Kingdom Eds: Rise of Darkness
Chapter 8:
"What do you mean!?" Alex questioned. The figure didn't reply as he rang the bell once.
*Dong*
Twice.
*Dong*
And three times...
*Dong*
As he did so, the wall in the fountain moved three times, displaying different pictures until the third wall revealed a key hole.
"Huh, you just showed us the key hole..." Alex muttered suspiciously.
"Yeah, something doesn't seem right..." Eddy agreed. Suddenly, large pieces of metal had fallen from the sky. Then, they all formed together to make the monster that Sora, the Eds, Nazz, Donald and Goofy fought the first time they arrived in traverse town.
"What, again!?" Eddy exclaimed in exasperation.
"Have fun, haha!" The enigma guffawed, before he vanished out of sight. The heartless, had made its way towards the group.
"Oh no, what are we going to do now?" Eddy asked, getting ready in a defensive stance.
"We do what we do best, kicking butt!" Ed replied valiantly, charging at the beast bravely.
"Is he always like this?" Sora asked.
"Pretty much..." Alex replied, "Come on, let's help him." However, before the party could do anything, Ed had leaped high into the air and raising both hands high in the air. Then, he swung his arms so hard and hit the Guard Armor with so much force that he had sent the heartless careening into a wall.
"So much for help..." Eddy muttered "I at least wanted some of the action." Ed had dashed towards the group, a large and childish grin etched across his face.
"How did I do guys!?" Ed questioned, his eyes sparkled with joy. The Guard Armor had suddenly risen from the ground, with only Sora out of the whole party noticing.
"Umm, Alex?" Sora asked.
"Yeah?" Alex replied.
"I think we may have a problem..." Sora revealed, pointing towards the heartless. The heartless began to transform itself into a reversed version of itself, The Opposite Armor.
"Oh great, just what I needed..." Alex muttered, getting ready into a fighting stance, "Any ideas?"
"Let him have it Ed!" Eddy ordered.
"You've got it boss!" Ed replied excitedly, running towards the heartless "Lothor will slay you foul beast!" leaping high into the air, Ed had measured up to the heartless and was about to strike, however before he could the heartless had gripped his body with its hands.
"Uh oh, don't worry Ed I'm coming!" Eddy exclaimed, dashing towards the Opposite Armor. He struck the hands of the heartless with quick, sharp strikes as the heartless was forced to relinquish his vice grip on his friend. Ed had landed on his feat with an unusual deftness, as did Eddy. The two had then looked at each other, the heartless, and then each other again.
"Shall we?" Eddy asked.
"Ladies first!" Ed replied dumbly, a dopy grin stitched across his face.
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"So, that was the test, huh?" The cloaked figure asked, in a different tone than to the others but still a male all the same.
"They are weak, but, they're still developing." The other replied "I see potential in them all..."
"I say you're just being stupid, I mean look at them they're just kids!" The female said in exasperation. She sighed and shook her head, before looking into the glowing orb "There's just no way that those kids are anything special, except the ones who wield the Keyblade."
"The Keyblade is just a means to get rid of the heartless for good; I see true strength in the one who uses darkness..." The enigma stated, gazing into the glowing orb as well, as he saw Eddy and Ed destroy one of the hands together, while dodging a punch from the other.
"Oh yeah, well, I suppose we will have to see..." The other mysterious man muttered.
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"Fire!" Double D exclaimed, as he fired a fireball at one of the heartless' feet, blowing it up in the
process.
"Okay, we just need to destroy the other foot." Alex said, as a large amount of darkness had formed in his hand. However, instead of releasing it into a fireball he had imbued the darkness into his sword, before dashing towards the Opposite Armor.
*BOOOM*
Alex had swung his sword so hard, that an explosion had occurred propelling the heartless all way across the second district and also destroyed both the remaining foot and the hand, leaving only the main body left. Alex, thinking he had won, had turned away from the heartless.
"Don't mess with the best!" Alex exclaimed triumphantly, however he was quickly struck with an energy ball to the back, knocking him out instantly.
"Alex!" The Eds screamed, glancing towards the heartless. It had quickly begun to charge another energy attack.
"Guys, move!" Nazz commanded, as the energy ball was fired. The three rolled out of the way of the attack, dodging it just in time.
"What do we do now then?!" Double D questioned anxiously, nervously examining his fallen friend.
