Kingdom Hearts: Sin Angel
Episode 3: Game Plan
"DAAAH!" Sonic suddenly snapped awake. His body jolted up to a sitting position—
CLANG! Sonic's head collided with some blunt, metal object. Though the hedgehog woozily saw stars, he vaguely registered distinct laughter. He ignored the pain and took a chance, glaring at the source of laughter. To his surprise, Knuckles was hysterically rolling on the floor.
"Knuckles?.!" Sonic shot in surprise.
"You fell for the second oldest trick in the book!" Knuckles wheezed between fits of laughter.
Sonic growled, realizing that Knuckles had set him in front of a metal pole. He was about to pummel Knuckles when he saw Axel recover as well. Figuring he could get revenge later, Sonic watched as Axel sat up and looked his way. "Welcome back to the living," Axel smirked. "Shoulda known you'd figure out the trick and pass at the last second."
"What?.!" Sonic gaped, not understanding. He fell silent, thinking. That dream… "You mean…"
"Yes, Sonic, that dream was real," Axel confirmed, rolling his eyes without losing his grin. "Still a dream, nonetheless."
"So that last part with the monster that posed as KP…"
"Yes… the real test was seeing past your hatred and knowing that's not Kim Possible," he explained. "It didn't matter if you succeeded or failed to bring down that thing, Amy would've finished it off for you anyway. Your girlfriend's pretty sweet, I'd say."
Sonic indignantly interjected, "FOR THE LAST TIME SHE'S NOT MY—wait, is she alright?"
"Your girlfriend's just fine in your Heart." Axel laughed, still smirking triumphantly at Sonic.
Sonic simply gritted his teeth in rage, at loss for a reply. He was very relieved she was alive in some form or fashion, although also terribly disturbed in the fashion in which she now etched her existence. Deciding he didn't want Axel to know anything more about his thoughts, he changed the subject. "So I'm now… one of you. What are you guys, and how'd you con Knuckles into joining you?"
Axel mockingly pretended to think for a moment. "We're the Sin Angel, of course. You knew us as the Chaos Saints," Sonic nearly gasped in recognition (and a slight tinge of horror). He was on the same team as the dreaded Larxene! "A person like Knuckles is an honorary member, or a Sin Agent. They do stuff we can't get away with."
"In other words, the grunt work," Knuckles groused. "At least we still get the cool suits."
"Cool!" Sonic exclaimed, protesting. "I don't do fashion statements!"
"You better not let Clara hear that," Axel admonished Sonic, still grinning.
"I HEARD THAT!"
"Uh, too late," Axel said, now grinning like a devil. But an angry young girl stomped onto the scene, her eyes focusing on Axel menacingly.
"You jerk!" She smacked Axel upside the head roughly, actually getting an annoyed "Ow!" from him. "Now I can't even LOOK at my blades anymore without remembering that ugly Baraka monster!" She then turned and saw Sonic. "Wait, is that Sonic the Hedgehog?" She pointed incredulously.
"Yes, that's Sonic," Knuckles grumbled, rolling his eyes and propping his head on a hand. "Not like I'm important in any way whatsoever."
Clara let out a squeal of excitement before crushing Sonic in a bear hug. Sonic quickly dubbed this crazy girl as 'even Amy's calmer than her'. "OHMYGODIT'SREALLYHIM IT'SREALLYREALLYHIM!"
"What… the hell?.!" Sonic wheezed, having trouble breathing.
"Oh, Sonic! You're so cool! You saved the world twice and countless islands and cities so many times! You wouldn't believe how Taz and Charlotte and all them idolized you!" Clara kept blabbing on, though she eased up on her hug enough to give Sonic sufficient air to survive.
"You know, the big boss's sorta expecting him, so do him a favor and let him live," Axel told her.
"I'm not listening to you, jerk!" Clara directed an accusatory glare at the red-haired man, but she let go of Sonic anyway. Axel simply shook his head.
"This outfit's pretty hopeless," Axel commented. He turned to Sonic. "The big boss is interested in seeing you. She'll give a better explanation of the rules, who we are, and other stuff better than I can." Sonic got up.
