Hey everyone, this chapter sees the introduction of Smurf Chan's character so hope you enjoy it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, any Disney characters or Final Fantasy characters. I own Dav Strife, A.M.M owns Terri and Smurf-Chan owns... the new character, I am not going to reveal their identity yet so read on and find out!

Chapter 6: Sky Larking Around

"So, what are we going to do about this brat and his new little friend 'cause I'm already and completely FRUSTRATED BY HIM" shouted Hades as he erupted in a pillar of intense red flame that left a fiery aura around him.

"Patience, Hades, the girl that travels with him may be one of the Princesses of Heart, so we should concentrate on obtaining her to further our plans" said a tall woman dressed in a full length black cape and a had black heart to match, she also had a long black metal staff.

"Maybe we should lure the unsuspecting fools into a trap and then snatch the girl, the boy can be the Heartless' next victim" announced a tall man with a curly beard, a wooden staff with a Python's head elegantly carved into the top and the eyes made from red jewels and a long flowing crimson cloak attached to a equally crimson set of clothes.

"Yes Jafar, that seems to be the best way to capture the young warrior without causing to much trouble for us. Hades, perhaps you could arrange a little tournament at the Coliseum for our 'interests' to partake in?" continued the tall witch as she stared at a stone pedestal in the centre of their large dark room which showed Dav sitting on an invisible chair and Terri stood behind him in their Gummi Ship.

"Boom, good as done, I am gone baby!" said Hades with a quickened tone and then he disappeared in another pillar of intense orange flame.

"Maleficent, are you sure we can trust him to accomplish our next task?" asked Jafar as he shifted his gaze from the pedestal to the tall witch Maleficent who was still staring at the two little figures on the pedestal.

"Have trust in one such as Hades my dear Jafar, although quick to anger he is a very strong ally. Given time he will accomplish his task or perish if he fails as the Heartless will consume his heart" mused the witch as she looked at the Grand Vaseer of Agrabah.

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"Hey, do you mind if we head back to the Olympus Coliseum?. I wanna go talk to my brother about something"

"Sure, why ask me, its not like were going to be in any danger there" (A/N: If only she knew lol)

"Ok, thanks. We can see if there's some fights we can enter or something too!"

The Gummi Ship soared toward the Coliseum as the Heartless ships grew much fewer in number. Soon the ship had docked and its two man (and woman) crew entered the Coliseum through the colossal front doors of the grand structure. They walked towards the next huge set of doors that lead to the lobby when something caught Terri's attention to the right of the archway.

"Hey, look at this sign, its advertising a tournament"

NOTICE

The Hermes Challenge Cup is being held today

The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will

receive prize money.

Full prize details are inside.

The rules are simple

1. Defeat all groups of Heartless without

getting knocked out

2. There will be two tournament bosses one

ranked 2nd and one ranked 1st

3. Unlike all other tournaments you can

only enter alone to prove that

you really are a champion

So good luck to all who take part!

"What do you think, should we enter?" asked Dav with a hint of excitement building in his voice.

"Why not I guess we could use the prize money to buy supplies with" Terri replied, her silver eyes reflecting the ever present midday sun.

"Ok, I'll just go and speak with Cloud and then we'll enter, we may have to fight each other you know!" Dav warned in a mocking tone. Terri just shrugged and headed into the lobby to sign up for the tournament. Dav meanwhile went to catch up with his recently discovered brother who was resting up against the right hand wall near the main entrance.

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Two figures were stood at the far side of the arena with no one else in the arena itself, all warriors were inside the lobby.

"Okay, okay, everything is set and that brat is going to get what is coming to him" said Hades loudly with a grin creeping on his bluish grey features.

"And the girl, what is to happen with her, remember he need her alive" stated Jafar who had already lost patience with Hades by the tone of his voice.

"Don't worry just sit back and enjoy the show, it'll be a BLAST" Hades finished his sentence with another huge rising pillar of flame which left him with a red aura surrounding him once again.

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"Okay kid, listen up, there's seven rounds and your friend has reached third place but was beaten by that scary guy with the blonde hair and huge sword. Go out there and stomp those Heartless into nothingness. I've got just three words of advice for ya, watch your back at all times!" instructed Phil as Dav looked confused.

