The Resolve of All
Chapter 17: Wake Up For a War
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"...How... how did this happen?"
Mark was looking on, along with the rest of the group, in sorrow and disbelief as they all found their biplane flying machine sabotaged, smashed to a pulp in a pile of unrecognized metal and wood...
"...Maybe it was an accident..." Fate guessed.
"That's stupid Fate... The biplane is too smashed up to be an accident." Alliana put down.
"This was done on purpose." Mark concluded.
"Who would do this?" Mona questioned. "There's no one in our town that even know about it!"
"Then it was one of us." Skyler stated.
Each of the six kids looked at one another suspiciously in an effort to find the weak link and the traitor of their group.
"So which one of us was it?" Alliana inquired.
"It couldn't have been me." Mark singled himself out. "I designed the thing, why would I scrap it after all that work?"
"So, why did you do it Skyler?" Alliana surprisingly asked.
"Me?! Why me?" He responded.
"You never wanted any part of this since the beginning; you just had to break another one of my toys." Mark accused.
"Mark, don't be assuming anything!" Brendan retorted.
"What about Mona?" Alliana pointed. "No one saw her all day..."
"I would never do anything like that!" Mona defended herself. "You have to believe me!"
"No way was it either of them!" Brendan responded. "It had to be someone else!"
Fate replied. "Who else could it be?"
"That's it! I say we put it to a vote!" Mark declared.
"Let's just all calm down and work on this together." Brendan attempted to quell to rising tensions. "Quit waving the finger around!"
"Why would any of you believe Mona or I had anything to do with this? If you're the ones accusing us then it could have been you." Skyler responded.
"You know what? I just about had enough of..."
The arguing and the curse words spewed forth and the accusations continued as tensions began to rise even higher. Something had to be done...
"You know what? If no one's going to own up to it, maybe you guys really aren't the best of friends..." Mark crossed his arms in disappointment.
"Don't say that." Mona begged. "Why don't we take a page from Brendan's book and just talk it out like civil human beings."
"...I did it..." Brendan stated taking the responsibility.
"What?!" They all said.
"Why did you do this?" Fate inquired.
"It doesn't matter... you wouldn't believe me anyway..." Brendan shook his head.
"I can't believe you..." Mark growled. "How could you?"
"Brendan... Tell us why..." Skyler requested.
"...I didn't want us to leave home..." Brendan confessed.
"Well it's not all about you." Alliana firmly retorted. "We wanted to see new places."
"Now we have to start all over again..." Mark exasperated.
"Brendan why don't you just go away for the day..." Fate pushed her glasses into place. "Maybe explore that cave you mentioned earlier."
"Yeah just... leave us alone..." Skyler added.
"...I'm sorry..." Brendan apologized as he left the group and headed towards the cave which was a little ways away.
As Brendan was about to pick up his sister for some company, he was stopped by Mona before he turned the doorknob of his front door.
"Brendan!" Mona waved.
"What is it Mona?" He responded.
"...I... what they did to you was harsh..." Mona replied.
"Maybe... but hey don't worry about it. They'll get over it." Brendan consoled.
"...Why'd you do it though...?" Mona inquired. "Why'd you take the blame...?"
Brendan avoided her gaze at the comment and turned back to his door and opened it. "...Because... better me than you..."
Brendan closed the door behind him and left Mona to her own thoughts. She was astonished by the discovery that he knew it was her that destroyed the biplane and not only that, but his excuse for doing so was the same as hers... Why would we want things to change?
Then the blond girl's mind flooded with feelings and affections for her best friend. She wanted to apologize and be with him, but she ignored her heart and listened to her brain as she turned around and headed back to the other four friends...
Maybe if she stopped Brendan from exploring the cursed cave none of them would've lost their hearts or their world to darkness... but we'll never know... All we know is that these six friends will be put to the final test in their final battle under circumstances they could never even imagine...
"Let's go wake up Ven then find everyone else." Aqua returned a small grin.
