Chapter 30: Friendly Sparring
Ky, Noel, Elena, Ken, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, Murray, and Lucas continue to fly on Fulgur and Millia through space while Sora, Donald, and Goofy are still in their Gummi ship and as they keep flying they continue to deal with Heartless ships and Black Xeti rays of darkness but they fight them off and keep flying until they find something and it's a giant observatory.
"This is it. This has got to be Rosa's observatory." Elena said.
"Let's go pay her a visit." Max said.
"Hang on, Griff. We're coming." Ky said as they go for the observatory.
"Hey, what's that?" Donald asked.
"It looks like Ky and Noel're goin' for it." Goofy said.
"Well, so are we." Sora said as they fly for the observatory.
Fulgur and Millia fly their way for the observatory and many Lumas see them flying and landing on it and so the Lumas excitedly make their way for the two landing animals and the group get off of the two.
"Ky! Noel!" You're back!" Green Luma cheered as the Lumas come and hug the group.
"Hi, Lumas! You miss us?" Noel asked.
"It's great to see all of you." Zatch said.
"Okay, okay! We're happy to ya too! Just back off." Ken said.
The Gummi ship lands and Sora, Donald, and Goofy get off.
"Guys!" Sora said.
"Hey, let them go!" Donald yelled taking out his staff.
"Settle down, you idiots!" Elena yelled.
"They're not threatening. These are Lumas. They're our friends." Tails said.
"Oh. Sorry." Sora said sheepishly.
"Idiot." Shadow said.
"Hey!" Sora said.
"Who are they?" Blue Luma asked.
"Don't worry. They're our friends. These are Sora, Donald, and Goofy. They're with us." Sly said.
"Hiya!" Sora said grinning.
"Nice to meetcha." Goofy said waving.
"Sorry about yelling." Donald said.
"You guys have never been here, have you?" Kiyo asked.
"Uh, no. Where IS here?" Sora asked.
"You're in Mama's observatory." Purple Luma said.
"Mama...?" Sora asked.
"They mean Rosalina." Blaze said.
"Oh!" Donald said.
"Rosa observes worlds and makes sure everything is fine, but if not..." Lucas stops talking.
"That's where WE come in." Sora said.
"Exactly." Bentley said.
"Did you guys come to play with us?" Yellow Luma asked.
"Well... Actually, I'm here to see Griff because he wanted to see me." Ky said.
"Oh, well, he's busy playing with the other Lumas. They're at the Gateway to the Starry Sky." Yellow Luma said.
"Buuut, if you wanna see him..." Red Luma stops talking.
"Lemme guess, you want US to play with you?" T.J. asked.
"Come find us at the Gateway. You three will play too." Yellow Luma said.
"Uh, what?" Donald asked.
"Okay, sure! I'm game." Sora said.
"Of course you'd say that." Donald said.
"We'll see you there." Murray said as the Lumas vanish.
(Observatory-Entrance)
The group make their way for an orange warp star and it takes them somewhere else.
(Gateway to the Starry Sky)
The group are now in the flowery field and they find the Lumas.
"Yay, you're here!" Yellow Luma said.
"So, game are we playing?" Lucas asked.
"We're playing tag! You have to try and catch all of us in one minute!" Yellow Luma said.
"ALL of you?" Sora asked.
"In ONE minute?" Ken asked as the Lumas transform into their rabbit forms.
"Good luck! Catch us if you can!" Yellow Rabbit Luma said as they start to move.
"Well, better start moving." Noel said.
(Information: Catch the Lumas!)
The group begin chasing after the Rabbit Lumas throughout the field but the Rabbit Lumas dash faster than them but the group try to keep up and later Ky manages to catch Purple Rabbit Luma who transforms back to his star form while Noel manages to catch Red Rabbit Luma but more Rabbit Lumas keep moving at great speed to get away but then Sora manages to catch Green Rabbit Luma who transforms back to his star form and they keep trying to catch the other Rabbit Lumas and later Elena catches Blue Rabbit Luma while Ken manages to catch Red Rabbit Luma and they find Yellow Rabbit Luma who tries to escape but they manage to surround the Rabbit Luma who disappears and dashes off but Ky, Noel, and Sora garb him.
"Gotcha!" Ky said.
"You're ours now!" Sora said.
"Awwww, you caught me!" Yellow Rabbit Luma said as he transforms back his star form.
