at a range that even the worst village idiot could tell was dangerous to it, the thing focused and laughed at him.  Acronos stopped for a moment, tilted his head, raised his eyebrow, shrugged, and then continued.  It then flung out its claw on the chain at him and his thoughts ran like this:

Acronos: "Okay, I now have two choices.  Either A: I dodge the claw and spin over it, whacking the stupid thing on the head, or B: I stand still, get hit by the claw, roll around and die. BAM!! Yep, A was the right choice. "

  As this odd statement, quoted from "Kung Pow, Enter the Fist" implies, Acronos spun over the claw and hit the thing with a pretty good slash.  Upon doing so, it twitched violently and seemed to become all business.  It charged orbs of darkness on the ends of its fingers and started shooting.  Now the battle became serious, the Heartless actually gained tactics and brains, and the Darkside thing, (Darkside thing: ROAR!  Me: oops, uh, Betty.  Betty: Better.) A.K.A Betty began an onslaught. 

  Of course, up till now, no Heartless, boss or not has stood much of a chance against Acronos, so this seemed no different.  He just dodged its energy bombs, as well as the chain claw attack.  When it attacked close-range with its claw, he blocked and countered, or dodged.  His small size was a distinct advantage in this battle, giving him speed and agility compared to Betty.  Finally uh, (He/she/it?) had enough and sent a blast of air, sending him back, and summoned a wall of fire.

Betty: "Muahahahaha!  This wall allows very little to pass!  See if you can take the heat!"

Computer: "Strategy discerned, fire wall allows ice attacks through, or extremely powerful fire attacks, ice heals subject, cannot currently produce strong enough fire attack."

Acronos: "Dammit!" By this time the heartless were gone.

Acane: "What's up with the fire wall?"

Acronos: "Only really strong fire attacks and ice attacks will pass through, ice heals that thing."

Acane: "We could wait for the attack to die out?"

Betty: "It won't ever die out!  Besides, I can still attack."

Acane: "Damn."

Acronos: "Maybe if we had a fire summon?"

Maioko: "Haven't you absorbed a fire heartless yet?"

Acronos: "Nope, just a new ice one, and a soldier type.  I'm calling them Subzero and Sardaukar."

Acane: "The names?"

Maioko: "They're okay."

Acronos: "Subzero for an ice type is self explanatory, but Sardaukar is from a book I read on Earth called "Dune".  It had a big enough impact to survive through amnesia.  Sardaukar were the emperor's personal guards and such, they were really powerful and feared." Moves away from an ice attack.

Acane: "Wait, I have a fire summon!  Okay, Go Mushu!" The same summon as Sora's occurs, except that it's with her spear.  Poof, Mushu appears.

Mushu: "Hi, I'm Mushu!"

Acronos: "You summoned a lizard?!  Oh, and hi Mushu."

Mushu: "I'm no lizard, I'm a dragon.  I don't do the tongue thing.  Thhhhh, (attempts to hiss like a snake with his tongue)."

Acronos: "Okay, but you're still the smallest dragon I've ever encountered, no offense or anything, but we need a super powerful fire attack to break that fire wall. (A block of ice is flung at them, but Mushu melts it with his tiny bursts of flame) That's an okay attack, but it isn't enough."

Acane: "Mushu, you know what you have to do."

Mushu: "Awww, but I hate turning into my split personality!  He's so… Psycho!"

Acronos: "(Incredulous) You, a summon, have a split personality?"

Acane: "I tried to learn the summons Ifrit and Mushu at the same time, so now I have one summon with two personalities who change form as well as minds.  Obviously this led to some mental damage, but it was only on Ifrit's side."

Acronos: "In short?"

Acane: "Mushu transforms into the psychopathic devil, Ifrit."

Acronos: "Devil?"

Acane: "Yeah, second highest position in Hell, next to Satan?"

Acronos: "Oh, so that's what I turned into!"

Acane: "What…?"

Maioko: "Later, can Mushu transform now?"

Mushu: "You talk like I'm not here!  Of course I can, in fact…" In a bright flash of fire, Mushu is turned into a fiery outline of himself.  It then expands to humanoid status.  Now, take Acronos' Devil form, minus the wings and hair, add really thick dragon gauntlets to the arms with spikes sticking out all over the place, a snout with really sharp teeth, horns reaching to the back from the forehead, with a tuft of red hair sticking up, like Wakka's, shoulder spikes, and really long claws and you've got Ifrit.  Oh, did I mention the insane look on his face?

