Chapter 11: Return to Traverse Town
Arthur, Sora, Donald, Goofy, Twilight, Tod, Tor, Amity, and Kirby leave Deep Jungle and return to the Gummi ship and in the ship, Arthur examines the pink, orange, and green hearts in Excalibur, as well as the Gummi pieces.
"I'm not understanding this. Why is it that those Gummi blocks fall out of those glowing holes whenever Sora locks them and how come they're different?" Arthur asked.
"And how're they used?" Sora asked.
"I dunno." Donald said.
"Not only that, but every time Sora's Keyblade locks up those holes, a heart shows up out of nowhere and flies into Excalibur and what's more was during our fight with Cerberus, that weird Faerie, Confusia, showed up and helped. How is this possible?" Arthur asked.
"I think it's about time we get some answers." Twilight said and Tod nods.
"Good idea, Twilight! Maybe Leon and Erza might know." Goofy said.
"They might." Donald said.
"So I guess it's back to Traverse Town." Arthur said.
"I call pilot!" Sora said.
"Forget it!" Donald yelled.
"But I'm the Keyblade master!" Sora said.
"I don't care who you are! The answer is NO!" Donald yelled.
"Will you two shut up?! Let's just get to this Traverse Town already!" Amity yelled.
"Seriously." Tor said.
The Gummi ship begins flying and after a long flight, they return to Traverse Town.
"Here we are." Arthur said, as they disembark.
The group return to the First District and while looking around, they find Gray and Yuffie standing near a mailbox.
"There're Yuffie and Gray." Twilight said.
"Let's go say 'hi'." Sora said, as they approach the two.
"Oh, you're back already?" Gray asked.
"How's your journey going?" Yuffie asked.
"Let's just say a lot has happened." Arthur said.
"Yeah, we fought many Heartless, found more friends, Amity and Kirby, and we found three keyholes and three different colored hearts, which flew into Excalibur." Sora said, shocking Yuffie and Gray.
"Did you just say 'Keyholes'?" Yuffie asked.
"And you found THREE of them?!" Gray asked.
"Yeah?" Sora answered.
"Arthur, let's see those hearts." Gray said and the blond shows Excalibur containing the pink, orange, and green hearts. "No way. Those are...Faerie Hearts. You managed to find them." Gray said.
"No way!" Yuffie said.
"Do you know what a 'Faerie Heart' is?" Arthur asked.
"Sora, you locked those Keyholes when you found them, right?" Yuffie asked, ignoring Arthur's question.
"Yeah, my Keyblade locked them and they disappeared." Sora said.
"That's great!" Yuffie said, smiling.
"How's that great and what's a Faerie Heart?" Arthur asked.
"Find Erza and Leon. They'll tell you everything." Gray said.
"That's kinda why we're here. Do you know where they are?" Twilight asked.
"You can find them both at the underground cavern. Leon and Erza normally go there for training and sparring." Yuffie said.
"There's a channel in the alleyway at the Second District. It's connected to the cavern." Gray said.
"Thanks. Let's go find them there." Tor said and they nod.
(Information: Find Erza and Leon!)
The group make their way for the Second Sistrict and they later find a door, leading to a different area.
(Alleyway)
The group arrive at the town's alleyway and head for the channel, but they come across a giant grate blocking their path.
"You've got to be kidding." Donald said.
"Now what?" Arthur asked.
"I think I have an idea." Amity said, smirking.
"I don't think I like that smirk..." Sora said.
Amity looks at Donald while still smirking.
"What're you looking at?" Donald asked, but the witchling grabs the duck mage by the neck. "Hey, what're you doin', Amity?! Let me go!" Donald yelled, but Amity charges the duck mage straight for the grate while crashing his head against it, destroying the grate.
"It's really nice to know your head's actually useful for something, Donald." Amity said, dropping Donald, who has stars above his head.
"Ouch..." Arthur said, covering his face.
"Poyo..." Kirby said also covering his face.
"That was a little much..." Twilight said.
"Well, at least the bars are down." Tor said.
Donald later recovers from his daze.
"What's the big idea?!" Donald demanded, jumping up and down.
"It's called teamwork. Look it up." Amity said.
"Now we can get it." Sora said, as they go into the channel.
(Secret Cavern)
The group are in the cavern full of water and they begin swimming through and later, they find Leon and Erza sparring against each other while Lucy and Aerith are watching.
"Hey." Sora said.
"Oh, you're back." Lucy said.
"Is everything going okay for your journey?" Aerith asked.
"Yeah, we had some ups and downs, but we're fine." Twilight said.
Erza and Leon stop their sparring and see the group.
"Welcome back. How fares your journey?" Erza asked.
"It's fine. We just came back to ask you something." Sora said.
"Really? Well, shoot." Leon said.
"Well, in Wonderland, Avalar, and in a jungle, I found and locked something with my Keyblade." Sora said.
"So, you found three Keyholes? That's great." Leon said.
"Very well done, Sora. That means your work is halfway complete." Erza said.
"Why's that a big deal?" Sora asked.
"Every world among the stars has a Keyhole and each one leads to the heart of that world. There should be one in this town too." Leon said.
"So, hypothetically, what would happen if the Keyholes aren't locked?" Twilight asked.
