Greg: Hello again, fellow readers! It's me, Greg, bringing you another KH: SOT chapter, for my fellow readers. I am so sorry that it took to long to update! I was just so busy and stuff. But I shouldn't make excuses, it's my fault and I'm sorry for the late update.
Brandon: It's only been ten days…
Greg: Exactly!! Ten whole days!!
Brandon: Yeah… Anyway, we hope you like this chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Kingdom Hearts or Disney or that place that made Kingdom Hearts. (I forgot their name…) I only own some characters and made up worlds.
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Flashback…
The school day went by pretty quickly, for Greg that is. His mind had been fascinated by the words of the hooded figure he had met in the gymnasium. Again, she had called him the 'Keybearer of Twilight'. What was a Keybearer exactly? Both of the figures he had encountered had called him a Keybearer, yet never explained what one was.
He stopped, and looked around. Teenagers, who attended his school, were preparing for departure. The yellow school buses waited across the street. Instead of heading for his bus, he decided to walk home.
"I need some time to think about all this…" he uttered, as if he asked himself why he didn't head for the bus.
Before he knew it, he was far off in the distance, walking alone. He was in an alleyway, with only one way out and still, his mind was filled with the words that the two-cloaked figures had mentioned to him. He came to a stop, when he felt that he was being watched. The same presence, from days ago, washed over his body.
"Come on out! I know you're here!" Greg shouted out. He heard chuckling, as a cloaked figure appeared before him. "You-You're the one that attacked me before." He uttered.
"I'm surprised you can sense my presence, yet you can't call the 'Key'." The figure muttered. Greg could tell that this was the manly figure he had met days ago.
"There you go again with this Keybearer crap. How about you tell me what a Keybearer is?" Greg asked.
Without saying a word, the figure lunged at Greg and began attacking him. Somehow, Greg could predict his movements and dodge.
"Your skills are good." The figure uttered, as he sent a kick towards Greg's head. Greg dodged the attack by ducking, and then saw that the figure had changed positions. The figure was now in a position in which he could punch Greg. Greg moved back, only slightly, avoiding the figure's gloved fist. As Greg stood up, he felt the figure's foot connect with his chest, sending him into one of the walls.
"Damn…" Greg uttered, as he looked up at the figure. Seeing Greg in this position, the figure quickly threw his right fist, only to have Greg evade it by dodge rolling. The fist barely missed its target, as it collided with the wall. By the time the attack had stopped, the figure's arm was half way into the wall. He pulled his arm out of the wall, and chuckled.
"You're fast." He uttered, turning to Greg. Greg was out of breath, having to dodge all of the figure's quick attacks.
"Why are you attacking me?" Greg managed to ask. Before the man could answer, a voice came from down the alley.
"Greg!!" Greg turned toward the voice to see Brandon running towards them.
"No, Brandon stay back!" Greg shouted, motioning his hand for Brandon to stay away. Brandon stopped in his tracks when his eyes met with the hooded figure.
"What's going on here?" Brandon asked. The figure wasted no time, and lunged at the blonde.
"You're only going to get in the way!" the figure shouted, as he drew back his fist.
Brandon was completely frozen. He didn't know what to do. His legs were shaking and sweat droplets were forming on his forehead. Brandon closed his eyes and prepared himself for the attack, but it never came. The sound of the man's fist hitting metal was the only sound. Brandon peeked one eye open, to see what the metal sound was. Greg was standing before him, dressed in all black, holding a black key-shaped sword.
"What?!?" the figure asked in confusion, as he leapt backwards to get away from the 'Keybearer'.
"Greg! What happened to you!?!" Brandon shouted.
The brown-eyed teen looked back at Brandon. "The name's Tony, kid."
"So, the boy's Darkness is stronger than his Light." The cloaked figure chuckled. "How about cutting our plans short and taking our side."
"I'm done listening to you!" Tony shouted, rushing toward the figure. He brought the black key-shaped sword down on the figure, attempting to slice him in half, but the figure disappeared before the weapon made contact. "Stop running." Tony frowned, gripping his weapon tightly.
