Happy Pre-Halloween everyone! Wanted to get this chapter out beforehand so here it is! Enjoy!
I don't own To Love-Ru or Kingdom Hearts.
(12/6/19 Update - Added a very small bit of context in Maleficent section.)
(1/5/20 Edit - Changed Maleficent's thoughts on the unknown force a small bit. Feel it's a bit more accurate to the future of the story now.)
A Clash With The Titans!
Greece - Realm of the Gods Apex
The three Titans; Pyros, Stratos, and Hydros; were glaring down at the quartet of Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Hercules. The sky had darkened, the wind had risen, and it was time to fight for their lives. Pyros started the battle by seemingly collapsing in on itself and then shooting out chunks of Lava into the sky, mimicking the form of a volcano. The chunks flew high into the air, then started to come down on the four.
"Incoming!" Sora shouted to his team as he started to dodge the rain of lava along with Hercules, Donald, and Goofy. The falling lava missed it's marks, but a gob of lava did land on Hades, who didn't take to it very well.
"Pleugh! Ugh!" Hades threw off some of the lava that covered his body "I said 'Get Them!' not me! THEM!" he repeated in irritation. The Ice Titan followed up with it's own attack by breathing in and shooting out Ice Breath, sweeping a wide area on the ground. The group hopped out of it's range, just passed Hades.
"Watch my fingers! Them!" he was complaining before he got hit by the Ice Breath they were avoiding and got encased in ice himself. He was frozen in a pointing position, with his eyes being the only thing not frozen. "Those...meddling...do gooders...!" he specified through his frozen teeth.
Momo noticed these chains of unfortunate events happening to the Lord of The Dead and couldn't help but think 'Maybe...he's not as strong as I thought he was? Hmm...' She shifted her focus back to the battle beyond the gates; where the giant Titans were trying to end the lives of her new friends, wanting to help but also admitting that as long as the Ice and Lava Titan are up and about, there's not much she or her plants can do.
'I guess I really do have no choice. Please be careful, everyone!' she mentally sent her prayers to the team. Hey, if there are gods in this world, maybe a prayer of safety will work? As Donald was using Waterga spells to attack the Lava Titan, Sora was sending out shots of Firaga from his Keyblade to attack the Ice Titan as he was sliding around the field, a trick he remembered and picked up from his training.
"Blaze!" He shouted as he shot a Firaza ball at Hydros's face. The ball exploded with a mighty force, sending the Ice Titan staggering back. However, it recovered and slammed it's open palm into the ground. Ice formed underneath each member of Sora's group and not a moment later, Sora shouted "Start running!" to them. They did as he said and sharp icicles jutted out from where they were standing before and started trailing after them. As they were running, they where suddenly hit by strong gusts of wind that made running against them a struggle, the cause being Stratos, the Tornado Titan. Behind the group, Pyros spewed out a 'pond' of Lava that the team was being pushed into by the winds. Between shifting left and right to dodge the icicles, pushing against the winds and trying not to be pushed back into the Lava, the heroes were certainly in a pickle. But Sora had an idea.
"Herc!" he shouted as he reached out his arm to The Greek hero "I need you to toss me!"
"Toss you?! Where to?!" He asked loudly over the winds.
The Keyblade hero pointed up in front of himself, at the top of the hardened magma formation where Zeus was trapped. "There! Toss me in that direction! I think I know how to stop these-gah!" he stepped to the side away from Herc as he was cut off by an icicle shooting out from the ground, nearly skewering through him.
Hercules grit his teeth as he too jumped, but closer to Sora instead of away. He grabbed the boy's right arm and said "OK! Your on, Sora!". He lifted Sora, grabbed his other arm, and started to spin him around in a circle, much like how he did with Goofy previously. He tossed Sora towards the top of the formation, but the wind made him miss his mark by a small margin, causing Sora to crash into the side near the top of the formation instead.
"Ough...at least he's near the top..." Donald commented dryly. Sora recollected his bearings and pulled himself to the top of the formation, where he stood up and thrusted the keyblade into the air.
