Chapter 6: Return to Twilight Town
Fulgur, Millia, and the Gummi ship begin flying through the Lanes Between while fighting off Heartless ships as well as Black Xeti rays of darkness and continue flying through and they later come across a world that has a town, a clock tower, trams, woods, and a mansion.
"This is it." Sora said.
"Twilight Town." Ky said.
"Let's go." Noel said as they use their Keyblades to create a light portal and they fly into the world.
(World of Twilight Town)
The light portal opens in an alleyway and Ky, Noel, Elena, Ken, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, Murray, and Lucas fly out of the light portal before it disappears.
"Twilight Town. We haven't been here in a while." Ky said.
"We only visited once and then already we forgot it." Shadow said.
Just then Sora, Donald, and Goofy appear.
"Hey, guys!" Sora said.
"I honestly can't believe it's been a while since we've got here. I wonder how Hayner, Pence, and Olette are doing." Noel said.
"We'll get a chance to see 'em again." Sora said.
The group start to move down the alley.
"Gawrsh, I just remembered somethin'." Goofy said.
"What, Dad?" Max asked.
"Wait… Oh, yeah! We were meant to inform Master Yen Sid about what happened in Four Nations and Olympus." Tails said.
"Typical Sora." Donald said.
"Shut up, Duck! Like YOU told them!" Elena snapped making the duck aback.
"Wait, you mean about Maleficent and Xigbar?" Sora asked.
"Not only them, but also the Horned King, Nightmare, their cronies and Odium." Ky said.
"Hmm, I guess we could tell them via the Gummiphone, but everyone else have enough on their plates as it is. Maybe we should tell them later." Noel said.
"Yeah, Noel's right. Things'll get worse if we stress them out." Sly said.
"Besides, we already know how to handle a bunch of old adversaries." Sora said.
"Yeah, I guess." Donald said.
"But doesn't that thing they said bother ya?" Goofy asked.
"C'mon, Goofy, they enjoy nuttin' more than pissin' us off." Ken said.
"You mean the black box?" Donald asked.
"Oh, yeah! They mentioned that too in Four Nations when we encountered them. They asked Hades the same thing as well. We're still unsure what it is or what they want, but I doubt anything good will come of it." Ky said.
"Yeah, but still, since they're not bothering us right now, they're not a big deal." Sora said.
"I hope you're right…" Noel said.
The group arrive at the neighborhood part of the town and they see trams moving.
"Oh, cool! The trams are still here." Sora said running at the tram.
"Sora, it hasn't been THAT long." Donald said.
"Feels like it." Sora said.
"Maybe you're feelin' what Roxas feels 'cause he misses home." Goofy said.
"Actually, I ran into Roxas in the Sleeping Worlds." Sora said.
"You did?" Ky asked and Sora nods.
"Do you think it was at the same time as when we found Xyk and that girl?" Noel asked.
"Maybe." Ky said.
"It was like seeing into his heart for the first time." Sora said.
"He was in the datascape too." Donald said.
"Uh-huh, it was a test to see if your data version was ready to face the hurt that ya carry inside." Goofy said.
"Was I ready?" Sora asked.
"We all know hurt…" Ky said.
"Yeah, when I lost Riku and Kairi and later when I lost the Keyblade and you two had to go on without me like that… Having no one to turn to was the worst kind of hurt. That just shows how much you mean to me." Sora said.
"I know what hurt's like too. I was separated from Griff, Pax, Nex, and Sophia, seeing Pax becoming Pavor and having to fight him, Nex leaving my side because of his hatred and having learned the truth of what happened to my parents and now my dad's Revenant. All of that showed how much my heart was hurting, but it shows how much I can endure." Ky said.
"My hurt was when I lost Luke and later when losing to Odium and losing my Keyblade to him and my friends were beaten and gone… Then learning from Faust himself that he was killed my parents…. All of that hurt me too, but despite that, I was able to continue on." Noel said.
"Yeah, carrying around a little hurt can't be all that bad. Hurting is part of caring." Sora said.
"He sounds like Data-Sora did." Donald said.
"Of course. Any Sora's still Sora." Goofy said.
"And you know, it reminds me of how Data-Ky and Data-Noel acted before." Tails said.
"Yes, any Ky and Noel are still them." Bentley said.
"So, if Roxas feels something, then that means we're on the right track, right?" Ky asked.
"Yeah! Roxas! I'm gonna find you!" Sora said.
"Do you seek our liege?" A voice asked.
"Huh?" Sora asked.
"I heard it too!" Ky said.
"What's wrong?" Blaze asked.
Behind the trio are Dusk Nobodies.
"Pika!" Storm said.
"Eevee!" Grace said.
"Yoshi!" Lucky said.
"Nobodies!" T.J. yelled.
"Just great!" Ky said.
"Let's end them!" Shadow said.
(Battle Theme: Working Together)
(Information: Defeat the Nobodies!)
"Good thing we're experts at this!" Donald said.
"Let's end them and keep going." Elena said.
The Dusk Nobodies slither around and attack with their heads but they dodge and Ky triple slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by casting Fire while Noel vertical slashes with Radiant Salvation and then slashes with Element of Peace and then enters her Enigma Element form while her clothes change to white and crimson and combines her elements and attack while Sora diagonal slashes with Kingdom Key and then slashes with Hero's Origin and then enters his new form known as Counter Shield and his clothes change to black and yellow and delivers shield bashes and then throws them but the Dusk Nobodies slither around and deliver bouncing attacks but Elena and Donald work together and combine their Fire magic and unleash a powerful giant fireball that explodes into mini fireballs while Ken unleashes magic music fists but the Dusk Nobodies attack with their tentacle arms and then attack with their legs but Max uses Shield Surf while Goofy uses Goofy Discus but the Dusk Nobodies slither around and impale their tentacles but T.J. uses Knife Throw while Lucas uses PK Thunder while Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker but the Dusk Nobodies attack with their heads but Grace uses Tackle while Lucky uses Headbutt while Storm uses Iron Tail but the Dusk Nobodies slither and attack with their legs but Sly attacks with his cane while Bentley throws bombs while Murray uses Tornado Punch but the Dusk Nobodies bonce around and attack but Tails shoots lasers from his blaster while Blaze uses Fire Drill while Shadow uses Chaos Lance but the Dusk Nobodies keep attacking but Sora blocks with his shield and then delivers a massive punch and then summons a giant Pegasus with a carriage and rides around while unleashing lightning while Noel combines her four elements and creates a powerful explosion while Ky enters his Second Form and uses Holy Blade and they defeat all of the Nobodies.
