Chapter 49: Black Xeti in Jump City!
In Wisdom City at the house Noel who is still bed slightly opens her blue eyes and tries to get herself back up but her body refuses to do what she wants and she's feeling pain.
"Hmph! M-My…b-body…h-hurts…" Noel said to herself and looks around. "This place. It's the house where Ry, Tsubaki, and May are staying at, but where are they and where are my friends?" Noel asked.
Just then the door opens and Noel turns to see something coming in and it's Rex who comes running to the bed Noel is still laying on.
"Oh, hi, Rex." Noel said.
"Rex! Where are you?" A voice asked and it's Noah who enters the room. "There you are, boy! Miss Noel doesn't want…" Noah cuts himself off as he sees Noel. "Miss Noel! You're okay!" Noah said.
"Noah. What is going on? Where is everyone?" Noel asked.
"Oh, well, Ry and Miss Tsubaki left this world to deal with Black Xeti ships and Heartless ships surrounding that Bygone Fortress world, and Miss May just left the house." Noah answered.
"But why did Ry and Tsubaki leave?" Noel asked.
"Because they needed to drive off the Black Xeti ships and Heartless ships." Noah answered.
"Where are my friends?" Noel asked.
"Ry told me that your friends left with a new friend of theirs to deal with some Black Xetis, because he said that there was a dark barrier around the Bygone Fortress world, and thinks that the Black Xetis had to be wiped out in order for the dark barrier to disappear." Noah explained.
"What? They're fighting the Black Xetis without me? I have to help them." Noel said.
"But what about you?" Noah asked.
"I don't care what happens to me. I'll never forgive myself if I let my friends suffer if I'm not there to help them." Noel said.
"Please don't leave. Miss May will be worried." Noah said.
"I have to do something though. Please just let me go, and if May finds out, tell her I'll be gone for a minute." Noel said as she gets off her bed.
"Miss Noel, please be careful." Noah said.
"I will." Noel said as she goes for the window and leaves through it leaving the house.
Noel is now outside the house and goes through Wisdom City.
"I have to hurry and find my friends. I hope they're okay." Noel said.
Noel keeps going through the city.
"Going somewhere?" A voice asked and Noel turns to see something.
Noel sees May behind her.
"M-May. I was just…" Noel stops talking.
"Going out without thinking about tell where you're going?" May asked.
"I'm sorry, but I have to find my friends and help them fight off the Black Xetis." Noel said.
"You just woke up and you want to go back in action?" May asked.
"I care about my friends more than I care about myself and what happens to me." Noel said and May sighs
"If I told you to come back here, you'd just refuse. Okay. Go on and help your friends. You have a good heart." May said smiling.
"Thank you." Noel said and just then Ness arrives. "N-Ness. You're here too." Noel said and Ness nods and walks toward her. "I see. You want to come with me." Noel said and Ness nods.
"Okay then. Let's go find my friends. I hope they're still alive." Noel said and Ness uses his psi power to teleport himself and Noel out of Wisdom City.
"Good luck, Noel. I'd better tell Luke about this." May said.
Meanwhile Pax, Ken, Banjo and Kazooie, Grace, Espio, Cream and Cheese, Knuckles, Carmelita, Alibaba, Morgiana, Aang, Katara, and Zuko leave Carona and return to the space area and Fulgur and Oswald return to the space area.
"Look at that." Banjo said pointing at the dark barrier surrounding Bygone Fortress and it's getting smaller.
"That dark barrier is getting weaker. Probably because of those stronger Black Xetis we've defeated." Alibaba said.
"That's what Ry told us. If we defeat them, then the dark barrier would be gone. We just have to find another stronger Black Xeti and destroy it for good." Pax said as he finds another world and then he finds another world and uses Way to Peace to create a light trail and then creates a light portal and the group follow the light trail and enter the next world.
The light portal appears in a city and the group fly out of the light portal before it disappears and the group explore the city.