"Uh…Greg… I mean, Tony… What's going on?" Brandon asked, looking around.
"He's gone…"Tony uttered, as he walked over to Brandon and stared him in the eye. "I'm sorry about this…" he uttered, as he disappeared.
Brandon's eyes widened, as Tony vanished from his sights. What had just happened here? And who was Tony? Brandon couldn't move. His mind was filled with so many questions. But, just as he started to move, he felt a sharp pain in his neck. And just like that, everything went black.
Tony stood behind the boy, lowering his hand. It was he who dealt the blow. He sighed heavily. "I better get this kid home…" he muttered, as he picked the dirty blonde up and placed him over his shoulder. He looked around once more, just incase someone was still there, and then vanished, along with Brandon in his possession.
Flashback End…
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Greg stood at the window in the room, looking down onto the passing citizens. The sun was shining brightly, and the people of the city were going about their normal routines. Greg only watched, and for some reason, he looked at every passing citizen's face, trying to confirm if they were one of his missing friends.
His eyes traveled back to the bed, where Tami was sleeping soundly, and a small smile forced its way onto his face. She was safe, and that was his number one priority: to keep her safe. But why did he feel that it was what he needed to do? She was nothing more than a girl he had met a little while ago, and yet, he felt he needed to protect her. Why? That was all he asked himself. Why? He turned back to watching the citizens, hoping it would take his mind off of that question.
Tami slowly opened her eyes, trying to adjust them to the morning light. She leaned up off of the bed, slowly, and gave her eyes a good rub. She yawned for a moment, and then looked around the room. Rebecca, the young girl she had met yesterday, was asleep in one of the chairs in the room. The young raven-haired girl had agreed to help them in their search for Sora and the others, after hearing the story behind their disappearances.
Tami's eyes continued to search the room, until they focused on the brown-eyed teen by the window. She looked at him from head to toe. Bandages covered small parts of his visible body, but he seemed to be all right. A warm smiled graced her lips, knowing that he was going to be okay. Even though she was glad he was all right, why did she care if he was? Why did she care for him so much? He was a friend, but she cared for him way too much, and she didn't know why. Was it because she liked him? No, that couldn't be it. She couldn't like him after just about two days… could she? She shook her head, trying to get those thoughts from her mind.
Greg looked back towards the bed. His eyes met with a pair of emerald green ones. "I see you're awake." He smiled.
"Yeah…" she muttered, leaning her legs off of the bed and onto the floor. A small blush crept onto her face, seeing as Greg caught her staring at him. He didn't seem to notice. "You're up early."
"I had a lot on my mind, so I couldn't sleep." He replied, as he stared back out the window.
"Like what?" Tami couldn't help but ask. "Is it about them?" she asked. She felt that if she said their names, that only sadness would come of it.
"Yeah…" Greg's eyes went to the floor. "I just…" he began. "I don't know what to do, or where to go. From what Rebecca said, about the other worlds, they could be anywhere."
"Don't worry about it. I'm sure we'll find them, sooner or later. We just have to have faith." Tami uttered, as she looked down at her feet. Faith. It was something she had little of. She had given almost all of that away long ago.
Greg smiled at hearing her words, and his eyes focused on her. "You're right, Tami. We just need to have a little faith." Tami gave another warm smile, one that Greg was becoming quite attracted to.
Tami's eyes wondered back to Rebecca, who was starting to stir in her sleep. "Looks like she'll be awake soon." She implied, staring at the young twelve year old.
Greg glanced over to the young girl, who had just opened her eyes. She gave a big yawn and looked around, all while scratching her head. "Good morning you two." She uttered, as she rubbed one of her eyes.
"Good morning, Rebecca. How'd you sleep?" Tami asked, as she stood up and stretched her limbs.
"Great!" Rebecca smiled, as she leapt out the seat and into the middle of the room. "So, today is the day we leave, right?"
"Yeah, today is the day we begin our search." Greg muttered, as he walked over to the bed and sat down. "But, we haven't had time to look around this city. How 'bout we take a quick look around before heading for another planet?" he asked, looking at the two females.
