Auron starred at the coliseum as the gummi ship landed. Almost immediately, a cold feeling entered his gut. Hades must know he was here now and would most certainly be looking for some payback. Shrugging such thoughts away, he focused on the here and now. Turning his attention to the last time he'd ever flick the ship's switches and levers, he stayed there for a bit, enjoying the moment, but his attention was broken as the Keyblade Bearer walked into the cockpit.

"Hey, are we in ancient Rome or Greece or something? Why didn't you tell me this thing was a time-machine?! That would have solved everything, you know?" Ron babbled.

Despite the boy's strange babblings and his inability to be quiet sometimes, Auron had grown rather fond of this new Keyblade Wielder. He was quite similar to Sora, with their shared ability to make even the darkest situation so much brighter and their way of bringing out the best in people. "It's not a time-machine, and we're on another world, Ron." he said with a smile.

"Awww, man. That would have been sweet! Okay, so what's the plan, Auron?" Ron asked.

"I introduce you." Auron said as he exited the cockpit.

Rufus was utterly confused. Late last night, the dead man entered their room and talked to him alone, telling him that he might not be able to continue the journey with them, and that since Ron seemed unable to keep from losing his pants, it would be best to give the keys of the gummi ship to the naked mole rat. It was baffling; how could a dead man walk around and make comments about not being around for long?

The sight of the coliseum hadn't changed since his last visit, trophies still displayed proudly, and Sora's name on the banner as a Hero. That made the former Guardian smile despite the chill in the air around him. He kept his pace until he spied Phil approaching him in that memorable gait.

"Auron! How have you been? Back for the tournament?" the little satyr said.

"I'm afraid not, Phil. But I do have someone I'd like you to meet. I will be his sponsor." Auron spoke. Ron was reading the trophies when he heard Auron speak to him. He quickly approached and looked down at the little satyr, hoping that this wasn't one of DNAmy's whacked excuses for the line of plush that she and Kim had so adored. He pushed the unpleasant reminder of his lost best friend to the back of his mind as Auron introduced him. "This is Ron Stoppable, the new wielder of the Keyblade." Auron had barely finished his introduction before Phil cut him off.

"New Keyblade Master? What happened to Sora?" Phil demanded.

Auron sighed. "Sora has moved on, Phil. Time has moved on."

"So, you want me to allow this "kid" to participate in the games just because he has a keyblade?" Phil commented and began to circle Ron, making hmph noises to himself. "Sorry, can't do it. Got two words for ya: he ain't a hero."

Ron blinked at this. "Hey! I've saved the world a bunch of times." Phil just looked at him in disbelief. "Well, more like a couple of times." Still nothing from the satyr. "Okay, so I helped save the world!"

Auron glanced down at the satyr as he spoke. "I'm sponsoring him, Phil. Or should I tell Artemis about a certain trip of yours."

Phil hastily spoke, "All right…all right. Jeez…spend one day as a boar..."

"My thanks again, Phil." Auron said.

"Don't mention it! All right, kid, let's see what you can do." Phil said.

Ron groaned as the satyr led him to some kind of obstacle course. "Awww, man. More training!"

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Shego leaned back on the benches, enjoying the break between her training sessions. Well, at least she no longer had to put with Drakken, but then again, that would at least be torture she was used to. She laid there enjoying the sun, wishing she had a bathing suit so she could work on her tan. She was broken out of her daydreaming by a loud crashing noise. "Phil must have another contender going through the obstacle course." She thought to herself. "Still, it never hurts to have some info on your competition." But what she saw made her jaw drop. Stoppable…the sidekick…the distraction…the buffoon…wielding a sword shaped like a key. Immediately, she entered "ninja" mode, trying to spot the Princess and get the jump on her. Still, after a few minutes of no Kimmie, she approached Phil, who was watching the buffoon tear through his obstacle course like it was paper. "So, Phil, where's Kim Possible?"

