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Hina was resting her elbow on the arm of the chair while her head was in the palm of her hand, looking miserable. Her friends tried everything to cheer her up, and while it did seem successful, it wasn't enough.
"Hina…" Rose crawled up on her with Pikachu on her shoulder. "Sis…"
"Oh… hey Rose…" Hina quietly said.
"I don't like it when my friends are sad… especially family…" She said.
"I'm sorry… I'm just… not in the mood…"
"Pika…" Pikachu looked at her sadly.
"Sis…" Rose crawled up her some more until she was up in front of her face. "I want you to be happy like you usually are."
Hina sighed. "It takes time…." She said, looking at her.
"I know it does…" Rose sighed before kissing her on the cheek before resting her head on her chest, hugging her.
Hina smiled and hugged her back. "I needed this…" She said, kissing her on the forehead. "Thank you…"
Rose smiled as she then could feel a tear on her forehead as she could see tears rolling down her cheek as she gently wiped them away as they lay there for a few minutes while Hina rubbed her back, then Hina had an idea.
"Hey, why don't we go to Gensokyo… just the two of us?" She then looked at Pikachu. "…Three of us."
"Cha!" Pikachu smiled.
"What are we going to do there?" Rose asked.
Hina smiled sweetly at her. "I know a way." She said as she got up and made a portal as they went inside, and then they appeared in front of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. "Come on, let's go."
"Okay." Rose nodded as they walked through the gate, as she noticed that Meiling wasn't there, as it turns out ever since what happened in the library, the Scarlet Devil Mansion crew were busy getting the library back in order… and trying to prevent Patchy from screaming her lungs out.
BGM: Waltz of the Damned (Kingdom Hearts II)
As soon as they walked in, they noticed the Fairy Maids quite busy trying to replace the glass that had been broken, not to mention fixing the bathroom door as Hina sighed sadly, but she snapped out of it and kept walking until they eventually made it to the kitchen.
"So what are we doing here?" Rose asked.
Hina smiled. "I'm going to cook something."
"…You cook?"
Hina grinned. "Yeah, I have to cook myself some food when my parents go out on a lot of dates. Frankly, I have a specialty in mind. Can you get me the chicken, parmesan cheese and the marinara sauce?"
"Sure." Rose nodded as Hina found an apron that was basically Sakuya's but she was sure she wouldn't mind, so she put it on and went right to work.
Later… and in Patchy's library…
"That's it, I'm investing in some bookcases that won't topple over." Patchouli growled after putting the last bookcase up.
"How are you gonna do that?" Koakuma asked.
"Simple, I'll bolt them down if I have too!"
"And probably get something that won't make books fall over as easily." Flandre said.
"Not sure how you're going to get the books out to read 'em, though…" Sakuya said.
"Well, there's going to be a way for something!" Flandre told her.
"Either way, I say we-" Remilia sniffed something. "…Do you smell that?"
"It smells like… Chicken Parmesan…" Meiling said as her stomach growled. "Ooooh, now I'm hungry…"
With Hina…
"Mmm! Those smell good!" Rose grinned.
Hina giggled. "Just a few more minutes, sweetie… then we'll have ourselves some delicious food!"
Unaware of them, Yukari opened up a gap to see how they're doing… and then the delicious smell of Chicken Parmesan hit her nose.
"Oh my…" Yukari said, as the aroma made its way around the Citadel, grabbing everyone's noses.
"…What the hell?" Sabrina asked. "Is someone cooking Chicken Parmesan?"
"Oh ho ho ho! My favorite!" Nan exclaimed and took off running.
"Hey, wait up! I want some of that!" Isaac exclaimed.
"I'm hungry! Let's go!" Yuyuko said, running in and actually dragging Youmu with her.
"Mama mia! I know that smell anywhere!" Mario exclaimed.
"Dibs!" Caboose ran off.
"You can't call dibs on food, Caboose!" Tucker ran after him as pretty much everyone ran into the gap… except for Sabrina who wasn't in much of a hurry, and a few others.
"Wow, taking it easy?" Aria asked.
"Hey, my legs may be working again but I'm not going to run quite yet just in case."
"I don't blame her." Xarina said as the girls and Riku waited for her before she walked in and the rest followed.
Back with Hina…
"Alright, they're ready!" Hina grinned as she turned around and put each of them on a plate and put them on the table as Pikachu hopped up on the table and as soon as they began to eat… they noticed almost the whole Citadel looking into the kitchen. "WHAT THE?!"
"…That was probably my fault." Yukari admitted.
Hina sweatdropped. "Oh god… I only made it for the three of us…"
"Don't worry, I can help you." Souji grinned.
Several Chicken Parmesans made later…
End BGM
"Oh, mama mia! This is amazing!" Mario exclaimed.
"Yeah!" Luigi grinned.
"I'm not big on Italian food, but this is the best I've ever eaten." Bowser said.
"Do you have more?" Yuyuko asked, already finished with hers.
"Lady Yuyuko…" Youmu sighed.
"What?"
"Mon Dieu, this is the best I've ever eaten." Spy said.
"Aye!" Demoman agreed.
"Frickin amazing." Scout grinned.
"Hooray for Hina!" Yui giggled as everyone else was minding their own business, talking to themselves and others while enjoying every bite.
"I didn't know you could cook." Souji said, sitting next to his girl.
"Well, when your parents go out on a lot of dates, you might as well find a way to feed yourself." Hina said. "…That and I took a cooking class in High School."
"Sweet." Souji grinned.
"Sometimes, I just cook to get my mind off things…" Hina admitted.
"Oh, I remember that day when that bonehead broke up with you in school." Kai said, overhearing this. "Seriously, I've never seen so many chocolate pies in my life."
"Ugh, don't remind me…" Hina sighed. "But I did throw one in his face… he was an asshole anyway."
Souji chuckled. "So, you cook to get… that out of your mind?"
"Yeah…" Hina nodded. "Honestly, when I found out that I have this amazing talent for cooking… I always wondered if I could set up a restaurant of my own."
"So, basically work as a chef?"
"Exactly."
Souji smiled. "I'm known being a cook myself… then again; it's all because one time Hikari and Buru poisoned our meals while camping at one point."
"Oh god… never again…" Vito shuddered.
"…How bad could it be?" Maria asked.
A long time ago… in the Bad Future…
BGM: Minicar (Hyperdimension Neptunia MK2)
"Let's see… we're going camping so what should we make over there?" Hikari asked.
"Oh! I know!" Buru pulled some mushrooms out of the shelf. "Some mushrooms!"
"Add some onions too!" Hikari said.
"Shrimp!"
"Potatoes!"
"Cream Soda!"
"Pasta!"
"Uh… they don't have any ham here."
"No matter, they have spam!"
"Tuna!"
"Asparagus!"
"So uh… Hikari… are you sure this is good for just one dinner?"
"How bad can it be, really?"
Later…
"Uh… I'm not liking that purple aura…" Vito said.
"Oh relax, it can't be that bad…" Paolo said as they took a bite… Aaaand down they went.
"AAAAH! VITO! PAOLO!" Hikari yelled.
"Souji!" Buru exclaimed as Souji looked at his and shuddered a little before taking a bite… aaaaand he went down too.
"SOUJI!"
End BGM
Back in the present…
"…You can't be serious…" Hina said as the three girls glared at Hikari and Buru who just whistled casually.
"Which is why I always cooked." Souji said. "Seriously, I'm a five star chef. Heck, I could show you a few of my specialties too."
"Thanks." Hina smiled.
"You know… we could work together."
"As like a family business once we're married?" Hina asked.
"Yeah." He nodded.
Hina smiled. "I love that idea. Let's do it."
"So uh, where are you guys gonna cook?" Bowser asked, overhearing the conversation.
Hina rubbed her chin in thought. "I was thinking of Gensokyo, but there's those man-eating Youkai I'd have to deal with on a regular basis…"
She closed her eyes, folding her arms. "…The Mushroom Kingdom, probably somewhere not close to the Shy Guy Buffet."