Then the two Masters stepped forth across the floor and into a secret room where only Aqua knew it would be and there in the middle of the chamber... was another spiky blond boy still snoozing away in the white throne with a small smile on his face...
"He does look just like Roxas..." Sora noted.
"Yeah... he does." Aqua replied as they both approached Ventus.
"So... what do we do?" Sora inquired.
"Uh... I'm not sure to be perfectly honest." Aqua scratched her head.
"Maybe if I-! Whoa!" Sora exclaimed.
A bright light had lit up, resonating from Sora's chest and suddenly, everything went black and the brunette was just falling... and falling... and falling... as if he was sinking into an ocean... But then a light appeared beneath him... it looked familiar... It was a stain-glass platform with Sora himself in the glass... it was his Dive to the Heart...
"Uh... Hello?" Sora called out when he landed on the glass.
"You were there for me when I needed you most..."
"...Ven?"
"You gave my heart sanctuary for ten years..."
"...Where are you?" He looked around for the source of the voice.
"But now... I think it's time for me to wake up..."
"I think so too." Sora nodded just going with the flow.
"Thank you..."
Suddenly, Ventus himself materialized in front of Sora with a happy grin on his face. He gladly took Sora's hand and pulled him in for a grateful hug... When Sora opened his eyes everything was white and he returned back to Aqua in the Chamber of Sleep.
"Ven!" Aqua cried up as she embraced the drowsy blonde who was stirring from his slumber.
"Aqua?" Ven raised an eyebrow as he returned the hug and examined his surroundings. "Where are we...?"
"We're home Ven... We're home..." Aqua sobbed.
"...Ven." Sora smiled as he extended his hand. "I'm Sora... nice to meet you... officially."
"Heh-heh, likewise." Ven happily shook his friend's hand.
"Ven... We can explain everything later... but for now we gotta go. Okay?" Aqua stated.
"Sure Aqua... but what about Terra? Where's he at?" Ven inquired.
"Terra?" Sora remembered the name from when Aqua called out to the man who captured Kairi and Namine. Was that Terra?
"We'll... see him very soon... alright Ven?" Aqua replied.
"...Okay." Ven nodded in agreement as he got out of the throne for the first time in a decade.
"Let's get back to Yen Sid's." Sora affirmed as the three of them departed from Castle Oblivion...
"The time has come..." Yen Sid declared. "With Kairi in their clutches... the Door to Darkness will be opened... if we do not intervene, all of the worlds will be consumed by the black abyss..."
In attendance with Yen Sid were all of the remaining heroes: Master Riku, Master Sora, Master Aqua, Ventus, Master Mickey, Roxas, Xion, Lea, Drexbann, Donald, and Goofy. Although, it was really weird to say the least when Ven and Roxas met each other, but if there's another dark Sora out there who Ventus explained it was Vanitas, they accepted one another like twins. Xion took careful note that Roxas was still the one in the black coat.
"But that's exactly what Master Xehanort wants us to do. If we intervene, then the X-blade will be forged from all the fighting!" Mickey stated.
"Yes... but I'm afraid that a Second Keyblade War is unpreventable under these circumstances. As soon as we step onto the battlefield, all of the chaos will ensue. Kingdom Hearts will be revealed and the ultimate conflict between light and darkness will begin." Yen Sid explained.
"So we have no choice but to fight right now..." Roxas started.
"...in another Keyblade War?" Ven finished.
"Well I don't know about you guys... but I'm ready." Riku proclaimed.
"Riku... we'll look for Kairi together!" Sora grinned.
"Namine too." Riku nodded.
"So eleven of us are enough for an army?" Lea questioned.
"When the X-blade is forged and the true Kingdom Hearts is present, the barriers that divide all the worlds will be torn down and Keyblade wielders of light and darkness will be called forth." Yen Sid answered.
"So we'll have others on our side." Xion responded.
"So I guess those guys will handle them then we just gotta take out Organization XIII." Goofy stated.
