Chapter 7: Return to Gloam City
Ky, Noel, Elena, Ken, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, Murray, and Lucas get on Fulgur and Millia while Sora, Donald, and Goofy get in the Gummi ship and leave Twilight Town and return to the Lanes Between and begin making their way for Gloam City.
Fulgur, Millia, and the Gummi ship begin flying through space for Gloam City while fighting off Black Xetis and Heartless ships and as they continue flying they find the next world that has a city, trains, a zoo, a school, creepy yard with dead trees, and a ruined old castle.
"There it is. Gloam City." Ky said.
"Let's go see what Nex wants." Elena said dismayed as Ky and Noel use their Keyblades to create a light portal and they go for Gloam City while the Gummi ships enters.
(World of Gloam City)
In the downtown area of Gloam City in an alleyway a light portal appears 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.
"Gloam City." Noel said.
"I feel like it's been forever." Ky said and Sora, Donald, and Goofy arrive.
"So, this is Gloam City." Sora said.
"We've been here before." Donald said.
"Really? It has been a while." Sora said.
"Well, we can gawk here all we want, but we should hurry for Nex before he bothers us." Shadow said.
The group start moving through the alleyway but then Ky remembers Ansem's and Xemnas' words.
Flashback:
"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.
Flashback End.
"Who do they think they are? Sora does need us and we need him. They're just tryin' to get under our skin." Ky said in his mind.
"Ky? What's up?" Sora asked.
"N-Nothing." Ky said. "Will our bond end…?" Ky asked in his mind and just then a vision of him in a badlands occurs and he sees dark beams going for Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, Murray, Lucas, Sonic, Peach, Mario, and three more. "Ugh…" Ky said holding his head again.
"Ky!" Noel cried.
"Oh, crap!" Elena said.
"Are you okay?" T.J. asked.
"Did ya get another headache?" Goofy asked.
"I-I'm fine…" Ky said.
"What's wrong with ya? You act like your head hurts like hell and you say you're fine. That's a load of crap." Ken said but Elena whacks his head.
"You sure you're okay?" Zatch asked.
"Positive." Ky said as he keeps going.
The group later arrive at the downtown.
"This place…looks the same but different. I feel like it's been a long time." Ky said.
"You're feeling what Xyk's feeling, right?" Noel asked and Ky nods.
"He misses his home." Ky said.
"Don't worry! While we're trying to free Roxas, we'll free Xyk too!" Sora said grinning.
"Yeah. When Noel and I were going through the Brotherhood's world, we met Xyk and a white-haired girl we've never met. I saw Xyk's heart and it was nothing but pain he went through." Ky said.
"I'm sorry. I thought that if Xyk came back to you, all would be right. He held half of your power and him having to return to you would make you whole again." Noel said.
"Thanks, Noel, but Xyk doesn't deserve what happened to him. I wanna make things right with him." Ky said.
"Well, since he used to live in Gloam City or in this case, this alternate version, then we should be in the right place." Sora said.
"Mm-hmm. Xyk, I'm gonna free you." Ky said.
"Ulik dru ana gult secu!" ("You'll not free that Nobody!") A voice said.
"What?" Ky asked.
"What's wrong?" Max asked.
"I thought heard something." Ky said.
"Hold on, I heard it too…" Noel said.
Something appears behind the group and they're Horror Haviks.
"Haviks!" Goofy said.
"Not them again!" Sly said.
"Piss off!" Ky yelled.
(Battle Theme: Tension Rising)
(Information: Defeat the Haviks!)
"Of course Haviks had to show up!" Kiyo said.
"At least we know how to handle 'em!" T.J. said.
The Horror Haviks attack with their claws but Ky horizontal slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by casting Puppet making two Horrors attack the others while Noel casts Thunder followed by casting Water while Sora triple vertical slashes with Kingdom Key followed by a roundhouse slash and then delivers a blitz slash but the Horror Haviks deliver leaping slashes at the group but Elena casts Telekinesis to hold them allowing Donald to cast Gravity to bring them down but the Horror Haviks jump into the air and deliver diving strikes but Goofy uses Goofy Turbo to send them into the air allowing Tails and Bentley to combine their bombs and create a powerful shocking explosion but the Horror Haviks pounce to attack but Lucky uses Egg Roll while Lucas uses PK Fire but the Horror Haviks attack with their claws but Max blocks with his shield and he and T.J. work together and T.J. throws many knives at Max who deflects them with his shield at the Haviks but the Horror Haviks jump and deliver diving strikes but Ken casts Blizzard followed by casting Thunder while Kiyo has Zatch use Zakeruga but the Horror Haviks leap to attack but Grace uses Bite while Storm uses Iron Tail but the Horror Haviks pounce to attack but Sly throws smoke bombs to blind them and then strikes them with his cane while Shadow slashes with Chaos daggers but the Horror Haviks jump to deliver diving strikes but Murray and Blaze work together and coat their fists with flames and create a giant fiery tornado but the Horror Haviks attack with their claws but Sora diagonal slashes with Kingdom Key while Noel triple slashes with Radiant Salvation while Ky delivers a somersault slash with Dawn of Hope and they defeat all of the Haviks.
