(Chapter Updated)
Greetings everyone! Wow, this is a fast update for this story! I can't help but work on this story even more! This chapter is super long, but it is mostly explanation, but you will all understand why. I tried to explain Twilight better in this story, I know I did in my old one, but I did the best I could. Hehe now you are all about to learn a shocking truth! Let us begin! Also, big shout-out to my friend Kristen Verne for Aqua's backstory!
Chapter 3
In the depth of space, a bright light was traveling in a blinding speed that was heading towards a certain destination. Upon closer inspection on the bright light, it was a figure wearing a purple/light blue Keyblade armor riding a glider. This figure was Riku, one of the Guardians of Light. He was shaking in fear after the events that happened earlier.
Earlier…
Riku was pushed back as he was facing Ansem, Xehanort's Heartless. Gripping his Way to Dawn Keyblade, Riku charged at Ansem and swung his Keyblade, only for Ansem's Guardian to appear and block his attack. Riku took a few steps back as he fired a few dark fireballs at them, but the Guardian blocked the incoming attacks. Riku then rushed around the Guardian and tried to attack Ansem, but the Guardian swung it's right arm and swatted Riku away.
As Riku got up, Ansem chuckled and said "Give up, it is hopeless."
"No chance!" Riku shouted as he got into his fighting pose, "I will defeat you!"
Ansem chuckled again and said "You guardians had this whole time to 'defeat' us, yet we are all still standing while you are all trying your hardest to beat us. In the end, none of you have what it takes to truly defeat us."
He then said "However, I wasn't referring to our battle."
Confused, Riku asked "What are you talking about?"
"You see," Ansem said, "The other Seekers are keeping the other guardians occupied while we fulfill our true goal."
Raising an eyebrow, Riku said "And what goal is that?"
Ansem gave him a devious smirk and said "The capture of the last Princess of Heart."
Riku shook his head and said "Not going to happen. She is safe in Yen Sid's Tower."
Ansem shook his head and said "Not anymore. See, the princess decided to 'step out' and travel to Twilight Town. And now that she is in the open with no one around, we have her in our hands."
Fear took over Riku's face as he shouted "You're lying!"
Ansem laughed out loud and said "Think what you like! Once we have the princess in our hands, we can finally…"
All of a sudden, Ansem's body started to stiffen and was grunting in pain. The same effect was happening to his Guardian as it roared and disappeared. Still in pain, Ansem said "I-Impossible! What is…"
Just then, dark wisps started to emit from his body as his body was being covered in darkness. That made Riku confused for a bit, that usually happens when someone is beaten and are about to disappear into darkness.
"No! Something is wrong!" Ansem shouted, "I-I have to find out what is wrong!"
He then opened a Corridor to Darkness and rushed into it as it disappeared. Once Ansem was gone, Riku then wasted no time as he summoned his Keyblade Armor and glider and headed to Yen Sid's Tower.
Riku was speeding to the tower, worried if Ansem was telling the truth or not. Not only that, he was nervous and scared, he hasn't seen Kairi in 3 years, the last time was him seeing her devastated after Sora's funeral. He promised himself that he would see Kairi again once Xehanort was defeated. However, that day never happened since the Seekers either escape or use innocent people against them. It has always been the same. But the last battle was different, Ansem was disappearing into darkness but Riku didn't even harm him at all. What exactly was going on? But he put those questions to the side as he headed to the tower and find out if Kairi was safe. Seeing Yen Sid's Tower in the distance, Riku approached it and, when he was near, he landed on the ground, deactivated his armor and glider and headed to the front door.
As he rushed to the door, he heard a voice shout "Riku!"
Looking over, Riku saw Aqua in her armor and glider as she landed. Once her armor and glider were gone, she rushed up to him and asked "Riku! Did you…"
Riku nodded and said "Yeah, I heard from Ansem. He said that they got Kairi."
Aqua gasped and said "Let's go see Yen Sid."