"You guys look after Alex, I'll take care of this guy!" Nazz replied, glaring at the Opposite Armor. The heartless once again began to charge up, although this time it aimed at her. The heartless had fired the attack off, but Nazz had sliced the energy ball in half. "No dice!" Nazz had then dashed towards the opponent, leaping high into the air.
*SLICE*
Nazz had sliced the heartless in half with ease, before landing to the ground. The Opposite Armor had suddenly just fallen to the ground as a heart had gracefully risen to the sky, causing the heartless to merely vanish into thin air.
"Nazz, you did it!" Kevin exclaimed proudly, running to her, hugging her tightly in the process.
"Umm, Kev..." Nazz muttered, glaring suspiciously at Kevin. He realized at what he did, and let go of Nazz shortly.
"Oops, sorry..." Kevin mumbled, blushing in embarrassment.
"Slow down there Casanova." Eddy remarked sharply.
"Shut it dork!" Kevin replied in equal sharpness. A shuffling was heard, as Alex had risen from the ground while clutching his head.
"Ugh, what happened? I feel like I was hit by a truck..." Alex asked, shaking his head.
"You got knocked out again." Eddy replied, smirking "You thought you had him, you thought wrong."
"I suppose I was too overconfident then?" Alex asked.
"Yeah, just a bit..." A voice remarked sarcastically. The group turned around to find Leon, folding his arms. "You can't go into battle with that sort of mind set, you'll get killed in no time... but, you're just a kid..."
"Oh yeah? And where were you then, tough guy?" Alex questioned, dusting himself off.
"Watching you, that's what..." Leon replied "I suppose you've found this world's keyhole, aren't you going to lock it?"
"Yeah ok!" Sora said, pointing his keyblade at the lock. Suddenly, a bright beam of light had hit the lock, locking the world.
"Sora, there's something I must tell you about, follow me." Leon said, walking to the third district.
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"Look at him, playing with his new friends..." A female, malevolent voice hissed. Sora was seen through the window while laughing with Donald and Goofy. Kevin was seen giving Eddy a headlock, while Alex and Squall put their palms on their faces in disbelief.
"No, it can't be true..." Riku muttered "Alex too? And after all I taught him..."
"Don't worry about that Riku, work with me, I'm your ally now." The witch enticed, grinning evilly towards him. Riku remained silent, merely staring at Sora.
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"Any luck finding your friends Sora?" Squall asked.
"Well, we sorta found Riku, but somebody scared him away." Sora replied, glaring daggers at Donald.
"What? What did I do!?" Donald questioned, pointing his finger squarely at Sora's shoulder.
"Hey guys, come on, let's stop fighting." Nazz reasoned, "We're all in this together."
"Well that sounds all well and good then, don't worry Sora, you'll find 'em!" Yuffie reassured.
"It's harder than it sounds, what If I never find them?" Sora pondered wearily, lowering his head solemnly to the ground.
"What, so you're going to give up, just like that?" Kevin scorned harshly, "What are ya, a wimp? Jeez, and I thought the Eds were dorks..." Sora didn't reply, only sighing instead.
"Okay, we'll leave it at that." Alex stated "Come on Sora, as long as you believe, you'll find what you're looking for." Sora looked up, and as a glimmer of hope twinkled in his eyes, a smile crept upon his face.
"Thanks, Alex." Sora said, placing his hands behind his head "You made me realize, that no matter how hard it is, that I should never give up!"
"No problem Sora, come on, we should get going." Alex suggested, as he reared himself to leave.
"Wait, before you go, have you ever heard of anyone name Maleficent?" Squall asked.
"No, why?" Eddy asked as he scratched his head.
"She is a powerful witch whose power's specializes in darkness, be careful; she's a formidable opponent." Squall warned, folding his arms
"Yeah, she destroyed our world a long time ago, and now controls it with her darkness..." Yuffie muttered.
"So like I said, be careful..." Leon warned.
"Sure, why not? I mean, we are the Keyblade wielders after all..." Eddy mumbled.
"Lothar shall slay the witch!" Ed exclaimed, getting into a heroic pose. The entire group laughed, even Alex. However, he quickly stopped laughing as he looked out of the window, catching a glimpse of Riku and the aforementioned Maleficent 'I wonder what they're doing here...'
