Chapter 20: Truth of the Deadly Alliance
Griff is in a library reading book after book and turning page after page, but he finds nothing and closes the book he's reading.
"Nothing...not surprised. How'm I supposed to find out who or what I really am? How am I supposed to figure out where I got my birthmark from?" Griff asked, looking at his orange sun with wings mark on his right arm. "Most importantly...where am I supposed to find my father?" Griff asked and then holds his head with his left hand. "Ky...I'm sorry, man, but this is the deal I had to agree." Griff said, as he leaves the library.
Meanwhile, Ky, Elena, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Kiyo, Zatch, and Lucky leave Morning Land and return to the space area and Ky starts searching for Justice City until it's located.
"There it is!" Ky said, pointing at Justice City and he points his Keyblade at it and unleashes another light beam and create another light portal and the group follow the light trail.
The portal appears on the streets of Justice City and Ky, Elena, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Kiyo, Zatch, and Lucky fly out of the portal and are now on the streets.
"Here we are, Elena. Back to Justice City." Ky said.
"Yep." Elena said.
"You two have actually been here before?" Max asked.
"Yeah. This is actually the first world I ended up in after Requiem City was destroyed by the darkness and here, I also met Elena." Ky explained.
"Wow! This city's huge!" Zatch said.
"And I don't think this place has changed one bit after you sealed the Keyhole here." Elena said, but just then, Soldier Heartless are running around.
"Oh, no. Don't tell me..." Ky cuts himself off, as he sees Phantom Black Xetis soaring through the sky. "Great..." Ky said annoyed.
"This is bad. We'd better go talk to this Jeremy." Tails said.
"Yeah. He'll might also know why the Black Xetis and Heartless are still around." Ky said.
(Field Theme: Justice City)
(Downtown Justice City)
The group start to move through Justice City to find Jeremy, but Phantom Black Xetis appear and attack the group, but Ky slashes with his Keyblade followed by Spin Slash while Elena shoots magic bolts while Tails throws bombs while Max uses Shield Boomerang while Blaze uses Fire Drill while Lucky uses Egg Roll while Storm shoots electric shots while Shadow multi punches followed by Chaos Spears while Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker, but the Phantom Black Xetis attack back with their chains, but Ky attacks with his Keyblade and defeats the Phantom Black Xetis.
The group continue to find Jeremy, but Soldier Heartless appear and attack the group, but Ky casts Fira while Elena whacks with her staff while Max bashes with his shield while Lucky uses Headbutt while Tails fires lasers while Storm electric punches followed by a tail whip while Kiyo has Zatch use Zakeruga while Shadow uses Chaos Arrows while Blaze shoots fireballs and the group defeat the Soldier Heartless and keep searching for Jeremy.
As the group continue to find Jeremy, they find the house that Ky is familiar with and he sees Morgan.
"Morgan." Ky said and Morgan sees him.
"Oh, hi, Ky. I heard you're on an adventure right now. How is that going?" Morgan asked.
"Great so far. Anyway, these are my friends." Ky introduced his friends, who wave at her. "Listen, Morgan, you know Jeremy, right? If so, do you know where he is?" Ky asked.
"I do. He's at his training field still working that poor boy T.J. I swear, it's like Jeremy is trying to push that kid too hard." Morgan answered.
"Sheesh. Talk about being harsh. Thanks, Morgan. We'll go find that training field." Ky said.
The group start searching Justice City for Jeremy's training field, but as they search, Max stops and sees someone making everyone else stop.
"What's up?" Ky asked.
"Look!" Max said, pointing at a rather overweight figure and it looks like a black cat wearing a red top with a big blue X, black pants with a zipper, blue finger less gloves and some armor on the outfit looking around.
"Hmm. There should be Heartless 'round here, but every time I see one, it attacks me along with those other strange creatures! Still, Maleficent needs an army of Heartless. So, I'm just gonna keep searchin' this entire city for Heartless if I have ta." The overweight cat said to himself.
