A/N: I feel so guilty! I told all you patient fans out there that I would update ASAP, but I didn't! I feel terrible about that...But this chappie is gonna have a cool fighting scene in it, so I hope it's worth the wait. And now, for your reading pleasure, I present to you...Be Strong!

Disclaimer: As much as I want to say I own Kingdom Hearts, I can't say that because I don't own it and I would be lying to you. But I can say truthfully that I own Kupo and the Spike Blade.

Chapter 6.
Metal Monster

"Well, Kupo, I hope this isn't a rip off," Sora said to his friend.

The huge metal monster loomed over them with hatred in its eyes. The four knew it wasn't there to help out on their mission.

"Get ready," Donald said as he drew out his weapon. The other three followed his lead and drew their weapons as well.

The metal monster decided to make the first move, so it started spinning its arms around its body. The sharp metal claws at the end of its hands were extended and ready to slice whatever got in its way.

"Look out!" Goofy called as he raised up his shield.

The three with out shields ran back from the monster. The sound of metal hitting metal echoed through the air as Goofy's shield and the monster's claws collided.

The monster stopped spinning its arms and glared down at the obstacle in its path. Goofy was about to turn and run when Kupo, Donald, and Sora attacked from behind. The metal monster was so surprised that it fell apart.

"I guess that's that!" Kupo said and stepped up onto its head.

"I'm not so sure," Sora said uncertainly. "And get off that thing! It can't be dead yet!"

"It sure looks dead to me," Goofy spoke on Kupo's behalf.

"That doesn't mean a thing!" Donald argued. "You thought that squirrel was dead when it was just asleep!"

While those two were arguing about whether the squirrel was dead or not, the metal thing began to shake. Kupo looked down at it uneasily and began to make her way off it, but was too late. The monster rose and the parts flew to their correct spot.

"Help me, you guys!" Kupo shouted as she held onto the monster's round head.

"Kupo!" Sora shouted.

The girl looked down at the main part of the body and saw that it was pretty much hollow. If she fell, she would probably be stuck there.

Oh man...How come I had to act so darn brave! She thought as she tried to grip the head tighter.

"We'll get you down, don't worry!" The boy called.

The boy, Donald, and Goofy rushed up to the monster and began hacking away at its metal body. Donald even used a fire attack and melted a hole in its leg.

"How'd you do that?" Sora asked as he swung the Keyblade at the body.

"I'll show you later," Donald said and fired another fire attack.

The metal monster shook its head and Kupo could feel her grip slipping. One more head shake and she would fall.

The monster started spinning its arms around its body again. Donald and Sora once again ran back while Goofy blocked the attack with his shield. The two ran around to its back again, but the monster had learned from last time.

It whirled its head around and stopped spinning its arms. It lifted a foot and kicked at the two. They dodged and ran in for an attack. The monster shook its head as the three worked away at it. But that one shake was enough to make Kupo fall.

"Help!" She cried as she fell into the main body.

"She fell in!" Sora shouted in dismay.

"We'll get her," Donald said and blasted a fire attack at it. "But we have to defeat this monster first."

The boy nodded and hit the monster extra hard. No way he'd loose another friend.

"We're almost there. I can feel it."

"Really?" Stephanie asked.

"I'm positive," the Wyvern said.

Stephanie smiled at the thought of finally seeing Kairi, Kupo, Sora, and Riku. It would be great to see some friendly faces.

"I hope they all made it," she said happily.

"I only sense two where we're going," Blue Light said.

This news hurt the girl quite a bit even though she had never been too close to them. They talked some and seen each other on the beaches, but that was it.

I wonder who didn't make it... She thought. Her happiness had melted away and now she was upset all over again.

"I'm sorry I told you," Blue Light said quietly. "I shouldn't have said anything."

"That's ok," the girl said. "I'm glad you told me. Now I can prepare for the worst..."

But it wasn't ok.

Kupo landed hard on her back. It was so dark. She was afraid of the dark. Her only light shone down dimly around the metal monster's head. It was hollow just like she figured and it was also cold.

"This is how Heartless must feel," she said as she wrapped her arms around herself. "Cold and dark."

The sound of metal hitting metal echoed around her. She could feel the vibrations of each hit beneath her feet. Hopefully, Sora was winning.

She stood in the dim light with her arms wrapped around herself listening as the battle raged on outside. The monster lurched forward and sent her flying to the front of its hollow body.

"Watch it!" She shouted. The girl was about to say something else when something cold and scaly touched her leg. She screamed and drew her leg back.

Please, Sora, hurry and get me outta here! She thought as she drew her Spike Blade and prepared to battle whatever is was in there with her.

Sora was sent flying when the monster kicked him. He slammed against he wall and almost fell unconscious. The boy sat up when he heard Goofy running to him.

"Here, drink this," Goofy said and handed him a small bottle of liquid. "It's a Potion."

Sora obeyed and gulped it down. Immediately, he felt like he could continue fighting. He got up and followed Goofy back to the battlefield where Donald was having a tough time holding off the monster by himself.

The monster lowered its hand to swat Donald away, but Sora attacked it with his Keyblade. The hand fell to the ground a disappeared just as Goofy took out its leg.

"Thanks," Donald said gratefully as he blasted a fireball at the main body.

"No problem," the boy said and began hitting the other leg.

"Ah! Get away!" Kupo cried as she swung her Spike Blade at the darkness. She knew there were Shadows in there with her because they kept touching her arms.

She swung her Spike Blade again and hit something! The Shadow withered in pain and sank back into the floor of the body.

"Take that!" She shouted triumphantly.

She flew up in the air a few inches as the monster fell to the ground. A small ray of light shone through a crack in the monster's belly. The crack became bigger and bigger and suddenly the body disappeared. She was free!

"Kupo!" Sora cried and rushed over to help her up.

"Thank you so much, guys!" Kupo exclaimed as she gave her friend a big hug.

Goofy smiled as the two walked over to the friends. "Are you ok, Kupo?"

"I'm fine," she said. "Thanks."

"How does he know your name?" Sora asked.

"We met as she was fighting some Heartless," Donald said. "My name is Donald and this is Goofy."

"Glad to meet you," Sora said. "My name's Sora."

"They're gonna help us find Riku and Kairi if we help them find their king," Kupo said, but her smile disappeared when she mentioned her friends. Sora's smile also faded quickly at the sound of their names.

"Now in order for you to come along with us, I'll have to make one thing clear to you two," Donald said as he crossed his arms. "There will be no frowning allowed on the mission."

"C'mon and give us a big smile," Goofy urged.

Sora and Kupo looked at each other then at the two and attempted a big happy smile, even though they weren't happy. Donald and Goofy fell over while laughing at the two. This made them smile for real and even laugh.

"Now that we have that taken care of, we can go board the Gummy Ship!" Donald announced.

"What's a Gummy Ship?" The two friends asked.

"You'll see," Goofy said and the four began to make their way out of Third District.

A/N: About time I updated, huh? I hope you guys liked this chapter as much as you have the others. I really appreciate all the reviews you guys give me. They put a smile on my face when I read them. Thanks again and be sure to review!