"First Nobodies and now Haviks. Not surprised." Bentley said.
"What kind of chaos are those assholes doing now?" Ky asked.
Just then a scream is heard.
"What now?" Blaze asked and they see someone running.
It's what looks like a blue bear wearing a red and white clown like outfit.
"H-Help! Sensei and the others are in danger in the school yard! Somebody please help us!" The bear cried.
"Sensei?" Zatch asked.
"The school's in trouble. We'd better see what's up!" Ky said and everyone nods.
(Field Theme: Midday Streets)
(Downtown-Avenue)
(Information: Get to the school!)
"What kind of trouble is going on at the school?" Donald asked.
"Don't know, but we better get there ASAP!" Tails said.
The group make their way through the downtown's avenue while passing many people and they later go for the next area.
(Downtown-School Yard)
In the entrance of the school swarms of Phantom Black Xetis are flying across the air and are circling a group of people who are unconscious and those figures are Raze, Andrew, June, Topaz, Yu, Yosuke, Chie, Yukiko, Kanji, and a girl with brown hair tied to pigtails and wearing a black uniform and the group arrive to see the Phantoms.
"Black Xetis!" Elena said.
"Not here too!" Murray said.
Ky sees the group unconscious.
"Crap! Raze, June, Andrew, Topaz, Yu, Yosuke, Chie, Yukiko, Kanji!" Ky cried.
"They're in trouble if we don't do something." Lucas said.
"Hey, assholes! Screw off!" Ken yelled shooting a magic music note at the Phantoms making them stop.
"I think you just made the situation worse." Noel said and the Phantoms begin fusing together and later a giant black and crimson phantom with three eyes on its face, its palms have one eye each, giant chains are hanging from its arms, a giant razor tongue comes out of its mouth, and a mace is on its tail and it roars at the group.
"Yep, you made it mad." Donald said.
"Shut the hell up!" Ken yelled.
"We gotta take it out and help 'em!" Ky said but the giant Phantom summons ten smaller phantoms and they devour the ten trapping them and are sent into the giant Phantom.
"No…!" Bentley said.
"C'mon!" Sora said.
"Let's get it!" Sly said.
(Boss Theme: Giga Phantom)
(Information: Defeat Giga Phantom!)
The giant Phantom known as Giga Phantom flies around the school yard and lashes its giant razor tongue at the group who dodge and Ky aerial slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by casting Blizzard and then unleashes light blades while Noel aerial slashes with Radiant Salvation and then switches to Element of Peace and slashes with it and enters Enigma Element form while Sora aerial slashes with Shooting Star and then enters Double Arrowguns form and begins firing magical shots from his dual guns but Giga Phantom turns invisible and swings its chains at the group but Max uses Shield Boomerang while Goofy uses Goofy Discus but Giga Phantom unleashes black pillars from the ground but Donald and Ken work together and create magical music notes and flares and send them at Giga Phantom who retaliates with trying to eat the group but Storm uses Skullbash while Lucky uses Ground Pound but Giga Phantom uses its mace tail to slam at the group who dodge and Lucas uses PK Flash while T.J. dash slashes with his knife but Giga Phantom turns invisible again and unleashes more black pillars but Grace uses Growl while Tails summons Magic Hand and delivers a punch but Giga Phantom swings its mace tail at the group but Murray grabs the mace tail and starts spinning the giant Phantom and throws it at Shadow who delivers Chaos infused multi punches but Giga Phantom disappears and reappears and lashes with its razor tongue but Blaze and Elena work together and unleash their respective flames to burn the giant Phantom while Kiyo has Zatch use Bao Zakeruga but Giga Phantom lashes with its chains but Bentley uses his RC Chopper to fire missiles while Sly uses Cane Jump but Giga Phantom unleashes black pillars but Sora is now in his Magic Launcher form and fires giant magic shots while Noel combines four elements and strikes while Ky delivers three aerial slashes with Dawn of Hope and then delivers an upper slash and a horizontal slash and after enough damage Giga Phantom roars with rage while spitting out the ten and then disappears and flies off.
"Yeah, ya better run, bitch!" Ken yelled.
"Shut up!" Elena yelled.
Ky goes to check on Raze, June, Andrew, Topaz, Yu, Yosuke, Chie, Yukiko, Kanji, and the pigtailed girl.
"Whew, they're okay." Ky said.
"Good." Max said.
Just then Raze starts to wake up.
"Ugh, my freakin' head…" Raze said and then sees Ky. "Ky?" Raze asked.
"Hey, Raze. Long time." Ky said.
"Hasn't been THAT long." Raze said.
"Yeah, we know." Tails said.
Just then June, Topaz, and Andrew wake up and so do Yu, Yosuke, Chie, Yukiko, Kanji, and the pigtailed girl.