"Where is she?" the blue hedgehog asked.
"Downstairs… in the mansion that connects this place to Twilight Town," Axel answered. "You can't miss it."
"Twilight Town?" Sonic whispered, giving a last nod to Axel and the others before he sprinted out of the small, dungeon-like room. "Huh…"
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"Hi, Brother Blood! Long time, no see!" Brother Blood twitched at the sound of that dark boy's mother. He was so annoyed that he didn't notice the added pep.
Brother Blood yelled, "YOU HAVE A LOT OF GALL SHOWING YOUR FACE HERE, WOMAN--" But he suddenly stopped as he noticed he wasn't staring at a demi-heartless anymore.
Instead, he found himself face-to-face with a dark-skinned woman with leering, yellow eyes and flowing hair. She was wearing a striped blue shirt and pants, as well as fingerless gloves and what looked like a blue bandana with the Soulless crest emblazoned on it. He masked his surprise and quickly recovered, showing no outward signs of his shock. "I see you're human again. Care to explain how this happened?"
"I guess my husband's dead… either that or his heartless state's been reversed, too," she shrugged. "What matters is that I'm ME again. It'd be nice to hang out with my kids again," She suddenly changed expressions. "If you know, they WEREN'T ON YOUR HIT LIST!"
"Well excuse me for noticing that your children might go the way of your estranged 'hubby'," Brother Blood countered, complete with air quotes. "If perhaps you're still concerned for them, I can—"
"I went through HELL to keep them alive," She snarled. "And according to you, they could still be saved despite their own darkness!" She sighed into defeat. "And somehow I failed one of them…"
"Umm… excuse me?" They turned around to see a slightly nervous Blondie enter the room. Following his tail was an equally blond boy wearing a black turtleneck and cargo pants, Ron Stoppable. Blondie continued. "I'd hate to interrupt this, but… Sora's back. He's escaped the darkness, as well as the dark boy."
Brother Blood raised his eyebrow at the news. "This is interesting… to say the least. This means we'll have to push our plans forward now."
The woman began chuckling.
"Can I ask what's so funny?" Brother Blood leered at the dark-skinned lady.
"So he's alive. All that, and he's still alive…" She stopped chuckling and looked up at Brother Blood. "Listen, Blood. I've known you've yet to meet the other Keyblade children, but the two of them stronger than even Blondie over here," she jerked her thumb over to the blond young man standing beside her, who responded with an indignant huff. "As much as he doesn't want to admit it. But think about it. The three Keyblade Masters at your whim. The universe could be yours, and the Heartless wouldn't stand a chance." Her smirk returned at the last comment.
Brother Blood thought this over for a moment. On the one hand the offer was tempting. THREE Keyblade Masters doing his dirty work, not to mention the other powerhouses already under his tutelage. On the other hand, this attempt at brainwashing them would waste considerate resources… Suddenly an idea popped into his head. Folding his fingers together, he leered at the woman.
"I think I'll consider the idea. Here's the deal. YOU pull this off, and I'm only letting you take your demi-Heartless minions and if they're free, Blondie and Stoppable," he stood up. "I have other plans for the rest of my children." He walked past the other three and left.
"Hmph," The woman sighed before turning around to Blondie and Ron. "So, are you going to play my game, or are you two too busy?"
"Eh, what?" Ron Stoppable blinked, weary of missing some hidden meaning.
"No ma'am. Brother Blood's only going to launch some speech about our plans before he goes," Blondie answered. "We can help you if you wish."
"I knew you'd see things my way," Cygnus's mother smiled.
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"Yeah, that whole, stalling for time so Kairi saves Sora thing… that SUCKED, okay! That SUCKED!" Hades flared in anger, muttering the whole way through his lair. Feeling so furious at his failure to see through Riku's trick (as well as find himself completely unwilling to face Slade in his current state.), he decided to walk the long way back into his quarters.
