The next episode is up! It contains a few great things, plus a further look into Yui and Leafa in the end. There are two boss battles for Kirito to deal with here, so enjoy it all!

(I do not own Kingdom Hearts or Sword Art Online. All I do is form my imagination from both stories, and share it with the world!)

Kirito's Team so Far

Komory Bat (Komory) MAXED

Magic/Techniques

Confuse (Sacrificed for Woeflower)

Zero Gravity

Zero Gravira

Drain Dive

Confusing Strike

Stat Boost

Dark Screen (x2)

Magic Haste (x3)

Attack Boost

Magic Boost

Confusion Block

Attack Haste (x2)

Spirit Boost

Waking Dream

Sir Kyroo (Kyroo)

Techniques

Strike Raid

Blitz

Stat Boost

Water Boost (x2)

Cure Boost (x3)

Attack Haste

Water Screen (x3)

Attack Boost

Magic Boost

Stop Block

HP Boost

Woeflower (Woe)

Magic/Techniques

Poison (Sacrificed for Kabuto)

Sleepra

Sleepga

Drain Dive

Stat Boost

Magic Haste (x3)

Attack Haste (x3)

Dark Screen (x2)

Magic Boost

Blindness Block

Support Ability

Treasure Magnet

KO Kabuto (Kabuto)

Defense/Technique/Magic

Link Block

Stat Boost

Fire Screen

(Flashback) "Why did you stop him?" Beelzebumon question Jeri's motives, "I'm the one…who took Leomon's power." He rose to his feet, looking at her.

Tears started to fall from Jeri's eyes as she answered, "Even if you were to die, Leomon won't return. I don't want to feel this sadness again! So please, no more fighting…" She fell to her knees again, her tears pouring down her face.

Asuna and Gallantmon glowed brightly, the Spirits, Guilmon and their partners returning to normal. They approached the weeping Jeri. "Jeri, I…" Takato started to reach out, but he held back, not sure what to do.

Beelzebumon watched Jeri and those comforting her, and thinking back to his time as Impmon, how he didn't want to tie himself down to any human, that he would be his own partner, living his own life. He also wanted to become stronger, and tried facing opponents that were stronger than him, only to fail. He so wanted to Digivolve, that he gave himself up in order to become stronger. He absorbed the data of all other Digimon around him, defeating them one by one. Yet, even after all that, he was still not able to defeat the humans and their Digimon or Spirits. "What the hell was all of this for?" he snarled, getting the group's attention before turning around and leaving, broken. (Flashback End)

(Insert 'Ignite' TV Size by Eir Aoi)

Without hesitating, Take the world of paradoxes,

(The scene opens with Kirito's face fading in from the left-hand side, his eyes opening as the symbol of the Original Keyblade wielders appear in the center. Kirito's face fades out as Asuna's face fades in on the right-hand side, opening her eyes as the Dream Eater Spirit symbol replaces the Original Keyblade wielders symbol.)

And shoot it with your hands

(Asuna's face fades out as Yui's and Leafa's faces fades in, back to back as they looked towards either side while Sora's crown pendant appeared between them. The crown shines brightly, then showing the title of 'Sword Art Kingdom: Falling Fantasy', with the Sword Art Kingdom symbol right behind it.)

In the warmth of fallen tears
We should've learned kindness

(The scene opens to Asuna standing on top of the school rooftops, looking out in the distance with a solemn expression. She looks down at the white Wayfinder in her hand, the ghostly image of Aqua passing by her. She closes her eyes as she clutches the Wayfinder tightly, then she looked seriously ahead, ready to proceed.)

So why do we keep hurting each other
And give birth to more hatred?

(Kirito is sitting on the porch outside his house, holding one of his kendo stick Keyblades he made in his hands, looking down at it with a serious expression. He then stands up and whips it around before stopping in his fighter's stance, as the ghostly image of Terra in his battle stance stood behind him.)

From the stinging pain I learn to be strong

(The first scene shows Gretinal at her desk, with Yui on one side, and Jackson, Latias and Cypress on the other, all looking at the screen. The next scene shows Yen Sid at his desk, with Donald, Goofy and Mickey on one side, and Sora and Riku on the other side.)

And gently blanket the future

(The next scene shows Leafa closing her eyes as she fall backwards into the black screen, only to be scooped up by the large hand of Young Xehanort. He waves his other hand forward as Heartless Oberon, Gouxus, Saïx and a black coat Recon stand around him, grinning maliciously. The screen distances from them to where Kirito and Asuna stood, angrily looking back as they charged.)

Without hesitating, Take the world of paradoxes,

(The scene next shows Kirito using Flowmotion to move around the city of Alne in Alfheim Online, taking out Nightmares that came at him, then slamming his Keyblade into the ground, causing a shockwave of energy that blasts away nearby Heartless.)

And shoot it with your hands

(Asuna appears leaping across the rooftops at high speeds with her Eaglider and Pegaslick at her side, unifying together into Dual Style: Bladecharge, and swinging her energy-extended Keyblade around, sending all Nightmares around her flying away.)

I ever so softly embrace, The sorrow that is covered in red tears

(The scene shifts to Asuna and Recon fighting with one another within the experimental lab at the top of the World Tree, Sora and Leafa's minds showing behind the two as they fought. Then it shows an open room within the top of the World Tree, and Saïx is going into Berserk mode as he faces Kirito, who roars in rage as he charges at him, determined to defeat him.)

Just as the ringing vibration, Marks the sound of the beginning

(The scene ends as Asuna and Kirito race forward towards the golden bird cage where Leafa was, surrounded by darkness and fast asleep, with Heartless Oberon and Gouxus standing in front of the locked gate, waiting for the two. Asuna and Kirito leapt at the two, producing their Keyblades to fight. Heartless Oberon and Gouxus produce their own weapons and leapt at the two, Oberon going after Kirito while Gouxus went after Asuna, and the frame freezes as they near each other, ready to attack.)

Kirito woke up once more, doing another Dive towards a new world. He witnessed the gate in front of him. "I have to collect thirty pieces of data?" Kirito questioned, reading the sign, "What kind of data am I suppose to collect?" Kirito passed through the gate, avoided a large boulder, and saw a group of pink balls, with rings of data surrounding them. "Ah, guess that must be them." Kirito assumed, angling himself so he got to the data, gathering them up. Knowing his objective, Kirito proceeded through the dive.

It only took him a couple minutes, and he was avoiding not only boulders and columns of rock, but also streams of blue data that interfered with his path. Nevertheless, Kirito progressed on, avoiding the obstacles and taking the data whenever he can reach it. He wondered if the world he was about to enter had any relation with a VRMMO, considering the data. As soon as he gathered all the data, he made it as fast as he could to the gate, opening it up and entering the next world in a sparkling of lights.

Kirito opened his eyes. He stood in a rocky canyon, which ended towards a vast wasteland. The sky above Kirito was a mixture of blue skies, and ominous clouds. Kirito could also see the same planetoid Asuna saw when she first entered this world. Kirito looked around, wondering if there were any signs of life. Kabuto and Komory both appeared to Kirito's side. "This place sure is desolate." Kirito stated, "I wonder what kind of world this is?"

