Chapter 38: Battle on the Halberd 1

Ky, Sora, Elena, Ken, Donald, Goofy, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, Murray, and Lucas leave Jump City and they later arrive at the Mysterious Tower's entrance.

"Here we are, back at Master Yen Sid's tower." Donald said.

"Let's hurry to his chamber and see if he can help Noel." Ky said looking down at the injured Noel. "Hang tight, Noel. We're gonna get you back." Ky said as they hurry for the tower.

(Field Theme: Magical Mystery)

(Information: Hurry to Yen Sid's chamber!)

The group hurry for the tower and get in and they later arrive in Yen Sid's chamber where they find Yen Sid who is sitting at his desk and with him are Pax and Oswald.

"Master Yen Sid, sir! We're back!" Goofy said as he salutes and everyone else does the same.

"Pax, Oswald, you're here too?" Sora asked.

"Yeah, we came here to talk to Master Yen Sid about something." Oswald said.

Pax then sees the injured Noel and is shocked.

"What happened to Noel?!" Pax asked worried.

"While we were finished with our mission in Jump City, Aril came and..." Elena stops talking.

"She hurt Noel badly and what's more is that she planted poisoned blades in her body." Ky said sadly making Pax tear up.

"No...! NO!" Pax cried.

"This is why we came back here, Master." Donald said.

"We figured your magic would help." Bentley said.

"I see. I cannot guarantee if it will be a success, but I will see what I can do. Place Noel into the chamber beyond you and I shall rid her of the poison." Yen Sid said.

"Thank you, Master." Ky said bowing and goes for the door going for a different room.

(Healing Chamber)

Ky is now in a room full of potions and books and there is a bed near a window and Ky places Noel's body onto the bed.

"I shall see to that young Noel will survive this. We cannot afford to lose another Virtue." Yen Sid said.

"Please, do what you can, Master." Ky said tearing up.

"Fear not, young prince, for I shall prevent her from falling." Yen Sid said as he waves his hands over Noel's body and begins using his magic.

"Noel, please, survive this ordeal... We need you... Noble Palace needs you... I promised Luke you'd be safe..." Ky said crying as Pax enters the room.

"Is he doing it?" Pax asked.

"Yeah. I dunno what's gonna happen, but..." Ky stops talking.

"I know, but I believe in him and he's supposed to be a powerful sorcerer. He can do this." Pax said.

Yen Sid uses his magic to begin pulling the blades out of Noel's body as well as the poison and Noel is breathing heavily but still in pain.

"Noel...!" Ky and Pax said.

Yen Sid continues to pull out the poison blades out of Noel's body and as all the blades are out Yen Sid uses his power to destroy the blades.

"It is done. You are lucky to arrive here when you did, Ky." Yen Sid said.

"Is Noel gonna be okay...?" Ky asked.

"The while the poison blades were installed into her, the poison did not spread completely and I was able to rid her of the poison. All she needs now is rest." Yen Sid said.

"Thank you, Master." Ky said bowing.

"Yeah, thank you so much." Pax said bowing.

Yen Sid leaves the chamber but Ky and Pax remain in the room to watch over the still unconscious Noel.

"How long until she sleeps like this?" Ky asked.

"I dunno. I just hope it's not for too long." Pax said.

Just then Grace enters the chamber.

"Hi, Grace. You wanna see how Noel's doin' too?" Ky asked and Grace goes for the bed and stands on his hind legs to watch Noel.

"What happened to Grace?" Pax asked.

"Oh, when Aril attacked Noel viciously, Grace managed to change into that. He really wanted to protect Noel. We all did." Ky said.

"Aril...! When I see her, she's gonna pay with her damn life!" Pax said hatefully. "She did this crap before during Noel's first journey. I wasn't there, but I was told Aril almost killed her and had to rest while I had to take over for her until she got better. This is the second time she's done this!" Pax said.

"I can't believe Noel was related to that bitch and Faust. If anything, we're more family to her. It makes sense for me too, since we're related. I'm not sure if I told you this, Pax, but when Noel and I were at the Brotherhood's world, we ran into Revenant and Specter and it turned out..." Ky stops talking.

