One Last Rescue: The Imperial Threat

Kairi gazed out from her prison. Standing upon the balcony, she gazed down at the activity that took place beneath her. Fifteen stories was a long way down and would have been easy for her to take her own life. She paced up and down the balcony, worrying what had happened to Riku.

"Oh God, Riku." Kairi uttered to herself. "What will they do to you? I fear for you, I grieve with you." Kairi continued to pace up and down, fearing the worst for Riku.

"Why did you come here alone? What happened to Sora?" Then Kairi began to fear what had happened to Sora. A barrage of questions entered her mind. Was Sora still alive? Was he dead? Was he coming to the rescue? Was he captured as well? All this time, Kairi's mind was asking and asking without signs of ceasing.

"I can't stand it in this place!" Kairi cried out. "I hate this place! These Imperials had to ruin our lives and separate us! They had to put us through this hell and for what? So that they can have their little fun watching us squirm into blank corners like mice in a maze!" She fell to her knees and began to weep. "Riku, Sora, please help me! I don't know what to do! I'm all alone here! I don't want to be alone here! I wanna go home!"

It was then that she heard the door open behind her.

"I told you to leave me alone!" she shouted. "I don't want anyone near me! I don't want anyone to bother me! Just leave me alone!"

"Gee, and after all the trouble I went through just to get here." A familiar voice uttered. Kairi's heart began to pound. She looked up and turned to see a face she knew, very well indeed. Sora had finally reached her.

"Sora…?" she uttered. "Is that really you?"

"It better be. I wouldn't feel right if it wasn't me."-

"Sora!" Kairi jumped to her feet and ran towards Sora. She hugged him and caressed him, nearly knocking him down. She cried on his chest. "You're alright, you're alright." She then realized that he was still wounded. "Oh, but you've been injured."

"It's nothing really. They're just scratches."-

"But we must tend to them."-

"It's alright, Kairi. I'll be fine. I'm just glad to see that you're alright."-

Kairi's eyes filled with tears and she pressed her head again Sora's weary body. Sora caressed her and hugged her tightly. Tears started to form in his eyes.

"I missed you, Sora." Kairi sobbed. "I thought that you had been killed, or captured, or something terrible…"-

"I know." Sora uttered. Kairi fell to her knees, Sora kneeled down with her. "Now stop your tears, Kairi. We have to go."

"What…what about Riku?" Kairi asked. Sora then looked at her.

"That's right." Sora said. "Riku's still captured. Is he here? Riku? Riku!"

"No he's not. They took him away."-

"Took him away? Took him away where?" Sora took Kairi, firmly by the shoulders. "Tell me, Kairi. Where did they take Riku?"

"I don't know, Sora, I don't know! They separated us! I don't know where he is."-

"Well, enough crying," Sora said. He placed his hand on her cheek and wiped away her tears, "We have to get out of here and go find Riku. You alright now?" Kairi wiped away her tears and smiled. "Then, let's get going." He took Kairi by the wrist and led her out. However as they turned to exit out of the observatory, they came across yet another Imperial. This Imperial was tall and intimidating. He had a scar streaked almost hook-like at the left side of his face and another scar streaked down his right eye. He wore a triangular armored top with the crest of the Empire displayed in the front. From the armor, a flowing black cape, with red lining, hung down. He stood upon a mechanical iron right leg and a cybernetic left arm at his side. In a deep and sinister voice, he addressed Sora and Kairi.

"His Excellency, Master Cavendish, bids you welcome." He said.

"Who are you?" Sora asked.

"I am Lord Dextera Viro! One of the Three Excellencies!"-

"I know about you! Sneer told us who you were."-

"And so we meet at last, Sora, wielder of the keyblade." Viro began to walk closer to the two.

"Kairi, get behind me." Sora ordered.

"Right." Kairi replied. Sora drew out his keyblade.

"What is it that you want?"-

"You may think that your ordeal is over, but it isn't." Viro stated. "It has only just begun."