"Man, those things packed a mean punch." Chie said.
"Where'd the hell did they come from?" June asked.
"Hey." Ky said.
"Huh?" Andrew asked and they see the group.
"Oh, Ky!" Topaz said.
"Hey, when'd you get here?" June asked.
"A minute ago." Noel said.
"We found you on the ground knocked out." Kiyo said.
"Ugh, I had a weird dream. We were attacked by those ghost things…" Yosuke said.
"I think it actually happened." Yu said.
"It DID happen." Shadow said.
"Those ghost things were Black Xetis." Blaze said.
"Huh? Black Xetis…? Never heard of 'em." Kanji said.
"That's right. The Black Xetis were never here in this world." Zatch said.
"Are the Black Xetis the same as those dark grey monsters?" Yukiko asked.
"You could say that…" Donald said.
"The only difference is that the Black Xetis were just born from the darkness in others' hearts." Ky said.
"We found you knocked out and we took care of the Black Xetis." Sora said.
"Well, thanks." Raze said.
"We owe ya." June said.
Just then two people come and it's the same blue bear and with him is a girl with short blue hair and wearing a blue suit and blue cap.
"There they are, Naoto! Sensei and the rest are…" The bear stops talking as he sees the ten fine. "…okay…" The bear said.
"What exactly happened?" The girl named Naoto asked.
"We found them knocked out and we took care of the…ghosts." Ky said.
"Really? Wow, you guys are beary strong!" The bear said.
"There's no need to worry anymore, Teddie." Yu said.
"If you're Narukami's friends, then you're fine with me. My name is Naoto." Naoto introduced.
"Oh, yeah! I never got tell you my name yet! I'm Risette, but you can call me Rise for short." The pigtailed girl named Rise introduced.
"And I'm Teddie! It's beary nice to meet you!" Teddie said.
"I'm Ky. These are Noel, Sora, Elena, Ken, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo, Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, Murray, Lucas, Donald, and Goofy." Ky introduced themselves.
"So, Ky. What're you doin' back here?" Raze asked.
"Yeah, we haven't seen you in a while." Topaz said.
"We're on our way to find Nex. He asked us to come here." Ky said.
"Nex?" Yu asked.
"Yeah, pale skin, black hair, wears pretty much everything black." Ky described.
"He's also an asshole." Elena said.
"We don't know him or where he is." June said.
"Do you think he's at the old castle?" Murray asked.
"Probably." Ky said.
"Old castle?" Sora asked.
"Yeah, it's where I woke up." Ky said.
"It also leads to the alternate Gloam City, Xyk's Gloam City." Noel said and Raze, June, Topaz, Andrew, Yu, Yosuke, Yukiko, Chie, and Kanji are shocked by the mention of Xyk.
"Did you just say Xyk?" Andrew asked.
"Yeah." Ky said.
"That's weird. I don't know any Xyk, but the name sounds familiar." Yukiko said.
"Did we meet him before but don't remember?" Kanji asked.
"Maybe the alternate versions of you guys were probably friends with him." Ky said.
"Hmm, Ky, you're going to the old castle, right? We'll come too." Yu said.
"Awesome. Because we're trying to find a way to get him back." Ky said.
"Cool. Just give us a minute and we'll keep up." Raze said.
"Okay." Ky said.
"Since we know where that castle is, we'll lead the way." Noel said.
"Sure." Sora said.
"I'm beary excited to meet this Xyk! I wanna go to that castle now." Teddie said.
"Keep your…whatever on, bear!" Yosuke said.
(Information: Go to the castle!)
"The castle's just beyond the creepy yard. It shouldn't be too far." Ky said.
"Okay. Let's get goin'." Sora said.
The group start moving through the school yard and return to the avenue area and make their way through the town and they later come across and they arrive at the outskirts.
(Outskirts-Ruined Yard)
The group arrive at the ruined yard and continue to move on, but then Storm finds something and it's some kind of journal.
"Pika." Storm said picking up the journal.
"What's up, Storm?" Ky asked and Storm shows Ky the journal.
"Who does that belong to?" Goofy asked.
Just then a scream is heard.
"Looks like we'll get our answer." Bentley said.
"C'mon." Ky said as they start moving.
The group later arrive at the next part of the ruined yard and they see Werewolf Black Xetis.
"Black Xetis!" Lucas said.
"What're they doing?" Donald asked.
Tails sees the Werewolf Black Xetis surrounding what looks like two figures which are children and one is a boy with brown hair wearing a red shirt with a blue sleeveless vest over it, blue shorts, and a blue and white hat with a pine tree on the front and a girl with long brown hair with braces, wearing a pink sweater with a unicorn, purple skirt, and a pink hairband.
"It's those two! They're in trouble!" Tails said.
"Oh, hell no! We're not dealing with this crap again! Let's kick their asses!" Ken said.
"Agreed." T.J. said.
(Battle Theme: The Encounter)
(Information: Defeat the Black Xetis!)