"Yeah, I think it's a good idea." Said Tami, who glanced over at Rebecca.
"Sure, let's make it quick though. I'm tired of being in Disney City." Rebecca implied. She looked at the other figures in the room, which gave her confused glances in return. "What?" she asked.
"Is that the name of this city?" The blonde girl asked.
"Yeah." Rebecca smiled. "This whole place is naturally known as the Disney Kingdom, because King Mickey rules over it in his big, white castle." Rebecca moved her hands through the air, trying to refer to how big the castle was. "Anyway, we better get a move on." She smiled once again, before heading for the door.
"How can she be so hyper in the morning?" Greg asked, as he followed her out the door.
"I have no idea, but you're asking the wrong person." Tami giggled as she trudged behind.
Somewhere in Disney City…
A large, bulky man walked through the streets of Disney City, wearing all too familiar tan attire. The man had dark, hazel eyes and had no hair. Equipped by a strap, to his back, was a large, steel mace. His head glistened in the sun, as he walked through the crowded streets. "How come I get stuck seeking that 'Rat of a King'?" he asked himself.
The man walked on, and then grinned when the white castle seemed to get closer and closer every step he took. "Alright your majesty, you better be here." He chuckled to himself, as he quickened his pace.
Not far from the man, standing atop one of the buildings, was another figure, with a large sword strapped to it's back. The figure was dressed in a white, no sleeve shirt, with gray cargo pants and black boots. His eyes were a chocolate brown and his spiky hair was a raven black. The sword he held on his back looked about the same size as its wielder.
"The Empire…" the figure grunted in disgust. His hand went to his sword's grip, as if he prepared to slay the bald man that his eyes were focused on. He slowly lowered his hand back to his side. "I wonder…" the figure uttered, as he leapt from the building.
Sora…
The young spiky-haired teen exited the Inn, rubbing his eyes continuously. He stopped when he noticed Ravu swinging her Keyblade around, as if she was warming up. He walked over to the blue haired girl, who had ceased her exercise when she noticed Sora approaching.
"Well, good morning, Sora." Ravu smiled, as she lowered her Keyblade.
"Good morning, Ravu. What are you doing out here?" Sora asked.
"Oh, just training. It's my morning exercise." She replied, as her Keyblade diminished. She then smiled at him and said, "You better start training yourself. It's a long and difficult road ahead, and you have to be ready for anything."
"I know…" He held out his hand and the Kingdom Key appeared in his grip. "This key comes with a mission, right?" he asked as he looked up at Ravu. "But I can't complete that mission, and save Kairi at the same time."
"Kairi?" Ravu thought about that name for a moment. "Isn't that your girlfriend?" she grinned.
Sora's eyes widened, and his face began to feel hot. "Uh, n-no," he stuttered, as he turned his head away from Ravu, trying to hide his blush. "She's just a friend."
Ravu laughed to herself. "Of course she is." She chuckled. She turned and began walking away, toward a trail that led…somewhere. "Now come on. We have to get going."
"Going where?" Sora asked, as he jogged to catch up to her.
"To get a Gummi Ship, so that we can go looking for your girlfriend." She muttered.
"She's not my girlfriend." Sora could feel the blush easing its way back, but he tried to ignore it. "What's a Gummi Ship?"
Ravu placed her hand on her forehead and shook her head. "You really aren't from around here, are you?" Sora responded with a simple nod. "Well, it's a ship that will take us to different worlds. Places where your girlfriend might be."
"She's not…" Sora muttered, but stopped short. Why did he feel so bad when he uttered those words? He knew he liked Kairi, and was pretty sure that she liked him the same way, but for them to be a couple? He had really thought about it, and was trying to work up the nerve to ask her before she was kidnapped.
"Hm?" Ravu glanced over at the blue-eyed boy. "She must mean something to you, if you're risking your life to save her.
"Yeah, she does mean a lot to me." Sora said, as if no one was around. He then realized what he said and smiled nervously. "But we're just good friends, that's what I meant." He added, scratching the back of his head.