"He's looking for Heartless, but wants an army?" Blaze asked.
"He also said that if he finds one, it attacks him along with the Black Xetis." Elena said.
"I wonder why he wants an army of Heartless if they just attack him anyway and who's this Maleficent he said?" Zatch asked.
"Don't know, but we can't let him gather a Heartless army." Shadow said.
"You're right, Shadow. Things could get worse." Kiyo said.
"Pika." Storm said.
"What do we do?" Tails asked.
"Let's follow him for the time being. If he really wants the Heartless, then I don't think he's on our side." Ky said.
"That sounds good, but what about Jeremy?" Max asked.
"We'll look for him later. Right now, we can't risk him having the Heartless." Ky said.
"We shouldn't let him see us. If he does, then...well, let's not try to think about that." Tails said.
"We'll be fine as long as we stay quiet. Let's start tailing him." Ky said.
The group start following the overweight cat through Justice City and are making sure they don't get spotted and they arrive at the next area of the city and are still following the black cat. The black cat turns around, but the group hide so they aren't seen and the black cat keeps moving and the group keep following him until the black cat finds what looks like a gate.
"Hmm...looks like I just found myself a good spot!" The black cat said, as he punches the gate and destroys it. "Heartless, here I come!" The black cat said, as he enters what looks like the woods.
"He's heading into the woods." Tails said.
"Why would Heartless be there?" Kiyo asked.
"I have no clue, but we gotta keep following him to find out what he's up to." Ky said.
(Woods)
The group continue to follow the black cat, who is now exploring the woods and they make sure they stay hidden behind trees so the black cat can't see them and the black cat continues his search around the woods and goes to the next area of the woods and the group follow him there and keep tailing him until the black cat finds what looks like a cave.
"Hmm. I'm sure there are Heartless in there. Might be dark, but you'll never know." The black cat said, as he enters the cave.
"He just entered the cave." Zatch said.
"Now what?" Shadow asked.
"We gotta keep after him." Ky said.
(Cave)
The group enter the cave to keep following the black cat, but as they explore the cave, they don't see the black cat around, but they keep going through the cave until they reach the end.
(Lake)
They are now at what looks like a lake area and they look around to see where the black cat is, but there is no one.
"Great. We lost him." Ky said.
"Wherever he is, he's probably gonna find any Heartless and they can be anywhere." Elena said.
"Ya know, when I saw that guy and while we were tailing him, he kinda looks familiar to me." Max said.
"Really?" Blaze asked.
"Yeah. How he talks and moves, I might even think he's from my homeworld." Max said.
"Well, we can't find him for any confirmation. Trying to track him down would waste our time of what we were doing." Tails said.
"Yeah. C'mon. Let's go back to finding Jeremy." Ky said.
The group leave the cave and then the woods and return to the city to find the training field for Jeremy and as they keep searching, they find another exit to the city.
(Outskirts)
The group are now at the outskirts of Justice City and they start looking for the training field and Ky finds a sign that says 'Jeremy's Training Field' and the sign points to the right direction and so the group follow the sign's direction and head for the training field until they arrive somewhere else.
(Training Field)
The group arrive at a field with many training equipment, such as target stands for target practice, punching bags hanging from a tree branch, training dummies, and many weapons for training and while searching the training field, they find Jeremy training T.J. so hard that the boy is ready to drop and Colleen is watching this.
"Hey, Jeremy." Ky said, walking to Jeremy, who turns to Ky and his friends.
"You. Okay, T.J., take a break. I've been working you too hard anyway." Jeremy said.
"Thanks, sir." T.J. said.
"This is your thirty minute break. You'd better get your little behind back here by the time it's up." Jeremy said and T.J. nods and leaves.
"Ky, you're back already. Is your journey okay?" Colleen asked.
"Yeah. It's going well. We've been fighting Heartless, Black Xetis, and sealing Keyholes." Ky answered.
"That's good. So why're you here? Is there anything you need?" Jeremy asked.