Bowser chuckled. "Then you can count Mario and Luigi as your regular customers!" He said as they all laughed at this.
"…The Mushroom Kingdom…" Marisa quietly said.
"Hmm? Something wrong?" Dante asked.
"No, I'm just lost in my own thoughts." She said, thinking about it while clenching her fists. I know what to do after the Malevolent Seven is defeated.
Later…
"Hey, you might want to use this." Worldwalker said, handing Hina an outfit. "I mean, heck, if you're gonna cook, you might wanna wear this."
Hina looked at it before taking it and then going in her room to change, and then came out a few seconds later. "How do I look?"
Hina's outfit is a dark purple chef's coat with the Halo Symbol on the left breast. Underneath the coat is a purple shirt and a pair of black pants with black shoes.
"This is basically your cooking outfit that I made… with the help of Peach." Worldwalker said as Yukari came by and looked at this.
"Hmm… you're self-conscious about your eye, right?" Yukari asked.
"Ever since I had that anxiety attack when Nan took me out for ice cream… yeah…" Hina nodded.
Yukari smiled. "I know just the thing!" She said as she quickly went behind Hina and then messed with her hair until she gave her a mirror. "What do you think?"
Hina's hair is now tied in a ponytail with a black ribbon next to it. In fact, Yukari made it so that her hair was long enough in the front to cover the metal band.
"Oh, I love it." Hina smiled and hugged her. "Thank you…"
"No problem." Yukari smiled and hugged her back.
"So, what should we do about the scar? People are still gonna question that."
Yukari grinned. "Ever heard of make-up to hide it?"
"Uh… what about stuff like… steam coming out of pots?"
"I'll manipulate the boundaries so that the only way for it to come off is when she either takes a shower or is ready to wipe it off." Yukari said. "It's like nothing ever happened to her!"
Hina smiled. "I like that!" She said as she went back to change into her skintight suit and kissed Souji before walking away, looking a little much better.
"That's what I want to see, my girl is back to normal… well, kinda…" Souji sighed. "I wish she wouldn't be melancholy about it."
Worldwalker sighed. "Believe me; everyone's doing everything they can to get Hina back to herself. If only there was a way."
Later…
"Wow… this therapy session is amazing." Hina said after getting up with Rose.
"Isn't it?" Rose giggled and walked away as Hina followed, but Doc stopped her.
"Hmm? What's up?"
"I just want a word with you… like, some advice actually."
"Oh?"
"I know you're trying to move on from what happened, but may I suggest something?"
"Go for it."
"Well, the best part of moving on is accepting whatever it is that seems to bother you, like what Meta did to your eye and the fact that he destroyed it with… you-know-what." He said, causing Hina to stiffen a little. "It might not work for a lot of people, but every once in a while, it works. If it doesn't work, then... well... there might be some other way, but perhaps if you accept it, it could work."
Hina sighed. "Thanks but… there's probably some other way like Inner Peace." She said.
"Well, you can't hide from it forever. Sometimes you gotta accept it. The sooner you accept it… the better."
Hina thought about it before shrugging it off. "Maybe someday." She said and walked away. "Thanks for the advice though."
Doc chuckled. "I know deep down… she'll move on."
"She most likely won't." O'Malley cut in.
"Oh, don't be like that."
Hina soon caught up with Rose as the two walked together. "Hey you two!" Worldwalker walked over to them. "I made two Keyblades for the two of you!"
"Really?" Rose's eyes lit up.
"Yeah." He put up the first Keyblade. "First, a Kirby Keyblade for Hina… I call this the Star Dream Soul Key. It boosts strength and magic to 3/4ths of the Ultima Weapon and it enables the ability to heal machines, it can also project a shield that blocks all attacks like Star Dream does from Planet Robobot." He said.
The Keyblade in question has the Heart of Star Dream for the Keychain, the blade is the arm of Kirby's Robobot, and the teeth is basically the Drill from Kirby's robot. (Think of the drill that Kirby used to destroy Star Dream.)
"Nice." Hina said as she summoned it in her hand.
"Now this next one… well… I've always wanted to make a RWBY Keyblade. I call it Remnant's Semblance, it boosts speed, strength, evasiveness and Blizzard magic, the abilities for this can make ice glyphs, make Shadow Clones like Blake, and fire bullets from Yang's gauntlet."
The RWBY Keyblade has Zwei's head for the Keychain, the handle is a red version of the Kingdom Key with Ruby's scythe blades on both of the back corners, the blade is Myrtenaster, and the teeth are Blake's Gambol Shroud and one of Yang's gauntlets.
"Yay!" Rose took it. "I'm going to take bullies out with a Yang with this Keyblade!"
With Simmons…
"GOD DAMMIT, BARB!" Simmons yelled… at particularly nothing.
Yang walked over. "Who are you talking to? And seriously… who's this Barb you keep mentioning?"
"Wait… you didn't make a pun?"
"No…?"
"Then who did… and why did I blurt it out randomly?!"
Back with the trio…
"Oh yeah, I forgot I added a side effect that it has the user make puns… then again, it was Hades' idea."
"Anyway, I'm gonna show mommy and daddy this!" Rose took off running.
Later…
"Um… I have a huge concern." Worldwalker said, walking up to Hina and Souji.
"What is it?" Souji asked.
"Well, you know how Tex took over and helped defeat Meta once again?" He asked.
"Yeeeeah…?"
"In the Red vs Blue show, she has that curse that makes her fail. It's probably just me being paranoid, but I don't want to have you get seriously get injured over something like that."
"Well, she did help us." Souji said.
"That was mostly because of dumb luck… then again, this is just me just thinking this too much, but still…"
"Even so, he does have a point…"
"I've actually been thinking of that ever since that day…" Hina said. "But I don't want to lose Tex, that's the thing…"
"We have to get rid of it someway. I know Plague Knight said that it was permanent, but there's always a few loopholes in science so maybe we can find out a way…" Worldwalker rubbed his chin in thought.
"Maybe we can help!" Rose walked over with Maria Jr. "We have the perfect solution."
"What's that?" Souji asked.
"Plague Knight might have said it's permanent, but he never thought of something like putting Tex in her own body!" Rose said.
"Huh?" Worldwalker asked. "Like a mind-switching machine or something?"
"Kind of." Rose said. "Me, my sis and Nepgear have been working on it ever since Tex entered Hina's body."
The two of them walked over to the workshop with the three of them following as they saw Nepgear putting the finishing touches on it. "Ah! Good, I was just finishing up!"
BGM: Professor E. Gadd (Luigi's Mansion)
"What's that?" Souji asked.
"It's a mind-transfer machine." Maria Jr. said. "Basically, it transfers your mind into another being."
"Has it been tested?" Hina asked, a little nervous.
"Of course, we actually tested it on a few Pokemon before switching them back." Nepgear said. "It's safe!"
"We can transfer Tex's mind to another body, which is that!" Rose said, pointing to Tex's old body, but it looks different while Buru giggled.
"You won't believe how easy it was to grab one of these from the Freelancer's Storage Facility!" She said as Nitori put her wrench away.
"I made it so that the armor was more in tune with the other armors that the Blood Gulch Crew has… or in simpler terms, the same armor that Chief has at the moment."
"Sweet." Hina said. "Tex, are you ready?"
Yeah.
"Alright, let's do this." Nepgear said as she picked up the lifeless black armor and put it down on the other end as Hina sat down on the other end. "You might want to get comfy, you're gonna be in there for a while."
"Alright." Hina nodded and closed her eyes as Maria Jr closed it and Rose switched it on as they watched, while the Blood Gulch Crew noticed this and walked in to watch.
End BGM
Thirty minutes later…
There was a ding and then the doors both opened as Hina walked out. "Hina? Is that you?" Souji asked.
"Yeah." Hina smiled and hugged him while the other door opened and then Tex's body walked out of it.
"Hmm… interesting…" Tex said. "I have my own body again."