"Nobody scum!" Shadow said.
"We haven't dealt with 'em in a while and we still kicked their sorry asses!" Ken said.
"Sora, Ky, what's wrong?" T.J. asked.
"Oh, I coulda sworn I heard a voice…" Ky said.
"Same here." Sora said.
"I didn't hear anything." Donald said.
"Maybe it was the wind or something." Max suggested.
"I dunno…" Ky said.
"Where'd they come from?!" A voice asked.
"Huh?" Sora asked.
"Get the ice-cream later!" Another voice said.
"What? Hold up!" Another voice said.
"Voices!" Sora said.
"But different…" Ky said.
"They sound familiar, though." Noel said.
The group see three people running away.
One is Hayner who is now wearing a white sleeveless shirt with a black and red outer vest, black and red short pants, and black shoes.
The second is Olette who is now wearing a black sleeveless top, yellow and orange checkered short pants, orange socks, and black shoes.
The third is Pence who is now wearing a white shirt with black sleeves with a black dog and three bones, black pants, and white shoes.
"Hayner, Pence, Olette!" Sora said.
"It's them!" Ky said.
Chasing after the trio are a giant trail of Shadow Heartless combined into a slithering cloud.
"HOLY CRAP!" Ken shouted.
"What's THAT?!" Murray asked shocked.
"A new type of Heartless?" Elena asked.
The three are still running away.
"Heeey, Sora! Hello, goodbye." Hayner said as they run past the group.
"Go! We got this!" Sora said.
"That looks very dangerous than the previous Heartless." Noel said.
"We can take it!" T.J. said.
"Let's go!" Tails said.
(Battle Theme: Demon Tide)
(Information: Fight off the Demon Tide!)
The giant Heartless wave known as Demon Tide flies around the town at the group but Ky casts Fire while Noel casts Water while Sora casts Earth but Demon Tide continues to fly around and charges at the group but they dodge and Elena unleashes magic music blades and throws them while Ken unleashes magic music notes while Donald casts Thunder but Demon Tide sinks into the ground and rises from under the group who dodge the rising attack but Demon Tide sinks down again and rises to strike again but Max and Goofy throw their shields while Tails shoots shots from his blaster while Bentley shoots electric darts but Demon Tide keeps flying around the group and tries to charge at them but Shadow uses Chaos Control to stop it and delivers multi punches while Murray uses Uppercut but Demon Tide sinks into the ground and rises to attack but Storm uses Volt Tackle while Grace uses Growl but Demon Tide sinks into the ground again and rises to attack but T.J. dash slashes with his knife while Lucas uses PK Flash but Demon Tide keeps flying around but Blaze shoots fireballs while Sly uses Cane Jump but Demon Tide charges at the group but Lucky uses Egg Roll while Kiyo has Zatch use Bao Zakeruga but Demon Tide keeps flying around but Ky, Noel, and Sora manage to get on Demon Tide and together and they deliver powerful slashes at its core and deal excellent damage on the giant wave of Heartless making it fly away.
"That was new." Kiyo said.
"Something tells me we haven't seen the last of that thing." Ky said.
Hayner, Pence, and Olette approach the group.
"Nice fightin'. Thanks, guys." Hayner said.
"Hayner, Pence, Olette, it's been ages." Sora said.
"Sora, we're STILL the same age." Ky said.
"Yeah, it hasn't been THAT long." Hayner said.
"That's what I said." Donald said.
"Donald, Goofy! How are ya?" Olette asked.
"We're good." Donald said.
"Howdy, Olette." Goofy said.
"Oh, it's you guys too! Hold on a sec… Ky and Noel, right?" Pence asked.
"Yep. We came here once before with Sora, but we haven't been here a while." Ky said.
"It's nice to see you again." Noel said.
"So, does that mean that weird stuff's going down again?" Pence asked.
"You kiddin', Pence? When've we ever seen a tornado of shadowy blobs before? It's not 'weird', it's underprecedented!" Hayner said.
"Hmm, I guess it is. The creatures from last time were bright white. These things must be new." Pence said.
"The Heartless were never in Twilight Town, were they?" Zatch asked.
"I don't think so." Lucas said.
"Man, I can't wait to get to sleuthin'." Pence said.
"We're already done with the school project, silly. Whatever's going on, you wouldn't be here unless you had a good reason." Olette said.
"That's right." Blaze said.
"And what's that?" Hayner asked.
"Well, we're looking for Roxas." Sora said.
"…Roxas?" Olette asked.
"Funny, I dunno any Roxas, but the name sounds familiar." Hayner said.
"Maybe we bumped into him somewhere." Pence said.
"Uh…that's one way to put it…" Donald said.
"Actually, he mighta been friends with another version of ya." Goofy said.
Goofy takes out the photo of Roxas, Hayner, Pence, and Olette.
"This photograph…" Olette said.
"Yeah. We've got the same one." Pence said taking out the same photo but no Roxas.
"Oh, yeah! The other Twilight Town!" Hayner said.
"It's like one of those 'spot the differences' puzzles…except really easy. I guess in that town, we're friends with this Roxas person." Pence said.
"Sora, let us help you track Roxas down." Hayner said.
"Really?" Sora asked.
"Sure, he seems like a pretty cool guy." Hayner said.
"Yeah, he is." Sora said.
"Great, then let's go ask around town. If alternate us knew Roxas, then maybe alternate-other folks did too." Pence said.
"Guys, you should go to the place in the photo. It's the old mansion. The three of us will cover places in town." Olette said.
"Thanks." Sora said.
"Well, off to the mansion." Ky said.
"Hang on. I got this phone thingy that takes pictures. Wanna get a photo together?" Sora asked.
"That's a great idea." Pence said.
"Gimme your phone, Sora and I'll take the picture of you guys." Ky said.
"Thanks, Ky." Sora said.
Sora, Donald, Goofy, Hayner, Pence, and Olette strike a pose ready for a picture while Ky uses Sora's Gummiphone.
"Okay…here we go… And…SMILE!" Ky said snapping the photo and takes the picture and reveals the photo of the six.
