Disclaimer- I do not own Kingdom Hearts or any of the Disney worlds in this story or anything except my characters, monsters, some Keyblades, and this plot. They belong to their respected owners and I respect their works. Also this is my first fanfic, so please take it easy on me. Also I have not yet played KH3.
Hello and welcome back to the world of awesome. In this chap. our heros get a new friend that stays with them (Balin and Alanine: Who is it? Me: You will find out later). The story now continues.
Chapter 7: Eternal Sunset
"Balin. Balin wake up. Balin please wake up.", said a voice and Balin opened his eyes and saw that Alanine was trying to wake him up. "Balin, you're finally awake." He then pulled him into a tight hug.
"Hey Alanine. Can you please let up some, or I may pass out again?", said Balin.
"Sorry. I was just happy to see you ok.", replied Alanine.
They then looked around at their surroundings and saw a forest with a path one way, walls to their sides and a mansion with a locked gate in the other direction, and a glorious sunset overhead.
"Were are we?", asked Balin.
Balin, Alanine, you're ok. You two are in a world called Twilight Town. said Luna Heart.
"Luna, where's Riku, Kairi, Sora?", asked Alanine.
They are in other worlds, but in order to leave, you two must first save this world so this world does not fall into darkness like the world you just left did.
"If we do this, will we find them again, will we get our memories back?", asked Balin.
Yes and eventually yes.
"What do we need to do?", asked Alanine.
You to must go to each world and find that world's Keyhole and close it so the forces of darkness can't reach the world. It is the only way to protect the worlds. Can I count on you two to do this?
"Yes, you can.", said both of them.
Then a Husk zoomed past them and through the forest. They decided to follow it and it lead them to the Sandlot. It then joined a group that was surrounding three kids. That's when they jumped into action.
"Hey there you. Why get shrimps when there is a buffay over here?", yelled Balin and Alanine at the Husks as they summoned their Keyblades. The Husks then shifted their attention from the kids to Balin and Alanine. They tried to surround them and cut them off from each other but only made them easier targets. They hacked and slashed until all the enemies were destroyed. They then dispelled their Keyblades and walked up to the kids.
"Thanks for the save back there. I'm Hayner and these two are Pence and Olette. Who are you anyway? You don't seem to be from around here.", said Hayner.
"I'm Balin and this is Alanine. We're new here.", said Balin.
"Welcome to Twilight Town, where the sun is always setting.", said Olette.
"Home of Sea Salt icecream.", said Pence.
"That name sounds so familiar", said Alanine. "Tell us more about this Sea Salt icecream."
"It's only the best icecream in the history of everything. Come on, we'll get some pops of it and then you will know.", said Hayner. "Don't worry about the cost, we will handle it. After all we do owe you two for saving us. It's the least we could we do." He then reached into his pocket. "Our munny, it's gone."
"Don't worry, we will find it for you." said Balin.
"Thanks. Last time we saw it we were at the front of the train station that way. It should be in a money pouch with a star on it.", said Olette.
On the way they were attacked by more Husks and delt with them lickituy-spilt. But then they meet an Eclipsed called a Pluckers. A Plucker has the body of a Scrapper and wheres the armor of a Soldier and moves with the grace of a Dusk. The eyes gave an expression of sorrow and the Eclipsed symbol on it's chest. The Pluckers surrounded the two Keyblade wielders. All of the Pluckers attacked with their claws all at the same time. Alanine cast Reflect to stop their attack and sent the Pluckers flying. The two then jumped into the air and unleashed aerial combos on the airborne enemies. As they landed all the enemies were destroyed in the air in puffs of black smoke. They then pressed on to the train station. As they entered the area they saw the money pouch that Olette had described. They then picked it up.
"That was easy.", said Balin.
"Don't say stuff like that unless you want things to go horribly wrong.", said Alanine.
Right on cue they heard someone yelling.
"Look out below!", yelled the voice before someone landed right on top of them.
"Sometimes it hurts to be right.", groaned Alanine.
"Well now that you have fallen on us, can you tell us who you are and what you are doing falling on people.", said Balin.
"Sorry. My name is Max. Max Goof. As for what I was doing was I was fighting some of those Eclipsed monsters and they knocked me off the tower and on to you too. Now if you excuse me, I need to find the Key and it's wielder.", responded Max.
Max was wearing dark blue jeans and had white belts wrapped around his legs near his knees and a brown one around his waist. His shoes were white with two red lines that crossed in a x-shape on the top of the shoe. He had white gloves that are the same as Goofy. He had on a red short sleeved shirt and a black sleeveless hoodie that he left unzipped. He also had his weapon which is a lanceshield (a combination of a shield and a lance) called Knight's Sun. It was attached to him on the lower part of his right arm and looked like the Dream Shield but curved around his arm and had a lance that attached to the shield part and spiraled out that was red and black.