"Question, how do we know it's actually Tex? For all we know, Hina's mind could've easily been put in that arm-" Grif's question was answered when Tex kicked him hard enough in the crotch. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" He yelled as he fell to the ground. "Yep… that's definitely her…!"
Tex chuckled. "Yep, I'm back… for real." She said as she took one look at Hina as Hina smiled at her and both of them hugged before they both walked away.
As Hina kept walking… she heard a voice.
"Hina…" A voice said as she turned to see Samus approaching her.
"Oh, hi Samus." She said. "What's up?"
"I just… I just want to say I'm sorry… for what I did."
Hina sighed. "If anyone should be sorry, it's Tex… she took over without me realizing it."
"…So… you're not mad…?" Samus asked.
"In a way… I still am kind of mad that you tried to kill me… but you know what? I'm not the one to hold grudges."
Samus smiled a little but sighed soon after. "Hina... I'm sorry for... trying to kill you. I was just... paranoid after Isaac lost control of the darkness, I wasn't thinking straight and... i'm sorry. I should've been there for you... I should've fought with you to get Sheila back... but... I'm nothing more than some psycho... and... I'm not sure if anyone truly forgives me for what i've done. I know they said it... but do they truly forgive me? Tristina is still having a hard time forgiving me... and-"
Hina put her hand on Samus's shoulder. "Okay, enough... there's no need to blame yourself anymore. I accept your apology."
Samus sighed. "Thanks... but... I don't know if-"
Hina suddenly hugged her and whispered something in her ear as her eyes widened and then she parted. "Take care." She waved and then took off somewhere else.
Samus stood there, looking at her hands and then remembering what Hina told her.
"It seems to me that... you can't forgive yourself. Once you forgive yourself... you can move on."
"How can I...? How can I forgive myself for what I've done?" She whispered to herself and walked away.
Later, in the middle of the night…
Tristina tossed and turned, groaning a little and opened her eyes. "Dammit... why can't I get some sleep...?" She wondered as she turned over to see Isaac fast asleep... and snoring in the process. Look at him... sleeping soundly and I can't even sleep at all...
She sat up and sighed. I need some air... She thought and got out of the bed, and walked out, being sure not to wake up Isaac... but then again, the guy's sawing logs so she's pretty sure a door closing wouldn't wake the guy up.
She then turned around and pecked him on the cheek before walking out and closing the door, and then she walked around the Citadel until she found the Nature Reserve where the Pokemon and the pets were sleeping, so she walked in the Nature Reserve and sat down, feeling a gentle breeze and walked around until she saw Umbreon resting peacefully.
Umbreon's ear twitched as she opened her eyes and looked up to see Tristina. "Umbre...?" Umbreon wondered before Tristina sat down and Umbreon cuddled in with her.
Tristina sighed. "I don't know why I can't sleep..." She muttered.
"Can't sleep either, huh?" A voice got her attention as she jumped a little as they turned to see Samus walking up to her from behind.
"Oh, joy... it's you..." She unenthusiastically muttered.
"Yeah... it's me." Samus said and then sat down next to her.
"What do you want..."
"Hey, I couldn't sleep... so I thought I'd walk around... and then I see you cuddling next to Umbreon."
"I see..."
The two sat in awkward silence for a long time as even Umbreon was getting a bit uncomfortable between the two.
"Why'd you do it..." Tristina finally spoke.
"Huh?"
"You know very well what I'm asking. WHY did you try to kill my guy?! You were trying to help him and yet, during his last episode in the Datascape, you suddenly went from nice to this psychotic bitch who tried to kill him! And what I don't understand is that Isaac and Hina forgave you, but why... Why is everyone so forgiving about you?!"
"They can tell I'm being sincere... I didn't mean to go so far..."
"Why... why the HELL did you try to kill him?!"
"...I was afraid..."
"Afraid of what?"
"I was afraid that he was starting to become someone he wasn't! I thought there'd be little time left before he lost himself and became this monster that destroyed everything! It didn't help that I overheard that conversation you had the other night where Isaac was afraid of his own darkness!"
"YOU WHAT?!"
"Yeah, I overheard it... okay, Deadpool told me, so I thought I'd give it my all and try to help him, but then he pulled that little stunt in the Datascape! I was glad that he snapped out of it, but I feared that he'd lose himself completely and become this hideous monster that would destroy everything he loved! His parents, his family, his friends, YOU! I was afraid that he'd kill all of you!"
"And how did you get THAT idea? Huh?! Isaac would always go back to his normal self after that!"
"Normal? He was getting more and more dangerous all the time and I thought it was just a matter of time before he lost himself!"
"It was a fucking dream!"
"Dream or not, it was going to become a reality!"
"Well, I wasn't going to let that happen!"
"Well, I'm glad you didn't let it happen!"
"That's because you were trying to kill him! I was just saving him from the psychotic bitch like you! And then you go and try to kill Hina for some stupid split personality? WHY did you do that?! You're the most psychotic fucking bitch I have ever me-"
"I WAS PARANOID, ALRIGHT?!" Samus snapped before pausing for a moment. "...I wanted to help Issac, but every time he lost himself, I grew more and more paranoid that he'd become someone else. I wanted to try to stop it, even it if meant killing him..." It was then that tears began rolling down her cheeks. "...I truthfully didn't want to kill him, but something inside me just said 'kill him'... I try to explain what happened but you didn't let m because you thought I was some sort of threat... But I'm not. I'm not some threat... I was only trying to help but you wouldn't let me, you wouldn't give me a chance...as if I lost a friend..." Samus hung her head down as soon as she said that, letting herself cry her eyes out.
There was a long dead silence after that, save for the sound of Samus crying. Her words stung Tristina greatly and, along with seeing Samus crying severely, left a huge feeling of guilt in her.
"...If anyone's the real bitch, it's me..." She sighed, as Samus looked at her in surprise. "I just wanted to protect Isaac and all I did was push you away... I always looked up to you as some awesome badass hero and... what I saw wasn't you... I didn't want you to leave..."
"Then why did you? Carolina and my daughter tried to get me to stay but... you saw how that went... why didn't you stop me?"
"...I was too angry..." She admitted. "A part of me was glad that you left, but I also had a huge empty feeling like I lost a hero I loved." She said. "To be honest, you always inspired me to be a hero to protect the ones I care about and... the whole universe to be exact... and look where that's got me... I pushed you to the point where you gave up. When I saw you again, I was happy... but, those memories of what happened made me so angry and I still can't bring myself to forgive you, no matter what I do... some hero I turned out to be..."
"Tristina..."
"What I'm trying to say is... I'm sorry... for... everything..."
"You're not the only one..." Samus said. "You're not a bitch, you're a wonderful woman who does everything she can to do what she can." She said. "In fact, believe it or not... the Keyblade Wielder I actually look up to is you... you're always so brave, you don't care what kind of danger you're in until the danger has been taken care of."
"...Really?"
"Yeah, even a badass needs to have someone to look up to." She said as she wiped her tears away. "I mean, I always look up to Keyblade Wielders, but there's something about you that amazes me... more than Sabrina, actually. ...Don't tell her I said that, she'd probably get jealous."
"It's a secret to everybody." Tristina said as they both looked up at the night sky.
"Tristina... I just want to say... I'm sorry... for everything... including a few minutes ago when I just snapped at you."
"And I'm sorry that I pushed you away when you wanted to give up, and for making you cry just now..."
"So, it seems like we're forgiving each other when I was originally waiting for you to forgive me."
"...Funny how that works." Tristina said as they both chuckled and started talking while Umbreon fell asleep until both of them grew tired and went back to their rooms and fell back asleep.
The next day...
Isaac got up, stretching. "Ah... that felt good..." He said as he then noticed Tristina still asleep. "Heh, and they say I'm a deep sleeper." He chuckled, kissing her on the cheek before walking out, completely unaware of what happened in the middle of the night.
With Worldwalker…
"Hmm?" Worldwalker looked at Samus, who looked like her old self again. "You seem like your old self again."