"Actually, there is. You see, we were in a world called the Dragon Realms and while we were at the Forgotten Worlds fighting the Sorceress, she mentioned something about the Deadly Alliance. Dark Raven also said the same thing about it back at Morning Land when we fought against him." Ky answered.
"I see. Judging from them mentioning that group, they're members and you defeated them?" Jeremy asked.
"Yes. After the mention of the Deadly Alliance, it got me wondering what they are and what their plan is. Dark Raven also mentioned some plan about finding Light Crystal pieces and someone known as the Prince of Light named Virtus to uncover the final Keyhole." Ky explained.
"We came to ask you if you knew anything about the Deadly Alliance and who runs it." Elena said.
"Well, the Deadly Alliance is a villainous group that's being led by the Horned King." Jeremy said.
"Who?" Ky asked.
"I knew you'd ask. The Horned King is supposed to be an all powerful being from his world, possibly in the entire universe. I wouldn't take him very lightly." Jeremy explained.
"Is he the one responsible for the Heartless and Black Xetis like Zervik?" Ky asked.
"You know Zervik?" Jeremy asked.
"Yeah. I saw him before my home was destroyed." Ky answered.
"Zervik and the Horned King have formed a partnership and they've been using the Black Xetis and the Heartless for years. Zervik is associated with the Deadly Alliance because of his partnership with the Horned King." Jeremy said.
"They've been going around destroying worlds to try and strengthen the Black Xetis." Colleen said.
"One day, we lost our home to those bastards. The same thing happened to those six children you probably met. I fought with all I had, but Zervik was a powerful foe and the Horned King proved to be a threat. There were too many Black Xetis and Heartless and the invasion cost us our world. Colleen, Brian, Laura, Penny, Professor Vulkan, and I had no choice but to flee as our world suffered. I even brought T.J. and his friends with us since they lost their homes and families to those two and I decided to take them under my wing." Jeremy explained.
"That's terrible. It's just like my world..." Elena said.
"And mine..." Ky said and then turns to his friends. "You guys also lost your worlds too, right?" Ky asked and Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Kiyo, Zatch, and Lucky all hang their heads down and Ky knew the answer. "Oh... What was your world called?" Ky asked.
"That's not important. About their plan, they know something about the Light Crystal and the Dark Gem, but since they were both shattered ten years ago to many worlds, the Deadly Alliance have to find their pieces to restore them and possibly corrupt the Light Crystal's power. Their other key to their plan is Virtus, the Prince of Light and son of Keyblade Master and the Lord of Light, Fortitudo. They only want Virtus' heart because of the purest light it contains. Prince Virtus' heart is so pure with light, that it's not filled with even the slightest darkness. That's what Zervik and the Horned King want. It's the only thing along with the Light Crystal and the Dark Gem to reveal the final Keyhole that can lead to the heart of every world and they possibly want to conquer that." Jeremy explained.
"Wow. That sounds really serious. In that case, we're gonna stop the Deadly Alliance and make sure that they don't cause anymore damage." Ky said.
"Please do, Ky." Colleen said.
"I know you can pull this off, but know that you're not alone. You have friends by your side. They give you strength that you don't even know about." Jeremy said and Ky nods.
"Also, do you know where this Virtus is? If the Deadly Alliance are after him, we should know where he is so we can protect him from them." Ky said.
"We don't know. No one has heard of Virtus since our world fell. Some say that Virtus just disappeared when Zervik and the Horned King attacked our world and was never heard from again after the demise of Lord Fortitudo and Lady Amora." Jeremy answered.
"Well, we'll find him before the Deadly Alliance." Ky said.
"Master Jeremy, I'm back." T.J. said, arriving.
"Your break's not over yet." Jeremy said.
"I know, but I'm ready for my next lesson." T.J. said.
"Determined. That's kind of what I like about you, T.J. I just got an idea. You wanna know the meaning of being a warrior?" Jeremy asked.
"Yes, sir." T.J. answered.
