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Chapter 24: Floor 9: Batman vs. Zexion

As the platform in the black tower reached the next floor, the heroes noticed the whole place was dark. "When did it get dark here?" Superman asked.

"I know, I can't see my hand in front of my face," Diana stated.

"Hold on I can use my powers to make a light," Danny said, but Batman pulled out a flashlight.

"Sorry, I'm just prepared," Batman said as he led the heroes though the dark corridors, and soon they came up to a door.

"Well it seems that this might be the next arena," Sonic said as he started to push the door, but it wouldn't budge, "So now what?"

Dante stepped forward, "Let me give it a shot," Dante said as he charged at the door and kicked it, but it still didn't budge.

Goku then stepped forward, "I think I can move that door," he said. Before Goku could do anything a dark portal appeared underneath Batman's feet and he was sucked in.

"What just happened?" Superman said as the heroes checked the spot Batman once stood.

Batman soon noticed that he was in a city alleyway. "Where am I?" he wondered. Soon he heard a door opening and he turned around to see a surprise, his parents, back when they were still alive, but then a man came to rob them.

"It's sad isn't it," a voice said as Batman turned around to see a young man with blue hair, "Your parents dying while you were still young."

Soon two gun fires was heard behind him, "Who are you and why are you doing this?" Batman asked

Soon Zexion appeared in front of Batman, "You wonder why I'm doing this? It's to help the ones to face reality."

"I don't think so," Batman started, "You just use the thing that worries the person in the past so it would be an easy victory."

Zexion started to laugh, "Well done you figured out my strategy. But don't worry, I Zexion, The Cloak Schemer, always has a backup plan!" Soon three lights in the alleyway grew brighter as a pole appeared in Zexion's hand, and then Zexion sank into the ground, but his shadow remained. "Now try to fight me!"

Batman was soon hit by some kind of force, 'How is this happening?' Batman said to himself, then he noticed Zexion's shadow moving, 'That's it.'

Batman threw a punch when the shadow came close, but he only hit the air. "Sorry that didn't go as well as you hoped, but try harder next time," Zexion's voice mocked as Batman was stroke to the ground.

'He's right I need to try harder,' Batman thought. Soon Batman noticed the lights, 'Of course he needs the lights to have a shadow.

Batman got back up and tossed a bat-erang at on of the lights but it was knocked out of mid-air. "Sorry but I can't let you do that Zexion's voice said. but Zexion noticed two more bat-erang were flying to the other two lights and knocking them out. As Zexion was standing there with an upset look, Batman took this chance and tossed another bat-erang at the last light and knocking it out. As soon as the lights where gone Zexion was standing near Batman. "You Bastard!" Zexion shouted as he charged at Batman.

"Too easy," Batman said as he grabbed Zexion's pole, punched him in the stomach and tripped Zexion, which Zexion hit the ground with his head first.

"Damn," was the only word Zexion said as turned into a ball of light and the alleyway turned into a platform.

Batman just walked to a control panel as a door opened and the heroes came in. "What happen?" Sora asked.

"A man named Zexion wanted to fight me," Batman replied.

"Zexion, hmm," Riku started, "That means that Lexaeus is next, and if my memory is right, he has the power of earth." With that the platform started to rise and a smile came to Knuckles' face.


A/N: here's another chapter, and you should easily guess who's going to fight Lexaeus. Nine more chapters till the end of the war.