"That's a great picture." Pence said.
"Okay, now it's our turn with Ky and Noel and everyone else." Sora said.
"Really?" Noel asked.
"I think this would be great for the memories together." Ky said.
"Hey, yeah. We need something to remember each other." Elena said.
Ky, Noel, Sora, Donald, Goofy, Elena, Ken, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, Murray, and Lucas strike a pose together ready for a picture while Hayner uses Sora's Gummiphone.
"Okay, guys, smile!" Hayner said snapping the picture and reveals the photo of the group.
"That was freakin' awesome!" Ken said.
"Hey, Sora! You can send these pictures to Ky's and Noel's phones." Tails said.
"Really? How?" Sora asked.
"Like this." Bentley said using Sora's Gummiphone to send the picture and Ky's and Noel's Gummiphones now have the picture.
"Wow! Cool!" Ky said.
"Thank you." Noel said.
"Now we can have this as a reminder that we'll always be together." Zatch said.
"Oh, a lucky emblem!" Olette said pointing at what looks like a mouse head on the wall.
"Lucky…emblem?" Sora asked.
"What's that?" Ky asked.
"They're HUGE right now. These things are hidden all over town. If you get a picture of them, they'll bring you good luck." Olette said.
"Cool!" Sora said.
"But doesn't that look like King Mickey?" Ky asked.
"It does!" Donald said.
"You think it's a coincidence?" Max asked.
"Probably." Bentley said.
"Good luck, they're not all that easy to find." Olette said.
"Okay, we'd better start asking around." Hayner said.
"We'll start by checking out that old mansion." Sora said.
"We'll find you guys." Hayner said.
"Gotcha." Ky said.
(Field Theme: Afternoon Streets)
(Neighborhood-Tram Common)
(Information: Head for the old mansion!)
"Sora, you know where the mansion is, right?" Ky asked.
"Yeah. That was where Donald, Goofy, and I woke up in last time." Sora said.
"It's outside the town, where the woods are." Donald said.
"Lead the way." Zatch said.
The group start moving through the town while passing many people who are talking and they later find what looks like a tunnel and they go in.
(Neighborhood-Underground Conduit)
The group are now in what look like an underground sewer like conduit.
"Awww, do we HAVE to go this way?" Donald asked dismayed.
"Oh, man up, you whiny bitch!" Elena said.
"Hey!" Donald said.
"You sure this is the fast way?" Noel asked.
"Well, it's kinda the only way." Sora said.
"Let's get goin'." Ky said.
The group go through the underground conduit.
"Go faster! It smells bad!" Donald said.
"When's the last time YOU took a shower, Duck?" Shadow asked.
"Whatever!" Donald replied.
The group continue through the conduit and they later find something leading outside and they leave the conduit and go back outside.
(Neighborhood-Woods)
"There, we're outside. Happy?" Sly asked.
"Yes." Donald and Ken said.
"Okay, we're in the woods, so where's the mansion?" Ky asked.
"That way!" Sora said pointing ahead.
The group move through the woods but then Lucky finds something on the ground and they look like apples, lemons, and oranges and so he decides to try and eat them.
"Whoa there, Luck! We don't know where they're from." Ky said.
"But why would there be fruits on the ground?" Bentley asked.
"Maybe somebody dropped them?" Lucas suggested.
Storm and Grace follow the trail of fruits leading to a tree and they look up to see Powerwild Heartless on the tree.
"Pika!" Storm said.
"Eevee!" Grace said.
"Heartless!" Sora said.
"What're they doing now?" Ky asked.
Goofy looks closely and sees what looks like a small rat on a small branch surrounded by Heartless.
"Look! Up there!" Goofy said pointing at the tree.
"Oh, no! Those Heartless have that poor rat trapped." Noel said.
"I'm sick of Heartless bullying innocent creatures! Let's kick their asses!" Elena said.
(Information: Defeat the Heartless!)
The Powerwild Heartless climb up on trees and throw nuts at the group but Ky uses Flowmotion to reach the trees and slashes at the Powerwilds with Dawn of Hope followed by casting Thunder sending the Powerwilds down allowing Noel to aerial slash with Radiant Salvation followed by an aerial flipping slash while Sora vertical slashes with Kingdom Key but the Powerwild Heartless move around and deliver slide kicks and multi punches but T.J. multi slashes with his knife while Lucky uses Egg Throw but the Powerwild Heartless jump into the air and deliver aerial punches but Tails summons Magic Hand to deliver an uppercut while Grace uses Bite but the Powerwild Heartless throw nuts but Lucas uses PK Fire while Donald casts Blizzard but the Powerwild Heartless deliver slide kicks but Max blocks with his shield and delivers a bash while Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker but the Powerwild Heartless multi punch but Storm electric punches followed by a tail whip while Goofy uses Goofy Charge but the Powerwild Heartless jump into the air and deliver aerial punches but Murray uses Uppercut while Blaze uses Fire Tornado but the Powerwild Heartless climb on trees and start throwing nuts but Ken casts Fire and then casts Aero to send the Powerwilds down allowing Sly to grab them with his cane and slams them to the ground but the Powerwild Heartless throw nuts but Bentley throws sleeping darts to make them sleep allowing Shadow to multi spin kick while Elena fires magic concussive blasts and then casts Gravity but the Powerwilds try to climb on trees but Ky, Noel, and Sora use Flowmotion on the trees and deliver swinging strikes and they defeat all of the Heartless.
The rat climbs down the tree and runs to the group.
"I'm glad you're okay." Noel said.
"Well, take care." Sora said.
The group start to move but the rat climbs on Sora and gets on his hair and starts pulling it making Sora turn around.
"H-Hey…!" Sora said moving the opposite direction.
"What the hell?" Ken asked.
"Sora?" Ky asked.
"What's wrong?" Goofy asked.
The rat makes Sora bend down and then picks up the apple.
"I think I see what's going on. That rat's on your head and is controlling you like a puppet." Tails said.
"Just like Master Guru!" Murray said.
"That's new." Noel said.
The rat makes Sora bend down again and picks up another fruit.
"Sora's been hijacked." Donald said.
"Ya know, maybe he wants you to pick up the fruit for him." Goofy said and the rat nods.
"Tch, are you kidding me?" Shadow asked.
