Drabble 9: A destined meeting of fates.
Summary: So how did Larten, Ryu, Zero, Taskmaster, Sora, and Metaknight meet?
No idea really, but I need to answer this question. So here's what will hopefully be my explanation, and will hopefully be the answer to my cannon. Adrogoz? I'm not sure how you will like this one, but hopefully this answer will be perfunctory enough for me and everyone else reading KOD because… I can't finish the fic. So First meeting is taken from that story. Alright, hope you all enjoy this one.
A star at the beginning of the sentence shows thought. If it is at the end, it's a thought ending.
_Larten, Sora._
An orange haired individual with pale blue eyes and a scar running down the left side of his cheek was at the church for the last time. "Why did that necromancer decide to bring me back after all these years dead?" the vampire general asked. Inside the chirch where he resided was a priest of the god Shadowfax. "Because he saw a greater purpose for you, I don't know, but I do get a glimpse of people's futures. In your last future death was assured, however, you have a second chance now. In this future I can see you leading a group of individuals against the forces of evil. "I am no hero." answered the vampire. "I will lead this group, but I will not do anything of the heroic fashion like leap through a burning building to save a distressed maiden, in the clan I come from, you either find your way out or you die trying. What is the name of the group, anyways", the vampire asked. The golden sword guardians." said the priest, but that is neither here nor there. "What if you had an assistant though." "I would help him or her to a certain point, but after that they will need to fight their own battles", Larten said. "I can't offer you much, but I can give you some advice", said the priest. The first guardian is nearby, in trouble, if you are in time, he will make an excellent medic and a great fighter to have by your side. The second guardian is in another time stream, ask your friend you just rescued about the halbird, you should find what you need. From there let your fellow allies guide you. "Tell the necromancer whom raised me from the dead I won't forget him, and if the time comes to pay him back, I will", said the general. Walking out of the church, hitting flitting speed. As he was flitting, he paid attention for anything out of the ordinary. Heeeeeeeeeeeeelp! The vampire general turned around, zooming in on a burning ship. It reminded him of a memory long forgotten. One where he lost his senses and killed almost an entire crew. The voice had come from a teen, but why was he in a burning machine, and what is going on with the shadows aboard that ship? Then the general realized something else, there moving! He hit flitting speed against all hope, hang on kid, I'm coming!
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He was cornered with no chance of escape. "What a terrible way to go. I'll never get to see Kiry or Riku again." Closing his eyes, Sora prepared for his death... he waited, but it never came. He opened his eyes to see a surprise. A man with orange hair fighting off the heartless with a slew of martial arts, and knives. The heartless were trying to fall back but they had nowhere to run, some of them tried to take the man by surprise, but he turned around unusually quickly, and slashed them to pieces with his nails. Sora could tell he was beginning to tire, so he through a potion to the man which he looked at with suspicion then decided to drink it. The man then gave Sora a nod then mouthed thanks, as he continued his aggressive onslaught. Sora decided to provide support for the man at that point zapping the heartless with fire, lightning, and ice spells. Together the two defeated the heartless swarm, sending them back to their corridors of darkness.
Sora turned to his orange haired rescuer. "Who are you? you certainly aren't like anyone I have come across in my travels." The man turned to face Sora. "Same can be said for you as well, key wielding one." Sora went to ask another question. "You aren't involved with organization 13 are you?" The man gave Sora a confused look. "Who is this organization 13?" The key wielder sighed, so he wasn't a part of their cult. "There a group of no bod... forget it, I doubt there the masterminds behind these attacks, but why me at all?" Sora wasn't surprised at the man's answer, it was similar to something Leon had said. "Your key could be the reason, all the light it attracts? It's no wonder I haven't burned up." Sora really looked at the man then did a double take as he saw ten scars on his fingertips. "You're not human?" The man gave him a smile. This kid wasn't a Vampaneze, but it wouldn't hurt to grill him, then again if he didn't know… Larten put it down to a guess. "Ah, I see you noticed those. I am a reincarnated vampire, long story, but I will tell you once we can get you somewhere safe to recover, those shadowy things really had it in for you, huh?" Sora nodded. "They are heartless, and I'm surprised you handled them as well as you did without a Keyblade. "Keyblade? What is that", he asked. Sora nodded. Of course he didn't know, it seems he was a long dead man from another world. "Looks like we both have things to share. Oh, I never got your name." The man smiled at the teenager. "I did not ask for yours, either." The teen nodded before reaching out his right hand. "My name's Sora." The man reached out his hand to meet the teens. The two's hands met. "Larten Crepsley." He said before they shook, Sora sensing immense strength in the Vampire's fingers. Together the two walked in silence until they could find a spot to rest.
