Dive into the Wild
By Atlantica Stitch
The Final Boss: Genos and Xonah
It looked familiar. In fact, it was familiar. It was the Dark Thorn Sora, Goofy, Donald and Beast had fought in the Ballroom-with a few differences. Now, it was twice as big, it seemed less intelligent, it was silver, and it had Xonah's symbol. Xonah's eyes glittered.
"Meet Genos. Or should I say…'meet your death?'" he chuckled.
"Don't fool yourself Xonah! Genos is untamable! You know that!" Nevarx yowled.
'It's true! You and Nevarx made him unbeatable, and in that, untamable.' Kuritu chimed in.
"Well…you'd be surprised how convincing Tigerstar is." Xonah chuckled, looking at the tabby Heartless. "Genos!" he cried, turning to the huge Hybrid. "Kill!" Genos gave a deafening roar and charged in. He scooped up Roxas, holding him with enough force to crush bones. Roxas mewed weakly then went limp and silent.
"ROXAS!" Nevarx and Sora shouted in unison. Sora charged forward. He snarled, leaping high into the air.
"Firestar's Final Blow!" he cried. He dived down, striking the Keyblade deep into the ground. The hollow trembled with the huge shockwave. Any remaining Heartless were disposed of. Genos fell backwards, dazed. The medallion slipped from its grasp. Roxas fell to the ground. Nevarx charged forward. He looked different: his eyes were glowing yellow, like Heatless eyes, and he was surrounded by a black aura. Riku recoiled at the darkness emanating from him. Nevarx was breathing heavily.
"You…hurt…my…friend." His voice was cold and dripped with malice and hate. Several Dusks appeared around him. "Break the clouds!" he snarled. The Dusks slid upwards with liquid grace. They formed a small ladder of Dusks. The one at the top managed to whisk the clouds away. The moonlight covered the whole hollow. Panting, Nevarx collapsed. "Sora…" he rasped. "Avenge….Roxas." he fainted. Sora nodded.
"Riku! Let's go!" Sora called. They drew their Keyblades and performed their All's End limit. Xonah's eyes glittered with rage as Genos gave a final roar, changed to Possessor form and dissipated.
"This isn't over!" he snarled. A small army of Dancer and Dragoon Hybrids formed throughout the hollow. Most of them were disposed of quickly. "Useless! I will let a million Hybrids die to see you Keyblade wielders gone!" Xonah cried. Karu looked up.
'What?' He used Jump to move up and grab Xonah by the scruff. 'You USED me?' Xonah began to stammer, but Karu cut him off. 'We're just pawns! You created us to make a mindless army and servants, not assistants! I thought you cared for me.' He tossed Xonah across the clearing-right next to Kuritu.
'Oh joy. Pay back.' Kuritu seemed to grin with his eyes. Then Sora saw something very strange. In a transformation worthy of Danny Fenton, Kuritu transformed from his standard Shadow to a Living Bone. The new Kuritu proceeded to beat the snot out of Xonah. Xonah snarled, shoving Kuritu off of him. He growled.
"This isn't over! I still have Roxas's data, and Donald and Goofy!" he summoned a portal and disappeared. The remaining Hybrids dissipated. Karu remained. He fluttered towards Sora and Riku.
'I'm sorry for all the trouble. I wish I could help…'
"Do you know where Xonah's lab is?" Sora asked hopefully.
'He has one in almost every world. Goodness knows where he's holding the data and your friends.' Karu brightened. He dug out a small medallion. On it was an image of a Dragoon lance. 'I would be honored to be one of your summons.' Sora smiled and took the charm. He turned to Roxas's still form. Nevarx was standing over him.
"Roxas, please say something! Please be ok! Say something!" he pleaded. Roxas gasped and hacked.
"Something." He wheezed. Nevarx sighed in relief.
"You idiots! I'm still here!" Tigerstar snarled.
'Not for long.' Kuritu sneered. He shifted to Shadow form and charged. He leapt up and charged right through Tigerstar as if he weren't there. In his claws was a small medallion-another Aztec coin. Karu summoned the stone chest, and Kuritu dropped the two coins in. Tigerstar gasped. Suddenly, he became a small cat-shaped Heartless, which was quickly dealt with by Sora.
"I'm very proud of you, Dirtfur. I knew you could do it." Dirtfur turned to see a ghostly orange cat sitting on the Flatrock, smiling at him. Dirtfur smiled and bowed his head.
"Thank you Firestar." He whispered. Firestar faded away, along with the clouds, bathing the hollow in pale moonlight. Nevarx was holding Roxas up, and they were making their way up the side of the hollow. Dirtfur turned. "Sora, Riku, let's go. MistClan must be waiting for us." Glacierpaw was helping Roxas as well (he had hidden when Tigerstar appeared). Sora and Riku nodded, and the 6 cats made their way back to MistClan camp.
Well, it's about wrapping up. Th end draws nearer...
