And now we meet up with our antagonists. Enjoy!
The van pulled up to a restaurant.
"What's this place?" asked Lea.
"It's called Oui." said Hope. "Burch owns it."
"I'm guessing it's French-themed?" asked Ven.
"That's right." said Hank. "But while the restaurant may look fine on the inside, it's owner is a shifty one."
"You sure you don't want any of us to come back Hope up?" asked Terra.
"Only when things go South." said Hope. "Like if a Heartless or more show up. They are your specialty in handling."
"True." nodded Xion.
"I'll be right back." said Hope.
"Careful Hope." said Roxas.
Hope smiled. "I will." She then left for the building.
Scott saw an Altoid tin. "Can I have one of those?" he asked Hank.
"No." Hank said firmly, much to everyone's confusion as they watched the monitor.
Inside Oui:
A man in a business suit was examining a strange piece. It was Sonny Burch.
"So you know what you're up against?" came a voice.
Burch turned to see Vanitas standing behind him, leaning against the wall, arms crossed.
"Yes Vanitas." he replied. "Now I hope that you and your Organization can make this worth my while."
Vanitas smirked under his mask. "We'll give you all the money you want." he replied. "Just remember: don't give into the darkness too much. The Heartless are already attracted to the greed in your heart and will be at your command. Give into the darkness to much, they'll turn on you."
Burch nodded. "No worries. I can handle them." he said confidently. "I've got a bunch of men on my side as well."
Vanitas chuckled. "Whatever you say, Sonny-boy."
Vanitas then teleported away.
Burch walked to a booth with the piece just as Hope entered the restaurant. "Susan!" he called. "Welcome to Oui!"
"Sonny." greeted Hope.
"Oui is French for 'yes.' As in, yes, we found a table, yes, you saw us, and yes, to planning before property." said Burch.
"Well, let's hope it also means yes to do you have the component I ordered?" asked Hope.
"You know, I've always loved your sense of humor, Susan. Have a seat." offered Sonny.
"No, I'm good. Thank you." said Hope politely.
The van:
"Who is this guy?" asked Scott as they watched the monitor.
"Sonny Burch." replied Hank. "He traffics in black market technology. He's been getting us what we need to build the tunnel."
"I don't know whether that's good or bad." murmured Xion.
"Sometimes we have to do things we don't want to do as long as it's for selfless purposes." said Aqua.
"Prior to the whole tunnel thing, if Burch has been trafficking black market technology, how come he hasn't been arrested yet?" asked Lea.
"Good at covering up his crimes, just like Ross." replied Hank.
"How the hell is he still not in a jail cell?" asked Naminé.
"He's just that good." Hank said wearily.
"I've set it before and I'll say it again: Democracy simply doesn't work." sighed Lea. (1)
"Can I just have one?" asked Scott, reaching over to grab it.
"No." Hank replied again, slapping away Scott's hand.
"Why not?" asked Terra.
"Trust me." was all Hank said.
Oui:
"You know, I have a special friend, down at the FBI. And I say special, because... Well, he tells me things that I didn't previously know. For example... Your name isn't Susan." said Burch, a dark gleam in his eye. "It's Hope Van Dyne."
Hope began to grow nervous.
"And your unseen associate, that's your father, Hank Pym." Burch added, smirking evilly.
The van:
Everyone watched in horror.
"That's not good, Hank." said Scott.
"No shit." Hank said in agreement.
Oui:
"What do you want?" Hope demanded.
"Relationships are built on trust, Hope. And I want our relationship to have a strong foundation." said Burch. "Our relationship? Well, business landscape's been shifting, Hope. Hell, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra don't even exist, anymore. But now, Hank Pym? - Hank Pym, is a real opportunity."
"Do you have a point?" asked Hope.
"You think that I don't know what you've been building? With all of this? Quantum technology. And you can forget nano-tech. Forget AI. Forget cryptocurrency. Quantum energy is the future. It's the next gold rush." said Burch, "I want in, Hope. So, as a gesture of goodwill, I've taken the liberty of arranging some buyers for your lab. Starting bid? One billion dollars."
