(A/N): I really enjoy this chapter so I couldn't wait for Wednesday. Get ready for a magical showdown between Virgo and Sol!

Disclaimer: We're on chapter 12 I think you know what I don't own.

Chapter 12: Virgo

Kairi stood in the Sandlot watching the portal of darkness disappear. They had gotten there too late. Virgo had taken Sol and Luna. Why did they let the two go off alone? Kairi knew that they were still weak from yesterday but they had insisted that they were fine. Now they were gone and in the hands of their enemies. How where they going to get them back? Kairi felt tears start to form as she hugged Sora close to her not wanting him to be taken from her.

"Roxas" Sora called "where's Naminé?"

"She should be fine I sent her to the train station. She doesn't have any fighting experience and I didn't want her to get hurt and the station seemed to be far from the smoke."

"I saw her on my way here, she at least got about half way there" Riku assured everyone.

"We need to go and make sure that Virgo didn't take her to." Roxas said his voice getting farther from Kairi. Sora pulled Kairi off him gently and looked down at her.

"Roxas is right, we need to go check on Naminé" he told her with a twinge of sadness in his voice. Kairi just nodded her head. She took Sora's hand not wanting to let go of him just yet and ran off after Roxas and Riku.

Naminé was sitting on the steps that led into the train station sketch book in hand. She didn't know why but she was overcome with the desire to draw. Her colored pencils were scattered around her waiting to be picked up should she need them. Her hand moved swiftly and surely across the page as if something was guiding her hand. There were three people on the page one of them standing and two laying chained together. They were in a barren area nothing but dust and rock was around them. As Naminé detailed the people she felt horrified. The two chained people were Sol and Luna, their golden eyes standing out as if they were staring beyond the page. Virgo was the third person standing over them her hand on her mask as if she was about to take it off.

"NAMINÉ!"

Upon hearing her name she looked up towards the source. A panicked Roxas was running towards her Kingdom Key in hand. When he saw her sitting there with her sketch book relief washed over his face and the Keyblade disappeared in a flash of light.

"Your safe" was all he said as he fell to his knees and puller into a hug. Naminé felt in the very back of her mind a slight twinge of sadness as she heard a pencil snap under Roxas. He got up as Riku, Sora, and Kairi made their way to them. Naminé quickly saw the tears in Kairi's eyes and the fact the neither Sol nor Luna was with them. Could what she have drawn been real, is that where Sol and Luna where at the moment? No, they were probably behind the others. She had seen those two fight while she was still in Kairi, nothing could take those two down. But why was Kairi crying then and why did Roxas say she was safe? Naminé gathered her pencils and put them back in their case as her friends walked over to her, Roxas helping her pick them up. Once they were done Naminé held her sketchbook close to her chest not wanting her friends to see the morbid picture.

"Where are Sol and Luna?" she asked dreading the answer.

Kairi moved close to Sora who wrapped his arms around her. Both Riku and Roxas looked down at the ground.

"Virgo took them. They must have been in the Sandlot when she arrived. There were scorch marks so it look like they tried to fight but they were still too weak. When we got there Virgo had them in chains and took them through a Corridor." Roxas said never once looking up. Tears fell from his eyes wetting the bricks. Naminé felt her own tears come unwillingly to her eyes. It was their fault, Luna and Sol were only so weak because they had created bodies for her and Roxas.

"I know what you two are thinking" Riku said "it's not your fault. They knew the chances of our enemies coming while they were weak. It was their choice. Besides do you really think they'd be standing around blaming themselves or would they be searching for us?"

Naminé whipped the tears from her eyes and looked at Riku. As sad as she was about the situation Riku was right. Sol and Luna wouldn't stand there beating themselves up about something they couldn't control, they'd be trying to find their missing friends.