"Okay, fine, but I can do it myself." Sora said and the rat gets off him.
"Don't worry, little guy. We'll pick up every last fruit for you." Ky said.
Ky, Noel, and Sora pick up every last fruit and make it into a pile.
"There you go." Noel said.
"So, what're you gonna do with all that fruit?" T.J. asked and the rat makes motions making the group confused.
"Okay then. Well, have fun with whatever you're gonna do." Max said.
"Look, we're in the middle of something and it'd be great if you stayed out of the way." Shadow said.
"Shadow, be nice. Anyway, we do have to go, though. Bye and no more jacking people without permission." Noel said.
"Yeah, careful goin' back home, lil' guy." Ky said.
(Learned: Puppet: Ky, Noel, and Sora)
"Now that's done, can we PLEASE go to that mansion already?" Shadow asked.
"Yeah, c'mon." Ky said.
"That lil' fella was sure happy." Goofy said.
"I still wonder what he's gonna do with that fruit." Tails said.
The group continue through the woods and they later see a big building.
"There it is!" Donald said.
"That's the mansion?" Ky asked.
"Yep." Sora said as they hurry for it.
(Neighborhood-Old Mansion)
The group arrive at the gates and arrive at the old mansion and they stop at the doors.
"Wow, feels like forever since we got here." Sora said and he looks at the mansion's windows with white curtains and just then an image of Naminé behind the curtains and then an image of Roxas appears in Sora's place.
"This place is just as creepy as that old castle in Gloam City." Ky said.
"Well, they do say this here mansion's haunted." Goofy said.
Just then a hand touches Sora's shoulder.
"Hey there." A voice said shocking the group and they turn to see Hayner, Pence, and Olette.
"Oh, it's just you guys." Ky said.
"Thanks for the heart attack!" Sora said.
"Oh, what, did I scare ya?" Hayner asked.
"No way! Warriors aren't scared!" T.J. said.
"Yeah!" Donald said.
"Our bad." Olette said.
"So, did you manage to find anything?" Noel asked.
"Any leads?" Sora asked.
"Nope, 'fraid not. The asking around thing was a total bust." Pence said.
"What a waste of time." Shadow said.
"This old mansion's our only and last hope." Hayner said.
"So, here we go." Ky said.
"Another Twilight Town awaits!" Pence said.
(Old Mansion-Foyer)
The group enter the mansion's foyer and see everything ruined and decayed.
"Wow. This place all beat up." Elena said.
"So, what're we lookin' for?" Max asked.
"There's this basement that leads to the computer room." Goofy said.
"That's how we go to the other Twilight Town. Roxas' Twilight Town." Sora said.
"Then lead the way." Noel said and the trio nod.
(Information: Find the computer room!)
The group start moving through the mansion foyer and go to the upper part of the foyer and Sora leads them to the right side of the door taking them to the next room.
(Old Mansion-Library)
The group enter the library area of the mansion and they find stairs leading to the lower metallic part of the mansion and so they go down and go to the next area.
(Old Mansion-Computer Room)
The group arrive at the computer and find the computer.
"This it?" Ky asked and the trio nod.
Pence, Tails, and Bentley go for the computer.
"So, where do we start?" Zatch asked.
"We'll have to enter the password." Tails said.
"Pence, what was it?" Bentley asked.
"The password was…if I remembered right, 'Sea-Salt Ice-cream'." Pence said typing the password and the DTD screen opens.
"Looks like we're in." Ky said.
"Yep." Pence said.
"Now what?" Ken asked.
"Now, we gotta get this transporter working." Pence said but then the computer turns red and the screen says 'Data Error'. "Oh, no!" Pence said.
"Now what?" Murray asked.
"The transporter's been protected." Pence said.
"Protected?" Noel asked.
"From what?" Sora asked.
"I guess from us? We can't use it to get to the other Twilight Town." Pence said.
"Damn…" Ky said.
"But it worked before! We sent Sora there!" Hayner said.
"Well, that was then and this is now." Pence said.
"Hmm…I could try hacking to the computer." Bentley said.
"I'm sure if we can risk that." Sly said.
Just then Sora's Gummiphone goes off and Sora answers it revealing Ienzo.
"Who's that?" Ky asked.
"Ienzo." Sora said.
"Hello, Sora. You wouldn't happen to be in front of a computer?" Ienzo asked.
"Yeah, but…how'd you know that?" Sora asked.
"I was tinkering with Ansem's computer, you know, to decrypt the Code that was left in it? Then, I noticed that someone had logged in from another terminal. I figured it was you." Ienzo said.
"Yeah…the log terminal." Sora said.
"You have no idea what he said, do you?" Tails asked.
"YOU do?" Sora asked back and Tails and Bentley stare at him annoyed. "Oh, right…" Sora said sheepishly.
"Listen, Ienzo, was it? Someone else logged in." Tails said.
"Who?" Ienzo asked.
"Hey there, this is Pence. I'm the one, who logged into the computer." Pence said.
"Good. As long as it's a user that we know we can trust." Ienzo said.
"Yup, but I'm kinda stuck here." Pence said.
"One of the programs is protected so we can't run it." Bentley said.
"Which program?" Ienzo asked.
"The transporter to the other Twilight Town! It's the only way to find Roxas. You gotta help us." Hayner said.
"Another Twilight Town and a transporter? Interesting, a virtual town inside a computer made of data." Ienzo said.
"The datascape!" Tails and Bentley said.
"That's right!" Jiminy said.
"Hey, we've seen one. That's what we used once to investigate Jiminy's journal." Goofy said.
"We also saw it when we were investigating Bentley's and Tails' techno logs!" Murray said.
"Ienzo, maybe we can try something." Tails said.
"Yes, indeed. Pence, Tails, Bentley, let's get a network set up." Ienzo said.
"On it!" Bentley said.
"Good. My address is…" Ienzo stops talking.
Tails, Bentley, and Pence begin working on the computer while the others are waiting.
"Man, what's takin' those nerds so long?" Ken asked but Murray punches his head.
"NEVER call Bentley that!" Murray yelled.
"What, he is a nerd." Ken said but Sly whacks his head with his cane.
"Shut up for once." Sly said.
"How's it going?" Elena asked.
"Okay, sharing is enabled." Ienzo said.
"You were able to fix it?" Sora asked.
