Bellatrix: Oh! Plot Twist!

Mistress 9: Like anyone didn't see this coming

Arrastrago: …. Just get on with it

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"Yes… some people call me that." Katherine gave a low laugh as she stared down the three. She shouldered her staff and began to circle her friends. "This is a dream however… there's no way that this is possible. So that gives me no bounds as to what I can do, after all," she suddenly threw a lightning bolt at Tommy, who rolled out of the way, "I couldn't do that in real life…"

"Katherine!" Alex took a step forward, "listen to me, it's Alex, your cousin, we're ALL in this world together. We've all been implanted with magical powers, and you… well," she tried to find the words, "you've got some uh…. "bad guy" in you…"

Katherine remained stoic, and then she let out a laugh that, well, didn't suit her.

"Hilarious! Just like Laguna to try and make friends!" she let her staff fall to her side before assuming a battle stance, "Well then, come and face me!"

Fighting a former friend was out of the question, but given the circumstances, they knew it was pointless to talk their way out. Tommy brandished the Keyblade and grinned.

"Alright then!" he grinned, "but no crying after you loose!"

He raced up and brought his weapon up. Kat jumped back and brought her staff up to block the blow. Alex shot at her but Kat anticipated the attack and summoned up a shield, unfortunately trapping Tommy with her. Tommy backed away before trying to attack her again.

As they watched anxiously Kyle bit his lip.

"Sora versus Maleficent! We'll need more fire power or something!"

"Got your back guys!"

Alex and Kyle looked over their shoulders to see a ninja and a man clad in leather storming up to them. The man bore a slight resemblance to someone.. the glasses and the slight beard…

"Josh!" they said in astonishment.

"Forget the introductions!" he bolted past them and took out the gunblade his character used. "Lets take her down Yuffie!"

"Got your back!" the female ninja took out a glowing throwing stat and flung it at the shield surrounding the villain and keybearer. The star pierced the green shell and the shield went up in a shower of sparks. "All yours Squall!"

"That's Josh!" the teen retorted as he joined his friend's side, "Hey Tommy, lets take this girl and serve her sunny side up!"

"Works for me!" The two swordsmen dashed at Kat and brought their respective blades up.

Kyle didn't know what happened, but the events were as follows….

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Bellatrix: Tommy tried to strike Kat

Mistress 9: Kat dodged the attack

Bellatrix: Josh then tried his luck

Mistress 9: Kat couldn't dodge it in time

Bellatrix: so….

Arrastrago: She threw a lightning bolt at his crotch

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Josh keeled over in pain as he placed his hands over his family jewels. Despite the situation Tommy paused to laugh at his friend. Katherine however, took the opportunity to charge up another electric attack. But before she could unleash her power, Alex jumped forward and held her hand out.

"Water!"

At once it began to rain upon the battlefield. The five of them (including Josh despite his pain) watched as Katherine's pent up energy backfired with the water and ended up electrocuting her. She staggered before falling over in a heap. The first to approach her was Tommy.

"She's not dead is she?"

"No…" Alex joined his side and the two propped Kat up so she rested in Alex's lap, "knowing her character I think it would take a nuke to get rid of her."

"But what happens when she'll wake up?" Yuffie popped the rhetorical question.

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What am I doing? Did I… Did I just attack my friends? My own family even?

Alex said this wasn't a dream, that we… we're all in another… world.

Does that mean, that… I imprisoned Stephanie in ice?

She's dead?

I can tell you that she isn't

Who are you then?

Lets just say that I'm on your side, but, well, you'll need to wake up and face your actions

Or?

Or you can sleep on, and not have to deal with it

Thanks, but I think I'd rather deal with Tommy's bitching and Kyle sobbing over me.

Very well then.

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Kats eyes shifted before she awoke. Slowly she looked from each of the familiar, but yet strangely different faces. She gave a weak smile.

"Thanks, I needed that."

She was greeted by smiles, albeit a scowl from Tommy. But in the end Alex helped her up.

"So that was enough to jolt you back to your senses?" her cousin kept an arm around her shoulder.

"Yeah… and… enough with the puns." She stammered.

Kyle and Alex helped the fallen magician up. Kat turned around gingerly to see the wreck of her ship.