When Riku nodded, the two of them headed upstairs to Yen Sid's study. After almost a minute of rushing up the stairs, they eventually made it to the study. Once there, they saw Yen Sid along with Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Lea, Ven…and Kairi.
"Kairi!" Riku cried.
Looking over, Kairi saw Riku, smiled and said "Riku!"
She then got up, rushed to him and gave him a tight hug. As Riku hugged back, Riku looked at the others and asked "You were all told the same thing?"
"Yeah," Mickey said, "Me, Goofy and Donald were fighting against Xemnas when he told us that they were distracting us so that they can capture Kairi."
"Same here," Ven said, "I was fighting against Vanitas when it happened."
Lea then said "I was fighting against…Roxas and Xion when they told me."
"And I was fighting Terra," Aqua said, "But…something…strange happened when I fought him."
Everyone looked at her and Ven asked "Strange how?"
Aqua replied "Well…"
"Terra, please!" Aqua cried, "Free yourself from Xehanort's control!"
Standing in front of her, Terra, with his silver hair and amber eyes, huffed and said "Try as much as you want, but it is futile. The Terra you knew is long gone."
"No!" Aqua shouted, "His heart is stronger than you know! He is still in there!"
"It does not matter," Terra said, "Once we have the last princess, you will never see him again."
Aqua then shouted "Then…I will have to finish this fast."
Terra chuckled lightly as he said "Like you have any chance of…"
All of a sudden, Terra started to grunt in pain as darkness emitted from his body. As he covered his face with his hands, Aqua become concerned and slowly walked up to him. As soon as she was near, Terra slowly looked up and his eyes turned blue.
"A-Aqua," Terra uttered.
Knowing it was really Terra, Aqua gasped and said "Terra! I knew it! I knew you can fight it!"
"No!" Terra cried as he was struggling in pain, "Something…is happening! Xehanort…is losing control!"
"What do you mean?" Aqua asked, "Terra please, tell me what happened."
"Xehanort," Terra said, "He…He…"
He then shouted in pain as a corridor appeared next to him and he ran into it. As it disappeared, Aqua stood there in sadness and confusion.
"Afterwards, I came straight here to see if Kairi was here or not," Aqua said, "I guess…she is safe."
Lea then said "And…you said Terra was trying to regain control?"
Aqua nodded and said "Yeah."
Lea stood there for a moment and said "The same thing happened to Roxas and Xion…"
Everyone looked at him as he said "Yeah, when they were fighting me, the same thing happened to them. But they got away before I can ask them anything."
"That is strange," Mickey said, "When we fought Xemnas, he was slowly disappearing."
"And we hardly did any damage to him," Goofy said.
"It was annoying!" Donald complained.
"Hey!" Ven said, "Same thing here when I was fighting Vanitas! He was beating me until he was slowly disappearing. He freaked out and just left."
"Yeah," Riku said, "Same thing happened to me…when I fought against Ansem…"
He then looked at Yen Sid and asked "Master Yen Sid…what is going on?"
"That, my boy," Yen Sid said as he looked at Kairi, "You will have to ask Kairi."
Everyone looked at Kairi, who was standing there looking nervous. Riku calmly asked her "Kairi…tell us…what happened?"
Kairi took a deep breath and said "Alright…you see…I wanted to get out of here and just go somewhere. So…I snuck out and went to Twilight Town."
"You did what?!" everyone shouted.
Kairi flinched a bit and said "Yeah…I planned on coming back afterwards, but…that is when Xehanort showed up with Marluxia and Braig."
"And you fought them?" Donald asked.
"I barely held myself against them," Kairi said, "I had no chance. They then wanted to destroy the town for making them wait for me…they would have done it too…"
"I don't get it," Ven said, "If they did get you, then how are you here? And how does it connect to the Seekers we fought?"
Kairi exhaled and said "Because…someone came and not only fought them, but also save me."
"Wait," Lea said, "Someone not only took on Marluxia and Braig, but also Xehanort himself? No way that ended pretty."