Mumbling and grumbling, Hades almost failed to notice the reticent man perched just opposite of him near the River of Styx. Once he did catch sight of the man, however, he turned towards him and spoke, "Can I help you?"
The man looked up, neon orange eyes glaring at Hades. "You don't recognize me?" The question was more like a statement. "The first hint was that your minions aren't swarming me right now." He stood up. The man was wearing a black jacket and blue jeans; he wore no shirt underneath. He carried a large, meat-cleaver like sword on his back. His jacket was fastened together with a Heartless crest not unlike Ansem. An unusual hole hollowed out his abdomen, allowing Hades to see through his body. His most distinctive trait, however, was a mess of dreadlocks that looked awfully familiar…
"Darkside?" Hades raised an eyebrow. "You're not dead? Wondering why I didn't see you take a swim in the River of Styx…" He muttered, almost to himself.
"That name is dead to me…" The former Darkside rose and jumped up into the ceiling before pushing off and landing next to Hades. "The name's Redma, like it used to be. I guess that damnable hedgehog did me a favor after all."
"The hedgehog?" Hades scratched his head. "Oh… that speedy blue clown Black Ghost complained about. He's becoming a bigger threat than we envisioned." Feeling considerably calmer, Hades decided to cut to the chase and get to Slade immediately. With Black Ghost and Giovanni gone, most likely basking in the darkness of their home world, Slade and Ridley got first dibs on their armies and quickly took over the main plans of their gang of villains.
Not that Hades really cared, of course. Provided that Slade didn't get too comfy in his home turf or took to bossing him around, he was more than nonchalant about letting Slade lay down the game plan. It was a guaranteed way to not get screwed over by the Heartless, as he learned from being under Maleficent's tutelage.
Hades swung open the door to see Slade and Ridley still gathered around the crystal ball. However, they weren't really paying attention to it, and quickly turned to Hades as he entered with the orange-eyed Redma.
Hades looked around. "We're a bit short on staff. Where's Bowser?"
"He's taking inventory of our troops; we'll inform him of our plan later." Slade stepped towards the crystal ball, but quickly glanced and noticed Redma. "Do I know you?"
"Should, but won't blame you if you don't," Redma shrugged. "Let's just say a certain blue hedgehog reversed my shell."
Slade stared for a moment, then went back to what he was originally doing. As if focusing spiritual energy, Slade set his hand upon the crystal ball. Three seconds later, a large hologram-like map popped up from the device. All four stared at what appeared to be a map of the universe as Slade began.
"We currently reside in Hades' Underworld, which is now conveniently nestled under Little Planet. Our goal is to expand our empire of darkness to the entire universe. But of course, there are those who oppose our plans." Slade began to rub his chin. "If the Keyblade children have returned as I thought they have, they'll be significantly stronger. Before we can start moving, we'll need to know their strengths and weaknesses. Attacking them blindly will result in loss of resources as well as them being much wearier of our attacks."
"So how's that gonna work?" Hades asked with a raised eyebrow. "The whole 'assess their strengths' thing?"
"You know, if you clowns stopped attacking the Smashers and let them have their tournament, that just might be enough to see what they're capable of," Redma leered at the other three.
Hades, Ridley, and Slade glared at the man with the neon-orange eyes. Ridley snarled, "Watch your mouth, hot shot! I don't see you plunging any worlds into darkness!"
"As foolish as that remark is, the man has a point," Slade added. "Perhaps observing or even participating in the Smash Tournaments could be the key to collecting the strengths and weaknesses of not only the Keyblade Masters, but perhaps every potential threat to our plans. Terra!" Slade bellowed.
The blonde girl emerged from the ground, swathed in bikini-styled armor and a lot of bandages from the neck down, as usual. "You rang?" She asked calmly.
"It's been a long time since you've seen any action, hasn't it?" Slade asked her. "You could use a bit more training in the ways of darkness; you've been rather reckless in the past months."
"Yes, sir," Terra responded mutely. She then twisted her face into a dark smile. "I've been clamoring to grind the Titans' bones to dust. I also want to see Sora again."