Ifrit: "Yeah!  Fire!  Burning, burning, burning!  (Sniff, sniff) Hey, another Devil!  Ooh, only one third!  It's you!  The one with the black long hair that looks like dark fire!  Mmm, fire.  Your hair is so flammable… May I light it?  Oh wait, never mind, you're a Devil.  Anyway, hi, I'm Ifrit, who're you all?  Hey Acane, how's it been lately?  Burnt anything new?  WOW!  Look at that huge wall of fire!  (Attempts to touch it) Hey, I can't burn it!  It's not even at a good temperature.  Must Burn!  Burn, burn, burn!!!!" Did I mention that he said this really fast without waiting for a response?

Acronos: "…………  He's a pyro.  A really bad case, too.  I think ADHD?"

Acane: "They haven't even got names for everything Ifrit's got.  Umm, Ifrit?"

Ifrit: "Yes.  Hey, your hair got longer, can I burn it?  Burning stuff is good.  Do you want to know how to properly burn a soul in the hell fiery inferno?  Well-"

Acronos: "How about not!"

Ifrit: "Third-Devil, you're no fun.  You'll be more fun when I set you on fire, you'll see!"

Acronos: "Uh, Ifrit, that thing inside the wall of flames, it's an ice type, and-"

Ifrit: "ICE!  Ice is really bad!  I hate cold!  I hate it real bad.  There's never any fire in cold!"

Acronos: "Uh, yeah.  Could you do us an immense favor and burn that big bad ice type thing?  You'll need a really powerful attack to break through the wall."

Ifrit: "Burning stuff and people being happy about it?  Yay, now I can burn more things happier!" Proceeds to burn Betty really badly and begins chasing Betty around attempting to burn it alive and eat it.

Acronos: "(Blink, blink)?  Okay… I'm just going to forget about this."

Acane: "Too bad, Ifrit is one of my stronger summons, plus he tends to summon himself randomly.  Add to that that when I see large amounts of food, he summons himself and takes it upon himself to eat everything that isn't bolted down or running away screaming in terror.  He also tends to eat the bolted down things too."

Maioko: "I now officially am having second thoughts about you coming with us."

Acane: "No problem."

Acronos: " (Was about to say something in Acane's defense) huh?"

Acane: "Ifrit scares me too, I tried to separate him and Mushu to limit his insanity, then I tried to forget the summon, until I finally gave up and learned to live with him.  It isn't so bad, every time a heartless gets really close to stealing my heart, he pops up, burns them and eats their head.  How he can do that to things that disappear after dying is beyond me, but I guess insanity leaves plenty of room for breaking the laws of physics and such."

Maioko: "… Okay.  Umm, how about we just wait until he's done, and then leave for the new world?"

Acronos: "Sounds like a plan."

Yuna: "I am learning to summon Ifrit as well, but they never said anything about him being a complete pyromaniac!"

Acane: "He usually isn't, I'm just special."

Lulu: "Indeed, to defy the laws of physics and magic all at once is difficult."

Auron: "Not really, you just have to mess up."

Acane: "Are you calling me a fool?"

Auron: "…"

Irvine: "I'll translate.  That meant: Maybe, what're you going to do about it?"

Acane: "I'm gonna kick your sorry ass, that's what!"

Auron: "Hmm."

Irvine: "Try it loser.  You can't even summon right."

Acane: "Normally I'd launch into a ballistic attack right now, but I'm uncertain as to whether to kill the mute or the translator."

Ifrit: "(Munching on Betty's head) why not burn them both?"

Acane: "Ifrit!  You actually had a good idea!"

Ifrit: "Damn, I'm loosing my touch!"

Acronos: "As funny as this is, we do have a mission…"

Ifrit & Acane: "Awww, you're no fun."

Tidus: "You two scare me."

Tifa: "Lets get going, alright?  Oh, and Ifrit: no eating our heads."

Ifrit: "Damn!"

Wakka: "Hmm, there's something familiar about you, but I can't quite place it…" Selphie looks from Ifrit to Wakka and back, then, noticing the hair, says: "Wakka, remind me never to let you mess with a campfire again."

Wakka: "Why?"

Ifrit: "Hey, your hair is like mine!"

Wakka: "Hey, you're right, but yours is like mine, not the other way around."

Ifrit: "No, yours is like mine."

Wakka: "No, yours is."

Ifrit: "Yours!"

Wakka: "Yours!"

Ifrit: "Yours!"

Wakka: "Yours!"

Ifrit: "How about this: My hair is like mine and yours is like mine, deal?"