"Yeah," Kairi said, "For them…"
Everyone looked at her in confusion as she said "They…manage to hold themselves against the three of them. He…He…"
"He what?" Aqua asked.
Kairi gulped and said "He…He killed Marluxia…"
"What?!" everyone shouted.
"H-He killed Marluxia?!" Lea yelled.
"Yes," Kairi said, "And he not only beat Braig but…he almost…he almost killed Master Xehanort."
Once Kairi said that, the whole room went silent. How was it that there was someone who not only killed a Seeker and knocked another one out, but almost killed Xehanort. Just who was this person?
"I am not kidding you," Kairi said, "The three of them use every attack on him, even to the point of killing him, but nothing! He just kept going and going! Even Xehanort used his powerful attack on him, and he STILL was fighting!"
"No way!" Ven shouted, "Not even their strongest attacks hurt him?!"
"I mean, they did," Kairi said, "But he just healed himself and just continued fighting. Like I said, he almost killed Xehanort, but Braig shot him in the head and they got away."
"Wait," Riku said, "He got shot IN THE HEAD and he is alright?"
Kairi nodded and said "Yeah, he then checked if I was alright and then he…he just passed out."
"Passed out?" Mickey asked, "Like he just fell over?"
As Kairi nodded, Yen Sid then said "And now you see?"
Everyone looked at him as Yen Sid said "Because of this young man's fight against Xehanort and almost killing him, the connection he has with the other Seekers began to weaken. Thus, why the Seekers you were fighting against earlier were beginning to weaken."
Riku then said "You are saying that if this guy would have killed Xehanort, then everyone would have been freed?"
As Yen Sid nodded, Kairi looked at him and asked "Master, the magic the person had was completely different than what we are used to. Xehanort said that he was using…Twilight magic?"
When Kairi said that, Yen Sid's eyes widen in shock. Confused, Aqua asked "Twilight magic? Never heard of it."
"Me neither," Mickey said.
Yen Sid then said "I do."
Everyone looked at him as he said "It is a rare magic. You all know Light and Darkness, correct?"
As everyone nodded, Yen Sid said "Well, there has been a theory that there is a magic, a very powerful magic, that is said to lie between the Light and Darkness, possibly that there might be another realm like ours existing. Evidence of this magic existing had not been found and no one bothered to look into it. That is until over 30 years ago, someone manage to prove this theory right."
"Who?" Lea asked.
Yen Sid then turned to Aqua and said "You knew her a long time ago: Master Lyssa."
Hearing that name, Aqua gasped in shock and said "Master Lyssa?! She knew that kind of magic?!"
Ven looked at her and asked "Wait, Master Lyssa? Who is she? Why haven't me or Terra heard about her?"
Aqua replied "She is…was a master who use to live in the Land of Departure. She…She saved me when I was little and brought me there and cared for me. She…She was like a mother to me. She wanted to train me to be a Keyblade Wielder…but she just vanished one day. Master Eraqus told me that she was gone…it was the last time I saw or heard of her…"
"Until now," Riku said, "What if Master Lyssa trained this guy to use Twilight magic like her?"
"No way!" Aqua said in a provoked tone, "Master Lyssa is a kind-hearted person! This person who saved Kairi is…is nothing like her! She would never train someone like him!"
"And who said she trained me?"
Hearing the new voice, everyone looked at the doorway and saw Jason leaning on the doorframe while giving them a blank look. Still shirtless, everyone saw his scars all over his body, but mostly made Kairi and Aqua blush due to his built body.
Getting over her blush, Aqua looked at Jason and said "Like I said, why would Master Lyssa train you to use Twilight magic?"
"She didn't," Jason said, "She died around the time I was born. Besides, I was born with these powers anyways."
When Jason said that, shock overcame Aqua as she stood there in silence. She shook her head and said "No…that's impossible. She can't be…"
"Sorry," Jason said, "But she is. I just so happen to have her magic."