Kirito started wandering through the canyon. It had multiple pathways, so Kirito just took a guess as to which way he wanted to go. While he didn't have a course to take, he knew he would find someone within this place, where it was a good person or bad. What wasn't a surprise to him was also all the Nightmares that got in his way.

About twenty minutes later, Kirito found himself outside of the canyon, looking out into the vast wasteland. A sandstorm started to pick up around him, and he shielded his eyes from the sand. Looking about, he wondered if he was gonna make any headway the pace he was going. It wasn't until after searching out a bit further that he noticed someone far off in the distance. He looked human in figure, but Kirito couldn't help but see he had a tail as well.

"Who is that?" Kirito asked himself, trying to see what that person was in the distance. The sandstorm masked the person mostly from Kirito's view. "Maybe I should follow that guy." Kirito told himself. Komory landed on Kirito's shoulder, slightly tugging due to the sandstorm winds pulling him at its' wings. "You wanna switch?" Kirito asked his bat Dream Eater. Komory screeched in response. Kirito pulled out Woe's card, and swapped Komory with it.

Kirito pressed through the sandstorm, with Kabuto and Woe enduring it along with him. Kirito made sure to follow the path he saw the person before, and was able to barely see the man a long distance away from him. Kirito continued on the path, battling the weather with all his might.

The man stopped, and Kirito could feel the winds starting to die down. When all was done, Kirito could see the man, or rather demon, in front of him, turning to see Kirito. It was Beelzebumon.

"Great, just what I need right now. Another human to pester me." he spat at Kirito.

"Excuse me?" Kirito questioned.

Beelzebumon looked up and down Kirito, examining him. "You got to be the darkest clothing human I've ever seen." Beelzebumon stated, "Do ya have a name behind that look?"

"It's Kirito." Kirito answered, not sure why he was so interested in Kirito, "What about you? What are you?"

"They call me Beelzebumon." the demon answered, "I use to be the strongest Digimon ever, until I did something I can never forget…"

"And what is it that you did?" Kirito asked quizzically.

Never you mind, ya loser!" Beelzebumon answered, pulling out his double-barreled guns and pointing them at Kirito, who produced his Keyblade at the same time. Kirito gave a serious expression as Beelzebumon stared at Kirito. For a moment, in Beelzebumon's eyes, the vision of Jeri's sad face reminisced in his mind. He was scared for a second, then he shook the image out of his head, and readied himself to fight Kirito.

He fired off his guns, the bullets shooting at Kirito. He used his Keyblade to slice and dice the bullets with ease. "Those bullets are slower than the ones I'm use to." Kirito stated. He charged in at Beelzebumon, who was surprised he could deflect them so easily. Kirito unleashed his Blitz technique onto the Digimon, slashing him a couple times and knocking him back until he avoided the final attack.

Kirito unleashed his Sleepga spell, attempting to put the demon to sleep. While it didn't do that, it did make Beelzebumon woozy, and he clutched his head. "Damn, why am I so drowsy?" he questioned, "What kind of attack did that kid do?" Kirito slashed at Beelzebumon several times before the demon was sent flying backwards. He recovered himself, unleashing a backflip before skidding to a halt, putting his guns away.

Beelzebumon brandished his claws, and slashed at Kirito. Kirito had to block one of his claws, but saw the other one come in at his face. Kirito was struck hard, and toppled to the side. Kirito got back onto his feet, feeling the scratch marks on his face. Beelzebumon brandished his claws again, and was about to strike forward when an explosive attack was shot from Kabuto, knocking him back. It shot a couple more, and Beelzebumon put up his guard to endure it. This gave Woe a chance to bind Beelzebumon's feet with poison thorn vines. Kirito got to his feet again, and charged at Beelzebumon with a Drain Dive. The attack knocked back Beelzebumon, and healed Kirito of his injuries.

Beelzebumon stumbled backwards, and fell to one knee. "Damn it…" he moaned. Kirito regrouped with Woe and Kabuto, wondering if the demon would continue. Beelzebumon rose to his feet, looking forward blankly. The image of Jeri's sad face appeared in his mind. He grasped his head, trying to remove the thought. "Stop looking at me…" he moaned loud enough for Kirito to hear, "Don't look at me…with those eyes!" He roared as he was tired of seeing the image in his mind. Kirito was startled at this.

"I gotta calm him down!" Kirito decided out loud, and he charged at Beelzebumon again, his Keyblade glowing. He unleashed his Horizontal Square Sword Skill on Beelzebumon. As soon as the attack was finished, Beelzebumon stopped roaring, and fell to his knees, and then, collapsed to the ground.

Kirito had his back to Beelzebumon, relinquishing his Keyblade. "Jeez… My post as the strongest seems to go down more and more." Beelzebumon mumbled, "First those other humans beat me, now you, alone, bring me to the ground."

"Is power that important to you?" Kirito questioned, looking back at him.

Beelzebumon closed his eyes. "I wanted to be the strongest. That was all I asked for." he stated, "I didn't care how I did it, so long as I reached the top of the food chain, eating those who were beneath me, and becoming stronger, still. However…" Beelzebumon opened his eyes again, reflecting on how he killed Leomon, to when Asuna and Gallantmon both took him down, to Jeri sparing him, despite killing her Digimon partner.

"Sounds to me like you got a few problems to deal with." Kirito stated, walking over to him, "Tell me, do you have people that you can talk to?"

Beelzebumon rose on his hands and knees, and thought of Takato and the others. "No… I'm a lone Digimon." he answered, "I strive to become more powerful, and I pushed away the people that mattered to me." He stood up, and walked along the path he was taking before.

"Where're you going?" Kirito asked Beelzebumon.

"None of your beeswax." Beelzebumon answered rudely.

Kirito paused to make a decision. He could just let that guy go on his own, deal with his own problems. What did it matter to Kirito, he wasn't responsible to him, apart from fighting with him. Then again, if it was Sora's choice, then he would help out Beelzebumon anyway he could, regardless if he wanted it or not. Kirito smirked at this. "Boy, Sora must be rubbing off of me." he mumbled, closing his eyes, and thinking of his friend. He then opened his eyes, and pursued Beelzebumon. Both of them had no route to take but their own, so they might as well figure out where it is together.

Beelzebumon made no indication that he noticed Kirito and his Spirits following behind him, but Kirito could tell that he was not enjoying their company. A few Nightmares came into their path, but Kirito entered the fights, striking them down. Beelzebumon took these chances in order to walk off. However, Kirito would finish those fights, and pursue him again.

Finally, Beelzebumon, fully fed up with Kirito's following, stopped and angrily turned to him. "Would you stop walking every way I go?!" he demanded, "I don't need no stinkin' human to hold my hand, so beat it!"

"Hey, I don't a path to take except my own way." Kirito answered, "And it seems to me that you don't have anywhere else to go, either, so we're pretty much in the same boat."

