Alright….life has gone hectic and my interests have turned somewhere else for the moment. Sorry, but I got the final chapters to put up, so hope maybe before June is over…if I'm lucky….sigh….enjoy!

Avalanche In Action

Everyone swirled around, eyes widening at the sight before them. Leon's eyes narrowed, hands tensing around his gunblade.

"Shadow Lord!" Leon snarled, gunblade up. He couldn't allow him to get anywhere near the crystal.

"If it isn't the savior of the universe!" Shadow lord laughed.

"How did you get in here?" Cloud snapped, unable to believe that they had been beaten there.

"Griever was just a distraction." Shadow Lord smirked, eyes glowing red.

"We need the crystal, and I'll make sure no one gets in the way." He sneered, taking a step forward.

"Over my dead body, would I let you take the crystal." Tifa huffed, putting her fists up.

"That can be arranged, sweety." Shadow Lord smirked.

"Leon, take Sora and get the crystal." Cloud gave Leon a look.

"What are you talking about?" Leon frowned. His heart sped up as he looked at Cloud, confusion swirling in his eyes. Leon was not going to leave them, he wouldn't. Not Cloud.

"Oh no, he won't." Shadow Lord snarled, lunging forward. Cloud had First Tsurugi up, clashing with Shadow Lord's blade. Cloud would do anything to protect Leon, anything.

"Yes, he will." Cloud snarled, pushing Shadow Lord away. Cloud looked at his team, who all nodded before looking at Shadow Lord determinedly.

"You'll be going down." Tifa smirked, stretching her gloves and taking a stand next to Cloud. It had been some time since she last participated in such a big fight, it was exhilarating.

"I think you'll be the one not getting the crystal." Aerith glared at him, twirling the staff around. She wasn't one for violence, but she would help out in any way she could. She was not about to let the worlds be destroyed.

"Go on, Leon. We can handle things." Cid grinned at him. Vincent stood next to him, colt in hand.

"We can deal with him." Sephiroth sneered, Masamune raised up threateningly. Yuffie grinned, shuriken raised.

"No, I won't leave you guys here!" Leon snapped.

"You have to Leon. Now, Go!" Cloud looked at him, pleadingly.

"We'll catch up to you. I promise." Cloud looked at Leon, imploringly.

"Come on, Sora, Riku, Kairi, let's go." Leon looked at Cloud.

"You promised." He stated, before turning around and rushing up the stairs.

"No!" Shadow Lord snarled, but his path was impeded by Sephiroth.

"Let us have some fun!"

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"Leon, they'll be fine." Sora spoke up, noticing how tense Leon was.

"I know." Leon muttered.

"Oh please, it'll take a lot more than Shadow Lord to keep Cloud away from Leon." Kairi added, a bit breathlessly from the entire running.

"You mean Cid and Vincent can't afford to die, right? Since they barely got reunited." Riku smirked, adding into the banter.

"I was thinking more on how Sephiroth is like a cockroach and never dies." Leon snickered, feeling a bit better.

"See, exactly why they will make it." Sora grinned.

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Tifa rushed forward, slamming her fist into Shadow Lord's face. Cid was next, spearing Shadow Lord with his spear.

"Still think you can defeat us." Tifa smirked.

"I know." Shadow Lord looked up and hissed, lunging at her. Vincent was next, shooting him before Yuffie's shuriken scratched Shadow Lord.

Sephiroth did not let Shadow Lord catch his breath, rushing forward and slashing at him.

"You will die." Sephiroth hissed, jumping back, keeping his sword up.

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"How much longer before we get there?" Leon grumbled as he raced up another flight of stairs.

"This must be a piece of cake for ya." Sora gasped out.

"Still hate stairs." Leon said, a bit amused at Sora's tone.

"There it is!" Kairi called out, pointing up ahead at the double doors.

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Tifa winced as she was thrown into the wall. She gasped as she hit the floor, weakly sitting up. Aerith tried to get to her, but she was slammed into the wall by a windblast.

"Aerith!" Tifa called out, crawling over to her.

Yuffie snarled, rushing towards Shadow Lord, slashing him. Shadow Lord snarled, bringing his blade down but luckily Yuffie jumped back, getting a small graze.

"Hey, are you okay?" Tifa asked, checking Aerith. Aerith smiled weakly, nodding.

Cid did not have much luck, also crashing into the wall. He hissed holding his ribs, blood slowly leaking from his shirt. Vincent kneeled next to him.

"Cid?"

"Fine, Vincent, nothing I haven't been through before." Cid gritted out, standing up.

"Cloud, it may be time to finish this." Sephiroth sneered.

Cloud smirked, rushing at Shadow Lord, his sword splitting into many types of swords. Omni Slash version 5.

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Leon frowned, slowing down and stopping the kids from going in.

"Be careful. Shadow Lord got in easily, we don't know if there is anyone inside." Leon muttered, opening the door slowly. Inch by inch, the door opened. The kingdom heart door was gone, in its stead, there was a diamond.

Leon walked in, followed by Sora, Riku and Kairi.

"I'm guessing that is our crystal." Kairi muttered, looking at it in awe.

"It's beautiful." Sora muttered, looking up at it.

"Yeah, but how does it work?" Riku grumbled, looking up at the crystal that was floating up in the air.

"Yeah, how do you getting it down?" Kairi asked, looking around for clues as to how to get it down.

"I have no idea." Leon frowned.

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"You've got me down." Shadow Lord laughed weakly.

"Except, I am not the only one. The others have been taken down, but there is still one of us." Shadow Lord began to disappear.

"Where?!" Cloud snarled.

"The darkness will always live on." Shadow Lord was no more.