"This was written in Ansem's report." Aerith said.
"And Ruber also figured this sick answer." Lucy said.
"The Heartless enter through the Keyhole and do something to the world's core." Leon said.
"And what happens after that...?" Arthur asked nervous.
"In the end...the world disappears." Erza said, shocking everyone.
"No way..." Amity said.
"Poyo..." Kirby said.
"No wonder what happened to Equestria... The Heartless destroyed it..." Twilight said sadly.
"Neopia... It's gone..." Tor said, hanging his head down.
"The Boiling Isles... My family... Willow... Luz..." Amity said, kneeling to the ground while covering her face.
"Poyo..." Kirby said sadly.
"Camelot... It's gone..." Arthur said, starting to cry while Tod also hangs his head down.
"So, that's what happened to my island..." Sora said, looking at the ground.
"So, now you know why locking these Keyholes are important." Aerith said.
"You have to lock them with your Keyblade, so no other world will suffer the same horrible fate." Lucy said.
"So, um, what about me? After Sora locked those Keyholes, strange hearts appear out of nowhere and fly into Excalibur and not only that, in Olympus, we were fighting Cerberus, but a Faerie appeared and helped me." Arthur said.
"You must be talking about Faerie Hearts and you found three of them? Erza asked.
"Well, yeah." Arthur said, showing Excalibur containing the pink, orange, and green hearts.
"Erza, those ARE Faerie Hearts!" Lucy said.
"As I thought. Well done, Arthur." Erza said.
"How's this a good thing?" Arthur asked.
"Faeries are unique and powerful creatures, who have lived more than we have. Years ago, Faeries of different elements have lived in harmony and were, in fact, friends with the one, who created Excalibur. This made the Faeries create their own magic weapons. Apparently, Faeries can be summoned or can power any wepaon with their magic, making them just as powerful, including Excalibur itself." Erza explained.
"Wait, the Faeries knew someone, who created Excalibur? Who's the creator?" Arthur asked.
"His name is not known, but legend has it that Excalibur was created by a mysterious elf, who befriended the Faeries long ago. None know who he is nor what happened to him, but he left the sword and now it's in your hands, Arthur." Erza said.
"But what happened to those Faeries?" Donald asked.
"Well, years ago, a dark and vile being opposed the Faeries and wanted power and magic for himself. That dark being transformed those Faeries int hearts and scattered them to many worlds while reducing their world to darkness while their magic weapons disappeared, searching for new masters to be used by. It's unknown who now wields the magic magic weapons, but it's likely you'll have an encounter with them during your journey. Since they appear after Sora locks a Keyhole, the Faeries must have been sealed into the Keyholes in the different worlds they were sent to." Lucy explained.
"Your new reason is to find the remaining Faerie Hearts and save them as Faeries. The more you find, the more helpful they will be, as they can help you fight any foe." Erza said.
"This is a lot to take in. I don't know if I can find them all..." Arthur said.
"And I dunno about finding the other Keyholes..." Sora said.
"Seeing other worlds will serve you well." Leon said.
"Yeah!" Donald said.
"We also gotta find Sora's friends, our friends, Princess Celestia, Queen Fyora, and King Mickey." Twilight said.
"You guys are right. We gotta, Sora." Arthur said.
"Okay, we'll do it." Sora said.
"So, anything else?" Leon asked.
"Oh, yeah! We found a Gummi block, but it's different from the others. You know what it's for?" Sora asked, making Leon facepalm.
"Cid should know." Aerith said.
"Okay, we'll ask him." Arthur said.
"Wait, take this with you." Erza said, giving Sora a mysterious stone. "This stone holds a mysterious power. Leon gave this to me for luck, but you deserve it more." Erza said.
"Thanks, Erza, but how do you use it?" Sora asked, making Leon cross his arms in annoyance, but Erza punches him.
"Forgive Leon's rudeness. Unfortunately, I don't know how it works." Erza said.
"I guess we'll find out ourselves." Twilight said.
"Anyway, let's go find Cid." Tor said.
(Information: Find Cid!)
The group leave the cavern and return to the First District and go for the accessory shop to find Cid.
"Howdy, what can I do fer ya?" Cid asked.
"We have something that might interest you." Arthur said, as Sora shows a Gummi block.
"Well, I'll be! If it ain't a Gummi block! It's a Navigation Gummi!" Cid said.
"That's right." Sora said.
"Do ya know what it's for?" Goofy asked.
"You kiddin' me? Yer flyin' a Gummi ship and know nothin' 'bout Navigation Gummis? Buncha pinheads. Interspace ain't no playground." Cid said, making Amity's face turn red and the witchling grabs the man's shirt.
"Listen to me, you old fart! There's a lot we don't know, but who cares?! We need the Gummi ship to travel to different worlds! We don't have a choice!" Amity yelled.
"Amity, calm down." Tor said, as they manage to pull Amity off.
"Geez, this gal's not to be messed with. Sorry about all that. I didn't know. No hard feelin's. I'll lend y'all a hand." Cid said.
"Thank you and I'm sorry for yelling. Next time, think before you speak." Amity said.