"You'll get your chance yet, my dear," Slade responded, rising up and walking towards her. "But for now, just follow me. We have our first world to visit."
He strode past her and she immediately followed by her side. The other three villains just stared blankly. Redma broke the silence. "That dude is scary."
"Tell me about it," Hades muttered, more jealous than scared, if at all the latter.
"…So." Ridley began in an awkward attempt to break the silence. "Who wants beefcake?"
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"WELCOME, MY CHILDREN, to the ultimate stand against the darkness!" Brother Blood boomed to his audience of varied teenagers. "Starting tomorrow we will be moving towards other worlds in our battle against the terrible darkness that destroyed yours!" Even if Brother Blood weren't naturally compelling, his hypnotic red eyes would've allowed no dissent. With the exception of the orange-haired Marluxia and the stalwart Blondie, everyone's eyes in the room glowed red with the headmaster of the H.A.Y.E.P Academy.
"Each of you will undertake a new mission to further the glory of the Soulless and put an end to the darkness that ravages the universes!" Brother Blood's face contorted to a grin. He dropped his voice to a slightly audible whisper. "That is, IF you're up to the challenge."
The floating platform he stood on lowered slighty until he was eye to eye with his students. "Are you ready to put an end to darkness?.!"
"YES!" His students chorused.
"Are you ready to show that we don't need a Keyblade 'Master' to save this universe?.!"
"YES!"
"Are you ready to further the glory of Brother Blood?"
"YES!"
Brother Blood's platform hovered closer to the group of students. "Now tell me what you're going to do?"
"PUT AN END TO DARKNESS!"
"Do you NEED a Keyblade Master?"
"NO!"
"We're going to show that spiky haired brat who's the real king of the light!" Brother Blood's platform hovered away until he was in view of the entire class. He threw up his hands in the air for a thunderous round of applause. Chants of "Brother Blood!" pratically shook the walls of the HAYEP Academy as Brother Blood basked in the glory (and his increasing power).
Blondie observed Brother Blood and his cadre of mind-controlled students. This man was becoming dangerous… he hoped Mr. Marluxia had things under control.
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"Ansem?" Sonic blinked as he recognized the silver-haired figure before him.
Sitting quietly inside the mansion nearby Twilight Town, Ansem looked up from his book to see the quizzical look on Sonic's face. "Hello, Sonic. Long time, no see."
"What are you doing here?" Sonic asked, curious as to why Ansem would be freely wondering about Sin Angel territory. Was he a Sin Agent too…?
"A good friend of mine was kind enough to show me the archives of the previous data I've gathered on the Heartless and the Soulless," Ansem answered, standing up to address the blue hedgehog. "You see, in the three months that you and the Keyblade children have been trapped in the darkness, I have done more research on the creatures of the dark and the light… but unfortunately, I've lost my memories!"
"Say WHAT?.!" Sonic gasped in shock.
"I'm not certain, but one of my colleagues believes my memories have been stolen by a young girl with the power over memories…" Ansem scratched his chin. "However, the recent notes I have taken are still around, scattered across worlds. I'd appreciate it if you've found them for me. You can inform your Keyblade wielding friends if you wish."
"I'll keep that in mind," Sonic nodded. "Unfortunately, I can't hang around for long, the big boss wants to see me. I'll talk to you later." Sonic waved before dashing off further into Twilight Town's mansion.
"So you told him, huh?" Ansem turned to see Vexen perusing a selection of books. "He's still pretty likely to fork over your documentations to Sora rather than us. But I can't blame him." Vexen turned to Ansem. "Unlike half of us, Sonic still has a heart. Another reason why I am a fool to doubt Miss Oni."
"It will speed the search," Ansem calmly replied. "I'm not certain if Sonic will stay loyal to your group. If there's a hidden threat like you say there is, you could always test him."
"I'm going with him to the first world," Vexen responded. "And my suspicions are not with the blue hedgehog. He's our most recent and obvious member, I'd see through anything he'd throw at us. But of course, as you suggest, I will test him." Vexen smiled at this thought. "An experiment can always put my doubts to rest. Besides this first world we'll be traveling to has a fascinating array of magic and powerful people." Vexen turned away, but looked at the former king once more. "And don't worry, I'll keep an eye out for your grandson. I'd like to see how much he's grown, too."