"That's because a certain someone finally forgave me in the middle of the night." Samus said with a grin.
"Tristina?"
"Yep." She nodded with a smile as Abby walked by and heard this. "I didn't think she'd ever forgive me, but… it seems like she did."
"How'd you get her to apologize?"
"It's a long story." Samus said and then walked away, seeing her daughter and happily hugged her before walking away.
"Hmm… makes me want to make a Metroid Keyblade but… I don't know if I ca-" A lightbulb appeared above his head and slammed his fist into his palm. "She hardly ever uses that one anyway." He said and ran over to Sabrina's room and knocked on the door, as he heard groaning and then the door opened up to see Sabrina with quite the bit of bed head and still looking a bit sleepy. "Morning!"
"Mmm… morning…"
"Wow, you're obviously tired."
"Rose had a nightmare and I was doing everything I could to calm her down… I'm trying to catch up on my sleep right now…"
"Mephiles?"
"No… she was being chased by that piano in that mansion in Super Mario 64… the doors were locked, the windows were glued tight… and then she was eaten alive before she woke up screaming and I had to go in her room to calm her down…"
Worldwalker's eye twitched. "That's one hell of a dream…"
"I know… I'm just trying to catch up on my sleep right now…"
"I see… so… can I steal your Metroid Keyblade?"
"Bounty Hunter's… Fortune… thingy…? I hardly used that thing anyway… why?"
"Well, I was thinking of re-forging it with Maria and giving it to Tristina if it's alright with you."
Sabrina summoned Bounty Hunter's Fortune. "Knock yourself out… I'm going back to bed…" She said as she closed the door and crawled back into bed while Worldwalker walked away while calling up Maria.
A few minutes later…
"Alright, it's done!" Maria came back with the new and improved Keyblade.
"Sweet!" Worldwalker took it and looked at it. "Oh yeah, this is much better! Let's see… I'll most likely rename this… Bounty Hunter's Forgiveness. What do you got for the abilities?"
"Well, I had it boosting speed and magic by an immense amount up to the Ultima with a moderate speed boost."
"Uh-huh…"
"I also gave the effects of the Gravity Suit, gave it the Space Jump and the Screw Attack. Also, the spells that Tristina will use has the Spazer effect, I also gave it the Wave Beam effect which can make the spells go through walls, and the Plasma Beam effect which has the spells pierce through enemies. It also can charged up to deal extra damage and increase the range. Lastly, it can hold a charged spell for later to use."
Worldwalker grinned. "Nice! I love this redesign!"
The newly redesigned Keyblade has the Screw Attack for the Keychain, the handle is similar to the Kingdom Key, but only purple to represent the Gravity Suit with green lights at the corners, the blade is Samus's Arm Cannon, and the teeth are two super Missiles.
"Now, the question is… where's Tristina?" He wondered.
Mokou walked by. "She went shopping with Abby after she caught wind that Tristina forgave her mother… and they dragged Isaac and Youske along."
"Well, I guess I'll send it there." He said as he swung the Keyblade as it disappeared.
With Tristina…
BGM: Toad Town (Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
"Hehehe! This is amazing!" Abigail giggled. "I've always wondered when you and mom would make up… and now it finally happened!"
Tristina smiled. "Yeah… I wanted to forgive her for a long time but…I couldn't bring myself until around last night…"
"Let's see…" Abigail wondered and then proceeded to walk around Coconut Mall with Tristina… while Isaac and Youske were behind them, carrying a lot of bags in the process, then looked into the clothing department as both of them grinned.
"…Oh lord…" Isaac sweatdropped.
"Well… I was kinda expecting that." Youske said as they walked in there as Abigail was looking everywhere for something fitting for Tristina and then spotted something.
"Oh hell yeah!" She said as she gave her an outfit. "Here, try this on!"
"Got it!" Tristina nodded and ran into the changing room, as the boys put down the bags.
"What'd you give her?" Isaac asked.
"You know how my mom wears the Zero Suit? Well, let's just say I found one that fits her." She grinned as Tristina walked out, and Isaac jawdropped.
"How do I look?" Tristina asked, doing a pose as she was now wearing a black version of the Zero Suit (think the black recolor in Smash) with the symbols looking like they are made of molten magma. The one on the back is in the shape of the red orb (like an outline of the orb on the back and the omega symbol). The symbol on the back of the hands are Pokéballs. The symbol on the left breast is a small Metroid symbol from Smash.
"Whoa…" Isaac said as Abigail kept looking around the shoe aisle and came back.
"I wondered if they had the jet boots… and they do!" Abigail grinned as Tristina tried them on, and instead of the yellow color that Samus has in Smash, it's a green color, matching the shiny parts of a shiny Primal Groudon. "Now, if only I can find a Paralyzer gun that includes the Plasma Whip…" Abigail wondered as she went over the entire mall looking for it.
"You look… wow…" Isaac said, walking up to his girl.
Tristina smiled. "I look hot, don't I?"
"Yeah."
Tristina still smiled and then hugged him as they both kissed… and then finally, Bounty Hunter's Forgiveness appeared in Tristina's hand as they both looked at it while Youske whistled, then Abigail ran in.
"FOUND IT!" She exclaimed as it was basically a green recolor of the Paralyzer Gun, then saw the Keyblade. "Oh! New Keyblade?"
"Yeah." Tristina nodded.
"It looks familiar, but I can't put my finger on it…" Isaac rubbed his chin in thought.
"Well, never mind about that. Come on, let's go pay for it and have the boys carry 'em!"
"Gee… do you want me to carry the Keyblade too?" Isaac joked… and it was answered by having the Keyblade be in the bag. "Wh- I was joking!"
"I know, but you offered." Tristina playfully winked at him before getting changed.
"Technically, it was your fault there." Youske said.
"Oh, bite me…"
End BGM
Later… with Nan…
Nan was sitting on the couch, looking at Rose and Maria Jr. playing with each other and then sighing. "If only I had a sister…" He muttered. "I've always wanted one."
Xarina was sitting next to him. "I'm not going through that again, y'know."
Nan chuckled. "Big baby." He teased.
Xarina rolled her eyes. "You're not the one who had to go through nine long months wishing her child would be born already… and let's not forget child birth… they say it's the miracle of life, but I say it's complete torture. Like I said, I'm not going through with that a second time… even if you kept begging me wanting a little brother or sister to protect when you were younger."
"I said that?"
"You were all "Mommy, I wanna little brother or sister so I can protect them and love them!'". Seriously, that's what you said."
"Well, it didn't help much when Maria Jr. was adopted into Isaac's family. Seriously, the guy's got two sisters now."
"Well, like I said, I'm not going through nine long months again… I'm surprised Sabrina was willing to do that a second time…" Xarina muttered.
"Well, we can adopt."
Xarina nodded. "Yeah, but you know how expensive that can be."
"I know…" Nan rubbed his metal arm on his chin in thought, and then in the corner of his eye, he saw Neo walking around. Isaac gets a screaming girl for a sister… so… what if…
"I think I know who it is." He said.
"Oh?" Xarina asked as it was whispered in her ear as she smiled. "I always liked her…" She smiled. "I mean… where else is she going to go after the Malevolent Seven is finished? Go for it! I'll tell your father about this."
"I'll tell Julia about it." He said as they nodded and took off… and a few minutes later, he walked up to Neo who was actually looking at the stars in the Observation room. "Hey, Neo."
Neo turned around and saw Nan, smiling and doing a friendly wave.
"So, I've been thinking… would you like to stay with me and Julia once the Malevolent Seven has been dealt with?"
Neo tilted her head a little with a raised eyebrow and pulled out a sign, as it read 'why?'.
"Well… I've always wanted a sister... I mean, you probably have nowhere else to go after the Malevolent Seven, right? So I thought 'She can stay with me and Julia and she can also be my sister'. So… I was wondering if… you could be my sister?"
BGM: Kairi III (Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix)
Neo stared at him as she formed a small smile and tears ran down her cheeks… and then she quickly hugged him, obviously moved from what Nan said, and then she nodded.