"That Revenant was your dad. I know." Pax said.

"Not only that, but Specter was Nago, Noel's dad and he called me his nephew while Dad called Noel his niece and that means, we're cousins, but I feel like we're more than that. Noel's actually more like a sister to me." Ky said.

"Tell me about it. I feel like she and I are more than..." Pax stops talking.

"Than what?" Ky asked.

"Forget it." Pax said turning red. "Noel, please wake up. We need you back." Pax said as he gets to her face and kisses her before getting back.

Later Noel opens her blue eyes and gets up.

"K-Ky...? P-Pax...?" Noel asked.

"Noel!" Ky said.

"You're awake!" Pax cheered hugging Noel and Ky hugs as well while Grace cheers happily.

"You two... Thank you..." Noel said and then she sees Grace. "Grace...? What happened to him?" Noel asked.

"When Aril attacked you, Grace somehow changed forms and became this." Ky said.

"I see. I think you're still cute no matter what you are." Noel said petting Grace who licks her face.

"We better go see Master Yen Sid and tell everyone the news." Ky said as they leave the chamber.

Ky, Noel, Pax, and Grace return to the main chamber.

"Hi, everyone." Noel said.

"Noel!" Sora cheered hugging Noel.

"You're okay!" Elena cheered.

"Heh, I knew it!" Ken said.

"I'm so happy!" Lucas cheered hugging Noel.

"You had us worried for a minute." Goofy said.

"We thought something turned out worse." Sly said.

"I'm really sorry..." Noel said.

"Not as sorry Aril's gonna be when we see her again!" Elena said.

"Master Yen Sid, you helped me. Thank you." Noel said bowing.

"Your gratitude is not necessary, Noel. What matters is you survived the ordeal. You are lucky to have friends, who care for you." Yen Sid said.

"We'll always care for each other." Zatch said.

"Unlike the Brotherhood and the Organization, we actually treat each other like a family." T.J. said.

"Well, now that we've told Master Yen Sid about the Brotherhood and the Organization using Replicas, Pax, we should continue on our mission." Oswald said.

"Right." Pax said.

"Wait, you guys know about the Brotherhood suing Replicas?" Noel asked.

"Yeah. Not only them, but obviously Organization XIII are using them." Pax said.

"Well, Noel and I actually came across two Replicas being used by the Brotherhood, Vitium and a mysterious girl...Xaria." Ky said.

"Vitium?!" Elena asked shocked.

"That Replica Faust created back at Tower of Remembrance?!" Tails asked shocked.

"Yeah. Faust recreated him and I fought him again. What's more is that he didn't seem to remember me, but...I can feel like even he has a heart." Ky said.

"This is getting serious now. Whatever the Brotherhood and the Organization are doing, we need to stop them soon." Shadow said.

"Indeed. They are using what they can to try and throw you young ones off. Stay vigilant." Yen Sid said and they nod.

"Oswald, time to go." Pax said.

"Yeah. Hope we'll meet again." Oswald said.

"You bet!" Donald said.

"Take care." Max said.

"Noel, Ky, good luck." Pax said ruffling Ky's hair and then kisses Noel's cheek but then reaches close to Noel's ear. "I...hope you'll be okay." Pax said.

"Pax...?" Noel said blushing and the two leave.

"Well, we'd better get going too." Blaze said.

"Right. We worlds to protect and bad guys to deal with." Lucas said.

"Then I wish you young ones a safe journey." Yen Sid said and they nod and they leave the chamber. "May your heart be your guiding key." Yen Sid said.

The group are outside the tower to get ready to leave.

"Ready?" Sora asked.

"We all are." Ky said.

"Yes." Noel said as they go for Fulgur, Millia, and the Gummi ship and they fly off leaving Mysterious Tower.

Ky's and Noel's groups are flying on Fulgur and Millia but as they're flying through space Ky feels something in his heart.

Ky is in a white space and looks around.

