Harry Potter and the Gathering of Worlds
By James the Fox
"…"
Rico: "…"
Sora: "…"
Link: "… Hello?"
(Shaking in anticipation) "…FREEDOM! HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Link: "What in Hyrule?"
Sora: "His sister has a laptop."
Link: "Wait… that means… OH NO!"
Rico: "Yep. He has more time to work here."
Link, Sora, and Shadow: "WHY? WHY DID SHE GET A LAPTOP? WHY NOT SOME OTHER GIRL?"
"This is the last side chapter before the end of Shadow's part in this story."
Shadow: "If you kill her…"
"On to the Fic."
Sora cut effortlessly through the Black Arms. How he knew what they were… was the same way he knew Harry had spied on them that night back in No. 12, Grimmauld Place. He had gained many powers, some from the Keyblade, some from… other sources. One power was the ability to see into the hearts of just about any creature out there. He could feel the fear from some of the less human students, like Amy and Charmey, and one name came out of it. Black Arms. Sora sighed as he called one of his other powers. Stomping his foot into the ground, he willed that power forward. Rock and dirt rose under the feet of the attackers, sending them skyward. Mean while, Riku changed his Keyblade's form to the most powerful form, Deep Dive, and unleashed blow after blow to the aliens. These creatures were nothing to Sora, compared to the other enemies he fought. The earth broke apart once it was high enough, sending many Soldiers to their deaths. With a wave of Sora's hands, the earth launched itself at the Black Hawks, stoning them to death. Sora then launched himself at a Black Bull, cutting its eye apart. As he blasted through the creatures, Sora wondered how the others were doing. Not everyone had his combat skills...
Zelda heard the call for retreat, but knew there was no way for them to comply without help. She called for Link with the Triforce, but there was no response. She was worried. Link had been the farthest from the school last she checked. Kairi seemed unusually calm for the situation. Sure, she seemed a bit worried, but it was almost like she knew that everything would turn out okay. Ritz attacked with renewed vigor the moment her boyfriend, Marche, cut his way into the battle. The blue-wearing blonde had a bit of training in battle with Sora, so he fought fairly well with his sword. However, they needed much more power if they hoped to win this fight…
Rico was amazed at what had happened. One moment, Black Bull was going to turn them to pancakes, the next moment the thing just... exploded. Rico also noted that he felt Shadow's Chaos Aura nearby. He also felt an aura that was both familiar and not familiar. It felt like Black Doom, but…
"What you standing still for?" Charmey asked, knocking Rico out of his thoughts.
"Eh, it's nothing. Just wondering what got Shadow so ticked…"
"Maybe-" Fred started. 'Oh no… not this again…' Rico thought.
"It's that big monster that has Sheru in that ball," George continued.
"WHAT?" Instantly both Charmey and Rico turned around to see Devil Doom and Sheru, just like the twins pointed out.
"Well, THAT explains everything. That is Black Doom, leader of the Black Arms," Rico sighed. How was Shadow going to fight that thing without his Super Form? Rico then remembered his Chaos Emerald. Maybe if he concentrated hard enough…
The fox watched the battle unfold beneath him. Black Doom had arrived, and Shadow had to fight him, with or without the Chaos Emeralds. He turned to the far right. Link was out cold, and Ayrll was doing everything she could to protect him. Harry and the others were retreating, firing spells as they went. Sora… was obliterating the creatures thoroughly as Shadow had, but even he couldn't go on forever. The fox left, knowing that the battle would soon end.
"Shadow, it's good to see you once more." Black Doom was very cocky right now. Of course, he had every right to be. He had kidnapped Sheru, and now had a very good plan to break Shadow… Oh yes, he had no intention of killing him. His masters had strictly ordered that he only be left broken and useless to the light.
"Black Doom, you are the incarnation of Shadow's greatest fear: his past. Use that to break him. There is a girl in the world Shadow is in. Our master insists that you use her to your advantage. You will see the reasoning behind this when you arrive, with millions of warriors of your own kind…" The humanoid, yet not human, said. The Heartless-like creature gave a horrid laugh. "Break his heart, let the Darkness inside unleash itself upon humanity. Then his sorrow will empower Oblivion, the true Darkness. Our master wishes it so. Let it be so!" As Doom left, the soul of the third darkling inside him, he could hear its voice: "Soon, Shadow, soon…"
Black Doom did NOT want to fail, or else he would have to meet the TRUE master. And that was not good…
"Let Sheru go! She has no part in this battle." Shadow was fed up with this monster haunting him, both in his nightmares and in the real world. Doom was going down, Chaos Emeralds or not.
"Hmph. I will not let her go, Shadow. However, I might make a deal with you. Tell me, just how important are the lives of the people around you? I'll give you two choices."
"Grrr…"
"Your first choice, Shadow, is to come at me. If you do, you might win. However, before that happens, I'll kill the girl. It will be a… unpleasant death, I assure you. After that, everyone else will die too." Black Doom laughed a bit before continuing. "Your other choice will have us leave from your sight for all eternity. You see, Shadow, you will have to pay a price very dear to you. One life lost for the sake of millions of other lives. How does that sound?"
Shadow glared at Doom, but knew that he could very well annihilate everyone else on this world before Shadow could kill him without the Chaos Emeralds. He hesitated before speaking.
"… What life?"
Doom pointed at Sheru. "Hers."
Shadow: "WHY YOU LITTLE… I"LL KILL YOU!"
"Technically, it's you who's going to kill her."
Sora: "Still, You're the one making him do it."
"Technically, I haven't made him do it yet."
Link: "But you're going to."
"Technically, you don't know that."
Harry: "When will we know?"
"Technically, you'll know when the next chapter ends."
Rico: "Stupid technicalities…"
"Technically, see you next chapter!"