Nan chuckled. "Welcome to the family…sis." He said as Neo looked at him with a smile and the both of them walked out, seeing Julia, Xarina and Demyx as Neo teared up some more and hugged Xarina and Demyx.
"Nice, we have a new daughter." Demyx grinned.
"We sure do." Xarina nodded.
"So, I guess this means I have a new cousin then?" Hina walked over.
"Yeah, you sure do." Nan said.
Hina grinned. "That's nice!" She said as Neo smiled, then Roxas and Namine walked over too.
"So, I have a niece now… oh, this is so exciting!" Namine exclaimed, hugging Neo as Roxas wasn't as excited as his wife, but he was still happy that he's now the proud uncle of a mute girl.
Neo smiled at this and then Julia thought of something. "Hey, I just thought of something fitting for Neo." She said as they all looked at her.
Later…
"You wouldn't believe how hard it was to find this." Julia said as Neo walked out of the room, wearing a completely different outfit, similar to Harley Quinn's outfit from Injustice 2, but the hair and her face remains untouched.
Anyway, Neo is now wearing a pink(right side) and chocolate brown (left side) leather jack that is kept open revealing a chocolate brown leather corset with white outlines. On her hands is a white glove on the left hand and a pink glove on the right hand. She's also wearing pink (left side) and chocolate brown (right side) leather pants with a white belt. On her feet is a pair of heeled boots with white belts wrapped around them that go half way up to her knee with pink on her right foot and chocolate brown on her left foot.
Neo smiled at her outfit and hugged Julia in gratitude before deciding to hang out with her new brother as they proceeded to walk away together.
"They sure do look like siblings." Hina said.
"Yep." Xarina nodded, not even bothering to hold back a tear. "They sure do."
End BGM
Meanwhile, with Sabrina…
Sabrina lied on the arm of the couch, thinking about something.
"With all the overpowered Keyblades, I just feel as if your Keyblade is kind of pathetic."
Sabrina raised her arm up, summoning Heart of Gensokyo.
"I don't care what you say; Heart of Gensokyo ain't what it used to be!"
"…Is she right?" Sabrina wondered.
"I don't give a shit if it's your signature Keyblade! It'll always be weak!"
She thought about it, looking directly at the Keyblade… and even though Marisa admitted that it was still powerful, she just couldn't shake those words out of her head.
"…I wonder if it's possible to upgrade this Keyblade." She said as she got back up and walked to Worldwalker, then seeing her Metroid Keyblade in Tristina's hand. "…I hardly ever used that thing… it has a good home now." She said and then kept walking until she got to Worldwalker chatting with Maria.
"Hey."
"Hmm?" Worldwalker turned to her. "What's up?"
"Nothing much. I was just wondering if it was possible to upgrade Heart of Gensokyo."
Maria looked at her in surprise. "Why do you want to upgrade it? It's already your powerful Keyblade."
"Well… from what Marisa told me, it got me thinking… you know? Maybe it's not what it used to be since there's a lot of Keyblades that are more powerful than this thing. I mean, sure… I'm not complaining, I was just curious if you could power it up."
Worldwalker looked at it before taking it. "Ah, the first Keyblade I ever made when you were at that Alternate Universe when you were stopping Count Bleck. Sure, we'll power it up for you."
"Thanks." She nodded as Worldwalker and Maria walked away while Marisa walked over.
"Did I just hear you say that you wanted Heart of Gensokyo upgraded?"
"What you said during our battle kinda got to me." She said. "Maybe you're right… it's probably not what it used to be."
Marisa looked at her before putting her hand on her shoulder. "I didn't mean for it to get to you…"
"It's fine." Sabrina said. "But now I'll probably be having a powerful Keyblade once again." She smiled. "Can you even imagine what they might do to it?"
"I can sure imagine…" Marisa said. "Just don't point that thing at me."
Sabrina laughed. "I wasn't even thinking about it!" She chuckled as the two of them kept talking for a few minutes until Worldwalker and Maria came back.
"Alright, it's upgraded… and we gave it a new name!" Worldwalker said.
"Oh? What is it?" Sabrina asked.
"The Soul of Gensokyo." Maria replied. "We strengthened it up to the Fenrir, we boosted the magic up to the Ultima, and increased the speed by a large amount."
"…You had me at Soul of Gensokyo." Sabrina grinned, already liking it. "So what are the abilities?"
"Ah, we put in one ability each for Gensokyo's Incident Solvers." Worldwalker said. "The Duplex Barrier from Reimu, Stardust Reverie from Marisa-"
"Hey, no Master Spark?" Marisa asked.
"Considering whatever influences you have involving weapons including Master Spark, I say we have enough."
"Oh come on, it's not THAT bad."
"…You gave my Battle Rifle a Master Spark feature." Sabrina said.
"…Okay, I guess I have a Master Spark problem…"
"Let's see… oh yeah, you have Sakuya's ability to stop time for five seconds. You can make a clone of yourself similar to Youmu, but you both share the damage you take, you can make an illusionary copy similar to Reisen, and finally… you can summon Suwako and Kanako from Sanae's ability." Worldwalker said.
The Keyblade still had the same handle and Keychain, but the blade is now Youmu's Hakurouken and it now has three teeth. Sanae's Gohei, One of Sakuya's knives, and one of Reisen's bullets.
"Oh man, this is gonna be sweet!" Sabrina said as she took off.
Marisa sweatdropped. "Still would've preferred Master Spark… oh well."
In the Karaoke room…
"Let's see…" Gajeel looked through the songs. "Boring… lame… boring… oh, this looks like a good one!" He said as he pressed play and grabbed the microphone.
BGM: I Am… All of Me (Shadow the Hedgehog)
Gajeel smirked. "This is gonna be fun."
With the Fairy Tail group…
"Hmm…" Cobra closed his eyes. "Someone's turning on the Karaoke."
"Who is it?" Erza asked.
"…Gajeel."
Fairy Tail paled up, remember how the last time he started singing in front of the crowd.
"…I'll go stop him." Natsu growled.
Back with Gajeel…
Gajeel: I see no, hear no evil
Black writing's on the wall
Unleashed a million faces
And on by one they fall
If there was ever a time for someone to screw up a song by singing it badly, it'd be Gajeel.
Black-hearted evil, or Brave Hearted hero?
I am all, I am all, I am
I… I… I… I am!
Here we go, buddy
Here we go, buddy
Here we go, here we go, buddy
Here we go
Go ahead and try to see-through me
Do it if you dare! (Dare!)
One step forward, two steps back, I'm here
(One step forward, two steps back)
Do it! Do it! Do it! DO IT!
"FIRE DRAGON'S IRON FIST!"
"OOOF!"
*record scratch*
Gajeel got up, growling at Natsu. "What the hell was that for, Salamander?!"
"You seriously need to stop singing!"
"Why, you jealous that I'm a better singer than you are?"
"No, you just need to stop! Seriously, this is worse than the time you sang that shooby-doo die song! Worst. Singing. Ever… of all time!"
An anime tic mark appeared on Gajeel's forehead… and then tackled him to the ground, resulting in a fighting dust cloud.
"I TOLD YOU THAT IT'S SHOOBY-DOO-BA, YOU MORON!"
"WELL, YOUR SINGING IS TERRIBLE!"
"LIKE HELL IT IS!"
The two of them kept arguing until an annoyed Erza and Aria in her Fairy Heart form both slammed their heads together to knock them out.
"Honestly… those two are a couple of headaches when they argue…" Fairy Heart said as she turned back to normal. "In fact, they're worse than Natsu and Gray."
"Tell me about it." Erza nodded.
Back with Hina…
Hina sighed, resting on her side and resting her head on the arm of the couch, still looking pretty upset over the Meta incident… she obviously couldn't stop thinking about it, no matter how hard she tried, it just kept coming back to haunt her.
Rose sighed. "I wish there was something that we can do."
