I don't own Kingdom Hearts or X-Men: Evolution. They belong to Disney, Square Enix, and Cartoon Network. Alright, and he's another world for you and before we begin let's reply to some reviews.
ajjr12: Yeah... that doesn't happen. Sorry.
star wars fan: No, Sora will not think that at all... he'll just think they look alot a like that's all... no father thought in this fic.
marvel fan: I thought I made it clear they were based on the TV show FF: WGH. Guess not.
Mickol93: Pretty much!
DragonMack: Thank you!
iron man fan: That's what I was hinting at.
NinjaFang1331: Thank you!
Wolfman2010ism: Sora will visit Naboo when he learns where his mother is buried but for all purposes of the story her parents died a long time ago. If they were still around, won't you think Leia would have stayed with them. No pets for Sora either, and yes. He will show up at some point or another.
nick fury fan: Kinda learning on Ultimate Nick Fury because I like that version of him better but you never know.
GREAT CELESTIAL-DRAGON: Don't worry, I'll have him under control. Everyone knows he can't resist chimichangas. And thanks I thought it would be a nice change for the Skrull to be the good guys if the Jedi were involved. And Sora and Luke will find away to make peace with the Kree. I actually might have her in here at some point possible with the new inferno squad plus other characters that are no longer cannon like Starkiller and Kota. And Cable's talking about a different war entirely... you'll understand more in Season 3. Although in the end it could be a possible future... again you'll have to wait and see...
With that out of the way let's get on with it...
Chapter 6: Going the Distance
Sora was knocked back again when he landed on his feet. He looked up as he held his Keyblade in his hand, he turned to the only paramedic who brave enough to help the wounded guard when super villains we're attack, "So, who are these jokers again?"
"I believe they're called the Wrecking Crew." The paramedic known as Jane Foster replied. Sora glared at the Wrecker Crew, which consisted of 4 members. Wrecker a.k.a. Dirk Garthwaite who wore a purple and green outfit armed with a crowbar. Piledriver a.k.a. Brian Calusky who wore a red and white outfit and had over grown hands. Bulldozer a.k.a. Henry Camp who wore orange and silver armor which kinda reminded Sora of the Juggernaut. Thunderball a.k.a. Eliot Franklin who wore a green and yellow outfit and was armed with a wrecking ball. They laughed at Sora, as Wrecker stated, "Ah, gee... these heroes are getting younger and younger... if we had known we'd be against you, one of us could could have done the job while the rest of could have stayed home."
"You know, you about the fourth guy, this week whose said this to me and they couldn't beat me either. How does it feel to be losing to a teenager?" Sora smirked as he dodged Thunderball's wrecking ball and threw his Keyblade at him knocking him back. The other three charged at Sora as the put away his Keyblade as he pushed them back with the Force. Jane turned to the other paramedic that came with her, "I need your help. Come on."
"No... No way. This is crazy." He shock his head in fear as he stayed in the car. She rolled her eyes as she reassured the down officer, "It's going to be okay." As Sora continued to fight off the three members, Thunder Ball took out the Stark Invention they were steal and aimed at Sora, he smirked to himself, "Let's see what this thing can do."
However, before he could fire he was knocked back by incoming hammer. Everyone stopped what they were doing as they looked up to see who saved the Samurai Key. Sora's eyes widened as he recognized the figure. He was the one the people called Thor. As his hammer returned to him he told everyone, "Stand back, mortals. Thor the Thunderer shall deal with these villains."
He then flew to the ground along side Sora and he told the Wrecking Crew, "Surrender now and I will show mercy."
"That makes one of us." Wrecker replied as he swung his crow bar which was blocked by Thor's hammer who countered his attack and sent him flying back. Bulldozer tired to ambush him off from behind but was knocked back by Sora. Thor smiled, "I have heard rumors that there was a Keyblade Wielder on Midgard. It is an honor to fight along side you in battle."
"Thanks... after well deal with these guys, I'd like to have a word with you." Sora replied. Thor nodded as he slammed his hammer on Piledriver. Just then, Thunderball recovered and swung his wrecking ball at the creates, Sora looked above to see the crates fall upon them as the villains laughed thinking they had won. Wrecker taunted, "The Mighty Thor, more like a mighty big id..."
Just then, it was revealed Sora had protected them with a reflect spell knocking the crates off of them and leaving them unharmed. Thor then summoned thunder and lightning as it charged his hammer. He the cast upon the three of members knocking them back. Thunderball swung his wrecking ball again and when he attack the Samurai Key with it, he pulled out his lightsaber and cut through the chain. He then used the Force to throw it back at at Thunderball knocking him out. Thor went to check to see if they were any still standing when he saw the Wrecker hold Jane Foster hostage, "Back off, blondie, or Florence Nightingale here is gonna get the worst headache of her life."
"Have you no honor?" Thor asked. He shook his head, "Not even a little." Thor then pointed behind him, "Then you should be familiar with attacking a foe from behind." He turned around, "Huh?" Sora raised his Keyblade as Jane ducked as Sora finished the fight, knocking Wrecker out. Jane turned to the two heroes, "Thank you. Both of you."
"You have no powers, no armor, no weapons and yet I saw you risk your life to help the wounded. Why?" Thor wondered. Jane replied, "Because they needed my help, so I helped them. I'm a paramedic. It's what I do. I'm Jane. Jane Foster."
"I... I am..." Thor blushed. Sora smiled to see that romance was in the air, when all of a suddenly his phone rang breaking the moment. He smiled sheepishly, "Sorry..." He then answered it, "Hello?... Wait they are?... Hold on I'll be right there."
"I gotta go, my friends need me. I won't bother you two." Sora reassured them. Thor walked up to them, "There is no need, I shall aid you. Lead the way." Sora nodded as they took off but no before Thor gave Jane on last look, "Fare thee well, Jane Foster."
And with that they were gone as Jane waved, "Huh. Bye." Sora and Thor flew off. Sora apologized, "Sorry again. I should have set my phone to vibrate. It's not even an emergency really." Thor shook his head, "It is no problem young warrior. Let us see what is troubling your allies."
As the flew towards, Sora's home little did they know they were being watched by a black raven. Some where outside the world, the villian known as Loki watched as two heroes, "So, it would appear that my dear step brother has finally met the Keyblade Master, and one of the last Jedi. I have no doubt that he seek thy aid should the Empire comes to Midgard and in return, the Keybrat's allies will aid him while Odin is defenseless. So, it should be fair to ally with his enemies. Oh, Thor... You time is coming soon." Loki then laughed manically...
Meanwhile, Peitro sat on the sofa as he groaned, "How long will Tabby be gone again?" Lance signed, "Fifteen minutes... Which mean fifteen minutes of silence." Everyone sighed in relief when all of a when all of a sudden they heard, "Oh, how pathetic..."
"Huh? Who said that?" Toad leaped up as everyone searched for the sorce of the voice. As the voice continued, "Here you are living is this slop when you should be living as kings..." Blob asked, "Where are you hiding? What are you talking about?"
"Oh, I'm over here..." Mist appeared and Loki stepped forth through the mist, "And what I'm talking about... Revenge."
"Who are you?" Lance asked. Loki smirked, "I am Loki. Son of Lautfy. Prince of Mischeif. And the rightful ruler of Asgard." Peitro rolled his eyes, "Let me guess you want us to team-up so we can defeat Sora and the X-Men?" Loki open his mouth to speak, "I..." Before realizing, "Wait what? How did you know what I was going offer."
"Dude this happens like every time... Some strange guy shows up Vanitas, Magento, Axel... They show up at our door step, promising the same thing you doing now... It's not very original." Lance explain. Loki looked a bit awakward, "Oh... uh..."
"Yeah, what do you have that they didn't, yo?" Toad asked. As Loki exclaimed, "A plan!" He still saw they had unimpressed looks as he frowned, "They had those too, didn't they?"
"Yes..." They replied. Loki then summoned a scroll, "Well... My plans going to actually work!" They all shrugged, "Meh..." He handed them the scroll, "WOULD YOU AT LEAST LOOK AT IT?!" Lance sighed as he took and opened it up, "I can't read this..." Loki sighed as he snapped his fingers as it turned to English, "Good help is so hard to find these days."
Lance read it as they others looked to him as Peitro asked, "Well..." Lance shrugged, "It's a good plan..." Loki beamed untill he threw it aside, "But it's going to fail." Loki looked at them in disbelief, "Fail... Oh, do prey tell of my BRILLIANT PLAN WILL FAIL!" They sighed, "Sora..."
"Dude, when ever he's around we're going to fail... He just somehow always manages to save the day. Heck, they are rumors he even save the Fantasic 4 from aliens." Lance pointed out. Loki face palmed himself, "Ugh!" Blob nodded, "Yeah... He even managed to recruit one of Axel's friends." Loki turned to them, "What was that?"
"Yeah, dude, one of the Organization members turned... And now she's with the X-Men." Toad nodded. Loki paced as he thought, he turned to Toad, "And would they want her back?" Toad shrugged, "I think so..."
"Yes... Yes... I can work with this..." Loki smirked as an idea formed. He then waved his hand as images of the Organization members, "We use one these Organization members... to deal with Sora... Once he matches in both strength and skill in every way to get the girl back." Look observed appeared, as Loki stated, "Too old..." He looks at Demyx, "Too lazy..." He examined Saïx, "Doesn't care for the girl at all..." Fred looked at Lexaeus, "Hey, he looks strong... How about this one..." Pietro shook his head as he guestered to Laxerine, "What about her?" Toad asked, "How come?"
"She's... looks... Hot..." Pietro smirked. Loki turned to them, "Silence! I'm trying to think... Wait..." He waves the other members away as he guestered to the one remaining, "This one..." They others looked at the image of Roxas as Lance asked, "Why him?"
"He matches the boy's streagth, skill, and power in every way... But even more importantly..." Loki waved his hand to where Roxas was now. He was siting with Axel on the clock tower and eating sea-salt ice cream. Roxas just looked said as he stared at his treat and held out a sea shell as Loki finished, "He misses her... He'd do anything to get her back... I just need him and her to happen on the same world they are and give him some misinformed words... and then he'll join us. So, are with me?"
The Brotherhood still looked uncertain as Loki sighed, "Fine, if you stay you'll have to hang out with the Tabitha Smith girl." All hands shot up as Loki smiled, "That's better... now march!" He opened a portal as they all stepped through it as Loki laughed manically...
Meanwhile, the the danger room, Logan was training Sora's recruits for his team. Antman, Wasp, and the Fantastic 4 all training as machines and robot version of the brotherhood attacked them. Wasp flew down a dark corridor, with several missiles being fired at her. She dodged two of them, which exploded behind her, but the third one exploded a little to close. The shock wave sent her into a raised platform, she floated there for a second before another missile platform rose out of the ground infront of her and fired three more missiles at her. She didn't even hive time to react, however before they got to close, the Invisable Woman rasied a sheild to defend them. The robot version of Blob charged at the sheild but didn't make a dent. However, his focas went at the Thing as he tackled the robot exclaiming, "IT'S CLOBBERING TIME!"