"Huh? Now what?" Ky asked.

"Ky." A voice said.

"Who's there? Wait, that voice." Ky said and turns to see Xyk. "Xyk." Ky said running to his Nobody.

"Sorry." Xyk said.

"Huh? For what?" Ky asked.

"You were fighting that hooded girl, right?" Xyk asked.

"Yeah, but..." Ky was cut off.

"I had to use your body for a bit to try and get her to stop." Xyk said.

"Huh?" Ky asked.

"That hooded girl... Her name was Xaria and she's my...best friend." Xyk said.

"Really? Then, what..." Ky was cut off.

"Back when we were in the Organization as special members, we developed a friendship together to the point to where we were like siblings. After feeling like we were both being used like puppets and wanting to find out who or what we were, we decided to leave, but then that bastard, Narasix... He...destroyed her." Xyk said.

"I'm sorry." Ky said.

"This was before I was sent to that digital Gloam City and having to join myself with you. Ky, I need a favor from you." Xyk said.

"Save Xaria?" Ky asked.

"Please. I don't wanna come back until she's safe from the Brotherhood." Xyk said.

"Xyk... Okay. I'll hold off from giving you a body until I find a way to get Xaria back for you." Ky said.

"Thanks, Ky. I guess you ARE a better other." Xyk said.

"But YOU have to promise when we get you a new body, I get to spend time with you and Xaria." Ky said.

"Fine. It's a deal." Xyk said.

"Ky...?" Noel asked snapping Ky out of his thoughts.

"Huh?" Ky asked.

"You zoned out for a while." Kiyo said.

"Everything okay?" T.J. asked.

"Y-Yeah. I'm okay." Ky said. "Xyk, Xaria... Vitium... I'll save all three of you, no matter what." Ky said in his mind.

Fulgur, Millia, and the Gummi ship continue flying through space while fighting off Heartless ships and Black Xeti rays of darkness and keep moving until they find a world.

"That world... It looks familiar to me." Ky said.

"Now that you mention it, it kinda does." Elena said.

"Yeah, I have the same feeling." Max said.

"Huh?" Noel asked.

"We should go there next. Maybe he's still there." Ky said using his Keyblade to create a light portal and has Fulgur fly for it.

"Wait for me, Ky." Noel said.

"Ky's going for a another world." Sora said.

"He looked like he's in a hurry." Donald said.

"We should go in with him." Goofy said as they go for the world.

Fulgur arrives at the world but the skies are red.

"The sky...what's happened to it?" Elena asked.

"I have a bad feeling about this." Tails said.

"You think he's still here, Ky?" Murray asked.

"Hopefully. I wanna see if he's okay." Ky said.

Fulgur keeps flying but then something approaches the group.

"What's that?" Zatch asked.

"It looks big." Shadow said as the clouds reveal what looks like a giant ship with four metallic crooked wings, cannons and blasters on its sides and back, a metallic arm claw, and the front of the ship has what looks like a mask with a window on it.

"That's one big ship." Max said.

"But who does it belong to?" Elena said but the giant ship fires a laser beam at Fulgur who dodges.

"Crap!" Ky said.

"This is bad! How can we fight it?" Bentley asked.

Just then Millia comes to Fulgur's side.

"Are you okay?" Noel asked.

"Fine, but that ship means business." Ky said.

"That's one big ass ship!" Ken said as the ship keeps firing lasers at both Fulgur and Millia who dodge.

As the ship keeps firing at Fulgur and Millia the Gummi ship aims at the ship.

"Tell me you got a lock on it." Donald said.

"Trying to aim here!" Sora said firing laser shots at the ship. "Gotcha!" Sora cheered but the ship shoots a big cannonball at the Gummi ship.

"Look out!" Goofy said as the Gummi ship dodges.

"And I thought Hook's ship was big a dangerous." Sora said.

"It gives Eggman's Egg Cruisers a run for their money." Donald said.

Fulgur and Millia keep dodging the ship's attacks but then the metallic claw goes up and gets both Fulgur and Millia sending them down.