"That was six words you twit, but whatever, I'll poke fun at you later. Right now I have to concentrate to get a DAV-ine victory in this tournament... get it, man I'm bad with jokes eh?" he laughed as he walked through the doors to the arena for his battle.

His first match was against a group of eight Shadows and two Soldier Heartless which went without any trouble. He dispatched the Shadows with his swords and then countered a flying spinning kick from a Soldier with a kick of his own which connected with its head causing it to land softly on the ground before disappearing. The last Soldier was dispatched with a solid right hand to the stomach and a left hand to the helmet clad head.

The second and third matches went smoothly as they both consisted of a group of Soldiers and a Large Body, the third had more Soldiers and two Large Bodies. Dav lured three soldiers in front of the Large Body which jumped and landed on its front, missing Dav and squashing the Heartless. The remaining Soldiers received a barrage of Sabre bullets which ripped through their relatively frail bodies and caused them to vanish.

The third match saw one Large Body charge into the second and caused it to berserk, killing most of the Soldiers. The rest where then dealt with by Dav attacking with his dual swords. Dav then jumped on one of the Large Body's backs and jump high in the air, bringing both his swords down onto the Heartless' back which ruptured its hard skin and eliminated it. The second fell after two Firaga spells connected with its back and exploded, causing fire splash damage as well the main impact which caused damage.

Match four saw Dav having to go it alone against three flying Pirate Ships and four Flying Pirates. Dav stood in the centre of the ring and held both his swords in a X shape above his head and the tips of both blades glowed, one with white energy and one with black. The two swords shot a single stream of energy, one white and one black. They shot into the air intertwining as they went and then hit the invisible ceiling which caused the beams to fragment into smaller bolts which fall upon all the enemies, making the Flying Pirates vanishing and the Ships to gain a hefty amount of damage. He finished by shouting "Payback Time" and launched his swords at the ships one per ship, both the weapons hit their target and vanished in a small cloud of shadow. The last one fell to a sustained stream of lead.

He took a small vial out of his pocket which contained a leaf green substance and removed the stopper and drank the green liquid in one mouthful. The Ether restored some of his lost magical energies from the strong attacks he used in the last battle. He then focused his magic and cast a Cura spell on himself to remove the grazes and scratches he had suffered. He then looked around the arena to find it vacant of any life, not even his next opponent which was scheduled to be Terri.

Five minutes passed and still Terri did not show up, she was still missing and it was not like her to miss a good fight , especially against himself. Cloud entered the arena and looked around for the fight he was waiting to see, he wanted to see his brother fight.

"Where is your friend?" asked Cloud with no hint of emotion in his voice at all.

"I don't know, she was supposed to fight me right now but she just isn't here" Dav replied looking at Cloud with a half annoyed and half worried look. Another ten minutes passed and Dav was now sat on the spectators seats constantly looking around the arena, Cloud had gone to talk to Phil about the disappearance. He stared up at the flawless view of the sky as the door to the lobby opened and someone stepped out, someone Dav had never seen before. The mystery person had light blonde hair and aqua eyes and wore a black muscle shirt with a blue vested hoodie over the top, her lower half clad in dark blue stealth pants and black lightweight boots. They also clutched twin daggers in both hands, the dagger in her right hand had the blade pointing out in front and the left handed dagger was pointing towards their back.

Dav and the stranger exchanged looks and Dav held out both hands and his swords materialised into them. Phil came plodding out just after her and looked at Dav who's expression was hinting he wanted an explanation.

"Look kid, seeing as your female friend has er... vanished the tournament has to continue and this is your friend's replacement. His names Aaron Thomas and he's a renowned thief apparently. Personally I've never heard of him but hey, I don't leave here very often so good luck kid". He then plodded back into the lobby and the fighters took their sides of the ring and Cloud reappeared and leaned against a wall close to the door. Both competitors exchanged stares again, this time they were a bit more hostile than before.

The familiar invisible force field appeared around the ring and above and both warriors charged at their opponent as the quarter final match began.