The Werewolf Black Xetis attack with their claws but Ky casts Zero Gravity to send them into the air allowing Noel to aerial slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by an aerial spinning slash while Sora casts Thunder followed by casting Blizzard but the Werewolf Black Xetis unleash howling strikes but Grace uses Growl to stun them allowing Storm and Kiyo and Zatch to work together and they fire electric rays shocking the Black Xetis but the Black Xetis pounce at the group to attack but T.J. multi slashes with his knife while Goofy uses Goofy Tornado but the Werewolf Black Xetis attack with their claws but Lucas uses PK Freeze while Ken unleashes magic music fists and sends them to punch but the Werewolf Black Xetis bite at the group but Lucky uses his tongue to grab one and makes it into an egg and kicks it at the other Black Xetis while Donald casts Earth but the Werewolf Black Xetis howl to try and stun the group but Elena and Shadow work together and Elena casts Stop while Shadow uses Chaos Control freezing the Black Xetis and then deliver magical blades and Chaos Spears dealing great damage while Murray uses Turbo Charge but the Werewolf Black Xetis bite at the group but Tails throws ring bombs while Bentley shoots electric darts but the Werewolf Black Xetis pounce at the group but Max uses Shield Skateboard while Sly uses Cane Spin while Blaze uses Fire Drill but the Werewolf Black Xetis attack with their claws but Sora triple slashes with Kingdom Key followed by a blitz slash while Noel spin slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by a flipping slash while Ky horizontal slashes with Dawn of Hope and they defeat all of the Black Xetis.
After the fight the boy looks around and sees the group.
"Where are those things?" The boy asked.
"The Black Xetis are gone. You two are safe." Ky said.
"What're you two doing out here anyway?" Goofy asked.
"We're going to the old castle, because I think there's something supernatural going on there. There's something the journal and…" The boy stops talking. "My journal!" The boy said.
"Oh, this is yours?" Tails asked giving the journal.
"Thanks." The boy said taking the journal.
"You're going to the old castle too?" Lucas asked.
"Sure. I heard there's something that can us to an alternate version." The boy said.
"Xyk's Gloam City." Ky said softly.
"I didn't get to say thanks. I'm Dipper Pines and that's…" Dipper stops talking as he sees the girl getting in Ky's face.
"Gold hair! Charming and can fight! You're my dream guy! Marry me!" The girl said.
"Uh, what…?" Ky asked and Elena's face turns red with rage while flames appear in her eyes.
"Uh-oh…" T.J., Zatch, Ken, and Donald said in fear.
"Here we go…" Sora said nervous.
"Mabel, you're too close to him." Dipper said.
"But I found my dream guy! I'm Mabel!" Mabel introduced.
"Nice to meet you, Mabel. I'm Ky." Ky introduced.
"Hey, Brace-face! Get the hell away from him or I'll make you!" Elena yelled.
"Who're you? His boyfriend?" Mabel asked.
"Elena's not my girlfriend." Ky said.
"Good. I think you can do better than her." Mabel said and Elena's skin turns red and takes out her staff.
"Okay, let's calm down and…" Max was cut off by Elena firing a magic bolt at him.
Elena casts Thunder down on Mabel who moves.
"Hey, you almost hit me!" Mabel said.
"That's the point!" Elena yelled casting more spells at Mabel.
"Okay, let's settle down." Dipper said but Elena shoves him back with telekinetic magic.
"Stay away from him!" Elena yelled.
"Why don't you make me?" Mabel asked and the two get in in their faces but Ky gets between.
"STOP IT!" Ky shouted.
"Ky…I'm so sorry." Elena said blushing.
"Oh, no. I made my dream guy mad…" Mabel said.
"Mabel, stop it." Dipper said.
"Elena, calm down." Tails said.
Later the girls calm down.
"Anyway, we're on our way to the old castle too. A friend of mine told me to come there." Ky said.
"Really?" Dipper asked.
"I think you two should come with us. That way, you'll be safer." Noel said.
"Good plan." Dipper said.
"And, Elena…" Ky stops talking.
"I know. I'll play nice with Brac…Mabel." Elena said.
"Mabel…" Dipper stops talking.
"Okay, I'll be nice." Mabel said as she holds Ky's hand but Elena holds his other hand and the two glare at each other.
"C'mon, the castle should be up ahead." T.J. said.
"And we'd better not keep Nex waiting." Shadow said.
(Information: Go to the castle!)
The group continue to go through the ruined yard and they see something up ahead and it's a giant castle.
"Is that it?" Sora asked.
"Yep. There's the castle!" Ky said.
"Hurry." Zatch said.
The group later go to the next area of the yard.
(Outskirts-Ruined Gate)
The group arrive at the ruined gate and they go for the ruined castle and they see four people and they're Nex, Vergil, Claus, and Omega.
"About damn time. I know you're slow-witted, Ky, but I didn't think you'd be THAT slow." Nex said but Elena walks up to him and punches him in the face.
