Just a few days to relax and not worry about W.I.T.C.H. duty.
Just a few days.
Was that too much to ask?
But noooooooo...
Some teenage freak named Nerissa HAD to unleash the Dark Keyblade and wreak havoc upon their world.
It may seem like it's all in a day's work to someone known as the Keyblade's chosen one, but for Sora, Donald, and Goofy, and their new friends, the Guardians, certain events had turned all of their worlds upside down.
Just a little while ago, Nick, Sora, and everyone else had been celebrating their first victory over the Knights of Vengeance.
"Well, everybody, we may have won this battle, but I've got a feeling that's not going to be the last we'll see of Nerissa and her little lackeys," Nick said.
"But I know that if we all work together, we can do this!" Will added in.
"Together, we're unstoppable!" Irma pitched in.
"I wouldn't be too sure of that," a mysterious voice said, causing everyone to look around for its source. Nick and Sora were the first ones to see it – a man completely covered in black robes and surrounded by six odd-looking lances was standing on top of the archway entrance.
"Not those freaks from Organization XIII!" Donald exclaimed.
"You know this creep, Sora?" Cornelia asked.
"They're a group of powerful Nobodies who've been annoying us this whole quest," Sora replied, the Kingdom Key appearing in his hands. "We've defeated most of them. I think there's only 6 left."
"You'd better believe it," the black-hooded guy said, pulling his hood down.
"Xaldin!" Sora shouted, recognizing the guy who tried to turn Beast against them.
"Exactly, small fry," Xaldin replied. "They call me the Whirlwind Lancer. I'm here to take you in, Roxas."
"Why do you people keep calling me that?" Sora exclaimed. "My name is Sora!"
"Different name, same fate," Xaldin replied before disappearing via a column of darkness.
Everyone just looked on.
"Nerissa, the Dark Keyblade, her Knights, this Organization XIII..." Irma counted on her fingers. "Is there anyone who isn't out to get us?"
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(We all know of what happens when someone loses his or her heart to an evil force. But what of the body and soul that is left behind when someone loses their heart?)
S.P.D. Gold Ranger presents:
W.I.T.C.H. in: "K is for Keyblade"
Genre: Romance/Action/Adventure
Rating: T for some violence, 'moments' and a bit of harsh language
Summary: Nerissa, the Guardian's new enemy, has found and unearthed an ancient evil force, one that consumed Nick's old friend. What wicked plans does Nerissa have for the Dark Keyblade? Can the Guardians stop her and save their home from the darkness? Features Nick, my original character.
Today: Everyone chases Xaldin to the top of the tallest building in the city, Heatherfield Radio Tower. Can they stop the Whirlwind Lancer and unravel the mysteries behind Organization XIII?
W.I.T.C.H. is copyright SIP Animation and JETIX. Kingdom Hearts is copyright Disney, Square Enix, and Buena Vista Games. This story is copyright S.P.D. Gold Ranger, July 2006. This takes place during the animated series, even though the Knights of Vengeance I'm using for this story are from the comics.
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Chapter 3: "X is for Xaldin"
"What does Xaldin want with Heatherfield?" Sora asked.
"I don't know, but if we're going to find that out, we'd better find Xaldin and now!" Nick replied, twirling the Oathkeeper in his hands.
"Where do you think he's headed?" Will asked.
Suddenly, Nick caught sight of what appeared to be a lance – no, SIX lances. Target acquired!
"Up there!" Nick exclaimed. "He's headed for the radio tower!"
"What would he want with that?" Taranee asked.
"Girls! Remember the Mudslugs incident? The one where Corny broke up with us?" Nick exclaimed. "Will used the Heart like a microphone to transmit a help signal to Cornelia! What if Xaldin's trying to use some kind of dark power? With that transmitter, he could spread darkness all over the city!"
"Oh, no!" Irma shouted. "Not after what we just went through!"
"Then we'd better stop him!" Nick replied, charging for the radio tower's main building.
"Hey! Wait for us!" everyone else shouted, racing to catch up with Nick.