"You don't understand anything!" Beelzebumon snarled, turning away from Kirito, "I wanted to become the strongest, to Digivolve, to be able to defeat anyone that came into my path! I even took the life of a Digimon that was friends with people I knew, and now, they hate me for it. But then, they too gained powers, and not from taking other peoples powers by force, but by bonding with them, and using the power to defeat me. What's the point of using this power, anymore?"

Kirito looked at Beelzebumon for a while, then walked right next to him, staring off into the horizon. "You know, I once was a loner, too. A Beater, as people called me." he told the demon, who turned to him, "Back then, I was shunted aside because I chose a path of solitude. When I tried to join a group of people…" Kirito thought of the Moonlit Black Cats, and the biggest mistake he made, "…I wasn't able to protect them. So I vowed to get stronger and stronger in order to take down more monsters, and prove that I was able to take on any challenge by myself."

Kirito walked aways from Beelzebumon, then continued, "But regardless of how strong I ever became, I knew that I had people that supported me, wanting me to become better, and saving me when I need it the most." He thought back to how Asuna saved him when Kuradeel attempted to kill him. He then thought about how Asuna saved him when Heathcliff almost struck him down. "…It was through them that I was able to become strong, by working with my friends to become even better." Kirito finished.

"Well, aren't you lucky?" Beelzebumon scoffed, turning away from Kirito, "You got all your friends around you, while I've got none! If that's your idea of a support speech, then you sure are bad at it! Tell you what, why don't you go to those other goody-two shoe Tamers, and leave me alone!"

"But that's not what I was…" Kirito started, but Beelzebumon was a good distance away from him, not even caring to listen. Kirito sighed. "How in the world do you intently try to cheer someone up like that, Sora?" he asked himself, "What's your secret?"

Kirito pursued the lone demon, sorting out what would be the best thing to tell this guy. However, Beelzebumon was a tough egg to crack, and based on what Kirito learned about him, he had already been cracked before thanks to his actions against his friends. Still, Kirito could see that he could be restored, but the trick was to figure out how.

Kirito and Beelzebumon made it to several pillars of rocks. They two stopped to take a breather. Kirito had to step away for a bit. He felt like giving the guy some space for the moment. Beelzebumon leaned back on a pillar, closing his eyes. "I'd better scope around the place, see what I can find." Kirito told himself, and he wandered away.

Beelzebumon opened one eye, seeing Kirito disappear. "That boy, why is he trying to help me?" he asked himself, "What's the whole point of it?"

"A point, indeed." said a voice. Beelzebumon turned to see a man approaching him, with mid-length blue hair and an X on his face, dressed in the Organization XIII's clothes. It was Saïx.

"Who the hell are you?" Beelzebumon demanded, standing upright and glaring at the new human.

"A boy like him is of no concern for someone like you." Saïx replied without answering his question, "You already have a powerful source of power within you. One that can make you even more powerful than anyone in any world. You have seen its' power, but you just haven't utilized it."

Beelzebumon was taken aback by this statement, but seeing that he was grasping at straws, he asked, "And what is this source of power?"

"It's your rage." Saïx answered.

"My rage?" Beelzebumon questioned, wondering where he had seen that before. He then recalled what happened when Takato and Guilmon got seriously angry at Beelzebumon, causing him to Digivolve into Megidramon.

"With a power like that, you will be able to conquer all that stand in your way." Saïx assured him.

"But I will not only harm my enemies, but also my friends…" Beelzebumon stated.

"Your friends? You forget that you have already caused much harm to them, that they would never consider you a friend again." Saïx told the confused Beelzebumon, "You lived your own life, living with your own rules. If you truly want to know how your rage can make you strong…" Saïx pointed somewhere outside the formation of pillars, "…You can find a monster who can test your strength. Go there, and unleash your rage upon it."

Saïx turned and left Beelzebumon thinking. Even if rage was the strength, he wasn't sure if it will satisfy him after what he had been through. However, if the opponent was strong, he could still fight it. If he lost, then good for everyone else. The world would be better off without him. He might as well fight something to see whether rage is his true path or not. He left and went towards the path to the monster.

Meanwhile, Kirito was taking down a small group of Nightmares that tried to sneak up on him. He placed his Keyblade away before looking back at the spot he left Beelzebumon. "I wonder if I should go check up on him?" he asked himself. Kabuto and Woe, who reappeared to fight with Kirito again, approached him, crying out to him. "What is it?" he asked. Both Spirits pointed to a place under an arching pillar. Underneath the arch was unmistakably a Portal. "Nice find, you guys!" Kirito commended his two, and he rushed over to the Portal.

Kirito came up front and touched it. He saw the image of a man with short, flaming-red hair and eyes. "The man's name is Cain." Kirito determined, "And the goal is to counterattack three times." Kirito backed off as several Tatsu Steeds and penguin-like Nightmares called Iceguin Ace. Kirito prepared himself, looking at his Spirits, seeing them ready to fight, then the group charged in.

Kirito made sure to put his guard up, making sure to see an opening to counter. After blocking a strike from an Iceguin Ace, Kirito unleashed his counter; the Rage Spike Sword Skill. Kirito backflipped aways from the opponent he blocked, then lunged forward, unleashing a charging stab with his Keyblade. The damage was only a little stronger than a normal attack, but it still did the job. Kirito did this technique twice more, not only to gain the bonus prize, but to get use to the countering skill for himself and his Spirits, thanks to the Link Block technique.

While Kirito had faced the Tatsu Steeds before, the Iceguin Ace had an assortment of attacks, which were all ice-based moves. They blew icy breath, threw icicles point-first, and slid around the area on their bellies, leaving a trail of slippery ice behind that, if Kirito wasn't careful, he might slip and fall. Nevertheless, Kirito did all he could with his team, and claimed victory at the end of the match.

Kirito placed his Keyblade away as the rewards of the Portal fell about him. He gathered them up as his Dream Eater book glowed. Kirito opened up the book, and found the new recipe to create. "So the Dream Eater's name is 'Tatsu Blaze'." Kirito read, "It's like Tatsu Steed, only in a fire-type variant." Kirito looked at all the new drops he gathered from the Nightmares. They were just the thing he needed to create this new Dream Eater, and a strong one, too.

He placed down some Rampant Fancies and Dulcet Figment in a circle, then decided to add his Zero Gravity spell in the mix, since he did have the stronger Zero Gravira. Kirito backed off, and focused. "Dream Eater, beckon to my side." Kirito chanted, "Come forth, and fight with me against Nightmares!" The ingredients spun around and came together, then there was a flash of light, a puff of smoke, and Kirito's new Dream Eater appeared.

The Tatsu Blaze was very similar to Asuna's Tatsu Steed, but with a few differences. For one, Tatsu Blaze looked more of a leafy seadragon than the standard seahorse. It was mainly red, with white specs on its' seaweed-like fins, ending in white and purple. Its' eyes were also purple. It had small yellow and red horns, a green body with the Spirit symbol, and an orange, red and yellow tail that was rounded than the Tatsu Steed.