"We need to talk to Yen Sid maybe he'll have an idea of where Virgo took them." Sora suggested. With new resolve the group of six ran into the station and boarded the purple star and moon train. Seeing the moons painted on the train did nothing to help Naminé's mood. The train ride seemed so much longer heading back to the tower then it had leaving. Roxas and Sora were holding their respective girls while Riku stood staring out the window a stony expression on his face. He had failed his friends, two great warriors that had fought alongside him and covered his back against the Heartless.

The train slowed to a stop as they reached the floating island. With heavy hearts they made their way up the tower to the Yen Sid's study. Yen Sid nodded in understanding without anyone saying what had happened. It was obvious the lack of the two. Yen Sid started to cast a spell. Blue mist appeared on his desk and a scene came into view. In the mist they could see Virgo standing over the chained forms of Sol and Luna. They couldn't hear what was going on but from the looks of it Sol was talking with Virgo. Naminé let out a gasp, it was almost the exact scene that she had drawn on the steps waiting for her friends.

"What do you want with us Virgo?" Sol asked he continued to try breaking out of the chains that kept him from fighting the person in front of him.

"I want to fight you at you top strength plain and simple. When we first met you caught me off guard with that gravity spell. No one has ever done that before. Then before I left the energy you were gathering was far beyond what the two Keybearers were gathering. If I had to guess I'd say you were getting ready to cast Blizzaja. We've been keeping tabs on your little gang. You seem to favor ice spells when you fight. "

"So you plan to keep me here till I'm in fighting condition and then take me out? What happens if I win and kill you, cause I have no intention of letting you live." Sol threatened.

"Good. That means you'll give it everything you got." Virgo reached into her coat and pulled out a vial with a gold liquid in it. "This is a special type of elixir that my people have perfected over the years. One sip and you'll be back to your normal strength. I want our battle to happen before the other members of my little group find us." Virgo waved her hand and Sol passed through his chains as the ones on Luna started to tighten. She tossed him the vial of elixir. "Drink it or she dies. I figured you might want some incentive for our little fight. Don't worry your pretty little head. I'll send her back once you're dead. She can tell the tale of your death. I'm sure that'll hurt your friends."

Sol took the stopper out and downed the entire thing. If he was going to drink it he might as well take all of it. A wave of energy surged through Sol's body. He felt great, he felt like he had just rested for a weak straight. Virgo stood in front of him and her metallic staff appeared in her hands. Sol grinned and walked over to Luna.

"Don't even try to free her. The chains will squeeze the life out of her long before you can get rid of them."

"I wasn't going to try. You want to fight me at my top strength right? Then I need Luna's Flamberge. Our swords are part of a set." Sol said as he touched the unconscious form of his friend. Red energy poured from Luna into Sol's hand and the Flamberge flashed into existence. With his other hand Sol called for his Icebrand. He touched the two blades together in an X shape and the two blades glowed. Slowly he moved them so they were both vertical. In another flash of light the two blades vanished and in his hands was a new sword. It looked like a DNA strand. From the hilt two blades shot forth and intertwined crossing over each other three times before coming to a point. One blade was blue and the other red. Energy crackled between the two strands. It was the same length as the two original blades that had made it. The new Helix Sword had another great difference from its two components. Power radiated from it. There was visibly a blue and red aura around the blade.

"When fire and ice meet the elemental forces add new strength creating this blade. Luna and I first found it on our home world where we found that it could split into the Icebrand and Flamberge. It's been a long time since I've felt the weight of this blade but its strength knows no bounds." Sol said as he pointed the tip towards his adversary.