The van:
"Jesus, that's a high bid!" Lea said in shock.
"I bet Scrooge wouldn't even bid that high." Xion said in surprise.
"Glomgold and Beaks might." said Naminé.
"Should we interfere?" asked Ven.
"Not yet." said Hank. "Trust me."
Oui:
"Thank you, Sonny. Really. But my father and I have something slightly more pressing than starting a business." Hope said firmly. "So, I'll just take the component. As arranged."
Sonny shook his head. "My buyers don't take no for an answer. So, we're either in business together, or we aren't in business together."
"Then, I guess we aren't." Hope said firmly.
"You can go. But, I'm afraid your money's gonna have to remain. Let's call it compensation for my injured feelings." said Burch.
"Listen, Sonny. This is gonna be so much easier on everybody if you just give me that component." said Hope sternly.
"No, the only thing you're taking from here, is my heart. But it will mend in time." Burch said with a smirk.
"Okay." said Hope as she lake out of the restaurant.
The van:
"So now what?" asked Scott.
"You'll see." said Hank.
Oui:
Burch was talking to his men as they walked through the restaurant.
"She said her and daddy had something pressing." he told them. "I wanna know what it is, 'cause if they're not working with us, they're working with somebody. So find out. Name…"
Suddenly, one of the guards was hit by a small moving object on to a table. It was Hope in her Wasp suit.
The van:
"Wait, is that Hope?" Aqua asked in surprise.
Hank smirked. "Yep."
"Another shrinking suit." mused Roxas. "What do you call it?"
"The Wasp." said Hank.
"Hold on. You gave her wings?" Scott asked in surprise.
Oui:
Hope enlarged and flipped a man down before hitting some with stingers, sending them down too. She then shrunk down and knocked another out as Sonny and his men backed off while she enlarged and flip-kicked another guy down, taking more down with her stingers and skills as Sonny and the others ran. She flipped and grabbed a guy's head before throwing him off.
Hope then flew up into the chandelier sand Burch's men began to open fire on it.
"Not my 36-feet chandelier!" screamed Burch. "Stop firing! Stop!"
The men stopped as Hope flew down from it.
Burch handed the piece to one of the henchmen. "Alright, take this. Go. Go, go, go, go!"
They started walking away when Hope flew down and crashed a man into a kitchen. The others tried to run when she threw a salt shaker at the door and enlarged it, blocking their way. Another tried to throw knives at her but she shrunk and ran across their surfaces, hitting a frying pan as the hot water inside it fell on his face and he fell down.
The van:
Roxas and Co. couldn't help but clap.
"That was amazing!" exclaimed Ven.
"Hope sure knows how to kick butt." said Terra.
"She's a badass." said Xion, smirking.
"Wings and blasters. I take it you didn't have that tech available for me?" asked Scott.
"No, I did." Hank replied, much to Scott's shock.
Oui:
"It's a pleasure doing business with you, Sonny." said Hope as she grew to normal size.
"Oh, our business isn't finished yet, Hope. I can assure you of that." sneered Burch. "Where are those Heartless?!" he shouted.
As if on cue, Heartless spawned in the restaurant. There were High Soldiers, Striped Arias, Flame Cores, and and Crimson Jazzes.
The van:
"Crap! Heartless!" cried Lea.
"We gotta stop them!" said Aqua.
"Hope need help!" cried Scott. "She's outnumbered by creatures of darkness!"
"I see that!" said Hank as he reached for something in his pocket.
"What's that?" asked Ven.
"It's a new suit." replied Hank. "It's still a work in progress."
"Thanks." said Scott, taking the suit.
"Come on, let's go!" said Roxas.
With that, Scott and the seven world-travelers ran out of the van.
Xion then popped her head back in. "And for your information Hank, the Iron Man suit has the same amount of potential as the Ant-Man suit, and not a cute piece of technology." she said with a smug smirk before running off.
Hank turned for in Xion's direction for a minute in disbelief, then considered her words while watching the monitor hoping she, and the others would be ok.
