Chapter 7: Mount Olympus

When the quartet arrived in the new world the first thing they found was a gigantic door with depictions of lightning, with the roof supported by several columns placed on the sides together with two statues depicting two warriors placed on the sides. Entering the structure they found themselves in a small room made of bricks with candles to illuminate it, with a door with the word closed and an altar on which there was a small being who looked like half a man and half a goat standing in front. To a picture with the rules inside, approaching him to ask him for information, it happened that:

Sora: Am …

?: Just in time. Give me a hand, do you want? Move that pedestal over there. I need to tidy up this place for the games.

Sora, doing what he was asked, was unable to move the pedestal.

Sora: It weighs a ton!

Returning to warn that he hadn't been able to move it, he was surprised.

Sora: It's too heavy!

?: What? Too heavy? And since you became such a… Oh, wrong type. What are you doing here? This here is the famous Colosseum … Reserved for heroes! And I'm busy preparing the games. So get out there, little ones.

Ben: Hey!

?: Look, that's how it works. Heroes come from all over … to fight fierce monsters right here in the Colosseum.

Donald: The heroes are right here in front of you.

Goofy: Yes, he is the true hero chosen by the Keyblade!

Donald: And we are heroes too.

?: Hero? That brat? (Starts laughing)

Ben: Sora tries to tell him what you fought.

Sora: What is there to laugh about! I fought monsters in droves!

?: Hey, if you can't even move this … (Try moving the pedestal)

Ben: In my opinion, if I told him that I am a hero, he would start laughing til he exhausts. (inside himself)

?: You can't call yourself … a hero!

Ben: And what do you know about a hero?

?: Much more… than you think! Okay, brute force is not enough. Well, let's see what you can do. I'll test you, but it won't be easy. Are you ready?

Sora: I'm ready!

?: Well, boy. Let's see what you can do.

The middle being brought the quartet to a large arena with pillars and various barrels, surrounded by many seats for the audience to watch the show. Sora was made to get on the arena while Donald, Goofy and Ben had to watch the rehearsal.

?: The rules are simple: break all the barrels within the time limit.

Sora with the speed and strength he was gifted with was able to break all the barrels in no time.

?: Hey, you're better than I thought!

Ben: I told you!

Donald: Yeah!

Vestibule

?: You know, not bad, boy.

Sora: Eh, huh, it really looks like I'm competing for the games.

?: I'm afraid not.

Sora and Donald: Why not !?

?: Two words … You guys are not heroes!

Sora: Come on!

Ben: All wasted effort. (Inside himself)

?: If you want to be a true hero, start training with this magic.

On the outside

As Sora and the others came out of the hall they heard a voice speak to them behind them.

?: Hmm… a rather stubborn billy goat, don't you think?

Donald: Who are you?

?: Hey, hey, wait wait … Let me guess. You want to participate in the games, right? Well, then you will need this …

Sora: A ticket?

?: It's all yours! Good luck boy, I'll be cheering for you.

Deciding to go back inside the vestibule Sora gave the ticket to the "goat", who was surprised.

?: Hey, how did you get this?

Sora: Can we join the games now?

?: Ah, I can't refuse. Let's start with the preliminaries! Are you ready?

Sora: Sure!

?: You will also meet some strange characters in this tournament. Be very careful.

Entering the arena the quartet found themselves facing a group of Heartless that Sora immediately eliminated with the Thundaga received from their coach learning to use it, then going to talk to him.

?: You're not a hero yet, but it's not bad. You are lucky to have me as a coach.

Then a fairly sturdy boy appears next to them, with straight blond hair and blue eyes. He wore a red cloak with a metal clawed glove in his left hand, with a very large sword wrapped in bandages reaching down to his feet. Who gave a look at the quartet especially at Sora who was staring at him in the same way.

?: I know so much that that is going to be a tough guy to beat. Who knows, maybe you will face him later.

Ben: Rath would eat him alive (under voice)

?: Who?

Ben: A … nothing!

