Hey there. Sorry for the wait. Busy as usual. Well, I got suggestions for the battle. I hope you like how I did them. Enjoy.
"Do you think actually think two mutts would be enough to help you, Keyblade Master?" Asza asked, making her usual sinister grin.
"They're NOT mutts!" Sora shouted. "They're my friends and they'll be more than enough to help me finish you off, once and for all!"
Asza made a laugh.
"Well…" She said. "From this point on, you and your friends aren't going nowhere!"
"That's 'anywhere', you hag." Aleu said, correcting the subordinate's grammar.
Asza's face went red from what Aleu called her.
"You know what, wolf." She said. "I was going to leave your precious pups and your pack alone. I just wanted the ice crystal and you. If you were to come with me, I would've got rid of my Heartless and your pack would've been in peace. But now…"
Asza brought out a large scythe. The blade was the same color as her hair. The rod was made what appeared to be a greet route and vines were sticking out.
"I'm just gonna destroy them all, and make sure you're there to watch!" Asza finished.
She made another sinister laugh. A laugh that made Sora tightens the Keyblade in his hands, and made Balto and Aleu growl even louder. Asza then looks at each and every one of them.
"Well, who's willing to start the battle first?" She asked.
Nobody did anything.
"Then I guess I should go first." Asza said.
She went forward and swings her scythe at them. Sora, Balto, and Aleu dodges the scythe and started attacking. Sora tried to hit Asza. But she used her scythe as a shield to avoid his attacks. The vines on Asza's scythe then grabbed and tied Sora's hands. Sora tried to break free, but the vines were too strong. Asza made her sinister grin.
"Here, let me help you." She said in a menacing voice.
The vines then started swinging Sora and threw him on to the ground, hard.
"Sora!" Balto shouted.
He then growled at Asza and charged towards her. But before he could even lay a paw on Asza, the scythe's vines grabs Balto around his stomach and threw him, like it did with Sora. Aleu tried to do get Asza from behind. But to her surprise, the scythe's vines grabbed Aleu's two front paws. Asza smirked.
"Nice try, wolf." She said.
The vines then threw Aleu, hitting the ground hard. Sora tried to get up. But he was too hurt to even try.
"I warned you, Keyblade Master." Asza said. "You and your 'friends' are no match against me."
Sora could see Balto and Aleu. Both of them were unconscious. Sora tried to raise his Keyblade to heal them.
"Bal…Ale…" He tried to say. "Hea…Hea…"
But Sora was too weak to even heal them. Asza laughed at his efforts.
"Face it!" She said. "You've lost! There's nothing you could do now. I'm just gonna finish you off to end your misery quickly."
Asza brought up her hand. A pink laser-like thing appeared. She aimed it at Sora.
"Consider yourself lucky, Keyblade Master." Asza said. "This is gonna be quick and painless. Unlike that wolf pack you tried to protect. I'm going to make sure they're going to feel everything. I can't understand why you'd waste your time, trying to save these wild beasts. Well, to be honest, I really don't care. See you in the next life, Keyblade Master."
She then blasted him.
Sora's Thoughts:
I can't believe it. I came all this way to stop Cecelia's plan. But I couldn't do it. And what's worse, I couldn't even save Balto and Aleu. They, the clan, and all the worlds are going to suffer from my mistakes. I'm really sorry guys. And Kairi…I broke my promise. I could never forgive myself for that…
Balto's Thoughts:
Can't move… My body is a complete wreck. That subordinate is just about to destroy Sora. I can't see, but I know in my heart she is. And she's gonna destroy the clan, having Aleu to watch before she destroys her. Mother, please help us. If there hasn't been a time that I truly need you, this is it.
Aleu's Thoughts:
My body… I don't have the strength to move any part of it. I feel so weak. How could I let this happen? It was my duty, my destiny, to watch and protect the clan. But I couldn't even do that. Maybe…It was never meant to be. Maybe I was just a defenseless weak pup, searching for something that was never gonna happen…
"Never speak such nonsense." said a voice.
Sora and Aleu:
Huh?
Balto:
Mother…?
"I'm here, my son."
There was a flash of light, causing Asza and everybody else to close their eyes. When the light disappeared, Sora, Balto, and Aleu were up and completely healed. Asza's eyes were wide open.
"I-Impossible…" She said.
Sora looked at himself. So did Balto and Aleu.