"Ky! Noel!" Sora cried but the ship fires a giant laser at the Gummi ship hitting it.

"We're hit!" Donald cried.

"Mayday! Mayday!" Goofy cried as the Gummi ship goes down.

Fulgur and Millia keep going down and they later land on the ship's back dock.

"Everyone okay?" Sly asked.

"Oh, yeah, aside from gettin' hit by that damn claw, we're fine." Ken said.

"No one likes sarcasm, Ken." T.J. said as the Gummi ship lands on the back dock.

"This is the second time that's happened to us." Donald said.

"At least we're okay." Sora said but then lasers rain down while cannonballs go up and go down at the group.

"You had to say something?" Shadow asked.

"RUN!" Ky said.

The group start running through the dock while dodging the raining lasers and dropping cannonballs but the metallic claw tries to attack the group who dodge and keep running through the docks while dodging more lasers and cannonballs and they later reach the end of the dock and Storm finds a hatch.

"Pika!" Storm said pointing at the hatch.

"Let's go!" Noel said opening the hatch and they go into the hatch.

(World of Halberd)

The group are now inside the ship and are in what looks like a metallic hallway.

"So, now we're in a ship. Any ideas?" Kiyo asked.

"We find a way to get outta here without getting killed." Max said.

"Great idea." Ken said rolling his eyes.

"Okay, Ken stay here." Lucas said.

"Screw you!" Ken yelled.

"Shut up! Let's just get out of here before we get caught." Elena said.

"Agreed. C'mon." Ky said.

(Field Theme: Aboard the Halberd)

(Ship Corridors)

(Information: Find a way out of the ship!)

The group start moving through the corridors of the ship to try and escape and they find a metallic door and they open it taking them to the next corridor and they keep moving but then Grace hears something.

"Someone's coming." Sora said.

"Hide." Sly said.

"Elena." Ky said and Elena nods and casts her invisibility spell.

Running through the hallway are four figures with one being a pink puffball, the second being a masked figure with a cape, a girl with blonde hair tied to a braid, and boy with green and yellow hair covering his eyes.

"Hurry, my friends! We must reach the control tower of the Halberd!" The masked figure said.

"I just hope we get there before it destroys Dream Land completely." The girl said.

"Dream Land?" Ky asked.

"Shh!" Donald shushed.

"YOU shush, stupid!" Elena said.

"Hey, I think we know those guys." Max said.

As the four keep going the pink puffball stops and walks over to the corner.

"Poyo?" The pink puffball asked.

"That's..." Ky stops talking as Elena undoes the invisibility spell. "Kirby!" Ky cheered.

"POYO!" Kirby cheered as Ky hugs him.

"It IS you!" Ky said.

"Poyo! Poyo!" Kirby cheered.

"Aww, it's so nice to see you again! You're still cuter than ever." Elena said.

"I believe it's been a while!" Max said.

"Hey!" Donald said.

"Shut it, Duck! We're having a reunion here!" Elena yelled.

"Um, hello?" Noel asked.

"Poyo?" Kirby asked.

"It's okay, Kirb. They're friends of ours." Ky said.

"I'm Noel." Noel introduced.

"Hi, I'm Sora." Sora said.

"The annoying duck is Donald." Elena said.

"Hey!" Donald yelled.

"Name's Ken, Pinky. Don't forget it." Ken said.

"This is my dad, Goofy." Max introduced.

"Howdy, Kirby! Any friend of Maxie's is a friend of mine!" Goofy said.

"Dad..." Max said embarrassed.

"Hi, I'm Lucas." Lucas introduced.

"This is Grace." Noel introduced Grace who eyes Kirby who eyes back but pets Grace who nudges.

"So, what are you doing in a ship like this, Kirby?" Bentley asked.

"And what what was it about Dream Land being destroyed?" Tails asked.

"Someone has commandeered my Halberd." A voice said and they see Meta Knight.

"Heya, Meta!" Ky said.

"So, you DID come back, Ky? And you've managed to arrive at the Halberd." Meta Knight said.