?: I'm sure you said something.

Ben: I said for sure that he will be very strong looking.

?: If you say so…

After match 3

?: You are better than I thought. I wish he was here to see you.

Sora: Him who?

Ben: Who?

?: Hercules! He is a true hero. Too bad it's not there now. He went to see him as his father.

After match 5

?: That's your next challenger. Agree? Do not mistake! Just get rid of it.

?: Is the great god of the underworld afraid of a little boy? I'm sorry, but the contract says …

?: I know! Do you think I don't know !? I wrote the contract! You are only required to kill Hercules in this tournament. But you have to fight that little boy to do it! Power. Hey, it's like that old goat says, "Rule 11: It's just a game." So relax and enjoy! And a few deaths on the street isn't a problem, right?

The boy leaves.

?: Ohh, he's more dead than my dead. Yet, suckers like him it is difficult to find …

After the final match with Cloud

When the quartet defeated the exhausted Cloud, suddenly a huge black deer with red eyes and huge sharp teeth appears from behind him.

?: Oh right, there was another rule … I forgot. Accidents… happen.

The Cerberus was about to attack when he was stopped by a man wearing brown-orange armor that ends in a kind of metal kilt, also the armor leaves the arms and most of the legs uncovered. He also wears a brown belt with a gold medallion engraved with the symbol of Mount Olympus on the buckle, he also has brown leather sandals that reach to his knees and have cross-shaped straps, he wears brown bracelets and a sash on the reddish-brown forehead and also wears a small blue cloak.

?: Erc!

Hercules: Phil, get them out of here!

Sora, Phil and the others managed to escape to the vestibule where they would be safe.

Fil: For a hair! It was Cerberus, the guardian of the underworld, Hercules should be able to keep him at bay … Well … but maybe not … What can we do !?

The trio rushed to the entrance to the arena.

Fil: Boy, you don't want to enter the arena, do you? This is a tournament. You could die in there!

Sora: I'm not afraid. Now you can decide if I can be a real hero or not.

Fil: Boy …

Then Fil realized that a person was missing from the room.

Fil: One second! Where is the other guy who was with you?

Sora, Donald and Goofy looked at each other for a moment to understand what Fil was talking about, then after two seconds they realized that a person was missing, who was their companion.

The trio: Ben!

Fil: Hurry up and find him if you don't want him to become Cerberus' snack.

The trio entered the arena to find Hercules with Cloud on his shoulder cornered but there was no sign of Ben. When Cerberus heard the footsteps of the trio he lost interest in Hercules and Cloud who ran away, to face them and before the battle began Phil said a few things.

Fil: Boy, I have a couple of tips for you. Attack!

The battle began, Cerberus having three heads in addition to the size gave a lot of trouble to the trio thanks also to the dark spheres that he evoked from the ground by limiting the movements, but someone from behind him lifted him from the torso to make him fly to the sky and then began to make him spin and then put him on the ground with a headache.

Sora and the others were amazed by the strength of the being that had saved them, thanked him for the help and at the same time shocked by the appearance of the creature.

Sora: Thanks….

Donald: Do you have 4 arms !?

Pippo: And you're red!

Ben (?): I know! It is normal for everyone the first time.

In the vestibule

Fil: So, I officially appoint you hero cubs and therefore give you full rights and privileges to participate in the games. Moreover…

Donald: Hey! What would "hero cubs" look like?

Fil: You rookies still don't understand what it takes to be a true hero.

Pippo: And what would that be?

Hercules: This is something you will have to discover for yourself. Like I did.

Sora: No problem. We will show our worth in games.

Fil: There will be no games for a while. First I have to fix the mess of the last battle.

Sora: All right, we'll be back.

Fil: I still don't believe it: that boy beat Cerberus.

Ercole: Between us, I had already exhausted Cerberus when the boy arrived.

Fil: My lips are sealed.

Ben (?): Really? Then mine are too since I helped him.