Oui:
Hope got into a fighting stance as the Heartless surrounded her. Burch hid in one of the booths. A High Soldier jumped towards her, but she kicked it away. Then, a Flame Core tried to attack, but Hope was able to fly over it and then punched it from behind.
Then, Striped Aria was about to jump attack her when it was suddenly destroyed by an orb of light.
"What the?" Hope asked in confusion.
She looked over to see that the orb came from Roxas, holding his Two Become One Keyblade. Behind him stood Xion with Replica Kingdom Key, Naminé with Shooting Star, Lea with Flame Liberator, Aqua with Brightcrest, Terra with Stroke of Midnight, and Ven with Hyperdrive.
Scott then suddenly grew to normal size in the new Ant-Man suit.
"Hey Hope!" he greeted.
Hope sighed in relief as she flew over to them. "Thank god you're all here." she told them.
"Anytime." smiled Lea. "Now let's slash some pests!"
"Right!" nodded Roxas as they all got into fighting positions.
(Data-Roxas Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix plays)
Mission: Defeat all the Heartless
Playable Characters:
Roxas
Lea
Xion
Naminé
Terra
Ventus
Aqua
Party Members:
Ant-Man
Wasp
Roxas started the battle by casting a Thunder spell on some High Soldiers. Xion followed close behind by firing Tornado Tracer on some Flame Cores. Scott shrunk down and then super-punched some more High Soldiers into the air and they were slashed away by Naminé before she casted Meteor on some Crimson Jazzes. Lea fired Firaga spells at some High Soldiers before he slashed away some more Crimson Jazzes. Aqua used a Wateraza spell on a group of Striped Arias before she jumped up and fired an Exo Spark spell on some Flame Cores. Ven slashed away a few more Flame Cores before flipping over a Crimson Jazz and fired a Blizzard spell at it. Terra used a Transcendence spell to lift up multiple Heartless in the air and fired Fission Firaga at them. Those Terra missed were taken care of by Hope as she flew around and punched or spun-kicked them roughly into the ground.
Some of the Flame Cores flew near the chandelier. Terra, Lea, and Ven fired multiple spells at them, not only destroying the Heartless, but also completely wrecked the chandelier.
"Not my chandelier! Not again!" Burch cried in agony.
"Come on, we almost got them all!" said Hope as she sucker-punched a Crimson Jazz into a High Soldier.
"Thanks for the update!" said Lea as he side-kicked a High Soldier
Lea then transformed Flame Liberator into his chakrams and threw them around, slashing away some High Soldiers. Terra jumped into the air and casted a Thunder Tracer spell on some Crimson Jazzes. Aqua used her magic to boost a Firaga spell that obliterated a group of Flame Cores. Ven slashed away some Crimson Jazzes before lifting his Keyblade in the air and fired a Thundaga spell at some Striped Arias. Naminé destroyed three Striped Arias in a row before she casted a Flower Shoot spell on some Flame Cores. Xion hook-kicked a High Soldier into a Crimson Jazz and destroyed them with an Ice Barrage spell. Scott and Hope punched and kicked multiple Heartless and sent them into the air as the Keyblade wielders destroyed them. Roxas finished the battle as he casted Transcendence on the last of the Heartless and destroyed them with a Raging Storm spell.
(Data-Roxas Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix ends)
Soon, all the Heartless were gone.
"That was fun." mused Hope as she and Scott grew to normal size.
"Yeah. It was." Scott nodded with a grin.
"Good work everyone." said Roxas.
"Alright, let's take the part and get outta here." said Hope, grabbing the part for the Quantum Tunnel.
"And we should leave Burch here for the police." suggested Roxas.
"Good idea." nodded Aqua.
Suddenly, Lea and Terra seemed tense.
"What's wrong?" asked Ven.
"Something's amiss." said Terra as he looked around.
Suddenly, a figure appeared out of nowhere, starting them all. It was someone in a white suit with a mask and hoodie.
"What the hell is that?!" screamed Xion.
"A ghost!" cried Ven. "And it doesn't look friendly like Zero and Duckworth!"