It honked at Kirito, sending a small spurt of flames from its' snout. "They weren't kidding on the fire part." Kirito stated, "I'll call you 'Blaze', since that does sound cool for you. That okay?" the Spirit honked in agreement, liking the new name.

Kirito pulled up his Spirit cards, excluding Komory Bat since he maxed out it' Link Board, and started working on his Spirits. Thanks to all the fighting he had been dealing with up to now, he had gained about 400 Link Points. It was more than enough to complete both Woe and Kyroo's Link Boards, which had one remaining each. From Woe, Kirito gained the Poison Dive technique. From Kyroo, Kirito gained the Combo Plus ability, increasing the amount of combos he could deliver in one go.

From Kabuto, Kirito gained an increase in fire resistance, a double boost in resistance to ice-type attacks, a boost in defense all around, the Circle Raid technique, and the Fira spell. Finally for Blaze, since he had only created him, Kirito could only gain a new Fira spell, and a boost in fire-based attacks.

He started sorting out what kind of attacks should he use in the battles ahead, and what Spirits to use. He had five Spirits to choose from, and six command slots to work with. Kirito decided to use Komory and Kyroo in front, with Kabuto in reserves for its' defensive stats, and Woe and Blaze to wait. As for attacks, Kirito decided to use Blitz, Drain Dive, Horizontal Square, Zero Gravira, Fira, and finally Circle Raid.

"There! That takes care of stuff." Kirito stated, putting all his things away in their rightful place. He felt like he should at least try out the Circle Raid technique on an opponent, just to see what it was capable of, and to see how it differs from the Strike Raid. As he thought about it, he heard an explosion, followed by a cry of pain. "That sounds like Beelzebumon!" Kirito realized, and he rushed to the Digimon's aid.

When he arrived outside the formation of pillars, Kirito noticed Beelzebumon staggering himself to stay upright, facing a new and monstrous Nightmare. It had festive colors, and looked like a very large lobster, with four sharp legs and a pair of cone-shaped pincers that opened out into three claws each, revealing a firing mechanism within. The Nightmare emblem was on its' back.

(Cue KH:DDD OST 'Ice-Hot Lobster')

Beelzebumon raised his guns, and angrily attacked the Nightmare. It used its' tail like a propellor, and moved to the side, almost like it was a hovercraft moving about. Beelzebumon attempted to redirect his attack, but the Nightmare fired green-colored bombs from its' open claws, blasting Beelzebumon and sending him toppling onto his back.

"Beelzebumon!" Kirito shouted, racing to the Digimon's side. Kirito knelt down next to him as his whole body started to glitch slightly. Kirito watched as the data left him, and he reverted into a smaller character, which looked like a kid imp with a purple jumpsuit, and a red bandana. Although Kirito didn't know what happened to the little guy, he knew that his strength has diminished as he laid there.

The Nightmare drew Kirito's attention, and he rose to his feet, pulling out his Dream Eater book, searching for it in the high-class Dream Eater section. "Char Clawbster: A fire-slinging, tail-spinning speed demon dance circles around you." he read, then closed his book and looked at the Nightmare, "So you have some firepower on you, is that right?" The Char Clawbster snapped its' pincers, raring to fight his new opponent. Kirito, Komory and Kyroo readied themselves to fight, too.

The Char Clawbster propelled itself forward with its' tail, and swung its' claws at the trio, who avoided it. "Komory! Get Beelzebumon outta here!" Kirito shouted to his partner.

Komory screeched in response, and hooked onto the Digimon, who woke up slightly as it rose into the air. "You idiot. Beelzebumon's not my name now." he moaned, "It's Impmon. Just plain ol' weak Impmon."

Kirito watched him being carried away by Komory, worried. "His self-esteem has gotten worse." he muttered.

He detected the Nightmare attacking again. He turned in time to see the Char Clawbster fire bombs into the air, falling towards him and Kyroo. The two ducked out of the way as the bombs landed, splitting into three smaller bombs that exploded everywhere. Kirito and Kyroo got blasted back by the attacks, but were able to land on their feet.

Kirito leapt at a pillar, and activated his Flowmotion. He flew at the Char Clawbster, who attempted to avoid his attack. Kirito spun into a drill, repeatedly damaging the Nightmare until he unleashed a diving slash, which unleashed a shockwave. Kyroo unleashed his Aqua Raid following Kirito's attack, and Komory, now returning to the battle, dove in and slashed with its' wings.

The Char Clawbster shrilled as it tensed up its' body, and the cracks around its' exoskeleton body started to glow neon green, including its' eyes. "I gotta feeling it is going overdrive." Kirito told himself as Kyroo and Komory both looked nervous at this. He was right. The Nightmare started to spin its' tail, and started to move around like a hovercraft again, only faster and without stopping. Kirito unleashed his Fira spell at it while running with Komory and Kyroo at his side. The attack missed the Nightmare, who shrilled as it sent several bombing bullets raining down upon Kirito's group, who tried to shield themselves.

The Char Clawbster was moving all around the group, firing when it felt like it. Kirito did all he could to avoid the attack while protecting his Spirits from the danger. The Clawbster came in close, and with its' energy, produced a ring of light that sent a flare upwards, damaging Kyroo, who was within the circle. It croaked in pain as it was sent skywards, then crashed down onto the ground, dazed. "Kyroo!" Kirito shouted, racing to his Dream Eater's side. He placed a hand on its' belly, focusing himself to share his energy, and reviving his partner back into action. Kyroo shakily rose and used a Curaga spell, healing the group. "Keep on your toes, buddy!" Kirito told his Spirit as he and Kyroo got back into the battle again.

The Char Clawbster was a tough opponent, especially when it was going into what Kirito discovered was and 'Overboost' mode, unleashing rapid fire bullet bombs to laser fire from its' claws that he did while circling, to unleashing flaring rings like the one that knocked out Kyroo. When it was out of the Overboost, Kirito could see openings that he could attack the Char Clawbster. It still could shoot bullets, but they were easier to avoid or block. It also sent walls of flames that were propelled forward in a straight line, or sending spinning circular flames along the ground toward the target's feet. Then there was the gas that it unleashed from time to time, which would caused anyone to become sleepy. Fortunately, Kirito was quick on the draw to prevent himself from inhaling it, but he had to shake his Dream Eaters awake if they accidentally sucked it in.

After a few minutes, the Nightmare was still going, but it had weakened incredibly due to Kirito and his Spirits. Komory had been replaced with Kabuto, and Kirito was worn from the battle continuing. Impmon was on top of one of the pillars, too injured to move, but watching the battle below. "We gotta end this fight, quickly!" Kirito declared to his Spirits, "Kabuto! Kyroo! Let's do it!" The two Spirits agreed, and they focused with one another.

"Dual Action! Chaos Snake!" Kirito shouted, and his two Spirits focused their energy onto Kirito, who unleashed a spiraling beam of light and dark energy at the Char Clawbster. It tried to move away, but Kirito kept the beam on it as he kept redirecting his shot. The Clawbster shrilled, then it raced towards Kirito, attempting to defeat him while he was in one place. Kirito timed it right, and twirled his Keyblade as he unleashed a burst of energy all around him, knocking the Char Clawbster onto its' back.