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"This is Nightwing, over!" Alex said over the radio. The black gummi ship then flew beside Donald's ship, as Alex waved at them. Kevin merely stood beside him, folding his arms. "Jeez, lighten up Kevin."
"Umm, Donald?" Goofy queried.
"What is it Goofy?" Donald replied.
"Chip and Dale have sent us a message that the Olympic Coliseum has a new tournament called the Phil Cup, you don't have to go, but it could be fun!" Goofy suggested.
"We would be wasting time, plus you know what Alex is like." Donald stated.
"I heard that." Alex informed over the radio.
"You were supposed to." Donald harshly replied. Meanwhile, the Eds, Nazz and Sora were having a discussion between each other.
"Sora, can I ask you something?" Nazz asked.
"Sure, anything." Sora replied.
"Who is stronger, you or Riku?" Nazz asked.
"Riku, of course he beat me at everything but then, I beat him too so I dunno..." Sora replied, "Why do you ask?"
"No reason." Nazz said.
"Well, I bet I could beat him blind folded!" Eddy boasted, puffing his chest.
"I doubt it, he's really strong and fast, you'd lose in a second." Sora claimed, crossing his arms in a mannerly fashion.
"Well I'm fast too, and with two Keyblade's I could whip him like cream!" Eddy remarked, grinning from ear to ear.
"Oh yeah, we'll see, maybe you'll get to fight sometime huh?" Sora pondered, staring at Eddy.
"Maybe, I'm sure I'll win though." Eddy replied arrogantly "Nobody can beat me, I'm King Eddy, Master of the Keys."
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"Hey Alex..." Kevin muttered.
"Yeah, what's up?" Alex asked.
"Are we going to the Olympic Coliseum?" Kevin asked.
"Sure, why not." Alex replied nonchalantly.
"But what about our friends?" Kevin asked.
"We'll find them, don't worry. In the mean time, this could be a good experience for all of you." Alex suggested.
"Why?" Kevin wondered.
"Remember what that creep said? That you were the strongest he fought? Let's put it to the test." Alex replied. "Plus, it'll teach you how to fight."
"Okay, whatever you say." Kevin said, smirking "I'll do my best."
"Donald, Goofy, head for the Olympic Coliseum." Alex ordered.
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"Well, It seems they are going to the tournament." Maleficent said, looking into the image of the two gummi's travelling to their destination. Riku stood by, watching.
"And why are we here then? Shouldn't we grab the princess now while they're busy?" Riku questioned.
"All in due time Riku; meanwhile, I want you to do me a favour..." Maleficent muttered gravely, as she began to cackle quietly. Suddenly, Jonny had appeared from the darkness.
"What are you going to do to me!?" Jonny questioned, quivering at the sight of Riku. Riku, looking suspiciously at Maleficent, then turned to Jonny.
"We're going to give you a bit of an, attitude adjustment..." Riku uttered, walking ominously towards Jonny.
"No, wait, NOOO!!" Jonny cried.
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The clouds in the air had still covered the blue sky, as a small breeze had fluttered between the hairs of each of the party.
"Okay guys, who's going to fight in the tournament this time?" Alex asked.
"I'll go alone." Kevin stated.
"Why is that then, friend?" Alex questioned.
"I have something to prove, okay?" Kevin replied sharply. Alex nodded in approval, before staring at the rest of the party.
"Okay then, Kevin is soloing. I nominate Nazz and Eddy to fight together and Sora, Double D and Ed will fight together." Alex instructed "Any objections?" The area was silent, as only the blowing of the serene winds had filled the air. "Good, I didn't think so, alright let's go." The party then went inside the lobby, confronting Phil.
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"So, what do I do then?" a familiar voice asked "I just whip their butts and steal their hearts right?"
"Pretty much." Riku replied "Don't let your guard down either."
"Sure thing, this will be a cakewalk!" The figure claimed, before strolling away confidently. Riku had looked on before he had sighed with contempt
"Something doesn't seem right, with Maleficent manipulating his heart. But, I've got to do it, for Kairi..." Riku muttered, before he too had walked away.
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"Round 1: Kevin versus Jungle Vice!" Phil announced, as 4 Powerwilds and 3 Soldier heartless had appeared.
"Okay, I can do this..." Kevin muttered, as Alex, Donald and Goofy cheered him on. The Eds, Sora and Nazz were busy preparing for the second round.