"You're wrong! Arakis gave us his word of safe passage out of here! Don't you see, Viro! I've won! I've won against the Empire! I saved my friend Kairi! Next, I'll find and save my friend, Riku! Then, we'll all go back home and live in peace! It's over now! It's all over! So if you're meaning to pick a fight with me, you might as well forget it! I've had enough of fighting you Imperials!"-

"You misunderstand me. I did not come here to fight you."-

"Then what did you come here for?"-

"Oh, my dear Sora, I have a token, which I was obligated to show you." Viro reached behind him and drew out a sheathed sword. "I'm sure you recognize this."

"What is that?" Kairi asked. Immediately, Sora knew what it was.

"That…that's Riku's sword?" Sora uttered.

"You are correct!" Viro chuckled. "And it's all yours!" Viro threw the blade at Sora and Sora caught the blade with his outstretched hand. He gazed at the sword and knew that this message had dire consequences.

"Riku, where's Riku!"-

"He is still under the control of my nephew, General Ameba."-

"I'll ask you again," Sora gripped both the keyblade and sword in anger, "Where is Riku!"

"Patience, boy, you're too much in a hurry." Viro's smirk became more eminent. "The boy is dear to you I see. Know that he suffered greatly at the hands of his Imperial hosts."

"Riku…" Sora's eyes filled with a great and terrible rage. His heart had been broken at the thought of what the Imperials had done to his best friend.

"On ho, Riku…" Kairi uttered. Tears ran down her face. "We have to save Riku!"

"I know…"-

"Having such mixed emotions about a boy who may already be dead." Viro chuckled. "Who would have thought that someone so young would endure so much pain and suffering?" Viro smirked when he saw the tears run down the face of the key bearer. "And he did, Sora. He did."

"I've heard enough out of you!" Sora shouted. "I want to know where Riku is!"

"Since you're so desperate to know, I'll tell you. You can find your friend Riku in the realm of torment, at the lowest level of Gombria, the sister city of Vandor. You must enter through the Grand Central Building, and take one of the lifts to the very bottom. Then, you must take the entry, which leads to the lower passage. This level can only be accessed by stair case. You may find this passage at the mouth of the northern corridor. Also, my nephew has instructed me to relay this. That if you want to see your friend, Riku, alive ever again, then you must come alone. Mind you, enter at your own risk though. Now that you have been released by Arakis, there is no guarantee that you'll go in safely."-

"Like there's no guarantee for you to get out of here safely!" Sora deployed his Firaga spell, attempting to smite Viro. But Viro suddenly vanished, laughing in a sinister fashion.

"I can guarantee this much, Sora; you may not live to see your home again!" There was utter silence after Viro had vanished.

"We need to rescue Riku." Sora uttered. Sora took Kairi by the arm and the two hurried back down to where Mickey and the others still awaited them.

It hadn't been long before Kairi and Sora finally reached the gates and rushed to the gummi ship, where Mickey and the others awaited their return.

"Will you hurry up, Donald!" Mickey ordered. "We need to have that new optical stealth drive installed as soon as possible."

"Well, how the heck was I supposed to know that they didn't install it." Donald replied.

"You were supposed to have it checked in to the mechanics."-

"Well, excuse me for being an idiot!"-

"Hey, fellers," Goofy shouted, "Kairi and Sora have come back!"

"Well, it's about time! What were two doing, taking a nap!"-

"Excuse us, Donald!" Sora shouted. "It's not our fault that we're tardy!"

"What took you so long!"-

"We got caught in traffic!"-

"Whatever the reason, it's good to see that you two made it out of there safely!" Mickey said. "Kairi, It's good to see that you're still in tact and as gracious as ever!"

"Thank you, your majesty." Kairi replied.

"Too bad I can't say the same about you, Sora." Mickey examined Sora's condition. "You look like you were half fed through a meat grinder."

"Well, Arakis never makes it easy."-

"Here ya go, Sora." Goofy said, handing him a senzu bean.

"Just half of it will do." Sora implied. Goofy smiled and broke a bean in half. Sora took the half and ate it. His wounds and strength were restored.