Kirito ended his session as he saw the Nightmare struggling to get back onto its' feet, but it was too heavily injured to continue. It went limp as it laid there, then disappeared in a sparkling of lights. The Char Clawbster was defeated.

Out in a different part of the desert-like Digital world, Renamon and Rika were standing on top of a rock pillar, looking about to find Beelzebumon. Rika had her binoculars with her, searching beyond. Renamon used her instincts and senses to search out Beelzebumon's presence.

"You sure you heard Beelzebumon's scream, Renamon?" Rika asked her partner.

"Yes." Renamon answered, "I have always thought about attacking, of how to defeat my opponent. In a way, I was not far off from what Beelzebumon was like…" Renamon turned to Rika as she continued, "…that is, until I truly started working with you, Rika. I understood what it meant to defend something important to you."

Rika looked back at Renamon, nodding in agreement. "I understood those feeling, as well, Renamon." she replied.

"That is why I think we should find Impmon and bring him back to the Human World with us, too." Renamon decided, "As long that is okay with you, Rika."

Rika looked out, seeing how vast the land was, then smiled back at Renamon. "As long as we make it back before our transport arrives, then I'm all up for it." she answered.

"Yes. We did promise everyone we would be back in time." Renamon reminded Rika.

Just then, the two heard a distant explosion. The two turned towards the direction of where it came from. "What was that?" Rika asked, seeing a dust cloud that had formed from Kirito's Chaos Snake attack. The two partners watched to see a sparkling of lights from where the dust cloud was at.

"Let's go!" Renamon told Rika, picking her up and leaping towards the source.

Kyroo and Kabuto were exhausted from their battle, and were laying about the battlefield. Kirito walked over to them, and knelt down to their level. "You guys were incredible out there." Kirito applauded their efforts, "Both of you deserve some good rest, okay? So take it." Kirito recalled both Spirits, placed Kyroo in reserves, and replaced Kabuto and Komory with Woe and Blaze's cards, deciding to work with them instead.

Kirito turned back and looked up to see Impmon sitting on the ledge from his position, looking down at Kirito with a disgruntled expression. "You doing okay, Beelzebumon?" Kirito asked.

"Sure, whatever." Impmon answered, "And I already told you, it's Impmon! Don't you know your Digimon?!"

"Not really, no." Kirito answered back.

Using Blaze, Kirito rode his partner up to the top of the pillar, grabbed Impmon, and carried him down to the ground again. Impmon shook himself of Kirito's grip, but he stumbled and fell to the ground. "Guess that Nightmare really gave you a beating." Kirito stated, "You sure you're doing okay?"

"I'm fine, okay?!" Impmon barked back.

There was a moment of silence between the two, then Impmon muttered, "I can't believe it. Even after that guy said that rage was the key to unleashing my full strength, it wasn't enough to beat that monster."

"Whoever told you that is mostly wrong." Kirito told Impmon, who looked up at him, "Sure, rage is a powerful emotion. I've used it tons of times. Some of which I can't remember what happened in the fight, but I know I was doing it in order to protect someone."

"You used your rage to protect someone?" Impmon asked.

"Yeah." Kirito answered, kneeling down to him, "You see, when I told you about how I kept myself away from other people, aiming to become stronger by myself, I think you got the wrong idea on what I was talking about. I became strong because I didn't want to lose the people that I cared for. If I shut my heart away from others, and just live by my rage alone, I would be sealing away the one true power that would help me overcome any obstacle."

Impmon looked down at the ground, thinking. "But what if you don't have any friends?" he mumbled.

"You do have friends." Kirito answered, "For one, there's me."

Impmon looked up at Kirito, surprised. "When did we become friends?" he asked him, "I certainly didn't ask for it!"

"Well, I guess I just felt like you needed one." Kirito stated, "Maybe deep down, you wanted that too, right?" Impmon looked away from Kirito, wondering if what he said was true.

"Impmon!" called out a pair of voices. Kirito and Impmon looked up to see a young girl and a fox-like creatures leaping off a pillar aways from them, landing directly in front. The girl looked around ten, with light brown hair and held in a spiky ponytail, and grayish-purple eyes. She wore a white shirt with light blue sleeves, and a dark-blue broken heart on the front of the shirt. She also had dark blue jeans with rolled-up pant legs, and brown shoes with metal soles. The fox-like creature had yellow and white fur, bipedal, with purple, sleeve-like arms with a yin-yang symbol on each of them.

"R-Renamon?" Impmon gasped. Kirito rose to his feet, wondering who these two were.

The two stopped in front of Kirito, looking at him cautiously. "Who are you?" the girl asked.

"I'm Kirito." he answered, "You must be those guys Impmon said he betrayed before, right?" Impmon turned away at this.

"If you put it that way, we are." the girl answered, "I'm Rika."

"And my name is Renamon, her Digimon partner." Renamon followed.

Kirito looked cautiously at the two, hoping they weren't looking for revenge. "What are you doing here?" he questioned them.

"We were gonna ask that, as well." Rika retorted.

"Careful, Rika." Renamon stated, "This human is strong." Kirito looked to Renamon, expressing a similar feel about her.

"I was here helping out Impmon when he was in trouble, that's all." Kirito answered Rika, "I hope you aren't here to undo that."

"We aren't." Rika answered as Renamon went around Kirito, kneeling to Impmon. "Are you able to stand, Impmon?" she asked, reaching a paw out. Impmon smacked her paw away. "Of course I can!" he spat, shakily rising to his feet. Kirito looked at Impmon and his condition. He was lucky to even stay on his two feet.

"We're heading home, Impmon." Rika told Impmon, "Let's go."

"Do you guys have a screw loose?!" Impmon demanded, "I'm the one guy who betrayed you all! Why you asking me to come back with ya?"

"I think they're trying to forgive you for what you have done to them." Kirito told the little Digimon, then turning to Rika, "That is what you are doing, right?" Rika nodded in response.

Impmon looked to one side, not sure if they were telling the truth. "You can't just let me off that easily, right?" he asked, "I mean, after everything…"

Impmon's scarf untied itself, and nearly flew away from him. Rika made a jumping grab for it, catching it out of the wind. She then walked back to Impmon, retying it around his neck. Impmon looked down at his scarf, then looked up at Rika and Renamon. "You guys…" he muttered, "You are such idiots…"

Kirito chuckled at this. "What's so funny?" Rika asked him.

"Nothing. Just that what he said reminded me of another guy who never stops helping other people out." Kirito looked to Impmon as he continued, "Why don't you go with them. This isn't something people get everyday. You might be able to redeem yourself for what you have done to them." Impmon looked at Kirito, then at Rika and Renamon, and down to the ground. He nodded slightly, agreeing to join them.

Just then, the sky had suddenly turned dark. "It's night, now!" Rika gasped.

"That was quick." Kirito stated.

"We'd better head back. The transport back home should he here soon." Renamon told the group.

Rika pulled from her back pocket her blue and white Digivice, raising it upwards. "Renamon, Digivolve!" she shouted.