"Come on Kevin, kick some heartless butt!" Alex cheered vigorously. Kevin had smirked, facing his enemies.
"Alright, who wants to go first? How about you!" Kevin exclaimed, as he leaped towards one of the soldier heartless. He lunged at the heartless with his spear, piercing it through its chest and relinquishing a heart from the beast. A powerwild had dashed at Kevin with its sharp paw outstretched, however Kevin had rolled out of the way.
"Jump!" Kevin roared, as he leapt high into the air, so high that he was merely a speck in the air.
"Wow, Kevin's good, really good." Alex said, folding his arms.
"Yeah, almost as good as you Alex." Donald remarked, staring into the sky.
"Hmph..." Alex replied, also looking at the sky, "Here he comes..." Kevin then came crashing down on the powerwild, destroying it completely and also releasing a massive shockwave, destroying the rest of the enemies that surrounded him.
"Round 1 complete!" Phil announced "Kevin is the victor!" Kevin had twirled his spear in his hand like a martial artist, before smirking.
"Too easy." Kevin said, flashing a cheeky smirk "Looks like I'm the best!"
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"Wow, that guy's good!" The familiar exclaimed "What if I face him?"
"Don't worry, he took out the weaklings, he's tough but you should beat him easily." Riku replied.
"And the other guy?" The figure asked.
"He's not in the competition, so he can't interfere." Riku replied, "Just make sure you destroy them quickly, and like I said don't let your guard down."
"Sure thing, it'll be easy." The familiar stated, once again strolling away from Riku. There was a noticeable swagger about the figure, something didn't seem right. Riku, sighing had soon followed behind.
"Something doesn't feel right..." Riku muttered. Meanwhile...
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"Round 2: Eddy and Nazz versus Monkey and Magic!" Phil announced. Five yellow operas, two green requiems, two red nocturnes and 1 powerwilds had confronted the duo of Nazz and Eddy.
"You ready, Eddy?" Nazz asked, getting in a fighting stance.
"Sure thing, sugar." Eddy replied, as he dashed towards the heartless. Nazz glared at Eddy, grabbing him by his three hairs before he got to the heartless.
"What. Did. You. Say?" Nazz questioned through gritted teeth. Eddy had smiled nervously at Nazz, glancing between her and the heartless before gulping.
"Umm..." Eddy muttered, before Nazz had lifted him up with unnatural strength.
"Alright Eddy, you asked for it!" Nazz exclaimed angrily, throwing him at the powerwild. Eddy had collided so hard with the powerwild that the heartless had dissipated. Eddy had rose slowly to his feet, using his keyblade as a crutch.
"Wow Nazz how did you get so strong?" Eddy asked, facing the large amount of enemies left.
"I'm a babysitter; it's one of the things we need do to." Nazz replied. The yellow operas had surrounded Eddy in a circle, as they charged up their thunder attacks.
"Umm, Nazz, a little help here!!!" Eddy exclaimed anxiously, as he braced himself for the pain he was about to receive.
"Alright, fine, if it stops you whining." Nazz said, as she leapt towards the heartless, slicing it in half. This attracted the attention of the other heartless to Nazz, concentrating their attacks on her instead "And there's more where that came from." However, Eddy had sliced the rest of the heartless in half in a blink of an eye, kneeling to the ground afterwards in a flashy manner. He then rose to the ground, pointing his keyblade at the red nocturnes.
"You're next!" Eddy exclaimed, although in a rather anti-climactic manner, two fireballs were fired straight into Eddy's face from the red nocturnes, sending him flying against one of the pillars as he landed on his bottom.
"Eddy!" Nazz shouted, as she glanced at her fallen friend. She then glared at the remaining heartless as she was glowing with a vibrant, blinding light. "You'll regret that!" Nazz had quickly dashed towards the two red heartless, slicing them up with ease. She then leapt towards the green requiems and sliced them up almost instantly. Eddy had slowly gotten up, dusting himself off.
"Ow, that hurt!" Eddy moaned, rubbing his head. Nazz's aura had soon dimmed until she had returned to normal, and saw Eddy back on his feet.
"Eddy! You're okay!" Nazz exclaimed, running towards him. She then hugged him tightly, causing Eddy to blush in a bright red. 'Oh boy, what I've always wanted!' Eddy thought, as his lips were pursed together in an attempt to kiss Nazz. However, she grabbed a hold of his lips, while glaring at Eddy "I didn't say you could kiss me though."