"You are a weird one, you know that?" Ravu giggled, as they both continued down the dusty trail.
Riku…
Riku leapt backwards and landed against a wall, next to the mouse. His body was covered his cuts and bruises from the battle at hand. He looked out at Heartless. The horde grew closer and closer, backing them against the wall of the building.
To him, it felt that he had been fighting and running around this city for the whole night, which was true, he just couldn't tell because the sky was always cloudy. Even though he had just got his weapon, the Soul Eater, he quickly became accustom to it. Also, his sword training on the island helped out too, and he was now putting it to good use.
"Riku, are you okay?" Mickey asked, as he backed up next to the teenaged Keybearer.
Riku turned to the mouse, which held a Keyblade in his hand. To his surprise, the mouse had no scratches or bruises on his little body. "Yeah, I'm fine Mickey." Riku lied. The young Keybearer was tiring quickly, due to not having any rest.
Mickey somehow sensed that Riku was tiring, and knew that he wouldn't last much longer. "I better get him out of here." Mickey thought to himself. He pointed his Keyblade, the Dark Kingdom Chain, at the Heartless and held it steady, closing his eyes as he did so.
Riku glanced over at the mouse, again. "What is he doing?" Riku thought, looking at the mouse's stance. The tip of Mickey's Keyblade began to glow, and a bright light began to shine. Riku quickly looked away from the light, shielding his eyes. His eyes weren't ready to see that amount of light yet, due to being in this darkened city. Even though the city had light's of it's own, the Keyblade created a purer light, which lit up the whole area.
"Alright Riku, you can open your eyes now." Mickey muttered, as his Keyblade diminished. At Mickey's request, Riku opened his eyes slowly. His eyes suddenly widened when no Heartless were visible.
"Where'd they all go?" Riku asked, looking around in awe.
"I used the power of the Keyblade to destroy them." Mickey replied. He looked up at Riku, who was still in shock. "We better get somewhere safe. We both need to rest."
"Yeah…" Riku uttered. He looked down at his Keyblade. Did it have that much power? Or was it that this mouse was more skilled than him? Riku started to ask, but thought it'd be better if he found out himself.
"C'mon Riku!!" Mickey shouted, as he ran off.
Riku snapped back into reality and turned to Mickey. "Right behind you!" he replied, as he took his leave, diminishing his Keyblade as he did.
Kairi…
Kairi could feel something brush up against her. She slowly opened her eyes to yet another unfamiliar room. She looked around, but saw nothing but another tan armored soldier. She continued to look around, until her sights sat on the women sitting beside her. The women wore a pink dress, brown boots, and a red ribbon in her hair. Her hair was braided into one large braid. Her green eyes glanced over at Kairi.
"I'm sorry. Did I wake you?" she asked softly.
"No ma'am." Kairi replied, as she looked at the ground.
"My name is Aerith." The women stated.
"I'm Kairi."
"Kairi? Well, how'd you end up here Kairi?" the women asked.
Kairi glanced over at the women named Aerith. The women seemed so calm, even though she was in prison. "Those people." Kairi motioned her head toward the tan figure outside of the barred prison. "They kidnapped me from my home…" Kairi glanced back over at the women.
"I see." Aerith replied. "Don't you worry, we'll be out of here in no time." Kairi looked at her with a confused look. Aerith saw this and smiled. "I have friends on the outside."
"Oh." Kairi muttered, as she thought back to her friends. Did they come after her? Were they even alive? She shook her head, trying to get the thoughts from her mind. "If you don't mind me asking, Miss Aerith, where are we? And who are those armored guys?" Kairi asked.
"We're in the town of Hollow Bastion. As for those figures there," Aerith motioned her head toward the figure. "They are the Rambosan Army, of the Rambosan Empire."
"The Rambosan Army?" Kairi asked herself.
"That's right! Now quiet down!!" shouted the guard, as he stomped his foot on the ground.
Kairi quickly closed her mouth, and didn't dare to make another sound. The same went for Aerith, who was shocked by the soldier's outburst.