Wakka: "(Thinking he's won) okay.  (A minute later) Hey…"

Acronos: "Lets leave now before the next joke involves head eating."

Tifa: "Ifrit, let go of Auron's head."

Maioko: "Too late."

  After a few more minutes, the group finally leaves.  You'd expect me to say that some sort of freaky villain thing watched them from the shadows, right?  Well I will because that's what happened!  It then left with the shadowy, mysterious disappearance that evil people are famous for.  Unfortunately, I'm feeling a bit random, so it tripped over a Moogle on the way out of Traverse Town. 

  Also, it hit its head, (at least, where the head should be) on a gas lamp.  This left the mysterious figure on the ground with anime swirls in its eyes.  While the group headed into the item and accessory stores to stock up, Ifrit saw it, and thinking that it would be tasty, went over to it and helped it up.  After dusting it off, (What, he may be crazy, but he's still hygienic, in fact, he cleaned all the blood off after eating Betty's head. Who's responsible for teaching him that, do you think? ) He poked it once to see what it was made of.  This woke it up and it jumped away.

Ifrit: "Who are you?  Do you burn well?" This thing could sense some of people's characters, like Acronos, but it didn't really need it after that statement to tell that Ifrit was crazy.

??? : "I am, uh, the mysterious cloaked figure.  Woo, fear me."

Ifrit: "…"

??? : "Uhh."

Ifrit: "…COOL!!  Your name is MCF, I've always wanted that name!"

??? (MCF): "Umm, right.  So, in the context of being mysterious-"
Ifrit: "And evil."

MCF: "And evil… Hey wait, how'd you know that?"

Ifrit: "Black cloak, hood covering eyes, can't see any details, the shiny black boots, the wicked looking katana sheathed at your side and a scythe at your back, yep, you reek of evil…ness."

MCF: "Oh, right.  Note to self: Wear white to confuse people when attempting to hide evilness."

Ifrit: "Okay… Can I burn you?"

MCF: "No.  Hold on, how could you tell about my katana and scythe, they aren't even visible!"

Ifrit: "Infrared vision along with regular vision."

MCF: "Oh.  Well anyway, keeping with the context of being evil and mysterious, I'm going to have to knock you out now in such a way that you don't remember anything but the cloak, okay?"

Ifrit: "Sure, I know.  So, would you like me knocked out until my friends arrive, or for a set time limit?"

MCF: "Uhh, until your friends arrive."

Ifrit: "Okay.  (Passes out in the way MCF described)"

MCF: "… That was easier than I expected?  Oh yeah, the mysterious riddle and evil laugh.  Acronos will have to get stronger if he has friends/summons/psychopathic freaks that attach themselves to him for no apparent reason, this weak.  He might not even survive my tests.  Oh well, will it be he who survives and conquers the darkness or will he die?  Either way, he's still quite useful.  Why do I get the feeling that that mysterious riddle has been used previously?  Oh well, I don't give a damn.  MUAHAHAHAHAH, AHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAH!" With that he left, kicking the Moogle that tripped him into the café. 

Sora's story

Now, if you've read all my story up until now, you'll know that the last thing I mentioned about Sora was that he was sent to the world of FFVII.  By the time this event has occurred, by this I mean what just happened, (MCF and Ifrit), Sora has gone in and done what he set out to do, you know, the whole heroic thing, save the world, destroy the Heartless there, etc.  Now he's at the first save point he'd located, and ready to leave.

Sora: "Now where to?  Hmm, Destiny Islands?  No, I don't know where it is.  I guess Hollow Bastion; maybe they have a star chart?  If they do, I might be able to locate my home, and Kairi.  One simple question based on that, why have I been thinking of her only and not about finding Riku?  She's probably in no immediate danger, while Riku, with his love for fighting is probably risking his life right now! (Little did he know that what he said was totally true)  Why?  Do I like her as more than a friend or something?  Hmm, Donald was always teasing me about how romantic I sounded back at the End of the World.  Maybe I do have feelings for her in that way?  Hmm.  Oh crud, that really proves Riku right in saying that I need to relearn my facts of life, I stumped myself!  Awww heck, I'll just keep trying to find both my friends and go home, and then I'll try and figure out what my feelings towards Kairi are.  Hey, wait, what if she sees me as only a really good friend, and likes Riku?  Or worse yet, what if, in the worst possible case scenario, I'm madly in love with her, she hates me from all the stuff that happened during that adventure, and she's dating someone else!  First off, I know for a fact that she doesn't hate me, but the dating someone else thing… " Now, Sora would have just sat down and pondered over his role in that massive thing we call life, if someone hadn't rudely awakened him.