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"Sora!"
"Hercules!" The powerful Greek demi-god and the original Keyblade master slapped hands into a powerful handshake just in the lobby of HAL Laboratory. "Being a hero is harder work than I thought!"
"I can imagine," Hercules smiled as he pulled out of the handshake. "Glad to have you back. Donald, Goofy, Kairi, you too." He saw the dark-skinned kid. "Sorry, but I haven't seen you before. What's your name?"
"My name is Cygnus… glad to meet you," Cygnus modestly shook hands with Hercules.
"Have things been okay in the three months I've been gone?" Sora asked. "I know it hasn't been smooth sailing from here…"
"Things haven't been a walk in the park… the Heartless have taken more worlds… quite a few people here are the only survivors of their world." Hercules answered. "But we're all right! HAL Laboratory is the new home for the Olympic games, and this time we've invited some of the strongest warriors in the universe!"
"Really?" Sora asked. "I can't wait to have a rematch with you!"
"Hehe, I wanna fight him, too," Cygnus grinned, facing Sora. "If it took you three times before you toppled him like you told me, he'll be a worthy opponent."
"I'm afraid they won't be registering for a while," Hercules frowned. "We're still working out the kinks on the arena floor. Plus Mario and Phil and backed up in paperwork…"
"No problem! We'll save a few worlds, bring back a few warriors and maybe by that time everything will be ready!" Sora grinned eagerly and pumped his fist…
…only for his sleeve to rip.
"But first I need new clothes," Sora smiled sheepishly.
"Maybe I can find something for you, Sora," Kairi offered. "I believe there's a shop nearby here."
Cygnus thought for a moment. "Yeah… I could use new threads myself."
"Ummm Sora?" Donald ventured. "We have another problem."
"Yeah, we don't have enough room on our Gummi ship, not to mention it's busted," Goofy added.
"I've got just the person to talk to," Hercules grinned. "He's a leader of a mercenary team from Coneria. Once you're done with whatever business you have here, look for a Fox McCloud. He should be around here somewhere." Hercules looked around furtively and gasped in shock as he recognized a throng of love-struck fangirls. "Oh crud, I'll talk later, Sora!" Hercules ran for his life. Sora and the others could only stare blankly until the hero ran out of eyesight.
It was a long period of silence before Cygnus randomly asked, "Where the hell did they come from?"
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"Are you Fox McCloud?" Sora ventured.
The person in question turned back towards Sora. This anthropomorphic fox stood roughly equal in size to Sora, wearing a white shirt, blue pants and what looked like white combat boots. "Fox McCloud of Team Star Fox reporting! How can I help you?"
"Ummm… I need someone who can escort me to other planets, so you know… I can save them." Sora explained as best as he could.
Fox scrutinized Sora for a bit before nodding his head in recognition. "Ah, you must be Sora, mate! A silver-haired guy by the name of Riku told me about you!"
"Riku! Riku was here?"
"Yeah, as a matter of fact I talked with him just yesterday. He told me you might need an escort."
"Riku…" Sora thought for a moment. He then shook out of it and returned to Fox. "So that means you'll help me?"
"Of course I'll help you! … For a price," Fox grinned.
Sora promptly crashed into the ground.
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Don't worry, Sora. We'll work something out. Meet me back here in two hours and we'll get moving towards our first destination.
Sora idly sat within the front lobby of HAL Laboratory. He had changed his outfit from his old red and white outfit to a nearly all-black ensemble. He wasn't quite sure why the color had attracted to him… but it felt like him now. The only other prominent color was yellow, and that was only on his shoes and the assorted straps that decorated his jumpsuit. He wondered when the others would get back…
"OI!" Sora's ears perked up at the sound of Cygnus's tough voice. "It's like I got stuck in a negative and out popped you." Sora glanced at the dark-skinned kid. Indeed, Cygnus was dressed in a similar fashion to Sora… but his colors were all white, giving him a stark contrast with his dark skin. "Makes poetic sense, actually, since we represent opposite powers."