Somewhere in Hollow Bastion…
A man, dressed in a black trench coat, black pants, and black boots stood on top of one of the buildings, arms crossed. Strapped onto his back was a large sword, wrapped in white bandages. He had short, spiky blonde hair and blue eyes. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"I'm coming Aerith." Muttered the man.
"We're all going." A voice corrected him. The blonde headed man turned to see another man, with medium length brown hair. He wore a black jacket, white tee shirt, black biker pants and black shoes. Located over the bridge of his nose was a scar.
"Why don't you guys let me handle this, Leon?" the blonde headed man asked.
"Because, Cloud, we're in this together. And besides, we have to get rid of those soldiers once and for all." The man, named Leon, replied.
Cloud looked back out at the Rambosan Base, just a few minutes away. It was small, but heavily guarded by soldiers. Cloud couldn't figure out why it had doubled in the amount soldiers' overnight, but it didn't matter. He was going to rescue Aerith, no matter what the cost.
"When do we leave?" Cloud asked, as he looked back at Leon.
"Whenever Yuffie and Tifa return." Said Leon, who had turned to take his leave.
Cloud turned his head slightly, watching Leon leap from the building. He thought back to the others, Yuffie and Tifa, who had went ahead to scout the area. They had been gone for sometime now, and would be returning at any moment. It wouldn't be long before he was inside the Rambosan Base, tearing away at whoever got in his way.
Cloud's blue eyes went back to watching the base. "I'm coming Aerith…" he muttered again.
Rambosan Base, Section 18…
Colonel Bridges walked down the freshly built corridor, on her way to the meeting room to speak with General Robert. She had to hurry and give General Robert the information about the Keyblade Wielders.
"It should be just around this corner." She uttered to herself, as her walking pace quickened. When she turned the corner, she bumped heads with another officer. "I'm so sorry." She quickly apologized.
"Whoa Olivia, where's the fire?" the man asked. The man wore a tan uniform, just like the rest of the people working for the Empire. The man had short brown hair and a brown mustache.
"Colonel Mandero, what have I told you about calling me by my first name?" Colonel Bridges asked.
"Calm down, I was just wondering where you were going?" Colonel Mandero muttered.
"Well, if you must know, I was on my way to see General Robert." She implied.
"Is that so?" the male asked. "About?"
"About the sudden appearance of the Keyblade Wielders, of course."
"Oh, that sounds like some important information. You better go find General Robert quick." He smiled.
"Yeah, I know." Olivia looked past the fellow officer. Her eyes focused on the door just a few feet away. "If you'll excuse me, I have to get to that room." She implied, rushing past Colonel Mandero.
Olivia bolted into the room. A young woman, around the age of twenty-two, with blonde hair, turned around to face the intruder. She wore a general's uniform that was tan in color. She smiled upon seeing the intruder's face.
"Oh, it's just you Colonel Bridges." The woman said.
"Sorry for the intrusion, General Robert, but I've brought important information from General Blazer, regarding a new threat." Olivia replied, bowing slowly. She raised her head, seeing General Robert's confused look.
"And what exactly is this information that General Blazer wanted me to know?" the General asked.
"It's about the legend of the Keyblade Wielders."
"Oh really? What about those Wielders of the Keyblade?" The General asked.
Colonel Bridges took a deep breath, and looked the General straight in the eye. "They were spotted about two days ago."
"Interesting…" The General replied.
"Also, we've captured the Princess. We've her imprisoned downstairs." Olivia added.
"I see. Thank you for the information Colonel Bridges." General Robert replied, as she sat down in one of the seats in the room
"My pleasure, General!" Olivia saluted, and then left the room.
Upon stepping out of the room, she noticed Colonel Mandero waiting at the end of the hall. He was talking to another officer, probably a low ranker. Colonel Mandero caught her attention and motioned her to come over.
"What is it, James?" Olivia asked.
"That will be all, officer." Colonel Mandero, or James, uttered to the officer. The officer saluted, and took his leave. He turned his attention toward the young blonde approaching. "I'm sure you've heard this, but there is a small rebel group dwelling in Hollow Bastion."