Drawback is the fact that every element other than fire and ice suffer a huge penalty. Sol thought

Virgo chuckled as she readied herself. Letting lose a battle cry Sol charged the masked woman the Helix Sword crackling in his hands. When he got only a few feet from Virgo he swung the blade and a stream of fire leapt off the blade. Virgo jumped out of the way and launched spears of earth with each swing of her staff. Using the fire part of his blade Sol sent waves of fire that broke each of the rocks long before they reached Sol. Sol could hear Virgo laughing as she called down lighting. He met the lighting with a simple Shell spell blocking the bolts from hitting him. A Blizzaga spell launched from the tip of Sol's sword, the blue part of sword glowing fiercely. Virgo brought up a Reflect shield but the spell blasted off harmlessly. Both fighters launched a series of fireballs at each other. When two opposing fire balls met they created an explosion. "Haste" Sol cried as a clock appeared above the two hands moving faster. With new found speed Sol rushed forward dodging the fireballs sent at him. He swung his sword only to have it met Virgo's staff. They traded blows for a few seconds before Virgo jumped away "Slow" she said pointing the tip of her weapon at Sol. Another clock appeared above his head this time the hands moving extremely slow. Virgo sent a Bio spell towards Sol and let out a chuckle when it hit his shoulder. Sol grimaced as he cast Poisona to cleanse his body.

Sol couldn't help but smile during the fight. It had been a long time since he had fought such a strong opponent. Even though it was a life and death fight he was having fun. Virgo could counter his spells and parry his attacks. She seemed to know what he was going to do seconds before he did. This wasn't to say the she had an advantage for he could read her just as well. They could read each other because they were both warriors who had seen many battles and knew the signs.

"Flare" Sol shouted his empty hand point towards Virgo. The ball of non-elemental energy erupted above the woman. The resulting explosion knocked her down. Sol took the opportunity to cast a Curaga spell on himself healing a few of the cuts and burns that he had obtained during the battle. Virgo was on her feet by the time the green tendrils had taken care of most of the wounds. Letting the spell go Sol once again swung his blade this time sending blades of ice out. A wall of fire erupted in front of the target though and the ice blades turned to steam on contact. Sol couldn't help but be amazed. The fire had to be extremely hot in order to melt the ice. Even with the increase from his sword his magic wasn't strong enough to get to his opponent.

Damn how is she so strong? Yeah I've only studied magic for about four years but still this woman is insane.

As Sol stood ready to counter he tried to think of a weakness in his foe's defense. So far she had none that he could exploit. Like him she relied on magic for attack and defense. The only weak spot she had was the same one he himself had. Physical attacks. Even when working for the Knights he had let Luna do most of the fighting once they had paired up. He always hung back and came up with the plans. Right now he desperately wished for her physical strength.

Wait. What was that spell that increases a person's physical strength?

A shot of lightning came from the tip of Virgo's staff. Sol sent a wave of ice to intercept. This caused the wave to shatter sending smaller ice shards towards Virgo. A flick of her wrist sent a heat wave to melt the weakened ice.

Shit what is it?! Sol cursed at himself. If only I had my spellbook on me.

Four years of magical research had led the mage to find interesting combinations of spells. Sol's downside was his tendency to forget said spells. That led to him writing them all down in a book. Not only were his creations in there but spells he rarely used were listed in Behemoth hide bound book.

Sol raised his sword above his head and let a ball of fire lose into the air. Once it traveled a few feet above the caster it started to blanket the sky. In only a few seconds the air around Sol and Virgo was practically set aflame from the heat of the fire.

"How do you like my Fire Curtain?" Sol asked with a smirk.

"Showy" Virgo replied.

"You haven't seen the half of it."

Once again the Helix Sword's red blade glowed as Sol drew strength from it. The edges of the fire started to curve in. Slowly all of the fire moved to incase Virgo in its intense heat. Virgo never made a move to escape the descending flames. Sol could hear a chuckle coming from inside the sphere of flames.

Alright who knows how long that'll hold her. Got to think. Strength increasing spell… God damn it all why can't I remember the spell. What was the last time I used it?

While Sol was thinking to himself the flames that held Virgo back were slowly weakening from the inside out. If the golden eyed mage could see inside he would see Virgo incased in swirling wind keeping the heat from reaching her. Slowly she sent out waves of water causing it to turn to steam when it hit the flames. Each wave of water though removed a small amount of the magical fire.

Right the last time I used it was when Luna was facing that Ring Wyrm. Didn't she say that the spell made her brave enou… Sol face palmed as the name of the spell rushed back into his mind. Bravery. Aptly named. With the name came the instructions on how to perform the spell.