"I need an extra wardrobe too."-

"There's an extra outfit in the hull." Mickey said.

"Great!" Sora went down to the hull, but temporarily stopped. "By the way, Mickey, once you're done here, set a course of the city of Gombria."

"Gombria!"-

"But Gombria is the sister city of Vandor, the capital of the Empire!" Donald said, astounded.

"You'd have to be crazy to go there!" Goofy added.

"But we have no other choice…" Sora implied.

"Why?" Mickey asked. "Why don't we have a choice?"

"Riku is being held prisoner there."-

"What? Riku?"-

"Held prisoner?" Goofy said.

"But when? How?" Donald asked.

"It doesn't matter right now…" Sora said. "Just prepare to get under way as soon as you're finished here." Sora only looked down and walked into the hull to change, leaving Kairi to inspect the activity that was going on.

"Gawrsh…" Goofy uttered. "I hope Riku's alright. I hope them Imperials didn't hurt him, or nothing?"

"He should be alright." Donald said, using his monkey wrench on a loose bolt. "Riku's a tough guy. He would never allow himself to be pushed around by anyone."

"You've known that concept all your life, haven't you, Kairi?" Mickey asked.

"Riku has always been rather stubborn." Kairi uttered. "Always trying to play the roll of leader. But deep down, he's very kind and very understanding. He just never allows himself to show it."

"Don't we all know that part?" Donald said. "He's just like a walnut. Hard to crack, but sweet within."

"And Sora ain't gonna give up on him is he!" Goofy chuckled.

"I should say not! Nothing could ever tear them apart!"-

Donald continued to work and the activity caught Kairi's attention.

"What are you guys doing anyway?" she asked.

"A last minute installment." Mickey implied. "An optical stealth drive, compliments of Van Flyheight. We would have had it installed sooner if somebody had given it to the mechanic's party before we left."

"You gonna start that again!" Donald shouted. "Do not mock me!"

"Well, I' m gonna go down and see how Sora's doing." Kairi uttered. "I leave you guys to finish whatever it is you're doing. Good you see you three again."

"The pleasure is ours, Ms. Kairi!" Goofy chuckled.

"Hurry up, Donald!" Mickey shouted. "Before the end comes!"

"Keep your pants on, your Majesty!" Donald implied.

"At least I have pants, unlike you, walking around with indecent exposure!"-

"Hey, I'm a Disney character! I look a lot better without pants! What about you with the red shorts and stupid little buttons on the front!"-

"It's a fashion statement!"-

"Yeah, a fashion statement for the mentally impaired!"-

The two continued to argue up top as Kairi worked her way into the bottom of the ship. She entered the hull, where the supplies was kept and there, she saw Sora about to put on his new shirt. His youthful breast glimmered in the dim light.

"Sora?" Kairi uttered.

"Kairi?" Sora replied. "I'm sorry, I didn't know you came in."

"Are you OK?"-

"I'm alright. Just putting on some new clothes is all."-

Before he could put his shirt on, Kairi walked up to him and placed her hand on his chest. She then placed her head upon his bosom, listening to his beating heart.

"I'm so glad to see you again, Sora." She uttered. Sora only smiled and placed his arms around her. He stroked her hair gently, ruffling his fingers through her fine, red hair.

"I'm so glad that you're finally here with me." Sora replied. He lay his chin upon her head, taking in the scent of her hair. The old ocean breeze of Destiny Island lingered atop her head. "All we have to do now is save Riku and then we can be on our way home."

"Home…What a word, what a beautiful word." Tears began to drip down her cheek. Sora looked into her eyes as she looked in to his. He wiped the tears away with his finger.

"Don't worry, Kairi. We'll be home sooner than you think."-

Just then, the intercom from the cockpit burst out. Donald's voice echoed through the hull.

"Kairi, Sora, are you there?" he asked. Sora put on his shirt and tucked into his new black jeans.

"Yes, we're here." Sora replied, flipping on the intercom.