??? : "Hello.  You are Sora, the keyblade wielder, correct?"

Sora: "Yeah, what of it?"

??? : "Well, I'm afraid you're going to have to come with me."

Sora: "Where to, and why should I?"

??? : "Where, isn't the whole concept of location just a selfish need in the human mind?"

Sora: "(In a momentary flash of total brilliance) That is government, location is a discernable fact, due to the simple statement of: "The time is now, the place is here."  However, location based upon one's world or universe is a need of the human mind… What did I just say?"

??? : "…No comment.  Anyhow, as to why you should; to be honest, by your standards you should run like heck and take cover or attempt to kill me.  However, my dark master ordered me here, and my instructions were to take you alive.  By alive, I mean your heart still functioning, inside or out of your body, and consciousness is optional.  So, we can either go to where we're heading, or we can do this the way most heroes do; me fighting you, and since at this stage I am more powerful than you, you loosing and then being rescued by a freak accident.  So, even though it makes no sense to ask, which way shall it be?"

Sora: "Okay, I give up."

??? : "Huh?"

Sora: "Just kidding!" He bashes ??? over the head, (who we know as MCF) and runs away.  MCF just shakes it off and dashes after him, summoning a heartless or two along the way.  Sora finally finds some cover and hides.  The cover he's hiding in is actually the church in Midgar, (for FFVII fans only).  He notices a flower and picks it up, his occasionally low attention span making him inhale its beautiful scent, his mind wandering back to home, again.  Again, he'd ponder life if MCF hadn't butted in.

MCF: "Hah!  I found you!"

Sora: "That's twice, you know.  It's not polite to interrupt people in the middle of their thoughts."

MCF: "Sorry…  What am I saying?!  Die!"

Sora: "Here, smell this flower, you should stop trying to kill things and smell the roses, or whatever these things are, more often."

MCF: "You know, you're right.  (Smells it) AHH!  Cough, cough, AHCHOO!"

Sora: "You're allergic to these flowers?"

MCF: "Sniff, everyone's allergic to something, it's just it's sometimes not on their world."

Sora: "Oh.  Hmm, (Picks a few more), if you'll excuse me, I have some pressing business."

MCF: "Like what?"

Sora: "Oh, I don't know… How about saving the worlds!"

MCF: "Oh yeah, that reminds me, I still have to capture you!"

Sora: "Prepare to be knocked silly! (Pulls out Kingdom Key)"

MCF: "Please tell me you don't intend to fight me with that metal pole."

Sora: "Hold on, I've got a trick up my sleeve."

MCF: "Yeah, what's that?"

Sora: "KEEYAAH!" Smacks MCF upside the head so hard that he flies into a wall, breaks it, flies into another and leaves a body imprint on that one, (Please note that both walls were made of granite and steel).

MCF: "Oww.  I didn't expect that."

Sora: "(Looking through the hole) What, you thought I wouldn't be training my butt off?"

MCF: "You're at level 100, how can you get any stronger?"

Sora: "Tsk, Tsk, Tsk.  Don't you know?  You can always become stronger."

MCF: "Let me guess, quoted from Riku?"

Sora: "Word for word."

MCF: "Owie, I thought as much." He rips out of the wall, breaking it into pieces.  Sora starts running like heck because he realizes that he, no matter how much motivation he has, cannot do that.  He keeps on running, with MCF close behind.  They run for miles and miles, neither tiring.  They run over mountains, through water, in caves, and through most of the FFVII world!  Once they reach a giant crater, they stop because they notice how much they've run and how tired they are.

Sora: "Pant, pant, lets, pant, rest… Pant, just for a second… (Collapses)."

MCF: "Hah!  Ugh, I… win… (Passes out.)" They wait there for a few minutes until the heartless get bored and pick them up.  Sora, upon feeling their icy cold fingers, gets up and begins to hack away with his new keyblade.  MCF rests for a few more seconds until the cold gets to him and he kills the foolish heartless for daring to touch him.  They notice each other and the heartless suddenly disappear.  A tumbleweed rolls by.  A cat yowls, a dog barks, a hamster implodes, evil is unleashed, the world comes to a slow and painful end, everything explodes, and then everything goes back to normal.  MCF blinks.

Sora: "Hah!  I won!"

MCF: "Curse you inspector gadget!"
Sora: "Oh, I saw that movie!"

