Hey everyone! We are back with the next chapter. We know we are not going to cover each and every KH world, but there is this one that we will for a few good reason. Enjoy!

Ch.25

Sora opened his eyes to the room he had fallen asleep in. He knew he probably did not nap for very long, but within the nap he had plenty of time. He smiled to himself as he sat up and stretched quickly before heading out of the sleeping quarters. What had happened in the dream was more than he originally thought he would get, but it was all good nonetheless.

But, showing off what he had learned, or really testing it out in the real waking world, would have to happen another time. He quickly made his way up into the cockpit area where Donald and Goofy were. Donald was still at the pilots seat, and far out in front of them Sora could see something coming closer.

"Is that another world?" Sora asked once he took his seat.

"Yup, looks like it," Goofy answered.

"This one's called Olympus Coliseum," Donald added as he glanced to the scanner to indicate what world it was.

'Wait!' Ventus exclaimed. 'Olympus Coliseum?... I… I think I know that name.'

"You do?" Sora thought-asked to Ventus, "Is this maybe a world you have been to before?"

'I think so. But, I'll have to see it when we get down there.'

"And what about you Vani?"

'Hmm, no I don't think it is familiar… not to me at least.'

"I guess we just gotta see what's down there and see if anything comes back to you, Ven."

'Of course.'

Soon the group departed and entered into the world, and once they were there Sora couldn't help but gawk at the size of the place they were in. First off there was sand covering all of the area that they were in, though he could see that there were paths outside of it that led to other places. Yet, the building in front of them was something to behold. It was the largest building he had seen and large statues stood at the entrance.

"Wow, that's pretty impressive," Sora said in awe, speaking aloud.

'And still familiar,' Ventus chimed in. 'I know I've come here now! But what I did here is still a bit fuzzy.'

They continued on the inside of the building where they encountered a goatman who was busy with something. Far too busy to actually notice who Sora even was and ended up mistaking him for someone else. And once the goatman turned around, Soar heard Ventus gasp. It was a bit out of nowhere and a bit too loud, causing him to flich, but as far as he knew, no one else saw.

"Ven…" Sora whined quietly in his thoughts.

'Sorry, but I really do remember remember him. His name is Phil, and is a bit strange, but he trains heroes!'

'He trains heroes? He looks stupid.'

Both Sora and Ventus waited to hear more, but nothing else came from Vanitas. It was strange and soon there was a following quietness within Sora's mind.

"Uh Vani? You feeling alright?" Sora questioned with a slight worried tone.

'Yeah? Why the heck are you asking?'

'That insult just seemed... lackluster.' Ventus added.

'Sorry that I was trying to be polite. Would you prefer that I insulted him properly? I can tell you my thoughts, you see I was wondering how something as ugly as that beast could ever be able to give someone training of any kind. He seems prone to fucking everything up then being of any real use.'

"That's a bit too harsh Vanitas…" Sora replied with a scolding tone while he also tried to pay attention to what was being said outside of his mind.

Currently Donald and Goofy were telling Phil that Sora was chosen by the keyblade, and that made him a hero. Sora smiled proudly and straighten up his posture when he heard that. He knew using the keyblade was new to him, but he was really getting the hang out it and starting to like the idea of being a hero.

Though to his surprise, Phil looked at him skeptically. "Hero? That runt?"

Phil began to laugh, resulting in Sora stepped back slightly. His posture changed to feeling more closed off with his muscles tensing and a frown crossed his face. Vanitas growled a bit in response to Phil's degrading tone. Ventus on the other hand knew that Phil was a bit harsh at first with things, but laughing at Sora still did not leave him feeling too happy.

'Don't take it too personally Sora. You will just have to prove him wrong,' Ventus said in the most reassuring voice he could.

"Sora is a hero though!" Donald exclaimed, clearly also upset at Phil's response.

"Yeah," Goofy added in. "Sora has fought a lot of creatures so far. So ya shouldn't be rude. You know what they say, you can't judge someone based on their appearance."

Sora watched with wide eyes at the words from Donald and Goofy, "They're defending me?"

'Of course! They are your friends now, and they know that you are a hero, so why wouldn't they want to prove it?'

'I still don't trust them, they are only with us because they need the keyblade wielder.'

'Well I trust them, they are our friends and wouldn't leave us,' Ventus added.

Sora didn't say anything back. He still wasn't entirely sure on the situation. Donald and Goofy were friendly to him, and were defending him like a friend should, but he still barely knew them. He knew that he should listen to Ventus and try to trust them, but he still felt so uncertain.