"We're prepared to take off. So if you two could join us up top; that would be great!"-

"We'll be there." Sora flipped off the intercom. He then turned to Kairi. "We're needed up top."

"I understand."-

"We have only a little further to go." Sora placed on his belts, his kneed pads and finally he jacket. His neck collar was still wrapped around his throat. He then gazed at Kairi who looked down and to the side. He lifted her chin up with his index finger. "Hey, listen to me, Kairi. It'll be alright. Riku will reunite with us sooner than you think."

"I know." She replied. They smiled and then Sora grabbed her by the shoulders.

"Listen to us, chattering away when we need to be up top. We better join the others before we have to hear the rough edge of Donald's tongue. And believe me, it isn't very pretty."

Kairi agreed and the two joined Mickey, Donald, and Goofy in the cockpit. They entered the cockpit and buckled themselves in.

"Well, well, well," Donald implied, a smirk on his face. "So what were you doing down there for so long?"

"Come on, Donald," Sora said, "Give me a break! Nothing happened, OK! Nothing happened!"

"I smell love in the air!"-

"Are you blushing, Sora?" Mickey added.

"Gawrsh, that's so sweet!" Goofy said. There was laughter amongst the group and Sora couldn't help, but blush.

"Come on, you guys…" he uttered, shyly. The gummi blasted off and headed towards the city of Gombria. Just one more rescue. One more life the save.

The journey was laughter and smiles as the gummi headed towards Gombria. However, the joy was shattered when Goofy looked out of the window.

"Uh…fellers?" he uttered.

"What is it, Goofy?" Mickey asked. They gazed down towards the land and upon the ground, piercing through the tops of trees of a vast forest and all along a vast dirt road; the bodies of millions of men could be seen.

"Oh my…" Kairi uttered.

"It looks like a vast battle took place." Sora said. He then realized that the bodies of the Imperials were those of mobile droids and he remembered seeing those same mobile droids exit out of Vandor. "This must be the battle that Crassus was talking about."

"Crassus?" Goofy asked.

"Who's Crassus?" added Donald.

"He was the lord who led me to Arakis." Sora implied. "He said that the Imperial troops were being sent to stop Saiyan forces from breaking communication between Gombria and Vandor. I guess this is the result of the battle.

"There are so many." Kairi said. "So many men dead. What a waste of life."

Just then, something happened within the gummi's system. An emergency light turned on.

"What's happening?" Mickey asked.

"Apparently, the stealth drive has been severed again." Donald replied. "Just goes to show what happens with untested technology." Donald began to descend. "We have no choice, but to make an emergency landing."

"Can't we just continue on? We only have three, or four hundred miles of travel left."

"If we continue without a stealth drive, those Imperial cruisers will be on us like fleas on a mule. Then, we'll really be in trouble. They'll send out their droids and the mobile dolls and finish us off for sure. As you recall, your Majesty, we're in Imperial airspace now."-

"But couldn't we just go into hyper drive?"-

"That'll take us too far! We'll end up approximately a thousand miles passed our destination! Please, Your Majesty, leave it to me."-

"We have no choice, your Majesty!" Goofy added. "I would trust Donald on this one!"

"Very well, Donald! I leave everything up to you! Our lives are in your hands!"-

"I understand! Then brace yourselves, ladies and gents! It's gonna be a bumpy ride!" The gummi descended to the ground, at a small clearing. There, Donald set it down gently. He cut the rockets and the gummi ship sat upon the soft ground. The company then walked out and Donald went to work on the stealth drive. In the meantime, Sora scoured around the area. Upon the ground, were dead Saiyans and decapitated mobile droids. Along side were Imperial volunteers and soldiers of the Universal Alliance. Their bodies lay stiff under the canopy of trees.

"It's so sad to see these men like this." Kairi uttered.

"That is what war is." Sora explained. "So many young men go off to fight for a cause they strongly believe in. Many of them are still my age. Not even passed twenty yet."

"I can't take it." Kairi shut away her eyes.

"I understand if you want to go back." Kairi nodded and turned away. However, as she did, she heard a voice cry out.