"Wow, you caught us all! That was fun." Green Luma said.
"So, where's Griff? You said he was here." Ky said.
"He is here. He's sitting on a log." Yellow Luma said pointing at someone sitting at a log and it's Griff writing something.
"Thanks." Ky said running for Griff.
Griff is writing something.
"'I wonder where you are right now, Ky. I bet you're busy fighting bad guys and saving people. I know your duty comes first, but I hope you'll come soon'." Griff read while still writing.
"Sooner than you think." A voice said and Griff looks up to see Ky.
"Ky!" Griff cheered hugging Ky.
"Whoa, whoa, Captain Eager!" Ky said.
"You DID come!" Griff said.
"Yeah, I promised I would. I never break my promises. Sorry about not showing up sooner than I said. We had a run in with bad guys and we were sent to a world and had to restore it." Ky said.
"Heh, yeah. That sounds like you." Griff said.
"I really like your new clothes. I'm guessing Yen Sid gave you them?" Ky asked.
"Well, he sent Nex to give me these, but yeah. Look at your clothes. You look like a total badass." Griff said.
"Heh, I try." Ky said sheepishly.
"Oh, hey! Check out my new weapon!" Griff said taking out his new bow and arrows. "Rosa made these for me so I can be ready to fight the darkness. It's just like a Keyblade, but not a Keyblade. Isn't that awesome?" Griff asked.
"It does look awesome. Have you been training a lot with it?" Ky asked.
"Why don't you take me on and find out?" Griff said grinning.
"So, that's why you asked me to come. You wanna spar with me." Ky said.
"Please?" Griff asked.
"Okay, I'm game." Ky said taking out Dawn of Hope. "You'd better be ready for me." Ky said.
"Oh, I am." Griff said readying his bow known as Solar Storm and they get into their fighting stances.
"Uh-oh, Ky and Griff are gonna fight..." Blue Luma said sadly.
"Huh?" Noel asked seeing Ky and Griff ready to fight.
"The hell's their problem?" Ken asked.
"I don't think it's an actual fight." Elena said.
"Yeah, I think they're gonna spar with each other." Tails said.
"Cool! I wanna see!" Sora said.
(Battle Theme: Pure Sun)
"I'll let you have the first strike." Ky said.
"Thanks." Griff said as he takes out three arrows and aims at Ky and fires the three arrows at Ky.
Ky deflects the arrows with his Keyblade and then casts Fire at Griff who smirks and creates purple lightning creating a purple lightning shield and turns the fireball right back at Ky who dodge rolls out of the way and rushes his way for Griff who fires more arrows which explode but Ky dodges every arrow and tries to strike with Dawn of Hope but Griff dodges every strike and blocks another Keyblade strike with his bow and then creates yellow lightning on his feet and he delivers a powerful yellow lightning kick at Ky sending him back but he skids to stop and then throws Dawn of Hope at Griff who dodges out of the way and then creates red lightning daggers and sends them at Ky who casts Reflect to send them back at Griff while Dawn of Hope comes flying back at Griff and so he dodges all the attacks and jumps into the air and fires more arrows down at Ky who blocks them all with his Keyblade but Griff creates a big arrow and sends it flying down at Ky who dodges but the big arrow heatseeks after him so he dashes off to get away from the big arrow but Griff creates a green lightning hammer and delivers a powerful green lightning bash while the big arrow comes at Ky and they strike at him creating a dust cloud but after it clears Ky is gone and Ky is now behind Griff and delivers a side strike with his Keyblade sending Griff back but Griff coats his arrows with blue lightning and sends out very fast shots and then coats more arrows with orange lightning and they turn into bombs and they go for Ky who deflects the blue lightning arrows and then casts Explosion to destroy the orange lightning arrows and then unleashes light chains from the ground to try and get Griff who avoids the chains but one catches him and Ky tries to attack but Griff creates red lightning daggers and uses them to destroy the light chains.
"You're good, Griff." Ky said.
"I didn't train for nuttin'!" Griff said as he takes out five arrows and coats them with green lightning and they transform into hammers and they go for Ky.