"So, anyway, with Navigation Gummis, you can travel to new places. You'll want one on yer ship, so I'll install fer ya." Cid said.
"Thanks." Sora said.
"But first, I gotta deliver somethin'." Cid said.
"What?" Tor asked.
"Just a book. It's real old. When the old guy brought it in, it was fallin' apart. It's too beat up to restore the way it was, but I did a good job of puttin' back together." Cid said, showing a damaged book.
"I see." Twilight said.
"You guys mind deliverin' this book fer me?" Cid asked.
"Sure, but where?" Donald asked.
"There's an old house past the Third District. Just look for the big fire sign." Cid said, giving Sora the book.
Just then, they hear a loud bell ring.
"What was that?" Arthur asked.
"Oh, the bell at the gizmo shop just rang. It's actually been ringin' a lot. Ya can check it out if ya want, but deliver that book first. When yer done, come meet me at the small house in the Third District." Cid said.
"Okay, we'll see you there." Sora said.
(Information: Deliver the book to an old house!)
The group head for the Third District, but as they arrive, Air Soldiers appear and attack, but Arthur slashes with Excalibur while Sora slashes with his Keyblade while Donald casts Thunder while Goofy uses Rocket while Twilight unleashes magic blasts while Tor uses Sky Dance while Amity summons an Abomination fist to deliver an uppercut while Kirby inhales an Air Soldier and becomes Air Soldier Kirby and delivers a fly kick while Tod uses Growl and they defeat the Heartless. The group continue moving through the Third District and they later come across a door with a fire symbol.
"This must be the fire sign." Arthur said.
Arthur and Twiilight cast Blaze while Sora and Donald cast Fire at the door, making the door open and they go through.
(Old House)
The group arrive at what looks like a small island and they find an old house surrounded by water and they're a bridge of stepping stones, so they cross the stepping stones and reach the house, but the door is blocked by creates, but Tod finds a cloth with a hole, so they use the hole to enter the house, only to find house dark and empty.
"This place is empty and musty..." Amity said.
"It kinda looks familiar..." Arthur said.
"There's something about this musty place." A voice said, making Sora turn to see Kairi. "It reminds me of the secret cave back home, where we used to scribble on the walls. Remember?" Kairi asked.
"Kairi...?" Sora asked.
"Sora, who are you talking to?" Twilight asked.
"Huh?" Sora asked, turning to see the group, but looks back to see Kairi gone. "Kairi...?" Sora asked.
"Why did Cid have us deliver this book in a place like this?" Donald asked.
"Well, well." A voice said, as they turn to see a familiar old man and with him is a familiar owl. "You've arrived sooner than expected." The old man said.
(Field Theme: Magician's Study)
"Wait, you knew we were coming?" Amity asked.
"Of course!" The old man said.
"We were told you would be here sooner or later." The owl said.
"You two aren't Heartless, are you?" Sora asked.
"They don't like they are." Tor said.
"Wait, Uncle Merlin! Archimedes!" Arthur cheered.
"Oh, Arthur! There you are, lad! I was worried sick about you." Merlin said.
"And where did you get these clothes? I almost didn't recognize you in them." Archimedes said.
"Artie, you know them?" Sora asked.
"And he's your uncle?" Tor asked.
"Oh, well. Not exactly. Uncle Merlin's just my tutor back home. He taught me lots of stuff." Arthur said.
"Yes, indeed. I am a very powerful wizard. I spent too much time traveling. It's good to be back here and I'm glad to see you well, Arthur." Merlin said.
"I was worried after what happened, when that Ruber guy attacked you and you sending me to this world. I thought something bad happened to you." Arthur said, tears flowing from his face.
"Here come the waterworks..." Archimedes said.
"Hush, Archimedes! I'm sorry for making you worry, lad. After Camelot's fall, we managed to escape. I was actually trying to find you and see if you ended up in a different world safely and it appeared I was right and you seemed to have made some new friends." Merlin said.
"So, now you live here?" Twilight asked.
"Well, you could say this is my second home. King Mickey, Princess Celestia, and Queen Fyora requested my help." Merlin said.
"You know the Princess?!" Twilight asked shocked.
"You know Queen Fyora?!" Tor asked also shocked.
"And you know the King?!" Donald asked.
"Yes, yes. You must be Donald, Goofy, Twilight Sparkle, and Tormund." Merlin said and turns to see Sora. "And who might you be, lad?" Merlin asked.
"I'm Sora." Sora said.
"So, it seems you've found the Keybearer and I can't believe you're actually traveling with him, Arthur. It's perfect. The Keybearer and the wielder of Excalibur." Merlin said.
"So, what did King Mickey ask you to do?" Donald asked.
"And what about Princess Celestia?" Twilight asked.
"And Queen Fyora?" Tor asked.
"Just a moment." Merlin said, opening his bag and waves his wand. "Presto!" Merlin said, as many items begin flying out of the bag and begin decorating the house and later, the whole house is full of furniture, potions, and books.
"Wow!" Amity said amazed.
"That's some magic." Sora said.
"Heh, Uncle IS a powerful wizard." Arthur said.
"Now then... Ahem, King Mickey, Princess Celestia, and Queen Fyora have asked me to teach you boys the arts of magic. We can begin any time you like. Oh, an one more thing..." Merlin said, showing a small pumpkin carriage, which transforms into an older woman in blue robes with a pink bow and a hood.