Ben easily managed to defeat the robot with his own strength crushing the robots head. Elsewhere, Ant Man walked in a dimly lit room; suddenly the lights brightened and metal tendrils shot forth and entangled the size-changing hero. He struggled for a moment before he managed to reach his belt, in a flash of yellow light Ant Man shrunk down to ant size and escaped the tendrils. He only made it a few feet before the floor opened up and swallowed him, the floor then closed back up to seal him in. However a rumble went through the room as the floor then exploded revealing a ticked off Giant Man whose upper torso was the only part of his visible in the room. Robot version of Toad attacked him but Mr. Fantastic stretched out and grabbed the robot and mid air, and threw it to were the robots version of Quicksilver and Lance were knocking them down. As the robots got back up the Human Tourch easily burned them melting them. Xion then walked in the room with lemonade, "Anyone want any Lemonade?"
"Please..." Wasp pleaded as she rasied a hand. Logan sighed, "Alright, five minutes..."
Wasp quickly flew to Xion and took a glass as did Hank, Jan turned to the Fantastic 4, "How comes you guys aren't tied?" Johnny replied, "Eh, we've doing this short of thing for a few years now... This is just a peice of cake." Xion frowned as she remembered, "The icing of the cake..."
Wasp turned to her, "You feeling okay, Xion?" Xion shrugged, "I'm alright... Just give me a few minutes." She then turned to leave the room as Jean and Scott entered the room, Sue wondered, "So, what's Xion's story?"
"Well, she's a clone of Kairi created by Vexen... she was created a fail-safe if Sora got in there way to much." Jean explained. Scott added, "But she found out who she was and ran away. We offered her a new home here with friends." Jean finished, "But she had friends in the Organization and I guess she misses them."
"Who were they?" Thing asked. Scott replied, "Axel and some kid named Roxas." Jan's eyes widened, "Axel... as in the creep that tired to kill us and expose us to mutant kind." Hank stopped her, "Easy, Jan, I'm sure he had his reasons."
"Me too... he works with the bad guys!" Jan point out. Hank added, "They lost their hearts are they trying to get them back... just not in the best way."
"Hmm... I would have to get a look at one of them but maybe we can find a way to restore their hearts without hurting anyone..." Reed thought aloud. Sue nodded, "Yeah, if w find a way maybe they all turn in without a fight."
"So, where's Sora?" Thing wondered. Scott replied, "He's on his way. I just called him an hour ago to tell him about this."
Kairi and Riku walked in the with grocery's they volunteered to get for the professor. As they walked in side the food the wind picked up all of a sudden and they looked up to see Sora and Thor landing. Sora walked, "Hey, Riku. Hi, Kairi." Kairi smiled, "Sora you're back!"
"Is that...?" Riku asked. Sora nodded, "Riku and Kairi... meet Thor. Thor meet my friend Riku and Kairi, they're also wielders of the Keyblade." Thor gave a respectful, "Greetings, young warriors."
"Sup..." Riku waved. Kairi wondered, "So, why did you bring Thor along, Juggernaut or the Brotherhood haven't shown up."
"Yeah, I gotta call from Scott and he wants us to meet me in the Danger Room." Sora answered. Thor grinned, "Danger room? Sounds like a real challenge."
"Especially with Wolverine in charge." Riku muttered. He nodded as he turned inside, "Okay... we'll join you as soon as we take these to the kitchen." Sora ran up to Kairi as he removed his hood and mask, "Here... allow me."
"Oh, Thanks, Sora..." Kairi smiled as he took the bags of food from her. Everyone walked inside as C-3PO opened the door, "Oh, you're back and you brought company... Hello, I am C-3PO human cyborg..."
"Moving talking golden statues... that's a new one." Thor observed. Threepio signed, "Well, at least you didn't call me a robot, I suppose."
"Hey, Scott. What's..." Sora, Riku, and Kairi noticed the human heroes that were there. Sora asked, "Wait... Hank, Jan, Reed, Sue, Johnny, Ben? What are you doing here?"
"Jan thought it was a good idea to all practice and work together. Charles was kind enough to let us use the Danger Room for practicing." Sue explained. Jan rubbed her arm as she stated, "Although I would have second guessed it if I knew Wolverine was going to be in charge of our training."
"These people... are they Keyblade Wielders as well?" Thor wondered. Hank wondered, "Is that..." Sora nodded, "Yes, this is Thor." Sora turned to Thor, "Thor these aren't Keyblade wielders but they defend the Earth just like we do."
"Ah, then it is indeed an honor to be among the defenders of Midgard." Thor smiled as he walked up to them. Jan added, "That's kinda why were all here. We're preparing so when the Empire or the Organization come to Earth we can be ready to stop them."
"While this Empire is unfamiliar to me, I do know of the Organization though." Thor nodded. Ben turned to him, "You those cloaked creeps?" Thor nodded, "Aye... they have been sending the armies of Heartless and Nobodies throughout the known worlds. They appeared shortly after three good friends of mine, Keybladers, had disappeared. I have searched for them but not even Heimdall can locate them."
"I'm sorry to hear that Thor... we'll try to help find them as well." Reed offered when Sora clutched his head as an image of Hercules was shown, then titans climbed mountains lead by a man or what he that was a man with flaming hair and another with green cloths and a strangle helmet. Sora fell as Scott caught him, "Whoa, you feeling okay man?"
Everyone turned to Sora with concern, as Thor asked, "Are you injured from our battle with the Wrecker Crew?" Kairi ran up to him, "Here... let me get you a potion." Sora stopped her, "I'm fine... I... I think Hercules is in trouble."
"Herculwhat now?" Johnny asked. Jean wondered, "Wait, didn't you used to summon him for when we fought Fred for the first time and helped us during the battle of Asteroid M?" Sora nodded, "Yeah... I don't know... how but I think he needs help.""What else did you see?" Thor asked. Sora answered, "I saw huge monsters climbing a mountain led by two men. I didn't recognize who they were though." Thor lifted his hammer "Then we must aid him at once..."
"Alright... so what other X-Men are here?" Scott wondered. Jan stopped them, "Hey, they got to see plenty of worlds, it's our turn now." Hank turned to her, "Jan are you sure about this?"
"Are you really arguing the chance to see other worlds here, Hank?" Jan asked. Hank paused and stated, "What am I saying?! Let's go!"
"Alright, adventuring the unknown is what we did before we became the Fantastic 4... we're in!" Ben grinned. Johnny asked, "So do we take a space ship or something or..."
"Wait..." Xion ran into the room, "You guys are going to another world?" Riku asked, "You wanna come?" Xion nodded, "I've been stuck in the mansion all day... please."
"Fine... you can come... but stay close. The Organization may still be after you for leaving them." Logan told her as he put on his mask. Xion smiled as she joined the group she turned to Thor, "Hi, I'm Xion... I'm a Keyblade wielder too." Thor smiled, "Greetings Xion, I am Thor."
"So, where's your space ship ya use?" Ben wondered. Sora wondered, "Who said we're taking a space ship." He then summoned his Keyblade as Scott stated, "Here we go again..." Light swirled around the Keyblade and with a flash of light, the X-Men vanished from their world...
Another day another dollar, as Roxas walked up to Saix for his mission. There was still no word from Xion. Saix stood there as Roxas walked up to him, he told him, "There are Heartless showing at Olympus Coliseum... you must go there and deal with the Heartless that appear there."
"Oh... okay." Roxas had several missions there before. He had be training with this weird goat man named Phil and he signed him up for the games... although he was pretty sure he had him confused with someone else. Maybe, it finally did after that Heartless interrupted his fight with Xigbar and they defeated it and left with Demyx who did none of the work... as usual. Maybe with his luck, Xion would show up there. He opened a corridor of darkness and left for that world. Just then a door opened... and Saix entered the room, "Axel, where is Roxas... he was supposed to be here by now to await his next mission."
Axel now stood where "Saix" once stood and shrugged, "Odd, he left with the mission that you gave him... or did you forget?" Saix's eyes narrowed, "I reported no such mission... you are to report this to Lord Xemnas at once." Axel nodded, "Can do!"
As he turned to leave, Saix failed to notice, "Axel's eyes" change into Loki's eyes and chuckled with Loki's voice. Once he was out of sight the real Axel entered the room, "Hey, Saix... have you seen Roxas this morning." Saix's eyes narrowed, something was not right...
Soon, they reappeared on a whole new world, Sora opened his eyes and observed the area. Reed looked around, "Interesting... it almost look like Greece many centenaries ago..." Hank smiled, "So, is so awesome... I wonder what else is different about this world?"
"Foccas everyone, we need to find that Hercules." Logan told them. Just then a female voice spoke up, "Are you saying you people are looking for Hercules?" Everyone looked around, until another voice spoke, "Over here." They turned to statues that were moving. Sue's eyes widened, "Living statues?"
"Hot living statues!" Johnny beamed. Sora stated, "Well, I've seen talking gargoyles... so this isn't that big of a difference." Ben stated, "Okay... this wasn't what I had in mind." Riku asked, "So who are you?"
"We are the Muses. Experts of the arts and proclaimers of the heroes." The one called Calliope replied. Another named Terpsichore added, "Heroes like Hercules!" The one named Thalia smirked, "Honey, you mean 'Hunk-ules.'" She then glaced over to a Hercules statue, "Ooh, I'd like to make some sweet music with him..."
"So you know who he is?" Jean asked. Calliope smiled, "Honey, everyone knows who he is. From that day when he defeated the Hydra, our boy Hercules could do no wrong. He was so hot, steam looked cool... allow us to explain in song."
"Here we go again." The X-Men stated as Jan, Hank, Thor, and the Fantastic Four looked confusion as Johnny wondered, "In song?" Terpsichore simply explained, "It's tradition... get used to it." Calliope sang, "OOOOOOOHHHHHHHH, YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH! Bless my soul, Herc was on a roll!"
"Person of the week in every Greek opinion poll!" Thalia sang. Terpsichore added, "What a pro!" Calliope sang, "Herc could stop a show... Point him at a monster and you're talkin' S.R.O..." The Muses sang, "He was a no one... A zero, a zero... Now he's a honcho... He's a hero!" Calliopesang,He was a kid with his act down pat..." They all sang, "Zero to hero in no time flat... Zero to hero!
"Just like that!" Calliope sang. The muses all sang, "When he smiled the girls went wild... With oohs and aahs..." Thalia added, "And they slapped his face on every vase!" The Muses named Clio corrected, "On every Vahse!"
"From appearance fees and royalties... Our Herc had cash to burn... Now nouveau riche and famous... He could tell you what's a grecian urn... Say amen... There he goes again... Sweet and undefeated... And an awesome ten for ten... Folks lined up just to watch him flex..." The Muses sang. Thalia sang, "And this perfect package packed a pair of pretty pecs..."