"Ghost" suddenly attacked them. They all tried to attack it back, but it kept disappearing and reappearing in seconds.
"Show yourself you little sneak!" shouted Lea.
"Dad, are you seeing this?" Hope asked over her comm.
The van:
"Guys, get out of there!" shouted Hank, worried.
Oui:
Roxas only managed to get a few hits on Ghost before it kicked him square in the chest and he crashed into a table. It did the same to Lea, Aqua, and Xion.
Terra tried to use a Quake spell, but Ghost suddenly appeared behind him and kicked him roughly into the kitchen. Ven and Naminé tried to combine a spell, but Ghost appeared behind them and swipe-kicked their legs, making them fall to the ground.
In the fight, Ven's Starshard fell out of his pocket and slid towards Burch.
"Ooh, shiny." Burch whispered greedily as he took it, placed it in his pocket, and tried to sneak away.
But Ven saw and he glared. "Hey! That's my-"
Ven was cut off as he was suddenly kneed in the stomach by Ghost.
Hope managed to get a few hits in, but Ghost overpowered her and pinned her to a pillar. It was about to punch her when Scott suddenly enlarged, blocking the attack and kicked Ghost away.
"You taught me that kick. Remember?" he said to Hope.
"Yeah, great form." complimented Hope.
"Those were the days. Whatever happened to us?" asked Scott.
"Not the time, Scott." said Hope. She looked around as everyone got up and as Terra exited the kitchen.
"Where's Ghost?" asked Lea.
"Dammit, where did he go?" asked Hope.
"Ghosts do vanish as they please." murmured Naminé, thinking of Duckworth.
The van:
"I lost it. I'm not seeing anything on the ant cams." said Hank.
Suddenly, the figure appeared behind Hank and punched through his throat, making Hank freeze in pain.
"Dad?" came Hope's voice.
"Give me that." said Ghost, pointing to the shrunken lab. "Now."
Outside the van:
Roxas, Lea, Xion, Naminé, Aqua, Ven, Terra, Scott, and Hope ran up to the van where they saw Hank holding his neck in pain.
"Are you okay?" Hope asked, worried.
"No. She got the lab." replied Hank, much to everyone's horror.
"No!" gasped Hope.
"Dammit!" cursed Aqua.
"Come on!" shouted Hank as they all piled into the van.
Then, Ven remembered something. "Wait, that bastard still has it!"
"Who has what?" asked Terra.
"Stay here in the van! I'll get it and come back!" said Ven.
"How are you get back here in time before the FBI get here when this gets out?!" Hope asked.
Ven smirked. "This is how!"
Ven brought up his hand and slapped his shoulder pad, engulfing him in greenish light which subsides to reveal him in his full keyblade armour, much to Scott, Hope and Hank's amazement.
"What the hell is that!?" asked Scott.
"It's Keyblade Armor, you like it?" asked Ven.
He summoned Wayward Wind and transformed it into his glider. He blasted through the garage door and went after Burch.
"Armour and a Keyblade that can transform into a glider." mused Scott. He looked to the others. "I assume you guys can do that." he said to them.
Terra and Aqua held up their hand in confirmation while Aqua giggled.
"The two of us can." said Terra.
"And I just have the glider." said Lea.
Down the street, Burch had scrambled into his car with six of his men.
"Come on, let's go." he told them.
But before they could Ven landed in front of their car. He stood tall holding Wayward Wind and a green recoloured version of his Ultima weapon, glaring under his helmet.
"Who the hell are you?!" exclaimed Sonny.
"You have something you stole from me!" snarled Ven.
Burch glared as he realized this was one of the Keyblade wielders from his restaurant. He turned to his men. "Get him."
His men got out and ran at him as Ven stomped towards them.
He suddenly slashed one of the men across the stomach and punched him in the face.
Ven launched one Aero spell from Wayward Wind to knock out the second one and a second thunder spell from Ultima Weapon, stunning the third one.
Another one of the henchman tried to attack Ven with a baton but he knocked it away with Wayward Wind and kicked him in the stomach before forcing him down by his neck.