"Do you mean these?", asked Balin and Alanine as they summoned their Keyblades.
"The Key!", exclaimed Max.
Just then a Guard Armor came out of the sky and nearly landed right on top of them. Then a Trinity Armor came flying into view. It was shortly followed by a large gaggle of Creepers came flying in from the underground systems (I am calling it a gaggle because they came flying in). The three enemies then clashed and in a flash of dark light became one, becoming the Night Armor. The Night Armor had the body of the Trinity Armor but had the segments of the Guard Armor's armor attached to it and the Creepers became a swirling mass around it that changed into a sword, then a shield, then armor on the Night Armor, then back into a sword. The Eclipsed symbol was right on the center of it's armored chest. Then Balin, Alanine, and Max got into fighting stances as the fight began. The Night Armor made the first move by firing a beam of darkness from it's left hand at the group. Alanine quickly casted Reflect to protect them.
"This guy is tough. How about we work together to take this thing down?", said Alanine.
The other two gave a quick nod for yes. As the attack ended and the barrier of light faded, the three boys charged the Night Armor from different directions, Balin took left, Alanine went right, and Max charged straight up the middle. As they reached the Night Armor, it then started swinging it's large sword at them. They moved in a circular clockwise motion as they struck the chest of the Night Armor and dodge rolled out of the way of it's sword when it swung it at them. After it took a chunk of damage from their assault, the Night Armor suddenly unleashed a wave of energy that not only damaged Balin, Alanine, and Max but also sent them far back from the Night Armor. The Night Armor then separated into three pieces, the head, legs and the torso and arms. The Creeper mass had divided into three parts that went with each part. The The head became armored and hard to damage, the torso and arms got the shield that allowed it to block, and the legs had the sword floating around it striking madly, leaving itself open to many attacks.
"Go for the legs first. They are the weakest of the three.", ordered Balin.
Balin unleashed fast combos on the legs, Alanine sent waves of light and darkness at the legs, and Max blocked and countered the strikes of the sword. The legs didn't stand a chance (pun not intended). The legs went up in a puff of black smoke but the Creeper mass didn't. Then the remaining two pieces came together and the mass of Creepers became two shields that guarded the front and back of the Night Armor, making attacking nearly impossible. The three boys tried to strike at the chinks in the defense, but it was too fast and kept blocking them.
Balin. Alanine. Clash your Keyblades together and form the fusion weapon. It is what you need to do to break it's defense (just assume that italic means that Luna Heart is talking unless otherwise stated).
The two boys did just that and formed Warrior's Way. The two then where too fast for the Night Armor to counter as they unleashed combo after combo. The Night Armor then sent out another wave of energy but they were ready this time and block the attack and weren't hurt but were just knocked back as it separated again. This time, they went for the torso and arms and with their fusion weapon, it was like taking candy for a baby (not that they'd ever do that). Once again the piece was destroyed, but not the Creepers. The Creepers joined the the head and the head became completely armored. As the trio charged the head, Balin and Alanine's Keyblades became separate again.
"What happened to our fusion weapon?', asked Alanine.
The fusion weapon can only be done for a period of time before it needs to recharge before being done once again. Use it sparingly.
Balin ran up to the head and striked it, but his attack bounced off and had no effect. Alanine then tried to fire magic at it, but it just shaved it off. The Night Armor then started firing lasers in all directions. Max tired to send the lasers back at it, but it dissipated on contact with the Night Armor.
"We aren't putting even a dent in this thing.", said Balin
"Maybe if we do a Trinity Limit attack, we maybe able to break through it's armor and do some damage.", said Max.
"Trinity Limit, what is that?" asked both Balin and Alanine.
"It is a special kind of attack that can only be performed when three people work together at the same time and combine their talents and abilities together in a super powerful attack. I have an idea how we can do one, but you will need to do exactly as I say.", replied Max.
"Ok. Now what do we need to do?", asked Balin.
"Follow my lead." said Max. He then threw his lanceshield high into the air. "Balin, strike my lanceshield with your Keyblade and make it go toward the Night Armor." Balin hit the lanceshield with enough force to make it stick in the Night Armor. "Now Alanine, you cast Thunder on it and use the lanceshield as a lightning rod to strengthen the blast and get it past the armor." Alanine did this and the resulting shock blasted the armor off the Night Armor. "Now lets finish this." They then ran up to the dazed Night armor and did a three way slash and the Night Armor was destroyed. All three then dismissed their weapons and walk over to each other.
"That was great. We make a really great team. You should join us. We are going to go to different worlds and save them and it would be great to have you with us. So, what do you say Max, want to join us?", said Balin.