Olivia gave him a confused look. "Unfortunately, I didn't know that. Have they resisted our demands or something?"
"You could say that. We managed to take one of them hostage. She's down with the Princess, which means they could be planning to attack at any moment." He implied.
"I'm sure it'll be easy dealing with the rebels. They shouldn't put up much of a fight."
"That's just it. When we first encountered them, they totally overpowered us. There were only about eight of them." James stated. His voice was a little shaky.
"Eight!?! You're telling me that eight of them took out some of our best men?" Olivia asked in shock.
"That's right." James placed a hand on his head. "And we've just found out that Hollow Bastion, the city and castle, are invested with Heartless."
"Heartless, eh?" Olivia placed a hand on her chin. There was no doubt that there was going to be a brawl soon, and she was going to be in the middle of it. But having Heartless around, during the Rebel attack, would only cause more trouble. "You better retrieve your weapons and inform the other officers of the Rebel attack. I'm sure they'll be attacking us within the next two hours, maybe sooner. And you must be prepared to fight against the Heartless, remember that."
"You're completely right. I better get going." James turned to take his leave, but stopped and looked back at Olivia. "And you better increase the security downstairs. They'll be coming for their friend."
"Already on it." Olivia replied, running in the opposite direction. James nodded and took his leave.
Greg & Tami…
"For some reason, I don't think we're going to find them here." Greg sighed. The town streets were so crowded, that Greg couldn't even see his feet anymore. "I don't even think we're going to find a way out of here…" he added.
"Stop complaining. We're going to look for them whether you want to or not, got it?" Tami scolded. She took a firm grip around his hand and pulled him through the crowd, trying to keep up with Rebecca. They finally caught up to her, when she stopped for some ice cream.
"You guys should really try to keep up." Rebecca smiled, as she paid for her Sea Salt ice cream. Greg stared at the ice cream, like he had never seen one before.
"…can I" he was cut off by Rebecca.
"No, you can't have any." She replied, as she turned away to lick the ice cream.
"…but, that's no fair…" he whined. But Rebecca continued to lick her ice cream. She even grinned at Greg, once or twice.
"Okay, you two, let us keep going. We still have a lot of ground to cover." Said Tami, who grabbed Rebecca's hand and pulled her and Greg through the crowds.
"Tami, I really think you should slow down." Suggested the young Keybearer.
"Nonsense, we've got to get through this city as quick as we can." Tami replied, as she tugged on Greg and Rebecca's hands. It seemed that the day would have been pretty normal, if it weren't for the loud explosion in the distance. Tami, along with Greg and Rebecca, quickly dropped to the ground. The surrounding people followed the same procedure. "What was that?" Tami asked, looking at Rebecca for an answer.
Rebecca was completely shaken up. Her eyes were wide and she was shaking uncontrollably. Greg crawled over and put an arm around the young girl, trying to comfort her. He turned to Tami. "I think it was some sort of explosion." He shouted over the screams of the civilians.
Tami stood up, seeing as nothing else followed the explosion, and made her way over to Greg and Rebecca. Greg, who picked the crying Rebecca up onto his back, stood and confronted Tami. "Are you alright, Rebecca?" Tami asked, putting her hand on the young girl's head.
"…yeah…" Rebecca sniffed.
Tami turned her gaze toward Greg. "What do you think is going on?" she asked in a puzzled voice.
Greg's eyes went toward the castle. "The explosion came from the castle. And from the looks of the people, I don't think explosions go off like that every day."
"So, what do we do?"
"I'm going to go check it out." He turned his gaze to Tami. "I want you to stay here with Rebecca. The castle isn't that far away, so I won't be long, okay?"
"No way! I'm not letting you go there by yourself!" Tami argued.
Greg lowered down, letting Rebecca slid off of his back. "I'll be right back." He replied, as he stood up.
"But-" Tami tried to say, but was too late. Greg had already rushed into the crowd of people. "Yeesh, he could at least have heard me out." Tami pouted, as she crossed her arms.
"Why is your boyfriend so reckless?" Rebecca sniffed, as she wiped the tears from her eyes.