"Round 2 has ended! Nazz and Eddy are the victors!" Phil had stated, as Alex, Donald and Goofy had looked on.
"Wow, that was... unique." Alex had muttered, while chuckling underneath his breath. "Just wait till Kevin sees this."
"Eddy and Nazz make a good team, don't ya think?" Goofy suggested.
"Yeah, like fire and water." Donald remarked sarcastically, cackling at his own joke. Alex himself, had also chuckled.
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"These children are showing promise..." The cloaked enigma muttered "It's almost as if they've grown since the last fight, and that wasn't long ago."
"You and your theories, they almost got us killed once!" The female enigma scorned, looking into the green orb, seeing the image of Nazz pulling Eddy by his ear. "What's special about them, they hate each other more than they hate the heartless."
"Don't you see? They don't hate each other; this is just their childish nature at work." The enigma replied "I expect growth in them all, especially the kid who uses darkness."
"Oh, don't you start that again..." Another male enigma groaned, different from the other male from last time. He wore a black cloak with dark green patterns, "Sooner or later, the darkness will swallow his heart, and he'll be nothing but a shell with a soul."
"I doubt it." The enigma rebuked.
"And why is that?" The other enigma questioned "What makes him different from the rest of his incompetent friends?"
"He's not what he seems to be..." The enigma replied, before cackling evilly into the darkness...
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"Round 3: Sora, Ed and Edd vs Big Feet!" Phil exclaimed. Four Powerwilds and a pair of legs from a heartless similar to the Guard Amour had appeared. Sora and Ed were at the front, whilst Double D stood behind the duo as backup.
"Okay, ready guys?" Sora asked.
"Yeah!" Ed replied excitedly, rushing towards the group of heartless. Sora had soon run behind, with Double D lagging behind. Ed had swiped his keyblade at one of the Powerwild's, however it dodged the attack by rolling to the side. Another had slid towards him, however Sora had ran in front of Ed and blocked the attack with his keyblade.
"Gotcha covered Ed!" Sora exclaimed, as a Powerwild had leapt high into the air towards him.
"Lightning!" Double D shouted, as he pointed his keyblade at the sky. A bolt of lightning had struck the feral beast, electrocuting it. It dropped to the ground, and dissipated. The Hammerlegs had strolled towards Double D to isolate him, slowly stalking the young keyblade master.
"Come on Double D, you can do it!" Alex exclaimed. The two legs had then geared up an attack from each other, before cornering Double D.
"Oh dear..." Double D muttered, as he shielded himself with his keyblade.
*SLASH*
The Hammerlegs were sliced in half, and as they fell Sora was revealed in front of Edd as he slung the keyblade of his back.
"Nothing to it!" Sora had exclaimed proudly, smirking towards Double D.
"Behind you!" Double D warned, a Powerwild was seen mid air as Sora had turned around got ready. He dodged the attack, before glowing blue...
"Sonic Blade!" Sora shouted, as he had dashed towards the heartless at massive speed in a thrusting motion, stabbing it through the creature and relinquishing a heart. He then slid towards the other Powerwild next to him and stabbed it with a thrusting motion, destroying it. Sora, however was tired, and had fell to the ground in exhaustion. The final Powerwild had merely walked towards him, and as he got close to Sora, and raised its paw to strike. However, it was frozen to the spot, and moments later disappeared and released a heart.
"Thanks Ed." Sora said, standing up and using his keyblade as a crutch.
"It's nothing, I, Ed the Saviour help everyone!" Ed replied, a wide smile stitched across his face.
"Sora, Ed and Double D are the winners!" Phil announced. The crowd, or mainly Alex, Donald and Goofy had cheered on their friends.
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"Okay, I destroyed those heartless things!" The familiar informed, as he folded his arms.
"Good, now they had no choice but to fight each other, and then you take out the one who's left." Riku briefed "Understand?"
"Yeah yeah, I just wanna fight!" The figure replied, as he walked away with a self-assured swagger.
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The group were reunited, as they stood together. Apparently, the heartless that were supposed to appear, were didn't.
"What? What do you mean?" Alex asked.
"What I mean is that they aren't here, like they just up and vanished!" Phil replied sharply, "And that means we'll have to have a royale, you don't like it? Tough!"