"What happened?" Sora asked. "How did we get healed?"
Balto grinned.
"It was my mother: Aniu." He replied. "She was the one that healed us."
A raven's cry was heard. Everyone looked up. The raven flew by, dropping one of its feathers. Sora caught it. He examined it.
"What's this for?" He asked.
"This is to help you defeat Asza." said the voice of Aniu. "When you are ready, the feather will unleash the power my son and granddaughter hold."
Sora nodded, gripping the feather tightly.
"Thanks, Aniu." He said.
Sora then gripped his Keyblade tightly.
"You guys ready for round two?" He asked Balto and Aleu.
"You know we are!" They replied.
Asza was growling, gripping her scythe tightly.
"You're never going to win this!" She shouted. "Never!"
The vines from her scythe went towards Sora, Balto, and Aleu. They dodged the vines and Sora aimed his Keyblade at them.
"FIRE!" He shouted.
Flames hit and were burning the vines. The vines were moving like crazy, causing Asza to drop her scythe. Sora, Balto, and Aleu took this opportunity and started attacking. Balto and Aleu grabbed Asza's hands with their teeth, holding her down as Sora was hitting her with his Keyblade. Asza stunned Balto and Aleu, causing them to let go. Asza went far back from them. She then rose up her hands. The ground started to shake. Soon, two trees in the form of hands appeared. Asza started moving her fingers. The two hand formed trees did the same. Sora, Balto, and Aleu were shocked and surprised. Asza grinned.
"Try to doge this!"
She made the two hand formed trees to grab Sora, Balto, and Aleu. But they jumped up from one wooden finger to another, avoiding it. Sora then did one big slash from his Keyblade, cutting the two hand formed trees in half. Asza gasped. Sora just grinned.
"Have any more?" He asked.
Asza growled again.
"Just this!" She shouted.
Thousands of pink leaves appeared. They surrounded Sora, Balto, and Aleu.
"What should we do now?" Aleu asked.
Sora brought the feather from his pocket.
"Awaken your guy's power." He said.
The feather started glowing. Then, Balto and Aleu's eyes started glowing as well. They both howled. In a flash, Sora, Balto, and Aleu disappeared.
Fox: Cunning Trickster.
Asza stared at the spot where Sora, Balto, and Aleu were supposed to be.
"Where did they go?" She asked herself.
"We're right here."
Asza turned around. Sora, Balto, and Aleu were there, smiling and waving at her.
"No we're not. We're right here."
Asza turned around again. Another Sora, Balto, and Aleu appeared at a different spot, smiling and waving at her again.
"We could also be here."
Once again, another Sora, Balto, and Aleu appeared at a different spot. Soon, more and more were appearing. Asza felt like she was going crazy. She started blasted each and every one of them. After blasted them all, Asza thought she won.
"Sorry, Asza."
The real Sora, Balto, Aleu appeared and started attacking her.
"But those weren't any of us." Sora said as he was hitting Asza with his Keyblade.
Asza was about to hit them with her laser, but they disappeared again.
Wolverine: Fear
The pink leaves started to catch on fire all of a sudden. Soon, fire was surrounding Asza. Asza was getting scared by this.
"No…" She said. "My beauties… It can't be."
She was too distracted by this. By this, Sora, Balto, and Aleu appeared and attacked Asza again. She pushed them away. Asza was getting fed up of this. But Sora, Balto, and Aleu still had a few tricks to go.
Bear: Inner Knowing
Strength was growing inside them, far more powerful than before. Sora, Balto, and Aleu attacked Asza, giving her massive damage. Asza was painting for breath.
"Who's defeating who now, Asza?" Sora said.
And Finally: The Wolf
Balto and Aleu made tremendous howls, giving strength and energy to Sora's Keyblade. Sora then ran towards Asza. He made one big swing. Then with a big flash, Asza was finally defeated.
"This…can't…be." She gasped.
She fell to knees, gasping for breath.
"I…can't…lose…"
She fell to the ground. The force field disappeared. The clan, Kavik, Boris, Muk and Luk jumped for joy and ran towards Sora, Balto, and Aleu.
"You did it!" Boris said.
"You won!" Luk said.
Muk gave Sora, Balto, and Aleu a big hug.
"Mama! Grandpa! Sora!"
The pups jumped on them and licked and nuzzled them like crazy.
"You won!" They said excitedly. "You stopped that evil witch!"