"Jump City! We're back!" Ken said.
"I wonder how the Teen Titans are doing since we helped save the city." Knuckles said.
"We'll see them later. Right now we have bigger things to worry about." Espio said.
"Right the next stronger Black Xeti. Now let's hurry and find it." Pax said.
The group begin searching Jump City for the next Black Xeti but while they are searching the group see five people moving through the city.
"Are those five the ones I think they are?" Katara asked.
"Hey, yeah. That's what I was thinking." Kazooie said.
"I guess these five are those Teen Titans friends of yours." Pax said.
"Wherever they're going, there could be a good chance that they'll lead us to the next Black Xeti. Following them might be beneficial for us." Fulgur said.
"If you say so. I think they'll be happy to see us again." Cream said.
"Let's go see where they're going." Pax said.
The group began following the five people that are going through Jump City and they manage to keep up with the five people and later on the group are now in a different area of the city and see the five people still going and are nearing the outside of Jump City and they arrive at the factory ruins where Noel was led to by Porky into a trap set up by Slade and Odium.
"Oh, crap. Of all the places they could've gone, why'd they have to come here?" Ken asked.
"What do you mean?" Pax asked.
"Well, there was this masked guy named Slade, and he's the Titan's enemy along with a member of the Fearmongers. He, along with Odium set up a trap for Noel by luring her into this place, because she believed they had her brother, Luke and she wanted to see him, but this was the place where Odium fought and almost killed Noel." Zuko explained.
"That's brutal." Oswald said.
"But why would they be here? Being in this place is that last thing I wanna be in." Knuckles said.
Just then a birdarang comes flying at the group who dodge and prepare to fight but then they see the five figures and it's Robin, Cyborg, Starfire, Raven, and Beast Boy.
"Oh, sorry. I didn't recognize you for a second." Robin said as he takes his birdarang.
"Good to see ya too, Robin." Carmelita said.
"Friends! You have returned!" Starfire cheered.
"But something's not right here. You're all here, but I feel we're forgettin' someone…" Beast Boy said.
"You're forgettin's Noel, B.B." Cyborg said.
"Right. I knew that." Beast Boy said.
"Please. Where is Noel? I thought she was with you all last time." Starfire said.
"About that, Noel's out for a while. Our enemy, Rixla tried to…kill her." Aang answered and the Titans are shocked by the news.
"What?" Robin asked.
"Dude!" Beast Boy said.
"Well, that does it! This Rixla's gonna pay for this! Just tell us where she is and we'll…" Cyborg was cut off.
"Relax, Cyborg. Noel's not actually dead. We think she's okay. She just needs to be rested until she's recovered." Banjo said.
"Oh. Well, that's great." Cyborg said.
"Do you know when she'll be recovered?" Raven asked.
"Soon. Right now, I'm filling in for her. My name is Pax." Pax introduced. "This is my master, Fulgur and his friend, Oswald." Pax introduced Fulgur and Oswald.
"Hello. You must be these Teen Titans guys. Friends of this Noel's even." Fulgur said.
"Yes. Good to meet more new faces around here." Robin said.
"So, what brings you guys back here anyway?" Beast Boy asked.
"There's a Black Xeti around here. A stronger one than even that of the other Black Xetis we've been fighting against." Pax answered.
"You mean those evil monsters along with these Heartless creeps?" Cyborg asked.
"I see. We've just received an alert about a monster lurking in the city, and our communicators have been leading us to this place, and we assumed it's somewhere around here." Robin said.
"That could be it. It has to be another stronger Black Xeti." Pax said.
"yOu CaLlEd Me?" A voice asked and it's a female voice and just then a gust of wind blows at Pax and sends him back but he skids across the ground and recovers himself.
"Huh? What the hell was that?" Ken asked.
"Ready yourselves. I think we're gonna met a new opponent." Alibaba said.