Ky dodges the green lightning arrows and gets to Griff and delivers three slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by creating his own light arrows and sends them at Griff who fires five arrows and the arrows clash with each other but Griff fires yellow lightning arrows and they transform into fists and they go for Ky who dodges every arrow and then delivers a dash slash at Griff and then delivers a sliding kick followed by a horizontal slash but Griff creates an arrow with a smoke bomb and creates a smoke cloud blinding Ky who looks around and Griff gets behind and takes out an ice arrow and tries to freeze Ky who casts Mega Flare to destroy the ice arrows and then delivers vertical slashes with Dawn of Hope but Griff delivers a counter attack with Solar Storm followed by a windmill style pinning strike but Ky blocks every attack and they lock their weapons and the two friends stare at each other and Griff delivers a big swing with Solar Storm but Ky ducks and then delivers a sweeping strike with Dawn of Hope tripping Griff who retaliates with grabbing Ky's legs with his own legs and sends the prince down to the ground and Griff tries to deliver a downward strike with his bow but Ky backrolls away and gets back up while casting Earth but Griff dodges the rocks and fires seven arrows followed by unleashing green lightning hammers but Ky creates a light shield to block every attack and then sends out light blades and sends them to strike at Griff who creates purple lightning barriers to send the light blades back at Ky who deflects them and then delivers five strikes with Dawn of Hope followed by a somersault slash at Griff who dodges out of the way and then fires more arrows but Ky deflects them and is ready to attack again but Griff creates white lightning all around him and creates a giant white lightning dragon and it goes down at Ky who gets into his Pure-Form and coats himself with light and flies at the giant white dragon and they clash together but Griff makes the white lightning dragon keep charging but Ky manages to pull the white lightning dragon back and with a scream of determination Ky manages to destroy the giant white lightning dragon and then reverts back to his normal form and the two breathe heavily and are sweating.
"Damn... You have me on the ropes..." Ky said.
"Yeah, right. That was my most powerful Lightning Magic attack..." Griff said as he's about to fall but Ky grabs him.
"Whoa there. I think we've sparred enough. Don't want ya to over push yourself." Ky said.
"But that's the thing, I wanna push myself to my limits. It's how I wanna get stronger and better, like you, Noel, Pax, Nex, Sora. I wanna show you guys that I'm not worthless because I don't have a Keyblade." Griff said.
"Is that what this is all about? You really think you're worthless?" Ky asked.
"And says who?" Elena asked joining the two and the others follow her.
"It's just... You guys have all these awesome powers and weapons. You do all the fighting while I'm just there on the sidelines, doin' nothing." Griff said downcast.
"Griff... That's NOT true! You're NOT worthless. And who says because you don't have a Keyblade, you're the weakest link? Nobody said anything like that." Ky said.
"And and FYI, most of US don't have freakin' Keyblades and we're badass enough!" Ken yelled but Shadow punches his head.
"Griff, just because you don't have a Keyblade doesn't mean you're worthless. Look at you! You have your own special power!" Sora said.
"Your Lightning Magic in various ways are creative and amazing." Elena said.
"Your archery skills and aim are on point." Bentley said.
"And your positive attitude rivals that of Ky's and Sora's." Noel said.
"And did you forget the time when we were fighting in Void Citadel? You were there and helped us save Pax when he was Pavor. You even helped drive Zervik outta that world." Ky said.
"And what about helping drive those losers out of Divine Kingdom when they were holding people hostage? Did that not mean anything?" T.J. asked.
"AND you're now a Virtue of Light and you're training. What else is there?" Ky asked.
"I dunno, it's just...I feel like I'm not part of the team and I'm just there cheerleading." Griff said but Ky places his hand on his shoulder.
"Griff, you ARE part of the team! We're the foursome friends! You, me, Pax, and Nex. And, you're part of this team!" Ky said addressing the group.
"Ky... You always know when to cheer me up, since that day we met." Griff said smiling.
"If you're feeling like this again, just remember what we said." Ky said.
"There you are!" A voice said and they see Ami. "Honestly, Griff, you always have to..." Ami stops talking as she sees the group. "Huh? When did you guys get here?" Ami asked.
"Hey, Ami!" Ky said.
"We got here not long ago." Elena said.
"How's everything going?" Noel asked.
"Oh, it's going great. Training Griff is kind of a handful, but he's progress." Ami said.
"Oh, thanks, Ami!" Griff said and everyone laughs.
"I hate to interrupt this reunion, but..." Ami was cut off.
"Awww, c'mon, Ami. I just sparred with Ky and my body's tired." Griff said.
"Well, who's fault is that? Fine, I'll give a ten minute break, but after that, back to training." Ami said.