"I don't believe we have been properly introduced, young man," Yen Sid said, "Mostly since you were brought here. As for your condition, are you alright?"
"Thanks for your concern, old man," Jason said, "I've had worse in the past. As for who I am, my name is Jason Washington. Back home, people call me the Lone Wanderer."
"Back home?" Riku asked, "And what world are you from?"
Jason looked at him and said "I will spare you the details on where I live. Let's just say it's not pretty."
Mickey walked up to him and said "We heard that you fought Xehanort and the others but passed out after the fight was over. Any ideas why?"
"Oh that?" Jason said as he rubbed his head, "Yeah, you can say I used too much power during that fight. See, if I use too much of my power, my body starts to overheat and it slowly shuts down. It takes a while for me recover depending on how much power I use. Though it is strange that I passed out this fast, maybe using a lot of magic outside of my world is different."
"So instead of your magic depleting," Yen Sid said, "Your body allows you to use magic until it decides it is enough. Strange, I have never heard of such thing."
Wanting to get an answer, Kairi looked at Jason and asked "So…why do you want to kill Xehanort? What has he done to you?"
Jason stood there silent and replied "It's not what he did to me, it's what he did to my mother."
"Your mother?" Goofy asked.
"What did he do to her?" Donald asked.
Jason looked at them and said "Ok…I am just realizing this now…but there is a talking mouse, duck and…"
He then looked at Goofy and said "Whatever the hell he is."
"Really?" Ven said, "You just noticed that now?"
"Hey," Jason said, "I am still recovering, barely notice things right now."
"Excuse me," Lea said, "Your mother?"
"Right," Jason said, "Anyways, reason why I want that old man dead is because he is the reason my mother was stuck in my world. And like I said, my home is not for the faint-hearted."
"Must be really bad," Aqua said, "Any reason why Xehanort sent your mother to your world?"
Jason replied "I don't know much about it, but she was sent there after learning about Xehanort's plan. What plan, I have no idea. But she tried to stop him, but he wounded her and sent her to my world."
Everyone all looked at each other and Aqua said "We might know what plan your mother was referring to."
"Really?" Jason asked, "What is this plan of his?"
"It's a long story," Riku said.
"Then just give me the short version," Jason said.
"Fine," Riku said, "Xehanort plans to create a powerful Keyblade that can unlock the door to all worlds and cover every world in Darkness."
Jason stood there for a moment and said "Ok, I can work with that for now. Sucks I didn't kill him when I had the chance."
"To be fair," Lea said, "You did a huge number on him when we couldn't."
"And how long have you guys been fighting him?" Jason asked.
Lea replied "More than 3 years now."
"3 years?!" Jason shouted, "You guys have been fighting him for 3 years?! How come you guys did not killed him yet?!"
"Hey!" Lea shouted, "It's not as easy as it sounds! You got lucky to actually fight him while we were trying hard to find the old fart! And to make things worse, he has our friends under his control and is forcing them to fight us!"
"Okay, enough," Kairi said, "We don't want to fight each other. Please, just calm down."
As Lea and Jason calmed down, Yen Sid looked at Jason and asked "By the way, Kairi told me that you appeared out of nowhere. May I ask how you do this?"
"Oh," Jason said, "It's a spell that was in my mother's journal. See, she could also use magic and wrote all of her spells in it. I manage to get a few of them down, and one of them was some sort of teleportation spell. I just need to think of a place to go and it takes me there. I tried to use that spell to go to Xehanort, but I have tried a few times and failed until recently."
"Recently?" Yen Sid asked.
"Yeah," Jason said, "It worked earlier, and it teleported me to that one place where I met this girl here."
As he pointed at Kairi, Yen Sid stroke his beard and said "I see. I believe I know why it didn't work. Because Xehanort didn't want to be found, he must have placed some sort of spell where his base of operation is to prevent anyone from knowing where he is. And since he left to go capture Kairi, he left open and that is what allowed you to use your spell."