"oH, I dO EnJoY mEeTiNg NeW eNeMiEs, AnD kIlLiNg ThEm." The female voice said.
"If you do like meeting new people, then show yourself right now!" Morgiana said.
"iF yOu InSiSt." The female voice said.
The group see something coming down and it's a figure wearing a sleeveless black and purple armor, a white skirt, black and purple mask over the face, and has the Black Xeti symbol on the left thigh.
"Don't tell me. This one's a…" Espio was cut off.
"bLaCk XeTi? YoU aRe CoRrEcT." The black and purple masked Black Xeti said.
"Then you're an enemy, and you should be one of the stronger ones we've been fighting." Pax said as he takes out Way to Peace.
"vErY cLeVeR. I aM kNoWn As WiNd PrInCeSs. I sEe YoU hAvE dEfEaTeD mY bReThReN. yOu ThInK yOu'Re StRoNg." The black and purple masked Black Xeti known as Wind Princess said.
"No. We think the Black Xetis are stupid and worthless. You're not an exception. Now let us kill you." Kazooie said.
"yOu? KilL mE? hOw LaUgHaBlE. yOu DoN't KnOw YoUr PlAcE. AlLoW mE tO hElP yOu WiTh ThAt." Wind Princess said.
"Let's go." Fulgur said as he takes out Sky's Volt and the group prepare to fight.
"We're gonna help you!" Robin said.
"We will not allow this monstrosity to attack you!" Starfire said.
"Let's kick butt!" Cyborg said.
"I'm pumped, dudes!" Beast Boy said.
"Let's get this over with." Raven said.
"EaGeR tO dIe, ArE wE? pRePaRe FoR dEaTh!" Wind Princess shouted.
Wind Princess unleashes two black whirlwinds at the group but Pax transforms Way to Peace into a bow and shoots a light arrow at Wind Princess who dodges it and delivers a swift roundhouse kick at Pax but Grace saves him in time and then uses Bite while Katara throws water discs while Raven delivers a telekinetic push but Wind Princess delivers three black wind slashes at the group but Knuckles uses Drill Punch but Wind Princess unleashes a black whirlwind around her to protect herself and then unleashes a black gale force but Starfire shoots star bolts while Beast Boy transforms into a green bear and slashes with his claws but Wind Princess slashes with black wind blades but Fulgur counters and slashes with Sky's Volt while Oswald slashes with his sword but Wind Princess throws three black whirlwinds at the group but Cyborg shoots a laser from his arm cannon while Banjo has Kazooie shoot eggs but Wind Princess retaliates with a black wind slash but Espio uses Leaf Swirl while Morgiana delivers a strong kick but Wind Princess unleashes a black whirlwind under the two but Ken casts Earth and strikes at Wind Princess but Wind Princess throws black air balls but Cream sends Cheese to attack while Carmelita shoots electric shots from her shock pistol but Wind Princess unleashes another black gale force at the group but Alibaba uses Amon's power to strike while Zuko slashes with his broadswords and then lashes with his flame whips but Wind Princess unleashes black whirlwinds at the group but Aang counters with his own whirlwinds and they get Wind Princess while Robin delivers two punches at Wind Princess and then throws disc bombs and they explode.