Phil didn't even look at her as he responded. "Who?"

"Teen cheerleader, red hair, olive pants, black shirt, and the leader of Team Possible." Shego spat with obvious sarcasm.

"Don't know her. Friend of yours?" the little satyr said.

"Umm, the kid with the Keysword is her sidekick; they're a team." Shego responded while watching in amazement as Stoppable made short work of the obstacle course.

"Sorry, Shego, this kid's a loner. Came with tall, dark, and scary over there" Phil said, thumbing over his shoulder at Auron.

Shego glanced back at the man leaning against the wall. He was dangerous. That was as obvious as the nose on her face. The way he took everything in without seeming to glance about sent off alarm bells in her head.

"Shego?"

She whipped around as she heard Stoppable call her name. He still had those strange swords in his hands. Still, just a good time as ever to ask, "Where's Possible?" The pain that flooded his eyes again was answer enough. The shadows had gotten her. Rage filled every fiber of her being. Possible was hers to finish! She then noticed Ron's stance, and the little satyr screaming, "Wait for the tournament!" Glancing down, she noticed that she had fired up her plasma and let it fade. "I guess being a sidekick does have its advantages, huh?" she stated as she walked away.

Ron blinked as her words registered in his mind. Once again, the dull ache threatened to consume him. "We done, Phil?"

Phil knew something was bothering the boy. This Kim Possible must have been a girlfriend or something. Still, he felt for the boy. "Yeah, kid, we're done. Go grab a bite and some rest while you can."

Auron watched as Ron walked toward the benches, his eyes staring through the ground. Sighing to himself, he moved to approach the boy, but was cut off as blue flame literally exploded from the ground in front of him.

Once again, he was in a place of strife, back to one of the places that brought him pain. He had fought Sora here once before and once again did battle with Cloud. It took all his will to force the thoughts out of his mind. He approached the wielder and stopped beside him. "So, you are the new Keyblade Wielder."

Ron's eyes were still on the ground as he commented, "Yeah, that'd be me."

Rufus stuck his head out of his human's pocket and sniffed the stranger. It was quite similar to Cloud's scent.

"Piece of advice: don't let the competition get you down. Focus on the moment." The stranger said.

Ron glanced up into the stranger's face, quickly noticing the luminous, almond-slitted eyes staring into him. He felt a surge of power flow through him instantly. "Man, those eyes, sick and wrong!" He thought. The stranger was dangerous, but an image of Cloud filled his mind, and he didn't know who was more dangerous. "Um… thanks for the advice, Mr.?"

"Sephiroth… just Sephiroth. I assume you have a name." The stranger spoke with a glacial voice.

"Ron Stoppable."

"A pleasure, Ron Stoppable." Sephiroth said as he glided past Ron and moved to sit behind him.

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"So, what exactly is a Heartless?"

"They are hearts corrupted by darkness and without a body or soul. However, Nobodies are the exact opposite, body and soul without a heart. They are what is left behind when a heart becomes a Heartless. See?"

Kim stared at the being before her, a walking mouse-man claiming to be a king. This was so weird.

"Kim, are you alright?" the mouse king asked.

"Forgive me, Your Majesty, this is just a little weird." she said.

"It's just Mickey here, Kim." Mickey smiled at her, trying to reassure her.

"Right. So, a thousand years ago, you and some friends locked the Heartless and these Nobodies away." she waited for Mickey's nod before continuing, "and then, suddenly, they escaped just like that?" her voice rising with each passing second.

"It wasn't 'just like that'. The sealing spell used was some of the most powerful magic in existence, but it had several unfortunate side-effects. Some worlds never reformed, and some were frozen in time. See, we locked a powerful being inside with the Heartless, Maleficent. She was a being of dark, terrible power. If anyone could undo the spell, it was her, and I'm sure she used the power of darkness combined with her own dark magic to achieve her ends." Mickey said calmly.