"I'll need to get it fixed here…"

"Alright then, we'll go with you." Kyle grinned and the motley crew went off leaving Tommy, Yuffie, and a still immobilized Josh on the ground. The other two stood around for a good five minutes before Tommy addressed the problem at hand.

"Hey uh… Josh.. you still got your manhood?"

"I MAY NOT!"

"Alright," Yuffie helped Tommy drag him to the main street of the world, "he's fine."

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It wasn't easy tugging at the wreckage that was once Kat's ship. But the three unlikely team members managed to drag it into the Gummi Garage that Cid owned. Kyle stepped forward to address the problem to the famous pilot.

"Uh, Cid? Can you help us out here?" He pointed to the black mess of "metal", "We've got a busted up ship and we're in need of repairs."

Cid non-chantly got up to inspect the damage, but upon seeing Katherine he froze in his tracks. He then grabbed his spear from behind the table and sent Chip and Dale stumbling head over heals. Then he got back and threatened the trio with the Venus Gospel.

"Siding with her kind eh?" He advanced on them, "Even trying to fix her ship! Get outta here before I make kabob out of you!"

The three were pressed up against the wall with mixed emotions of confusement and fear. Seeing that the situation was dire Alex glanced to Kyle.

"Kyle, can you do that trick again?"

"WHAT trick?"

"The one where you tie people up in one scene change."

"Oh, that one."

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Upon seeing cid tied up and gagged in the corner Kat couldn't help but smile.

"Wow, looks like Goofy's got a special ability after all."

"This is my own personal gift!" Kyle remarked smugly, "don't try it yourself."

"Well if you two are done, let's get this thing back up and running!" Alex brought their attention back to what was important.

"Will do." Chimed both Kat and Kyle.

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Yuffie, Tommy, and Josh in the meantime were stationed just outside the item shop. Even though Yuffie thought indifferently about the wound Kat had inflicted upon the SeeD graduate Tommy felt otherwise, that, and he was a fellow man. He quickly bought a few potions and gave them to his ailing friend.

"Here, take this, I don't know what good it will do for them but at least it'll ease the pain."

"Thanks." Josh managed to squeak. He took a few gulps, and to the amazement of Tommy, managed to stand up on his own. Tommy thought it would be best to talk and get his mind off any remaining pain though.

"Josh, where were you all this time? We looked all over the town and never found a trace of you!"

"I fell into the third district, I'm reckoning that you only searched the lobby of this world."

"Well," Yuffie joined in, "that would explain why you didn't bump into each other off the bat."

"True…" Tommy felt better that they were one step closer to being united. Even though he complained about the whole crew he felt somewhat nervous about the last two members were still missing somewhere out in the game.

"What's troubling you Tommy?"

"Nothing," he lied through his teeth, it's just-"

Words failed him. For in the middle of the plaza a giant portal of darkness opened up. Several giant shapes were spewed out from it and the portal closed. The boys and the ninja went on the defensive and searched the sky for their enemy.

"Josh, you've played this game before, what kind of monsters were those?"

"Well you're going to hate me for this," Josh went to the front of the group, "But that wasn't five small Heartless, that was a giant one…"

"WHAT!"

There was a tremendous clatter of metal against rock as the five figures fell upon the ground. The pieces began to hover and assemble themselves and in a matter of seconds a giant beast clad in purple armor was staring down at them.

"It's a Guard Armor!" Yuffie gasped and backed off as the giant Heartless advanced upon them.

Acting on instinct Tommy grabbed a hold of Yuffie and looked at her with a serious visage.

"You're not Kyle, but you'll have to do."

"Huh!"

Josh watched in stunned silence as Tommy used his strength and hurled Yuffie at the giant suit of armor. There was a thud and even to Yuffie's amazement the Heartless lost its balance and fell over. But it quickly retorted. It grabbed a hold of Yuffie and swung her back at the boys.

Josh jumped in the way and caught the flying ninja and set her down next to him.

"Good catch, but tell Sora to keep his hands to himself!"

Ignoring the comment Tommy planned an attack, "Guys! If we all strike it at once maybe we'll be able to take it out!"

"Sound good, after all, the real Sora managed to take out the thing at level 4! Come on!"