Wind Princess retaliates by unleashing two big black tornadoes at the group but Pax and Fulgur manage to disperse the tornadoes and Beast Boy transforms into a green rhino and charges at Wind Princess and strikes while Aang unleashes rocks and throws them but Wind Princess unleashes black wind bullets at the group but Espio throws four shurikens but Wind Princess dodges them and delivers fast punches and graceful kicks but Alibaba slashes with his knife while Ken bashes with his guitar and then casts Fire but Wind Princess unleashes another black whirlwind and protects herself and throws four black wind discs at the group but Raven unleashes a black barrier around the group while Starfire shoots a star beam from her eyes while Robin delivers a dive kick but Wind Princess blows the two away with her wind but they recover and Fulgur casts Triple Firaga getting Wind Princess while Pax transforms Way to Peace into a cannon and shoots light shots while Cyborg shoots laser shots from his arm cannon but Wind Princess dodges them all and then unleashes another black gale force but Banjo has Kazooie charge while Grace uses Growl but Wind Princess delivers black wind slashes at Katara bends water into blades and strikes while Carmelita pistol whips but Wind Princess delivers kicks and surrounds herself in a giant black twister to knock them away but Morgiana uses Battle Cry while Zuko unleashes a barrage of fireballs but Wind Princess tries to blow them away again but Knuckles digs underground and then rises up to attack Wind Princess while Cream unleashes Omochao Bomb and it explodes but Wind Princess throws more black wind discs but Pax delivers a diagonal slash with Way to Peace.
"yOu ArE nOt BaD." Wind Princess said.
"We get that a lot. We're full of surprises." Ken said.
"sO aM I." Wind Princess said.
"Prove it then." Raven said.
Wind Princess throws three black wind discs at the group but Katara retaliates with her water discs while Fulgur vertical slashes with Sky's Volt and then casts Triple Thundaga but Wind Princess unleashes three big black tornadoes at the group who dodge and Grace uses Tackle while Raven uses her telekinetic powers to lift some ruined parts of the factory and throws them but Wind Princess delivers a huge black wind swipe but Ken grabs her arm and then delivers a big punch and unleashes a sonic wave to knock Wind Princess back but Wind Princess unleashes six black whirlwinds at the group but Aang bends the whirlwinds and sends them back at Wind Princess who dodges them and catches Aang in a black twister but he frees himself while Robin attacks with his pole while Carmelita shoots charged electric shots but Wind Princess attacks rapidly with wind blades injuring the group but Cream heals the group while Morgiana delivers a strong somersault kick but Wind Princess unleashes a giant black wind beam but Starfire unleashes multiple star bolts at Wind Princess while Beast Boy transforms into a green gorilla and delivers a huge punch but Wind Princess blows him away but Knuckles triple punches and then delivers a headbutt but Wind Princess unleashes a black typhoon under Knuckles who quickly dodges and Alibaba roundhouse slashes with his knife while Banjo and Kazooie roll but Wind Princess blows them away as well and unleashes black wind discs but Zuko unleashes a huge jet of fire while Espio delivers multi ninja kicks followed by palm strikes and then slashes with his shuriken but Wind Princess unleashes another black gale force at the group and sends them back.
"iS tHaT tHe BeSt YoU aLl CaN dO?" Wind Princess asked.
"Shut the hell up! You're annoying!" Ken yelled.
"We're not backing down!" Robin said.
"eNoUgH. iT's TiMe To EnD yOu AlL." Wind Princess said as she begins to unleash a black wind attack.
The group and the Titans defend themselves for Wind Princess' attack.
"THUNDER!" A voice shouted as a lightning bolt strikes down at Wind Princess.
"Huh? What just happened?" Beast Boy said.
"Leave my friends alone, you monster!" A female voice yelled.
"Wait…that voice…" Katara said.
"It can't be…" Alibaba said.
"But I think it is." Kazooie said.
"wHo DaReS…?!" Wind Princess demanded and turns to see who attacked her.
"I said leave my friends alone!" The female voice said and the group and the Titans see a figure standing in front of Wind Princess and they all recognize here.
"It's YOU!" Ken yelled in happiness as he sees that the figure is a girl and Ness is at her side.
"NOEL!" Ken, Banjo and Kazooie, Espio, Cream, Knuckles, Carmelita, Alibaba, Morgiana, Aang, Katara, and Zuko cheered at the same time.
"Eevee!" Grace cheered happily.
"Chao Chao!" Cheese cheered happily.
"So that's Noel…" Fulgur said.
"Guess she's fine now." Pax said.