"The Halberd. So, it's your ship?" Elena asked.

"If so, then what was the big idea attacking us?!" Donald demanded.

"Were you deaf or stupid, Donald? He just said someone has taken over his ship." Shadow said.

"Indeed." Meta Knight said.

"You have any idea of who took it over?" Sly asked.

"Lemme guess, King Dedede." Elena said.

"Actually, no. As much as I assumed it was him, someone else has taken control. It was a figure wearing crimson with black stars." Meta Knight said.

"The Brotherhood!" The group said.

"You know them, I take it?" Meta Knight asked.

"Yeah, they're a very dangerous group." Ky said.

"If the Brotherhood's here, then it's a good thing we're here." Lucas said.

"So, you'll help me regain control of my ship?" Meta Knight asked.

"Like we'll say 'no'!" Ky said grinning.

"Poyo!" Kirby cheered.

"Excellent. You have my gratitude. We must hurry for the control tower, but be weary. Not only are the Black Xetis and Heartless here, but there are dark grey creatures in my ship." Meta Knight said.

"Haviks!" Donald said.

"We know how to handle 'em. Lead the way, Meta and we'll follow." Elena said.

"Good. Let's move." Meta Knight said.

"By the way, I just heard Tiff. Where is she?" Ky asked.

"She and Tuff must have gone ahead. We must hurry before..." Meta Knight was cut off by a scream.

"Oh, no!" Zatch said.

"Come on. We must hurry!" Meta Knight said.

(Information: Find Tiff and Tuff through the ship!)

The group begin moving the Halberd's interior but then they see Muncher Haviks appear.

"Haviks!" Ky said taking out Dawn of Hope.

"Vile creatures! Get out of my vessel!" Meta Knight said taking out his sword while Kirby gets into his fighting stance.

"This is like old times. Let's do this." Elena said.

(Battle Theme: Meta Knight's Revenge)

(Information: Defeat the Haviks!)

"Kirby, Meta, be careful, these Haviks are very dangerous." Ky said.

"No matter how many they are, they are no match." Meta Knight said.

The Muncher Haviks swing their hammers at the group who dodge but Ky triple slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by casting Spark while Noel horizontal slashes with Street Justice and then casts Thunder and then enters Team Enigma and delivers attacks with a pole followed by unleashing laser beams and then delivers a powerful bolt attack while Sora vertical slashes with Kingdom Key followed by two cross slashes and them delivers a groundbreaking slam but the Muncher Haviks unleash sonic belches but Grace uses Snarl while Storm uses Iron Tail but the Muncher Haviks roll around with their bodies to attack but Goofy delivers a bash with his shield while Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker while Lucas uses PK Flash but the Muncher Haviks slam their hammers to create a quake but Tails throws ring bombs while Bentley shoots electric darts but the Muncher Haviks swing their hammers followed by sonic belches but Ken casts Earth while T.J. diagonal slashes with his knife followed by an upper slash while Max uses Cyclone but the Muncher Haviks roll their bodies around but Elena casts Zero Gravity to hold them in the air and then casts Thunder while Donald casts Blizzard while Lucky uses Egg Roll but the Muncher Haviks slam their hammers but Murray uses Thunder Flop while Shadow uses Chaos Rift but the Muncher Haviks unleash sonic belches but Sly turns invisible and delivers a strike with his cane while Blaze uses Fire Drill but the Muncher Haviks swing their hammers but Kirby inhales a Muncher and becomes Muncher Kirby and swings his hammer while unleashing sonic belches while Meta Knight slashes with his sword followed by a tornado strike but the Muncher Haviks roll their bodies around but Noel uses Team Enigma to unleash ethereal rangs, laser beams, bolts, and black waves to attack and they defeat all of the Haviks.

"There're more Haviks where they came from if the Brotherhood's on the ship." Ky said.

"Let us hurry to the control tower!" Meta Knight said and they nod.

(Ship Interior 1)

The group begin moving through the ship's first interior while fighting off more Haviks in their way and they find what looks like a blocked grate.