Xaldin had just reached the top of the radio tower, his six lances glowing with immeasurable dark energy.
"Excellent," Xaldin said to himself. "Now I'm glad Master Xemnas chose ME to wield the element of wind. Now I can get anywhere I want without even trying."
Suddenly, a large gust of air shot forward and knocked Xaldin away from the transmitter. He looked around for his attacker, eventually revealing it to be a girl of about 12 with long black pigtails and in some skimpy costume with translucent wings.
"Hey, if you want to be on radio, just ask the Board of Directors!" Hay Lin shouted, as all of the Guardians flew up to meet the waiting eyes of Xaldin. Sora, Donald, and Goofy were seemingly floating there behind the Guardians, having cast an Aero spell on them.
"Well, well, if it isn't the little pixie girls," Xaldin said sarcastically, brandishing his namesake lances.
"That's FAIRY girls to you, you little lance freak!" Will shouted.
"Fairies, pixies, same fate," Xaldin said before spinning his lances around him. A gust of wind began picking up around the edges of the building.
"He's creating a barrier! Move!" Nick shouted, flying through the gust to reach Xaldin.
"Sora!" Goofy exclaimed.
"Right," Sora replied, holding his hands into the air and concentrating.
"What's he up to?" Cornelia asked.
"Oh, you're going to love this, Cornelia," Donald replied to the blonde. "This is called a Drive. Sora can fuse with either me or Goofy, or sometimes both of us, to enhance his skills. It's really cool!"
"Light, GIVE ME STRENGTH!" Sora shouted, a bright light emanating from his hands. The instant those words left Sora's mouth, Goofy disappeared from sight and Sora was enveloped in a cocoon of light. When it cleared, Sora had changed. The silver on his clothes had turned a bright red, and red electricity was emanating from his hands, which were BOTH clutching Keyblades. The one in Sora's left hand looked like a very dark version of Oathkeeper, with what appeared to be a king's crown on the tip.
"Wow!" Irma exclaimed upon catching first wind of this incredible new fusion. "That's cool!"
"Hurry! The barrier's about to close!" Will shouted, but only Nick, Irma, and Valor Sora had gotten there in time, leaving everyone else to watch.
"The three of you? That's all they send?" Xaldin taunted, aiming his lances for the trio. "This will be easier than I thought."
"Don't count your chickens before they hatch, Xaldin! The three of us together are more than enough to take you on!" Nick exclaimed, brandishing Oathkeeper.
"Where's the fun in that?" Xaldin replied, his lances spinning around him. Suddenly, all six of them lunged for Irma, who was barely able to block them with Mysterious Abyss. Sora lunged for Xaldin with Kingdom Key and Oblivion, and was able to get in a few good hits before Xaldin disappeared in a swirl of wind, reappearing a few yards away.
"Spiking Strike!" Xaldin shouted, his lances spinning around him like a merry-go-round. He began twirling until he was blurred, his lances going crazy in the process. Suddenly, a green flash appeared on Xaldin's spinning form. Nick was probably the only one who noticed it, holding out his hand. His palm flashed the same shade of green. Feeling confident, Nick leaped very high into the air, using his new temporary power to aim an attack straight for Xaldin. Before the Whirlwind Lancer knew what hit him, Nick had dropped at high speeds from the sky above him and driven Oathkeeper into Xaldin's chest, stopping the Whirlwind Lancer's attack and knocking him far back.
"That was awesome!" Taranee shouted from behind the barrier.
"I wish there was some way we could help them," Will said kind of sadly, looking at the inert Heart of Candracar.
"We just have to believe in them," Hay Lin said, putting her hand on Will's shoulder.
"For once, I agree with Air Girl. If we believe, I know we can win," Cornelia replied, looking back through the barrier. So far, it seemed that they were winning.
Both Nick and Sora were pummeling Xaldin up close with vicious spinning attacks, while Irma opted to attack from afar with her Water magic, thoroughly dousing Xaldin.
After a while of getting beaten up, in which Xaldin's robes had been thoroughly torn up...