"GLORIOUS! Noel is still alive!" Starfire cheered.
"Super." Raven said.
"Well, alright!" Cyborg said.
"Nice timing." Robin said.
"sO, yOu'Re StIlL aLiVe. YoU aRe PrEtTy StUbOrRn." Wind Princess said.
"I won't forgive you for hurting my friends! Now you're fight is with me!" Noel said as he points Radiant Salvation at Wind Princess.
"yOu WiSh To FiGhT mE? I wIlL gLaDlY kIlL yOu!" Wind Princess said.
"Ness, please stand aside. I'll fight her." Noel said and Ness nods.
Noel confronts Wind Princess.
"Hang on, Noel! We'll help ya!" Ken said.
Just then Wind Princess blows them away again.
"Stop it! Leave them out of this! They've been fighting Black Xetis without me! Now it's my turn!" Noel said.
"pRePaRe To SuFfEr!" Wind Princess said.
Wind Princess unleashes black whirlwinds at Noel who dodges out of the way and then charges at Wind Princess and triple slashes with Radiant Salvation and then uses Flip Slash but Wind Princess recovers herself and delivers fast punches at Noel who blocks each punch with the Keyblade and then delivers horizontal slashes and then casts Blizzard and sends Wind Princess back but Wind Princess unleashes a black gale force but Noel jumps over and delivers an overhead slash with Radiant Salvation and then delivers a roundhouse slash with the Keyblade and sends Wind Princess to the ground but Wind Princess unleashes black wind slashes at Noel who dodges each black wind slash and then vertical slashes with Radiant Salvation three times and then delivers a diagonal slash and sends Wind Princess back but Wind Princess catches Noel in a giant black twister but Noel manages to free herself by casting Aero and then delivers a dive slash with Radiant Salvation but Wind Princess quickly dodges and then throws black wind balls but Noel deflects them all and then casts Thunder to strike but Wind Princess unleashes a black whirlwind around herself for protection but Noel uses Strike Raid and it gets Wind Princess who retaliates and throws black wind discs at Noel who dodges them and delivers an upper slash sending Wind Princess in the air and Noel delivers an aerial slash with Radiant Salvation and then sends Wind Princess down but Wind Princess recovers herself and then unleashes a giant black wind disc and throws it at Noel and it gets her but Noel casts Cure and then casts Earth and the rocks get Wind Princess and then Noel delivers a huge wide slash with her Keyblade.
"hOw CaN tHiS bE?!" Wind Princess asked.
"Whoa! She just recovered, and already she's kicking this Black Xeti's ass!" Ken said.
"Mister Ken!" Cream berated.
"It's like a miracle happened to her. She got severely injured by Rixla, and was out, but now she's giving her all!" Zuko said.
"Go, Noel! Kick her butt!" Knuckles cheered.
"Yeah! You go, girl!" Beast Boy cheered.
Wind Princess unleashes a giant black tornado at Noel who dodges the giant black tornado and then uses Blitz to strike at Wind Princess who unleashes a black gale force at Noel who dodges and then uses Edge Slash to strike and then casts Earth and delivers a major strike on Wind Princess but Wind Princess uses wind to fly around the air and then unleashes a giant black wind beam at Noel who tries to dodge but the giant black wind beam gets her and she gets injured but Noel casts Cure on herself and then lights Radiant Salvation with Fire magic and then uses Fire Raid and delivers a burning strike at Wind Princess who unleashes a black typhoon under Noel who cartwheels out of the way and then delivers triple horizontal slashes with Radiant Salvation and then delivers two diagonal slashes with the Keyblade right at Wind Princess' chest but Wind Princess delivers several black wind slashes but Noel blocks each slash but a slash gets her but she pays no mind and delivers a horizontal slash and then a vertical slash with Radiant Salvation and then delivers a leap slash but Wind Princess flies through the air again and unleashes more black wind beams at Noel getting her but Noel recovers and then casts Thunder and knocks Wind Princess down to the ground but Wind Princess unleashes black whirlwinds to get at Noel but Noel delivers a dash slash at Wind Princess and then delivers four horizontal slashes with Radiant Salvation and then uses Spin Slash and then delivers another upper slash and then aerial slashes with Radiant Salvation and then delivers an aerial spin slash but Wind Princess unleashes six black tornadoes and they go for Noel.