"Thank you." Griff said grinning.
"Why don't you guys come join us at the observatory? I think you need a break too." Ami said.
"Sure, it can't be for long. We gotta hit the road after that." Ky said.
Later the group arrive at the observatory and Ky is talking to Ami.
"Thanks for cheering Griff up. He was really excited to see you." Ami said.
"Happy to help a friend. He's really makin' progress with his Lightning Magic and his new bow and arrows. He's got me on the ropes with that white lightning." Ky said shocking Ami.
"Did he really just use that?" Ami asked.
"Yeah, why?" Ky asked.
"That move he did is very dangerous. Did he have any type of injury on him?" Ami asked.
"Not really... He did fall for bit, but I caught him. Other than that, he's fine." Ky said.
"Well, good. I saw him try to develop that type of Lightning Magic and he was almost screaming in pain. I can tell that move will cost him." Ami said.
"I see. Well, if that's true, can you make sure he doesn't push himself too hard?" Ky asked.
"Yes. I'll also tell him not to use that white lightning too much." Ami said.
Just then Yellow Luma comes over to Ky.
"Mama wants to see you, Ky. Everyone's there too." Yellow Luma said.
"Okay. Thanks, Luma." Ky said as he leaves.
(Observatory-Rosalina's Chamber)
Ky arrives at the chamber and finds the others.
"Good, you're all here." Rosalina said.
"Hi, Rosa. What's up?" Ky asked.
"Is something wrong?" Noel asked.
"This is going to regard your new mission." Rosalina said.
"Alright, a new mission!" Sora said.
"What's happenin' in a world?" Goofy asked.
"I'm afraid it involves...your world, Sly Cooper." Rosalina said shocking Sly and even Bentley and Murray.
"What's happening?! Is my homeworld under attack again?" Sly asked.
"It would appear so." Rosalina said showing World of Thieves. "It seems a powerful force of darkness is up to something sinister and what's more is that a Brotherhood member is going to attack it." Rosalina said and Sly clenches his fists determined.
"Bentley, Murray, it's time for a homecoming." Sly said.
"'The Murray' will crush anyone, who tries to ruin his home!" Murray said.
"With the Brotherhood involved, we're in a big challenge. Ky, Noel, Sora, everyone, are you with us?" Bentley asked.
"Hell yeah!" Ky said grinning.
"We actually get to see your homeworld?! Awesome!" Sora cheered.
"Let's hope nothing will go wrong." Noel said.
"Knowing the Brotherhood, it probably will." Tails said.
Meanwhile in the dark chamber Faust arrives and finds Revenant, Specter, Hilda, and Narasix.
"It is done! The Replicas are complete!" Faust said.
"Finally. Now, where are they?" Narasix asked.
"Behold." Faust said showing two figures revealing Vitium and a dark hooded figure.
"That Replica...! It's that abomination you created at that tower!" Revenant said.
"This 'abomination' is nothing more than the superior version of your foolish son. Back at the tower, we had an...attitude adjustment, but with my memory magic, I was able to make him my personal servant." Faust said.
"And the one in black?" Hilda asked.
"I think Narasix remembers this one." Faust said.
"Hmm..." Narasix examines the hooded figure and looks close at the face. "I see. It's that wretched Replica you created that was in the old Organization. The one claimed to be special rank XV. Xaria, as she was called." Narasix said.
"Yes. You seemed to have...put an end to her, if I am not mistaken." Faust said.
"It was necessary. She was no use to the Organization or us. That's why she and Xyk were to be destroyed. Now, why did you recreate them?" Narasix asked.
"To use them to throw off those foolish Virtues and Guardians. If we are to emerge victorious, we must ensure they become ill-prepared and these two will serve as the perfect distractions for them." Faust said.
"Oh? Can we have a demonstration of how they are?" Hilda asked.
"Indeed. Vitium, you first." Faust said as he summons Neo-Phantom Black Xetis and sends them against Vitium who summons his black and red sword.
The Neo-Phantom unleash black beams at Vitium who dodges out of the way and the delivers powerful slashes with his sword followed by throwing dark discs but the Neo-Phantom Black Xetis unleash chains but Vitium unleashes his black chains and they clash but Vitium disappears and reappears and delivers five powerful slashes with his sword followed by two somersault slashes and then unleashes black fireballs destroying the Neo-Phantoms.