"It's going to take a lot more than boasting and brawn to prove that you are a hero. So… let's see what you can do. I'll put you through a small test trail and you can prove it to me."

"Okay," Sora said, finally speaking up. "I'll do it. I'll prove it," he stated determined to prove that he was someone of worth. That he wasn't useless.

He then headed inside the coliseum and saw Phil set up some things for a few different trails. All he had to do was take out as many barrels as he could within the time limit given to him. Sora found himself smiling as he prepared to go into the trail. Taking out Heartless was one thing that he was getting use to, but taking out barrels would be a breeze. They were much easier to take out than moving target trying to attack him.

He finished rather quickly and soon headed back out to where everyone was waiting for him. Phil nodded to him. "You know, you ain't half bad, kid"

"Oh…um thanks," Sora replied quietly.

'See? You did just fine Sora!'

'Ain't half bad. Which means Phil only thought of him as half good.'

'Vani!' Ventus scolded. 'You want to help keep Sora's confidence up, right? That isn't helping otherwise.'

'I think Sora is brilliant. I am only pointing out what Phil was implying with his words,' Vanitas grumbled.

"Guys, don't argue right now, I can't focus on what to say otherwise," Sora whispered to them quietly.

"So does that mean we can go and enter the games?" Sora asked, remembering that was part of what was being talked about before hand.

"Afraid not," Phil replied sternly.

"But… why not?" Sora asked, his voice becoming quieter.

"Two words; You guys ain't heroes."

Vanitas snorted in amusement.

'I guess he never learned to count properly,' Ventus said with a sigh.

'Truer words were never spoken by you Ventus,' Vanitas replied to Ventus with a note of pride in his voice. It may not have been a proper insult, but at least it was slightly downgrading. Which wasn't something Ventus would normally say.

"What can I do then?" Sora asked, really feeling like he had to do something. He didn't want to walk away crying that this one person didn't think he was a hero. He knew Ventus and Vanitas wouldn't want him to do that. He had to at least try to be a bit stronger.

"Heroes also got to know more than just swinging their fists or weapon around. Do you know any magic?"

"Yeah I know some," Sora replied.

"Do you know Thunder?" Phil asked as he crossed his arms.

"Ah… no…" Sora said as he lowered his head.

"Start by learning that and then we can see," Phil said before walking back out towards the coliseum, most likely to clean up anything left over from the trial Soar ran through.

'This feels like a good time to light something... or someone... on fire,' Vanitas muttered.

'Vani, no!'

'Vani, yes,' He retorted dryly.

Sora had to bite down on his tongue to prevent himself from laughing. Ventus and Vanitas's childish bickering always did cheer him up. They were exiting the building, but he still didn't want anyone to question why he was laughing after being told he wasn't a hero.

"Aw, don't take it too hard, Sora," Donald said as they walked. "Doesn't matter if he doesn't think you are a hero."

"Yeah, that's right," Goofy added in. "He just doesn't know all the great hero stuff you've done so far."

"You really think so?" Sora asked hesitantly, unsure of the words the duo were saying.

"We wouldn't have gotten this far without ya," Goofy replied with a smile.

'They are in fact correct, those two useless doofus's barely seem like they can walk.'

'There you go again with the insults,' Ventus sighed again, wishing that he could be rolling his eyes right now.

'Hey I can't have you guys thinking I'm sick now can I?'

Sora smiled. He was happy to hear the conversation between Ventus and Vanitas still, but also for the compliments given to him by Donald and Goofy. "Thanks guys." He said it aloud, but honestly he really meant it for all four of them. He was really starting to enjoy having friends by his side aside from his brothers on this journey.

Still, as he thought of his new friends he couldn't help but remember that Riku was missing, and that they needed to find some way to get Kairi back to her own body. He was a bit worried though, if they found a way to release Kairi, would that mean that Ventus and Vanitas would leave his heart as well? He didn't think he could deal with the silence if Ventus and Vanitas left. He made sure to keep these thoughts quiet and to himself. He didn't want his brothers to worry after all.

As Ventus responded to Vanitas Sora started to tune them out so he could focus on what was going on around them. He gave a sigh as he ran a hand through his hair, "Man, it's a shame, I wanted to see what the games were about."

"Well there's always a next time," Goofy said putting a hand on his shoulder.

"Better start learning Thunder, Sora" Donald added on. "We can get to that sooner rather than later."

"Yeah, sounds good."

There was a small whoosh from behind them and the three turned around as a voice spoke up, "He's a stubborn old goat, wouldn't you say?"

And we know some of you wanted to see Vanitas and Ventus training Sora, but don't worry, that will come into play soon enough!

Thank you all so much for reading!