"Yeah, we did." Sora said.
He smiled at Balto and Aleu, who gave one back.
Vike ran up to Aleu.
"You're all right!" He said, nuzzling her. "When I saw you lying on the ground, I tried to break through that thing, to save you. But I couldn't."
"It's okay, Vike." Aleu said, nuzzling him. "I'm fine now. Thanks to Sora and Papa, we don't have to worry about that witch anymore."
"Oh really…?"
Everyone jumped and turned around. Asza was up. She was very weak, but still standing.
"Do you…actually think…that this is over?" Asza panted. "That…I'd be…defeated…just like that? Well…you're wrong. I'm not leaving…this world…WITHOUT YOUR PRECIOUS PUPS!"
Asza fired a laser towards the pups. But in slow motion, Sora went in front of the pups. He then hit the laser with his Keyblade. The laser went straight back to Asza. It went right through her. Asza's eyes and mouth were wide open. She collapse to ground and disappeared. Everyone was shocked. Sora just looks at them.
"Now you don't have to worry about her anymore." He said.
Back at the den. A few hours…
All of the wolves have thanked Sora for stopping Asza. Even Vike walked up to him.
"Thank you, Sora." He said. "For saving the clan, and most important, for saving my mate and pups. And…I'm sorry for misjudging you."
Sora just grins at him.
"Don't worry about it." He said. "And I was glad to help. I wasn't going to let Asza hurt any of them."
Vike nodded. Aleu went next to him and nuzzled him.
"Thank you so much, Sora." She said, after she stopped nuzzling Vike. "I didn't know what I'd do if Asza destroyed my babies."
"Don't mention it." Sora said.
"You know, Sora…" Aleu began. "When I was a pup, I kept imagining what human I wanted to adopt me. I wanted him to be fun, caring, joyful, someone I just wanted to be with everyday."
"Oh…" Sora said.
"You know who that human is?" Aleu asked.
"Who?"
Aleu giggled.
"You." She said.
"Me?" Sora asked.
"The way you play with my pups, their faces looking so happy when they play you. It was just so worming. I knew by then that I can trust you. You're the human that I wanted to adopt me."
Sora had never felt so flattered. He just scratches the back of his head and made a heart-warm smile.
"Well…you still have the clan, your mate, and your pups." He said.
"Yes, I have." Aleu said. "And I've never regretted it. Not one bit."
The pups went to joined them. They started licking and nuzzling their mother and father. Then Kaylee went to Sora.
"Isn't this what you're looking for?"
She gave him the ice crystal. Sora nodded.
"Oh, I think this rightfully belongs to you."
Kaylee then gave Sora back Kairi's good luck charm.
"I'm sorry I didn't give it to you sooner." Kaylee said. "It's just so pretty. But for saving me, my brothers and sisters, and my mommy, I think you should have it back."
Sora looked at Kairi's good luck charm. It's still the same way he last saw it.
"Thank you, Kaylee." He said. "Oh, that reminds me. I did promise that I'd find something prettier. What do you think?"
Sora brought out a small diamond from his pocket. Kaylee was amazed by it. Inside the diamond was little light. It looked like the Northern Lights.
"So, is it pretty?" Sora asked.
"It's beautiful." Kaylee said.
She jumps on Sora and started licking and nuzzling him.
"Thank you so much." She said.
"Hey, a promise is a promise." Sora said.
"Well, could you promise me another thing, Sora?" Kaylee asked.
"What?" Sora asked.
"Could you stay and live with us forever?"
Sora looked down.
"I'm sorry, Kaylee." He said. "I'm afraid I can't promise that."
Kaylee looked a little shocked.
"Why?" She asked.
"I have to go somewhere." Sora said. "Somewhere very far away…"
"Why do you have to go very far away?" Kaylee asked.
"There are still bad people, like Asza, out there and I gotta stop them before they hurt someone else." Sora replied.
Kaylee looked as though was about to cry. She doesn't want Sora, Balto, Kavik, and their friends to leave.
"But don't worry, Kaylee." Sora said. "There's always a place where you could see me anytime."
"Where?" Kaylee said, getting all excited again.
Sora smiles and pointed his index finger at Kaylee's chest.
"In here." He said, meaning Kaylee's heart.
Kaylee placed her paw on her chest.
"In here?" She asked.
Sora nodded.
"And that's where I'll be." Balto said, walking up to them.
"Me too." Kavik said.