"I have no-" Tami stopped and looked over at Rebecca, who seemed to be grinning. "He is not my boyfriend!" she snapped.
"Okay, okay!" Rebecca responded, defensively waving her hands through the air. "Anyway, we better follow him. I have a feeling something bad is going to happen." Rebecca started running off in the direction Greg had taken.
"Geeh, I wonder what gave you that idea. It couldn't have been that explosion that just occurred." Tami uttered sarcastically.
Minutes before the explosion…
The bulky, bald man pushed his way through the crowd, slowly making his to the castle gates. As he grew closer and closer to the castle, a grin formed on his face. Before he knew it, he was grinning ear to ear, standing before the castle gates. He looked around, noticing the two knights guarding the gate. He approached them.
"Let me inside." The bald man requested, with force in his voice.
Both of the knights looked at each other, and then at the bald man. "Have you an appointment with the Queen?" asked the first Knight.
"I need no appointment to speak with your Majesties!" the bald man shouted in reply.
"Unfortunately, you do. So, if you don't have an appointment, we're going to have to ask you to leave." The Second Knight stated, as he walked forward, pulling out his sword. The First Knight stood ready, gripping his spear tightly.
The bald man grinned at the Knight's actions. "Fool! I am Lieutenant Colonel Ganboia, of the Rambosan Army!"
"I don't care who you are! If you don't have an appointment with the Queen, get the hell out of here!" shouted the Second Knight, as he swung his blade through the air, trying to frighten the Lieutenant Colonel.
Ganboia laughed and took a hold of his steel mace. "You don't understand, do you?" the Lieutenant Colonel asked. The steel mace began to glow. "I'm getting into that castle, even if I have to kill you to do it!" Ganboia shouted, slamming his mace onto the ground. Upon hitting the ground, the mace released a sharp force wave of energy, sending it straight at the castle gates. The energy crashed into the gates, causing a huge explosion, which hurled the two Knights through the air.
When the dust and debris vanished, the Lieutenant Colonel was the only man left, standing before the gates. "That was too easy." Ganboia uttered to himself, as he lifted his mace out of the ground.
As the Lieutenant Colonel began advancing into the castle's destroyed gates, a teenage boy appeared, wearing a no sleeve, white shirt, gray cargo pants, and black boots. On the boy's back was a large sword, about the same size as the boy himself. His spiky black hair blew in the disturbed wind as his chocolate brown eyes glared at the Lieutenant Colonel.
"Step aside kid, I have no business with you." Ganboia muttered, as he continued his advance.
"Sorry, Lieutenant Colonel, but you aren't getting into this castle." The boy un-strapped his large sword and deployed it, using both hands. "I've been watching you for sometime now, and I think it's time you take your leave." The boy grinned.
"Move boy, or face the consequences!" shouted Ganboia, gripping his mace tightly.
"I think I'll take the consequences, if that's okay with you." The boy continued to grin.
The Lieutenant Colonel prepared to lunge at the raven-haired boy, but stopped when he caught a glimpse of someone out the corner of his hazel eye. He turned to face the person, who just so happened to wear a blue zipper hoodie, baggy shorts, with red and blue Adidas, and a, barely visible, red shirt.
"What's going on here?" Greg asked, as he glanced at the two figures.
"None of your business, boy. Just don't get in my way." Ganboia snorted, as he glanced back at the boy holding the large blade.
"Hey, baldy! Did you destroy the gate?" Greg shouted out.
The Lieutenant Colonel turned to face Greg. Annoyance was clearly seen on his face. "You better have some respect! I am Lieutenant Colonel Ganboia, of the Rambosan Army!!"
"Hey, look at my face!" Greg pointed his index finger at his own face. "I don't care who you are, baldy! I just want to know if you destroyed the gate or not!"
Ganboia growled in anger, clenching his fist tightly. "Boy, you better watch your tongue!"
Greg started to say something, but Tami's voice stopped him. "Greg!" she called out.
Greg turned to glance at the two approaching females. "I thought I told you to stay back!" the young Keybearer shouted to them.