"Sora…" it uttered. "Sora…"

"Did you hear that?" Kairi asked.

"I did." Sora replied. "It came from that thicket over there."

Sora made his way pass the masses of dead, with Kairi just behind him. They worked their through the scene of chaos until they came across a face that Sora knew, very well indeed. It was Lord Thundro. He had been severely wounded and blood flowed out of a deep wound in his gut.

"Thundro!" Sora said. Thundro looked up, his eyes half open.

"So…it is you…Sora…" the dying lord uttered. "What…brings…you here?"

"Never mind that. You need help." Sora kneeled at Thundro's side and examined the wound. The wound was deep alright, and it was fatal. There was no doubt that Thundro would not survive.

"This…is what happens…when you stick…your neck out for people…" Thundro uttered. "You…get something like this…"

"Goofy!" Sora cried. "Get over here quick!"

"I gotcha!" Goofy replied. Sora looked down at Thundro.

"Don't worry, we'll help you."-

"Who is he?" Kairi asked.

"Well, well, well," Thundro said. "You…must be…Kairi…Sora has suffered a great deal…to rescue you…you know."

"I know."-

"Don't talk, Thundro." Sora advised as he added pressure to the wound, hoping to stop the bleeding. "Save your strength."

"Here I am, Sora!" Goofy said.

"Hand me one of your senzu beans."-

"But we only have one and a half left!"-

"It doesn't matter. Give me one of the beans."-

"Well, OK." Goofy gave the full bean to Sora and Sora gave it to Thundro.

"Here, eat this." Sora said. "It'll heal you up."

"There is no need." Thundro asked. "I have decided to die here."

"But why?"-

"I have served my purpose as a warrior. To die honorably in battle is what I have longed for."-

"Stop talking nonsense! You still have a chance to make it! Take the senzu bean, please!"-

"Why should I carry out with something that I refuse to do?"-

"Stop being stubborn and drop the tough guy act! You're dying!"-

"And I will die then, as an Imperial…soldier who served his cause faithfully and without question. That is the roll of a soldier. That is what we were…made to do. We were meant to fight and…die for our cause. You, Sora, are…not a soldier though, that is why you hold on to…the value of life. To fight and die is all I know."-

"But it doesn't have to be that way. You still have your entire life ahead of you."-

"My life would be filled…with nothing, but misery and sorrow. Once the war… ends, there…will be no further purpose…for me…A…fighter… can never…adjust…to the life of a pacifist…Please let me…die…"-

"I can't let you do that."-

"And why not?"-

"Even though I haven't known you for very long, I still appreciate what you've done for us in the past. This is my way of thanking you, to offer you a second chance. And even if not for me, do it for those who've come close to you. Who've learned to accept you." Sora handed the bean to Thundro, placing it in his hand. "If you have any second thoughts whatsoever, then you at least have this." Sora stood up and turned away.

"If, there's anyone stubborn here, it's you…" Thundro uttered.

"Indirectly anyway." Sora replied and walked away with Goofy and Kairi following close behind.

"Did you have to give him that senzu bean?" Goofy asked.

"It was the best course of action."-

"But we only have that one half left!"-

"Then we'll have to be careful about not taking any casualties."-

"I guess you're right…"-

"Are you just gonna leave him there?" Kairi asked.

"Yes." Sora implied. "Thundro leads his own destiny. It's not within my power to be telling him what to do."

"Hey, where did you guys go!" Mickey shouted as the team approached.

"Whatever happens, don't mention what happened back there."-

"Well, Sora?"-

"Not much, just scouring the battlefield!" Sora replied in a loud voice.

"Did you find anything?"-

"Nothing of any value!" Goofy replied.

"So how are repairs coming?" Sora asked.

"We'll be ready to go in just a few minutes!" Donald replied. "I just have to make a few adjustments and rig up the device so it doesn't die on us again!"

"Well, you better hurry! Without a doubt, someone might have seen us land! The last thing we want right now is trouble on our hands!" But just at Sora finished his statement, they heard the sound of a large body rustling through the underbrush.