MCF: "Cool!  Oh sorry, I meant to say: Damn you, you midget little Sora, you!"

Sora: "(Eyes start to water)."

MCF: "Huh, what are you doing?"

Sora: "(Puppy dog eyes)."

MCF: "No!  Not that!"

Sora: "(Pouts with everything else)."

MCF: "STOP!"

Sora: " (Turns into a chibi and proceeds to use the powers of cuteness to cry) (Thousands of fangirls scream about how cute he is, then they notice that he's crying and notice that MCF did it)"

MCF: "Aw, shi-"

Fangirls: "Look!  He made Sora-kun cry!"

Other fangirls: "Kill him!  (Raise pitchforks and torches, become angry mob)"

MCF: "Gulp.  (Runs like his life depends on it, 'cause it does)"

Sora: "(After they leave) Heh.  (Changes to normal) I learnt that from Yuffie, Kairi and Selphie, Muahahahaha! Cough, cough, and hack!  Okay, so I can't do the laugh." Thunder crashes.  He looks around, shrugs and heads to a save point.  Just as he starts the chant, MCF returns, his cloak in tatters, rage outlining his features.  He pulls out a massive and wicked scythe.

Sora: "You, you're…" he doesn't get a chance to finish as MCF, now MF because he no longer has a cloak, attacks with such power that it would make Zeus quake in fear.  Sora doesn't, but goes and takes this as all business since MF is as well.  Their blades crash and Sora is flung back.

Sora: I guess this is the power that could defeat fangirls.  Yeesh, I stand no chance since I can't defeat them. (Notices his fangirls in the distance, still alive, seemingly undamaged) Well, well, well. " They continue fighting, but when Sora's fangirls arrive, MF flings some pills at them, which explode into a nerve gas that freezes them in their tracks.

Sora: "Wow, now that's some serious gas!" Two drums and a cymbal are hit.  Everyone looks around, and then continues.  MF and Sora keep fighting, both hitting with all their might, using magic on occasion, and neither getting the upper hand.  Finally, MF pulls out his katana and sheathes his scythe.

MF: "I only used that 'cause it's mandatory for villains like me, I'm better with my sword." Which is completely true, he has Sora on the ground next to the save point in seven seconds.

MF: "Seven seconds, not bad keyblade wielder."

Sora: "Darn you for having that level of power!"

MF: "Too bad.  Now it's time for you to die!  Oh wait, excuse me, I need you alive." He readies the flat of his blade, and Sora puts up his hand to shield his face, purely out of instinct.  The flowers slip into his hands, and he remembers that MF is allergic to them.  As MF swings down, Sora shoves them into his face.  MF stops and is about to laugh, when his allergies catch up with him.  He starts sneezing like mad and moves around having a coughing fit, trying to get air into his lungs.  Sora moves onto the save point and chants his spell, sending him to Hollow Bastion.  MF stops his fit after a few minutes, and then looks where Sora was.  Noticing that he's not there, he's about to run off to wherever he might be, but realizes that Sora must've teleported back to Hollow Bastion or something.

MF: "Damn you Sora!  Oh well, I'll get you yet.  Heh, you don't even know that you've got the easiest tracker applied to you, and you can't get rid of it!  HAHA!  That keyblade of yours, such a unique energy signature…  Muahahahahahahah!"  He goes into a laughing fit now, and heads off to wherever to report and then go after Sora as soon as he takes out his keyblade.

Back to Acronos

Maioko: "Yay!  I got my Phoenix chain!"
Acronos: "Good price too."

Auron: "Why you require such things is beyond me."

Acane: "Then why'd you get a bracer?"

Auron: "That makes sense to buy."

Wakka: "So, what'd you get?"

Acane: "Just a bracelet."

Lulu: "That's it?  You could have borrowed one of mine."

Acane: "Thanks, but this bracelet increases speed and strength."

Lulu: "I stand corrected."

Yuna: "Per chance, did anyone else acquire a new weapon?"

Acronos: "I got my new keyblade yesterday for winning the tournament… Excuse me, getting a tie at the tournament."

Maioko: "Hmm?  I didn't even look at you and you made that correction?"

Acronos: "I try not to brag and keep my statements close to the truth."

Tidus: "Yeah right, you just want to impress Maioko."

Acronos: "(Super Evil Eye) No, I don't."

Tidus: "(Quivering in fear) right!"

Auron: "Come on you babies."

Everyone else: "(Super Evil Eyes)"

Auron: "(Legs quiver a bit)"

Tifa: "C'mon, lets discuss our buys later on."