"These spells sound interesting," Aqua said, "May we see them?"
"Oh?" Jason said in a sarcastic way, "You really want someone like me to show you all of my tricks?"
"It's how you use them," Aqua said.
"Whatever," Jason said, "As for my spells."
He pressed a button on his Pipboy and took out his mother's journal and said "It's all in here I found out about her past and Xehanort's plan."
As everyone looked at the brown leather journal, only Yen Sid's eyes widen in total shock. Aqua then got the journal, opened it and was confused for a second.
"Wait a minute…" Aqua said as she turned the pages of the journal, "This writing, it's so familiar. I know I have seen this type of writing before."
Yen Sid then said "That is because that journal…belonged to Lyssa herself."
Everyone looked at him in surprise and Aqua said "What?! But Jason said that this journal belonged to his mother!"
She then looked at her and asked "Jason, when did your mother give you this journal."
There was a moment of silence until Jason sighed and said "She didn't. I found that journal with her belongings. Thing is…she died giving birth to me."
Kairi placed her hands on her mouth and said "I'm sorry to hear that. It's sad about what happened to your mother."
"It's strange," Lea said, "How Master Lyssa AND your mother both…died…when you…were born…"
The room went completely silent until Ven said "So…um…what was your mother's name?"
Jason replied "Her name was Catherine."
As everyone let out a sigh of relief, Yen Sid was the only who sat there in shock as he said "Catherine…you don't mean…"
Jason nodded and said "Seems you know, old man. Yes, my mother's full name was Lyssa Catherine Washington. I am her son…Jason Xehanort Washington."
The moment Jason told him his full name, everyone was in complete shock. Not only was Jason's mother Master Lyssa, but his middle name was named after Xehanort?! Why would she do that? Aqua was the first to recover and said "No…you have to be lying! Why would Master Lyssa name you after Xehanort if he was the one who banished her?!"
"Because…" Yen Sid said, "Both Eraqus and Xehanort were both her masters. But not only that…Lyssa…she was also Xehanort's daughter…"
Everyone was in complete shocked by this revealing revelation. They all then looked back at Jason with their eyes glued on him with utter shock. Everyone had different reactions: Mickey, Donald and Goofy were in at a loss of words, Aqua just stood there in silence and in shock, Ven was a bit worried that Jason was Xehanort's grandson and if he was like him, both Lea and Riku felt a bit of rage when he looked into Jason's cold eyes, Yen Sid was studying him and Kairi…she was at a complete loss that the boy who saved her was the grandson of the man who killed Sora…her boyfriend. How was is that Jason, a person they never met or heard of, appeared out of nowhere, claims to be Xehanort's grandson and not only save saved Kairi, but also tried to kill him in the process? In fact, Jason had no regrets or any remorse into killing a family member, even though his only living relative is a mad man.
"You…" Kairi spoke in a shocked tone, "You are…Xehanort's grandson?"
Jason nodded and replied "That's right. That old asshole is my grandfather."
"And…" Lea said, "You want to…kill him?"
"Why the hell are you all so confused?" Jason said, "If I want that asshole to die, then I want him to die. Simple as that."
"But…" Riku said, "You are Xehanort's grandson…and…"
"And why the hell should that matter?!" Jason shouted, "That asshole may be my grandfather, but he is certainly not family! Not after what he did to my mother and what she went through! Being constantly poisoned by the radiation that filled my world, damaging both her health and magic, all so that he can continue with this plan of his?! Fuck that! The next time I see him, I will kill him!"
As he was shouting, his body began to glow grey as grey electricity danced around his body. Just like his rage, the electricity went out of control and just started to strike at random stuff: the walls, books, shelves, even the table. Everyone was moving out of the way from Jason's outburst of energy. As everyone was dodging, only Yen Sid, Aqua and Riku were about to sense Jason's power since they were Keyblade Masters.
"What in the world?!" Riku shouted in his head, "What is it with this guy?!"
"His power…" Aqua thought, "It's too much!"