Phil and Hercules were frightened by the sudden sentence and when they turned to see who had spoken, Phil gasped, the same as Hercules even though he had taken a fighting pose trying to hide his surprised gaze.

Fil: Oh .. my … gods!

Hercules: Who or what are you? And why are you here? Did he send you Hades to kill me?

Ben (?): Calm down both of you, I'm not here to fight I was just looking for the exit.

Fil: Erc maybe you don't want to challenge him, because I've never seen a red guy with 4 arms and, moreover, also double you.

Hercules: It doesn't matter I defeated beings who were even a thousand faces bigger than me.

Ben (?): Calm down I'm a hero and like I said I was looking for the exit.

Fil: Hero? And tell me your name.

Ben (?): My name is Four Arms!

Alien bio …

Name: Four Arms

Race: Tetramand

Description: Tetramands are giants compared to most species, averaging three meters tall. In the arid desert of their homeworld, the strongest survive, transforming the Tetramand race into physically energetic creatures, but even their predators have developed more than one limb in order to survive. Having four arms, four eyes, armored skin, and extremely powerful musculature, Four Arms rarely finds competition in brute strength. Its strength is such that it can create shock waves simply by hitting the ground or by banging all hands together. The Four Arm's muscular legs also allow him to jump several city blocks at a time (kind of like Marvel's superhero Hulk). It is revealed in Omniverse that Tetramand females are stronger than males, however Ben was able to beat Princess Looma with relative ease, who was extraordinarily strong even for a Tetramand female. She herself has declared that Ben's is the only one in the entire galaxy to have beaten her. Despite their strength, Four Arm's mighty muscles are perhaps also his weak point. More suited to power than speed, Four Arms is at a disadvantage against faster or smaller enemies. This also causes him an addiction to his impenetrable body, being unable to dodge quickly. His size also makes it difficult for him to use things designed for physically smaller species. Buildings in particular are a big deal for the poor Four Arms, as he usually can't get through doors. Controlling one's strength is another problem, and much of the damage it causes is often unintentional.

Ercole: I think you're lying.

Ben (Four Arms): I'm telling the truth, I also helped the kid take down Cerberus faster.

Fil: If so, prove it to me by lifting that pedestal!

Ben (Four Arms): I could even do this with 3 arms tied behind my back!

Hercules: Prove it!

Ben (Four Arms): With pleasure.

Ben lifted the pedestal using only one hand and the other 3 behind my back getting some whitened faces from Phil and Hercules and then he started to toy with it.

Ben (Four Arms): Too easy, I was able to lift these things even at 10 years old.

Phil: Good heavens! Who trained you? I want to meet your coach so I can ask him something.

Ben (Four Arms): No coach. (Putting the pedestal back on the ground)

Ercole: Like no coach?

Ben (Four Arms): You got it right, where I come from only the strongest survive and if you are not, you can already consider yourself a corpse.

Fil: Damn, I wouldn't want to stay in such a place.

Ercole: Surely I would be the strongest.

Ben (Four Arms): If you say so!

Fil: However, I have a proposal for you.

Ben (Four Arms): What would that be?

Fil: I would like you to participate in the next games, a coach would certainly be useful for you and also Erc.

Hercules: How?

Fil: Look at it like this, you will have someone worthy of you to train with and also a rival of your own size.

Ben (Four Arms): I'll think about it! But where is the exit?

Hercules: To the right.

Ben (Four Arms): Thanks!

Ben left the vestibule and then hid behind a column to become human again without anyone noticing and then get behind the trio that was greeting Cloud. Frightening them and asking them a lot of questions that he would answer another time.

Meanwhile…

Hades: He's strong. He is kind. Always ready when you need it, and good looking too. Perfect… Perfectly infuriating. He drives me crazy. Wait a minute … But what am I worried about? All the pieces are in place. Calm. Here's what to do … Let Hercules train the boy. In the next few games, I'll take care of both.

He stop to talk because feel someone watching from his back.

Hades: Who invited you to the party? This show is mine.

?: As you wish. Fight as much as you want.