"Like what?" Maria Jr. wondered.
Rose rubbed her chin in thought and then had an idea. "Hey, remember when she was cosplaying in Hyperdimension?"
"…I'm listening."
"Well…" Rose grinned, and then saw Ruby walking by. "Hey Ruby!"
"Yeah?"
A few minutes later…
"Mrow!"
"…Huh…?" Hina wondered as she saw Rose and Maria Jr. in a kitty cat outfit.
"Meow!"
"Woof!"
They then saw Ruby in a wolf outfit…looking adorable as all hell, I might add.
"…What's all this?" Hina asked.
"We're trying to make you feel better." Rose said and then all three of them got in front of Hina as the two little girls meowed while Ruby used her puppy dog eyes, whining a little as Hina giggled and then laughed as she proceeded to scratch their eyes.
"You guys are so adorable." Hina giggled and hugged them as they hugged her back. "Thank you for trying to cheer me up… and getting Ruby involved."
Ruby smiled innocently. "Ah, it was nothing!" She said and then had an idea. "…Hey, I wonder what Zwei would think?" She said and then took off.
"So, what's all this then?" Hina asked.
"Well, we were inspired by your cosplaying back in Hyperdimension." Maria Jr. said.
"Cosplaying… oh, I remember those days with Noire." She smiled at the fond memories and then blinked. "…Hey…" She got up. "I'll be right back." She said and then took off. "Hey Noire!"
"I have a feeling we just got her back into it." Rose said.
"Yeah." Maria Jr. nodded and then smiled. "Hey, do you want to go act like cats some more in front of mom?"
Rose grinned. "I'm sure mommy would love that!" She said as they took off.
Later, with Souji…
"Wonder what Hina wants?" Souji wondered as he walked on over to his room. "Hmm, maybe she wants me to make her feel better." He said and then grinned. "I'll be happy to do that."
As soon as he opened the door, what he saw before him was Hina, in her HDD, lying on the bed… in a cat outfit no less. "Whoa…" He said in amazement.
"You like what you see~?" She asked.
"Yeah…" He nodded. "I have a question, though… how come I haven't seen you cosplaying in a long time? You haven't done that since Hyperdimension?"
Halo Heart sighed. "I was so much in despair after realizing I cheated on you and needing you the most, I felt that it added fuel that made me do it… it never crossed my mind when I was trying to heal… and when I did, I still didn't think about it until seeing Rose and Maria Jr. in cat outfits and Ruby in a dog outfit, it made me realize how much I missed it, and I enjoy doing it. I'm glad that Noire got me back into it."
"I actually did miss your cute outfits." Souji said.
"Well, now I'm just going to cosplay when I'm not in another world, battling whatever it is that we're fighting." She said. "Hell, I'll cosplay even when we're married too."
"So, you'll cosplay in your HDD?"
"And in my human form, whatever mood I'm in." She smiled.
"Well, I'm glad you're back into it." He said as he crawled into bed and getting on top of her. "In fact, I've always loved this hobby of yours. No matter what you dress up as, you'll always be my Spartan Princess."
Halo Heart smiled. "Thank you, sweetie…" She said and did a playful 'meow' as the two proceeded to make out, closing their eyes as Halo Heart moaned with pleasure, enjoying every moment of it.
Later, at the mechanic shop…
Hina walked in and noticed a Robobot being worked on, in fact, it was on a few stands as Rose was under it. "Hey Rose, what'cha doing?" She asked.
"Finishing my Robobot armor that I got for my birthday." She replied. "I've been working on it ever since I got it. I call it the Silver Robobot Armor." She said. "Hey Clank, can you pass me that blowtorch?"
"Sure." Clank 2.0 handed her the blowtorch as she put on a mask and began doing the finishing touches as Hina checked it out.
Basically, the Robobot Armor retains the basic shape of the Invader Armor, but with details that make it resemble a sliver version of Kirby's Robobot Armor. It has a predominantly sliver frame with light blue details and black feet, as well as a Fierce Deity-like face on its front. It has a blunt silver spike on each shoulder, resembling the tip of a screwdriver. The Robobot Armor also has a bronze-colored jetpack strapped behind it and the arms have the Kingdom Hearts Symbol on it.
"Santa, are you done on your end?" Rose asked.
"Yes, I am done with its abilities. I will most likely add more in the future."
"Fair enough." She said as she moved from the rolling cart and then got up, taking off the mask as she had a slight oil stain on her cheek.
"Um, you got a little something on your cheek." Hina said.
"Oh, I was going to take a bath anyway." Rose giggled.
"So… what are the abilities?"
"The color and design of the Robobot changes whenever it takes on another mode. The spikes on the shoulders can morph into various tools such as a wrench or drill." Santa began. "I also made it so it can absorb Heartless, and when she's in her HDD, she gets certain abilities with the Robobot. There's also a giant form for when Rose is in her Silver Sister and is in the need to get bigger. It can also transfer information to Sheila."
"Oh, sweet!" Sheila exclaimed.
"I also put in the ability to use her Keyblade and can use her Keyblade's abilities." Santa said. "Like I said, there will be more abilities in the future."
"I also put in a button that can change the armor's size to carry for easy transportation. Oh, and I also made it so Clank can use Backup Controls if necessary. Santa will be able to monitor and easily repair damages if needed." Rose said. "This thing is a beauty!"
Hina smiled. "Hmm, do you want to test it out?"
"I was planning on to." She said as she put it down. "Hey, do you want to help me test it out?"
"I've love to!" Hina smiled as they walked over to the virtual course and then Rose grinned as she then proceeded to turn the course on… and then turned it into a Kirby virtual course.
BGM: Green Greens (Kirby Super Star Ultra)
Rose grinned and then pressed a button, and their first Mini-boss was none other than Mr. Frosty.
"Mr. Frosty, eh?" Hina asked, transforming into Halo Heart.
"Why not?" She grinned, pressing a button on her Robobot Armor and it summoned the Remnant's Semblance Keyblade as she hopped into it, and putting on cute little goggles while she was at it. "Let's do this!"
End BGM
BGM: Crash! Gourmet Race (Kirby Super Star Ultra)
Mr. Frosty summoned ice blocks and then threw them at the two but Rose quickly slashed the ice block away while Halo Heart kicked another one towards him as the two ran over as Rose slashed him repeatedly while Halo Heart ran over and used an uppercut as she summoned a Battle Rifle, shot him a few times.
Mr. Frosty attempted to ram into them, but Rose's Robobot had other plans as she grabbed him and then had it jump up and did an attack similar to when Kirby copied Bugsy's move and slammed him into the ground, knocking him on top of the head as Halo Heart winced at this.
"Oh, that's gotta hurt in the morning." Halo Heart said as Rose used Zantetsuken to knock the poor guy out, and then the Robobot scanned him as he disappeared as 'data' and then the Robobot got the Ice Powerup.
"Oh yeah!" Rose grinned and then went over and tried out another mid-boss, as it was the Fire Lion, and with the new Ice powers, let's just say the Fire Lion was quickly extinguished with the two as they dodged the fireballs and the claws, although it did scratch the front of the Robobot, but luckily, Santa fixed that as it looked good as new and then Rose scanned the Fire Lion, gaining the Fire ability for the armor, then proceeding to burn the crap out of Poppy Bros Sr.
A few mid-bosses later…
End BGM
"I found that to be very successful." Rose grinned. "Thank you!"
"You're welcome!" Halo Heart smiled, as the two hugged.
"Well, I guess that's a rap for the day." She said, hopping out of her Robobot armor and pressing a button, as it shrunk and she put it inside Clank 2.0.
"Hey, don't close up shop just yet." A voice said as they turned to see Tex, Samus and Noire walking in.
"We want to try out a course with you." Noire said.
Halo Heart smiled. "Really?"
"Yeah." Samus nodded.
"Give us something really challenging." Tex requested as Rose got back in her Robobot armor and then selected a Kirby boss, as it started to form up as they got ready to fight… and what they saw in front of them… was none other than Soul Marx. (I know it's Marx Soul, but Soul Marx just sounds so much better to me, in my opinion.)