"Damn it!" Cloud snarled, turning around and rushing up the stairs.

"They are in danger!" Cloud snapped.

"Then let's go help." Tifa nodded, standing up and helping Aerith.

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Leon heard a rustling sound.

"There is something here." Leon muttered, pulling Sora, Riku, and Kairi close to him, gunblade up.

"Now, now, something?" came a silky voice, rather feminine.

"Whose there?" Leon snarled, eyes looking around, unable to detect anyone.

"A someone," came the reply.

"Who?" Sora called out, unable to see anyone either.

"You won't be able to see me, I am not corporeal."

"Then you are not really a someone. You are a ghost." Kairi pointed out.

"Believe what you want. Now, how about that crystal."

"You can't get the crystal, can you?" Leon realized.

"Why do you think you are here? You are here to give me that crystal." The voice taunted.

"Give us a name at least." Riku snapped, annoyed at not being able to see where the voice was coming from.

"Kuja, call me Kuja."

"Well, Kuja, if we can bring down the others we can bring you down." Sora snapped.

Kuja laughed.

"They were weak, pointless. They had no idea the power the crystal had. Besides, the only reason I let them ride along was to get you all by yourself, here."

Leon was sure that is he could see Kuja, he would be grinning maliciously.

"What do you want?" Kairi asked, unsure why the whole fuss.

"You see, I'm tired of being a ghost, as you put it. I want my body back, and the crystal here has the power to give it to me."

"We won't let that happen." Leon snarled.

"See, that is were you are wrong. You will get the crystal for me, or, your kids will die." Kuja laughed maniacally. All of the sudden, a growl emanated from the edge of the platform.

"Umm, Leon." Kairi pointed over to the edge of the platform. All of the sudden, a giant wolf leaped up from the edge. There was this dark matter emanating from it, paws dressed with sharp claws, and sharp canines.

"Kids meet Spot, Spot meet kids. Spot kill kids, kids run!" Kuja laughed, sending so called Spot running towards Leon and the kids. Leon raised his arm and sent firaga towards the dog, but it just jumped to the side. Sora moved to the side, raising his keyblade up. A keyblade appeared in Riku's hand as he stepped up on the other side of Leon. Kairi kept close to the three, potions ready if needed.

"We need to get the crystal. It can bring him a body, but it can also kill him completely." Leon hissed, keeping his eyes trained on the wolf.

"But you heard him, only you can take it." Kairi said, anxiously looking at the wolf as well.

"Go ahead, Leon. Get the crystal, we can handle the wolf." Sora urged Leon.

"I won't leave you alone, not this time." Leon snapped.

"You have to, the crystal!" Riku snapped back, slashing at the wolf when it got too close.

Leon looked up at the crystal. He would have to use magic, there was no other way of getting it down.

"Fine. I'll make it quick." Leon muttered, running over, closer to the crystal. He raised his hand and concentrated on pulling the crystal down.

Sora rushed forward, slashing down on the wolf. The wolf snarled, jumping back and snapping at Sora. He looked up and noticed Kairi in the back. Kairi's eyes widened as the wolf rushed towards her. Riku and Sora slid in front of Kairi, keyblades up to keep the wolf's snapping jaws away.

"You got to work faster, Light Bearer."

Sora's eyes widened as another wolf jumped into the platform, followed by another. There were now three wolves, one for each. Kairi glared, grabbing a pipe from the floor as a weapon. Leon bit his lip. The crystal was coming lower, little by little, but it was closer than before.

"Accckk!!" Kairi cried out as she fell back, barely grabbing onto the ledge.

"Guys!" she cried out. Sora and Riku rushed over. Leon raised his other hand and threw a blizzaga at the wolves, given the kids enough time to get Kairi up. Kairi winced, holding her arm, which was bleeding.

Leon snarled, calling upon Shiva to destroy the wolves.

"Well, haven't seen that before. There is more to you than meets the eye. Too bad, that won't save them."

Darkness began to swirl around Sora and them. Tendrils came up from the floor, coiling around wrists, ankles and neck.

"What are you doing?" Leon asked, voice rising with panic as he looked at them become trapped.

"Get the crystal." Sora choked out, feeling the tendrils choke his air.

"Come on Leon, hurry so we can get out." Kairi wheezed, trying to smile.

"You heard them, let us get going, Leon." Kuja drawled.

Leon frowned, looking back at the crystal. It was coming closer, but way too slow. He glanced back. Riku was looking paler, but the tendrils of darkness was blocking them from view. They were being over powered by the cloud of darkness. Leon had to think fast.

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"The only thing that can destroy the darkness, when nothing else can would be an explosion of light."

"You will have to use up the light within you."

"You mean self destruct?"

"Yes, all of your light will be able to bring balance back to the universe."

"He will die?"

"It is a last resort, remember?"

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Leon could feel the darkness all around him. He closed his eyes and concentrated. He began to pour his light into the crystal. He let himself relax, let himself fall into the comfort that was the light.

"What are you doing Leon?!" Kuja panicked.

"I'm going to finish this, once and for all." Leon snapped back.

"You can't!!"

"Watch me."

He felt himself weakening, growing numb. He kept on pouring his light out into the crystal, it was the only thing he could do.

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"Hey, Cloud."

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"Don't get mad…"

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"It was last resort…"

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"You promised…."

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"I never got to tell you…"

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"Doesn't matter anymore…."

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"I love you…."

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To Be Continued…

Alright, so I've forgotten where I had this story at, but I finally found the folder with the remaining chapters so I'll be posting those up soon!! Umm, really sorry I haven't posted them….gawh!! well, luv ya'll! Review, ne?
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