The fifth one tried to rush at Ven from the side but Ven casted a Blizzard spell using Ultima Weapon. He twisted the one he forced down and slams a handguard in his stomach
The last henchman rushed at him with a battle cry but Ventus casts another thunder spell, knocking him down to sidewalk. Ven walked down in a cool manner towards a fearful Burch as the henchmen groaned in pain.
Ventus launches a Thundaga spell, knocking them out.
Back in the van, which was out of its hiding place, everyone was watching the scene via the Ant Cam.
"That is some good fighting." mused Hank.
"Not bad. He's almost as good as me." remarked Hope.
"I'd say he's way better." Lea said to no one in particular.
Aqua and Terra looked at the scene proudly.
"He sure has come a long way." said Aqua.
"Ven's really done some growing up." said Terra in agreement.
"So amazing…" Xion said in awe.
"Aw, does someone have a crush?" teased Lea.
Xion blushed. "I, uh, um… no?" she said lamely. She cleared her throat. "Why do you think Ven went back anyway?"
"Sonny must've stolen something from him." guessed Hope.
(Escape [The Pina Coloda Song] plays)
Ven slowly walks towards Burch after and dismissed Ultima Weapon.
Burch got out a gun in panic but before he could fire Ven slices it. He tugged Sonny by the collar, reached into all his pockets and got his Starshard.
"I'm afraid, that you can't-" began Burch, only to be headbutted by Ven who then held up Wayward Wind and knocked Burch out using the handguard.
(Music pause)
"Oooh! That's gonna leave a mark." mused Scott.
"BA." smirked Lea.
"Wish I did that before." said Hope.
Suddenly, the FBI entered the restaurant, much to everyone's horror.
"Dammit! The FBI!" exclaimed Scott.
"We gotta get out of here now!" said Hank, urgently.
"But what about Ven?!" asked Roxas.
"If we don't leave now, we're gonna get caught!" said Hope.
"NO! We're not leaving without Ven!" shouted Naminé.
As the argument continued, Scott heard a strange sound and looked outside the window to see an amazing sight.
(Music un-pause)
What he saw was Ven riding his glider and making a 90 degree turn after passing a building.
"Behold!" saod Scott, gaining everyone's attention.
They looked out and watch in awe as Ven flies towards him, his helmet shining a little in the distance.
"Now that is impressive." Roxas smiled.
"Amazing!" Xion breathed in awe.
"Outstanding!" exclaimed Aqua.
"That's our Ventus." smirked Lea.
After landing and dismissing his glider, the van door opened and Ven stepped inside, dismissing his helmet.
"Welcome back Ven." said Roxas.
"Here, I git ya." said Hank, helping Ven into the van.
"Thanks." smiled Ven.
"Now this one shows spirit!" Hank said to everyone, patting him on the back. "You'll make a keen ally against Burch and that ghost figure. So kid, what were you retrieving?"
Ven took out his Wayfinder, making Terra, Aqua, Roxas, Lea, Naminé and Xion giggle. Scott, Hope and Hank looked dumbfounded to see what he risked their freedom for.
"You're an imbecile." muttered Hank, only to receive a smack in the head from Aqua. "OW!"
Ven grabbed Hope's seat.
"Floor it Hope!" he shouted as he dismissed the rest of his armor.
"My pleasure!" said Hope as the van drive off.
Later, they were driving down the road while trying to remain discreet.
"Why would a ghost want the lab?" asked Ven.
"Your guess is as good as mine, Ven." shrugged Roxas.
"Think she works for the Organization?" Xion asked.
"Possibly." said Terra.
"We need to find somewhere to regroup and figure out where the lab is." said Hank.
"So where to now?" asked Terra.
"How about my house? Mmm? I'm supposed to be there anyway. - Woo could walk in any second." Scott suggested pleadingly.
"Exactly why we're not going to your house." said Hank.
"What about your house?" asked Scott.
Hank gave him a look.
"Sorry." apologized Scott.