Josh brought the gunblade up and fired at the Monster's chest. Yuffie brandished her shurikens and threw them at its appendages. The monster wasn't stupid however and went after the two partners. Tommy grinned, as his plan made the Heartless forget there was a third person. He dashed at the foe and leapt onto its head, and started striking at it head repeatively. The Heartless gave a low growl and fell forward in a heap. Tommy jumped off the defeated monster and stood proudly at its side.

"So much for that hunk of scrap metal!"

But then there was a scraping of armor against ground. Tommy joined the group and stared down the shaking slabs of metal.

"Are you telling me that it's still not dead?" Josh brought his gunblade up as a shield

The broken armor began to levitate and reassemble itself. Although the claws became feet and the feet became giant pincers. The head of the Heartless opened its shield as it propped its head onto its new shoulders. Two beady yellow eyes glared down upon them.

"What is it with video games and bad guys who won't DIE!" Tommy, frustrated at the turn of events jumped at the transformed foe and brought his Keyblade down on it.

Needless to say, breathing on the monster would have achieved the same effect. The Opposite Armor make quick work of Tommy as it tossed him to the side. Yuffie and Josh backed away as the monster gave chase.

Fortunately, the other three had finished up with Lorenzo and were now just making their way to the main street to rally the others onto the next world.

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Bellatrix: Lets just say they had their work cut out for them shall we?

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"WHAT is THAT!" Kyle yelped as he hid behind his shield.

"Well whatever it is, it's a bad guy, so let's take it out!" Alex urged to Kyle and the two ran to join the others, leaving Kat behind.

The Opposite Armor dragged its claws around and slapped at Tommy. Josh, and Kyle. It fended off the long-range attacks from Alex and Yuffie by throwing itself forward and catching them in its pincers.

What can I do? Katherine hid behind a nearby building and watched as the others were loosing. I can't stop it either.

What kind of talk is that? The voice from before rang out in the back of her head. Use your powers, you'll do fine.

Although it was risky to rely on the little voice in the back of her head Kat jumped out and shouted at the top her lungs.

"This has gone far enough you giant trash can!" she held her staff out, "THUNDAGA!"

A potent burst of lightning shot from her staff and smacked the Heartless dead on. It's heard crystal disconnected from its body and floated away as it's remains disappeared.

The group of five slowly turned to look at Kat who was walking up to them.

"Wow," Kyle said breathlessly, "A villainess just saved us, I'm sure Square Enix wouldn't like this…"

"Well," Kat shouldered her staff and shrugged, "I might have been out of it awhile back, but I'm still Kat, so, let me join and we'll mow down the Heartless!"

"Even though she got me in the nads I think it would be good." Josh came to her defense.

"Are you crazy?" Tommy wasn't sure however, " Should we risk it? She's junctioned with Maleficent!" he looked to her warily.

"Tommy," Kyle rolled his eyes, "You're Sora and that hasn't made you any bit innocent. Kat's fine how she is, trust me, I think if fell in alone and didn't meet anyone I'd be confused to!"

"Well then it's decided Kat," her cousin put an arm around her, "You're with the team now."

"Great!" Kat boasted a smiled to rival Soras, "And now that we've got our Gummi Ship ready we can take off!"

"Screw that!" Tommy grabbed a hold of Josh and yanked him off, "I'm taking my Bat Gummi!"

The others watched as the two went out of sight. Yuffie turned to the others.

"Well, I should remain in Traverse Town, you never know when the Heartless will strike."

The other three nodded.

"To the ship then?" Kyle grinned.

"Sure!" Kat took off ahead of them, " I hereby dub my Ship Lorenzo!"

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With "Lorenzo" back in working order the trio of cousins and friend cruised peacefully through the vastness of Outer Space.

"I must say we did a good job of fixing this thing up!" Kat fell back into a chair and let her cousin man the ship.

"But I miss Tommy, seems to quiet."

"Speaking of which," Kyle learn forward in his chair, "Where are Peaches and Josh anyway?"

Just then the Bat Gummi rocketed past and sent Lorenzo bouncing about. All thee of them were thrown around as they heard shouts of EAT IT!

As they got Lorenzo back to a stable cruise the three rolled their eyes.

"Why didn't we see that coming?"