"Maybe not all of them." Drex chimed in.
"I'm sorry?" Yen Sid raised an eyebrow.
"Nothing." Drex hushed himself.
"Nevertheless, while Master Xehanort is the leader of the Organization we must defeat his other twelve selves before we can destroy him." Yen Sid continued. "As such, we need to prepare for the final battle and provide you all with a first line of defense."
"I agree." Aqua nodded. "Everyone should get their own Keyblade Armor."
"Then allow me to bestow you all with worthy protection." Yen Sid stated as he waved his hand.
Suddenly, everyone in the room was enveloped in light and when the brightness faded the Guardians of Light marveled at their new armor...
"Whoa!" Sora exclaimed.
"You can say that again." Riku replied.
Ven and Aqua were wearing their own usual armor, but without their helmets. Sora was sporting black chain-mail and golden plates. Riku was wearing white chain-mail with silver plates. Roxas was wearing black chain-mail with silver plates. Lea was wearing black chain-mail with red plating. Xion was wearing black chain-mail with black plating, and Drexbann was wearing black chain-mail with brown plating. Finally, King Mickey was wearing red chain-mail with golden plates, while Goofy wore his captain uniform and Donald his mage's hat, blue chain-mail, and blue plates.
"Wow..." They all said examining their armors.
Yen Sid stood up. "And finally... myself."
"Wait a minute! Master Yen Sid, you're fighting too?" Mickey questioned.
"...Everyone must contribute Mickey... and that includes me." Yen Sid responded. "My retirement will be dismantled for now."
Suddenly, for the first time in decades maybe, Yen Sid summoned his own Keyblade which was a longer blue version of Star Seeker which was dubbed, 'Fantasia'.
"Wak! Yen Sid... Are you going to fight with us then?" Donald quacked. "With a Keyblade?!"
"Yes I am..." Yen Sid declared. "While you all destroy the other twelve selves, I will confront Master Xehanort myself and prevent the Door to Darkness from opening for as long as I can..."
"Are you sure?" Aqua asked in concern.
Yen Sid smirked. "I could teach Xehnanort a thing or two about magic... But now it's best we depart now!"
"We're going to kick their dark butts, got it memorized?" Lea grinned.
"Yeah we are!" Roxas and Xion smiled.
Yen Sid then impaled his Keyblade into his desk and surprisingly the whole room flashed with another strong light, and it seemed that when they opened their eyes they had all teleported and they were all on a tall cliff in the Keyblade Graveyard...
"This is where it all started..." Riku said.
"...And this is where we'll end it." Sora finished.
But their hopes and resolves had faltered when suddenly a crater far off on the horizon dispelled its illusion and it revealed a purple and black tower which quickly jetted upwards to a dark rift that cracked across the dusty sky...
"There..." Yen Sid pointed to the top. "Powerful magic is being channeled in that fortress... I will go on ahead and endure... good luck."
"Yen Sid! Wait!" Mickey protested but Yen Sid already teleported away in another flash of light.
"Let's keep going guys." Aqua motioned them forward. "It's what he would've wanted."
And they all marched forth towards the tall dark tower, uncertain of what may lie ahead for the Guardians...
"...Kairi... just give me a little more time... okay?" Sora whispered as he summoned his Keyblade, as did the rest of them...
Off in the distance... neither the dark nor the light knowing of his presence... an armored man wielded the Ends of the Earth had awaken and he stepped forth towards the tower as well...
A/N- Master Yen Sid vs. Master Xehanort... a battle for the mages! And the Keyblade War will ensue starting next chapter! Who will be victorious? Who will fall? Find out next time on the Resolve of All! Hey that rhymed!
P.S. I decided to let Sora just keep his Keyblade after Ven's awakening. I think Sora's proved himself enough, but most likely it's going to be an issue in the actual game I think. But also on another note, in your reviews, tell me which Guardians should fight which Seekers of Darkness. :) See ya next time!