"Now that these two computers have been successfully networked together, Ienzo should take control of the terminal there charge the privileges…" Bentley was cut off.
"What about Roxas?" Sora asked.
"Well, for the virtual world to be completely realized, Ansem the Wise would've included Roxas' full data in the construction." Ienzo said.
"In other words, somewhere on this machine, there's a log of that data that…" Tails stops talking leaving the other confused making him annoyed. "Look, we can decipher Ansem's Code more quickly AND we can analyze the virtual Twilight Town while we're at it." Tails said.
"Yes. That's the idea." Ienzo said.
"Cool. I can't computer." Sora said.
"Shocker." Tails and Bentley said rolling their eyes.
"Hey." Sora said.
"Look, we're counting on you to do that. Thanks, Ienzo." Ky said.
"Certainly." Ienzo said.
"Oh, hey! I've been thinking. Sora's trying to help Roxas. Is there a way to help Xyk?" Ky asked shocking Ienzo.
"Xyk?!" Ienzo asked and coming in are Dilan and Aeleus.
"What's up?" Ky asked.
"Prince Ky, I'm sure you were unaware, as you never met me and Aeleus in the flesh. Back then, we were members of Organization XIII as Zexion and Lexaeus." Ienzo said.
"And so was Xyk. Did you know him?" Ky asked.
"Yes. He was among the special members along with Xusmal, Jinux, and Nixa." Ienzo said.
"And is there a way to save him? If you can help Roxas, then I wanna help Xyk too." Ky said.
"Ky…" Sora said.
"Hmm, I'll have to ask Professor Vulcan, Jim, and Tim about this. We will figure this out." Ienzo said.
"I'll take what I can get. Thanks." Ky said.
"I'll call you back as soon as we know anything more." Ienzo said.
"You have our thanks, Ienzo." Noel said.
"By the way, before I forget, I've a bit of troubling news." Ienzo said.
"And what's that?" Elena asked.
"It's about one of the Organization's former members. Sora, you knew him as Vexen, but to us, he was Ansem's apprentice Even." Ienzo said.
"Vexen…? Does that ring a bell?" Sora asked Donald and Goofy who shake their heads.
"We obviously haven't met him." Ky said.
"Well, Even was recompleted like the rest of us, but he hadn't regain consciousness yet. Then sometime after Lea left, Even vanished." Ienzo said.
"How?" Sly asked.
"We're currently unsure. Aeleus and Dilan, whom you knew as Xaldin, went looking for him, but…" Ienzo stops talking.
"He's gone?" Blaze asked.
"Yes and I'm starting to worry." Ienzo said.
"You don't think…he's with Xehanort…?" Noel asked.
"I think it's a real possibility. He's a devious researcher. Be careful." Ienzo said.
"Got it. Thanks." Sora said.
"Oh, no! We got work! I totally forgot!" Hayner said running off.
"But what about all this?" Pence asked.
"Hey, both are important, but we need cash to get to the beach. We can't forget the pretzels. Gotta buy four now." Hayner said.
"Oh, I get it." Pence said.
"He's thinking ahead." Olette said.
"Later, Sora, Ky, and Noel!" Hayner said.
"See ya, Hayner!" Sora said.
"See ya!" Ky said.
"Later." Noel said.
"Bye, Donald, Goofy, Elena, everyone!" Olette said.
"See ya, Olette!" Elena said.
"Bye!" Donald and Goofy said.
"Since I'm manning the computer here because Tails and Bentley are goin' with them, you guys are in charge of earning my share." Pence said.
"No pretzel for Pence." Hayner said as he and Olette leave.
"Hey!" Pence said.
Later the group are outside the mansion.
"Okay, so I guess we're set." Ky said.
"Yep. Now what?" Sora asked.
"Let's go back to town." Kiyo said.
"Good idea." Noel said.
The group make their way back to the town.
"You really think you can bring Roxas back?" A voice asked and they see a dark corridor appearing revealing Ansem.
"Ansem!" Sora said as he, Donald, and Goofy get ready to fight.
"So, you're Xehanort's Heartless! You teamed up with Zervik!" Ky yelled taking out Dawn of Hope.
"It's a pleasure to finally meet you at last, Prince of Light. Same to you, Child of Light and Darkness." Ansem said.
"You…you drove Faust and Aril to pursue their selfish reasons, killing other people… Please…just go away…" Noel said.
Just then another dark corridor appears and it's Xemnas.
"Xemnas!" Sora, Ky, and Noel said.
"Roxas should never have existed in the first place. What you seek is impossible. And trying to restore Xyk is just as laughable." Xemnas said.
"Shut the hell up!" Ky yelled.
"Roxas and Xyk DO exist! Roxas is in my heart and Xyk's in Ky's heart!" Sora said.
"And in the unlikely event, you both have managed to separate the two, where is it you think you out THEIR hearts?" Xemnas asked.
"Roxas used to live in the other Twilight Town, so I'll put him back there." Sora said.
"Xyk was placed in the alternate version of Gloam City, so I'm goin' to Gloam City and we're figuring out how to put his heart back there!" Ky said.
"Hmph. Do you realize what you're saying? Both the other Twilight Town and the other Gloam City are just data." Ansem said.
"Hearts can go anywhere, including data!" Ky yelled.
"There are hearts all around us!" Sora said.
"Ansem and Xemnas used to be the same person. Ansem's Xehanort's heart and Xemnas is the body, but now look. They can exist fine now." Tails said.
"Hey yeah! If they can do it, then I don't see any reason why you guys, Roxas, and Xyk should do the same!" Goofy said.
"Yeah! We can put their hearts somewhere and they'll exist!" Elena said.
"Awesome, Dad!" Max said.
"You tell 'em, Captain Goofy!" Donald said.
"How 'bout that, assholes?" Ken asked.
"In that case, by all means." Ansem said.
"Nothing would please us more than Roxas' and Xyk's return, or course." Xemnas said.
"Shut up! Xyk's not gonna be your or the Brotherhood's bitch! He's gonna live his OWN life!" Ky yelled.
"And Roxas will NEVER answer to you again, Xemnas!" Sora yelled.
"Still so blind. A Nobody is what's left behind when one gives his heart to darkness." Xemnas said.
"Yeah, well, guess what, I surrendered my heart, but I was never a Heartless and Xyk was created." Ky said.