Yen Sid just sat there as he thought "This power…not even Lyssa was able to reach this far…this boy…what has he endured to attain this power?"
Just then, Kairi shouted "Please stop! You are going to hurt someone!"
Almost instant, Jason heard her voice, took a deep breath and the glow around him started to disappear. Once he was calm, Yen Sid then said "Everyone, I would like to have a word with Riku and Aqua. Would you mind…taking our guest here to eat something. He seems too famished."
"Right," Ven said as he looked at Jason, "Come on, let see if there are any pizza in the kitchen."
Jason gave him a confused look and said "I'm sorry, pizza?"
"You're joking, right?" Lea said, "You don't know what pizza is? That's like saying what ice cream is."
Jason then looked at him and said "What is ice cream then?"
Everyone just stared at him as Ven said "Are…you…serious? Come on, I guess we can show you."
As Lea, Ven, Kairi, Mickey, Donald and Goofy led Jason down to the kitchen, as the door closed, Donald's voice said "And put on a shirt! You need to be decent!"
Jason's voice then shouted "Says the damn duck without any pants! I don't want to see what you have down there!"
As soon as the voices were all gone, Riku turned to Yen Sid, slammed his hands onto the table and shouted "Please tell me you sense that?! Did you see his power?!"
Aqua turned to Yen Sid and said "Master, I agree with Riku. That guy…Jason…his magic…it's like nothing I have seen before."
"Indeed," Yen Sid said, "His magic is far beyond that of a master level."
"Master level?!" Aqua cried, "His magic is a master level?! How is that even possible?! He had no formal training and no experience in handling a Keyblade! There is no way someone can learn all of that by themselves!"
She quickly turned to Riku and said "No offense."
"No, I agree with you," Riku said, "Even though I was self-taught, I could never achieve the level of power Jason has."
"But he has what we all don't," Yen Sid said, "His Twilight magic is a unique case."
Curious, Aqua asked "Curious how?"
Yen Sid stroke his beard and said "If the theory is correct, then Twilight magic is like a borderline between Light and Darkness. In a way, anyone can use it. However, if one wants to use this power, they must understand both Light and Darkness."
Riku then said "What about me? I may use darkness, but I still fight for the light. Shouldn't I be able to use it?"
"You could," Yen Sid said "However, when I said understand it, I mean fully understand it. Even though you use darkness and use it for the light, I do not think applies to this case. No, I believe there is more to this."
"Can you explain?" Aqua asked.
Yen Sid nodded and said "Back then, Master Lyssa would come to me and ask me questions about the Light and Darkness. Even though I am a retired Keyblade Master, she felt I had the answers where her father and Eraqus didn't. She wanted to find a way to channel the two into one, but to do that, she needs to properly study them. For years she looked for answers and she found it."
"And?" Riku said, "What she find?"
Yen Sid replied "Even though Light and Darkness are different, they share one thing in common: the morality. She believes that a person who is aligned with either side, their morality tends to lean towards the side they are in. In Riku's case, he was succumbed to the Darkness once, but his heart belonged to the Light. However, even though he is intentions are good and fights to protect Kairi and the worlds, he still uses Darkness for his power. You understand this?"
Both Aqua and Riku thought about it and Riku said "A bit. But if that's true, then how…"
"I was about to get to that," Yen Sid said, "When Master Lyssa discovered this, she began to perform experiments to see if she can combine both Light and Darkness. She was stubborn, but persistent."
"And Eraqus allowed her to use Darkness?" Aqua asked.
Yen Sid nodded and said "This was before began to teach you and the others, Lyssa was his first student, so he didn't know much about teaching."
As Aqua chuckled, Yen Sid continued "But Lyssa failed time and time again and was close to giving up…until he met you, Aqua."
Shocked and confused, Aqua said "Me?"
Yen Sid nodded and said "The day she saved you."
As Aqua looked down in sadness, Riku said "I'm sorry, but what exactly happened?"