"Here's your test. I want you to accompany Ky and his friends during their journey." Jeremy said.
"Really?" Ky asked and Jeremy nods.
"That way, this kid can understand what being an adventurer is about. That, and I think you can make sure he stays in line." Jeremy said.
"You sure about this, sir?" T.J. asked.
"Can you handle it?" Jeremy asked.
"I can." T.J. answered.
"Good. Don't make me regret making you my student." Jeremy said and T.J. nods. "I'll tell your friends about this so that way they won't worry their heads off." Jeremy said, as he leaves.
"Well, I guess you're with us now, T.J." Ky said.
"Yep." T.J. said.
"Look, sorry about our rocky start. I was trying to make sure you weren't the enemy." Ky said.
"That's behind us. I'm gonna look forward teaming up with you." T.J. said.
"Now that we know what the Deadly Alliance are after, we have to make sure we stop them." Tails said.
"I'm sure we will." Elena said.
"This Virtus, is his heart really full of pure light?" Shadow asked.
"Yeah. We can't let Zervik and this Horned King have him." Ky said.
After the group learn about the Deadly Alliance and their plot, they start to make their way out of Justice City with T.J. now part of the group, but as they return to the city, they see what looks like a shadowy figure on the rooftop.
"Who's that?" Max asked.
"A Heartless?" Zatch suggested.
"Only one way to find out. Stay here." Ky said, as he manages to climb up the rooftop.
Ky starts chasing after the shadow figure, who keeps jumping from roof to roof, but Ky still manages to keep up, but the shadow figure jumps off the rooftop and lands on the ground. Ky jumps off the rooftop as well and keeps chasing after the shadow figure, who throws what looks like a smoke bomb and just then, the shadow figure is gone, but Ky manages to find the shadow figure on another roof. Ky gets on the rooftop and continues to chase after the shadow figure, who is running along a rail line to another rooftop, but Ky keeps going and tries to throws his Keyblade at the shadow figure, but the shadow figure manages to avoid the Keyblade throw attack and keeps going, but Ky keeps chasing after the shadow figure and then they arrive at the city square and the shadow figure stops in front of the clock tower and Ky arrives there as well.
"I finally caught you! What're you up to?" Ky asked.
"Sorry. Bad time to catch me." The shadow figure said, as it goes into the clock tower, but Ky tackles the shadow figure.
"No you don't!" Ky said, as he pins the shadow figure to the ground and the shadow figure is revealed to be a grey furred raccoon with yellow eyes, wearing a black mask, blue cap, blue long sleeved top, blue gloves, blue boots, a red bag on his left leg, and a belt with a raccoon icon on it.
"Okay. You caught me. Now what?" The raccoon asked.
"You're not what I expected." Ky said, as he gets off the raccoon.
"Sorry to disappoint." The raccoon said.
"Whatever. I gotta get back to my friends." Ky said, as he leaves.
"There you are. What just happened?" A voice asked and the raccoon turns to see a green turtle wearing glasses, yellow gloves, a blue helmet, and is in a wheelchair.
"Oh, nothing. I was just being chased by a boy, who has nice reflexes and acrobatics like me." The raccoon said.
"You need to make sure not to get careless. What if that kid is actually one of THEM in disguise?" The turtle asked.
"If he was, then he would've killed me, but he didn't and left." The raccoon said.
"Guys!" Another voice said and the two turn to see a big pink hippo wearing a red mask, a light blue short sleeve shirt, red gloves, black boots, and white scarf around his neck. "Sorry I'm late. Did I miss anything?" The hippo asked.
"Ya kind of did, big guy, but you know what, I think something might turn out exciting..." The raccoon said.
Meanwhile, Ky returns to his friends.
"You're back. Did you catch that Heartless?" Max asked.
"Turns out that Heartless was a talking raccoon." Ky answered. "Sorry about that waste of time. We'd better head on out before..." Ky was cut off by multiple Phantom Black Xetis. "You guys wanna go? Fine. Let's dance." Ky said, as the group prepare to fight.