"Hello, dearies. I'm Fairy Godmother. King Mickey, Princess Celestia, and Queen Fyora asked me to help too." Fairy Godmother said.
"I don't know how much I can help, but do stop by anytime." Merlin said.
"We actually have something for you, Merlin." Twilight said, giving the wizard the book.
"Oh, the book!" Merlin said.
"Yeah, Cid asked us to give it to you." Arthur said.
"Thank you kindly." Merlin said, taking the book.
"Just what kind of book is it?" Amity asked.
"I'm afraid I don't know myself. It's not really mine. I somehow found it in my bag. It was such a curious book, so I asked Cid to repair it for me. This book holds a great secret." Merlin said, placing the book on a small desk. "Some of the pages are still missing, but they can be found in many worlds. My best regards to Cid for repairing it." Merlin said.
"Um, Merlin, do you know anything about this?" Sora asked, showing the stone.
"Hmm, I'm not quite sure. Perhaps Fairy Godmother might know more." Merlin said.
The group go to Fairy Godmother.
"Excuse me, do you know anything about this stone?" Sora asked.
"Oh, dear! The poor thing has been turned into a Summon Gem." Fairy Godmother said.
"Summon Gem...?" Arthur asked.
"When the Heartless enter the Keyhole, the world disappears." Fairy Godmother said.
"We know that." Donald said.
"But when the world disappears, so does its inhabitants, but this one was able to survive because he had such a strong heart, but was transformed into this stone." Fairy Godmother said.
"Can he regain himself?" Sora asked.
"Yes, but only in spirit. Now watch. Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo!" Fairy Godmother chanted, as the stone transforms into a lion with a red mane.
(Obtained Summon: Simba)
"Whoa!" Tor said.
"Hello. My name is Simba. I'll help how I can." Simba said, disappearing.
"When you call him, he will apear and help you." Fairy Godmother said.
"There should be more Summon Gems in other worlds." Twilight said.
"Yes and once their worlds are restored, they'll be brought back. Please help them." Fairy Godmother said.
"We will." Sora said.
"I guess that's about it here." Tor said.
"We better get going, Uncle Merlin." Arthur said.
"Best of luck, everyone." Merlin said, as they start to move, but Arthur stays. "Is something troubling you, Arthur?" Merlin asked.
"Uncle Merlin, why was I the only one, who pulled Excalibur from the stone? Why was it that I'm a chosen? I just feel like I'm the weakest link and that I'm slowing everyone down." Arthur said.
"Don't despair yourself, Arthur. You're on this journey for a reason and you have a role play. Never doubt yourself." Merlin said.
"Uncle Merlin..." Arthur said.
"Trust me, my boy. They need you as you need them." Merlin said.
"Thank you." Arthur said, leaving the house.
The group leave Merlin's house and return to the Third District, but as they keep going, Shadows appear and the group prepare to fight, only for someone to attack with a sword, destroying the Heartless and Sora is shocked to see who the person is.
"There you are, Sora. What's going on?" The person asked and it's Riku.
"Riku!" Sora said, tocuhing Riku's face to make sure he's real.
"Hey, hey! Cut it out!" Riku said.
"I'm not dreaimg this time, right?" Sora asked.
"Hope not. It took me forever to find you." Riku said.
"Riku!" Sora said, smiling, but then realizes something. "Hey, wait. Where's Kairi?" Sora asked.
"Isn't she with you?" Riku asked, but no answer. "Hey don't worry. I'm sure she made it off the island too. We're finally free and hey, she might be looking for us now." Riku said, but then a Shadow appears. "We'll all be together again. Just leave everything to me. I know this..." Riku was cut off, as he turns to see Sora and Arthur carrying their weapons.
"Leave it to who?" Sora asked, holding his Keyblade behind his head.
"Sora, when did..." Riku stops talking.
"I've been looking for you and Kairi with their help." Sora said, addressing Arthur, Donald, Goofy, Twilight, Tod, Tor, Amity, and Kirby.
"Who are they?" Riku asked.
"Um, hi. I'm Arthur. These are Donald, Goofy, Twilight, Tod, Tor, Amity, and Kirby." Arthur introduced.
"These guys traveled with me to many places and worlds to find you." Sora said.
"Really? I never would've guessed." Riku said.
"Oh, and guess what? Sora's the Keyblade master!" Goofy said.
"And Arthur here is Excalibur's wielder." Twilight said.
"Who would've thought it?" Donald asked.
"Donald, shut up." Amity said annoyed.
"So, this is the Keyblade...?" Riku asked, holding Sora's Keyblade.
"Hey, how did you...?" Sora asked, as he goes for Riku, who backs off.
"Catch." Riku said, throwing the Keyblade back to Sora, who catches. "Arthur, was it? You mind showing me Excalibur?" Riku asked.
"Uh, sure." Arthur said, showing Excalibur.
"So, the sword DOES exist... Never thought it would." Riku said.
"So, you're coming with us, right? We got this awesome rocket! Wait 'til you see it." Sora said.
"Uh, Sora, can I talk to you?" Donald asked.