"Sora!" Mickey cried. "Imperial troops emerging from the woods!"

"Too late." Sora said. "Donald, whatever time it'll take to finish what it is you're doing, you better make it a quarter of that time! We're got company!"

The Imperial troops began to advance full speed. The soldiers were armed only with swords, so Sora could only assume that they were members of the elite sword units, just like the ones the encountered in Traverse Town.

"We'll hold them off as best we can!" Mickey shouted. "Goofy! Sora! Let's get them!"

"There are at least three hundred, or so!" Sora added.

"Make sure to make every blow count and don't get killed yourself!"-

"Let's get 'em!" Goofy cried.

"Kairi!" Sora shouted. "You stay behind and guard the ship!"

"Don't worry!" Kairi shouted, taking out Riku's sword and unsheathing it. "I can handle the stragglers!"

"Are you sure Kairi knows how to fight well?" Mickey asked.

"Believe me," Sora said, "she can handle herself!"

"Here they come!" Goofy cried.

Sora unleashed Zeke and Mushu at the same time. Zeke, using his energy, blew straight through the ranks of the attacking Imperials. Mushu, on Sora's shoulder, fired a barrage of fire balls at the attackers. Mickey deployed a series of elemental attacks, wiping out a dozen at a time. Still, the Imperials attacked. Genie, Dumbo, and Tinker Bell were used in the scourge, but still, the Imperials advanced. Soon, Mickey, Sora, and Goofy were engaged in hand to hand combat. Mickey used all elemental attacks, his super attacks and the four forms of the Gatotsu. Sora used everything, from his Tundra Canister, Shadow Death Wave, and Twister Strike, to his Sonic Blade, his Ars Arcanum, his Ragnarok, elemental attacks, and the infamous foot stomp. He even used the new technique he achieved from General Kai, the Corona Flash Barrage. He deployed Pikachu and the little electric mouse deployed a strong electrical surge with its Thunder Shock. The electrical current reigned upon the Imperials and killed fifty, or so. However, when it seemed that the three hundred swords men were on the verge of defeat. Mickey spotted a second wave attacking from the left.

"We have a problem!" Mickey cried out. "Two hundred Imperial troops armed with blasters, attacking from the left!"

"Open fire!" The commander of the Imperials ordered. Immediately, the Imperials began to fire away at the ship and the team.

"Stop firing at the ship!" Donald shouted. He quickly rushed into the cockpit and deployed the shield.

"We can't hold them off for long!" Mickey shouted. "Hurry up and get that blasted ship ready, Donald!"

"Patience is a virtue, your Majesty!" It was then that another four hundred elite swords men began to attack.

"Not right now it isn't!" Sora cried.

"Uh…fellers?" Goofy uttered.

"What is it?" Goofy pointed to the right. Sora and the others looked to see another three hundred elite swords men attacking from the right. "Oh man, you have got to be kidding me!" Sora stood his ground. "It looks like I have no choice!" Sora concentrated his energy and unleashed the rage and Saiyan Devotion. Like a mad man, he struck hard into the bulk of the Imperials. Using his foot stomp, he first broke up their ranks, then used his lightning grappling skills to finish off the attacking Imperials. He then, with a mighty blast, used his Galick Gun and eliminated the entire Imperial threat on the right.

"Sora!" Goofy shouted, throwing him a potion and replenishing his strength.

"Thanks, Goofy!"-

"Hey, your Majesty, you ever seen Sora move like that?"-

"I never new he could inflict such damage! He blew away that entire attacking force on the right like they were nothing!"-

"He's gained the upper hand there."-

"He might have, but we haven't!" The Imperials began to wear down where Goofy and Mickey were fighting. Sora quickly went to join the attack, but when he did, he realized that some of the swords men had managed to survive and were attacking the ship. But as he watched, Kairi entered the fray with her swift attack, which she leared from Riku, and her retaliatory strikes, she picked up from Sora. She slashed through the remaining attackers like a hot knife through butter.

