Chapter 5

"A wielder who can use grand magics at such a low level of skill. Impressive. But that will end now!" he began choking the life out of Jayson, he flailed around and tried to break free to no avail.

"Tell… me… s..th..g.." the words came as barely a whisper, air forcing its way out of him. Aced paused for a second before nodding, releasing his grip enough for him to breathe.

"…Very well, I will answer whatever you ask, since this will be the last you will breathe." Jayson nodded slowly before going quiet to think. He looked up, eyes steeled with resolve as he began,

"Why are you doing this? Don't you know that this is causing all the worlds to fall to darkness again? You seem to be from a time of peace, but this is causing chaos, isn't it our job to protect the light from the darkness?"

"That is where you fail, we aren't meant to protect the light, merely fulfill our own destinies. That is what I learned from our time with the Master. Is that all?"

"No, who is this master? And why do you think that his lessons are all encompassing? There will obviously be exceptions to those teachings, right?"

"You sound like Gula, wanting to go against the teachings to 'save' everyone, this was inevitable from the start, the worlds are to fall to darkness-"

"They were already supposed to, but light prevailed, and darkness was supposed to expire, but since the Heartless are still about and you guys are destroying worlds I'd say there's still one more go of it to see where we really end up." Jayson smirked at this proclamation, feeling as if he had figured it all out, but seeing this Aced tightened his grip once more,

"No more out of you, whelp, this ends now!" But as he was about to break Jayson's neck a blast of ice exploded on his back, and a giant clawed snowman barreled through him, forcing Aced to drop Jayson as he was knocked towards the edge of the cliff. As he lost his grip and fell he could be heard screaming "You have NOT seen the last of me!".

Jayson stayed kneeled there for a few minutes, sucking in air until his throat felt raw, snot dripping from his nose and tears streaming down his face. He gazed up and noticed Elsa and Kristoff approaching, with a moose and the large snowman not far behind. He smiled as broadly as he could but failed. Sighing, he lifted his hand to allow Kristoff to help him up, they clasped hands and Jayson nodded his head, appreciating the help.

"When did you guys get here? And how did you know that I would be here already?"

"Well, we assumed it would take you a bit to get here, so we followed behind, in case anything happened to you, and we saw the bear guy choking you and we knew we had to do something." Kristoff patted Jayson on the back, nearly toppling him over. Elsa giggled slightly, before continuing,

"Of course, this is also where this worlds Keyhole is. I wouldn't let anyone do anything to it, even if it cost me my life."

"The Keyhole… that means that I can seal it and stop them from trying again!" Jayson ran up the castle steps and into the foyer, he stopped directly in the middle, gazing up to the top of the steps he summoned his Keyblade and pointed it towards the top of the staircase, where the entryway to the balcony was. A mass of light appeared and dispersed slowly into the shape of a Keyhole, the light was being sucked slowing into the opening, and Jayson's Keyblade glowed a strange blue hue before a beam of light shot from its tip and out towards the entrance. A distinct 'click' could be heard as the Keyhole was locked, stopping any Heartless from destroying this world. A soft gasp escaped someone behind Jayson, and he turned to see Elsa standing there, mystified.

"Where did that come from? How did you know it would be there?" Jayson shrugged.

"I don't know, something just… told me to come here, I think the world spoke to me, letting itself be saved." He walked towards the door, passing Elsa as he did, making his way towards Kristoff. "Thanks again for the help, but I'm sure that there won't be any more problems here for you, at least for a while. I promise to be back to visit though."

"So, you've got to go, then?"

"Yeah, there are more worlds to save, and I have to find Riku and Kairi. Then there's the problem with the foretellers…"

"We understand, go now, we can take care of things from here." Jayson swelled with happiness, knowing things would only get better from here.

"You guys might wanna stand back." They did. Jayson used his Keyblade and pointed it straight ahead, near the edge of the mountain. Thinking about his want for answers, a beam shot out and opened a gate, swirling with white and purple light; he turned and smiled at everyone before steadily walking through the portal, and it closed behind him.

A dark corridor opened at the Keyblade Graveyard, and Aced stepped out, looking furious, one fist clenched on the hilt of his Keyblade, the other grasping at his robes. Luxu was standing nearby, hood down, exposing his scarred face. His hair was slicked back into a pony tail, long grey streaks ran through from the forehead to the bottom. He held his own Keyblade, the gazing eye. His golden amber eyes seemed to glow with anticipation, already knowing the answer Aced would give him before he even spoke.

"So… how'd it go?" His tone was teasing, almost playful, but the malice was still there.

"YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW IT WENT, LUXU!" Aced roared at him, striking a nearby pillar of stone, shattering it effortlessly, Luxu stepped out of the way of the falling boulders and laughed.

"Of course, I know how it went. But It wasn't the kid who took you down, it was a REINDEER!" He began cackling, doubled over in laughter at his companions' misfortunes.

"Why did you send me on that mission, anyways? As much as it pains me to say; Invi would have been a much better choice, give her magical prowess."

"Because, big guy, I wanted to see just how physically strong this kid is, and honestly, he's not there, at all, more of Invi's type than anything, magic user and all that, but I thought you could finish him off, it seems I was wrong."

"This is the second time you've been wrong, first was when you told us he was gone, but then you say he isn't, and you send me to go solve the problem for you!"

"look Aced, we have to do this stuff to get the master back, remember?"

"…Yes, I know, and this goes against his teachings, I wasn't accepting of them after he left, as it seemed he wanted us at each other's throats, but I see now that I can get my answers from him if I bring him back, and that is all the reason I need to follow you, as dastardly as your plan may seem." They had neared the Apex of where the second Keyblade war took place, the massive structure leading to where Xehanort's portal was, now gone long after his passing. They stared up into the sky, where they knew it would be summoned when this was all over. Luxu grinned menacingly, eyes crinkling in a devious way.

"Your cooperation is all I need, Aced…"

Gummiphone entries:

Gula: Another of the foretellers, he is academically inclined as the testimony of Aced implies.

Keyholes: The heart of the world lies beyond these. If a heartless manages to break in and destroy the heart, the world is lost forever. Keyholes can be unlocked by and wielder, but reopening them can only be done by a master. Jayson's journey will consist of saving the worlds in this manner.

The Keyblade Graveyard: The place where the first and second Keyblade wars took place. This is the current headquarters for Luxu and the other Foretellers.