"What now?" Sora asked, bending down to the duck's level.
"I don't think it's a good idea." Donald said.
"Are you serious, Donald? What's your problem?" Sora asked.
"Look, I'm not against it. I just have a bad feeling." Donald said.
"Aw, c'mon. Riku's my friend." Sora said.
"I know, but..." Donald stops talking.
"Uh, he's gone." Goofy said.
"Huh?" Sora asked, as he finds Riku gone. "Riku? Nice going, Donald." Sora said.
"Just be glad he's okay." Twilight said.
"Yeah, you're right. Who knows, maybe we'll run into Kairi soon too." Sora said.
"Yeah, maybe." Arthur said.
"In the meantime, we should meet with Cid at some house." Amity said.
(Information: Find Cid in a house!)
The group move through the Third District and they later find a small house and enter it.
(Small House)
The group enter the house, where they find Erza, Leon, Gray, Yuffie, Lucy, Aerith, Cid, and Meliodas.
"Hey, you're here." Meliodas said.
"This will be our secret place from now on." Yuffie said.
"That's great." Tor said.
"We delivered the book." Donald said.
"Great and it went well?" Cid asked.
"Yeah, why?" Sora asked.
"Well, ever heard of Maleficent or Dr. Facilier?" Cid asked.
"Um, no?" Arthur answered.
"I heard they're both in town right now." Meliodas said.
"Who're Maleficent and Dr. Facilier?" Twilight asked.
"Maleficent's a witch!" Cid said.
"A horrible witch!" Lucy said.
"Dr. Facilier is a voodoo man with dark magic. Many call him the Shadow Man." Leon said.
"They're both the reason why this town is full of Heartless." Gray said.
"Don't take either of them lightly. They're both vile scums." Erza said.
"They've been using the Heartless for years, along with Ruber." Aerith said.
"We've lost our worlds, thanks to them." Meliodas said, clenching his fists.
"What exactly happened?" Arthur asked.
"Nine years ago, a swarm of Heartless invaded our homeworld and I had to get outta that mess and went with these guys." Cid said.
"Not too long ago, my world was overrun with Heartless, thanks to Ruber and Facilier. My friends, the Deadly Sins, we've tried everything we could to defend Liones, but..." Meliodas stops talking.
"Our world met the same fate. Facilier, Maleficent, and Ruber arrived at our guild, Fairy Tail and attacked it along with a swarm of Heartless." Lucy said.
"We've tried our very best to defend our guild and our home, but they were formidable and we lost our comrades, including our master." Erza said.
They then found our world's Keyhole and destroyed our world." Gray said.
"That's awful!" Donald said.
"I can't believe this..." Amity said.
"Our ruler was a wise man named Ansem, who dedicated his life to studying the Heartless." Leon said.
"He wrote his report regarding the Heartless." Gray said.
"Where's the report?" Sora asked.
"No one knows. They were scattered when our world was destroyed." Aerith said.
"I bet Maleficent, Facilier, and Ruber have the pages." Cid said.
Outside the house Riku is watching the group and with him is Maleficent.
"You see, it's just as I told you. While you toiled away trying to find your dear friend, he quite simply replaced you with new companions. Evidently, now he values them far more than does you, but he seems to value the boy Arthur quite more. You're better off without that wretched boy. Now think no more of him and come with us. We'll help you find who you're searching for." Maleficent said.
Meanwhile on the roof of a building, Silver Knight and Morgan watch Arthur in the house and with them is Ruber.
"What do you make of Arthur?" Ruber asked.
"Tch, it's obvious. He's never gonna cut it. Someone needs to put that loser in his place." Morgan said.
"Just make sure it's not too rough. He could still be of some use." Ruber said.
"Whatever you say." Silver Knight said.
"Well, to me, he's nothing but an obstacle. He just needs a nice lesson to learn." Morgan said.
In the house, the group are talking to Cid.
"Well, I installed that Navigation Gummi on yer ship and if you find another like it, bring it to me. By the way, I even installed a Warp Drive for the heck of it." Cid said.
"Warp Drive...?" Arthur asked.
"Yep. With it, you'll be able to travel to worlds you've been to quicker. Well, time to get back to my old job." Cid said.
"What real job?" Sora asked.
"You'll see. Meet me at the First District." Cid said.
Just then, the bell rings again.
"That's the bell from the gizmo shop." Lucy said.
"Ya know, I heard something will happen when the bell rings three times." Yuffie said.
"But it's all boarded up, so nobody can get to it." Lucy said.
"Y'all should go check it out." Cid said.
"Okay, maybe we'll find something useful." Arthur said, as they begin to leave, but Arthur remembers something. "Oh, I almost forgot. You know Cloud and Natsu?" Arthur asked.
"Cloud?! Cloud Strife?!" Aerith asked shocked.
"Yeah we know him." Yuffie said.
"And we know Natsu! Is he okay?" Lucy asked.
"They're fine. We actually met them in Olympus Coliseum." Sora said.
"You did? It's good to know that they're okay. Natsu was with us while our world was ending, but vanished without a trace." Erza said.
"Least there's some good news about that flamebrained idiot." Gray said.
"Do you know where they are now?" Aerith asked.