"Hercie, he comes, he sees, he conquers... Honey, the crowds were goin' bonkers... He showed the moxie brains and spunk... yeah! From zero to hero! A major hunk! Zero to hero!" The Muses sung. Calliope sang, "And who'd have thunk..." The music the went quicker as Calliope asked, "Who put the glad in gladiator?"
"Hercules!" The all sang. Thalia asked, "Who's darin' deeds are great theater?" The Muses sang, "Hercules!" Calliope asked, "Is he bold?" The men statues sang near by much to their shock, "No one braver!"
"Is he sweet?" Terpsichore asked as they all sang, "Our favorite flavor! Hercules!" Thaila added, "My man!" As they all sang, "Hercules! Hercules! Hercules! Hercules! Hercules! Hercules! Bless my soul, Herc was on a roll! Undefeated! Riding high!"
"And the nicest guy!" Calliope added. As the Muses added, "Not conceited! He was a nothing! zero, zero... Now he's a honcho... he's our hero! He hit the heights at breakneck speed! From zero to hero! Herc is a hero! Now he's a HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" As Calliope finished, "Yes, indeed."
Everyone gave them a clap as Thing wondered, "So... uh... do you know where we can find this guy." Calliope pointed, "That way, honey." They all turned to leave as Xion waved, "Thanks for the direction... and the song." Once they were gone a corridor of darkness opened and Roxas stepped out, "Alright... maybe Xion is here!"
"Help! Someone! Help!" Roxas looking down to see Loki walking around using his staff as a crutch, "They took her! They have her!" Roxas walked up to him, "Is there something wrong?"
"You there! You must help her! There isn't a moment to lose!" Loki turned to him. Roxas wondered, "What happened? Who took who?"
"My step brother and his brutish friends... they kidnapped a young girl wearing clothes similar to yours. She had black her and a sword in a shape like a key..." Roxas gasped, "Xion!"
He then asked, "Sir, where is she?" He pointed to the mountain, "There! On Mount Olympus... held by the King of this world... Zeus!" Roxas nodded, "Thanks... I'll save her!" He turned to head that way, when Loki stopped him, "No wait! It's too dangerous to go alone. But, I have friends... powerful friends... with their help you just might save her."
"Where can I find them?" Roxas asked. Loki smirked, "That a boy! I'll show you the way! My Step-Uncle is a kind genital man... he will help us..."
Hades practices shooting at targets with full of rage as he ordered his minions, Pain and Panic, "Pull!" They threw the Herc themed Vahse, as Hades destroyed it with fire." Megara watch from the sidelines and smirked, "Nice shooting, Rex."
"I can't believe this guy. I throw everything I've got at him. And it doesn't even..." He complains until he sees Pain wearing Hercules trademark sandals, "What are those?"
"Um.. I don't know. I thought they looked kinda dashing." Pain smiled sheepishly. Hades eyes narrowed, "I've got 24 hours to get rid of this bozo, or the entire scheme I've been setting up for 18 years goes up in smoke and YOU... ARE... WEARING... HIS... MERCHANDISE!"
Hades looked like he as about to strangle him when Panic interrupts them by slurping some cola from a Hercules trademark plastic cup. He then noticed everyone was looking at him as he offered his drink to them as he smiled sheepishly, "Thirsty?" Hades yells, causing a small earthquake. Pain and Panic pull themselves from the wall and fell to ground, as Hades took deep breaths, Loki appeared behind him, "Why, Uncle, it would appear that I've come at a bad time."
"Loki!" Hades beamed as he walked over to him, "My favorite nephew... how's the whole taking over Asgard going?" Loki sighed, "As well as it usually is." Hades nodded, "That bad huh? Let me guess... Thor again..."
"Unfortunately, yes... my dear brute of a step-brother as always." Loki frowned before he smirked. Hades nodded, "I hear you... your step-cousin had been giving me a hard time too and I'm running out of time." Loki smirked, "However, I have a new plan... and new allies and together... we can destroy both of our enemies and rule both Olympus and Asgard."
"Well, well, well... don't keep me in suspence... c'mon... tell Uncle Hades you big evil plan." Hades smiled with eagerness. Loki nodded, "Of coarse... but first all me to introduce my new allies." With a wave of his hand Roxas, Quicksilver, Avalanche, Blob, and Toad appeared. Hades looked unimpressed, "These kids... really... did Thor hit ya with the hammer too many times... I mean..." He gestured to Toad, "What's with this one... was he bitten by a radioactive toad?"
"They may look odd... and well most of them literately stink but they posses great power and the one in the black coat posses a certain Key to the you-know-what." Hades then smirked, "Oh really? Well... that changes everything..."
"When are we going to rescue Xion from that Zeus guy?" Roxas asked. Hades turned to Loki and nodded, "Oh... very soon... when the planets will align and you, my friend, will free my buddies from a jam and then we just tip-toe to Olympus... and then we save your girlfriend. We just need to take care of one tiny set back."
"Hercules." Everyone turned to see a man with much spikier hair than Sora or Roxas carrying a large sword leaning on the wall next to Meg, "That's why you hired me, you need me to take care of him."
"Exactly and once he's out of the way, I'll find what your looking for." Hades smirked. Meg rolled her eyes, "Oh give it a rest. Looks like your game's over. Wonderboy is hitting every curve you throw at him."
"Oh yeah.. Perhaps you should wonder Uncle if maybe you haven't been throwing the right curves at him." Loki whispered as Hades smirked as he move towards Meg, "Meg, my sweet."
"Don't even go there." Meg told him. Hades continued, "See, he's gotta have a weakness, because everybody's got a weakness I mean for what? Pandora, it was the box thing, for the Trojans, hey, they bet on the wrong horse, okay? We simply need to find out Wonderboy's."
"I've done my part. Get your little imps..." She gestured to Pain and Panic as Hades shook his head, "They couldn't handle him as a baby. I need someone who can... handle him as a man."
"Hey, I've sworn off man-handling." Meg told him. Hades pointed out, "Well, you know, that's good because that's what got you into the jam in the first place, isn't it? You sold your soul to me to save your boyfriend's life. And how does this creep thank you? By running off with some babe. He hurt you real bad, didn't he, Meg? Huh?"
"Owch." Lance stated as he listened in. Meg told Hades "Look, I learned my lesson, okay?"
"Which is exactly why I got a feelin' you're gonna leap at my new offer. You give me the key to bringing down wonder breath and I give you the thing that you crave most in the entire cosmos..." He whispers at her ear, "...your freedom." She gasped at this as Loki and Hades smirked...
In the city, a carriage passes past rich gates, as the guide told them, "On your left is Hercules' villa. My next stop is the Pecs and Flex gift shop where you can pick up the Great Hero's 30-minute workout scroll "Buns of Bronze..." As they rode off, Sora and the others as Sora assumed, "I guess this is the place."
"So, do we go inside or..." Jan wondered. Logan nodded, "He's here I recognize his scent." Thor nodded, "Then we must go... if this world is in peril when need his help."
They they walked to Herc's villa...
Inside the villa, Hercules is posing for a picture on a vase, dressed in the skin of a lion as Phil his trainer told him his to do list, "At 1:00 you got a meeting with king Augeas. He's got a problem with his stables. I'd advise you not to wear your new sandals."
"Phil?" Herc asked as the Artist told him, "I told you, don't move!" Herc went back to his pose as Phil continued, "D.G.R., the Daughters of the Greek Revolution..."
"Phil?" Herc asked again as Phil continued, "At 3:00 you gotta get a girdle from some amazons." Herc finally had enough as he dropped club and shield, "Phil, what's the point?" This caused the Vahse to the Artist was painting to be reuined. He screamed, "That's it!"
"Keep your toga on, pal..." Phil told him. In response, the Artist threw the paints on Phil, making him look like a clown and leaves. Phil turned to Herc, "What do you mean, 'what's the point?' You wanna go to Olympus, don't ya?"
"Yeah, but this stuff doesn't seem to be getting me anywhere." Herc replied as he threw the skin of the lion to Phil. He quickly wipped the paint off his face with it as he told him, "You can't give up now, I'm counting on ya'."
Just then, Sora and the others entered the building. Phil told them, "Hey, visiting hours aren't until tomorrow, kid." Herc turned to them and smiled, "It's okay, Phil... they're old friends, I've mentioned. The heroes from that other world."
Phil turned to them, "These are them... yeesh they're younger than I thought they be. Except that short one, Wolverine growled, "Who are you calling short?"
"Easy, Logan." Jean told him. Herc smiled, "Hey, Sora, Logan, Jean, Riku, Kairi, Scott... It's to see you all again. Um... I don't think I know the rest of you?"
"Yeah... we're friends of Sora and the X-Men. So, what's got you down in the dumps?" Thing wondered. Herc signed, "Where do I start... See, my father is Zeus, the king of the immortals up on Olympus."
"Whoa! Herc, you're a immortal?" Jean gasped. Herc shook his head, "No, no. I'm mortal. When I was a baby, somebody stole me from my parents, and...figured out how to take away my immortality."
"And this true hero thing? You've mentioned that allot in the past." Sora asked. Herc explained, "It's the only way I can become a immortal again. If I become a true hero, I can rejoin my father and go back to Olympus."
"Wow... I guess you really got your work cut out for you!" Wasp stated. Hank wondered, "So... what happened... you seem quite popular with everyone here... wouldn't that be enough." Herc shrugged, "I thought that would too... until last night... when I last spoke with my father..."
Last night at the temple of Zeus, Herc and Pegasus were reacting his latest heroic, "You should have been there, father! I mangled the Minotaur, grappled with the Gorgon, Just like Phil told me, I analyzed the situation, controlled my strength and kicked! The crowds went wild! Thank you, thank you." Pegasus waved a Herc flag as his father laughed, "Hah! You're doin' great, son. You're doin' your old man proud."
"I am glad to hear you say that, father. I've been waiting for this day a long time." Herc smiled. Zeus wondered, "Hmm.. What day is that, son?"
"The day I rejoin the immortals." Herc answered. Zeus sighed, "You've done wonderfully, you really have, my boy. You're just not there yet. You haven't proved yourself a true hero." Herc was shocked by this, "But father, I've beaten every single monster I've come up against. I'm... I'm the most famous person in all of Greece. I'm... I'm an action figure!"
"I'm afraid being famous is not the same as being a true hero." His father shook his head. Hercules wondered, "What more can I do?"
"It's something you have to discover for yourself." He told him. Herc asked, "But how can I..." Zeus just told him, "Look inside your heart." Lightning strikes and statue of Zeus becomes inanimate...
"Ugh... I hate riddles." Jan stated. Hank wondered, "So... have any luck since then..." Herc shook his head, "Still nothing... I don't know what else I can do." Johnny smiled, "It's no problem... we'll help you out. We just happen to be our wor..." Everyone gave Johnny glares about almost talking about the other worlds and he correct himself, "...home's greatest heroes. We'll teach ya how to become a true hero."