_Metaknight._
As the nightmare went to fire a beam at Sora, a golden sword deflected the blast right back, destroying it. His rescuer turned out to be a small round dark blue creature wearing a mask resembling a knight's helmet and a cape that billowed in the wind. "Who are you," he asked. "I will give you my name if you can best me," he said. Sora drew his Keyblade. "That is an intriguing sword you carry", said the creature. "It's a Keyblade", Sora said. Their rather picky with their users." The creature nodded. "I can see that." He drew Galaxia. "Fight me!"
The knight descended down on Sora, but he blocked it with his Keyblade, than shot him down with a blizzard spell. He sheathed Galaxia. "Metaknight," the creature said. "Sora," the teen said, returning the introduction. Metaknight lifted a struggling Larten to his feet. "He with you," he asked. Sora nodded. "Yes… He turned to Larten, why did it take you so long to respond?" "You were fine without my help, and I just got knocked out by that nightmare. "Ah, those can be hard to deal with," said Meta calmly. A Warpstar appeared before them. "Come along, we have to settle the score with the last thing in this place," Meta instructed. "You better be ready, Larten," said Sora. The vampire smiled. "I was ready before you were born," he said. "I doubt it, seeing as I was alive before you were", Meta said smirking. "I'm hungry for alien blood, Sora, can I take a bite out of him?" "Just try it, Crepsley!" "Sora, how does he know my last name?" The teenager smiled… "About that, I told him about you while we were fighting. "That's it, come here, you!" *Larten gives Sora a nooggy." Metaknight chuckles under his breath, no matter what would happen, rather it be good or bad, he felt he could depend on these 2.
_Zero_
Vial smiled, taking down the 3 skilled swordsman was a challenge, but it was nothing compared to things he had fought. They were harder than X, but just about on par with Zero. Key word being, just about. He prepared to fire his buster for the final shot, when a sword jammed itself in the weapon. "You won't lay a finger on them!" a voice roared from nowhere. The android of the hour had come. "Oh please, Zero, what do these…" he was about to stomp on the body of a knocked out Larten when a hand caught his foot, and reversed the position. Vial was on the ground, and a foot was to the androids head, "Any last words," Larten asked. Vial charged his buster… "See you in hell. Booooooooooooom.
Larten and his ally's awoke in a hospital. "Welcome back to the world of the living," a friendly voice said. "How long was I out for," asked the vampire. "about two days, I fear it will take longer for your friend to recover though," said the kid in futuristic armor. Larten tried to put a name to the face. What did that thing call him? Nero? Mero? Something with a ero… wait, maybe it is… "Zero," he guessed. The kid nodded. "Took you long enough." He looked more closely at the sword wielding child. No, not child, android. As if reading his thoughts, Zero popped off his hand to show wires and other things. "So who created you", Larten asked. Doctor Wily, funny thing is I didn't know that until a lot later on in my youth." Larten nodded. "How long have you existed?" Zero sighed. Years", said the android. Larten nodded, I just came back from the dead myself." Zero lifted the vampire to his feet. "Come on, I cooked us something to eat. Although it's not my strong suit, I hope you can enjoy it." Larten smiled. "I will take whatever you can offer, just save some for my friends."
Days after, everyone was ready to continue their journey onward. "Wait", said Zero. Larten and the others stopped. "I'm coming with you," he said, his weapons and possessions in wherever it is he keeps them. Larten and his ally's nodded. From that day onward, they got an ally that would be a steadfast second in command at the drop of a hat, and possibly more for years to come.