Aqua placed her hand on her heart and said "I was told that I was around 2 years old when I met Master Lyssa and the others. I discovered that I lived in a world ruled by a kingdom where it was separated: the rich from the poor. My parents…they were poor. Once a year, they would collect the taxes from all the families and if they didn't meet the requirements…they…"
A bit worried about the answer, Riku asked "They what?"
Aqua choked a bit and said "They would burn the family's house to the ground…with everyone in it."
Shocked at this, Riku shouted "What?! Why would they do that?!"
"It is the law of their world," Yen Sid said, "Around that time, Xehanort, Eraqus and Lyssa arrived at that world to study it. When they were about to leave, that is when Master Lyssa saw the burning home and rushed in. She was able to save young Aqua, but not the parents. And to make matters worse, the guards who were ordered burn the house remained to deal with any survivors."
"That's horrible!" Riku said, "Where is this place and we can…"
"No," Yen Sid said, "Even though we are in war against Xehanort, we still need to protect the world order and not to interfere with the law of the world."
"So, you would allow things like that to happen?!" Riku said.
"As much as it pains me, we protect the order, not enforce it," Yen Sid said as his face saddens, "But…that doesn't matter now."
"Why?" Riku asked.
Yen Sid took a deep breath and said "Something happened to Lyssa that day…Eraqus told me what happened to her. He saw Lyssa holding Aqua's unconscious body while the guards surrounded her, demanding to hand Aqua over. They were about to take her by force until Lyssa used her Keyblade to protect Aqua. It was what happened next that shocked both Eraqus and Xehanort."
As both Aqua and Riku listened closely, Yen Sid said "They saw Lyssa's Light and Darkness merging into one, that was when she discovered the power of Twilight. But what happened afterwards is what shocked them. She…She killed the guards."
When Yen Sid said that, both Riku and Aqua were in shock when Yen Sid said that. Aqua then said "No! Master Lyssa is a kind person! She would never kill anyone!"
Yen Sid shook his head and said "You were told only what you needed to know, you were only a child back then. But…she didn't stop there. She viewed that world as corrupted and cruel, and it needed to be fixed right. So…she destroyed the palace and murdered the royal family."
"No…" Riku said, "That's…cruel…"
"It may be true," Yen Sid said, "But it was then she discovered something, true she committed the act of murder, but she did so in order to protect young Aqua. Even though she committed a cruel act, her intentions were pure…at that moment."
"So, she killed those guards and the royal family," Riku said, "All to protect Aqua?"
"Yes," Yen Sid said, "And that is how she figured it out, the secret to Twilight magic."
"By what?" Aqua said in a stern tone, "Murdering people?"
"In a way," Yen Sid said, "I believe that in order to use Twilight, one must be willing to carry out actions others are too afraid to do. But not only the actions they do, but what their motives and intentions are in the end. If you commit murder just to murder a person, then yes, it is cruel. However, if you murder someone in order to protect another, then that is a different case. Same with stealing, if a person steals for personal gain, then it is a bad act. But to steal for those in need, then would it be a bad act?"
"I am starting to get it," Riku said, "It's like doing the wrong thing for the right reason. But what if someone is doing the right thing for the wrong reason?"
Aqua thought about it and said "Then…that would mean…they are being…forced to commit it?"
"It is confusing, I know," Yen Sid said, "But with that in mind, that is how Lyssa began to tap into her Twilight magic, allowing her to become stronger."
"Just how strong was she?" Riku asked.
Yen Sid replied "She was a master before learning Twilight magic. But afterwards…to put it simple, if she were still alive, she would have ended our war with Xehanort the moment it began."
"Are you serious?" Riku said, "Not even we could pull that off."
Aqua then said "But that doesn't explain how Jason is as strong he is now."
Yen Sid thought about it and said "It would seem that Jason has indeed be training extremely hard with his Twilight magic. It still puzzles me how he manages to use this magic without any knowledge beforehand."