As Sol gathered the energy to cast the spell a ring of water came hurtling at him. Without disrupting his casting Sol fell to his knees and bent backwards to dodge the wave. The water managed to slice a few hairs. Getting back up Sol finished the spell and felt his strength increase. Lifting the Helix Sword up into a battle stance he could feel the difference in the weight of the weapon.

"You really think Bravery is going to be of use?" Virgo asked and you could hear the smirk in her tone.

"In combination yes," Sol quickly cast Haste on himself along with Regen and Berserk. A red aura surrounded him along with the clock appearing above his head the hands moving faster. Another pale green aura clung tightly to Sol's body, the effects of Regen. Berserk took away any reasoning Sol had and turned him into a battle hungry madman.

With a cry he charged towards Virgo. The Helix Sword glowed and broke back into the Flamberge and Icebrand. With the two blades separate once again Sol let lose a flurry of blows with more strength and speed than he had ever used before. It was all Virgo could do to keep the crazed man back. Cracks appeared in her staff from the strength of the blows. An Areoga sent Sol flying away giving Virgo the distance she required to continue fighting. The enraged Sol charged headfirst into the attacks launched by his foe. Flames licked his face as a fireball exploded in front of him. Lightning struck his body causing him to slow and shake the paralysis off. Water and ice were also sent at him barely slowing his advance. Even wind spells did nothing to stop the charging man as he would just get back up off the ground and continue on his path. Virgo even used a Quake spell but only managed to cause Sol to sink farther into his rage.

Shit I knew that the Berserk spell was powerful but he's completely abandoned any reasoning. Only one thing one thing to do. Gods above this is going to be draining.

Virgo gathered the energy for a White Magic spell. Before Sol reached his target he was hit dead on with the Dispel. Haste, Berserk, Bravery, and Regen were stripped away from Sol leaving him weakened. Virgo let out a sigh of relief that the spell worked. There was no way she could cast it again. White Magic was not her forte. Black, Arcane, Time, Green, and even some domestic spells she had no problem with. There was a reason she carried so many healing items.

"Looks like I have the advantage," she told Sol.

"If only for a few seconds." He countered. I can't take the chance and cast that combo again. She'll just Dispel it once more.

"How about we finish this now little boy? Show me that power you have."

"Alright Virgo, you want my full power. Let's see how you stand against it!" Sol shouted at her as he combined Flamberge and Icebrand once again. Icy blue energy swirled around Sol. He held his empty hand forward palm facing Virgo. Virgo looked at Sol as the energy swirled. It looked like he was standing in the middle of a hailstorm. "Blizzaja Shot!" The hailstorm condensed into a ball no bigger than Sol's fist. With the speed of a Gummi Ship using a warp gummi the orb flew at Virgo.

"Child's play" the masked woman said. A Reflect barrier appeared in front of her. Even with the power increase from the Helix Sword the barrier did its job.

The energy from the spell caused Luna to awake. First thing she noticed was that she was still wrapped in chains. The second thing she noticed was a very worn out Sol holding the Helix Sword. What really got to Luna was that he was facing Virgo. Not only had he been fighting her while she was knocked out he was losing.

Correction. He lost.

Luna gasped as she witnessed Sol's Blizzaja Shot come flying back at him. Drained as she was Luna could do nothing but sit there as the chunk of ice tore a hole in his shoulder. She didn't understand how it was possible for such a spell to be reflected back. Virgo had to be an extremely powerful caster to raise a barrier that strong. If this was their enemy Luna wasn't sure they'd be able to win.

"Solaris!" she shouted as he fell to the ground. Never before had Luna felt so helpless.