"We had to deal with Black Xetis, jackass!" Elena yelled.
"Hmph." Nex said.
"So, what'd you want us for? What's this important thing you wanna show us?" Ky asked.
"Go see Jet Yoro. He's in the castle already." Nex said.
"He told you to tell us?" Blaze asked.
"No, I told you because I wanted to." Nex said sarcastically.
"Stop wasting our time and let's go in that castle already." Claus said.
"Finally, I get to see what lies in this place." Dipper said.
The group go into the castle.
(Abandoned Castle-Foyer)
The group arrive at the foyer of the castle and it's still decayed and ruined.
"So, where's Jet?" Sora asked.
"The computer room, moron." Nex said.
"Thanks for that!" Ken yelled.
"Then, we should go to the basement." Noel said.
"Bingo, Key brat." Vergil said.
"You guys go on ahead. I need to investigate this place." Dipper said.
"I'll stay here with Ky." Mabel said.
"I think you should go with your brother." Elena said.
"Says who?" Mabel asked.
"Says me!" Elena said.
"You two are ANNOYING! Brace-face can go with her stupid brother and Blue girl's staying." Nex said.
"Best thing I've heard from you for once." Elena said.
"Fine, but we'll meet again, my love!" Mabel said kissing Ky's cheek making Elena more angry.
"Please don't do that again…" Ky said.
Later the twins leave.
"Since we know where the basement is, we'll take lead." Noel said.
"Sounds good to me." Sora said.
"We're going ahead. Later, morons." Nex said as he, Vergil, Omega, and Claus start to move.
(Information: Find Jet Yoro in the computer room!)
The group start to move through the foyer and they go for the next room.
(Abandoned Castle-Study)
The group arrive at the study and they climb down the stairs taking them to a metallic area and they go for the next room.
(Abandoned Castle-Machine Room)
The group arrive at the machine room and they find Nex and his group and they find Jet Yoro.
"Jet, long time!" Ky said.
"Hey, guys. You guys look strong as ever." Jet said.
"So, you wanted us to come here. Why?" Murray asked.
"Does it involve helping Xyk?" Ky asked.
"Well, not really, because I'm sure you can handle that. During my time in the Realm of Darkness, when still in the Brotherhood's world, I managed to have found something very interesting." Jet said.
"What?" Noel asked.
"It's something involving Malus. The source of his and Aptus' immortality." Jet Yoro said shocking the group.
"Really?!" Ky asked.
"Aptus told us he and Malus found a magical means that gave them eternal life. What could it be?" Elena asked.
"Here." Jet Yoro said taking out a black and crimson journal and gives it to Ky who opens the journal.
"'During our trek through our beloved kingdom's forest, my brother and I have stumbled upon a cave. We entered it, only to find what seems to be some kind of abandoned mine. Interested, we searched the mines for something beneficial for our people. It was then, we have discovered two stones. One was blue and the other was red. Aptus touched the blue stone and I touched the red one. After we touched the stones, something was happening to us'." Ky read the journal and then turns the next page. "'After touching the stones and losing consciousness, we woke up and nothing seemed to have happened to us. We decided to leave the cave, only for us to be attacked by creatures. Were they from darkness? They attacked us and we seemed to have suffered horrible wounds that would have killed us, but we're fine regardless. It was amazing! After defeating the creatures, we returned to our city with the stones and began experimenting on them to see what they are. After experimenting, we discovered something fascinating! These stones have magical means of giving one eternal life and even if we suffered something severe, we can't die! This is an amazing discovery. Where did these stones come from? Who created them? How did they get these magical powers of immortality? The answer remains unknow, but I must find this answer. All that matters is that I can live forever and no one can destroy me or my brother. As long as these stones are in our possession, we can experience true peace and happiness'." Ky read the journal.
"So, that's why Aptus and Malus are still around. Those stones they found." Tails said.
"Even after Malus surrendered his heart and soul before his body was sealed, the stone was probably sealed with his body." Bentley said.
"Why didn't Aptus at least tell us of these stones?" Sly asked.
"I guess he wanted us to find out ourselves. He probably thinks eternal life is a curse." Ky said.
"So, they have these the stones the whole time. If Aptus probably has his, then Malus also has his." Max said.
"And the only way to truly defeat Malus is to…" Sora stops talking.
"Destroy the stones and their immortality is over." Ky said.
"That's right." Jet said.
"The problem is if we're going to destroy Malus' stone, we have to deal with him." Lucas said.
"It's not easy, but we're gonna have to fight him sooner or later. To end all this chaos he's caused." Ky said.
"Thank you, Jet, for sharing this information with us." Noel said.
"Yeah. The stones don't only grant immortality, but they also have powers beyond any Keyblade wielder. You better be careful." Jet said.
"Thanks." Ky said smiling.
"Raze, Yu, and the others are probably coming to the castle right now." Sly said.
"Hey, Jet, can you do me a favor?" Ky asked.
"Sure. What?" Jet asked.