"That's my girl!" Sora shouted.

"I learn only from the best!" Kairi replied. "Too bad I couldn't do that back on Destiny Island! It would've saved us a lot of trouble!"

"Well, you couldn't help that you were fighting against top fighters of the Empire!"-

"I guess you have a point!" Imperials again attacked, but Kairi cut through them with ease again. "I've always longed to do that to the Empire!"

The fight continued as the might of the KH team continued to fend off the advancing Imperials. However, despite their efforts, it seemed as if more were just appearing out of nowhere. By now, there were more than a thousand of the swordsmen and infantry attacking from three sides at once. Even Sora, though dipped into the rage and using Saiyan Devotion, began to tire out.

"Our ether and potion's are dwindling!" Mickey cried. "We won't be able to hold them off indefinitely!"

"They're even tougher than the Heartless!" Goofy added.

"We can't let up!" Sora cried out. But suddenly, as soon as he uttered those words, Sora felt his energy once again deplete. He came out of the rage and fell to one knee.

"Sora!" Kairi shouted, running to his side.

"I can't believe I'm out of power…" Sora uttered. He fell on his hands.

The Imperials grew closer and closer now and there seemed to be no end to their onslaught.

"We have no choice!" Mickey cried. "We'll have to withdraw from here! Donald, fire up the engines!"

"But I'm almost finished!" Donald replied.

"If we stay here any longer, we're finished!"-

"Alright! I'm going, I'm going!"-

But just as it seemed that the Imperials would finish them, there was a suddenly flash of light and the Imperial troops suddenly stopped. Then, within seconds, the majority of them fell dead. The KH team was dumbfounded.

"What happened?" Goofy asked.

"I happened!" a voice shouted. The team looked to see Lord Thundro once again on his feet.

"Thundro!" Sora cheered.

"I thought I might take you up on your offer of a second chance! I still have a lot to teach Goten!" Thundro lifted up his finger and fired an energy wave. The beam caused a massive explosion that blew the Imperials away. Thundro aimed again to his left and incinerated the other Imperials. "I guess I'll let my life go wherever the wind takes me." He walked up to Sora. "Thank you very much."

"It's me that should be thanking you. You've done so much for us!"-

Suddenly, the Imperials began to attack again. This time there were over two thousand of them charging head on.

"Here they come again!" Donald cried. The KH team and Lord Thundro drew their swords. But as they were ready to fight, explosions suddenly bellowed forth against the Imperials and many of them fell dead.

"It seems that reinforcements have finally arrived." Thundro uttered. The KH team suddenly heard the maniacal screaming of thousand of men coming fro behind them. Sure enough, the forces of the Saiyan Confederation forces, under the command of General Eaps, came charging out of the woods. The Imperials were quick to withdraw and fled before the attacking Saiyans.

"It seems that you've managed to hold this position after all." One of the Saiyans uttered.

"Sora," Thundro implied, "allow me to introduce you to General Eaps of the Saiyan Confederations western forces."

"Sora, eh? Your reputation as a rebel against the Empire has preceded you."-

"You know about me?" Sora asked.

"Almost every Saiyan in our ranks have heard about you and the KH team. You're giving just as much hell for the Imperials as Goku is."-

"Goku? You know Goku?"-

"He's the one that told us about you. He said that your efforts were equal, if not greater than his own."-

"He said that?"-

"That's enough, the two of you." Thundro interrupted. "I believe our young warrior and his friends have another comrade to save, am I right."

"That's right!" Sora shouted. "I almost forgot! We gotta get going!"

"Alright you guys," Mickey cried, "Let's be on our way!"

"But what about the stealth drive?" Donald asked.

"There will be no need for it!" Eaps said. "The Saiyan Confederation has managed to secure the airspace from here to Gombria!" Donald grumbled angrily to himself. All that stress for nothing.

"Well, let's go." Sora uttered. The team climbed aboard the gummi. The rockets ignited and the gummi was off once again to its destination. The table had once again turned. And this time in favor of the light.