"How 'bout we help out?" A voice offered and it's the raccoon again and the turtle and the hippo are at his side.
"That's the raccoon you said?" Kiyo asked.
"Yeah and thanks, but we can handle this." Ky said.
"C'mon. At least let us help you out as an apology for disappointing you." The raccoon said, as he takes out a yellow cane.
"If he's willing to help you, then I guess I'm in too." The turtle said.
"So am I! Let's do this!" The hippo said, pounding his fist into his other hand.
"Fine." Ky said.
"Here they come!" T.J. said.
(Battle Theme: Night of Fate)
The Phantom Black Xetis attack with their chains, but Ky uses Spin Slash while the raccoon attacks with his cane while Elena shoots magic bolts while the turtle wheelchair spin attacks while Max bashes with his shield while the hippo delivers three punches. The Phantoms disappear, but the raccoon throws a smoke bomb to expose the Phantoms, allowing T.J. to slash with his knife while Tails shoots four shots from his blaster while Storm uses Quick Attack and then unleashes electricity while Kiyo has Zatch use Zakeruga, but the Phantoms shoot their black beams. Blaze uses Fire Tornado while Lucky uses Ground Pound while Shadow uses Chaos Spears, but the Phantom Black Xetis attack with their chains again and then shoot black beams, but Ky attacks with his Keyblade followed by Edge Slash while the raccoon attacks with his cane followed by a cane push, defeating the Phantoms.
Werewolf Black Xetis appear and attack, but T.J. multi slashes with his knife while Tails tail swipes and then throws a bomb while Storm uses Volt Tackle, but the Werewolf Black Xetis attack with their claws and then bite. Blaze attacks with her claws followed by a flame kick while Lucky double kicks and then uses Headbutt while Max uses Cyclone, but the Werewolves unleash a deadly howl, but Kiyo has Zatch use Bao Zakeruga while Shadow multi punches and then delivers a spin kick while Elena whacks with her staff and then casts Gravity. The Werewolves go into a berserk rage and attack, but the raccoon attacks with his cane followed by a spin attack while the turtle throws a sleep dart to put a Werewolf to sleep, allowing the hippo to pick up the Werewolf and slams it to the ground, but the Werewolves keep attacking, but Ky uses Slide Dash and then attacks with his Keyblade and the group defeat the Black Xetis.
"That was close." Ky said.
"Looks like my training really paid off." T.J. said.
"I don't think there are any more Black Xetis around." Elena said.
"Yeah. We gotta keep going. Other worlds need our help." Ky said.
"What about them?" Blaze asked, pointing at the raccoon, the turtle, and the hippo.
"Well, if they want to." Ky said.
"Count us in. I was hoping for another fun adventure." The raccoon said.
"Well, if he's going, then I'm going too." The turtle said.
"I'd like to help out!" The hippo said.
"Cool. Name's Ky and these are Elena, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Kiyo, Zatch, Lucky, and T.J." Ky introduced himself and his friends.
"Name's Sly. Sly Cooper." Sly introduced.
"I'm Bentley." Bentley introduced.
"And I'm Murray! I call myself 'The Murray'!" Murray introduced.
"Okay, guys. Ready to move on with us?" Ky asked.
"Lead the way." Sly said.
"Ready when you are, Ky." Bentley said.
"I pumped!" Murray said.
Ky uses his Keyblade to open another portal.
"Off we go." Ky said, as he, Elena, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Kiyo, Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, and Murray enter the portal and leave Justice City.
Well, that's about it for this chapter. I hope you liked it. Now we continue with world travel! Next time, Ky, Elena, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Kiyo, Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, and Murray arrive at a new world, but it's underwater. NO, it's not Atlantica so don't think that. Anyway, that's all I have to say. I hope I see you in the next chapter. Don't forget to like and review, PM me if you need anything, but NO trolling and being an asshole. I'll shall be taking my leave now. Goodbye and take care, everyone until then.