Renamon started to glow brightly. "Renamon Digivolve to…" she changed, her figure changing right before their eyes, "…Kyuubimon!" Kirito was surprised at the transformation of the fox, now a kyuubi, like he had read in some stories online.

Rika grabbed Impmon, and the two got onto Kyuubimon's back. Kirito had Woe join them, and had Blaze right next to him. Together, the team raced out towards their destination. Kirito knew Blaze by himself would be able to move quickly, but Kirito had to use Flowmotion all over the place to keep up with the group.

It took them five minutes of non-stop dashing in order to reach an open stretch of desert in the dark, where a sandstorm started to pick up. The team continued to run until they saw what looked like a pod floating in the air, being pulled away by digital wires. Takato on the ground, searching for Renamon and Rika, and all the Tamers that Asuna had met before inside the pod.

"Takato!" shouted Rika as she raced towards him. Takato looked relieved at seeing Rika and Kyuubimon there.

Woe hopped off of the Digimon's back as Kirito and Blaze came to a stop. "Good, now Impmon can return home with his friends." Kirito sighed in relief.

Kirito watched as Rika reached out, grabbed Takato's outstretched hand, and was pulled onto Kyuubimon just as she leapt towards the pod. Impmon looked back at Kirito on the ground, wondering if he was gonna come with. Kirito only waved goodbye as he watched Kyuubimon with her riders go into the pod, which closed behind them.

Just then, Kirito started to hear a noise through the sandstorm. He perked up his ears. He could've sworn he was hearing propellor blades, similar to the Char Clawbster. "No, there's no way…" Kirito stated, turning towards the noise. He noticed the sandstorm die down just enough for him to see a new Dream Eater. It had the same figure as the Char Clawbster, but it was mainly blue instead of orange, and its' back propellor fanned out a bit more.

The new Nightmare stopped and opened its claws. It shout out a beam of frost that hit the pod. "No!" Kirito shouted as he watched the pod starting to freeze over. The Nightmare directed its' claws, forming an icy pillar that prevented the Tamers, the Digimon and the pod from escaping. It then formed an icy arena surrounding the pillar.

Kirito pulled out his Dream Eater book, searching for what he was dealing with. "Chill Clawbster: A feisty fighter that's packing pincers, lasers, bombs, and all kinds of nastiness." he read, "Watch out when it overheats; that's when it pulls out the real heavy artillery." Kirito closed the book and produced his Keyblade. "It doesn't matter what you're packing. You're preventing a friends of mine from leaving. Get ready to brawl!" Blaze and Woe were at Kirito's side, ready for action.

(Cue KH:DDD OST 'Ice-Hot Lobster')

The Chill Clawbster turned to Kirito as he fired off a Fira spell. The attack struck the Nightmare dead on the head, and it reared back in pain. It then used its' claws and tail like propellors together, and lifted itself high into the air. Kirito watched it go up, and float towards him and his Spirits. Kirito wondered what it was planning until he saw it stopped its' propellors. "Crap!" Kirito shouted as he saw the Nightmare descend, and he pulled his Spirits out of the way as it nearly fell upon them.

Kirito and his Spirits regained themselves as they turned to see the Nightmare with its claws open and spinning as it crawled towards them. The heroes backed off as it came at them with its' buzzsaw claws. Kirito ran to one side of the Chill Clawbster in order to distract it. Blaze and Woe struck it when it was open, unleashing a spurt of fireballs like a shotgun and thorny vines.

Kirito noticed the Nightmare starting to tense up, and realized what was to come. Sure enough, the grooves around the Chill Clawbster's exoskeleton and eyes started to glow a neon green aura. Kirito didn't hesitate, and unleashed his Circle Raid, sending his Keyblade into a Strike Raid that circled around him a few times before coming back to his hands again. The Chill Clawbster floated into the air once more, and started floating away. "Where are you going?!" Kirito demanded, and he and his Spirits gave chase after the Nightmare.

The Nightmare was moving back slowly, but it raised it stopped spinning its' claws in order to point them at Kirito and his team. He saw the Nightmare charging up to attack, and fired a pair of bullet beams at the ground in front of it. The beams were too short of a distance from Kirito, but when they hit the ground, the beams turned into a sharp ring of energy that wheeled towards Kirito, slicing him and his Spirits. It shot another pair of bullet beams again, which turned into blade rings that shot at the group again, but Kirito and Blaze ducked out of the way, while Woe barely squeezed in between the two blades, but looked terrified afterwards.

Kirito used a Hi-potion to heal himself and his Spirits, then saw the Chill Clawbster coming towards him. He charged at the flying Nightmare with Woe at his side, and barely avoided the sharp legs as it attempted to skewer him and Woe. "Not gonna get us that easily!" Kirito shouted as he was underneath the belly of the crustacean. He unleashed his Fira from directly underneath, while Woe unleashed a Drain spell, sucking a small amount of its' energy to heal it and Kirito. As soon as Kirito and Woe left the underbelly, Kirito looked to his Spirit. "Remind me to tell you to do that from time to time, okay?" Kirito asked Woe before going back into the battle.

The Chill Clawbster was still going into overdrive as it flew high into the air, ready to unleash a ground pound. It was aiming for Blaze this time, and Kirito, seeing it targeting his Spirit, knew he had to act. The moment the Nightmare landed, Kirito activated his Link Block, teleporting directly in front of Blaze, and blocking as best as he could from the body slam. He was squished to the ground as he defended himself and protected Blaze. Once Kirito had some breathing room, he unleashed his Counter Rage, stabbing the Chill Clawbster before unleashing a Drain Dive to recover his energy.

Blaze flew in front of Kirito, unleashing a flamethrower from its' mouth, while Woe used thorn vines onto its' hind legs in an attempt to bind it down. The Chill Clawbster easily freed itself, and fired bombs in the air, which rained down around Kirito and Blaze, who endured the blasts around them. The Nightmare flew backwards once more, charging up for more blade rings of energy to attack. Now knowing what kind of attack it was, Kirito readied himself and his Spirits as they pursued the Chill Clawbster. Once it fired the bullet beams, Kirito and his Spirits split up as the attack went right between them, and they swerved around the next attack it delivered. Once it finished its' attack, the Nightmare stopped going into overdrive, and reverted back to normal.

"Now's our chance!" Kirito shouted, "Charge in!" The three charged forward, unleashing all that they got onto the Chill Clawbster, from Kirito's Blitz technique, to Blaze's fire bombs, to Woe's poisonous dandelions. The Chill Clawbster retaliated with its' spinning claws, to which Woe could not escape in time, and got slashed hard by it. "Woe!" shouted Kirito, seeing his Spirit in trouble. He felt something in his pocket, and looked down. Kyroo's card was glowing, and Kirito, knowing what it meant, pulled it out. "Okay, if you're sure about it." Kirito told his card. He pulled out Woe's card, calling back his Spirit before bringing Kyroo out, who immediately slashed at the Chill Clawbster before backing off.