Virgo tensed at the name the girl shouted. There was no way it was who she was thinking it was. It had to be though. The Helix Sword itself cemented it. There was only one world that blade existed on. Her home world. Memories of her life on Valla came back to her, memories of a small brown haired boy with golden eyes playing with her in their living room, of them wrestling over some toy. The name of the young boy had been Solaris, her little brother. She had left for the Knights when he was old enough to take care of himself. Now that she looked at the fallen male in front of her she could see the boy in him. The person she had wanted to fight and prove herself stronger than was none other than her only living family member. Well he wouldn't be living much longer if she didn't do something.

Virgo dismissed the chains around Luna. The girl didn't waste a second and ran to Sol's side. She must have regained some of her power while she was knocked out since she was casting. Virgo could see the green glow of healing magic. It wouldn't be enough though. There was a hole in Sol's shoulder. Magic could only do so much. There was only one thing Virgo knew would give her fallen brother a chance. A Corridor of Darkness appeared behind her. Virgo ran through it and into her room back at HQ. Going through her drawers she found what she was looking for. The feather of a phoenix, a tuft of Phoenix Down. Using the darkness she appeared next to Sol and his girlfriend?

She tried to give the feather to the girl but received only a glare. Virgo couldn't blame the girl she was the one responsible for the whole reason the feather was needed.

"Listen the Darkness has tainted me. If I use the feather it won't activate it'll just turn to dust."

The girl nodded and took the feather. A glow of golden energy came from the feather as its powers activated. A ball of gold energy encompassed the feather as it fell to the hole in Sol's chest. Virgo stared in awe at the power of the Phoenix Down. Before her eyes the hole started to fill in as the power of the feather healed the wounded mage. Virgo and the girl stood up as they waited for the magic to finish healing.

"Why did you help him?" Virgo was asked.

"For a reason I can't tell you. Least not yet. What I can tell you is that I'm no longer your enemy. Before you ask no I'm not joining your little group. I'll do what I can on this side of things. Whether you believe this or not is up to you."

The girl just looked at her with unbelieving eyes. Virgo couldn't blame her.

"Listen there was a total of thirteen Celestial Warriors. That may seem like a lot to take care of but most are wimps. Myself included there are only four you have to look out for, our leader Eclipse, Aries, and Capricorn. Everyone else even just two of the Keybearers should be able to handle. If you meet any of the three I just told you of run. Run fast. By the way my name's not Virgo, it's Mika."

"I'm Luna," was the girl's reply. Mika almost burst into laughter. This girl was the opposite of her brother magically, physically, and in name. Luna must have known what Mika was thinking. "Yeah I know. Not my fault we have our names."

The healing power of the Phoenix Down was done the gold light gone. The only sign that Sol had a hole in him was the hole in his shirt. The skin wasn't even pale compared to the rest of him. Luna walked over and picked him up bridal style.

"Think you can get us back?" she asked Mika

A Corridor of Darkness appeared. "It'll take you two right back to where I got you." Mika said.

Luna carried Sol to the edge of the portal. She looked back at the masked woman. "Sol would be happy to know his sister is alive but I won't tell him." was all Luna said before she walked into the darkness.

Mika was left speechless. That bitch knew who she was the minute she had said her real name. It made sense though. Luna had been with Sol for years if they found the Helix Sword together. They were bound to talk to each other about their past. Mika turned and looked at the castle in the distance. Now she had to take apart the Warriors from the inside out so that Sol wouldn't have to fight again.

(A/N): For those who don't know Sol means Sun and Luna means Moon.

Sol'sSpellbook

Shell: Increases resistance to magic attacks

Haste: Increases speed (cancels Slow)

Slow: Decreases speed (cancels Haste)

Bio: Causes magical damage and inflicts poison.

Poisona: Cures poison.

Flare: Strong non-elemental attack magic.

Bravery: Increase physical strength.

Osmose: Absorb magic from target.

Regen: Gradually restores health.

Dispel: Removes positive status effects.

(Original Spell) Fire Curtain: Covers the sky in fire then wraps foe(s) in a ball of flame. Used to hold enemies in place due to intense heat. Possible death of creatures trapped in flames from dehydration.