"He did say he learned Lyssa's spells from her journal," Riku said, "But he also said that he was born with those powers. I thought we were born from life."
"That is what confuses me as well," Yen Sid said, "Regardless, we do know one thing."
Both Aqua and Riku looked at him as he said "He almost killed Xehanort and was close to ending his plan. He might not recover for a while, so we need to be ready if he or his Seekers show up. With that in mind, and as much as this pains me, we need more help than we can. That is why I want you all to travel once again."
Aqua and Riku were a bit surprised and Riku said "You want us to travel together again? We haven't don't that in a long time. You sure it's ok?"
Yen Sid nodded and said "Yes, with Xehanort in his weakened state and his Seekers unable to hold themselves together, you would all be able to travel to worlds infected with darkness and free them. And while you save the worlds, I would suggest you all train as well."
"Right," Aqua said, "We'll tell the others and…"
Yen Sid then said "Not only that, but also take Jason with you as well."
When he said that, both Riku and Aqua looked at him and Riku said "You can't be serious."
As Yen Sid sat there in silence, Aqua said "You are serious. Master, you want us to travel with him?"
"Master," Riku said, "With all due respect, we can do this without him. Not only will his 'actions' interfere with ours, but from what Kairi told us, he is a loose cannon. There is no way he can…
Yen Sid then gave Riku a serious look and said "If you saw Xehanort again, would you kill him to save the universe."
Taken back by the question, Riku said "W-What? Master, why do you…"
"Would you?" Yen Sid asked again.
Riku gripped his fists hard before replying "I-I…I wouldn't…I want to save everyone, but…"
Realizing where Yen Sid was going, Aqua said "But you don't have what it takes to carry it out. We want to save everyone from the Xehanort and the Seekers…but we won't go as far as killing them…"
Yen Sid sat back in his seat and said "You are all good people, and I respect you all for that. But…we need to stop Xehanort…and we are desperate need of help. Even though Jason is not what we'd expect for help, but from what happened today, he has what we need to even this war."
He looked at them and said "I am asking much from the both of you, but I need for the both of you to at least try to work with him. He will still go after Xehanort regardless, but if he does it his own way, people may get hurt. But if he was placed under the supervision of two Keyblade Masters, then he can learn…some control."
As Riku gripped his fists, Aqua said "Yen Sid has a point, Jason doesn't know about the others under Xehanort's control. If he leaves now, then he will accidently kill them. And as much as I hate the idea of having someone like him around, it is the safe choice."
"Define safe," Riku said.
"Look," Aqua said, "If we tell him that the others are under control, then he would leave them alone. And maybe, just maybe, help us find a way to free them."
Riku stood there is silence and said "Fine. But if he gets out of line…"
"We what?" Aqua asked, "What exactly can we do? We kick him out, he will go on his own. We lock him up, he will be upset and might fight us. Riku, this is the only way."
"Ugh," Riku said, "Fine. I guess we can set some ground rules for him."
"That is all I ask for," Yen Sid said, "And be careful with him. You aren't dealing with the any ordinary person, we have no idea what he is capable of."
Both Riku and Aqua gave each other worried looks as they prepared themselves for the worse. While it is good that everyone will be together and travel again, now they would have to deal with Jason, who they have no idea what kind of person he is or what world he is from. Right now, all they can do now is hope for the best to come.
What you guys think? That's right people, in this story, I made Jason to be Xehanort's grandson! I bet you guys didn't see that coming! I originally wanted him to be a character that appeared out of nowhere, but I figure I make him related to Xehanort and saw how the others would react to this revelation. And yes, in the Fallout 3 game, the Lone Wanderer's mother is named Catherine, but because all we know about her is her name and voice, there isn't much to go on from there. So, I decided to completely create a backstory for her and how she ended up in the Fallout universe, I hope you guys like this idea. Don't worry, more details about her will be covered later on, as I said, this is just to explain things like Twilight, Jason's motives and his mother and all. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and see you all next time. Until then, please review!