"Hold up! I'll be the judge of that," Phil interjected as he walked up to the heroes. The satyr then stared at each of the heroes for a minute before he finally said, "Well…you may have the look in your eyes that says that you've done a lot of big hero things, but I'd have to mark you all as Junior Heroes to be perfectly honest... well except maybe the guy with the hammer over there." Johnny's eyes widened, "W-What? But we've done a lot of great things and saved a lot of people too. We saved the freaking world!"
"Yeah, why would you say that we're just Junior Heroes," Riku added. Phil stated, "Two words: Lacking in wisdom and heart." Sora silently count the number of words and found that Phil's math was wrong as Reed mumbled, "That wasn't even close of being two words."
"But... but... we have our own action figures!" Johnny stated as he pulled out his. Sora argued, "Okay, first... we already heard that it wasn't going to be enough and second... you don't find it creepy at all the make action figures of you?" Sora sighed, "I'm just glad they didn't make any of me..."
"Uh..." Kairi smiled sheepishly as she pulled out a Samurai Key action figure, "You might want to rethink that." Sora's eyes widened, "What?! Seriously?! Why do you even have that thing..."
"Honestly, I thought you might find it cool but you're right... it's creepy." Kairi stated as she tossed the action figure aside. Thor walked up, "I know of Zeus... he's the brother to my own father, Odin. And I was once mortal too until I was founded worthy."
"How'd you get you're immortally back?" Herc wondered. Thor replied, "Just listen to what your father said... look within your heart." Herc sighed, "Hercules: I gave this everything I had."
"Listen to me, kid. I seen 'em all. And I am tellin' you... and this is the honest-to-Zeus truth... you got somethin' I never seen before." Phil told hi. Herc turned to him, "Really?"
"I can feel it right down to these stubby bow legs of mine. There is nothin' you can't do, kid." Phil told him. Xion wondered, "Uh... are those girls friends of yours." Everyone turned to see fan girls rush inside, "It's him!"
They all surrounded Herc as Johnny sighed, "I miss that..." Phil told them, "Hey, watch it! Watch it! Watch..."
"I touched his elbow!"
"I got his sweatband!"
Herc gasped out from below, "Phil, help!" Phil nodded and whispered, "Okay, escape plan beta." Herc nodded, "Gotcha."
Phil blows whistle, fan girls look at him for a moment and Hercules disappears, "Hey! Where is he?" Phil told them, "There he goes! On the veranda!" The girls run in the the dicection Phil pointed as he smirked and chased after them. When door closes, Megara appears from behind it, Scott wondered, "Uh... why didn't you go with those other girls."
"It's okay, four eyes... I'm a friend..." She told him as she walks and sees Hercules' toes under a curtain, "Now, let's see, what could be behind curtain number one?" She opened up and Herc was shocked to see her, "Meg!"
"It's all right. The sea of raging hormones has ebbed." Meg reassured him. Xion and Sora looked in confusion, "What?" Kairi turned to them, "Trust me... you don't wanna know."
"Gee, i-i-it's great to see you. I-I-I missed you." Herc blushed. Sora turned to him, "Uh... is she your girl friend or somthing?" Herc shrugged, "She'... something."
"So, this is what heroes do on their days off." Meg stated as she sat on the couch. Herc frowned, "I am no hero..." She told him, "Sure you are. Everybody in Greece thinks you're the greatest thing since they put the pocket in pita."
"I know. It's-it's crazy you know, I can't go anywhere without being mobbed, I mean..." Herc blushed as Meg told him, "You sound like you could use a break. Think your nanny goat would go berserk if you played hooky this afternoon?"
"Oh gee. I-I don't know, uh, Phil's got the rest of the day pretty much booked." Herc told her. She smirked, "Ah, Phil, Shmill. Just follow me. Out the window, round the dumbbells, you lift up the back wall and we're gone."
"You know, why don't we all go. We all could use a break." Scott offered. Everyone nodded in agree excpet for Logan, "I don't know something about this place stinks." But none the less, they went saw a play and they all had a great time...
Later that evening, Herc and Meg were laughing alone to themselves, "Wow. What a day. First that restaurant by the bay, and then that, that play, that, that Oedipus thing. Man! I thought I had problems." Both chuckle and such, two little birds sitting near turn into Pain and Panic to speak to Meg as Panic whispered, "Psst! Stop foolin' around!"
"Yeah. Get the goods, sister." Pain added before Hercules turns back and they turn into birst and tweet innocently, "I didn't know that playing hooky could be so much fun."
"Yeah. Neither did I." She admitted as he thanked her, "Thanks, Meg." She frowned as she felt guilty for doing this, "Oh.. Don't that me just yet. Oh!" She falls into Hercules' arms, "Oops, careful."
"Sorry. Weak ankles." She told him. Herc thought, "Oh yeah? Well, maybe you better sit down for a while." He carries her on a bench and they sit down, "So, uh, do you have any problems with things like.. this?"
She stretched her leg and holds her foot right before Hercules' face, "Uh..." She expalined, "Weak ankles, I mean." He shook his head, "Oh. Uh, no. Not really."
"No weaknesses whatsoever? No trick knee?" Meg asked as she lean closer. Herc blushed, "Uh..." She moved even closer, "Ruptured... disks?"
"No. I'm I'm afraid I'm, uh.. fit as a fiddle." Herc replied. He finally stands up from the bench as she signed, "Wonderboy, you are perfect." He nodded, "Thanks."
He sends a coin jumping on a water in a fountain and it breaks the arms off the statue of Venus as they wince, "Whoops." She reassured him, "It looks better that way. No, it really does."
"You know, when I was a kid I, I would have given anything to be exactly like everybody else." He replied. Megara asked, "You wanted to be petty and dishonest?" He shook his head, "Everybody's not like that."
"Yes, they are." She thought as Herc told her, "You're not like that." She turned to him, "How do you know what I'm like?"
"All I know is.. You're the most amazing person with... weak ankles I've ever met." Her told her as Megara steps back and gets pricked on an arrow of a tiny statue of Amur as he continued, "Meg, when I'm with you I-I don't feel so... alone."
"Sometimes it's better to be alone." She told him. Jerc wondered, "What do you mean?"
"Nobody can hurt you." She answered. Hercules reassured her, "Meg? I would never ever hurt you."
"And I don't wanna hurt you, so... let's both do ourselves a favor and.. stop this... um.. before... we..." Their lips met for the kiss, but the moment before it happens bright light flashes into their eyes. It is Phil, on Pegasus, impersonating police helicopter. Phil told them, "All right! Break it up! Break it up! Party's over! I been lookin' all over this town! Logan had to tell me where you were."
"Calm down, mutton man! It was all my fault." She told him. He told her, "You're already on my list, sister, so don't make it worse." Pegasus snorts at Megara, she snorts back, turning the light off making him frown. Phil told Herc, "And as for you, ya bum, you're gonna go to the stadium and you're gonna be put through the workout of your life! Now get on the horse."
"Okay, okay..." He nodded as he turned to Meg as she apologized, "I'm sorry." Herc shrugged, "Ah, he'll get over it." He bends a huge tree casually and picks a flower off it, gives it to Meg and kisses her in the cheek as Phil told him, "Move! Move, move, move, move, move! Move!"
And soon Pegasus was flying off as Herc kept staring at where Meg was. Unforantly for Phil who keep hiting into things because Herc as so off, "Whoo! Ya-eee! Hey, watch it, watch it! Whoo! Watch it!" He turned his head as he told him, "Keep your goo-goo eyes on the..." A branch finally hits Phil and he falls on the ground, "That's it. Next time, I drive."
Megara sits alone and smells the flower, she then shook her head, "Oh. what's the matter with me? You'd think a girl would learn." She then began to sing to herself, "If there's a prize for rotten judgment... I guess I've already won that... No man is worth the aggravation... That's ancient history been there, done that!" The Muses statues from earlier sang, "Who d'ya think you're kidding? He's the Earth and Heaven to you... Try to keep it hidden, honey... We can see right through you..."
"Oh, Noooo!" Meg sang as the Musses continued, "Girl, you can't conceal it... We know how you feel and... Who you're thinkin' ooooooffffffff..." Meg shook her head, "Oh no, no chance, no way, I won't say it, no, no...
"You swoon, you sigh, why deny it, uh-oh?" They asked as Meg replied, "It's too cliche, I won't say I'm in love..." The Muses all shrugged as they sang, "Shoo-doo, shoo-doo, oo-oo-oo..."
"I thought my heart had learned its lesson... It feels so good when you start out... My head is screaming get a grip, girl... Unless you're dyin' to cry your heart... oooooohhhhhhh!" The Muses continued, "You keep on denying... Who you are and how you're feelin'...' Baby we're not buyin' hon... We saw you hit the ceilin... Face it like a grownup... When you gonna own up that you... Got... Got... Got it bad..."
"Oh, no chance, no way, I won't say it, no, no..." She told them as they argued, "Give up, but give in, check the grin, you're in love..." Meg smiled a little before shaking it off, "This scene won't play... I won't say I'm in love..."
"You're doing flips, read our lips... You're in love..." They sang as Meg argued, "You're way off base, I won't say it..."
"She won't say in love..." The Muses sang as Meg told them, "Get off my case... I won't say it..." Muses told her as they pushed up the flower that Herc gave her, "Girl, don't be proud... it's okay, you're in love..."
"OOOOOOOOhhhhhh.. At least at loud... I won't say I'm in lllllllllllllllllllooooooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeee..." Meg smiled as she thought of Herc as the Muses finished, "Shoo-doo, shoo-doo, shoo-doo, shoo-doo Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la aaahhhh..."
After a few minutes of silence, Hades and Loki appeared as Hades stated, "Hey, what's the buzz, huh, Meg? What is the weak link in the Wonderboy's chain?" Meg told them, "Get yourself another girl, I'm through."
"I'm sorry. Do you mind runnin' that by me again? I must have had a chunk of brimstone wedged in my ear or something." He replied. Her eyes narrowed, "Then read my lips! Forget it!"
"Meg, Meg, Meg, my sweet deluded little minion. Aren't we forgetting one teensy-weensy, but ever so crucial little, tiny detail?" Loki told her, "We own you!"
Phil comes in on the ground, "Oh. I got another horn here.." Wasp flew up to Phil, "Hey, Phil have you seen Meg anyway?" Phil told her, "Don't get me started with that girl... I had a hard time pulling Herc away from her. That kid's gonna be doin' laps for a month..." Just then they heard voices as the peeked and saw Meg talking to Hades and Loki, "You work for us! If I say, "sing", you say, "hey, name that tune" If I say, "I want Wonderboy's head on a platter" you say..."
"Medium or well done..." Meg signed. Wasp and Phil gasped. Wasp wondered, "Who are those creeps?" Phil replied, "The one with the flaming hair is Hades, ruler of the dead... not sure who the other is though."
"Oh... poor Herc." Wasp said sadly. Phil nodded, "Oh! I knew that dame was trouble. This is gonna break the kid's heart." Wasp wondered, 'Should I..."
"No, no, no... I'll tell him... it's better if it comes from me. You warn the others about her." Phil told her. Wasp nodded as she flew off as Meg stated, "I'll work on that."