"Oh… this creep." Samus said and then activated her armor. "Good, I'm going to enjoy this."
"Hmm?" Marx looked around before seeing who he's dealing with. "Oh goody, I get to destroy all of you!" He exclaimed, laughing demonically as they all got ready to fight.
BGM: Marx Battle (Kirby Super Star Ultra)
Marx began the battle by splitting himself up and summoning a black hole, but they quickly got to a safe distance, then Marx reassembled himself and proceeded to teleport and launch cutters at them all, as Rose's Robobot armor scanned the cutter and gained the Cutter ability and proceeded to cut Marx up as Tex shot him several times.
"Ow! OW! THAT'S NOT FAIR! GUNS AREN'T ALLOWED!" Marx yelled.
"Big baby!" Black Heart said, flying over with Halo Heart and kicking him in the face where Samus charged up her Plasma Canon and shot a charged shot where Black Heart then slashed him with Rose's Robobot cutting him to pieces.
"Why you little…!" Marx flew back and launched tons of arrows at them, forcing them to dodge as he then dropped an ice bomb to freeze them, but of course, that didn't work as Samus fired a few Super Missiles then grabbed him with her plasma whip. "Hey! Let go of me!"
"If you insist." She said as she swung him around and then slammed him into the ground as she ran over and dropped a little bomb in his mouth and then landed behind him as his mouth exploded.
"Argh…! Alright, you asked for it!" Marx exclaimed, splitting himself up and turning into paint as it went into the air and it rained paint.
"Paint…? Are you serious?" Tex asked.
"I'm at a loss for words myself." Black Heart admitted as they dodged the paint rain as Marx appeared and then fired his laser at them but Samus got in the way and fired her Zero Laser as both of them collided, causing a huge explosion.
"Argh! Where the crap are you?!" Marx asked as he was soon cut through by Rose's Robobot, Black Heart's Rapier, and Halo Heart's Energy Sword. "YAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"
"Once more should do it!" Halo Heart said as Tex soon ran over and then punched right through his face and then Samus fired a few more missiles, then Halo Heart summoned a Spartan Laser and shot him right in the eyes.
Marx groaned… and then he suddenly glowed as he let out one of the most harshest screams ever of all time, making them all cover their ears as he exploded.
End BGM
"Agh… you had to pick someone that made everyone's ears bleed when they die?!" Black Heart asked.
"Sorry, didn't know he screamed like that." Rose admitted before putting her Robobot armor away as they all walked out together.
The next day…
"Hey, Colette." Nan walked over to her.
"Hmm?" Colette turned to him. "What is it?"
"Where's Flash? I haven't seen the guy in a while."
"Hmm, now that I think about it… I believe he-"
In the corner of their eye, a portal opened up and Flash walked in with two unfamiliar women behind him. "Hey!" He greeted as Colette's eyes widened.
"Hermana?" Colette breathed.
"Colette." The first woman softly smiled. She had the same skin tone and hair color as Colette, but it was shoulder length. The woman stood at five foot eight, one hundred fifty pounds, twenty years of age. She had on the outfit that a female Onmyoji would wear, being of a lavender color base and ruby red trim. There was the symbol of the Lightning Shadow Vagabonds on the front as well as the back. She also had on white gloves, each with the Red Cross symbol. Along with this was a silver circlet with a few rubies and a pair of white slippers with a ruby red trim.
The second woman looked strikingly different from the first, being three years older. Slightly tan skin, dark blue eyes and short chestnut hair that reaches down to the back of her neck. She stood a five foot ten inches, weighing in at one hundred forty pounds. She wore a green t-shirt under an iron curiass, on the back being a tortoiseshell similar to a Hammer Bro's. She also had tan black jeans with iron kneecaps, along with black steel toed boots. In her left hand, a one-handed warhammer. The other, a steel Thracian shield.
"Who are these guys?" Nan asked. "...Besides Hermana."
"Hermana is Spanish for sister." The first woman stated. "I'm Aurora. Colette's sister."
"And this lady right here is Aemilia Mainstay, mercenary from the Koopa Kingdom." Flash introduced the second woman.
"Little known fact, I have a major in Psychology." Aemilia added.
"Cool." Really wished I took Spanish in High School... Nan thought.
"So you're this Nan fellow that the Captain has told me about." Aurora walked over to Nan. "And I can see the rumors of your...compassion...haven't been exaggerated." She was looking at his robot arm when she said that. "Your friends must be true companions for you to do something like that."
"They're something alright." Flash commented.
Nan chuckled. "Well, not only did I want to save Yang, but Blake was in danger too... and the fact that I wanted to take Adam's arm off to give him a taste of his own medicine... but we all know how that turned out. Never did I think Blake would save me..."
Unaware of him, Hina and Julia were eavesdropping on the conversation.
So that's why? They both thought.
"I woulda just shot Adam straight to Hell." Flash shrugged.
Colette would notice that Aemilia smelt like blood. "Um...why do you smell like you've been in a brutal fight?"
"Oh, I was. Specifically, by one of the mouth-breathers you call the Malevolent Seven." Aemilia looked upset at mentioning the name.
"Unfortunately, he wanted a sword-on-sword fight..." Nan said and then realized something. "You were in a fight with one of them?!"
"We pirates don't care about the rules of engagement." Flash thought to himself.
"Yeah, and they wanted me to fight against you guys. Which I obviously refused, since their defeat is inevitable, and I'm not taking a fool for a client." Aemilia answered Nan. "My guess is you want to hear the full story of what happened, right?"
"Pretty much."
"Alright, so I'm headed back to my house after a job well done, right?" Aemilia began. "Just as I'm about to head in the door, the guy comes up to me..."
Flashback...
Aemilia was smiling to herself after a job well done, fishing around in her jeans pocket for her house key. "To think I talked that guy not only into letting me go, but to get a more reputable occupation." She said to herself.
"Uh-huh..."
The mercenary paused. "Is someone there?" She asked. "Identify yourself now."
Someone emerged from the bush, and it's none other than Zavok.
"Hello, little girl."
Aemilia turned to Zavok. "I'm 23 years old." She corrected. "Who are you, and what do you want?"
"I am Zavok, leader of the Deadly Six and ally of the Malevolent Seven."
Aemilia put a hand to her chin. "Malevolent Seven, huh? What would they want with me?"
"Anyone who is allied with the Heroes of Light is an enemy of ours, and you seem to be related to one of them, according to Black Doom."
"I'm only on good terms with His Majesty." Aemilia spoke in her defense. "Usually I fight for the highest bidder. And that person's morals...fluctuate."
"Is that so?"
"Yeah. It helps pay the bills. But I've gotta ask...why exactly did the Legion of Darkness kidnap Sabrina? Petty vengeance?"
"Hmph, when the so-called Legion began to form and was about to make their move, they saw her and the rest of the parents as a major problem, so they kidnapped them. Why they didn't go through with killing them is beyond me... I guess it has something to do with Zeref not wanting them killed, I imagine..."
He then glared at her. "But never mind about the Legion. We're not affiliated with those losers... our main priority is to get rid of the Heroes of Light's allies, and you are a threat to us. In fact, I can easily take you out for such a little girl."
"Again, I'm 23." Aemilia corrected again. "I've been hearing about your activities, especially around Destiny Isles...what were you thinking?"
"Hmph, that was more of Mephiles's doing when he powered up the Heartless. If only I can figure out where his hideout is at, then i'd be able to kill him."
Aemilia let out a sigh, keeping this mental note to herself. "Well then, lemme rephrase that: what was he thinking? The destruction of Destiny Islands for the second time is only fueling the fire for the Heroes of Light and is only speeding up the Seven's inevitable downfall. And let's not forget some of the other highlights - they've gained the ire of the Lightning Shadow Vagabonds when Mephilies kidnapped their crew and turned their captain against the Heroes, which has given the Seven several powerful enemies. The Legion of Darkness and their kidnapping of the parents was the spark that fueled this unquenchable blaze of vendetta, and this whole mess in the first place, which if they kept their activities on the down low until they were ready, they might have won. And let's not forget that these two instances and everything else that has happened only serves to drive the nails into their respective coffins."