"Light!" he shouted as a large white orb of light appeared over his head. The orb split off into 7 large pillars of light that spun outwards, healing Sora and doing heavy damage to the Titans and making them break their attacks, freeing his friends from their trap. But that wasn't enough to put them down for good as Pyros and Hydros prepared to attack with a combo move of their elements. Hydros had both it's hands in front of himself and aimed down at Sora, preparing a massive Diamond Dust blast while Pyros prepared a large gob of lava from his mouth aimed at Sora as well.
"Sora!" cried out Goofy. Sora looked panicked, wondering what he should try when suddenly-
His Keyblade started glowing with light...
Sora looked at his keyblade in wonder "Huh?" he questioned out-loud before the keyblade pointed itself into the air with Sora still holding it "Woah!"
A brilliant light shined from the Kingdom Key, blinding everyone in the area, including Sora himself. When the light died down, Sora found himself...riding a magic carousel, of all things.
"What in the-?" Sora was VERY confused, as was everyone else.
"Eh?!"
"Uhhh..."
"...Did Sora learn that from his training?" Hercules asked no one in particular.
Goofy smiled "We've never seen him do that before, but it sure looks like fun!"
Sora had no idea how he was able to summon this attraction, but he smiled and decided to go with the flow. "Giddy-up!" he playfully commanded as he thrusted the keyblade forward. The ride accelerated in response and started to pulse out musical scores made of light in a rhythm that did massive damage to the titans. The ride kept spinning faster and faster, making the musical scores come out and attack the Titans with more ferocity.
"Yeah!" cheered Sora as the ride spun as fast as it could while streaks of light circled all around at blinding speeds. A few moments later, there was a strong burst accompanied with music notes that sent the Titans falling back and; in the case of Hydros and Pyros; onto the floor.
The ride dissipated into light as Sora landed back onto the ground. 'Was that...The Power of Waking?' he wondered as he looked at Kingdom Key.
"Sora-san!" called out Momo from beyond the gates. "Watch out!"
"Oh right!" Indeed she was correct to warn him as the Tornado Titan Stratos was the only one still standing. "Just one Titan left!"
Right after he said this, Stratos let out a loud echoing shriek that pierced the eardrums of the heroes, causing them to recoil and cover their ears in an attempt to mitigate the defining sound. Once the Titan finished, Hydros and Pyros slowly started to recover, much to the their shock. Just as they got back up, a rock hand suddenly shot up out of the clouds outside of the area and The Rock Titan rose out with a mighty roar, returning to fight alongside it's 'brothers'! Sora and the gang quickly took notice that they were surrounded with the Titans closing in.
"Uh-oh! Now it's all four of them!" Goofy yelled, sounding concerned.
"So what? There are four of us too!" Sora reassured while pumping his fist in confidence.
"Actually, I think I can make it five." Herc mused as he jumped to the top of the hardened magma formation that kept Zeus captive. He dug his fingers into the pillar and pulled apart a section, causing a brilliant golden light to break lose, and from that golden light, rose out Zeus!
"AUUUUUUGGGGHHH!" Hades screamed in fury as he exploded in red-orange flames, breaking out of his frozen prison in the process.
Zeus put his hands on his son's shoulders as he said "Thank you, my boy." with earnest gratitude. Sora, Donald, and Goofy cheered while Momo stared at Zeus in all his glowing glory.
'My, That's certainly more along the lines when I think of a divine being.' she thought to herself as someone poofed into the area carrying two lightning bolts.
"Here!" the god known as Hephaestus passed the lightning bolts to Zeus, then poofed out, letting his ruler take things from here.
"Haha! Now, watch your old man work!" Zeus boasted as he rose the bolts into the sky.