"And don't forget about us." Boris said.
Muk and Luk nodded.
Kaylee then licked everyone on the cheek.
"I love you all, very much." She said.
Everyone smiled.
A while later, Sora and the others were ready to leave.
"But where are we going now?" Luk asked.
"Well…I guess we can go back to Nome." Sora said.
"Yeah, I have so many things to tell Jenna." Balto said.
"But what are we gonna do with the ice crystals?" Boris asked.
"Not sure." Sora said. "We'll figure that out once we get back."
"Then let's go then." Kavik said.
"Wait!" Aleu called out.
"I haven't got a chance to tell you earlier, Uncle Kavik." Aleu said. "Would you…like…to join my clan?"
Kavik was surprised by this request.
"Why…I'd be honored to." He said.
Aleu started nuzzling him. Sora and Balto walked up to him.
"Does this mean goodbye?" Sora asked.
"Yes, I'm afraid so." Kavik replied.
Balto and Kavik hugged eachother in a way wolves do.
"Take care of yourself, Kavik." Balto said.
"You too, my brother." Kavik said.
Sora then hugged Kavik as well.
"Bye Sora." Kavik said. "I'm really glad to have you as a friend."
"Me too, Kavik." Sora said.
Balto then said goodbye to Aleu, her pups, and Vike.
"Take good care of my daughter and my grandchildren." He told Vike.
Vike nodded.
Mooneye was in his human form. He walked up to Sora.
"There's a faster way back to Nome." He said.
"Really, how?" Sora asked.
"Aim your Keyblade at the ground and think of Nome." Mooneye instructed. "I gotta go. See you real soon."
Mooneye then left. Sora did what he was told. A circle was formed while he was doing it.
"You guys, I think you should be in circle if you want to go back to Nome."
With one last goodbye, Balto, Boris, Muk and Luk went to the circle. They were ready to leave. Aleu started howling. Then one by one, each wolf was howling with her. It was their way of saying goodbye. With one last wave, Sora, Balto, Boris, Muk and Luk were gone.
Underground Lair. Somewhere in Alaska.
"Your Majesties." Neon said when he walked into Cecelia's chambers. "I bring you bad news."
Cecelia got really angry when she heard the word 'bad'. Lavendra was fuming inside her goblet.
"What is it?" They both shouted.
"Asza has been destroyed." Neon said.
Rage was filling Cecelia's body.
"How?" She asked, even though she knew the answer.
"By the Keyblade Master and two mutts."
Cecelia slammed her fist on a table, making a hole in it.
"This is getting ridiculous!" She shouted. "How could Asza be defeated by the Keyblade Master and bunch of wild animals?"
"They used special abilities." Lavendra said. "Isn't that right, Neon?"
"Yes, your majesty." He said.
"What special abilities?" Cecelia asked the goblet of her aunt.
"We'll get to that later." Lavendra said. "Did Asza found out about the scared wolf, Neon?"
"Yes, your majesty." Neon said. "It is the mutt, Balto's daughter."
"I see…" Lavendra said. "Where is the Keyblade Master heading now?"
"I think he's going back to Nome." Neon replied.
"Bring Bolder and Kie in here." Lavendra ordered. "I want to have a word with them."
"Yes, your majesty."
Neon made a bow before he left. He came back with Bolder and Kie.
"You wished to see us, your majesty?" Bolder asked.
"Yes." Lavendra said. "It appears that not even Asza, my most worthy subordinate, could get the sacred wolf and the ice crystals. She has been destroyed."
Kie was shocked.
"What!"
"Yes, Kie." Lavendra said. "The future Keyblade Master has destroyed her."
"So…what are your orders?" Bolder asked.
"Well, it seems that the Keyblade Master and his animal friends are heading back to Nome." Lavendra said. "So I want you and Kie capture all the people in the town and bring them here."
"What about the Keyblade Master?" Kie asked.
"He'll find out soon enough." Lavendra said. "Now go."
With a bow, Bolder and Kie left to do what they were ordered.
"I want you two to leave, too." Lavendra said.
"Of course, your majesty." Neon said.
Cecelia didn't quite get why, but she left with Neon. When they closed the door, Lavendra was fuming.
"Asza…you fool." She said. "You were going to send me the wrong wolf. You should consider yourself lucky that the Keyblade Master destroyed you. It would've been a lot worse if it came from me."
End of chapter.