Kim stared ahead down the dirt path they had been walking. It was really beautiful here, wherever here was. "Why me and Ron?"

Mickey sighed to himself before he answered her. The girl was hurting; something must have happened to her and Ron Stoppable. Still, it wasn't his place to ask; she would tell him when she was ready. "The Keyblades chose you two, Team Possible. I don't want you thinking that you have to be pure of heart to wield this weapon." He summoned Way To The Dawn and held it out to her. She took it nervously. "The last Keyblade Master certainly wasn't, but Sora did care for his friends and family. He was honest, sometimes a bit naïve, and all that stuff that people assume heroes are. As a matter of fact, the only person I knew who was entirely free of darkness in her heart was Kairi. But I digress; Kim, you and Ron were chosen for a reason, what that reason is I honestly can't say. The Keyblade has a mind of its own. It's been said…"

Kim cut him off. "Do you know where Ron is?" her voice very low and filled with sadness.

"Ron is with a friend of mine named Auron. As to where they are, I don't know." Mickey stopped as he saw her head drop and lock her eyes on the ground. "But don't worry, I'm sure you two will meet up very soon." he said with a smile. "You remind me so much of Riku and Sora. They were best friends, and they had their fights, but they were ready to help each other when the time came. Even when Riku had apparently immersed himself in darkness, Sora wouldn't give up on him. I get the feeling that's you and Ron in a nutshell. Neither of you will give up on the other."

Kim considered his words; she wanted to see Ron again. Though she knew that he would never speak to her again, she had to see if he was alright. "Thanks, Mickey." She wrapped him in a hug, "For everything."

Mickey just patted her shoulder; yep, something had occurred between them. He hoped that this wouldn't interfere with the upcoming struggle, so he continued to pat her shoulder until she released him.

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"Well, well. A homecoming and I wasn't notified." Hades spoke up as he stared at the spirit before him.

"Hardly." Auron spoke.

"I'm hurt. Really, I mean, I go to all the trouble to release you; all I ask for is one itty bitty favor, and poof, you go and ruin it all." Hades said with a false smile.

Auron stared into Hades' eyes, "I told you once before."

Hades cut him off "I know 'this is my story' yadda yadda. By the way, just how is that working out for you, being dead and all? Or did you forget to tell your little buddy over there?" Hades said, pointing a thumb over his shoulder in Ron's direction.

"That is none of your concern." Auron stated.

"Hah. A dead man telling me what should or shouldn't concern me. Now that's comedy." Hades said with a chuckle

Auron glanced around again; there was still no sign of Hercules.

"Looking for tall, strong, and stupid?" Hades said with a sneer. "I'm afraid he's a little busy at the moment. You know how heroes are; they just can't resist a village in peril."

Auron glanced around again. He knew what was coming; still, he had hopes to avoid it. "What, no deals?"

"You had your chance and you finalized with that sword of yours." Hades said with a toothy grin.

Auron merely smiled as he let himself go. Hades watched as Auron's pyreflies dispersed. Through the spirits, he saw Ron running toward him, and heard Auron say, "You will do well."

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Ron stared at the ground as he replayed Shego's words in his mind over and over. He was so lost in thought that he didn't notice Rufus jumping on his shoulder squeaking Auron's name. "Rufus?" He said before the naked mole rat began to point toward Auron, who was speaking to someone with blue skin like Drakken's. He leapt to his feet and ran toward Auron only to see him disperse to nothing, but he heard him say "You will do well." Ron summoned both the Lotus Blade and the Keyblade and rushed toward the imposing figure.

Hades sighed as the Keyblade Wielder rushed toward him. What was it with these hero types? Oh well, time to start the games off with a bang. "Shego! It's time." And with a snap of his fingers, he was gone.

Ron landed with both blades on the ground where the blue-skinned figure was a second ago. He heard Shego's name and tried to turn around to see what was she was doing when a blast sent him sprawling and the blades out of his hands, leaving him stunned.