"Are you guys fine with it?" Alex queried, glancing at his friends. They all seemed determined, but especially Kevin, who had a burning desire glowing in his eyes.
"I'm fine with it, plus after the royal, we get to go against the strongest guy here right?" Kevin asked.
"Yep, this guy's proper strong, a bit of a loon but really tough!" Phil answered, "In fact, I'm not sure you'll last."
"Well, that settles it..." Alex mumbled. He sighed, as he thought about the "shortage of heartless", 'This seems suspicious, but I suppose it teaches them how to fight' Alex thought.
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"Round 4, a battle royale consisting of Ed, Eddy, Edd, Nazz, Kevin and Sora! Whoever wins gets to fight our toughest competitor in the final round!" Phil announced. The 6 looked between each other, eyeing the others movement. Shifting looks, they slowly stalked each other as they tried to 'bait' their adversary. Kevin took the first move, dashing towards Ed with an arm outstretched.
"Here ya go, dork!" Kevin exclaimed, as he lunged at Ed with his spear. Ed however, had expertly dodged the attack, rolling out of the way. Eddy dashed at Kevin while he was distracted, lifting his arm up high into the air. Kevin turned around to his assailant, and raised his weapon up as Eddy had violently brought down his keyblade on Kevin. He then jumped back from Eddy, raising a fist towards him.
"Hey, what are you doing!? Are you trying to get me killed!?" Kevin bellowed angrily, however he felt something sharp in his back.
"Heya Kev!" Turning his head around, he saw Nazz smiling at him with a rather cheerful smile "How's it going?"
"Not too good..." Kevin replied. Sora and Ed were in a battle of their own, Ed had swiped at Sora with his keyblade, however Sora had the speed to be able to roll out of danger. Sora had then charged at Ed with his keyblade in a lunging motion.
"You ready Ed?" Sora asked, as he connected with the attack and sent Ed flying into Eddy, knocking them both to the ground.
"Ooh..." Eddy moaned, glancing at Ed. Kicking him off his body, he rose to his feet as he saw Sora rushing towards him "Oh man..." Eddy had held his keyblade in front of him, as Sora had struck down his keyblade on Eddy's. The two had then engaged in a power struggle, both of their arms straining in the struggle. Sora however, was gaining the upper hand, as Eddy was slowly brought to one knee.
"Don't worry Eddy, you're not the only one." Sora said.
"Let him go." Sora turned his head around sharply, only to be met with the glare of Nazz. His shifted concentration meant that Eddy could kick Sora towards Nazz, as he fell to his knees. Sora had bumped into Nazz, knocking her back slightly. She stared through him, unnerving Sora a bit.
"Uh oh..." Sora mumbled, as Nazz advanced towards him.
"Fire!" Double D exclaimed as a fireball had suddenly exploded between Nazz and Sora, as they looked towards Double D. The two then stared at each other, nodded, and then stared at Double D. "Oh dear..."
"Don't worry Double D, I'll protect ya! Ed exclaimed.
"Me too!" Eddy shouted, as both stood at either side of him. Kevin stood by Sora, as the trio looked to bombard the other trio, when suddenly...
*BOOM*
All six looked at the wall, with a wall of smoke coming through.
"Who could that be?" Alex pondered, staring hard into the smoke. He then gasped, realizing who it was. A figure had then stepped out of the smog, a smirk creeping on his face, wielding a large hammer.
"Jonny?" Eddy asked, looking at his 'friend'. Did he cause the destruction of the wall? He ran towards the arena, as the six had banded together.
"He does know there's a barrier right?" Nazz asked. However, just as she said that, Jonny took a massive swing with his massive hammer and smashed into the barrier, causing it to break.
"Whoa! Cool!" Ed exclaimed, clapping at Jonny.
"So, who first?" Jonny asked, pointing at Ed "How about you?" Jonny dashed towards Ed, raising his weapon and powerfully bringing it down on him. Ed, however had blocked the attack, causing a dent in the ground.
"Jonny! What are you doing!?" Double D questioned.
"Shut it!" Jonny replied forcefully, smashing Ed in the ribs and sending him fling into the crowd, which was right next to Alex. Ed landed on his back besides Alex, unconscious.