"What about the castle?" asked Hope, looking back at the world-travelers.
"Sorry Hope, but we can't leave this world without sealing the Keyhole." Aqua said apologetically.
"Plus, we don't have a Gummiship." added Lea. "It was destroyed last week when we were doing a rescue mission."
Scott then had an idea. "There is one place I can think of."
Hank immediately knew what he was talking about. "No. No, no! No! No!... No!"
X-Con Headquarters:
"Wow, Dr. Pym. Like, who would've thought that, once again, in your hour of need, that you would turn to us? You know?" Luis said enthusiastically as he poured coffee for everyone.
"Not me." muttered Hank.
The group had gone to Scott and Luis' business, X-Con. Their friends and co-workers, Kurt and Dave were there too at their desks. Roxas, Lea, Aqua, Xion, Hope, and Hank sat in some chairs while Ven, Naminé, Terra, and Scott stood up.
"Thanks again for letting us regroup here." said Aqua, taking a mug of coffee.
"Hey, friends of Scott are friends of ours." said Dave.
"Like Sora." added Kurt. He then walked over and set down some raspberry treats. "Help yourselves."
"Hey what's up with the fancy pastry?" asked Luis. "We gotta keep the food budget down."
"Well, what are we supposed to have for breakfast?" asked Dave, setting down his newspaper.
"The oatmeal packets." replied Luis.
"Oatmeal packets." scoffed Dave.
"It's insult." said Dave.
"Why's it insult?" asked Luis.
"Because it takes like sand." said Kurt.
"You know why? Cause it's-it's organic." said Luis. "That's why."
"Not, it's not organic. It's sand." scoffed Kurt.
"It's most important meal of the day." added Dave.
"Can't you guys just eat cereal or toast some bread?" Lea asked incredulously.
"It's the food budget!" said Luis. "It's tight as it is!"
"That bad?" asked Naminé.
"Yeah girl." said Luis before turning over to his fellow X-Con members. "You know what, you can get creative with it…"
"Break teeth!" said Kurt.
"Put a little brown sugar on it. Sprinkle some cinnamon. Put a little honey. Whatever you want..."
"Guys, guys, guys, guys! Come on, man! We got bigger fish to fry." interrupted Scott. He then noticed a small green table with a pice of paper labeled "Scotty." "Is that my desk?" he asked, walking over to it.
"Yeah." replied Luis.
"What? Why do I have such a small desk?" Scott demanded.
"Cause you weren't there when we're choosing desks." replied Luis.
"You snooze, you lose." said Kurt.
"Well, I was under house arrest!" said Scott.
"Yeah." nodded Luis.
"You should've thought about what Scott would've wanted." Lea sing-songed, making Xion and Ven giggle. Roxas, Terra, Naminé, and Aqua surprised some snickers.
Hope and Hank exchanged glances.
"Yeah, you know what, this isn't even a desk. This is garbage. You found this outside amongst garbage." scoffed Scott.
"I got it out of rummage sale." corrected Luis.
"So, you saved money on my desk?" asked Scott.
"Guys." called Hope.
"Hope, please! We need to focus. All right? We gotta find that lab already. Geez." said Scott.
Hope looked at him, amused. Her look was matched by Roxas, Lea, Aqua, and Terra. Ven, Naminé, and Xion stuffed some laughs.
"Oh, you know what? I heard stories, like what happened to you." said Luis. "Like this crazy, creepy cat who like, walks through walls and stuff. Like a... like a Ghost!"
"We've met her." said Roxas. "Over at a restaurant. She was the one who stole the lab."
"She does have ghostly powers." said Terra.
"Like Baba Yaga." said Kurt.
Roxas, Xion, Lea, Naminé, Aqua, Terra, Ven, Scott, Hope, Hank, Luis, and Dave all looked over in Kurt's direction.
"Baba Yaga. A witch. The tell stories to children to frighten them." explained Kurt. He looked over at Hank. "You know Baba Yaga?"
Hank just looked confused.
"Tony knows Baba Yaga, but he uses a pencil." said Ven, making his teammates chuckle.