"Makes sense," Sora agreed as he thought about it. He was the light, Cygnus was the darkness… and yet here they were in opposite colors. Another thought suddenly crossed his mind. "Cygnus… do you remember that lady from the Chaos Saints?"
"What lady?" Cygnus asked. He had seen more than one female that belonged to the mysterious group.
"The one in red… the one that made you…"
"Ah, HER," Cygnus snarled. "What about her?"
"I thought of something… the brief moment I saw her…" Sora's mind quickly flickered back to her cryptic warning before Sora ventured into darkness. "…she's not an advocate of darkness OR light, is she?"
Cygnus's features softened somewhat. "Why's that important?"
"From all the Chaos Saints we met… and why they took Sonic… It seems like they begrudge both darkness and light." Sora thought. "But why…"
Cygnus gasped. "Sonic did, too," He thought back to Sonic's rant against Kim Possible when they had visited the Titan's Tower. "I have a feeling that's why they wanted him, as well."
"So I guess we've got a mystery on our hands, ahyuck!" Goofy interjected as he walked in with Donald. "Nice clothes, you two!"
"Thanks, Goofy," Sora smiled.
"We're gonna find out who these 'Chaos Saints' are (even if I don't remember seeing them) and get to the bottom of all this!" Donald exclaimed. "You can bet on it!"
"We'll find Sonic, too," Cygnus added. "Maybe the first world we travel to might hold some ideas. But most of all…" Cygnus looked wistfully at the sky. His voice dropped to a whisper. "I want to find my family… I want to fix those rifts I caused… I even want to find Charlotte. But I'm afraid…"
"Afraid? Of what?" Sora asked.
"I may not be myself… you saw that woman's influence on me… Sora, promise me you'll keep me in check, whatever I do…"
Sora blinked in shock. A humble request from that kid… he surely had changed in the three months they had known each other. "O-okay, I promise! Just stick with us, and we solemnly swear we won't you do anything stupid!"
Cygnus only laughed. "That's fine with me."
"Yeah, we'll find all of our friends!" Sora thought back to the people he had befriended while visiting Cygnus's planet. They were all scattered, too, but if he could draw them to Little Planet…
"Sora!" Sora barely turned around before he found himself embraced in Kairi's tight hug. "You're going to leave again, aren't you?"
"Don't worry about me Kairi, I won't get stuck in the darkness again, I promise!" Sora returned the hug. "Someone's got to fight the darkness."
"I know Sora, but I'm still worried over you. The Heartless have gotten meaner this time, they even plunged more princesses of Heart into darkness… They won't hesitate to use that against you." Kairi rested her head against Sora's. "But I'm still here. You keep fighting, Sora. I'll be waiting for you."
"How about you two get a room?" Sora and Kairi glared at Cygnus, who was looking at them with a raised eyebrow and a smirk.
"Shut up," They both chorused in monotone with a deadly coldness.
"'Ey, mates! When you're finished coddlin' the ship's ready!" Fox had returned, a triumphant smile on his face. "We'll be departing soon, so get ready!"
"All right!" Donald cheered.
"Let's get going, ahyuck!" Goofy added.
"I guess this is goodbye for now, Sora," Kairi whispered.
"Don't worry, I'll keep in touch," Sora kissed her lightly on the cheeks. "Take care, okay?"
"I will," Kairi whispered back. "Bye, Sora."
"What're you clowns suckin' face for?" Cygnus dragged Sora away from Kairi as he skated behind Donald and Goofy, who were following Fox. "We've got work to do! LET'S BLAST AWAY!"
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Sonic finally slid to a stop inside a modest room. A long, wooden table and several chairs were the only furniture in the room. Looking past that, he could see a tall, wraith-like woman sitting calmly opposite of where he stood. "Umm… you're the big boss?"