"Uh-oh..." The Rock Titan actually spoke with a tone of fear, much to the surprise of Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Momo. Zeus launched two of his lightning bolts at the two heads of the Rock Titan, obliterating the heads. It was at this point that the Titans decided to cut their losses and run away. Or at least try to, but they would not get very far, because Hercules had an idea. He grabbed the fleeing Stratos by it's base and proceeded to perform winding swings over his head in a circle. He brought Stratos down in a manner to make him suck up the other Titans with his winds. Hercules brought Stratos; who had the other consumed Titans, back above him and swung over himself several times, gritting his teeth while doing so. Eventually, he took a mighty swing around himself and then swung toward the sky, letting go of Stratos with a yell! The Titans sailed far far into the vast reaches of space before...BOOOOOOM! An spectacular explosion was seen, signaling the destruction and defeat of the Titans!
Hercules and Zeus high-fived and cheered along with Sora and his team. Momo looked to the now bright sky where the Titans met their end in stunned silence before slowly turning to the group that was celebrating.
'I've met with some real strong people, haven't I? How lucky...'
"Auuugh! I can't believe it!" Hades began complaining while tightly clenching his fists. "I put eighteen years into that plan! And you blippin' ruined it all!" he pointed an accusing finger at Sora "I really don't like you!"
"Just give it up already, Hades! You'll never beat Herc, no matter how many times you try."
"Yeah, stay in The Underworld where you belong!" suggested Goofy
"Go have the time of your afterlife!" Donald snarked.
"Enough Already! I didn't come this far to be ridiculed by Zeusy high and mighty, his little sunspot, and a trio of CLOWNS!" he ignited himself into back to red. "You know what? I'll just go ahead, and DESTROY YOU!" he threatened the trio of Sora, Donald, and Goofy.
"Hades!"
Hades flinched as he heard his name being called by that very same 'sunspot'. An annoyed expression appeared on his face as he turned to face Hercules and Zeus. Hercules gestured to the gates leading out with both hands.
"The exit is that way." he directed with a handsome smile.
Hades let out a breath of irritation and looked between Sora and Hercules before he changed back from red to blue and started to head to the gates when he noticed Momo beyond them.
"Wait a moment, I think I can salvage this." He poofed in a cloud of black smoke...
"Eh?"
And reappeared behind Momo, grabbing her by her right wrist.
"Oh no! Momo!" Sora cried.
"Haha! Not so funny now, huh!? I've got a special place for your new little-Uough!" Hades was interrupted by Momo swinging herself and using her other hand to punch Hades in the gut. He keeled over, letting go of her wrist on reflex and was met with a knee to the face by the devilukean showcasing her strength.
"Woah! Nice one, Momo!" Sora complimented as the gates opened and he ran to her side.
"I can't afford to let myself be captured, not now..." she voiced her conviction in a cold manner with expression to match.
"Eugh! Powerful, for a little birdy." he offhandedly commented as he used his right arm to push himself off the ground and his left to rub where he'd been kneed. "But that's fine!" He began poofing out, dark clouds surrounding him as he went. "I can still dunk your little nutmeg in a river of-oof!"
As he poofed back to the underworld, Zeus found it fit to throw a spare Thunderbolt after him as he went.
Greece - Mount Olympus Summit
The golden gates opened as Sora and his friends ran out beyond them. Except Hercules trailed behind the rest and slowly came to a halt. He looked behind himself, and thought of what he was leaving. Everything he trained for was to go the distance, back to Olympus, to be with his family, among the other gods...
But...
"Are you sure you wanna leave all this behind?" Sora asked while walking with a look of sympathy towards his friend.
"Isn't Olympus your home?" the question came from Goofy.
"And what about your family?" wondered Donald.
"...I can see my family anytime I want." he began explaining "If I stayed, I'd have to be apart from the person I love most...And that life would be empty." he turned his attention to below the stairs, as did everyone else, to find a waiting Megara.
"I finally know where I belong." he concluded as he ran down the stairs to the woman he loves, and embraced her with all his heart.
"Hercules." Megara spoke softly, feeling full of warmth in his arms. Momo watched with a soft smile.