"Hmm, wonder if any of the Disney Castle residents have ever met her." mused Lea.
"Scrooge might." said Ven. "Oh, and Lena, since she's a witch too."
"Maybe even Magica as well." said Xion. "We should talk to our toon friends when we get back."
"Whoever stole it... we need to find it." said Hope.
"Oh, you don't find someone like that." said Dave. "They find you."
"Like Baba Yaga." Kurt said softly.
"And the Organization." muttered Roxas.
"Dr. Pym, you're, like, the smartest genius I know. Did you put some kind of loJack on your lab?" asked Luis. "Because if you didn't, we have a variety of affordable options."
"Of course, I did, Luis." said Hank. "It was disabled. Whoever stole the lab knew exactly what they were doing."
"They also looked like they were phasing." added Hope.
"Phasing?" asked Scott.
"Quantum phasing. When an object moves through different states of matter." said Hank.
"Oh, yeah. That's what I was thinking." lied Scott.
"The lab emits radiation." said Hope. "Could we modify a quantum spectrometer and track it?" she asked her dad.
"That could work, yes, but all of my equipment is in the lab." replied Hank.
"Well, where else can we find that equipment?" asked Scott.
Hope and Hank sighed.
"Well, there is one person." said Hank "Bill Foster."
"Great! Who's Bill Foster?" asked Scott.
"He's an old colleague of my Dad's. From SHIELD." said Hope.
"Hank was in SHIELD?" asked Aqua, surprised.
Roxas, Xion, and Ven nodded.
"He was one of their top minds until what happened with Janet." said Roxas.
"And given that Hydra implanted themselves within SHIELD, it was a good call that Hank left." added Xion.
"What about Bill?" asked Lea. "I remember Beakley, or as you may know her as SHUSH's Agent 22, say that you two were good partners."
"They had a falling out years ago." replied Hope.
"You seem to have a lot of falling outs with people." mused Luis.
"Scrooge too." added Lea. "Well, sometimes."
"It's probably just a waste of time." scoffed Hank.
"Hey, I'm risking everything by being here." retorted Scott. "Don't you think we should check?" he asked.
"We need to find out who took the lab." said Hope.
"They're right Hank." said Roxas. "We've come this far to get Janet back. At least take a chance."
Hank said nothing for a moment before nodding in acceptance. "Let's go."
At an old mansion, Ghost had stepped inside, carting the lab. She was still quantum phasing as she went into a room that had an odd-looking chamber.
She set the lab and the part down before removing her mask and hood, revealing a dark-skinned woman with long brown hair, painting hard.
She took off her suit and went inside the chamber as it turned on. She lied down on the bed as it began to scan her.
Keyblade Graveyard:
Master Xehanort, Young Xehanort, Xigbar, Luxord, Marluxia, and Larxene watched the scene before them as they stood on top of their respective pillars.
"So that's the pawn aside from Burch and his henchmen?" asked Marluxia.
"Indeed it is." said Young Xehanort.
"What kind of human is that?" asked Larxene.
"Ava Starr's quantum phasing was the result of a catastrophic disaster 20 years ago in the MCU." said Xehanort.
"She's been fighting the pain for so long." said Young Xehanort. "But it's become to much to bear anymore. She's so desperate to get cured that she doesn't care what she does."
"Ah, only thinking of herself is she?" mused Luxord.
"Looks like it." said Larxene.
"Through such pain and suffering, she's basically letting darkness linger in her heart to get what she needs to survive." said Marluxia. "An unwitting pawn indeed."
"But why do we need Sonny Burch of all people?" Larxene asked skeptically.
"He's a trafficker." said Xigbar. "Just like Klaue. He and his men can get anything we want if we're ever building something to use against the Guardians of light."
"Regardless." said Xehanort. "They are all good paws to attract the Heartless and Vanitas' Unversed." He smirked evilly. "Let us see how this plays out."
To be continued…
Now the lab's been stolen and we're dealing with several antagonists.
See you all next time!
(1) The Simpsons episode, "Bart's Comet."