The battle ensued, with Kirito, Kyroo and Blaze working together to take out the Chill Clawbster with everything they had. The Nightmare retaliated with slashes from its' spinning pincers, along with body slams and bombs. It entered into Overboost mode again, and started unleashing the same attacks it did before, from spinning blades of energy, to stabbing with its' front legs, to even stronger body slams.

Kirito needed to end this battle as Kyroo and Blaze were starting to grow exhausted. The Overboost Nightmare opened its claws, and started firing beams, similar to the beams that the Char Clawbster used before. It surrounded Kirito and his Spirits on either side. Kirito looked on each side, trying to find an opening. The Chill Clawbster then brought the two beams together in a cross, and Kirito had only one idea. "Jump!" Kirito shouted to his Spirits. Together, the three leapt high into the air, over the lasers that nearly struck them.

"I think it's time we end this fight!" Kirito declared, "Let's see what the three of us can do!" Kirito, Blaze and Kyroo focused together, ready to unleash their attack. "Dual Action! Comet!" Kirito shouted. The three instantly summoned a large comet, and rode right on top of it. They descended onto the Chill Clawbster, who could see no way out of it. Kirito roared with rage as the comet landed right on top of the Nightmare, causing a massive explosion.

As Kirito and his Spirits landed back onto the ground, unscathed, they noticed two things that happened in results of the Comet. One, the Chill Clawbster screeched in agony as it struggled to stand, but it fell and disappeared in a sparkling of lights. The second thing that happened was the Comet caused the icicle pillar to shatter, freeing the pod and everyone inside of it.

Kirito placed his Keyblade away, then looked up at the pod as it was leaving the Digital World. The door to the pod opened up to see Takato and Guilmon look outside. "We're free!" Guilmon cheered.

"That was too close for comfort." Takato sighed in relief.

"You guys okay up there?!" Kirito called up to the pod.

Rika and Renamon appeared from behind Takato and Guilmon. "We're fine! Thanks for helping us there!" Rika shouted back.

"Hey, shouldn't we go back to bring him with us?" Takato asked the others.

"Don't worry about me!" Kirito shouted back, "I'll find my way out of here!"

Impmon revealed himself in the door, looking down at Kirito, who looked back at him. Kirito smiled and nodded to the Digimon. 'Find your true strength, Impmon.' he thought to himself, 'Once you do, then there is no limit you can reach, so long as you have your friends beside you.' Impmon looked down at Kirito for a moment, seeing the expression on his face, and seemingly understanding what he was thinking. The door to the pod closed, and the vehicle disappeared into the sky above as it returned to the Real World.

"We all have to take on ordeals that we can't forget." Kirito told himself, "I have always told myself that I would get stronger so that no one would get involved with problems I was responsible of. But if I didn't have friends that were involved in it, I wouldn't be prepared for those fights, or overcome the problems that I have faced in the past, present or future. We support one another, make each other stronger, and even more so, we team up against the darkness, and keep it at bay."

The Sleeping Keyhole revealed itself in the same place where the pod was trapped at before. Kirito recalled his Dream Eaters, then summoned his Keyblade. He waved it towards the Keyhole, and shot a beam of light at it, opening it up and awakening the world. Kirito was bathed in the warm light as he was taken away to the next world.

Realm of Arrival, Courtyard

Yui was coming out of battle practice with Jackson right next to her. "You weren't half bad there, Yui." Jackson commended her skills.

"I dunno. I'm not as good as mama and papa." Yui compared, "I know I have learned a few tricks from them, but I'm not that good with a weapon like a Keyblade."

"Didn't your parents ever teach you to fight with more than just a tessen?" Jackson asked, "I mean, those two are blade-wielding warriors! Them and Leafa, Sora, and all those other guys. One of them must've taught you some sword skills."

"Mama and papa never wanted me to use those weapons before." Yui stated, "It might be a parent thing, but they thought it was too dangerous for me to fight in those battles. It was only when I came into this dimension with the ability to summon a weapon to fight that they allowed me to join into their battles."

"Wow, sounds like Kirito and Asuna need to stop parrying you away from battle." Jackson stated, "I mean, you have some potential. It's as good as a machete in a jungle. And your age isn't far off from mine or even Latias. Your parents need to know that the problem isn't whether how young or old you are, it's if you're ready to blade things up a notch for the future." Yui looked at Jackson's grinning face. Despite his sword-wordplay, Jackson had some good things to point out.

"Yui!" shouted Latias, racing out of the castle to meet up with the two.

"Hey ya, Latias." Jackson greeted.

"Is something the matter?" Yui asked, watching her stopping to catch her breath.

"Gretinal asked me to call you in." Latias explained, "Mickey has returned, and has someone who might explain to us what has happened to your parents and Leafa, along with Sora and Riku!" Jackson and Yui looked to one another, surprised. The three reentered the castle to meet up with Gretinal.

Inside her office, Gretinal was waiting when the doors swung open, and Yui, Latias and Jackson entered the room. Cypress was already there, waiting. "Nice to see you made it." he greeted them. Yui raced passed Cypress, and in front of Gretinal, who had activated the crystal, now seeing Yen Sid's study.

"I'm here!" Yui called out. Mickey, Donald Duck and Goofy showed themselves on the crystal screen.

"Yui!" Donald and Goofy called out together.

"Gosh, I'm glad to see you, again." Mickey greeted her.

"I heard that someone knows what's happening to my friends and family." Yui stated, "Who is it?"

"Well, you have already met him before, but he is not the same as before." Mickey stated, turning to the person who he was referring to. The person came into view, and Yui saw, to her surprise, a familiar, red-spiky haired person, dressed in the Organization XIII attire. It was none other than Axel.

"I remember you!" Yui gasped, "Weren't you that Nobody who saved us in the Corridor of Darkness to the Organization Stronghold? I think your name was Axel, right?"

"Not anymore." the fiery fighter responded, "I'm no Nobody now. The name's Lea. Got it memorized?"

"Yui hasn't realized that most of the Organization members have been turned back to regular people again." Gretinal stated, "Lea is among those people."

"I see…" Yui understood.

Yen Sid waited in the chair next to the crystal, waiting for things to settle down. "Now, if you don't mind. Lea, let me listen to what you know about Xehanort's plans." Donald, Goofy and Mickey all listened intently, along with Yui, Gretinal and her students.

"Sure, I'll explain that, and I have a proposal to ask." Lea replied.

About a few minutes later, after Lea had explained everything, including the proposal he wished, the team was shocked at all of this. "WHAT?!" cried all but Gretinal and Yen Sid.

"Absolutely not!" squawked Donald.

"Are you bladin' kidding me?!" Jackson cried out. Yui was just surprised at all of it, but was intrigued by the proposal Lea asked for.

"I sensed something was amiss nearly the moment Sora and Riku departed." Yen Sid stated.

"Yes. I felt the same when Kirito, Asuna and Leafa also left to do the exam." Gretinal agreed, "The enemy is a clever one, I will give them that."

"Xehanort must have known what we were attempting before we even began." Yen Sid realized.

"But you do know where they are?" Goofy asked Yen Sid. Yui looked to Gretinal, hoping she knew.