"Enough!" Xaldin exclaimed, his lances turning into some sort of dragon. The Whirlwind Lancer hopped on the makeshift dragon and disappeared from sight through the barrier.
"What just happened?" Irma asked, cautiously holding Mysterious Abyss.
"Nick! Sora! Irma! Beware the winds of despair!" Xaldin's voice echoed as the lance dragon's head popped up from below the side of the building, gathering some weird form of energy.
"What is he doing?" Irma asked. As if on cue, the lance dragon shot a gigantic whirlwind from its mouth, aiming straight for the trio.
"Oh, hell! SCATTER!" Nick shouted, but there was nowhere to run – but up. Sora had already performed Valor Form's specialty – the High Jump. Nick struck the ground with Oathkeeper and propelled himself high into the air. Irma was about to do the same, but suddenly, all she saw was that gust of wind before her vision went blank.
When Nick and Sora landed, the gust had settled. Nick looked around for Irma, and let out a gasp of shock: Irma was sprawled across the ground, looking very beat up. Her heart, glowing a radiant blue, was hovering just a few inches above her.
"That was barely even a challenge. Now, your girlfriend's heart is mine!" Xaldin shouted, charging for Irma's heart.
"STOP RIGHT THERE!" Nick shouted. Xaldin paid no heed to Nick's command, but just as he was about to take Irma's heart, he was met smack in the face with Nick's Oathkeeper. All of a sudden, a second Keyblade materialized in Nick's left hand, one that looked almost exactly like Hay Lin's Sword of the Storm, only it was a light green instead of silver.
"Two keyblades? That isn't possible! It's just crazy!" Xaldin shouted, rubbing the spot on his face where he'd been attacked.
"Hey, people do crazy things when they're in love," Nick replied before he struck again, this time with BOTH of his Keyblades. The Guardians could only look on in amazement as Nick effortlessly smacked Xaldin around with the dual keyblades, using incredible combo techniques that put even some of Sora's best to shame. After a while of this, Nick leapt back a bit, both of his Keyblades glowing brightly. He charged back towards the now helpless Whirlwind Lancer and struck hard, attacking in a vertical motion with Oathkeeper and a horizontal motion with his new Keyblade. The aptly named "Cross Attack" sent Xaldin stumbling back, clutching his wounded chest. Nick leapt to the very top of the radio tower, holding out Oathkeeper towards Xaldin. It began glowing like it had a few hours ago, when the Guardians had sealed Heatherfield's keyhole, thus returning the color and justice to the town.
"I'm not letting you take Irma's heart, you non-existent freak!" Nick shouted, and with that, the Oathkeeper shot a bright beam of light from its tip that pierced straight through Xaldin. After a while, Xaldin's body began to break up, being slowly consumed by the darkness that he wielded. He let out one last scream before disappearing completely. Nick hopped off of the tower and landed right next to Irma, the barrier of wind created by Xaldin lifting, allowing the other Guardians, who were cheering over Xaldin's spectacular defeat, to enter the battle site.
Nick took Irma's glowing heart and aimed it back towards her. The heart effortlessly sank back into her body. After a few seconds, the brunette slowly opened her eyes and sat up. "What'd I miss?"
Nick said nothing, opting to throw his arms around Irma, who sweetly returned the embrace. Sora began blushing.
"Reminds you of Kairi, huh?" Hay Lin asked.
"That obvious, huh?" Sora replied, chuckling a bit.
"Anyone from the Organization who'd like to be next?" Nick shouted.
"Nick..." Irma replied with a mock chiding tone. "You don't want to provoke them, do you?" She giggled a bit.
"I guess not," Nick replied, looking upwards.
I'm serious, though. These Organization XIII freaks don't know who they're messing with...
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Next time:
Chapter 4: "L is for Luxord"Everyone heads back to Candracar when a member of Organization XIII ransacks the palace, kidnapping Queen Elyon. What does this gambling freak have in store for the Light of Meridian?
'Till next,
S.P.D. Gold Ranger