Chapter XLVII: Confronting the Enemy
Nightshroud: I'm really torn, since Mr. Fipp thinks Kai should go, and LauraCroft55 thinks he should stay. Hmm I think for certain purposes (Reyna spilling her feelings too soon, and other things you don't know about yet) I think I'll have him depart for this world. Ah, no fears though, he shall return after this world, which is actually five chapters long! (and long ones to boot...) I was actually planning to do the fight with Vanessa this chapter, but it turned out so long I decided to push it back one. Sorry if you were waiting for that one, but I will update more quickly since I have this whole world entirely planned. So I hope you enjoy this world, my faithful readers!
Kai piloted his gummi ship to Radiant Garden and landed in the burrow.
"I'll drop you guys off here," he said as he looked back. Their faces instantly registered surprise.
"You mean...You're not coming with us?" Reyna asked softly. Kai looked back towards the controls with his head hanging slightly.
"I'm sorry but...there's something I need to look into first."
"What is it?" Tyson asked.
Kai was hesitant, then answered, "I don't want to say yet, since I could be wrong, but...I think it's worth checking into."
"We understand." Everything looked to Reyna with surprise. She put on a smile and nodded her head.
"Do what you need to. We'll see you again soon."
"Right."
Reyna waited while Tyson and Namé exited the ship.
"Reyna..."
"Just be careful, okay?" she said with a sad smile. He nodded before she leaned forward and kissed him gently on the cheek.
"I'll see you soon." She ran out of the ship and caught up with the other two. They waved as Kai took off in his ship.
After a moment of silence, Tyson sighed.
"So what now?"
"Let's take Renkotsu and Lerena to Merlin's house and see if they can take care of them."
They deposited the two Organization members there in Aerith's care.
"What do you plan to do next?" asked Aerith as Cid place the two in beds.
"Let's go see Leon," Namé offered.
"We don't know where he is," Tyson countered. Namé sighed with exasperation and pointed up to the wall where they saw Leon standing, facing out towards the Great Maw. Tyson looked at his sister with annoyance, then nodded in agreement. The tree waved goodbye to Aerith and Cid, then ran up the steps and approached Leon.
"Hey, Leon!" Tyson said cheerfully. Leon turned in surprise.
"Tyson, Reyna, Namé...I didn't expect you guys to be back here."
"Well, we got word from King Mickey's teacher, Master Yen Sid, that Amnael is hiding out here." Leon raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Well, I have seen a cloaked figure walking around the marketplace and burrough at night sometimes."
"Where does he end up going?" asked Reyna. Leon looked thoughtful.
"Back to the castle, I think," he said after a few moments.
"Right, let's look there," Tyson said. The three waved their thanks and ran through the Bailey towards the castle.
Yuffie was on patrol at the moment. She was pacing up and down Ravine Trail wearily. She'd been there all day and there hadn't been any sign of Heartless anyway. Besides, she'd gotten a call on her communicator from Reyna that they had stopped in Radiant Garden, and she'd rather be with them.
"How dull..." she said as she strapped her large shuriken on her back. She was about to return to the burrough and protest to Leon until she heard a figure drop down behind her. She whirled about and saw a young man leaning against a wall of rock, his arms crossed across his chest, an amused smile on his face.
"What's a pretty thing like you doing out here?" he asked slyly, looking at her slightly from the corner of his eye.
"Pretty thing?"
Yuffie blushed, then suddenly clenched her fists and began to huff angrily.
"Hey, who the heck are you? I don't remember seeing you before! And what are you doing down here instead of in the town? Do you have authorization? Do-"
"Ah, me bloody ears! Do you have an off button?"
Yuffie suddenly stopped and buttoned her mouth. The young man suddenly changed his expression back to flirty.
"If you have to know, my name's Valon, and I do have authorization to be here."
"From who?" Yuffie asked warily. Valon grinned and tried to look nonchalant.
"Well...from Amnael." Yuffie's eyes widened.
"Then you're..."
She suddenly stepped back, then turned to run. Valon sighed and flipped over her, blocking her way.
"My apologies, love, but I can't let you do that."