Acronos: "Hey Acane, thanks for lending us you're cash."

Acane: "I figure that since we're a team, we share our supplies."

Maioko: "That's the first team-oriented thought I've heard out of you."

Acane: "No, I'm loosing my touch!  I'm becoming as bad as Ifrit!"

Everyone: "(Raised eyebrows) (Begin to laugh as a picture of Acane as a pyro surfaces)" Everyone laughed for a while until they bumped into Ifrit, or should I say, Wakka tripped over him.

Wakka: "Haha – Ahh!  What the?  Ifrit?"

Acane: "Hey Ifrit, are you alright? (With actual concern)"

Ifrit: "…  (Lunges up) Hi, I'm Ifrit!" Everyone rolls their eyes, puts their head in their hand, or some other embarrassed reaction.

Acane: "Yep, back to normal."

Ifrit: "Hey, I just met some weird guy, but since he was supposed to knock me out due to rules of evilness, I had to pass out and have no memory about him except that he wears a cloak!  (Has spoken so fast only a few people caught some of what he said)"

Acronos: "I heard: guy, knock me out, evilness, no memory, and cloak."

Acane: "Shows what you know, he said: (repeats what Ifrit said)"

Maioko: "Oh." Ifrit goes away, and everyone goes on like nothing happened.  Upon reaching the exit Acronos stopped everyone and made a quick speech.

Acronos: "Okay, I'm gonna have to make a bit of a speech. (Everyone groans) Okay, I'll make it quick.  Take note, you don't have to go on this mission; this is completely optional, got it?  If you feel like going back at any time, I'll set the gummi ship to take you back and forth.  Also, we're gonna have to split into groups. (All couples cluster together.) That may not be the best of ideas you know.  I think everyone who can work in tandem should go together. (The couples are still together) Fine, fine.  Tidus and Yuna, you'll stick together.  Irvine, and Selphie, you stick together.  That leaves Maioko, Acane, Tifa, Wakka, Lulu, Auron, Kairi, and me.  Choose."

Wakka: "I'm with Tidus."

Auron: "Well, someone needs to stick with you babies."

Lulu: "I'm with Selphie, she needs magic help."

Kairi: "I'll help you out, you don't have anybody short-range."

Acane: "I'm with you Acronos."

Acronos: "Huh?"

Acane: "Three groups of four."

Acronos: "What about two groups of six?"

Acane: "Too large."

Auron: "Just shut up and go with it."

Acronos: "Uhh?"

Maioko: "Three groups of four, that means I'm with you?  Curse you Paopu fruit Besides, I don't want either of you doing anything…. Heh, Heh."

Acronos: "… Hazuva?"

Acane: "Why would I?"

Maioko: "You probably wouldn't, but I'm staying."

Acronos: "What do you guys mean?"

Acane: "… You loose all rationality and become stupid if the subject of love is breached even slightly."

Maioko: "(Angry blush)"

Acronos: "In the words of my computer, 'does not compute'.  What do you mean?"

Tifa: "Okay, based on numbers, and the fact that none of you should be trusted around each other, I'm sticking with you."

Acronos: "What do you guys mean!"?

Acane: "-_-"

Maioko: "…"

Tifa: "You'll find out eventually Acronos."

Acronos: "… I sense that I just made a fool of myself without wanting to."

Tidus: "Yep."

Acronos: "What'd I do?"

Selphie: "This is like a romance novel, except real and better!"

Acronos: "Romance… Oh, I get it now!  … Yeesh!"

Tifa: "Weird isn't it?"

Acronos: "I only got part of it, and that is indeed weird."

Tifa: "What'd you get?  (He reminds me of Cloud back at home… Sigh, I miss him)"

Acronos: "Something about the fact that I'm with two girls, both apparently single, and that neither trusts each other."

Tifa: "Ahem?"

Acronos: "No offense, but you're an adult, plus you carry the feeling of loving someone else."

Tifa: "(Raised eyebrow) now how did you know that?  Besides, I'm not that much older than you.  If you're fifteen, I'm seven years older, not much."

Acronos: "I suppose, but I still sense that your heart is taken… Wait, I just realized that this entire conversation was extremely awkward, and totally weird."

Tifa: "Took you that long?"

Acronos: "Yes, and I'm proud of it."

Tifa: "(Anime fall)"

Acronos: "… It was a joke."

Tifa: "Whatever, lets go."

Acronos: "Hold on, everyone, we're going to divide supplies evenly, with a few extras based on aptitude."