"They're both fighting their darkness right now. Lucy, Natsu said he'll see you again soon." Arthur said.
"Natsu..." Lucy said.
"Thank you for telling us they're okay." Aerith said.
"C'mon, let's head on over to that there gizmo shop." Goofy said.
(Information: Head for the gizmo shop and ring the bell!)
The group leave the house and return to the Second District and go for the gizmo shop.
(Gizmo Shop)
The group arrive at the gizmo shop and it's full of gears and clocks, but many Heartless appear and attack the group, who manage to fight off the Heartless and continue moving through the shop and they find a door and open it taking them outside. While outside, the group find a ladder and they climb up and reach the top of the building and find a bell tower blocked by wood.
"It's blocked. Now what?" Arthur asked.
Amity turns to Donald with another smirk.
"No! Not again!" Donald yelled.
"I think I have a better idea. Let's ram it together!" Twilight said.
The group ram themselves into the wood blockade and they destroy it, opening the way for the bell.
"So, we just gotta ring this bell three times?" Sora asked.
"Looks like it." Arthur said.
Sora rings the bell first, making a mural on the fountain change and then Arthur rings the bell next, making the mural change again and then Arthur and Sora ring the bell together for the third time, making the mural change for the final time, revealing a Keyhole.
"The Keyhole!" Twilight said.
"We gotta seal it quick!" Tor said.
"Yeah!" Sora said.
The group make their way for the Keyhole, but then, something drops down and it's Guard Armor again.
"Not that Heartless again!" Donald said, taking out his staff.
"We need to defeat it and seal that Keyhole." Arthur said.
(Boss Theme: Shrouding Dark Cloud)
(Information: Defeat Guard Armor...again!)
Guard Armor spin attacks with its hands, but Arthur aerial slashes with Excalibur while Sora triple slashes with his Keyblade, but Guard Armor slams itself to the ground and it's motionless and Arthur, Sora, Donald, Goofy, Twilight, Tod, Tor, Amity, and Kirby attack the Heartless, but after enough attacks, Guard Armor is not moving.
"Wasn't that TOO easy?" Twilight asked.
"You're right, Twi. Something's off." Sora said.
Guard Armor gets back up and then, its hands touch the ground, becoming feet while its feet become hands while torso flips over and its helmet opens, revealing yellow eyes.
"It changed shape." Goofy said.
"It's like it's an Opposite Armor!" Tor said.
"So, what? The results won't change!" Amity said.
"Amity's right! We just gotta put a stop to it!" Arthur said.
(Boss Theme: Destiny's Force)
(Information: Defeat Opposite Armor!)
The new Heartless known as Opposite Armor attacks the group with its new hands and feet, but they dodge and Arthur aerial slashes with Excalibur followed by casting Volt while Sora slashes at the hands and feet with his Keyblade, but Opposite Armor delivers a windmill style attack with its hands, only for Twilight to use her magic to levitate the hands and slams them to the ground, but Opposite Armor delivers a flipping strike with its feet. Tor delivers a spinning slash with his sword while Goofy uses Tornado while Kirby uses Final Cutter, but Opposite Armor attacks the group with its helmet and transforms itself into a cannon and fires energy balls, only for Donald to cast Fire followed by casting Earth while Amity uses her Abomination to create two hammers and slams them against the Heartless. Opposite Armor sends its hands to attack at the group, but Arthur casts Blaze while Tod uses Growl while Twilight sends magic blasts from her horn while Kirby delivers a spinning strike with his hammer, but Opposite Armor delivers its windmill spin strike with its hands, only for Goofy to use Rocket while Tor uses Sky Dance while Donald casts Thunder. Opposite Armor delivers a flipping strike with its feet, only for Sora to use Sonic Blade at the hands and feet while Amity shoots three pink fireballs while Tod aerial strikes with his stick followed by a tail whipping attack, but Opposite Armor keeps retaliating with its hands and feet.
"Ugh, this Heartless is ANNOYING!" Tor yelled.
"I know, but we gotta get rid of it!" Donald said.
Opposite Armor attacks the group with its new feet by charging, but Goofy uses Tornado, striking the hands and feet while Kirby multi jumps and delivers a multi spinning kick at the hands and feet as well while Twilight casts Blaze and burns the body, only for Opposite Armor to spin its new hands in its windmill fashion to attack, but Donald shoots thre magic bolts followed by casting Thunder while Tor throws his shield while Amity summons an Abomination hand to deliver an uppercut. Opposite Armor sends its hands and feet at the group, only for Arthur to aerial slash with Excalibur and then casts Frost while Sora casts Fire at the hands, but Opposite Armor delivers its flipping attack with its feet, dealing damage to the group, only for Sora and Donald to cast Cure while Arthur and Twilight cast Mend. Twilight and Amity work together, as they combine their magenta and pink fireball at the hands and feet while Goofy uses Tornado at the torso, as well as the hands and feet, but Opposite Armor forms itself into its cannon form and fires energy balls, but Tor blocks with his shield and delivers a huge swing with his sword while Donald casts Fire while Kirby uses Final Cutter. Opposite Armor attacks the group with its windmill style attack again, only for both Arthur and Sora to deliver aerial slashes with their weapons and Arthur destroys the hands while Sora destroys the feet, leaving Opposite Armor only with its torso.