"It's about Xyk. After visiting Twilight Town, Sora's trying to find a way to get Roxas back. I want to get Xyl back too. I've seen his pain and I wanna make things right for him. So, can you go to Ienzo and everyone in Divine Kingdom and see if there's a way to at least give Xyk a body?" Ky asked.
"Hmm, so you seek a replica? I suppose it's possible… Okay. I'll go talk to the others for you. Good luck." Jet said.
"Why bother for that wretched Nobody?" Nex asked.
"Xyk deserves his own life. It's just not right having him in my heart forever." Ky said.
"You're stupid. You can do what you want. In any case, we're done here. Later, morons." Nex said as he disappears through a dark corridor taking Vergil, Omega, and Claus with him.
The group return outside.
"You think They're coming?" Donald asked.
"I dunno. Let's go check on the city." Ky said and they nod.
The group start to move.
"So, you've found the truth." A voice said and they see a dark corridor appearing revealing Specter.
"Specter!" Sora yelled taking out Kingdom Key.
"You know him?" Goofy asked.
"Yeah, Noel and I met him in the Sleeping Worlds." Sora said.
"D-Dad…" Noel said.
"Wait, did you just call him 'Dad'?" Ken asked.
"As in…" Lucas stops talking.
"Yes. He's Nago reanimated as Specter." Noel said.
Just then another dark corridor appears revealing Revenant.
"Revenant!" Max said.
"Dad." Ky said.
"Did you read the journal?" Revenant asked.
"I'm sure you know the answer to that." Ky said.
"We found out about Malus' immortality and the means to stop him once and for all!" Blaze said.
"You won't get the chance to challenge him." Specter said.
"Even as Keyblade Masters, you're both still weak." Revenant said making Ky and Noel disheartened.
"THAT'S ENOUGH! You're supposed to be their fathers! How can you say these horrible things to them?!" Sora demanded.
"Stay out of this, brat!" Revenant yelled firing an energy shot at Sora sending him against a dead tree.
"Sora!" Donald and Goofy cried.
"It's the truth. How you managed to become Keyblade Masters after falling into our trap, it's beyond us." Specter said.
"That's because they're better than you assholes!" Ken yelled.
"They managed to escape from Malus thanks to Pax, Oswald, Sonic, Peach, Mario, Nixa, and Jinux!" Kiyo yelled.
"And we'll make sure you'll NEVER hurt them again!" T.J. yelled.
"How noble, but utterly pointless." Revenant said disappearing and reappearing behind Ky and pins him to the ground.
"Ky!" Elena cried and Revenant takes the journal.
"This is a mistake from their past and they have no need for this." Revenant said casting a black flame spell burning the journal and then drops it on the ground as it continues to burn.
"Wow, you destroyed the journal. Good for you." Donald said.
"We know how to stop Malus now!" Lucas said.
"Yes, you do, that is, if you can survive." Specter said as he summons Phantom Black Xetis and sends them into the ruined castle.
"What're you doing?" Max asked.
"Consider this a belated congratulations gift for you." Revenant said as he casts a spell on the castle making it come to life as crimson eyes appear, wooden arms and legs grow as it stands up, the castle doors become a mouth with razor sharp teeth, and the Black Xeti symbol appears on the roof of the castle.
"Holy crap!" Ken yelled.
"Enjoy it!" Revenant and Specter said as they disappear through a dark corridor.
The Black Xeti castle begins to move on its own and makes it way over to the city.
"What happened?" Sora asked.
"They sent Black Xetis into that castle and now it's goin' for the city!" Goofy said.
"Raze, Yu, and the others are still in there and Dipper and Mabel are still in the castle." Noel said.
"We gotta stop it!" Ky said and everyone nods.
(Information: Head to the city and stop the castle!)
The group make their way through the ruined yard and follow the Black Xeti castle and they later return to the city where they see many people running and screaming in terror as the Black Xeti castle is destroying everything in the city.
"This is terrible!" Rise said.
"That castle's beary mean!" Teddie said.
"When did this happen?" June asked.
"I dunno, but we gotta make sure everyone's safe." Yu said.
"Narukami's right!" Yosuke said.
"The safety of these people are important, but how can we stop that thing?" Chie asked.
Just then the group arrive.
"Ky, what the hell happened?" Raze asked.
"It's the Black Xetis! They've taken over the castle." Ky said.
"That's why it's in a rampage." Tails said.
"What do we do?" Topaz asked.
"We're gonna stop that castle." Sora said.
"In that case, do what you can." Naoto said.
"We're going to make sure everyone's at a safe place and try to keep things under control." Yu said.
"Can we count on you guys to give that thing hell?" Kanji asked.
"You bet!" The group said.
"Thanks, guys." Raze said grinning.
"Good luck!" Andrew said.
"Be careful." Yukiko said and they nod.
(Boss Theme: Destiny's Force)
(Information: Defeat Castle Xeti!)
The group go for Castle Xeti that's still destroying everything in the city.
"How're we supposed to stop it?" Sora asked.