"Impressive, for an abomination." Revenant said.
"What's wrong, Revenant? I thought you viewed your own son to be weak. You should be proud of how this being is." Faust said.
"And do you have in store for this puppet?" Narasix asked.
"Xaria, show them." Faust said unleashing Wraith Black Xetis and Xaria unleashes a Keyblade that is Radiant Salvation.
"That Keyblade..." Specter said.
"So much like Noel's." Hilda said.
The Wraith Black Xetis attack with their skeletal hands but Xaria dodges out of the way and delivers three slashes with her Radiant Salvation followed by unleashing light and dark rays striking the Back Xetis but the Wraith Black Xetis disappear and then reappear and try to grab Xaria who slashes the skeletal hands off and then delivers two horizontal slashes with her Radiant Salvation followed by a cartwheeling slash and then unleashes light and dark daggers destroying the Wraiths.
"Impressed?" Faust asked.
"What is this being?" Specter asked.
"As you can see from that Keyblade, she is the very first Replica I have created from Noel's fighting data before creating the other Replica of Noel." Faust said and just then another Wraith attacks but Xaria destroys it but her hood falls off revealing her face with blue eyes and shoulder length white hair.
"That face...!" Revenant said shocked as a flash of Astra appears in Xaria's place.
"What is the meaning of this?!" Specter demanded.
"This is disgusting, Faust!" Revenant yelled.
"I knew you were twisted and cunning, but this is too far!" Specter yelled.
"What's this? Do I detect softness from you two? And you're to be free from emotion and compassion. I have made these two stronger and powerful in every way." Faust said.
"Then shall we put them to the test?" A voice asked and a dark corridor appears revealing Xemnas.
"A test, you say?" Hilda asked.
"Tell me, what test do you have in mind, Xemnas?" Narasix asked.
"While I know little of Vititum, this puppet has always been known to be in-between, while she has Noel's power and strength, she's as useless and not worthy of existence. Care to try and change my mind, Count?" Xemnas asked as he summons Dusk Nobodies and Sorcerer Nobodies.
"Prepare to be surprised for once." Faust said as he sends the two at the Nobodies.
The Dusk Nobodies slither and try to attack with their arms while the Sorcerer Nobodies unleash ethereal cubes and send them to attack but Vitium delivers four slashes with his sword followed by a powerful spinning slash while Xaria triple slashes with her Radiant Salvation followed by a 360 slash but the Sorcerer Nobodies trap the two in their cubes and try to crush them but Vitium unleashes black chains and traps the Nobodies instead allowing Xaria to unleash light and dark pillars striking them but the Dusk Nobodies slither behind Xaria and try to attack but Vitium delivers dash slashes with his sword and then delivers very fast slashes cutting every Nobody until they disappear in white mist but the Sorcerer Nobodies send the cubes to attack but Xaria slows down time and then disappears and reappears over and over while slashing over and over while Vitium disappears in darkness and slashes all over the area getting the Nobodies and then Vitium and Xaria together unleash both light and dark respectively and they dive down at the Nobodies destroying them all while unleashing light and dark explosions until as the explosion clears Vitium and Xaria emerge.
"Well, Xemnas?" Faust asked.
"If they are to throw off our opponents as you claim, then I suppose you have no argument from the Organization, but you had make sure you keep a leash on them. If Vitium was able to turn on you and this puppet had her own will, then that will be a problem for both the Organization and the Brotherhood." Xemnas said.
"I will keep that in mind." Faust said as Xemnas disappears in his dark corridor.
"I am disgusted. This will not stand!" Revenant said.
"You may be one of the higher-ups, but it is Lord Malus' will and decision, not yours. I'd expect you present them to him." Narasix said.
"Oh, of course. Everything I do, is for Lord Malus and his will alone. I would never act without his say." Faust said.
"Well, this has been an interesting show. Just hope they do their parts." Hilda said.
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. There you go. Sorry for not updating since March, I have VERY busy with life and I had to prioritize that, but at least I was able to finally do another chapter. I hope this was worth the wait and sorry if this was short, but I hope you enjoyed it nonetheless. Hope you're looking forward to what happens next! Next time, Ky, Noel, Sora, Elena, Ken, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, Murray, Lucas, Donald, and Goofy go to the next world, where they come across a gang of thieves, but they also come across a dangerous criminal. 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.