"Ha! In your face!" Sora taunted.
"Too early to celebrate!" Arthur said, as Opposite Armor fires another energy ball.
Just then, Excalibur glows and the green heart transforms into a Faerie with green hair, leaf shaped wings, wearing a green and brown tree like dress, branches on her arms, and a leaf crown.
"Another Faerie?" Arthur asked.
"So, you summoned me? Thank you. I'm Naturae, Faerie of Nature. Allow me to handle this." Naturae said, unleashing vines from the ground, grabbing hold of Opposite Armor and slams it down and then unleashes rocks and rains them down at the Heartless, damaging it.
"That was amazing. Thank you." Arthur said.
"Call me again anytime." Naturae said, disappearing.
Opposite Armor tries to fire another energy ball at the group, but Goofy uses Rocket while Tor aerial slashes with his sword followed by a downward shield bash while Kirby uses Hammer Wheel while Tod uses Skullbash while Amity uses her Abomination to use Hammer Fist while Donald casts Blizzard while Twilight unleashes magic bombs while Sora slashes with his Keyblade while Arthur aerial slashes with Excalibur and they finish off Opposite Armor, who shakes and its helmet falls into its torso, as a giant heart flies out, making the Heartless disappear.
"Whew, that was pretty rough..." Arthur said, as he gets Gale magic while Sora gets Aero magic.
"Now's your chance, Sora." Amity said.
"Yeah." Sora said, as he uses his Keyblade to lock the Keyhole, making it disappear.
Just then, another Faerie Heart appears and it's silver.
"Another Faerie Heart." Arthur said, as the silver heart flies into Excalibur. "Hey, look." Arthur said, seeing another Gummi block.
"That must be another Navigation Gummi." Goofy said.
"Let's give this to Cid. He said he's at the First District with his job." Twilight said.
The group return to the First District and they find Cid.
"Hey, now! You made it!" Cid said.
"We just sealed this town's Keyhole." Sora said.
"And got a new Faerie Heart." Arthur said.
"Great! I'll let Leon know. So, now you know, I'm in the Gummi business. Workin' on yer ship was great." Cid said.
"Hey, we found another Navigation Gummi." Sora said.
"Perfect, lemme get it installed." Cid said, but looks at the block. "Hate to tell ya this, but this one comes in sets. Ya gotta find the one that matches with this." Cid said.
"Guess we'll find it as we keep going." Tor said.
"Well, looks like there's nothing left to do. Let's keep moving." Donald said.
The group start to move, but Arthur turns to see Silver Knight on a roof.
"Him...?" Arthur asked, remembering Silver Knight.
"Artie, what's up?" Sora asked.
"Oh, um, nothing. I need to check something. I'll keep up." Arthur said.
"Huh?" Twilight asked.
"What's going on?" Tor asked.
Arthur sees Silver Knight going from roof to roof.
"Is he going for the fountain plaza?" Arthur asked, following Silver Knight.
Later, Arthur arrives at at the fountain plaza to find Silver Knight, but doesn't see anyone.
"Where is he?" Arthur asked, looking around.
"Over here." A voice said, making Arthur turn to see Silver Knight and Morgan.
"M-Morgan? You're here too? What's going on? Why did you allow Camelot to be destroyed?" Arthur asked.
"Wow, you really are an idiot. That world was completely worthless and deserved to be destroyed, just the rest of the worlds." Morgan said.
"And the minute you survived the destruction, you just made the top of our list." Silver Knight said.
"Wait, what are you talking about?" Arthur asked.
"I wouldn't expect some filthy nobody to understand, so it's time you understood your place. Silver Knight, show him." Morgan said.
"Hmph." Silver summons what looks like a black and red zweihander with the blade being pure black with red dragon marks on the blade while the hilt is red with black dragon wings on both sides.
"What...?" Arthur said.
"This is Silver Knight's Magic Sword and it's much more powerful than that stupid sword you have." Morgan said.
"Let's see what you've got." Silver Knight said.
"Wait, I have to fight you? I really rather not..." Arthur said.
"Oh, perfect! This'll make things super easier!" Morgan said.
(Boss Theme: Knight of Despair)
(Information: Fight off Silver Knight!)
Silver Knight delivers two heavy slashes with his zweihander at Arthur, who dodges out of the way and then tries to attack with Excalibur, only for Silver Knight to effortlessly dodge and delivers a heavy swing with his zweihander at Arthur, causing great damage and sends the blond down, but Arthur gets back up and vertical slashes with Excalibur and tries to attack Silver Knight, who vanishes in dark mist and then reappears behind Arthur. As Arthur turns to Silver Knight, the masked boy delivers three vertical slashes with his zweihander followed by unleashing a black fireball from his hand and it gets Arthur, burning him, but Arthur recovers and casts Blaze to try and get Silver Knight, who unleashes a dark wall for protection and then unleashes magic chains from the ground to get Arthur, who tries to break free. Silver Knight delivers three heavy swings with his zweihander followed by a giant slash streak, causing massive damage on Arthur, who cries in pain while shattering the chains and the blond falls to the ground semi-conscious while Excalibur is on the ground beside him.