'I thought so...I'm happy for them' she looked to the sky 'I hope to find you too...Rito-san...'
Sora strolled up to Herc and Meg "I think it's time for us to get going. We've gotta help Momo."
Hercules released Meg and looked at Sora with confusion "Huh, but Sora. What about your strength?"
Sora shook his head "It's okay. I think I'm meant to find it again myself. I'll find my strength the way you found yours. Something to fight for...with all my heart."
Herc nodded with understanding "Well, you've got heart, Sora. Just keep at it and I know you'll be stronger than ever."
"Yeah! I might end up being stronger that you are!" he boasted while posing with his arms flexing at his sides. Donald's face deadpanned, unamused at the boy's words
"There he goes again..." he dryly remarked.
Laughter broke out from everyone in the vicinity, including Sora himself. For they can all feel it was in light-hearted fun.
Meanwhile...
Greece - Thebes
"Geh! Geah! Urpmh! Are you sure this box with the Book of Prophecies is for reals?" Pete asked as he continued to dig into the dirt. "I think that dingbat in black was pulling your leg." he concluded with a tone of disbelief.
Maleficent and Pete were deep into the town, searching for a mysterious black box; the very same one she questioned Hades location of, that would contain what Maleficent believes to be 'The Book of Prophecies'. Heavens knows why she felt she needed it, but...
Maleficent remained unmoved by Pete's skepticism "Be quite and dig, you imbecile!" she ordered with an insult. "I must find that Book of Prophecies and make it my own. His was the only clue we have. We cannot afford to dismiss it without a thorough investigation."
Pete continued to dig as he spoke his mind "I'm just sayin', a shot in the dark ain't gonna get us any closer to-"
Thump!
"Hmm?" Pete's hands came in contact with something in the dirt. "Woah!"
No way...
"What is it? Have you found something?" The dark fairy inquired while leering over him. "Show it to me at once, fool." she demanded.
The toon cat scooped the item out of the ground "Yes sir-eesy!" It was a dark purple chest with black edges and a skull-like shape at the front. "This has gotta be that Pandora's Box Hades mentioned."
He showed the chest to her with gusto. However, after a few seconds of her studying the chest...
"Leave it."
Pete lowered the chest "What? After all that digging?" he questioned with a tired expression.
She turned her back on him "That is not the box which I desi-" She stopped and gained a look of focus, for in that brief moment, she sensed a...force in the darkness between worlds. It wasn't Xehanort or his Organization, nor the heartless that had begun to devour the hearts of worlds again, but someone else. Rather, it felt like someTHING else.
And it seemed to be...an unusual power with an underlying darkness indeed.
"Maleficent?"
She felt the winds of destiny calling to her heart. To investigate this...unknown darkness, hopefully before anyone else can. Any advantage she can gain may be useful...
"We are finished in this world. Come." she gave the order with a small smile.
Pete groaned in disappointment as he tossed the box behind him and chased after Maleficent into a dark corridor. Unaware to the two, Xigbar was watching from above as they left, an unreadable expression on his face. He began to speak words...
Ancient words, from long long ago...
"May your hear-"
Lanes Between - Gummi Ship Interior
One moment she was being told to stand in an area. Then a bright light flashed and she was suddenly here with Sora's team. On their Gummi Ship, they say.
Momo studied the walls in a silent manner as she walked down the spacious hallway of the Gummi Ship with the main trio in front. The floor she walked on was a metallic navy blue and very lightly clanged with each step they all took. The walls to the left and right were also navy blue, but they had two yellow pulsating light bars on each side going across the walls down the hallway, with a light green pulsating light bar in between the two yellow light bars. Coming up as they walked were two doors on each side of the hallway where the light bars stopped and kept going to the other sides of the doors. On the doors themselves near the top was a black circle that had smaller black circles as ears; a symbol of their king; Momo imagined. In front of these 'symbols' were smaller metallic signs that dictated what room it was. The rooms to her left were 'The Cabin'; no doubt where the main trio slept should they ever need to, and the 'Restroom' which was just before the Cabin. As for the rooms on the right, they were the 'Guest Cabin'; likely for if they had to bring one more person, and the 'Bath/Shower Cabin' just before it. On the ceiling of the hallway were two clear light bars that illuminated and ran down the hallway.