"I don't think so. PURE SPLICER!" Noel shouted as she teleports to Wind Princess while also slowing down time and Noel slashes with Radiant Salvation and then teleports and slashes again and keeps teleporting and slashing until time is returned to normal and Wind Princess is feeling pain and then Noel gets behind and unleashes a giant light pillar and strikes at Wind Princess.
"tHiS…cAnNoT…bE…hApPeNiNg…!" Wind Princess said as she tries to get up but she falls. "I…cAnNoT lOsE…tO tRaSh LiKe YoU…!" Wind Princess said and dark mist starts to appear around her. "nO…I cAnNoT bE fAdInG! tHiS iS nOt ThE wAy I…I cAnNoT aLlOw…" Wind Princess stops talking as she then disappears in dark mist and is now destroyed.
"Noel!" Ken yelled as he hugs Noel who blushes a little. "You…were…AWESOME!" Ken yelled.
"Good to have you back, Noel!" Banjo said.
"You were amazing, Miss Noel." Cream said.
"I-I'm happy to see you all again…" Noel said.
"So are we. Glad to see you've finally recovered." Alibaba said.
"Nice job, Noel! I'm glad you came just in time." Robin said.
"I am so happy you are still alive!" Starfire said as she hugs Noel tightly.
"I-I'm happy to…see you…too, Starfire…" Noel said struggling to breathe.
Later on the group return to the area where the Titans Tower is working under construction.
"Pax, thanks for your help. You, Fulgur, and Oswald deserve to be honorary Titans." Robin said.
"Thanks, Robin." Pax said.
"It's an honor." Fulgur said.
"So, what's next?" Cyborg asked.
"Well, now that we've…well, Noel destroyed that Noel that Black Xeti, we'd better continue our adventure." Knuckles said.
"I see." Raven said.
"We just saw Noel and now she has to go too?" Beast Boy asked.
"I know, but don't worry. I'll always think you." Noel said.
"Well, alright!" Cyborg said.
"And we will think about you too!" Starfire said.
"I hope we meet again sometime." Robin said.
"I know we will." Noel said and the group leave the Titans and go through Jump City.
"So, um, what happened while I was out? What did Ry mean about the dark barrier being around Bygone Fortress?" Noel asked.
"I'll explain." Pax said and he starts explaining to Noel about the group needing a new Keyblade wielder for a while and they found him and Ry tells that the darkness from the Keyhole of Bygone Fortress created a dark barrier around it and while Ry and Tsubaki left to deal with the Black Xeti ships and Heartless ships Pax and the others would deal with the stronger Black Xetis that emerged from the Keyhole and were sent to worlds that Noel has been to and that Pax and the others have been fighting against the stronger Black Xetis and defeated them.
"I see. Thank you for helping my friends when I wasn't there, Pax." Noel said.
"You don't have to thank me. Now that you're back, you should be able to fight alongside your friends." Pax said.
"Yeah. Um, thank you, too, Mister Fulgur, and Mister Oswald." Noel said.
"Don't worry about it." Fulgur said.
"Yeah. We like to help." Oswald said.
"Let's go see how that dark barrier is now and see if we're able to go back to Bygone Fortress." Espio said.
"Yeah. I have to seal that Keyhole before more Black Xetis and Heartless appear." Noel said as she uses Radiant Salvation to create a light portal. Let's go." Noel said as she and the others go to the light portal and Pax, Fulgur, and Oswald follow into the light portal and leave Jump City.
To be continued...