"I'm sorry.. You hear that sound? That's the sound of your freedom fluttering out the window forever..." Hades replied as Meg shook her head, "I don't care. I'm not gonna help you hurt him."
"I can't believe you're getting so worked up about some guy." Loki stated as Meg told them, "This one is different. He's honest, and-and he's sweet..." Hades rolled his eyes, "Please!"
"He would never do anything to hurt me." She argued. Loki pointed out, "He's a guy!" She beamed, "Besides, oh, oneness, you can't beat him. He has no weaknesses, he's gonna..." She stopped as both Loki and Hadas had knowing smirks, "I think... he does, Meg. I truly think... he does."
Meanwhile in the stadium, Hercules is doing exercises. The heroes talked among themselves as Wasp explained what happened. Thor nodded, "So, Meg works with Hades... this is most troublesome indeed."
"All this time, she's been trying to find a way to stab him in the back." Jean stated. Logan growled, "I knew something was off about her!" Sora nodded, "It's just like with Samson and Delilah... what are we going to tell Herc."
"Phil's going to... it's best that he does it." Wasp explained. Hercules beamed, "Ha-ha! Whoo-hoo!" Phil walks sadly as Herc wondered, "Hey, Phil! What happened to you?"
"Kid, we gotta talk." Phil frowned. Herc beamed, "Oh, Phil, I just had the greatest day of my life!I-I can't stop thinking about Meg. She's something else."
"Kid! I'm tryin' to talk to ya! Will you come down here and listen?" Phil spoke even louder. Herc just replied, "Aw, how can I come down there when I'm feeling so up?" He jumps up into clouds. Meanwhile a pegasus mare appears and makes the Pegasus follow her as the others watched what happened to Phil and Herc. In a pen, the mare splits in two parts which turn into Pain and Panic, "Gotcha!"
When Herc returned Phil tried to tell him, "Ah, very nice! What I'm trying to say is..." Herc didn't listen as he continued, "That if it wasn't for you, I never would have met her. Oh, I owe ya big time. Little guy, I do." Phil told him, "Will you just knock it off for a couple of seconds?"
"Rule #38, Come on, Phil, keep them up there, huh? Phil, I got two words for ya: Duck!" Herc smiled. Phil tried to explain, "Listen to me! She's..."
"A dream come true?" Herc guessed. Phil shook his head, "Not exactly." Herc guessed, "More beautiful then Aphrodite?"
"Aside from that!" Phil told him. Herc continued, "The most wonderful..." Everyone exclaimed, "Just let him speak!" Phil just decided to rip the band aid off, "She's a fraud! She's been playin' ya for a sap!"
"Aw, come on. Stop kiddin' around..." Herc told him. Phil told him, "I'm not kiddin' around..."
"I know you're upset about today, but that's no reason to..." Herc tired to defend her. Phil continued, "Kid, you're missin' the point." Herc told him, "The point is... I love her."
"She don't love you!" Phil told him. Herc rolled his eyes, "You're crazy." Phil continued, "She's nothin' but a two-timin'..." Herc told him, "Stop it!" His mentor continued, "no-good, lyin', schemin'..."
"Shut up!" Herc exclaimed as he hit Phil. He sent flying. As Phil got up Herc look to him with regret, "Phil, I... Oh, I'm, I'm sorry." Phil frowned, "Okay, okay, that's it. You won't face the truth? Fine." He turned to leave as Herc wondered, "Phil, wait. Where you going?"
"I'm hoppin' the first barge out of here. I'm goin' home." Phil told him. Herc was shock but glared at him, "Fine! G... Go! I don't... I don't need you." Phil frowned as Herc continued his work out, "I thought you were gonna be the all-time champ. Not the all-time chump."
Phil leaves as everyone wondered what to do. Wasp flew up to him, "Look, Herc... Phil might not have handle that in the best way but he's telling the truth. I was there when it happened." Herc turned to Jan, "Wasp... not you too."
"Herc... I know what your feeling and I wouldn't do any different if some talked about Kairi like that but... think about this... before today... did you ever think Phil to be a liar?" Sora ask getting Herc to pause and think about that until Hades appeared, "Geez Louise! What got his goat, huh?"
"Who are you?!" Thing wondered. Hades landed infront of them, "Baboom. Name is Hades, Lord of the Dead. Hi. How ya doin'?" Thor's eyes narrowed, "Hades!" Herc walked past him, "Not now, okay?"
"Hey, hey, I only need a few seconds and I'm a fast talker, all right? See, I've got the major deal in the works. A real estate venture, if you will. And Herc, you little devil you, may I call you Herc? You seem to be constantly getting in the way of it." Hades told him. Herc shoved him off, "You've got the wrong guy."
"Hear me out, ya little...!" Hades exclaimed until he calmed himself down, "Heh-heh. Just... hear me out, okay? So I would be eternally grateful if you would just... take a day off from this hero business of yours. Geez, I mean, monsters, natural disasters. Phew You wait a day, okay?"
"You're out of your mind." Herc replied. Hades smirked, "Not so fast, because, ya see, I do have a little leverage... You might wanna know about." Hades snaps fingers and Megara appears. Herc's eyes widened, "Meg!"
"Don't listen, Herc..." She managed to make out be she disappears. Herc ran up to tackle Hades but only went right through him, "Let her go!" But he only went right threw him as everyone charged at him as Thing stated, "Alrigtht, flame head... it's clobbin..." But they get all knock back but Thor who went through him as well. Thor turned and threw his hammer and it went threw him. The others quickly got back up to continue the fight but a huge sword stopped him. Hank's eyes widened, "Cloud? What are you doing?"
"With the bad guys?!" Wasp asked. Cloud simply told them, "Stay out of this, Hank... you too, Jan. I don't want to fight you."
Hades told Herc, "Here's the trade-off. You give up your strength for about 24 hours, okay? Say, the next 24 hours and Meg here is free as a bird and safe from harm. We dance, we kiss, we schmooze, we carry on, we go home happy. What d'ya say? Come on."
"People are, are gonna get hurt, aren't they?" Herc asked. Hades shook his head as Meg reappeared in chairs, "Nah! I mean, it's, you know, it's a possibility. It happens 'cause, you know, it's war, but what can I tell ya? Plus, these guys can take over for you for a day. Anyway, what do you owe these people, huh? Isn't Meg... little smoochy face... isn't she more important than they are?"
"Stop it!" Herc told him as Herc asked, "Isn't she?" Hercules asked, "You gonna swear she'll be safe from any harm."
"No don't listen to him, Herc!" Xion told him. Johnny nodded, "Yeah, Meg works for him remembered." Logan nodded, "Don't be fooled kid!"
"Fine, okay, I'll give you that one. Meg is safe, otherwise you get your strength right back, yadda-yadda, fine print, boilerplate, baboom. Okay? We're done, what d'ya say we shake on it? Hey, I really don't have, like, time to bat this around. I'm kind of on a schedule here, I got plans for August. Okay? I need an answer, like, now. Going once, going twice..." Herc looked to Hades, then to his friends, then to Meg who also shakes her head before back to the hand, "All right!"
"Yes, we're there! Bam!" They shake hands and Hades takes strength of Hercules. As everyone's eyes widened in horror. When Hades let go, "You may feel just a little queasy, it's kinda natural. Maybe you should sit down." He placed the weights Herc was lifing earlier on him and he couldn't pick it up as Hades smirked, "Now you know how it feels to be just like everybody else. isn't it just peachy? Oh! You'll love this. One more thing. Meg, babe. A deal's a deal. You're off the hook." He then freed Meg as he continued, "By the way, Herc. Is she not, like, a fabulous little actress?"
"Stop it." She pleaded. Herc asked, "What do you mean?" Hades explained, "I mean your little chickie-poo here was working for me all the time. Duh."
"You're... you're lying!" Herc didn't want to believe it but there was no denying it now. Hades smirked, "Couldn't have done it without you, sugar, sweetheart, babe."
"No! It's not like that! I didn't mean to- I-I couldn't- I- I'm so sorry." She frowned. Jan's eyes narrowed, "You don't get to be sorry! This is all your fault!"
"Alright, Hades. Hercules is finished. Time to pay up." Cloud told him. Hades turned to him, "Yeah... I don't think so. The deal was for you to take out, Wonderboy but Meg beat you to the punch."
"What?!" Cloud gasped. Hades nodded, "That's right... deals off, ya snooze you lose." Cloud's eyes narrowed, "Why you no good double crossing..." he crashed at Hades but was sent fly back. Hank went to help him up, " You okay?" Cloud nodded as he told him, "Forget me, stop him!"
"Well, gotta blaze. There's a while cosmos up there waiting for me with, hey, my name on it. So much for the preliminaries, and now on to the main event!" Hades then flew off. Thor tired to fly off to stop him, "HAVE AT THEE!"
However, Hades blasted him away with fire knocking Thor back to the ground. The others helped him up. Johnny exclaimed, "HE'S GETTING AWAY! FLAME ON!"
Johnny went on fire but Cloud told them, "Don't bother... he already has what he needs to free the Titans." Thor's eyes widened, "Odom's beard!"
"Um... what are Titans?" Sue wondered. Reed replied, "I have a feeling were about to find out."
The stars were aligned and the gate to the Titans opened. Loki, Roxas, and the Brotherhood waited for Hades return and he rode up to them. Loki turned to him, "Well, let's get this show on a roll."
"You shall these... uh... people will help rescue Xion?" Roxas asked. Hades nodded, "Of course, just let me do the talking and you do the thing with the key." Roxas looked uncertain but nodded. Hades looked down to the Titans, "Brothers! Titans! Look at you in your squalid prison! Who put you down there?"
"Zeus!" They exclaimed. Hades nodded to Roxas and he used his Keyblade to free them as Hades told them, "And now that I set you free, what is the first thing you are going to do?"
"Destroy him!" They vowed as they climbed out of their prison. Hades smirked, "Good answer."
"Crush Zeus!" The Rock Titan stated. The Ice Titan vowed as he freezed the nearby valley, " Freeze him!"
"Melt Zeus!" Exclaimed the Lava Titan. The Tornado Titan exclaimed, "Blow him away!" They all marched threw the land, "Zeus!"
"Uh, this is great and all but aren't they going..." Lance asked. Pietro nodded, "...the wrong way? Yes."
"Uh, Guys?" Hades got their attention as he told them as he pointed to Mount. Olympus, "Olympus would be that way." The Titans paused realizing their mistake before turning around as the Rock Titan exclaimed, "Zeus!"
"Freeze him!" The Ice Titan vowed. As they all made their way to Olympus, Hades called out to the Cyclops, "Hold it, bright eye."
"Huh?" The Cyclops turned to him as Hades told him, "I have a special job for you, my optic friend."
Meanwhile on Olympus. Hermes was resting when he heard something. He looked below and saw the titans marching up the mountain, "Destroy Zeus!" Hermes's eyes widened as he quickly grabbed his things, "Oh, we're in trouble! Oh, big trouble! I gotta..."