Tidus: "Huh?"

Acronos: "More ethers for the magic users…"

Tidus: "Oh."

Acronos: "Everybody has to hold a few for themselves, but one person must hold the majority."

Maioko: "You do it for our group."

Acronos: "Why?"

Maioko: "Simple, you have that pocket."

Acronos: "Oh." So they divided supplies and headed off to where Acane mentioned.  Since the computer gave an estimate of two hours until arrival, everyone took some time off.  Acronos had taken the time to outfit his gummi ship with the best armor, weapons, gadgets, and stuff for staying inside for a decent time period.  During this time, most guys played video games, while Acronos stuck with adding the data from the chart to the computer, and other related things such as re-wiring, with Maioko helping out. Tifa, Auron and Acane were training in the hologram room, while the girls were more specific.  Lulu sat and meditated, Yuna read up on her summons, Selphie read a romance novel, and Kairi thought about Sora for a bit, and then went to training like mad.  They finally arrived, with Acronos having made a few adjustments to the ship, and everyone being happy with their free time.

Acronos: "Okay, this is unknown territory, so be careful."

Wakka: "So why do we have to land again?" Everyone does an anime fall.

Acronos: "We have to seal the keyhole."

Wakka: "What?"

Acronos: "Never mind, lets land." And land they did.  The computer pointed out that they were in the middle of a forest.  Acronos thanked it for stating the obvious, and looked around.  They saw a young woman lying on the ground, knocked out.  Everyone rushed in to help her.  After casting cure, a samurai came up.

Samurai: "Who are you?"

Maioko: "What's it matter to you?" Acronos put his head in his hand.

Samurai: "It doesn't, I just need to save princess Yuki."

Acane: "Her?"

Samurai: "Yes.  Step away, demons!"

Acronos: "Pardon me sir, they aren't demons, I'm one third devil, but you needn't concern yourself.  (The samurai lowers his sword) Thank you, now, let me help, (Casts cure on her again)"

Samurai: "What, are you trying to poison her or something?"

Acane: "Quit it with the defensive stuff!  He just cast cure on her."

Samurai: "?  'Cast cure'? What do you mean?"

Acronos: "I can use a healing magic that we call 'cure'"

Samurai: "Ah.  Then thank you.  I apologize for my behavior, however, I have had much difficulty reaching here, and I heard that princess Yuki was kidnapped, so I believed that you had done the deed."

Yuki: "(Waking up) Samanosuke?  Is that you?"

Samanosuke: "Princess Yuki, you're awake!"

Yuki: "Yes.  Thank you so much for coming to my rescue."

Samanosuke: "They found you first."

Yuki: " 'They'?  Oh, thank you for saving me as well."

Acronos: "Uhh."

Maioko: "We didn't save you, we just found you lying here."

Samanosuke: "You did?  Then this could be a trap." Indeed it was, for several freaky ninja people appeared, each in a purple robe with blades on their arms.

Acronos: "Just one of those days, huh?"

Samanosuke: "One where you can't go a second without a trap or something?"

Acronos: "Yeah."

Samanosuke: "Yes, this is one of those." They charge in, slashing at them, but their weapons seem to have no effect, aside from Lulu, whose magic pole is quite effective.  Acronos notices this, but doesn't care, since his keyblade is magic-forged, so it kills quite nicely.  However, he notices that one of them is heading for Yuki, who gets up and slaps it, but that has even less effect.  In one leap, he reaches her and slashes with most of his power, cutting the ninja in two.  One was left, but it retreated.

Acronos: "We'll get you later."

  Upon saying this, the ground rumbled.  Everyone tried to keep his or her balance, with some falling.  Pillars of earth shot up as something walked over, and then revealed itself.  It turned out to be a giant, red skinned, fat; three fingered and toed, big teeth and tusks, along with some armor.  It looked at princess Yuki and reached out. 

  Samanosuke ran in, sword raised.  The thing blocked the hit by raising its spiked club behind its head, and then slamming Samanosuke with it!  He flew into a wall, seeming almost dead.  Acronos looked for a second, got pissed and charged.  The thing hit him as well and his flight was in cartwheels. 

  Everybody gasped or yelled.  Acronos got up, very shakily, knees quavering, and cast fire.  The thing grunted and swung again, but this time Acronos was ready; he jumped into the air, high above the swing, and did his powerful downward slash upon its head.  The helmet cracked a bit.  However, the monster took the damage in a ready position and then punched Acronos in the gut, hard.  This time, he passed out.  The thing swung its club quickly, knocking everyone out of its way, grabbed Yuki, and headed off.

