Chapter 19

Sora back-stepped Gluttony and severed his leg with a slash. Shockingly, his leg regrew.

"Silly human!" laughed Envy. "We regenerate, no matter what! Go ahead and try!"

Before Sora can try again, another warrior approached him. Envy looked excited to see what was taking place.

The man's attitude was blank. Everything about his appearance was threatening, but his emotions appeared to be snuffed out. He took out a weapon, poised to fight. "Here's the shinigami who we got!" said Envy. Sora and Cloud were nervous that they saw him draw the weapon, but they were scared now of the aura that has surrounded him. "Here's Kensei Muguruma!"

Kensei teleported in front of Sora. "Sorry," he muttered. Sora was caught off-guard by the comment, giving Kensei time to reveal his blade's knuckles.

He released his blade...? thought Sora. Suddenly, Kensei slammed his fist into Sora's stomach. Sora cried in pain, dropping to the ground. "Sora!" Cloud slammed into Kensei, pushing his body towards Envy. Alarmed, the boy ran off before Kensei crashed into the ground. "Sora, are you there?" Cloud widened his eyes when he saw Sora clutching to his stomach, unable to move.

"Ahhh, that was close..." Envy looked at Cloud. "Anyways, that shinigami's brass knuckles is explosive on the insides. I heard that his bankai does more damage. It knocks the wind out of you until you die."

Sora tried to stand up, only to fall down. Cloud held onto him, only to see Gluttony start to attack again. "Crap..."

"NO! SORA!" Riku cried as he saw his friends in danger. "Woody, Buzz, we need to fly over there!"

"What's the point? We're toys!" countered Buzz.

"We can do it if we believe in it. That was how you first flew, Buzz."

Riku looked towards the fight, only to see light above them. King Mickey arrived, slashing at Gluttony's head. The giant man jumped back, giving room between himself and the newcomer.

"King Mickey!" Cloud stared at the mouse in wonder.

"Well, what do you know?" Envy looked peeved. "A Keyblade Master! Well, too bad! I have a shinigami who is more powerful that you!"

"Rrrgh..." Kensei started to walk towards King Mickey. The mouse stepped back, attracting Gluttony to attack. Cloud held on to both warriors and teleported towards the window.

"We need a plan..." Sora got up on his feet, still recovering from Kensei's fist. "How can we get the shinigami to lose his brain-control?"

"His head!" King Mickey pointed to the shinigami's head. "It has an aura on it. Basically, it is just like when Rukia and Renji were brainwashed-"

Kensei suddenly ran towards the group. Sora transformed into Valor form, countering Kensei's stampede and flinging his across the room. Gluttony came forwards, opening his mouth, and charged towards some of the toys near by.

Rex, who was not as shocked as his other friends, spun his tail to the side of Gluttony. The giant cried, flying towards Envy, who ran away again. "Damn you people!" Envy held a necklace in front of the heroes. "Seal BREAK!" It shattered into dust.

Envy's other allies, which were hidden behind Envy, revealed themselves. They had masks on, not showing who they are. One of them went forward, revealing two swords. One sword was different from the other, although Sora could not tell how. It disappeared in the darkness.

Kensei speed towards Sora again. Sora countered his blows, realizing that each of his blows were stronger than before. Then, Kensei yelled out "Bankai!", revealing a tail and a different mask in front of his face. With a roar, he shattered Sora's keyblades and blew him towards the wall. He returned to normal, losing consciousness as he fell.

Alarmed, King Mickey and Cloud went to where Sora was, only to be hit by Kensei's fists. Both collapsed in agony and pain. "No, Sora...!" King Mickey saw Kensei going towards Sora, only for Rex to block the way.

"You have to go through ME! ROAR!" The dinosaur roared in his face, only to be pushed back. Before Kensei can do anything, Riku, Buzz, and Woody came, pushing through the opening of the window.

"That's it!" Riku went insane. His clothing changed, turning into a black uniform with white-reddish aura around it. One of Riku's blades were the same, but the other blade was black-red, with more of an berserk weapon used by some of the nobodies. "Berserk Form. A good name for something that will destroy you!"

Riku sped up, hitting Kensei and breaking his tail by landing his attacks on his back. With rage, Riku slashed until he drew blood all over his opponent. Buzz zapped Kensei and broke one of his knuckles. Unfortunately, the warrior that disappeared in the darkness joined the fight, countering Riku. "Damn! Die!" The being hit his shadow, knocking out Riku, while Kensei hit Buzz and slammed him on the desk.

"Any last words, keyblade flunkies-" Envy stopped, seeing another portal behind his other allies. A figure showed up, clad in greenish-black armor. He looked at Envy, his orange eyes full of pity.

"Sad for you, Homonculus. I'm back."

Ichigo glanced up and laughed at a surprised Gluttony. Suddenly, he slashed and hacked his way to Kensei, pushing him from Riku. The other warrior went towards Ichigo, only to fall down, unconscious.

"So, my powers are more advanced than yours." Ichigo glanced at the mask of the warrior, which was breaking apart. "So it's you, Captain Kyoraku." The mask revealed a man with a dark tone to his skin, a thin mustache and beard, and sullen eyes. All the other masked warriors vanished, running from the place.

"Come BACK!" Envy turned to Ichigo in disgust. "I'll fight you later, shinigami!" Gluttony and Envy teleported out of the world.

Satisfied, Ichigo turned to Kensei, whose eyes started to have color in them. "What...happened?" Kensei collapsed, breathing slowly.

"We...were under...control of the green-haired man..." Kyoraku was dizzy, unable to speak without pauses. "Most of the other captains were taken as well..."

"Ichigo!" Cloud ran up to the orange-haired teenager. "Where were you?"

"Look, I'll make this brief." Ichigo's tone was gloomy. "There are nobodies made from our universe as well. Maybe even of me. There seems to be a power struggle between these groups, and we are about to get caught in the middle." He turned to King Mickey. "My powers seem amazing, but the neithermen are more capable of greater abilities. I need to show you something."

Ichigo walked to Sora, who gained consciousness. He touched his hand, powering Sora up. Soul reshi surrounded the boy, turning his keyblade into something resembling a zanpaktou. "If a keyblade wielder knows a shinigami, they can imitate their sword abilities."

"Anyways," said King Mickey, "Not that this was important, but we need to get these captains to Soul Society. I also need to recall some of the shinigami to help us."

"Sure." Ichigo glanced at the mouse again. "Master Yen Sid said that I need to become a Keyblade master."

Riku and Sora gasped. Cloud looked at his surroundings and noticed that all the other toys, except Woody and Buzz, were frozen in time. "Should we-"

"It won't matter." King Mickey looked at Ichigo. "There is a certain test that I want you to take. Go open a portal. You will travel to another world and you will find out how to become a Keyblade Master."

Ichigo nodded. Before he could open the portal, Sora stood up. "What happened to you?" asked Sora. "The armor and stuff look...weird."

"This is from a friend. Oh, here!" Ichigo passed a red-white ball to Sora and Riku. "You'll find out what these are. You will need them to get more stronger than ever."

Both Sora and Riku felt the energy in them. "Good!" Ichigo was pleased. "Well, see you all later!"

He vanished. Riku and Sora looked worried for their friend. There was a scream that was heard from Sid's house.

"Oh, right!" Riku grinned. "The other toys in his house are going against him. Joke's on him!"

"I guess that you all are going." Woody looked sad. "That was weird...but hopefully, you people will be back here."

Riku smiled. "All right, Ranger. You and Buzz stay safe, okay?"

The toys nodded, and the heroes vanished in light.