_Ryu_
Zero attacked Akuma with a hadenjecki, but the demon martial artist just shook it off. He got a reward for his troubles… a hadoukin to the head. "Later, Akuma scoffed. A man appeared by the android. "Who are you", asked Zero. "Ryu", the man said, getting into a fighting stance. "I hear you are looking for a person whom can go hand to hand with something and survive. "You could say that", said Zero. "I am also looking for unpredictability as well." Ryu nodded. "I know just the person, but I'll only give you the information if you can beat me. Zero sighed, name the competition. "Simple, 1 out of 3, if you can subdue me, I'll give you the info, I'll even get him to join you and your companions. "You're on", said Zero, putting his weapons away, going into a fighting stance.
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Zero pinned Ryu to the ground for the last time, before helping him to his feet. "So about the person", the android asked. "He goes by the name of Taskmaster. He is a bit of a unknown person, and seems to do things for his own reasons. Last I heard he was seeking out a Mister Tall", said Ryu. Zero nodded. "I know a person who knows a person, who knows Mister Tall, so finding him should be a piece of cake", said Zero. Ryu smiled. "I hope you know what you're doing." Zero laughed, relax. What could go wrong? That day, the android left, a master of many martial arts in toe.
_Taskmaster._
As Steve was about to shoot Mister Tall, a shield deflected the bullet. "Who the hell are you", Steve asked. "Your worst nightmare", he said. Steve got a look at the man, he wore a skull mask and was dressed in blue carrying a sword, shield, rifle, and arrows. "You should join us", Steve said. The man drew his sword. "There was a time when I would have taken the offer, but… he stabbed the sword through Steve's torso, decapitating the Vampaneze lord. I don't join the crooked minded." Mister Tall nodded. "You should take the offer." The skull masked mercenary thought about it a second before nodding. "What can they offer me though?" "Unpredictability, more than normal, and an answer to your instability. Yes, I know about your powers and the gain and loss of your past. Should you join them, I can give you the cure to this problem. Think about it for a minute or 2", the Circ manager advised, departing for his tent.
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Tony began to give it a lot of thought, this was a rather big decision.
*If I do this, it will be the end of my life as a vigilante. But do I want it like this?* He finally made up his mind. With haste, he left where he was standing to run into Mister Tall. "I'm in." The Circ owner smiled before passing him a concoction. "I knew you would decide one way or the other." "How?" The Circ owner smiled. "I have my ways."
and thus, the dawn of a great alliance was born.
The 6 of them arrived inside the temple of time. "So if we do this, there's no going back. Our timelines are intertwined forever. The 5 nodded at the vampire. It had been a long few years what with the vanquishing of the maverick rebellions, the Vampaneze hordes, and the occasional planet destroyer. They all nodded before touching the sword of timelines. A golden flash shot from the hilt, attaching to the 6 before tapering off into their thought processes. *I hope I can lead them without letting them down.* Zero smiled at Larten. *Don't worry about it, should you falter, I'll take over if needed.* Larten smiled at the group. "You can back out if you wan…" Taskmaster cut him off. "Larten…" "Yes", the vampire asked. "Shut up", he said smiling.
Larten smiled, for better or worse, they would figure it out. "We need a name", Ryu said. Larten was going to suggest one when Zero stopped him. "Golden sword guardians?" The rest smiled. "Sounds like a good idea.
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*Fini
Adrogoz, hope this will work for the cannon premiere.
Next time, Scotty runs a donut shop. And this has no guardians premiering in that chapter. Reasons? This chapter was a standalone guardian chapter, next chapter is a standalone star trek chapter. Maybe I'll do this again for the other team, but probably not, there not official, reason why the other team was revealed was because they made it into instruments, and play a role in heroes of darkness along with their nonofficial brethren in that of present and future teams. Which involve Picard and Nero, leaders of their groups respectively, now if we're wanting to put seconds in command those would be piccolo, Zero, and Niko (circle of magic.) And sometimes Bones or Metaknight for Nero or Larten's groups respectively although Piccolo will yield to Ash should situations call for it. Alright, hope you enjoyed this, and chapter 10 will be up tonight, it's finished, but want to post it when I'm not tired.