"Roomy ain't it?" Goofy rhetorically exclaimed. He put his right hand out to the side of himself started to speak "So over here is the bath and or shower room-" he then put his left hand out to the side of himself "And here is the restroom, case' you need to go; Gawrsh..." He trailed off as he went on to motion to 'The Cabin' "And here is the main room where me, Donald, and Sora get rest if we need to. But so far, we haven't needed it..."
"It was built for The King, Goofy, and me; just in case." Donald added in the extra footnote. "But Sora can use it in the kings place."
"And here is the guest cabin, which is the room you can use Ms. Momo." The toon dog finished as he made a motion to the door with his right hand.
Donald chimed in with another bit of trivia "The guest cabin was meant to be built with the Queen in mind, but the king ended up making it for any guests."
Lanes Between - Gummi Ship Cockpit (Sora)
"And this is where we pilot the ship!" Sora concluded as he raised and spread his arms above himself, introducing Momo to the Cockpit. The cockpit was circular in shape and the floor was a metallic dark blue, much like the interior before. On the lower part of the cockpit behind them were two pulsating yellow light bars and above that was a green one that went halfway around the room. To the front of the room were two large yellow crown shapes; one of them being behind the pilot wheel. Speaking of, the 'wheel' was oddly in a heart shape. In the room were three tall seats that had two arrows coming out at the top to the sides and a yellow crown shape on the back each, the seat at the front most likely being the pilot seat. There was also a clear large dome overhead of the room that had all sorts of images and let occupants see into...space? The devilukean alien thought it was. But she's positive space isn't as...light-blue, as what she was seeing.
Sora went to his seat in the front and sat down, along with Donald and Goofy taking their respective seats. Momo stood over to Sora's right, seeing as how they're only three seats.
"OK, now I'm sure we have all sorts of questions we wanna ask each other." Goofy started to speak.
"We do?" Sora questioned as he tilted his head. "All that matters is that she needs help finding her friends, right?"
"To be fair...I do have many questions to ask you three." Momo admitted while bringing her hands together in front of her body "Like...what exactly are the heartless? Where are we going? What exactly were you training for? Things of that nature."
"And I got one for you. How did you know about other worlds and the Keyblade?" Donald wondered "Was it Organization XIII?"
Sora's face lit up in revelation "Oh yeah! You did seem to know about them at least."
"I think we should wait until we're all with Master Yen Sid." Goofy offered his thoughts. "That way, we can go over things together."
"Master Yen Sid?" Momo turned her sight to the Duck "I've heard you mention him before. Who's that?"
Sora smiled "He used to be a Keyblade Master." he explained.
Her eyes widened "Keyblade...Master? That's like a sensei, right?"
The keyblade hero laughed "You know, maybe we should hold off until we get to his tower." He got up from his seat and summoned Kingdom Key.
"Before you do anything, I must ask one thing..."
Sora turned to the devilukean and noticed that her eyes seemed to be shimmering with intrigue and her tail was wagging.
"That is magic; real magic, right?" her RPG intuition was kicking in full force.
Sora and Donald looked to each other wide-eyed, then shifted into soft grins.
"Yeah." confirmed Sora. He turned back to the window of the cockpit and pointed his keyblade up and out.
"Just watch!"
I took some creative liberties with the Gummi Ship, as you read. It's definitely bigger on the inside than on the outside.
Wanted to do more with the fight against the titans, but the way cutscenes play out and the ending of the fight are different from each other, so it was a bit strange.
Also, sorry about Momo being regulated to the side this chapter, at least she got a good shot in at Hades.
Next Time, we FINALLY take a little detour from Team Sora for an interlude.
Have a good Halloween!