"Sonic the Hedgehog. The last of my 13 children. Come, sit." Oni's motherly voice commanded as the blue hedgehog nervously took a seat. "You come with many questions. Hopefully I can answer as many as you ask."
"Okay…" Sonic thought for a moment, then nearly jumped out of his seat with his first question: "What's the Sin Angel?"
She chuckled calmly. "Our purpose… is to be the top knowledge base in the universe. You may not be used to this, but with our level of power, the forces of light and darkness are merely our playthings. Our true power lies within the power of Chaos, which you wield quite deftly."
Sonic sweat-dropped. "I joined a cult, didn't I?"
Oni chuckled heartily at this. "Cult is too strong a word to describe us. I prefer to say… what did Riku say again… entrepreneurs." Sonic raised his eyebrow at this notion, but the woman merely laughed. "But don't worry, Sonic my child. We will not stop you goal of saving the universe… and your friends."
Sonic gasped. However, he was no fool. She knew far more than she was telling, and perhaps far more than he even wanted to know, but there was one thing still bugging him. "Why me? Why are you helping me?"
"Dear Sonic, you'll be surprised at what you can learn by helping people… even archvillains," Oni's grin softened. "All sorts of things can be gained through helping people… from restoring their powers to helping them find lost loved ones… we have the knowledge and the power to achieve anything, and eventually, we will achieve EVERYTHING."
Sonic blinked in near shock. He definitely felt like he was in the big leagues now… but didn't that old adage absolute power corrupts absolutely apply here? "So we're aiming to do… well anything and everything. Is that right?"
"You could say that."
"So in short we're a group of overpowered mercenaries disguised as a cult?"
Oni only laughed. "You have a… unique way of simplifying matters, Sonic."
"Hey, what can I say? I like to cut to the chase." Sonic shrugged, but looked up at Oni again. "But with all this… so-called power at our fingertips, wouldn't we be like evil megalomaniacs by now?"
"Ah, we would if it we were ordinary men and women… Even some of my children aren't entirely immune to it." Oni appeared to be thoughtful. "On the other hand, that's why you're a balancing factor for our group… you can keep my other children in check." She pointed a finger and a hologram of a strange world appeared. Sonic muttered something about flashy CG effects as the woman continued, "See here, Sonic. This is your first destination. This world contains a vast amount of information useful to us, as the mages there have perfected many spells both useful to us and your friends. If my sources are correct, Sora and Cygnus should be heading over in that direction as well. Vexen will be accompanying you."
"Who's that?"
"An elder child with long hair… you saw him when you passed by Ansem."
Sonic tensed. She could read stuff from my mind!
"I can hazard a guess at what you're thinking, and although I can read your mind, rest assured it's not constant."
Sonic calmed down before he stood up. "So what should I do?"
"Do what you always do. Show the villains who's boss," She winked. Sonic was about to dash off, but at the last minute, Oni dropped her voice low and said, "A word of warning. Don't think like the Keyblade children. You have your own path now."
Sonic looked at her, processing the advice in his mind before giving a smile and a thumbs up. He ran off back towards the outside of the mansion.
Oni smiled to herself as she heard Sonic shout "Vexen! Let's go!" before zooming out of earshot. She could practically hear Vexen grumbling despite the fact she only felt his aura for a response.
"It's going smoothly. My children are ready to play."
(AlllRIGHTY THEN! Sorry for the wait... I don't have a beta anymore, If anyone's interested in helping me make my story not suck, email me at Don't miss it!
Next time!
Sora and Cygnus's first world takes them to the prestigious Mahora Academy, where all is not what it seems like. A ten year old teacher educating 31 girls in English is only the forefront for things magical (and perverted, but MOVING ON!). Unfortunately, Cygnus picks the wrong girl to hit on when a mysterious swordswoman moves in to stop him.
If you haven't heard of Mahou Sensei Negima , then don't worry... I aim to introduce you to this next fandom/world.
New character list!
Redma, Cygnus's mom, Oni, Clara: my creations
Ron Stoppable: Kim Possible
Fox McCloud: Star Fox series
Terra: Teen Titans
That's all folks!)