"The grates are blocking the very path we need to proceed. We must find the switches of the ship." Meta Knight said.

"Say no more." Sora said.

"Let's move." Bentley said.

The group search the interior for switches and they find the first switch to unlock the first grate and keep going while dealing with Pirate Heartless and more Muncher Haviks but the group defeat them and keep finding more switches and they find the second switch and they press it and keep going and find Werewolf Black Xetis and Horror Haviks and they attack the group who defeat the enemies and they find the third switch and unlock the final grate and they go for a ladder and climb down and find a door and go for the next area.

(Ship Interior 2)

The group arrive at the second interior of the Halberd but then more Muncher Haviks appear and attack with their hammers but Kirby delivers multi punches followed by a powerful swing with his hammer while Meta Knight delivers a drilling slash with his sword but the Muncher Haviks unleash sonic belches to attack but Donald casts Stop to freeze them allowing Shadow to unleash Chaos Arrows all over the Haviks and sends them to attack while Lucas uses PK Thunder but the Muncher Haviks roll their bodies around to try and get the group but Max uses Shield Skate while Ken casts Ice Barrage while Grace uses Dark Pulse but the Muncher Haviks slam their hammers but Murray uses Turbo Charge while Goofy uses Goofy Charge while Lucky uses Headbutt but the Muncher Haviks unleash sonic belches but T.J. powers himself up and throws many knives while Tails shoots lasers from his blaster while Storm uses Volt Tackle but the Muncher Haviks roll their bodies around to attack but Kiyo has Zatch shoot several lightning bolts while Bentley unleashes droids to attack while Elena unleashes magic concussive blasts but the Muncher Haviks slam their hammers but Sly uses Insanity Strike to make the Haviks attack each other while Blaze shoots fireballs but the Muncher Haviks unleash sonic belches but Noel casts Sleep to make the Haviks sleep and then uses Dark Raid while Sora triple slashes with Kingdom Key followed by Strike Raid while Ky delivers four slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by a roundhouse slash then unleashing light chains and they defeat the Haviks and they go for the next door taking them to the another area of the second interior where everything is dark but they find a switch to light up the room and they find another dorr taking them to the next room.

(Ship Interior 3)

The group arrive at the next interior but they find six grates blocking their path.

"More grates? Great." T.J. said.

"Any switches to find, Meta?" Elena asked.

"No switches, but those Haviks are the ones patrolling the grates." Meta Knight said.

"I get ya. We defeat the Haviks and the grates'll open up." Zatch said.

"Indeed." Meta Knight said.

"Well, let's start." Blaze said.

The group start looking for Haviks to defeat and they find a Horror Havik and so Ky defeats it making the first grate open and they find more Haviks and they find a Terror Havik and Noel defeats it making the second grate open and they later find a Muncher Havik and they defeat it making the third grate open and they find two Muncher Haviks and they defeat them making two more grates open and they later find a Muncher Havik and defeat it making the sixth and final grate open.

"That's all of 'em!" Goofy said.

"Good. Hurry to the next room." Meta Knight said.

The group go for the next door and they open it taking them to the next area.

(Ship Interior 4)

The group arrive at the next interior where it's a big metallic room.

"Be on guard, my friends. Anyone could appear." Meta Knight said.

"Right." Ky said.

"Kirby?! Meta Knight!" A voice said.

"Poyo?" Kirby asked.

"That voice! It's Tiff!" Elena said and they find both Tiff and Tuff in two cages.

"Tiff! Tuff!" Ky said.

"Hiya, Ky! Nice to see ya again!" Tuff said.

"Sorry for running on ahead, but we got captured." Tiff said.

"Hang on, we'll help ya!" Max said.

"Wait! We're not the only ones in here." Tiff said.

"Whaddya mean?" Sly asked.

"Well, look who showed up!" A voice said and they see King Dedede in a cage.

"Well, if isn't King Douchebag!" Elena said.

"How funny that you placed Kirby in that stupid trial and now you're in a cage." Max said.