"Well, we couldn't just let you check it out alone. Besides, Rebecca thinks you're too reckless to leave alone." Tami smiled. Rebecca nodded her head in agreement. Greg frowned and placed a hand on his face, shaking his head as he did. "Anyway, who are these two?" Tami asked.
Greg removed his hand from his face and looked at the two males in front of him. "I don't know the one with the sword, but baldy is part of some army. Personally, I don't care who they are. I just want to know who destroyed the gate."
"If it makes you happy, I did. I destroyed the gate, boy." Ganboia chuckled. "And soon, I'll destroy you all."
"Alright, let's teach baldy a lesson." Tony's voice echoed through Greg's mind. Greg nodded in response.
"C'mon then!" Greg uttered, urging the Lieutenant Colonel to attack him. Greg extended his right arm and held out his right hand. In a flash of light, a white, angelic Keyblade appeared in his hand, the Amulet of Promise.
"What? A Keyblade Wielder?!?" Ganboia uttered in shock, as he took two steps back.
"Hm? A Keybearer?" the raven-haired boy uttered.
Greg glanced back at Tami and Rebecca once again. "Alright, you two get somewhere safe." The two females nodded and scurried off. Suddenly, the sound of steel hitting the ground entered his ears. He turned toward the sound, to see the raven-haired boy dodging the Lieutenant Colonel's mace. The boy landed next to Greg, taking a stance beside the young Keybearer. "I don't know who you are, but it looks like we're in this together."
"The names Jason, and I think you're right." The boy replied, gripping his sword even tighter.
"My names Greg." Greg introduced himself, clutching his Keyblade tightly.
"The introductions will have to cease, until I'm through here!" the Lieutenant Colonel shouted in anger of being ignored.
"Enough! I don't know what you destroyed the gates for, but I guarantee that you won't be entering them!" Greg shouted, as he rushed toward Ganboia. Jason followed closely behind, dragging his large sword with him.
"Come at me, Keyblade Wielder!!" Ganboia shouted, as he rushed toward the two young teens.
Cloud and the others…
Cloud, who was waiting near the edge of town, waiting to attack the Rambosan Base, was leaning quietly against the wall of a building. He opened his eyes, to the sights of his friends.
"Cloud, are you ready?" asked a black haired woman. The woman wore all black clothing, and had long black hair, with brown eyes.
"Yeah Tifa…" Cloud replied.
"Let's go then!" shouted another young woman. This young woman was a ninja, with short black hair. Her clothing ranged from all sorts of colors. She held a large shuriken star in her hand.
"Lower your voice, Yuffie, or they'll know we're coming." Leon shushed her.
"We better hurry…" a man, with long black hair, uttered. The man wore a strange suit, with a long red scarf, that covered his mouth.
"Vincent is right. We don't have much time to waste." Leon replied.
"Let's go…" Cloud uttered, as he leaned off of the wall and made his way toward the Rambosan Base. Leon, Vincent, Tifa, and Yuffie followed closely behind the blonde. "We're coming, Aerith…" Cloud whispered under his breath, as he glared at the base.
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Greg: How was that? I hope you liked it. Again, I am so sorry for the late update!
Brandon: Enough with the 'sorry' crap! You had writer's block. It happens to all of us, at some point in time.
Greg: Yeah, I guess you're right. But I have to say one more 'sorry'…
Brandon: Go on, I'm not going to stop you…
Greg: Okay. I have to say sorry to Rikufanattic, because I haven't read any of her new chapters yet. So, I'm very sorry for not reading and reviewing!! Notice I said 'chapters'!! She wrote like four new chapters in the time it took me to do this one!!!! Isn't that awesome!?!?!
Brandon: Wow, four chapters? She's pretty amazing…cough better than you. cough, cough
Greg: I heard that, you idiot! Anyway, I also want to apologize for Sora and Riku's parts. They're pretty short, but that's because I don't know what to do with Riku. I have sort of an idea of what Sora will be doing, but for Riku, my mind is a complete blank. So, if any of you guys have any ideas for Riku, let me know, please.