"We gotta find a way to get inside." Ky said and he finds a hole on the castle.
"You thinking what I'm thinking?" Elena asked and they nod.
"Fulgur!" Ky called.
"Millia!" Noel called and they come flying to their masters.
"Take us inside that castle." Ky said pointing at the hole and Fulgur and Millia fly them into the castle through the hole.
The group are now inside Castle Xeti and they look around to find black globs all over the room.
"Those globs. They're probably what's making that castle attack." Kiyo said.
"Yeah, they're the source. If we destroy them, then the castle should stop attacking." Tails said.
"These globs are brimming with the power of darkness and they must be stopped." Bentley said.
"Then let's get SMASHING!" Murray said.
The group go for the dark globs and Ky begins slashing at one dark glob with Dawn of Hope followed by casting Fire and then coats his Keyblade with light and delivers a light slash while Noel vertical slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by a flipping slash and then casts Earth while Sora slashes with Shooting Star and then switches into Kingdom Key and diagonal slashes with it while Donald casts Blizzard followed by casting Water while Goofy uses Goofy Charge while Elena casts Aero followed by casting Earth while Ken bashes with his guitar and then unleashes magic music notes while Max uses Shield Missile while Tails delivers a flying kick while Blaze uses Fire Tornado while Shadow throws Chaos Lances while Storm shoots electric shots while Grace uses Growl 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 shoots fire darts while Murray uses Tornado Punch while Lucas uses PK Fire and after enough attacks the dark glob is destroyed.
"One down, only a few more left." Ky said.
"I just determined how many there are. There are seven total, but because we destroyed one, there are six remaining." Tails said.
"Then, let's not waste time and get rid of them." Shadow said.
The group continue to go through the castle and find more dark globs and they find another one and Ky slashes with Dawn of Hope and then enters Second Form and delivers stronger slashes while unleashing light chains and then uses Holy Blade and teleports and slashes and then delivers the final teleport slash while Elena unleashes magical blades and sends them to strike while Max uses Shield Boomerang while Tails throws ring bombs while Blaze shoots fireballs while Shadow shoots Chaos Arrows while Storm uses Quick Attack while Kiyo has Zatch use Zakeruga while Lucky uses Egg Throw while T.J. uses Knife Throw while Sly uses Cane Push while Bentley throws ice bombs while Murray uses Fire Punch and after enough attacks another dark glob is destroyed.
Noel and her group find another dark glob and Noel starts slashing with Radiant Salvation followed by slashing with Element of Peace and then casts Thunder while Ken throws magic music bombs and then casts Earth while Grace uses Tackle while Lucas uses PK Love and after enough attacks the dark glob is destroyed.
Sora and his group go for another dark glob and slashes with Kingdom Key and then casts Fire while Donald casts Gravity followed by casting Aero while Goofy uses Goofy Turbo and after enough attacks the dark glob is destroyed.
The group continue to find more dark globs but they hear screams.
"That scream. Dipper and Mabel!" Ky said.
"C'mon!" Sly said.
The group arrive at the study and see Dipper and Mabel surrounded by Vampirebat Black Xetis but Ky defeats them.
"My hero!" Mabel cheered hugging Ky.
"You okay?" Sora asked.
"Fine, until that castle started moving and those Black Xetis showed up again." Dipper said.
"The Black Xetis are controlling the castle. We're getting rid of them. You two should stay with us." Ky said and the two nod.
The group find another dark glob but then more Vampirebat Black Xetis appear.
"You three go for that dark glob and we'll take care of the Black Xetis." Elena said.
"Got it." Noel said.
While the others are dealing with the Black Xetis the Keyblade trio go for the dark glob and Ky diagonal slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by a somersault slash and then casts Water while Noel vertical slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by a graceful twirling slash while Sora slashes with Shooting Star and enters Double Arrowguns and fires magic shots and then enters Magic Launcher and fires giant magic shots and later they destroy the fifth dark glob.
The group continue to search the castle for more dark globs and they arrive at the machine room and they find another dark glob guarded by Werewolf Black Xetis and so the others deal with the Black Xetis while Ky, Noel, and Sora go for the dark glob and Sora slashes with Hero's Origin followed by casting Thunder while Noel horizontal slashes with Element of Peace and then enters Enigma Element and delivers many attacks with water, fire, earth, and air while Ky triple slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by a slide kick and horizontal slashes and after enough attacks the dark glob disappears and is destroyed and the group keep going.
The group arrive at the basement of the castle and they find another dark glob.
"There it is, the final dark glob." Bentley said.
"Let's end this madness." Ky said.
The group go for the seventh and final dark glob but more Black Xetis appear and attack but the others deal with them while the Keyblade trio go for the dark glob and Sora casts Water and then horizontal slashes with Kingdom Key and then enters Second Form while Noel vertical slashes with Radiant Salvation and enters her Second Form while Ky delivers four slashes with Dawn of Hope and then enters his Second Form and the three nod at each other and Sora uses Sonic Blade while Noel uses Pure Splicer while Ky uses Holy Blade and their combined attacks do enough damage on the dark glob destroying it.