"You must understand, this examination is in no way how the Mark of Mastery is usually found." Yen Sid explained, brushing his beard with his hand, "However, in light of what they must do next…it was a necessity."

"With the rate of how strong the enemy is becoming each day, we needed to act more hastily than before." Gretinal followed, "However, if the five of them complete their test, by finding the seven doors and unlocking the seven Sleeping Keyholes, they will return home with a new power. When that happens, all of them will become true masters."

"Nevertheless, the dangers Lea explained make this more trial than test." Yen Sid told Gretinal, who nodded in agreement.

"But are they safe right now?" Mickey asked.

"Considering their abilities, I would like to believe that they are." Yen Sid answered, "However, all my attempts to locate Sora and Riku end…questionably."

Yui turned to Gretinal, who turned to her, anticipating her question. "I, too, have been trying to locate Kirito, Asuna and Leafa's location." she told her, "However, while Kirito and Asuna's locations are quite foggy, I cannot seem to locate Leafa's location at all." Yui looked down, worried.

"Don't worry about it, little girl." Lea assured Yui, "I've seen Leafa's skills a few times. I know she won't be taken down THAT easily." Yui looked up at Lea, hoping what he had said was true.

"Xehanort is a devious tactician. There is nothing we can do that he will not, to some extent, be able to predict." Yen Sid told them.

"It isn't just Xehanort that we need to be worried about." Gretinal stated, "I have a bad feeling about another person, or rather, the Nobody and Heartless of Sugou. The powers he had displayed thus far have shown he is as much of a threat as Xehanort. I even believe he might have joined sides with Xehanort, both seeking out the same goal." All of the others looked worried at their friends and family's struggles.

"As you can see, the Organization's members are complete people again. Xehanort and Sugou will be no different." Yen Sid pointed out, speaking of Lea, "We cannot afford another moment's hesitation. We must consider any strategy to outwit Xehanort and catch him off guard." Yen Sid looked seriously at Lea as he continued, "I must warn you again; the road will not be easy."

"Fine. Let's jump right in." Lea answered with a smirk.

"Excuse me." Yui said abruptly, getting everyone's attention, "There's something I want to do as well."

"And what might that be, Yui?" Gretinal asked.

Yui paused for a second, looking to those on the other side of the crystal, to the students behind her before turning to Gretinal again, determined. "If it's alright with you, Mistress Gretinal, I would also want to do the same thing as Lea is asking." Gretinal had a calm expression of surprise, while Donald, Goofy, Mickey, Latias, Jackson and Cypress all looked shocked at what she wanted to do. Yui, on the other hand, knew what she was getting herself into.

Leafa's Side: Inside the World Tree

Leafa knew that the troubles before going into the World Tree to descend to the top were not going to be easy. She decided to find sources of powers within the city of Arun in ALFheim Online.

She was fortunate to find the Vacuum Blade spell within the city, along with a new Spirit called 'Hebby Repp', which she named 'Rebbi'. She maxed out its' training, allowing her access to fire-type moves and powers. Leafa had fought so many Nightmares, she had now gained six commands to work with. She chose the Vacuum Blade spell, Fira, Aerial Slam, Curaga, Spark, and Fire Windmill.

She had just entered the inside of the World Tree, looking up at the distance she had to go. "If only I had my wings, I would be able to get there in a jiffy." she told herself. She saw a glowing ring in the center of the floor start to emanate, calling her in. "I wonder what that's for?" Leafa asked as Rebbi and Kooms had appeared right next to her.

Rebbi stepped forward, and went over the ring, standing within. There was a few seconds, then the ring flashed, and a platform appeared, floating upwards with Rebbi on it. "Good find, Rebbi!" Leafa commended her Spirit, racing towards the platform and climbing aboard with Kooms.

The trio stood there as the platform slowly ascended upwards, heading to the top. "Wish this wouldn't take so long." Leafa said in a disgruntled manner. The moment she had said that, the portals that once housed the guardians of the World Tree started to glow, and out came more Guardians, only with the Nobody symbols on their heads. Leafa looked about, startled at the new company, seeing herself surrounded. "Hold on, why are you guys here?!" she demanded, looking about. The Guardians didn't answer, but readied themselves for combat. Leafa knew there was no way to get out of this one without combat. She summoned her Keyblade as her Spirits readied for battle.

The Guardians came at Leafa, all wielding swords. Leafa used all her kendo skills to fight off the Guardians, striking them down, and moving onto the next. Kooms and Rebbi were doing their part on taking out the Guardians with their attacks. Leafa unleashed her Spark spell, sending a blast of energy using crystals around her, taking out a few Guardians, then using her Fire Windmill, dashing at one Guardian with her flaming Keyblade, which she spun like a windmill, damaging it and taking it out.

Leafa saw more Guardians attempting to gang up on Kooms, and Leafa came to Rebbi's side. "Let's help out Kooms, okay?" she told her Spirit, who nodded in agreement, "Link Action! Flame Thrower!" Rebbi curled his snake-like body into a wheel, and Leafa spun him around and tossed him forward, rolling at the Guardians, emblazoned with fire. It circled around the enemies surrounding Kooms, taking them out. Kooms wiped its' forehead in relief.

Leafa smiled at her Spirit's safety, but was cut abruptly thanks to an arrow of light. Archer Guardians were now appearing from above, firing arrows down at the group. Leafa could see this was gonna be more of a challenge than the ones before. "Well, Gretinal did say that this Mark of Mastery wasn't easy." She said, "But I won't give up. I know that I'm pretty much walking into a trap. But what's up here might help me understand Recon's situation."

She thought back to Recon with that young man with him. "Something about that man rubbed me the wrong way." Leafa muttered, "With the way Recon's behavior is acting, I'm pretty sure he must be the reason why I have a bad feeling about all of this."

Leafa looked at the path ahead, then thought of the others taking this Mark of Mastery. "Sora, Riku, Asuna, Kazuto…" she muttered, closing her eyes as the attacks showered around her, "I realize that the enemy has infiltrated this trial, and I get the feeling I might not be able to make it out of this one unscathed. But please, work together, be safe."

She opened her eyes again, her determination to have her friends and family protected emanating so strong, she started pulsing a green aura. "My heart is reaching out for all of you." she declared, "I'll find my way out of this, and take down as many of the enemies as I possibly can!" She leapt up to face the enemies, roaring a battle cry as she glowed brightly. The powers of bonding she had gained from her ancestors were about to unleash something no one had expected.

Next time on SAK FF:

Riku: Asuna?! What are you doing here in Traverse Town?

Asuna: I don't know. All of a sudden, I awoke in this world, and I'm reunited with you.

Kirito: It isn't just Asuna. I'm here, too. But I'm in Sora's version of Traverse Town.

Sora: I'm glad you're here. C'mon, we can help Neku and the other guys together.

Asuna: Something isn't right here. Why are we all together like this? Did something happen?

On the next 'Sword Art Kingdom: Falling Fantasy'

Traverse Town! Unexpected Union!

Sora, Asuna, Kirito & Riku: The Dreams have yet to be discovered!