"Because your heart was devoid of darkness and then the Paragon of Light brought you back. Sora, the only way to bring Roxas back is for you to give up your heart and we shall deliver you to Malus to take your heart, Prince. Now, Sora, have you decided to call upon the darkness?" Xemnas asked.
"The shadows are never out of reach." Ansem said as he summons a pool of shadow under Ky, Noel, and their group and they start sinking.
"What…?!" Ky asked.
"Oh, no…!" Noel said.
"Ky! Noel!" Sora cried as the group are in the pool of shadows. "You…!" Sora growled but Ansem summons Neo-Shadow Heartless while Xemnas summons Dusk Nobodies.
"Now, set your heart free." Ansem and Xemnas said as they disappear in their dark corridors.
"Hey!" Sora called.
"Sora!" Donald and Goofy said as they're fighting Neo-Shadows and Dusks.
"It's not darkness, not if it helps them!" Sora said taking out Kingdom Key and they start to fight the Heartless and Nobodies.
Meanwhile in a dark ethereal place Ky, Noel, Elena, Ken, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, Murray, and Lucas are trapped in shadows and they see Ansem with his robe off and in his own outfit and Xemnas.
"Get us outta here!" Ky yelled.
"Why bother helping Sora? It's not like he needs you." Ansem said.
"Wrong! We need each other! We're a team! All of us! You can't separate us!" Ky yelled.
"Really? Then, why don't we test that bond between you three?" Xemnas said as he summons something behind them and it's a giant Nobody with giant hands, feet, a blue scarf like item around itself, and the Nobody symbol on its face.
"That's one big Nobody." Max said.
"Heh, we're not scared of it! We'll beat the crap outta of it and get to Sora!" Ken said.
"Prove that." Xemnas said.
"Show us the strength of your heart, Prince and Princess." Ansem said as they disappear in their dark corridors.
"Even if we're apart, we can handle this." Noel said.
"Yeah, those assholes'll know they're wrong!" Ky said as they prepare to fight the giant Nobody.
(Boss Theme: Tension Rising)
(Information: Defeat Twilight Thorn!)
The giant Nobody known as Twilight Thorn creates a bright light that temporarily blinds the group and after the light disappears Ky and Noel are now trapped in the air by ethereal chains and Twilight Thorn confronts the two and prepares to punch but Ky delivers a roundhouse kick to send the giant Nobody back and Twilight Thorn grabs Ky and Noel and throws them into the air and its about to deliver a slamming attack but Ky and Noel deliver a somersault slash at its head knocking it down and Twilight Thorn slithers away.
"You guys okay?" Tails asked.
"Yeah, but I don't think it's over yet." Ky said.
Just then the ground shakes and everything goes upside-down and it's Twilight Thorn again and it jumps up while creating a giant white orb while the group falls and as Twilight Thorn is holding the giant white orb Ky coats Dawn of Hope with light while Noel coats Radiant Salvation with darkness and then they throw their Keyblades at the giant orb causing an explosion making the group fall even more and they land on the ground.
"Ow…" Zatch said.
"That was rough." Murray said.
Twilight Thorn falls to the ground as well and is stunned.
"Now's our chance! Let's get it!" Ky said and everyone nods.
Ky slashes at Twilight Thorn's head with Dawn of Hope followed by a sliding kick and delivers a horizontal slash while Noel delivers three spinning slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by casting Thunder while Elena unleashes magical blades and sends them to strike while Ken bashes with his guitar and then unleashes magic music waves while Max bashes with his shield while Tails delivers a spinning tail swipe while Blaze ballet style flame kicks while Shadow multi punches while Storm electric punches followed by a tail whip while Grace uses Tackle while Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker while Lucky uses Headbutt while T.J. slashes with his knife while Sly attacks with his cane while Bentley throws bombs while Murray double punches while Lucas uses PK Love and after enough attacks Twilight Thorn recovers and stands back up and then delivers a lower swipe at the group.
They dodge the swiping attack and Ky locks onto Twilight Thorn and then uses Light Blade and unleashes many blades of light at Twilight Thorn while Noel also locks on and uses Twilight Orbs and unleashes orbs of both light and darkness at Twilight Thorn but Twilight Thorn unleashes ethereal thorns at the group who dodge and Lucky uses Egg Throw while Tails flies into the air and throws ring bombs while Max uses Shield Boomerang but Twilight Thorn slides away and delivers another lower swipe but Storm uses Volt Tackle and delivers an electric strike while Murray gets into his ball form and then Sly strikes with his cane to send Murray at Twilight Thorn striking its head but Twilight Thorn slides away again and unleashes more thorns but Kiyo has Zatch use Bao Zakeruga while Lucas use PK Thunder while Shadow teleports and delivers a strong spin kick but Twilight Thorn delivers a swiping attack while unleashing more thorns but Ken unleashes magic music notes while coating them with Thunder magic and sends them while T.J. dash slashes with his knife while Bentley uses his RC Chopper to fire missiles but Twilight Thorn slams its hands down at the group but Elena unleashes magic concussive blasts with coating them with Water magic and sends them while Blaze shoots fireballs while Grace uses Growl but Twilight Thorn unleashes thorns again but Ky and Noel lock on and use Airdash to reach it and then strike at its head with their Keyblades.
Twilight Thorn gets on the ground and slithers its way passing the group while delivering swiping strikes but they dodge and Twilight Thorn turns itself into a dome like state and unleashes Creeper Nobodies but the rest of the group deal with the Creepers while Ky and Noel go for Twilight Thorn who summons thorns to strike but they dodge the thorns and Ky vertical slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by a roundhouse slash and then delivers a diagonal slash and enters Second Form and delivers many powerful slashes followed by unleashing light chains and light blades while Noel changes her Keyblade to Element of Peace and delivers many slashes with it and then enters Element Enigma and delivers powerful attacks while unleashing air, earth, water, and fire and then uses her enigma to combine the four elements and deals excellent damage to Twilight Thorn while Ky uses Heaven Slash and delivers a barrage of slashes and then summons a giant light blade and delivers a powerful slash dealing massive damage but Twilight Thorn recovers itself again and slams its fists on the group who dodge out of the way.
"Dammit, we gotta stop this thing." Ken said.