"That's that." Ky said but then the castle is shaking.
"This castle's gonna go!" Goofy said with his shield over his head.
"Let's go!" Noel said as they start to move as the castle starts to crumble.
At the city Xeti Castle stops attacking as its crumbling into pieces.
"What's happening?" Rise asked.
"Did they do it?" Yukiko asked.
The castle continues to crumble but the group manage to escape before the castle crumbles completely and falls apart into ruins on the downtown creating dust clouds until it clears and the castle is destroyed.
"We did it!" Donald cheered.
"But we made a mess." Lucas said.
"Don't worry. I'm sure we'll clean this." Yu said.
"Everyone's okay anyway. Great job, guys." Raze said.
"Glad we help." Ky said grinning.
"So much for exploring the castle. Now, it's gone." Dipper said.
"At least my dream boy saved the day." Mabel said.
"YOUR dream boy?!" Elena demanded angry making T.J., Zatch, Ken, and Donald huddle in fear.
"Well, we'd better get back to the shack and see if it's okay." Dipper said.
"MY SHACK!" A voice shouted.
"That was Grunkle Stan and…" Mabel stops talking.
"It's destroyed." Dipper said.
"Sorry." Ky said.
"No sweat. Stan throws a gasket over everything sometimes. We're gonna have to clean the shack up again." Dipper said.
"We'll help you with that." Yu said.
"Thanks, Narukami." Dipper said.
"So, what's next for you guys?" June asked.
"Well, there's a chance the Black Xetis and the Haviks will come back, so look out." Ky said.
"Sure, but we got you guys." Yosuke said.
"Wait, you're leaving again?" Topaz asked.
"Yeah. We have to." Max said.
"Jeez, you guys oughta slow down." Chie said.
"Yeah, but we can't. Anyway, before we leave, can I ask you guys something?" Ky asked.
"Sure, what's up?" Raze asked.
"This place, this was Xyk's home, even though he lived in the alternate version. I know how he feels about being alone. My friends, they wanted me back with all their hearts after I was gone and I'm thankful for that." Ky said turning to his group who nod while Elena holds his hand. "So, I think you guys should wish for Xyk with all your hearts." Ky said.
"That's it?" Kanji asked.
"That's nothing! I'm already wishin'!" Raze said.
"Same here." June said.
"I'm wishing already." Andrew said.
"Even though I don't know Xyk, if my alternate version knew him, then I want him back too." Topaz said.
"We'll wish too, with all our hearts." Yu said and Yosuke, Chie, Yukiko, and Kanji nod.
"I'm wishing too! I'm beary excited to meet Xyk!" Teddie said.
"Same here! It will be great." Rise said.
"It will be my honor to wish for Xyk." Naoto said.
"I don't know Xyk either, but if he's your friend, then I'll wish for him too." Dipper said.
"I hope this Xyk is as dreamy as you, Ky." Mabel said.
"Thanks! All of you. You have no idea how much this means to me." Ky said tearing up.
"Ky…" Noel said.
"Hey, don't worry. We'll get Roxas AND Xyk back!" Sora said grinning.
Unknowing to them someone is watching the group and it's a hooded crimson cloaked and black star figure.
"Finally, I have gathered all the necessary amount of data I need from them! Now, I can recreate the replicas once more! The thought of this is exciting! My revenge will be complete!" The hooded crimson cloaked and black star figure said as he disappears in a dark corridor.
Meanwhile at the castle ruins Revenant and Specter examine the crater where the castle stood.
"They have done well than expected. They have grown into fine Masters." Revenant said.
"Yes. They are strong enough, maybe even stronger to defeat us." Specter said.
"We will continue to watch them from the shadows and see if their resolve still stands and have not wavered." Revenant said.
"Do you think this new information they received will prove useful to them?" Specter asked.
"We have destroyed Malus' journal, but the knowledge has not left them. Now that they know of Malus' only weakness, who knows what the outcome will be." Revenant said.
"Agreed." Specter said as they disappear in dark corridors.
(Obtained: Shining Sun: Ky)
(A Keyblade that represents balance of Strength and Magic)
(Formchange: Morning Star: A flail weapon that can create sun rays. Celestial Whip: A whip that summons rays of stars and make stars fall.)
Back at the downtown the group get ready to leave.
"Well, time to get going." Ky said and they nod.
"We have a lot to deal with so we'd better get ready for anything." Tails said.
"Time for our adventure to start once more." Goofy said.
The group start to move through the downtown and Ky's group get on Fulgur while Noel's group get on Millia while Sora, Donald, and Goofy get back on the Gummi ship and they start to leave Gloam City for their journey.
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, Griff is doing his training as a Virtue of Light with his magic and archery skills with Ami and wants to do his part in helping his friends while Kairi also does her training with Lea as the Guardians of Light and Keyblade wielders. 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.