Rufus leapt free of his human's pocket and landed on the ground. It was Shego who had his human stunned and at her mercy. He sighed to himself. Ron needed so much looking after; still, he wouldn't trade it for the world. He prepared a lighting spell as he knew Shego wasn't really paying him any attention.

Shego chuckled to herself. Bashing Stoppable was even easier than she had expected. To think that someone paid her food for this, something that she had done for Drakken for years; okay, mostly, that was against the princess. But since Kimmie was not here, her distraction would have to suffice for now. She was slowly walking toward Stoppable with her hands glowing, not noticing the pink rodent or the lightning bolt that was hurling toward her.

Ron was struggling to his feet as he saw Shego lit up by a lightning bolt. It took decades for him to get his feet, and he saw her do a kip-up to her feet. Ron noticed her send a blast toward Rufus, and he stumbled forward to his weapons. It felt like he was trying to blink through sand as he heard the hooting of monkeys inside of his head and felt the power flow through him.

Shego surged forward, trying to shake the effects of the disgusting rodent's Thunder spell. Since when could he do that? Never mind, it doesn't matter. She'd end this fast. She ran forward, concussive force streaming from her hands.

Rufus ran forward, trying to get within range of his human before casting Cure. He hoped that Shego wouldn't notice him.

Ron was narrowly avoiding Shego's blasts as he attempted to get closer to keep her blasts from getting closer to him. Suddenly, a flash of white energy washed over him, and he felt the bruises disappear from his body. He leapt forward, deflecting a blast with the Keyblade, and landed next to her, lashing out with his foot to trip her.

Shego raised her foot to avoid the trip attack and slashed at him with her fists encased in the green glow. Great, he's moving like the blast I hit him with had no effect. She had to get some distance between them. This close to anyone with one sword, let alone two, could be dangerous. She leapt over his head and landed on her feet, blasting away, trying to keep him back.

Ron rushed forward, trying to close the distance before she landed and sent more green mayhem his way. One managed to hit his right shoulder and sent him spinning and to the ground.

Rufus felt the mana flow as he unleashed an ice blast toward Shego. He stole a glance at Ron, hoping he was okay, seeing him back on his feet and rushing toward Shego.

She raised her head from the ground and flared up the green mojo, watching as the sidekick raced toward her before she sent the comet energy speeding toward him again.

Ron knew he had to end this soon; he couldn't take any more of those hits. Suddenly, he broke off and raced toward his pet and companion as a flash of inspiration hit him. He knew he would have only one chance at this and nodded grimly as Rufus landed on his shoulder. The world stopped for a second as he felt his energies merge with his companion,

Shego grinned as she watched the 'buffoon' race toward the creepy rat. "All too easy." she said while pulling her hands back toward her chest, focusing the green glow into a ball of explosive energy. Then, the world exploded as blue energy struck her repeatedly. She never had a chance to dodge or even block, the only relief coming when she faded into unconsciousness.

Ron panted as he walked over to the villainess. He breathed a sigh of relief as he saw her chest rise and fall with the steady pattern of breathing, and quickly checked her pulse. "Buddy, I'm so glad that Merlin showed us that little trick." he stopped as he heard a voice behind him.

"I swear, if you want something done right…you have to use your own people." Hades spoke, and with a snap of his fingers, the tri-headed canine guardian of the Underworld was standing front and center. "Have fun with my pet."

Ron gawked as Cerberus roared. "That's even bigger than Professor Dementor's mutant wiener dogs." He looked down at Shego's unconscious form and draped her over one shoulder, trying to spot a safe place to lay her down at as the beast charged forth. He barely noticed the many sounds of metal cutting flesh and a black and silver blur landing behind him. He turned and looked over his shoulder at the man he had spoken to earlier, the one with the creepy, green cat eyes.

"Get her to safety. I'll deal with this." Sephiroth said.

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Once again, I would like to thank daywalker82 for his proof-reading.