"Ed!?" Alex questioned, "Don't worry Ed, I'll Sort this out. Donald, Goofy, look after him for me!" Donald and Goofy had nodded, as Alex had jumped into the air. Meanwhile, Jonny looked at Kevin, the 'worthy opponent'.
"What about you?" Jonny asked. Alex had landed in front of Jonny just a few feet away from him, summoning his sword.
"It's me you want Jonny!" Alex exclaimed, as he got ready.
"Hey, I know you! This should be fun." Jonny said, as he charged at Alex. Alex had done the same, as he quickly struck with his sword. Jonny had parried his blow, as he went for the counterattack. Alex had rolled of the way, and whilst still on one knee, looked at his friends.
"Guys, get out of here, I'm gonna find a way to save Jonny okay?!" Alex explained. The group had nodded, before running to the stands.
"So, it's just us huh?" Jonny asked. Alex had stood up, staring hard at Jonny as he slowly stepped towards him "So you're gonna save me huh? You're gonna need saving soon pal." Alex had looked at Jonny; a black aura had covered Jonny like smog.
"Jonny, something's not right..." Alex mumbled.
"You're tellin' me, you're not gone yet!" Jonny replied, dashing towards Alex with great speed. He raised his hammer into the air, aiming for Alex's head. Alex had raised his sword above his head with his hand behind the blade, parrying his adversary's blow.
"Jonny! Break out of the spell please!" Alex pleaded, arms struggling as Jonny forced him to his knees. Alex had glanced into Jonny's eyes as a tear came out. Jonny saw the tear, and realizing what he had done, had simply let go of his hold on Alex and dropped his weapon; the "shroud of darkness" clearing away from him.
"Alex, is that you?" Jonny asked, glancing at his friend. Alex stood up, as a smile crept across his face.
"Jonny, it is you!" Alex exclaimed "Yeesh Jonny, you almost killed me!"
"I did?" Jonny asked, a perplexed look painted on his face.
"Yeah, I'll tell you about it later." Alex said, smiling "Ah well, at least you're back to normal." Meanwhile...
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As he saw what happened, Riku punched the wall in frustration. A tear came out of his eye, as he thought of his failure.
"This wasn't supposed to happen, he should have eliminated them, but I suppose the darkness is unpredictable..." Riku muttered, staring at Jonny and Alex conversing from the distance. "But, no matter what happened, when he saw his friend in pain the darkness had left him."
"Riku, is the job done?" A voice asked. Riku turned around, seeing Maleficent staring at Riku boldly.
"You're the mistress of darkness, you should know." Riku replied harshly, sighing loudly.
"The darkness is a powerful weapon, it made that boy strong, and it can make you strong too Riku." Maleficent rambled, turning her head towards the boy.
"What are you trying to say?" He asked, staring dejectedly at the ground. Maleficent didn't reply, as she merely teleported away from him. "Figures..." Riku, then sighed, as he walked through a portal of darkness.
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"I did THAT?" Jonny asked, pointing at the destroyed section of the wall.
"It wasn't all you, the darkness helped." Alex replied, smirking "It can do that at times."
"And I almost destroyed everyone?" Jonny asked.
"Pretty much." Eddy replied "Ed has bruised ribs."
"Really? I'm sorry Ed..." Jonny muttered, shaking his Ed.
"Ah don't worry about it, as long as we have each other right?" Ed asked, as everyone agreed with him. The group were inside the room with the trophies, as they stared at one of them.
"Hey, since Jonny had interrupted the 'Phil Cup' who gets it?" Alex asked, staring at the tiny bronze cup.
"Ah, it doesn't matter, I'll just give to Sora." Phil replied.
"What? I deserve it!" Kevin exclaimed, pointing at Sora "He's just a dork!"
"Maybe, but he's a better hero than you, you got schooled by a girl!" Phil answered back sharply, before laughing. The group joined in as well, pointing as they did so.
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" Nazz asked, scratching her head, as the group guffawed loudly.
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"So, that's it?" The cloaked female asked, sighing impatiently "Where's the so called potential?"
"Don't you worry, I'm sure it will reveal itself, he is 'special' after all." The other replied, leaning against the wall as he glanced at the sphere.
"How? They're just kids, nothing special there..." The other cloaked man replied, "Even that kid using the darkness seems to be a tool."
"Trust me, you'll know soon enough..." The man replied, smirking 'I know who you are now kiddo, you're...'
TBC...