He quickly flew to his king and queen. Zeus and Hera were enjoy themselves when Hermes flew to them, "My Lord and Lady, the Titans have escaped. And they're practically at our gates!" They gasped before Zeus's eyes narrowed, "Sound the alarm! Launch an immediate counterattack! Go! Go!"
"Gone, babe." Hermes saluted. He then blew the trumpets alerting all the immortals. All them quickly armed up and prepared for war. Once they were armored up Ares gave the order, "Charge! On to battle!" The immortals charged to battle the Titans. Hephaestus made many lighting bolts and passes them to Zeus. He then began throwing them at the Titans. As the immortals got closer to the Titans, Avalanche made and Earthquake and knocked them off balance as the Tornado Titian suck them to him, Ares exclaimed as he and the others were blown away, "You windbag!"
Hades cheered, "Boom, badda-boom, boom, boom! Hah!" Loki smirked, "First Olympus... then Asgard." He snapped his fingers as Heartless began to join the battle...
They watched the battle from the stadium, Cloud stated, "It's already begun." Thor wondered, "How? Zeus made sure that only a Keyblade wielder could open it." Sora stated, "Well, Vanitas is dead and we're all here. So, who else could it be?"
"That's not true. They was another Keyblade wielder that Hades and someone else managed to dupe into believe he was rescuing a friend... I believe her name was Xion." Cloud explained. Xion gasped, "Roxas!"
"You're friend from Organization XIII? He's a Keyblade wielder too?" Jean asked in shock. Xion nodded, "Yes, but how does how Hades know of me?"
"Wait, what did his ally look like?" Thor wondered. Cloud replied, "He wore green and gold and he had a horn helmet." Thor's eyes narrowed, "Green and Gold? Horn helmet? LOKI!"
"Uh... who's Loki?" Wolverine wondered. Thor replied, "My brother... he'd be trying to take over Asgard for ages but has never succeeded, he must have promised Hades aid in return to help him take Asgard with the Titans." Thing wondered, "Why do all the bed guys like to team up?"
"So, he tricked Roxas into believing I've been taken?" Xion assumed. Thor nodded, "Aye, of that I'm certain." Kairi added, "How much you wanna bet he recruited the Brotherhood to help him." Herc's eyes narrowed, "We have to stop them!"
"No, Herc. We'll stop them... Hades took your power. Until you get it back, your more of a liability than help. You stay here." Reed told him. Sue nodded, "Let's go..." Before they could leave, Cloud told them, "Wait, let me help you."
"What makes you think we can trust you?" Thing wondered as Hank stopped him, "Easy, Ben... Cloud had his reasons..." He turned to him, "This is about him wasn't it... Hades promised that he helped you find him."
Cloud nodded, "Yes... I made this mess, I want to help fix it." Reed turned to Hank, "You sure we can trust him?" Hank nodded, "Yes, he's Tifa's husband and my Godfather... we can trust him."
"Alright, let's go..." Riku nodded. Thor, Human Torch, Antman, Jean, and Wasp flew off while the Invisible Woman carried the rest except Sora stayed behind with Herc and Meg, "Go on ahead... I'm going to call for back up." He pulled out the communicator from the Rebel Alliance as he turned it on, and an image of Luke appeared, "Hey, Sora. The Skrulls have been a big help against the Empire. We've been trying to recruit the Kree and the Nova Corps to aid us as well. What's up?"
"Luke? How far away is the Rebel Alliance from Olympus Coliseum?" Sora wondered, "Because we need reinforcements..." Luke's eyes widen, "We're not far off... how much do you need?"
Well, let's just saw we need allot of fire power." Sora replied. Luke nodded, "We're on our way. Hold off until then." Just then the city shook and Sora, Meg, and Herc went to see what it was. The Cyclops was looking for Hercules, causing destruction in Thebes, "Hercules! Where are you?"
"What can we do?" Asked a tall woman as a fat man asked, "Where's Hercules?" The old man beamed as he pointed to build board of Hercules, "Yeah, Hercules'll save us." The Cycolps knocked it down as he exclaimed, "Hercules! Come out! Face me!"
Herc then made his was to stop the monster but Meg and Sora stopped him, as Sora asked, "What are you doing?" Meg asked, "Without your strength, you'll be killed." Herc replied as he walked around them, "There are worse things."
"Wait! stop!" Meg pleaded as Sora's eyes widens. Just then a man who took cover spotted Herc and beamed, "Hey, look! It's Hercules." A woman beamed, "Thank God, we're saved!" The Cyclops also spotted Herc and walked his way towards him, "So, you mighty Hercules." He laughed in amusement before he hits Hercules who flies away and hits a mosaic of himself causing the people to lose hope. Sora summoned his Keyblade ready to help him. Meg stopped him, "Wait, we need to get Phil! He's the only one who can talk sense to him!"
Sora thought about this before nodding wondered, "Yeah, but he left almost an half an hour ago. How are we going to catch up to him." Meg taught before turning back to the stadium, "Follow me."
Minutes, Megara and Sora finds Pegasus tied up in the stables as Sora and Meg tried to free him, "Easy, horsefeathers. Whoa! Stop twitching, listen." She finally got his attention as Sora freed him, "Ah! Hercules is in trouble. We gotta find Phil, he's the only one who can talk some sense into him."
Seconds later Pegasus flew Meg as Sora flowed behind as Meg screamed...
Meanwhile on Olympus, battle between Zeus and the Titans goes on as Zeus told them, "Get back, blast you!" The Rock Titian smashes the gates of Olympus open. Hades commented, "Ooh, chihuahua." The Titian called out, "Zeus!"
Shuddenly lighting started to crack as Hades wondered, "Wait that isn't Zeus..." Loki eyes narrowed, "No... my big brother is here." Thor charged at the Titian, "HAVE AT THEE, MONSTER!" And Thor's hammer clashed sending the titian back. The Brotherhood rushed in to help out when the heroes arrived, "IT'S CLOBBERING TIME!"
Thing tackled Blob as the the heroes engaged the villians and Loki noticed somebody was missing as he turned to Roxas, "Go find the Keyblader named Sora, he was the one who kidnapped the girl, he himself knows where she is!"
Roxas nodded as he pulled back from the fight before he noticed Xion run up to him, "Roxas wait! I'm here! I'm safe!" Loki then appeared in front of her, "I'm sorry girl but I still need your friend allow me to offer a different prize... a quick death!" He swung his staff as Xion blocked his attack with her Keyblade...
Meanwhile, Phil was going to leave Thebes and was walking to a boat. A sailor called out to him, "Come on! Hurry up! We're shovin' off here!" Meg and Sora flew up to him, as Meg told him, "Phil! Phil, Hercules needs your help!"
"What does he need me for when he's got friends like you?" Phil glared. Megara replied, "He won't listen to me!" Phil nodded, "Good! He's finally learned something." Sora replied, "He's not listening to anyone! Hear her out!" Pegasus nodded in agreement. Megara replied, "Look, I know what I did was wrong, but this isn't about me, it's about him." Phil shrugged her off and prepared to leave when Meg told him, "If you don't help him now, Phil, he'll die!" That made him stop...
"I need more thunderbolts!" Zeus ordered. Hermes reported, "Uh, Hephaestus has been captured, my Lord. Everyone's been captured, yah!" Pain and Panic get him, "I've been captured! Hey, hey! Watch the glasses."
The Lava Titian and Ice Titian then proceed to make a mountain of ice and fire with Zeus on top. Cyclops blasted Lance away and noticed this, "Herc's father needs help!" He ran up to help when Quicksivler punched him, "Sorry, Summers, can't let you off that easy." He then kick Cyclops as Hades flew up to his brother, "Zeusy, I'm home!"
"Hades, you're behind this!" Zeus's eyes narrowed at his brother. As Hades nodded, "You are correct, sir!" Thor was knocked back by the Rock Titian and the monster was about to proceed it's attack when it was blocked by a force feild. Sue held him off until Hank grew large enough to punch the Rock Titian. Xion continued to battle Loki when Riku joined in, "Tell Roxas what really happened here, I'll keep him busy!"
Xion nodded and left to chase after Roxas using a corridor of darkness. Loki smirked, "What makes you think you have a better chance than the puppet did?"
"Her names Xion and I had a pretty good teacher!" Riku replied as he summoned his dark powers much to Loki's shock but then smirked as the begun to fight. Thor got up as he flew to the city, knowing they need Sora told help turn the tied...
Back at Thebes, the Cyclops tosses Hercules and plays with him like a rag doll. He laughed he prepared to flick him, "Flea!" He then flicked him to to the ground as the cyclops laughed. Sora, Phil, Meg, and Pegasus made their way to Hercules. Just then he heard someone call out, "Sora!" Sora looked up to see Roxas wielding two Keyblades as he dived to him and raised them to strike at him. Sora pulled out his own Keyblade to black them, Roxas demanded, "Where is she, what have you do with her?!"
"You're Roxas, right? Xion's safe! We saved her..." Sora tired to explain. However, Roxas didn't believe him, "Stop lying!" Sora turned to the others, "Help, Herc... I'll keep him busy!" They nodded as the ran to him as Sora only defend himself from Roxas's attacks, "Loki's been lying to you. Using you! I did not take Xion!"
"Shut up!" He swung his Keyblades when they were blocked by Thor, who was shocked to see him, "Ventus?! Ventus, You're alive!" Roxas pushed him back and swung him back, "Ventus! Remember who you are! We are allies! Friends! We fought the Unversed together!"
"Stop calling me that! I am me! Nobody else!" He then charged at the two heroes. At the same time, Phil ran up to Herc while the Cyclops was laughing, "Hercules!" Herc smiled to see he came back, "Phil."
"Come on, kid, come on. Fight back. Come on, you can take this bum, This guy's a pushover, look at him!" Phil told Herc. He sighed, "You were right all along, Phil. Dreams are for rookies."
"No, no, no, no, kid, givin' up is for rookies. I came back 'cause I'm not quittin' on ya. I'm willing to go the distance, how 'bout you?" He asked as the Cyclops grabs Hercules, "Me bite off head!" Herc managed to grab the torch and swung it at the Cyclops. Hercules burns the Cyclops' face with the burning stick as Phil cheered, "Whoa, baby!"
Thor and Sora were knocked back by another of Roxas's attacks, Sora turned to Thor, "You think we can take him without hurting him." Thor shook his head, "Nay! Ventus is a warrior, Friend Sora. He will not yield."
"You've got that right, buddy!" Roxas exclaimed as he charged at Sora and Thor when a corridor of darkness opened and Xion ran out and blocked Roxas's attack. Xion told him, "Roxas! Stop!"
"Xion? You're okay! And... what are you wearing?" Roxas wondered. Xion told him, "Roxas, Sora and his friends never kidnapped me. They rescued me when the rest of the Organization tired to hunt me down." Roxas turned to them, "You were telling the truth?"
They nodded when they heard the battle between the Cyclops and Hercules. While Cyclops is yelling, Hercules ties up his legs and Cyclops falls off a cliff. His fall make a quake, from which a pillar starts falling on Hercules. Meg's eyes widened, "Look out!"