"Hmm…" Ky looks at his new Heartbinder. "Noel." Ky said.
"Right." Noel said.
The two use their Heartbinder.
"AS ONE!" Ky and Noel chanted and appearing are four figures which are Omi who appears watery, Raimundo who is coated with wind, Kimiko who is all fire, and Clay who is armored with rocks.
"Omi, Rai, Kim, and Clay!" Ky cheered and the four nod.
"Those are the ones, who helped you in the Prison Realm… It's nice to finally meet them." Noel said.
"Let's kick this thing's ass!" Ky said as the four nod.
Ky and Noel start to attack Twilight Thorn while Omi unleashes streams of water while Raimundo unleashes whirlwinds while Kimiko unleashes blasts of fires while Clay unleashes slabs of rock but Twilight Thorn continues to unleash thorns but Ky, Noel, Omi, Raimundo, Kimiko, and Clay continue to attack with their elements of light, dark, water, wind, fire, and earth and as Twilight Thorn strikes again Ky, Noel, and the Xiaolin warriors join together and unleash a combined power of light, dark, water, wind, fire, and earth and unleash a powerful elemental strike at Twilight Thorn ending the giant Nobody.
Twilight Thorn stumbles and is about to fall on the group but Twilight Thorn disappears in white mist destroyed.
"Suck on that." Ky said.
"Ky! Noel!" A voice called and it's Sora's voice.
"Sora?" Ky asked.
"Where are ya?" Another voice asked and it's Goofy.
"Dad?" Max asked.
Just then a bright light appears and covers the group.
Back at the gates of the old mansion Sora, Donald, and Goofy have defeated the Heartless and Nobodies and are looking around.
"Ky! Noel! Answer me!" Sora called.
"I hope they're not gone…" Donald said worried.
Just then a pool of shadow appears and the trio turn to see Ky, Noel, and the others emerging from the shadow pool.
"We're back." Lucas said.
"Thank God." Elena said.
"Guys!" Sora cheered.
"What happened?" Goofy asked.
"We had to fight a giant Nobody, but we're okay. You?" Ky asked.
"We just fought the Heartless and Nobodies Ansem and Xemnas summoned." Sora said.
"They were no match." Donald said.
"Glad to hear it." Bentley said.
"So, now what?" Blaze asked.
"Herc said…with all my heart…" Sora said.
"So… What do you wanna do?" Ky asked.
"In that case, all my heart it is! I'm gettin' Roxas out!" Sora said.
"Okay. We're with you." Noel said.
"Yeah, right guys?" Ky asked and everyone nods.
"We're gonna help too." Donald said.
"All for one, and one for all!" Goofy said.
"I'm not sure what Ansem and Xemnas want, but we'd better get back to town and warn the others." Tails said and they nod.
(Information: Return to town!)
"Do you think we'll make it back to Hayner and Olette?" Donald asked.
"I hope so." Elena said.
The group make their way through the woods to get back to the town and they later return to the underground conduit and they later return back to the town and they try to find Hayner and Olette.
"Well, bless me bagpipes! It was YOU that rescued me chef!" A voice said stopping the group.
"Huh?" T.J. asked and they see someone coming and it's Scrooge McDuck.
"Unca Scrooge!" Donald said.
"Hey, isn't he the one, who was selling ice-cream back at Radiant Garden?" Ky asked.
"Yep. Scrooge here's what you might call a world traveler." Goofy said.
"Oh, right. That whole trans-thingy." Ken said.
"Transit system." Elena, Tails, Bentley, and Donald said.
"How are ya, Scrooge?" Sora asked.
"Long time, no see." Ky said.
"Oh, hello, Sora, Ky, and Noel! You're all lookin' hale and hearty. I heard you're all on another grad adventure with these two. I hope Donald's not makin' a menace of himself." Scrooge said.
"Oh, trust me. We're making sure he's behaving." Elena said eyeing at the duck.
"Give me a break!" Donald said.
"What?!" Elena demanded making Donald gulp in fear making everyone laugh.
"So, Mr. Scrooge, what were you saying about a chef?" Max asked.
"Ooh, right! The chef of me bistro here wanted to thank ye his appreciation. He baked this for ye." Scrooge said taking out a white box.
"What's this…?" Noel asked opening the box revealing what looks like a cake with fruit on it.
"Wow, cake!" Ky, Sora, Donald, Goofy, T.J., and Murray said and just then Scrooge's hat starts to move.
"Is that cake really for us?" Sly asked and Scrooge's hat moves again.
"Oh, settle down. The chef wants ye to know it's not a cake, but a tarte aux fruits." Scrooge said.
"Really?" Tails asked.
"What chef? Can't we talk to him already?" Elena asked.
"Aw, why keep it under me hat?" Scrooge asked taking off his hat revealing to be the same rat.
"You!" Lucas said.
"May I introduce Little Chef." Scrooge introduced.
"Unca Scrooge, you opened a bistro in Twilight Town?" Donald asked.
"And this rat's your chef?" T.J. asked.
"Aye, it all started a while ago, when I was enjoying one of the best meals of my life. When I asked to speak to the chef, I met this wee genius. As it turns out, he wanted to expand his culinary horizons. So, I thought; that's an opportunity and I financed the whole operation." Scrooge explained and Little Chef makes movements.
"What's up?" Ky asked.
"I think he wants to cook some more for ye." Scrooge said.
"Okay and how'll he do that?" Ken asked.
"Fetch some ingredients, especially anything unusual." Scrooge said.
"We don't have time for…" Shadow was cut off.
"That'll be fun!" Goofy said.
"It's like a scavenger hunt." Zatch said.
"The more, the better. The mark of a truly great chef is creatin' masterpieces out of anything." Scrooge said.
"We'll start with this place. We'd be more than happy to try more of Little Chef's food." Ky said.
"That tarte did look yummy." Goofy said.
"Hey, where's the tarte?" Kiyo asked and they see Murray's face covered with fruit.
"Murray!" The group said.
"What?" Murray asked and everyone laughs.
(Information: Find ingredients!)
The group go through town to find ingredients and later they manage to find some and they return to Scrooge.
"Well, we found what we could find." Ky said and Little Chef nods excitedly.
"Hey! Guys!" A voice called and they see Hayner and Olette running to them.
"Oh, there you guys are." Noel said.