"I was actually going to ask you two if I could do just that, so ya I'll join.", answered Max.
They all laughed at this. Then a glow came from the clock tower, it was the Keyhole. Balin and Alanine's Keyblades appeared in their hands and shot a beam of light at the Keyhole and the Keyhole closed with a click.
"That must have been one of those Keyholes that we are supposed to find and close on each world.", said Alanine. Just then Hayner, Pence, and Olette. came running up to them.
"We heard the noise. Are you two ok?", said Hayner.
"We're ok, thanks to our new friend Max here.", answered Balin.
"Also, look what we found.", said Alanine as he pulled out the money pouch.
"Our money. Thank you Balin, Alanine, and Max.", said Olette.
"Now we can buy that ice cream. Come on guys, we still owe you guys of everything you have done for us.", said Pence.
"You guys don't owe us anything. Friends just do things to help friends because they are friends.", said Balin.
"Then consider this a gift from a friend.", said Hayner. They then all went inside. "Six Sea Salts please."
They then climbed to the top of the tower and sat on the ledge and handed the ice cream out. Balin, Alanine, and Max then bit into their ice cream.
"Salty, but sweet, and somehow familiar.", said Balin and Alanine at the same time.
"Just like the rest of this world.", whispered Alanine.
"And very good.", said Max. They then sat there for hours eating their ice cream and watching the sunset.
"It's getting late, we should properly go home now. Do you three have a place to stay for the night?", said Hayner.
"No.", said all three.
"Then how about you guys stay at our hangout tonight. Come on, we'll show you.", said Olette.
They then lead them to the Usual Spot.
"It may not be much, but at least it is something. Make yourselfs at home, and we will be back in the morning.", said Olette.
"It's fine, really.", said Balin. "We will see you tomorrow."
Hayner, Pence, and Olette then left to go home.
"So Balin and Alanine, how did you two come to wield Keyblades?", asked Max.
"We don't know but we can tell you what we do know.", answered Alanine. They then told Max about all what they have done since they woke up a few days ago.
"So how about you Max, how do you know about the Keyblade and how did you get to this world, what can you tell us about you?", asked Balin.
"Well I come from a world known as Disney Castle. I lived there with my father, Goofy Goof, captain of King Mickey's guard. A few days ago, my father got a message from the king that he had left to find out why the stars were disappearing and that he and Donald, the king's royal wizard, had to find the person who wielded the Keyblade and stick with him and to find a man named Leon in a world called Traverse Town in order to find him.", said Max.
"I think that means that they are supposed to stay with Sora. That must be where he went to after the island was destroyed. That must mean that he is ok.", said Alanine.
"Anyway, I just knew I had to help, so I asked if I could come with them and my father said that I was too young to go with them. So, after they left in the Gummi Ship, I kinda borrowed without permission the king's Starshard and it took me here to Twilight Town and then it left without me, brawly back to where it belongs. I then exploded around trying to find , well, you two. That's when some Eclipsed attacked me on the tower and you know the rest.", said Max.
"That was really brave of you to do, following your heart.", said Balin.
"Thanks. We should probably get some sleep now because we have a big day tomorrow trying to find a way off this world.", said Max.
(The next morning) "Morning guys and yes it's morning.", said Hayner as he and the others waked in.
The three woke up and next to the couches they were sleeping on was a box. The box was addressed to them. Inside the boxes were armor gauntlets for each of them and there were instructions. They said 'Put these on and when you are ready to leave the world that you are in, hit the gauntlet and throw your weapon into the air and jump on. But only do this outside. Yours truly, Luna Heart.' The did as instructed and as they hit the gauntlets they became armored. Balin and Alanine's was just like the ones the Keyblade masters had on during the Test of the Tempered Heart. Max's was shaped like a medieval knight's and was a dark blue with red x designs on it. They then threw their weapons into the air and they transformed into gliders (like Ven's). Then a portal opened up in the sky. The three then looked toward their friends.
"It looks like other worlds are calling us now. We have to go save the universe now.", said Alanine.
"I guess this means goodby.", said Olette.
"No. This means, see you guys later. We will come back some day and then all of us will have some Sea Salt together.", replied Balin.
The trio then hopped on their gliders and flew into the portal. When they entered the Lanes Between, they looked back at the world they had just left. They then flew away from the world of endless sunset.
Now the first of many worlds is finished. A new main added and a new world to go to. Bundle up, because it is going to get chilly. (Balin: What does that mean? Alanine: I think it is a hint of where we are going. Me: You are correct, but you will have to wait until next time to find out. Max: Why do you have to be so mean? Me: It's my job.) As always, please comment below and see you next time.