"...Your point?"
"Alright. I'll get to my point." Aemilia folded her arms. "Now, I gave you a chance to try and prove me wrong, but you've done nothing but prove my theory for what it is. While I normally fight for the highest bidder, I'm not fighting for clients who are lobotomized mouth-breathers. Evil sows the seeds of its own destruction, something you will learn when the Heroes come knocking on your front door, and when they do, your heart rate will rise as the fight or flight response kicks in. And all this coming from someone who fights for the highest bidder? That's saying something." Her voice was cold as ice, venom metaphorically bubbling in her throat.
"You don't even scare me, you pitiful excuse of wasted breath. The Heroes of Light don't scare me either... even if they took down Teridax and Sailor Chaos, they still don't scare us."
"Oh really?" Aemilia raised an eyebrow. "Defiant to the end, I see. Sorry to say, but you and the Malevolent Seven, are not worth my time." She opened her house door after getting the key, and started to go inside.
"Hmm, you remind of this girl in the Heroes of Light... who was that stupid girl again... Colette?"
"At least I didn't attack you for calling me a little girl." She pointed out. "Not only that, but you aren't worth the time fighting."
"Alright, if you insist of not fighting me, then I understand. Just watch your back though." He said, chuckling sinisterly as he jumped up and slammed into the ground, punching her hard in the gut.
"Ungh!" Aemilia grunted, forced back.
Zavok kept attacking her repeatedly, then grabbed her by the throat and slammed her into the ground.
She was startled by the sudden offensive, choke-slammed straight into the wooden floor.
Zavok then picked up her unconscious body and made a portal to the Sinnoh region as he then dumped her into a bush and walked away.
"Now, if only I can get Mephiles..." He said, walking into the portal.
After Zavok left, Aemilia weakly wiped a little blood away from her mouth. "You did the right thing, Aemi..." She told herself with a smile. "Joining the Seven was a losing battle, no doubt...His Majesty would have likely vilified me if I did..." She closed her eyes. "The Heroes of Light are going to save me. I just know it." The mercenary crawled from the bush, war-hammer and shield still with her miraculously.
And this move would prove to be lifesaving, as - who else - managed to stumble across this battered woman just moments later?
Why Aurora and Flash, of course!
End Flashback...
"And then, Aurora placed her left hand on my forehead, right hand on my heart, healing me back to full strength." Aemilia concluded.
"Mephilies powered up the Heartless...and has a base somewhere." Flash mused. "Thanks for letting me know."
"You mean 'us', right boss?" Colette corrected.
"Exactly!"
"Hmm, wonder where that base is... but since I know that Mephiles is the reason behind the powered up Heartless... hmm... I might just go ahead and tell Sabrina and the others." Nan said to himself.
"Oh, speaking of Sabrina..." Aemilia chimed. "I have a sneaking suspicion this whole mess started over a petty grudge those in the Legion had against her. And then, how the Seven came to be is beyond me, but they seem to want to spite her. Could I ask you a favor Nan, and speak with her?"
"I will." He nodded. "I want to know why the Legion wanted to kidnap our parents... maybe after I'm done talking with Sabrina, maybe I'll ask Rei. She might know something."
"If you need anything from me, feel free to ask." Aurora added. "But first, mi hermanita y yo have catching up to do."
"'Little sister and I'." Colette translated, giggling.
"Alright, let's go." Aemilia was ready.
"I'll see you later." Nan said and walked away, wanting to tell the Destiny Island residents about the situation... and wanting to know why the Legion kidnapped them in the first place.
With Rose…
"Alright, it's done!" Rose exclaimed as Hina was in the room.
"What's done?" She asked.
"I've been working on this for a few days, but I believe I got it working!" Rose grinned and pulled up some armor. "Your new Keyblade armor… based off of Carolina! It's purple, but it's fitting!"
Hina put it on as she then willed it to disappear, and then activated it, seeing herself in the mirror. "Perfect." She grinned and then hugged Rose.
And then the siren went off, catching their attention as they went off as E. Gadd looked into it, and strangely, the screen said "Dreamland."
"That's odd…" E. Gadd muttered. "It's not showing us the villain so… something must be going on over there."
"Must be a glitch or something." Pit said.
"Nonsense! My machinery is totally glitch-free!"
"He says as I was glitching out at one point at Delfino." FLUDD said out loud.
"Even so, something must be going on over there." E. Gadd said.
"I'll go stop it!" Hina said, opening up a portal. "Kirby needs our help!" She said and ran in.
"Hina, wait a minute!" Rose exclaimed and then ran into the portal after her.
"Rose!" Sabrina exclaimed, but it was too late. "Rose, wait a minute!"
"It appears that she is really worried about Hina." Delta said.
"Yeah… but I'm more concerned what's going on that might get her hurt." Sabrina said as Chibi-Robo readied himself on her shoulder as she ran in.
"Well, I guess I'm going there." Riku said as he chased after her, and then Isaac ran in with Maria Jr. going in with Wall-E and Eve with Theta and Gamma riding on Wall-E.
"Oh… Hina…" Tristina muttered as she ran in.
"I'm worried about her…" Namine said as she and Roxas ran in.
"Hina, wait up!" Souji ran in with Tex right behind him.
"Hina, don't do anything crazy!" Xarina ran in with Demyx.
Nan looked at Neo. "You want to come with?"
Neo smiled and nodded as the two went in.
"Hey, wait up!" Julia said as she ran in.
"Let's go." Temportal Metal Sonic said and took off before O'Metallic could say anything.
Marisa readied her Hakkero. "Hina, hang in there!" She ran in as Dante went with her.
"Coming through, robot going in!" Penny ran in.
"YOU HAD ME AT KIRBY!" Alex fangirled and ran in.
"…I guess we're going in too." Viktor said and ran in after Alex.
"Well, if Alex is going…" Hikari said as she walked over. "I'm also worried about Hina."
"You're not the only one." Worldwalker said as he, Mokou and Syrena ran in as well, then Rosalina ran in.
Kai looked at Maria. "If there's anyone who knows Hina more than anyone else besides her parents, it's us." Kai said.
"Yeah, I'm not going to let Hina get herself killed." Maria said and then took off.
"Hey, wait up!" Noire ran in with Uni right behind her.
"Ever since Meta came back… she hasn't been herself…" Lelouch said, looking at Shirley, Chief, Washington, Carolina, Tony, and Thor.
"Then let's get her back to her senses." Tony said as they all nodded and went into the portal.
"I had a slight feeling we'd be doing Planet Robobot in this story." Deadpool casually walked in with his arms behind his head. "If anyone's up for machinery, now's the time~!"
"MACHINERY?!" Nitori yelled. "EXCUSE ME, PARDON ME, KAPPA COMING THROUGH!" She said and ran in.
Deadpool chuckled. "Sucker." He said and hopped on in.
Samus looked at Abigail. "Shall we go?"
"Why not?" Abigail grinned and then ran in and the portal closed.
"Well, I guess we have a team for Dreamland then." Pit said as they heard footsteps as they saw Flare walking over with Flame.
"Sorry we're late, we were in the shower." Flare said. "What'd we miss?"
"…You definitely take after your father…" Kairi said.
"Hey! I'm right here, y'know!" Sora exclaimed.
"I just hope they'll be alright… especially Hina." Palutena hopped.
Meanwhile, in Dreamland…
BGM: Green Greens
A portal opened up, and a certain red and blue hero hopped out of it. "Huh? How'd I get from New York to… whatever this place is?" He wondered before chuckling. "Well, whatever I am… I have a slight feeling I'm gonna have a blast here!"
Gee, I wonder who that red and blue hero is!
But anyway, we're doing Kirby now!