"Hey, boss. Done with the posters." Hayner said.
"Aye, good work, kids!" Scrooge said.
"You guys are working for Scrooge at the bistro?" Lucas asked.
"Oh, he gave us a short job of putting up these special posters. Mr. McDuck's hosting an open-air film festival in the courtyard." Olette said.
"Film festival?" Ky asked.
"Sora, Ky, Noel, hold your phones up to the poster." Olette said and the three do so. "There, you've downloaded a promo game for the film." Olette said.
"You're seriously doing all this, Scrooge?" Blaze asked.
"Aye, lass. Provide a little entertainment, then give folks a nice and cozy place to relax. Like me bistro. They'll all be happy and hungry and eager to spend their money." Scrooge said.
"Unca Scrooge…" Donald said.
"He's like Mr. Krabs, but not a cheap asshole." Elena said.
"Gawrsh, Scrooge sure is canny." Goofy said.
"I can wonder how he's managed to keep customers coming to his businesses over and over." Bentley said.
"I'm no business guy, but I wouldn't wanna be Scrooge's competitors." Sora said.
"Tell that to Plankton." Ky said.
"Um, guys…we have something important to tell you." Noel said.
"Oh, yeah! Those Heartless and Nobodies might come back for more, so stay on your toes." Sora said.
"Sure, but don't we have you guys to take care of 'em?" Hayner asked.
"That's the thing…" Ky stops talking.
"You're leaving again, aren't you?" Olette asked.
"'Fraid so, Olette. It's our job." Elena said.
"Don't worry. We'll be back." Goofy said.
"When're you guys gonna slow down?" Hayner asked.
"Probably never." Ky said.
"Just do me a favor." Sora said.
"Name it, but don't make it too tough." Hayner said.
"I know how Roxas feels. To be lost. Donald…Goofy…Kairi…they brought me back by wishing with all their hearts. So, I was hoping you guys would do the same and wish for Roxas." Sora said.
"That's it? That's no favor! We'll all wish. I'm wishin'!" Hayner said.
"Me and Pence too." Olette said.
"Thanks, guys." Sora said.
Unknowing to them Ansem and Xemnas are watching the group from a roof of a building and a dark corridor appears showing Xigbar.
"Aren't you guys makin' it a little too obvious?" Xigbar asked.
"We were instructed to guide them." Xemnas said.
"Yes, just look at them. They wouldn't get too far if we did not just spell it out." Ansem said.
"Fair enough, but let's not forget how many times Sora's managed to rain on our parade and Princey boy and lil' Princess are nothin' but trouble for Mr. Paragon." Xigbar said.
"If Sora wavers from the path we lay, we destroy him. And Virtus and Noel are Malus' problem. It's them he really wants." Ansem said.
"But in that case…we'll have to find ourselves another vessel." Xigbar said.
"That is why we never have just one iron in the fire." Xemnas said.
(Obtained: Shooting Star: Sora)
(A Keyblade with an emphasis for magic)
(Formchange: Double Arrowguns and Magic Launcher)
"Hey, guys, wanna see what the bistro looks like?" Ky asked.
"Yeah, we can watch Little Chef cook." Sora said as they go into the bistro
(Bistro-Kitchen)
The trio enter the bistro and enter the kitchen.
"Is the food ready?" Sora asked but he doesn't see anyone.
"Um, why isn't he cooking?" Ky asked.
Just then Little Chef gets on Sora's hair and starts pulling it.
"Not again!" Sora said as he grabs a frying pan and spatula.
"He's gonna make US cook, isn't he?" Ky asked.
"I think so…" Noel said.
Little Chef starts making Sora grind peppers over the pan with food in it and after grinding the pepper the right time the food is ready.
"We did it!" Sora said.
Little Chef starts making Ky pour sauce in the pan while preparing it and completes the cooking.
"Yeah! That was easy!" Ky said.
Little Chef makes Noel open eggs to put them into a bowl and after putting in enough eggs it's ready for cooking.
"We did great!" Noel said.
"That was fun cooking, Little Chef." Ky said and Little Chef smiles.
"We have to go on our adventure now, but we'll come back again soon and we'll find more ingredients for you and we'll cook more." Noel said and Little Chef nods.
"Well, take care!" Sora said.
The trio leave the bistro but then the Gummiphone goes off.
"Now what?" Sora asked.
"I think it's comin' from me." Ky said as he answers the Gummiphone and it reveals Nex.
"Hey, loser." Nex said.
"Nex!" Ky cheered.
"Oh, great…" Elena said not happy.
"Where the hell are you?" Nex asked.
"At Twilight Town right now." Ky said.
"Are Noel and Idiot 2 with you?" Nex asked.
"Idiot 2? You mean me?" Sora asked.
"Who else, moron? Well, almost every one of you are idiots so whatever." Nex said.
"Just tell us what you want, asshole!" Elena yelled.
"Get your asses over to Gloam City. Vergil, Tincan, Claus, and I are at the gates of the old castle. I got something important you wanna know." Nex said.
"Okay. Sure." Ky said.
"And be quick about it! I'll drag your asses there myself if I have to." Nex said.
"We'll be there, so keep your pants on, douchebag!" Elena yelled and Nex hangs up.
"Wonder what he wants." Goofy said.
"And why's he as rude as ever?" Lucas asked.
"My question is how can Ky stand to still be friends with him?" Donald asked.
"Gloam City…" Ky said thinking of Xyk. "I think I know why he wants us to come there. Let's go!" Ky said.
"Sure, Ky! Let's get moving!" Sora said.
The group make their way back for Fulgur and Millia and the Gummi ship and prepare to leave Twilight Town.
Well, there's the next chapter for you guys. What did you think of it? Hope you enjoyed it and are looking forward to what happens next. I'm sorry for not updating daily like I normally do, but like I said, with school back up, I'm busier than ever and I have to prioritize that, but I will try to find time to work more on this story, so be patient please. Next time, Ky, Noel, Sora, Elena, Ken, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, Murray, Lucas, Donald, Goofy go to the next world, where it's a city they're familiar with and they meet more familiar faces, as well as meeting new ones and they go to meet with Nex. I'll see you all in the next chapter and I hope you look forward to more stuff from this new story. Take care, and I'll see you later. Don't forget to favorite, follow, and PLEASE review! Goodbye for now.
