"Wow-!"
Mark was staring in amazement at the Tower. It looked cool in the game, but actually standing there, feeling the air around him... Felt so comforting.
"Hey guys let's go. Master's waiting for us" Roxas said.
Mark and the rest fallowed him. They walked into the tower, up the long flight of stairs.
They finely reached the top. As Mark walked in, he saw master Yen Sid.
Then he saw all the rest bow.
He looked around confused, but then he realized everyone was bowing for Yen Sid. So he quickly took his.
Yen Sid softly smiled. "Would you mind telling me who you are, young one?" He asked.
Mark stood up. "Y-yes sir! I-I.. Am Mark!" He said. He honestly couldn't believe he was talking to the Disney version of Walt Disney himself. "It's an honor"
Yen Sid turned his attention back to the rest. "Is there a reason you are all here at once?" He asked. "Yes there is Master" Hayner said. Roxas nodded. "You see, Mark here is from another world. He dropped from a strange portal that opened in front of the train station in Twilight Town"
The old Keyblade master studied Mark. "And just what world is that?"
"Um... California?" Mark didn't know how to answer that. He now knows that there could be multiple universes out there, but he has no idea what the specific names for them are. Yen Sid looked at him. "That's the name of the world?" He asked.
Mark shrugged. "I'm not sure... But.. I'm from a dimension where your world is from a video game"
That caught Yen Sid's attention. "Video game you say?" He said. "What is it Master?" Sora asked.
"Sora, Do you remember Yozora?" He asked.
Sora's eyes widen. "Oh my gosh yes! He was from a game in our world and I went to his fictional world!"
Now Mark was extremely confused and had no idea what Sora and Yen Sid was talking about.
"Sora? Who's Yozora?" Sora asked. "Mark... It is a long story. I'm guessing you haven't reached to that part yet."
Yen Sid was thinking. "There must be a way to get Mark back. I will just have to look into it."
"So he can't go back now?" Hayner asked. Yen Sid shook his head. "I am afraid not"
"But there still is a chance right?" Sora asked. Yen Sid nodded. "A high one"
Hayner looked back at Sora and Mark. "I really hope your family isn't getting to worried where you are"
Mark honestly was getting worried himself. He knows David is probably worried sick
"Ok, it's no use just sitting around all day, we should probably do something fun to kill the time" Hayner said. "Yeah, and what can we possibly do?" Roxas said.
"I don't know, lets ask Mark" Hayner suggested.
They all looked over at Mark.
"U-um..? I don't know-" He said.
"You wanna explore the worlds I've been to?" Sora asked, but then Hayner Just butted into Sora's conversation with Mark.
"I know what you can do! A struggle match! With yours truly!" Hayner said pointing to himself proudly.
Mark remembered the struggle matches from early game. "Wow! Really?" Mark asked.
"Yep! I can see up a few matches!" Hayner smiled.
"How do you even know he can play struggle?" Axel asked. "Come on Ax! He has played a game about us right? I'm one-hundred percent sure that struggle is some sort of minigame"
Axel face palmed. "Hayner... That doesn't mean anything. He probably just smash buttons on a controller. I doubt he actually swings a baton."
"O-oh... You're right-" Hayner said, realizing that the game isn't like the one he played with Pence. "Wow you agreed with me?"
"Maybe one of you can teach me?" Mark asked. "I can teach you!" Sora exclaimed before anyone else could answer.
"And what do you know about struggle?" Hayner asked. "I know enough to beat you... Which already happened-" Sora smirked. Hayner blushed. "Shut up!" He yelled.
The Kingdom Hearts characters, and Mark walked down to the sandlot.
Hayner had brought a the supplies. The orbs, and the batons.
Sora got the struggle bat. "This is a struggle bat" He said handing it to Mark. Mark took it looking at it. It honestly felt so weird holding something he usually sees in the game. It was like he was holding a prop, but this was the real deal.
"Now, hold it like a baseball bat"
So Mark did so. Sora got closer to Mark. "Arch your shoulders a little." Sora put his arms around Mark and helped him position his arms the right way. But Mark was just blushing at how close Sora was to him. Sora's cheek was literally almost touching his.
Hayner was sitting on a bench that was behind them licking some seasalt ice cream that Roxas gave him. "Those two-" he said to him. "Hm?" Roxas asked. "Look at what Sora is doing. He is seriously doing that on purpose to make Mark blush"
Roxas saw and chuckled. "I never thought Sora liked someone before. Maybe... He really likes Mark." Roxas said. Hayner nodded. "I think Mark likes him too"
After Sora was done teaching Mark how to hold the baton, he called Hayner over.
"Alrighty Mark! Are you ready to fight the champion of struggle?" Hayner smiled. Sora looked at him and sighed with a smile. "I thought Seifer was the champion of struggle?"
"Shut up...Id like to believe that me.. Somewhere in another universe is the champion."
Hayner walked to the center of the sandlot. He got out his baton and smiled at Mark.
"Are ya ready Mark?" He asked.
Mark nodded and got in his best fighting stance. Hayner chuckled. "Are you trying to copy Sora?"
Mark blushed. "U-um no?"
"Alright enough talk! Let's struggle!"
Hayner ran up to Mark. "I'll show ya!" Hayner exclaimed, and went to slap the baton on Mark, but Mark put the baton in front of him, and to his surprised he had blocked Hayner's attack.
Thing his Hayner fell on the floor and all the orbs went flying.
"Oh my gosh! I am so sorry!" Mark said. Hayner got up. "Nah! Don't be! It's part of the game! But... How did you know how to do that?" Hayner asked. Mark honestly didn't know where that block came from. Mark isn't the type of person to have super fast reactions. "I-I.. Honestly have no idea"
Roxas was laughing behind them. "Hayner you're letting a newb beat you at struggle?"
Hayner sighed angrily. "Ah shut up will you Rox?"
Hayner turned his reaction back to Mark. "Ready to try again?"
Mark nodded, and got back into his stance.
"Let's do this!" Hayner ran and lunged at Mark but Mark jumped out the way, then took the baton, and slammed it into Hayner, making Hayner land on his face and all the orbs went soaring.
Roxas was just laughing on the bench.
Hayner got up. "Ok... Are you using cheat codes?" He chuckled.
"Nope-" Mark said as he slapped the baton into Hayner again taking more orbs. "Hey no fare!" Hayner yelled and ran after Mark. Mark took off laughing. "Get back here!" Hayner laughed.
Sora and Roxas where just laughing at the scene. Hayner caught up to Mark and tried to hit him, but all Mark did was turn around quickly and blocked his attack.
"What the heck?! It's like you are a pro at this!" Hayner said. Mark blushed at that complement. It's not everyday someone compliments him with something.
"You should be able to struggle Seifer just fine" Hayner said. "W-wait... Seifer?" Mark asked.
Sora nodded. "Yeah he is the champion of struggle. But you probably can take his place"
Mark wasn't sure. It's not really about struggling he is afraid of, it's the fact that he technically didn't get on Seifer's good side earlier.