"Shuddup and get me outta here!" Dedede yelled.

"Fine, whatever." Ky said.

"Oh, no you don't!" A voice said and something appears and it's a pink puffball wearing a jester hat with the left side being red while the right side is blue, a red bowtie, and brown shoes.

"Who're you?" Sora asked.

"Marx! What are you doing on my ship?!" Meta Knight demanded while Kirby gets into a fighting stance.

"You know him?" Noel asked.

"Yes, he's one of Dream Land's vile creatures. He once tried to take it over by making a wish from NOVA, but Kirby defeated him." Meta Knight said.

"Wait, this little guy?" Ken asked.

"I may be small, but I'm very dangerous! I never thought I'd see my old friend again." Marx said.

"Kirby's NOT your friend!" Tiff yelled.

"What are you doing back anyway?" Tuff asked.

"Kirby knocked you into NOVA and you both were destroyed." Meta Knight said.

"Yeah, but luckily, my new friend in a crimson cloak with black stars brought me back and they helped me gain control of your stupid ship." Marx said.

"Wait, what?!" Ky asked.

"The Brotherhood brought this lunatic back?" T.J. asked.

"And that's how they were able to control this ship." Tails said.

"I've been wanting revenge on you, Kirby. You ruined me and now I'll return the favor by sending this ship on a collision course into Dream Land, destroying all life." Marx said shocking.

"You're gonna WHAT?!" Tiff asked shocked.

"If I can't have Dream Land, NO ONE WILL! And since you stupid losers are here, I'll be more than happy to finally rid myself of you!" Marx said.

"You're NOT gonna be doing something stupid like that! Not you! Not the Haviks! NOT the Brotherhood!" Ky yelled.

"Hehehehe! Well, just TRY and stop me! First, why don't you play with my new friend." Marx said as shadow bugs appear and they go for King Dedede covering him in darkness.

"Oh, no..." Elena said.

The cage opens as the shadow bugs disappear revealing King Dedede now covered in black armor and a black armored mask and confronts the group.

"Have fun with my new friend, losers. Meanwhile, my other new friend and I are gonna work on bringing this ship to the ground." Marx said leaving as Dark Dedede takes out a spiked hammer ready to attack the group.

"Guys, look alive!" Ky said as they get ready to fight.

(Boss Theme: Dance to the Death)

(Information: Defeat Dark Dedede!)

Dark Dedede swings his spiked hammer at the group who dodge out of the way and Ky triple slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by Water Slash and then uses Thunder Surge while Noel vertical slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by Dancing Blade and then uses Edge Slash and then casts Thunder Shot while Sora double diagonal slashes with Kingdom Key followed by a spinning slash and then uses Blitz but Dark Dedede jumps high into the air and tries to land on the group while unleashing shock waves but Kirby uses Final Cutter while Donald casts Deep Freeze while Tails delivers a flying kick but Dark Dedede delivers a spinning strike with his spiked hammer to deal big damage but Goofy blocks with his shield and then uses Tornado while T.J. dash slashes with his knife while Murray gets into his ball and delivers a rolling strike but Dark Dedede turns his spiked hammer into a jet hammer and charges it to deliver a powerful swing but Lucas uses PK Fire while Ken unleashes magic music fists and sends them to strike while Kiyo has Zatch use Bao Zakeruga while Max uses Shield Boomerang but Dark Dedede jumps high into the air and tries to land on the group while unleashing shock waves but Shadow multi punches with Chaos infused energy while Meta Knight disappears in his cape and then reappears and delivers a giant slash with his sword while Grace uses Growl but Dark Dedede double swings his spiked hammer and then delivers a spinning strike with his hammer but Bentley uses his RC Chopper to fire missiles while Storm calls down lightning to strike while Elena casts Magma followed by casting Meteor but Dark Dedede charges his spiked hammer and then delivers a huge swing to try and attack the group but Sly uses Cane Spin while Blaze slashes with flame swords while Lucky uses Ground Pound but after enough attacks Dark Dedede is covered in darkness.