Heh, a rather nice cliffhanger, don't you agree?

Sora: "%_% (KO ed)"

Acronos: "%_% (KO)"

Maioko: "%_% (KO)"

Acane: "Ugh, what hit me?"

An enormous club?

Acane: "Where is that B*****d?!  I'll kill him!"

What about your comrades?  Acronos seems to be knocked out, but he took two hits, might he be dead?  What about the rest of them?

Acane: "Dear God!  You're right.  Curaga!"

Riku: "Why don't you put me in more stories!?"

So you wouldn't mind being in Acronos' story segments?

Riku: "Hell yeah, that'd be great!"

Then you'll have to join in his physical condition.

Riku: "Huh?  Come again?"

Oh demon dudes? (The giant and some Minotaurs appear)

Demons: "You called?"

Yes.  Please make Riku a portion of Acronos' stories.

Minotaur: "Aren't you the only one with that power, sir?"

Yes, but he needs to be in the same condition as the characters of the story.

Giant: "I'm not following, sir."

… What did you do to Acronos, along with all the people in his story?

Giant: "… Oh!  I get it, sir."

Good.  Now go play.

Giant: "Yes sir!" they look at Riku evilly.

Riku: "What?"

Look at Acronos; do you want to be in his stories?

Riku: "(Speaking before looking) Yeah!  (Looks) Uhh…"

Remember, you asked for it.

Riku: "Wait, no!  Uhh, I'll pay you!"

… Hold on.  (They stop inches from knocking him out) What are we talking about here?

Riku: "Uhh, my keyblade?"

Nah, I can make plenty.

Riku: "Uhh, I won't pick on Sora ever again and I'll be nice to everyone?"
Then you wouldn't be you.

Riku: "Uhh, I'll be the villain?"

Have one.  (A shadowed figure begins to laugh)

Riku: "Is that Ansem?"

No, different, totally different.

Riku: "Hmm…"

You've got one last shot.

Riku: "Gulp.  Umm…  Torture isn't good enough?"

I do that on my own, I need no assistance.

Riku: "How about… I help you name my OC?"

Narrator: "But I thought his OC was Acane?"

No, I have plans for her.  Besides, if you remember, his OC was with him when we last checked.

Narrator: "Then who is she?"

I have no name, yet.

Riku: "Well I'll help you.  If you don't kill me."

You can't be that good with names.

Riku: "I won several writing contests."

Funny, you don't strike me as the writing type.

Riku: "I'm not, Sora is, but he didn't enter, and nobody else has any imagination."

Right.  Well, I guess, I mean, you will be spending tons of time with her.

Riku: "All right!  How about Kira?"

First off, I heard that used in a Kingdom Hearts fanfic, so no.  Second, you still like Kairi a bit, don't you?

Riku: "Yeah, a bit.  I'm sorta in Sora's position, except that its not confusion brought on by idiocy, its brought on by desire not to cause any more problems."

Noble.  Okay, we'll work on it.  Sigh, if only some fangirl had contributed, oh well!

Narrator: "So, how long 'till Acronos wakes up?"

He won't ever wake up.

Everyone: "?!  What!?"

You heard me; currently he's dead.

Acane: "… (One tear)."

Riku: "(Warrior's mercy)"

Narrator: "NO!  Now I have no job!"

Hello, dumbasses!  He and his friends are dead currently because any character, when knocked out during a story and left in a precarious position during a cliffhanger, is dead until proved living.  In short, he's dead until I say so.  (Notices Acane getting really pissed) Which will happen in the beginning of the next chapter, I just decided to leave a cliffhanger.

Riku: "There are rules to being an author?"

Why yes.  For instance, when affecting a situation in the story directly, you must save the situation, or else it becomes an alternate timeline and you must write what would occur normally since what you did doesn't exist.  Also, you cannot kill the main character in first person point of view unless that is the whole point and you switch to another character.

Riku: "So if this were to go into my first person POV, and I died for whatever reason, unless you switched to Sora or Acronos, this fic would re-write itself?"

Yep, that's it exactly.

Riku: "So that means you can't kill me if Acronos and Sora are unconscious!"

You mean like now?  Unfortunately, I am the main character of these sessions, and it's a dialogue, so unless all of us die, there's no problem.

Mysterious voice: "That can be arranged."

You'd die too.

MV: "Dammit!"

I love doing that.  Anyway, this is too long already, any readers out there, read on and review this piece of literature!