She pushes him out from the pillar's way and is struck by the pillar. Herc's eyes widened in horror, "Meg! No!" Sora's eyes widened as the all rushed into help Hercules. Everyone took hold of the fallen pillar soon something happened. Hercules raises the pillar on his own, getting the strength back. He wondered, "What's happening?"
"H-Hades' deal is broken. He promised I wouldn't get hurt." She weakly replied. Her moved the pillar aside, "Meg. Why, why did you... you didn't have to..."
"Oh. People always do crazy things... when they're in love." She smiled. Herc was unsure what to say, "Oh, Meg. Meg, I... I..." Meg reminded, "Are you... always this articulate? You, you haven't got much time. You can still stop Hades."
"He's right. Our other friends need us." Sora nodded. Roxas nodded, "Loki lied to me and you help Xion. So, I'll help you." Phil told Herc, "I'll watch over her, kid." Herc nodded as he told her, "You're gonna be all right. I promise. Let's go Pegasus!" They then flew off as Roxas opened a portal to where he others were as they all walked in...
Black on Olympus. The heroes where doing their best to fight off the Heartless, Brotherhood, Titians, and Loki. However, the immortals were still in chains. Pain told them, "Hup, two, three, four, come on, everybody! I can't hear you!" Hermes winced as Pain yelled in his ear, "Oh, oh!"
Zeus was being frozen from one side and burnt from another, "I swear to you, Hades, when I get out of this..." He is finally buried under molten rock as Hades created a Throne which he sat on, "I'm the one giving orders now, bolt boy. And I think I'm gonna like it here." He then got himself a drink and proceeded to drink it when he heard, "Don't get too comfortable, Hades!" Hadas spat out the drink in shock as Hercules flew in on Pegasus. Roxas open a corridor and he as well as Sora, Thor, and Xion rejoined the fight. Ares beamed, "Hercules!"
Loki battled Riku to a stand still, "That power won't be enough to win the battle boy." Just then, ships could be heard, Loki looked up, "What the..." The Millieum Falcon and several X-Wing Fighters and Y-Bombers flew in to join the fight as well as a Rebel transport ship. Han replied, "This is General Solo. I have eyes on our friends let's give them a hand."
Chewie roared in agree him. Wedge replied from his X-Wing, "We're with you General Solo." The ships open fired on the Titans pushing them back. Just then, Thor, Herc, Cloud, Wolverine, and Sora all began to help fight off the Titans. Wedge stated, "Look at the size of those creatures."
"We've seen bigger and badder Wedge... we can take them." Luke reported from his X-Wing. Han agreed, "Luke's right. Besides, the bigger they are the harder they fall." The Rebel Transport ship landed and Leia along with a small army of Rebel soilders came out, "Let's give our friend some support."
The Rebels then opened fired upon the Heartless with the help of Kairi and Xion. Kairi smiled as she stood side by side with Kairi, "It's good to see you again, Leia." Leia smiled as she fired at the Heartless, "You too, Kairi"
"This oughta even the odds!" Herc stated as he and Roxas began to cut the chains of the immortals. Hermes then hit Pain and Panic, "Yeah, Hercules! Thank you, man!"
"Get them!" Hades told the Titians. The Lava Titian threw lava at Herc but misses him and covers Hades in molten lava, "Hades: Whoa! Hey! No! Get him, not me! Him! Follow the fingers! Him!" Ice storm from the Ice Titan who was trying to hit Hercules freezes Hades as Johnny blasted the titan with fire, "The yutz with the horse!"
Hercules and Thing then opens the stone block and releases Zeus. Hades eyes widened as he burned free, "NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOO!"
"Thank you, my boy." Zeus smiled. Blob chased after them but Herc and Thing punched him at the same time sending him flying. Meanwhile Pegasus chases Pain and Panic. Pain pleaded, "Nice horsey! My intentions were pure! I really was attracted to you." Pegeus then catches them by the tail and proceedes to beat them till his hearts content. Luke then put his ship on auto-polit and leap out activating his lightsaber and help Sora with the Rock Titian. They began to slash at him as Mr. Fantasic wrapped himself around the legs knocking the Titian down. Sora wondered as he smiled, "So, what took ya?"
"Traffic was murder." Luke joked. Peitro wondered, "Who are this people now?!" Sora waved, "Hey, Peitro! Meet my twin brother Luke!" He was shock, "Brother! You actually have a Brother who likes you?!"
"He does!" Luke replied as he and Sora Force pushed him away. As he tired to rejoin the fight he slammed into on of the Invisible Woman's force fields, "That's enough outta you!" Roxas then help Riku fight off Loki as Wasp stung him. Loki stumpled back into Thor. He turned to him in shock, "Loki...we will have words with thee!"
"No, no, no..." He grabbed Loki and threw him to the ground, "Call of you monsters." Loki rolled his eyes, "Oh, please..." Thor's eyes narrowed as he lifted his hammer, "Loki? Remember, when we were kids?!"
"Not the hammer noogie... not the hammer noogie!" Loki pleaded as he ordered the Heartless to leave. Zeus told Hephaestus, "Throw!" He then threw Zeus more bolts as he laughed as he caught two. He told Herc, "Hah! Now watch your old man work!"
"Uh-oh" The Rock Titian stated as he got up. Zeus then threw the lighting sending the Titian back. Hades turned to see the the Titians were retreating form the Rebels attack, " Guys, get your titanic rears in gears and kick some Olympian butt!"
Pegasus blows at Hades' head and blue fire which was his head is out, "Whoa, is my hair out?" Pegeaus laughed as Hercules catches Tornado and sucks into him the other Titians. He launches them into the sky where the X-Wings fired torpedoes at them as they all explode. Zeus high-fived Hercules as the heroes and the Rebels cheered. However, Scott exclaimed, "Hades is escaping!"
"Thanks a ton, Wonderboy. But at least I've got one swell consolation prize... a friend of yours who's dying to see me." Hercules was about to chase after him when he stopped to realize, "Meg!" Sora exclaimed, "We need a medic! Hurry!"
Leia nodded as Rebel medic ran out to help as Roxas showed them the way. However, they were already too late. By the time they got ther, they saw Meg's lifeless body. Herc ran up to her as he cried, "Meg. Meg, no." Everyone began to morun her after they learned of her final act. Phil told Hercules, "Oh, I'm sorry, kid. There's some things you just can't change."
Herc lifted himself up as his eyes narrowed, "Yes I can." Everyone raised an eyebrow at that...
Meanwhile, Hades was through a fit, "We were so close! So close. We tripped the finish line. Why? because our little nut, Meg, has to go all noble." Just then, Cerberus the three-headed dog breaks the wall, Hercules on top of his middle head as the rebels and Sora fought off the other monsters. Herc demanded, "Where's Meg?"
"Oh, look who's here. Wonderboy, you are too much." Hades smirked. Hercules grips Hades, "Let her go." Hades told him as he lead him away from the battle, "Get a grip! Come here, come here. Let me show you around."
They walk around the Underworld, "Hmph. Well, well. It's a small underworld after all, huh?" They come to the shore of a river. Hercules sees Meg in it, "Meg!" His hands which he put into water turned old, "Ahhh!"
"No, no, no. Mustn't touch. You see, Meg's running with a new crowd these days. And not a very lively one, at that." Hades told him. Sora ran up to him, as Herc turned to him, "Can you pull her out?" Sora shook his head, "She's gone too deep. If I were here sooner..."
Herc then turned to Hades, "You like making deals. Take me in Meg's place." Hades thought about this much to Sora's shock, "Oh, well. The son of my hated rival trapped forever in a river of death."
"Going once!" Herc told him. Hades thought, "Hmm. Is there a downside to this?" Herc warned him, "Going twice!" Hades finally gave in, "Okay, okay, okay, okay. You get her out... she goes, you stay." they shook hands he dived in after her, Hades then "rememebered," "Oh, you know what slipped my mind? You'll be dead before you can get to her. That's not a problem, is it?!"
"Well, you still have us to deal with." Sora stated as he and Luke activate their Lightsabers. Hades smiked, "You know maybe my day finally took a turn for the better. Not only will I have Wonderboy... but I'll have the last of the Jedi with him!" He thought, "Hm... that actually sounds like a good title for a story don't you think?"
Sora and Luke attacked the Lord of the Dead. Hades may be immortal but the Force was on their side. Meanwhile, Hercules swims, turning older and older. Atropos goes to cut the thread of life, but it suddenly shines and the scissors don't cut it, "Oh?"
"What's the matter with these scissors?" Lachesis wondered as Clotho replied, "The thread won't cut." Luke and Sora slashed at Hades but a wave of fire sents them back. Hades told them, "i'm just getting warmed up." However, before they could reengage they heard something come out of the water. They turned to see a shining and youg again Hercules floats out from the river with soul of Meg. Hades was shocked as Sora and Luke beamed, "This is... this is impossible! You, you, you can't be alive! You'd have to be a, a...
"A immortal?" Pain and Painic stated. Luke wondered, "What happen?" Sora smiled, "Herc became a true hero when he was willing to give his life for Meg's. He's an immortal again!"
"NOOOOOOO! Hercules, stop! You can't do this to me. You can't..." Hercules hits him in the face. The heroes and the rebels shoulders turn to leave as their mission was a secuess. Hades then said, "Fine, okay, listen. Hah! Okay, well, I deserved that, Herc, Herc, Herc. Can we talk? Y-Your dad, he's a fun guy, right? So maybe you could put in a word with him and he'd kinda blow this whole thing off, you know? Meg, Meg, talk to him, a little schmooze..." Hercules hits Hades stronger and he flies away into the river of death. Souls try to drown him, "Eew! Get away from me! Don't touch me! Get your slimy souls off me! Ooh, ah..."
Panic was worried, "Oh, he's not going to be happy when he gets out of there." Pain corrected, "You mean, if he gets out." Panic grinned, "If...if is good." They could hear Hades say, "Taxi! I don't feel so good, I feel a little..."
Back with the others, everyone moved aside as Hercules brings the soul of Megara and puts it inside her body. She started to breath again, "Wonderboy, what... why did you..."
"Huh. People always do crazy things... when they are in love." Herc smiled. Everyone smiled as they watched. As Meg got back up, Herc and Meg were about to go for a kiss, but suddenly a cloud appears under their feet, sent by Zeus, and they fly to Olympus. Phil called out to them, "Whoa! Hey, hey, hey! Whoo!"
Pegasus picks Phil up and brings along. Xion and Roxas create a portal for everyone to get to there. Olympus was restored already. Crowd of immortals welcome Hercules home as everyone joined him. Hera went up to hug her son, as Ares cheered, "Three cheers for the mighty Hercules! And his heroic friends!"
"Oh, Yeah! Flowers for everybody! Oh!" Hermes stated as everyone cheered for them. Hera told Hercules, "Hercules, we're so proud of you." Herc smiled, "Mother." Zeus also hugged him, "Hah! Fine work, my boy! You've done it! You're a true hero."