"Hahahaha! What a show this is! Is this REALLY all this insect has?! Talk about WORTHLESS!" Morgan said.
"That was hardly considered a fight. Why you have the legendary sword is beyond us." Silver Knight said.
"Oh, well. No use in having him around. Finish the job, Silver." Morgan said.
"You know that's going against Ruber's orders." Silver Knight said.
"Oh, who cares! No one's gonna miss this worm! If you won't do it, I will! His time of living ends now!" Morgan said, conjuring a purple fireball in her hand and prepares to fire it at Arthur, but then, something bites her leg. "Ugh! What?!" Morgan demanded, looking at Tod, biting at Morgan's right leg. "You filthy mongrel! Get off!" Morgan yelled, shaking the fox off her leg and sends him to Arthur, but Tod growls. "Oh-ho! You're trying to protect this brat! How cute! Don't worry, you'll both die TOGETHER!" Morgan yelled, sending her purple fireball at the two, but a magic barrier protects them.
"Wh-What...?" Arthur asked.
"Arthur! Thank Celestia you're okay!" Twilight said, arriving and with her are Tor, Amity, and Kirby.
"Good. We made it just in time." Amity said.
"Mend!" Twilight said, casting Mend on Arthur, healing his injuries.
"Well, if it isn't Arthur's pet pony, a stupid knight, a pathetic witchling, and a stupid pink meatball." Silver Knight said and they turn to the two angry.
"Those two..." Tor stops talking.
"That weapon seems dangerous." Amity said.
"How could you two fight so dirty?! We won't stand idly by and watch you bully somebody!" Twilight yelled.
"Now you're dealing with us!" Amity yelled.
"Yeah, I don't think so! Silver, finish Artie, so we can go home." Morgan said, as Silver Knight disappears and reappears to Arthur and grabs the blond by his throat.
"Get up, kid! You're supposed to be Excalibur's master, right?" Silver Knight asked.
"L-Let...me go!" Arthur yelled, as he tries to slash at the masked boy, who blocks the attack and kicks Arthur's stomach, sending the blond to the ground.
"That's it!" Twilight yelled.
Twilight fires magical blasts at Silver Knight, who easily deflects them, but Amity uses her Abomination to strike at the masked boy, who effortlessly destroys it and unleashes more magic chains around Arthur, trapping him.
"Morgan!" Silver Knight said.
"With pleasure!" Morgan said, unleashing purple lightning at Arthur, severely injuring the blond while the girl laughs evilly.
"My turn!" Silver Knight said, delivering a giant slash at Arthur, causing more injury.
Morgan summons vines on Arthur to trap him.
"So, where should we cut him first? His neck? No, too easy. His chest and limbs? I know, Silver, cut everything and I'll burn what's left of his body!" Morgan said, but Tor sneaks behind and tries to slash at Morgan with his sword.
Silver Knight quickly blocks Tor's attack and the two knights lock weapons, but Kirby gets behind and delivers a huge swing with his hammer, sending Silver Knight to Twilight, who uses magic to levitate him.
"Put him down, you FILTHY VERMIN!" Morgan shouted.
"Sure!" Twilight said, slamming Silver Knight to the ground and then throws the masked boy to Amity, who summons an Abomination hand and grabs Silver Knight.
"My turn!" Amity said, using her Abomination to crush the masked boy, only for Morgan to conjure ice crystals from the ground to get the witchling, who dodges.
Silver Knight frees himself and unleashes dark spikes to get both Twilight and Amity, who dodge, as Kirby tries to swing his hammer, only for Morgan to conjure whirlwinds to send the puffball back, but Tor tries to swing his sword, only for Silver Knight to swing his zweihander to them away.
"You idiots are starting to irritate me!" Silver Knight yelled.
"Hurry up and kill Arthur! Then they're next!" Morgan said.
Just then, something attacks the two, who dodge and it's the Keyblade.
"What?!" Silver Knight asked, as Sora, Donald, and Goofy arrive.
"Get...away...from Arthur...NOW!" Sora yelled, pointing his Keyblade.
"Ugh, the Key brat's here!" Morgan yelled.
"We'll have to deal with Arthur another time." Silver Knight said.
"Fine, but it'll have to be WITHOUT interference by his annoying friends and Pretty boy!" Morgan said, creating a dark portal. "Before we go, tell Artie two things; first, he's on probation and second, tell him to put up a more decent fight, if he can." Morgan said, as she and Silver Knight go for the dark portal.
"What's their problem?" Donald asked.
"Dunno, but we gotta get Arthur back ro the ship." Twilight said, turning to the unconscious and injured Arthur while Tod is whimpering over him.
"Right. Let's go." Sora said, picking up Arthur.
"Just who were they and why were they tryin' to hurt Arthur so badly?" Goofy asked.
"I dunno, but I have a feeling we haven't seen the last of them." Tor said.
The group make their way out of the fountain plaza and return to the First District and head back for the Gummi ship.
Here's Chapter 11 and yes, I know, the ending of the chapter, was kinda dark, but this is somewhat of a step to help Arthur grow as a character, as the story goes on. That's all from me. Chapter 12 is coming. See ya later and have a good day.