"Everyone, watch out!" Ky said as Dark Dedede unleashes a pulse of darkness.

Dark Dedede unleashes two giant spiked dark balls and throws them at the group but Kirby inhales and sucks them up and then spits them back out at Dark Dedede who retaliates with delivering a spinning strike with his spiked hammer at Kirby but Murray uses Tornado Punch while Kiyo has Zatch use Zakeruga but Dark Dedede jumps into the air and tries to land on the group while unleashing shock waves but Lucas uses PK Flash while T.J. multi slashes with his knife while Blaze uses Fire Tornado but Dark Dedede charges his jet spiked hammer and then delivers a huge swing while unleash dark waves but Grace uses Bite while Shadow unleashes Chaos Lances while Goofy uses Goofy Discus but Dark Dedede unleashes two giant spiked dark balls and throws them but Elena catches them with her magic and throws them back at Dark Dedede while Storm uses Skullbash but Dark Dedede delivers a spinning strike with his spiked hammer but Max uses Shield Missile while Lucky uses Egg Throw while Tails unleashes Magic Hand and it delivers a punch but Dark Dedede slams his spiked hammer on the ground while unleashing dark waves and then unleashes more spiked dark balls but Donald casts Gravity followed by casting Explosion while Bentley throws ice bombs while Meta Knight triple slashes with his sword but Dark Dedede jumps high into the air and tries to land on the group while unleashing shock waves but Ken unleashes magic music waves followed by casting Fire Burst while Sly uses Electric Cane but Dark Dedede delivers a spinning strike with his spiked hammer and then slams his spiked hammer on the ground making dark waves but Sora delivers five slashes with Kingdom Key followed by a triple fast slashes and then unleashes a light slam while Noel delivers three vertical slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by a graceful spinning slash and then unleashes dark orbs while Ky slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by a somersault slash and then covers himself with light and delivers surging light strike and they finish off Dark Dedede who is pushed back and then Ky uses his light magic to get rid of the darkness freeing Dedede.

"Bad enough he had to deal with his crap before, but darkness controlling him? That's much." Ky said.

"Well done, everyone." Meta Knight said as he destroys the cages freeing Tiff and Tuff.

"Thank you." Tiff said.

"You guys put Dedede in his place." Tuff said.

"Yeah, but with Marx on the loose and with the Brotherhood involved, this is serious." Kiyo said.

Just then Dedede wakes up.

"What in the name of my grandmother just happened?" Dedede asked.

"You were a puppet of the dark, idiot." Elena said.

"Why you...! If I didn't know better, you..." Dedede was cut off.

"We don't have time to argue with you, King Dedede. Marx is planning to destroy all of Dream Land. In order to stop him, we must work together." Meta Knight said.

"Look, we're not exactly happy about this idea as you are, but it's the only option." Ky said.

"Fine! Don't get all cuddly with me, Kirby!" Dedede said.

"King Dedede and I will get to the control tower. Can I count on you to find Marx and try to stop him?" Meta Knight asked.

"Sure, but where do we start?" Sora asked.

"He could be anywhere on the ship, causing as much havoc as he wishes. Go with Kirby and find him on the ship. We will meet again soon." Meta Knight said as he and Dedede start moving.

"Well, you heard him, let's get going." Tiff said.

"Okay, but where else can we go on?" Noel asked.

"I think I have an idea and it might be a crazy one." Tiff said going for the ship's window.

"You mean we'll have to go outside?" Murray asked.

"It's our only option." Tuff said.

"In that case, let's get moving." Ky said and they nod and they go outside.


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. Well, looks like we got ourselves a cliffhanger, but the next chapter should be a little interesting. Also, I want to apologize for scrapping Attack on Titan, but I couldn't have any ideas for that world, so that's why I decided to replace Halberd instead. I hope you enjoyed this chapter still. Next time, Ky, Sora, Elena, Ken, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, Murray, Lucas, Donald, and Goofy go with Kirby through the Halberd to continue fighting for control of the Halberd, but they continue to deal Marx, who causes trouble for them. 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.