"You were willing to give your life to rescue this young woman." Hera smiled. Zeus smiled, "For a true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart. Now, at last, my son, you can come home." The gates open, immortals cheer for Hercules. Megara is left behind, "Congratulations, Wonderboy. You'll make one heck of a immortal."
Hercules turns around and sees her leaving, he then told his parents, "Father, this is the moment I've always dreamed of. But..." He comes to Megara and takes her hand, "A life without Meg, even an immortal life, would be... empty. I.. I wish to stay on this world with her. I finally know where I belong." His parents were shocked by this bust smiled. Who were they to stand in the way of love. Herc and Meg finally kiss and Hercules stops shining being mortal once more. Leia smiled, "Well, I guess things worked out."
"Realse me at once..." Everyone turned to Loki who arrived in chains, "I am the Prince of Asgard! You can't do this to me!" Zeus looked to him, "As for you Loki, we're taking you home to your parents. You going to be grounded for the rest of your life."
"No... No... NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!" Loki cried out as Ares took him back to Asgard. Sora turned to Thor, "Has he always been like this?" Thor shook his head as Roxas walked up to them, "I'm sorry for attacking you. I truly thought you took Xion."
"It's okay, Roxas." Sora nodded. Thor nodded, "Indeed. Loki is well know for deceiving others. This was not your fault." Roxas sighed, "I guess it was really Loki who sent me here... not Saïx. He probably doesn't even knows and thinks I'm a traitor now... I can't go back."
"Then don't..." Xion spoke up as she walked up to him, "Come with us, Professor Xavier is really nice and allowed me to stay there. It's my new home, it can be yours too. Please... it just hasn't been the same with out you."
Roxas thought for a moment before asking, "Is Axel allowed to come too?" Sora nodded, "Of course! He might have some awkward introductions but he's more than welcome."
"Then as long as I'm with my friends... than I'll go!" Roxas smiled as Xion beamed and hugged him. Roxas paused before hugging back. Thor hugged the both of them, "It's good to have you back, Ventus!" Hercules patted him on the back, "Man, you have aged a day! How's it been?"
"Why do you keep calling me that?" Roxas wondered. Sora turned to Xion, "How much does Roxas remember before joining the Organization?" She shook her head, "Like me... he could remember nothing before joining."
Oh... uh, Jean?" Sora called out. Jean looked up as he was helping Scott as he had a hard time walking. She turned to them, "You think you can help Roxas... when think he might actually Ven... One of Mickey's missing friends but he doesn't have any memories before the Organization."
"I'll be right there, she set Scott down, as she walked up to Roxas, "Hey, I'm Jean. I'm going to restore some of your memories if that's alright with you." Roxas perked up, "Really?"
"If you want me to." Jean offered. He nodded, "Do it!" Jean nodded as she closed her eyes and went into his mind after a minute she gasped, "Uh... this isn't Ventus."
"What are talking about? He looks just like him?" Herc wondered. Jean shook her head, "What I'm saying that this isn't Ventus. It's... well... in weird way... Sora." Everyone was shocked by this, "Whaaa..."
"Are you sure?" Scott asked. Jean nodded, "While, I wan't able to pull up any actual memories, I was able to dig deep enough to see some of Sora's memories. He's Sora's Nobody."
"Okay... now I'm really confused." Jan stated. Reed nodded, "Didn't you tell us a Nobody could only be born if a Heartless is born." Kairi shook her head, "But Sora never became a Heartless!"
"Maybe... I did." Sora thought as everyone turned to him. Sora explained, "When I destroyed Vantias and the X-Blade, I felt like I was being torn apart until, mom saved me... I think while a Heartless and Nobody, my mother kept me together despite this."
"That's why I don't have any memories from you other than the ones deep inside of me." Roxas nodded understandingly. Thor wondered, "Then why does he look like Ventus?" Reed thought, "I wonder..." He reached out and placed his hand on his chest, Roxas wondered, "Huh?"
"Shh!" Reed told him. He then felt something. He told everyone, "Nobodies don't have hearts right?" Xion nodded as Reed explained, "Then... I believe Ven's heart ended up with his Nobody because he has a heartbeat... a pulse." Riku smirked, "Well, I guess in a way. Ven's heart never left Sora. Just went to another version of him."
"Weird." Roxas stated. Herc wondered, "Then where's Ven's body?" Hank stated, "It could be anywhere." Leia smiled, "If anyone can find him, Sora can."
"Well, that's great and all but what do we do with these losers?" Han asked as he pointed his blaster to the Brotherhood. Toad groaned, "Yep, should have known this was going to happen."
"We'll take them home. Tabby will know how to handle them." Sora smirked as the Brotherhood groaned louder. Hermes beamed, "Alright! Let's celebrate! Hit it, ladies!"The muses sang, "Oh, gonna shout it from the mountaintops... A star is born! It's the time for pulling out the stops... A star is born! Honey, hit us with a halleilu... That kid came shining through... Girl, sing the song... Come blow your horn... A star is born!"
"Why are they singing?" Han asked. Jean turned to him, "You mean, this never happened to you?!" Leia shook her head,
"No this is new to us." The Muses sang as they others danced, "He's a hero who can please the crowd... A star is born! Come on, everybody shout out loud... A star is born!" Phil kisses Aphrodite as they head back to Herc's world to check on the people. Everyone back there as celebrating, "Just remember in the darkest hour... Within your hear's the power... For makin' you A hero too..." Just then a Constellation of Hercules appears as the music continued, "So don't lose hope... When you're forlorn..." Phil looks up in shock as he heard someone exclaiming, "Hey! That's Phil's boy!"
Phil teared up as his dream finally came true as the soong continued and everyone found themselves dancing along as the song finished, "Just keep your eyes Upon the skies... Every night... A star is right in sight... A star is burning bright... A star is born! A star is born!" Sora and they others cheered as he noticed Cloud siting by himself, Sora walked up to him, "Hey, are you all right?"
Cloud looks up to see him, "Yeah." Sora wondered, "So why did you go along with him, anyway?" Cloud answered, as he leans his head pensively on his hands, "I'm looking for someone. Hades promised to help. I tried to exploit the power of darkness, but it backfired." He stands up and looks to the sky, "I fell into darkness, and I couldn't find the light."
"You'll find it." Sora smiled as Cloud turned to him. He gestured to Kairi, "I found what I've been looking for." Cloud assumed, "Your light?" Sora nods and Cloud moves closer to him, placing something in his hand, "If you see my wife back on Earth, give her this." He then added, "Don't lose sight of it."
He starts to walk away, and Sora nods and looks in his hand as he asked, "How about a rematch sometime? Fair and square, no dark powers involved.
He moves toward Cloud, waving his hand in the air. Cloud turns his head, running a hand through his hair, "I think I'll pass."
Despite this answer, Sora smiles as Cloud walks toward Leia, "You have room for one more." Leia smiled, "I've seen you fight out there. You more than welcome." Johnny then looked up, "What's that?"
Sora looked up to see the Keyhole. Sora smiled, "Our ticket home." Luke walked up to him, "So... see you around." Sora nodded, "You bet, Luke." They give eachother a hug as they let go, "Chewie hugged him, "Okay, okay... I'll miss you and Han too, Chewie."
Roxas, Xion, Riku, Kairi, Thor, Cyclops, Jean, Wolverine, Antman, Wasp and the rest of the Fantastic Four joined them with the tied up brotherhood. Sora then sealed the Keyhole as Herc, Meg, Phil, and Pegasus waved Goodbye. Herc looked up to his dad... he needed a favor.
With everyone home, they explained what the Avengers were to Thor along with the Empire. Thor nodded, "This Empire... it indeed sounds like a great threat to Midgard along with the Organization." Thor smiled and nodded, "I'd be proud to fight along side warriors against this great threat... especially now that it ties in to my friends Ventus, Terra, and Aqua."
"Welcome aboard." Sora shook Thor's hand. Ben wondered, "So, is it always like this for you guys?" Scott nodded, "Yeah... you get used to it."
Later that evening, Thor, Hank, Jan, and the Fantastic Four all decided to call it a day. Thor smiled as he swung his hammer, "Until, next time, my friends!" He then flew off. Sora smiled, "There was just one more thing he needed to do today...
He knocked on Tifa's door. She opened up, "Oh, hey, Sora... you want to speak to Hank?" Sora shook his head, "No... I actually have a message from your husband." He then handed her the note much to her shock. She took it out and read it. She smiled, "Cloud... take care of yourself okay..." She then turned to Sora, "Thank you."
Sora smiled and nodded as he turned to leave, he wondered where Thor took off in such a hurry...
Meanwhile, in a nearby car accident, Jane Foster was taking care of a driver, "Good news is you're gonna live. The bad news... you better get used to taking the subway." Just then another outta control car crashed and was about to crush Jane and the wounded driver but Thor stopped it in the nick of time. He asked her, "Are you all right, Jane Foster?"
"I- I- Yeah. You..." She then realized causing her to smirk, "You just saved Hey, have you been following me?"
"Uh, perhaps." Thor blushed before turning to her, "You intrigue me. Mortal lives... they are so fragile. Yet you do not seem to accept that." She asked him, "Would you?" Thor thought of his new friends and smiled, "Nay."
Tabby switch on the light to the house, "I'm home!" He saw the brotherhood tied up and shrugged, "Eh, they be fine." She then went back to her room...
Roxas and Xion were sitting outside sharing a Sea-Salt Ice Cream. Kairi stood with them as she waited for Sora. Soon, Sora had arrived home. Kairi ran up to him, "How'd it go?" Sora smiled, "I think she was glad to hear from her husband finally." Kairi smiled as Xion exclaimed, "Look!" Sora and Kairi looked up to see a consolation of Sora appear all the X-Men ran out amazed by this. Sora laughed, "See you soon, Hercules..."
He then thought of a tune and sang, "I have often dreamed... of a far off place..." Scott sang, "Where a great warm welcome will be waiting for me..."
"Where the crowds will cheer..." Jean sang as Kairi joined in, "when they see my face..." All the X-Men joined in, "And a voice keeps saying... this is where I'm meant to be..."
"I will find my way... I can go the distance..." Sora sang. Roxas sang, "I'll be there someday..." Xion sang, "If I can be strong..." All the X-Men sang, "I know every mile will be worth my while... I would go most anywhere to feel like I belong... We will beat the odds... We can go the distance... We will face the world... Fearless, proud and strong... We will please my God... We can go the distance... Till we find our hero's welcome... Right where I belong!"
And that will conclude today's chapter. Had to include Herc's world... I mean it's almost in every KH game. Also we got the official appearances of Thor, Loki, Jane, the Wrecker Crew, and Cloud. How cool is that? Alright, here's the preview for the next chapter. Things are looking up for Jean when her powers start going out of control. Sora sense a powerful force with in her. Can they get this cosmic being under control? Find out next time. Plus, Hank McCoy returns! Hope you enjoy the chapter. Be sure leave a review and if you haven't already be sure to follow and fav. as well! See you next time!