Yuffie jumped back and pulled out her shuriken.
"Get out of the way or I'll stick you like a pincushion!"
Valon raised an eyebrow in amusement. "Well, I don't usually fight women, but if you really want to..."
He flashed a devious grin, causing Yuffie to take a step back. She suddenly looked very serious and slipped a shuriken in between each of her fingers.
"Then come on!"
Reyna, Tyson, and Namé ran through the bailey and down the path towards the castle. Heartless suddenly sprouted up around them. The heros pulled out their weapons and prepared for battle.
A Neoshadow leaped at Tyson and slashed with its claws. Tyson blocked with his keyblade, then turned and sliced it in half. He turned and saw a Morning Star roll at him.
"Stun Impact!" (Yeah he has two versions of this move, k?)
He ran at it and stabbed his keyblade at it. As it collided, it sent off powerful sound waves that shot through the Morning Star, paralyzing it in place. Reyna ran from behind and sliced through its tough exterior.
"Aeroja!" (it's an offensive spell at its highest form)
Namé held her staff up creating a blanket of air around her that suddenly shot outward, slicing through all the Heartless near her. A Soldier jumped at her, but she turned and blasted it into a wall with Spell Blast.
A group of Neoshadows and Shadow surrounded Reyna and leaped at her.
"Dancing Whip Roullette!"
She held a ballerina-like position and spun on her foot, flinging her whip about in a circle, slicing through all the Heartless near her.
"Awesome technique, Reyna!" said Namé cheerfully.
"Just like those new spells of yours," Reyna said with a smile to match. Tyson turned back and yelled.
"Come on no time to chat!"
"Yes, commander!" Namé said with sarcasm as they ran after him.
Yuffie tossed both handfuls of shuriken at Valon. He skillfully dodged each one or blocked them with his wrist guards. He ran up and punched at her, but she ducked down and kicked at him. He grabbed her foot and threw her back. She regained her balance before she hit the ground and threw more shuriken at him. He jumped and ran along the rocks before jumping down and slamming his fist into the ground where she was standing a moment ago. The impact caused the ground all around to split updward, knocking Yuffie to the ground. Valon jumped down after her, but she quickly backflipped and threw two kunai knives with pieces of paper attached. Valon saw them coming and jumped as far away as he could. As soon as the kunai hit the ground, the exploding tags went off, casuing a huige explosion. Yuffie looked around for her opponent when she suddenly saw a fist fly out at her. She had to use both hands to catch it, and seeing that she was vulnerable, Valon knocked her feet out before pinning her down.
"Done, love?" he asked. She squirmed and wiggled, but couldn't escape his grasp.
"Good!" he said cheerfully. She looked at him strangely. He didn't seem evil really. Just like someone who itched to fight.
"Now, all I need you to do is tell me how to shut off the Phalanx Defense System that you people developed to shield the town from Heartless."
Yuffie actually laughed at this point. "Wow, you sure went after the wrong person. One, I'm a ninja, not a technician. I don't know how that thing works. And even if I did, I would never tell you."
Valon blinked. "Well...that's an unfortunate turn of events."
He let go of her and stood up. She stood up and eyed him warily.
"Well, I need to get back to the castle so I can challenge the keyblade master. It's was me pleasure to meet you."
Yuffie crossed her arms and gave him a 'back off' look. He grinned as he thought:
"What have I got to lose? After all..."
He stepped forward and wrapped his arms around Yuffie's waist...
"What the heck do you think you're-"
...and gently placed his lips on hers. She froze in surprise, then slowly placed her hands on his back. He broke away before long and looked away.
"So long, love."
He jumped along the rocks and ran out of sight. Yuffie watched him go, then shook her head.
"I need to go tell Leon about this...most of it."
Nightshroud: Hehe I don't know why but I just got the random idea to have ValonxYuffie. Tell me if you like it or not. Anyway, next chapter the gang fights Vanessa! Reyna and Vanessa's final showdown! Dun dun dun! Lol anyway, hope you liked. Reviews are greatly desired! 8D
Next chapter: Vanessa's Last Revenge