Hi everyone, I'm back and here's chapter twelve!
Sorry I didn't update in such a long time, but I had some problems with my computer, and some things to do too. Perhaps I shouldn't have made you used to weekly chapters lol.
Anyway, I'll try to answer all the reviews I can at the end of the chapter.
Chapter XII
Mages, Alchemists and Toys
1320hrs, July 31st, 2024
Radiant Garden
After finding out that it was possible that Maleficent could be working with other witches, Riku asked Shinigami-sama and his students for help since they were the organization that knew more about witches. They agreed to help the Light Guardians without hesitating since Sora was still registered as a student of that academy and he helped them two years ago, so it was the perfect chance to return the favor.
Riku returned to Radiant Garden after establishing the alliance between the Light Guardians and Shibusen. The Keyblade wielder wanted to talk with Sora about what he found out while he was with the people of Death City, and he also wanted to know what he did in Earth Land.
The silver-haired boy was approaching the front door of his guild, and before he could enter it, something caught his attention. There was a platypus wearing a brown fedora on a roof, and suddenly the animal pulled out a grappling gun that he used to reach another building.
"Interesting…" said Riku, who was slightly stunned by what he just saw. He wondered if that platypus was the one Phineas was looking for. The day the guild's building was finished, the kid asked Riku and Sora about Perry, his pet platypus, but the redhead boy didn't mention anything about the animal being some kind of secret agent.
After that peculiar event, the Keybearer opened the door of the guild and walked inside. To his surprised, none of his friends were in the guild, but there was a note on the chair that was near the computer. Riku sat in the chair after grabbing the note and started to read it. It was Naminé the one who wrote the note, and it said that she and Roxas went on a mission in the city, and that Aqua and Ventus went to another world. Another person wrote on the other side of the note, and Riku could recognize Kairi's handwriting. The girl said in the note that she was with Yuffie and Tifa, and Terra was helping with the training of the new recruits of the Military. And she also wrote that Sora and Xion went to another world to repair the armors.
"It seems that I'm a bit late," said Riku after finding out that Sora left again.
Suddenly a sound came from the computer, and a message appeared on its screen. Riku raised his gaze from the paper he had been reading as soon as he heard the computer, and he saw that the message on the screen said that someone was trying to communicate with the guild.
"Press the Enter key to accept the call…well, I don't think I need Naminé to do that," said Riku before pressing the Enter key. After the silver-haired boy pressed the key the message said, two girls appeared on the screen, one with shoulder-length blonde hair and the other one with shoulder-length blue hair tied up with a colorful bandana around her head. Riku recognized them since they were two of Sora's friends from Fairy Tail.
"Oh, it worked!" said the blonde girl amazed.
"Riku?" said the bluenette when she saw the boy.
"Levy, Lucy," said Riku.
"Riku!" said Lucy surprised and glad to see the boy. "How are you doing?"
"I'm good," the Keybearer replied smiling. "What about you? How is everyone over there?"
"We're fine," Levy replied. "Is Sora over there? He left two days ago, so I suppose he already arrived."
"Yes, but it seems that he left again," Riku answered. "I was on a mission and when I arrived here, there was a note here saying that he went to do something with another member of our guild."
Lucy sighed and smiled. "That boy doesn't know when to rest, huh?"
"I wouldn't be so sure of that, I always find him taking a nap in that couch whenever he's not working," Riku said with a smile and pointing at a black couch that was in the room. Then he noticed something strange in the two girls, and it was that both of them looked as if they hadn't aged after two years. He thought that Sora probably knew the reason, so he didn't say anything to the two female mages. "By the way, do you know how are Lyon and the other people of Lamia Scale doing?"
"They're fine," the blue-haired girl replied. "Lamia Scale is now the third strongest guild in Fiore."
"Oh, that's great," said Riku impressed. The boy was sure that Fairy Tail was the strongest guild in Fiore, but he wondered what guild was the second. Blue Pegasus, perhaps? Anyway, he thought that he should pay Lamia Scale a visit soon. "One more thing...how did you manage to communicate with us?"
"It wasn't very difficult," Lucy said. "Radiant Garden already communicated with us once the last time Sora, Kairi and you were in Fiore."
"Right," said Riku, who remembered that Cid and Yuffie communicated with Fairy Tail to tell Sora about Maleficent's plan. "Well, did you need something? Has something happened over there?"
"There's something we found out that might interest you," Levy said. "According to what Sora told us, it's possible that the witch you know as Maleficent is using some kind of magic spheres to lure the Heartless to some worlds."
"That's right," Riku said.
"Spheres like this one, right?" Levy said as she showed the Keyblade wielder a sphere that was just like the ones who Sora and Kairi found, however, the sphere that Levy was holding was empty.
"Where did you get that?" asked Riku surprised.
"It's Lacrima," the bluenette answered. "It's a magic crystalline substance which can only be found in Earth Land. Lacrima can be powered up with different spells and used for different purposes."
"Like attracting Heartless," Riku deduced.
"Yup, but the reason we wanted to talk with you, it's because we remembered that a lot of Lacrima was stolen a month ago," Lucy explained, and this surprised Riku.
"Then there could be someone in your world who's working with Maleficent," the silver-haired boy said.
"That's what we thought, so some of us went to investigate to other cities," Levy said. "Natsu, Gray, Wendy and Erza went to the shops where some of the Lacrima was stolen, and Gajeel and Juvia are watching over the places where the substance can be found."
"I see, thanks you," Riku said gratefully. "We couldn't have figured this out without your help."
"You're welcome," Lucy said smiling. "It's the least we can do. Sora is a member of our guild and the Guild Master of yours, so you could say that Fairy Tail and the Light Guardians are allies."
"I guess that makes one more," said Riku as he touched his chin.
"Have you established an alliance with another guild?" asked Levy curiously.
"It's an organization that is located in Sora's world and mine," Riku answered. "They know a lot about witches, so they're going to help us to find Maleficent and the witches who might be working with her. Two years ago Sora helped them with the Heartless just before going to your world."
"That's great," said Lucy. "The more, the merrier."
"Say, Riku, do you know if Sora will finish what's he's doing soon?" asked Levy.
"I don't know, as I said, he went with another member of the guild to another world. We have some gear that needs to be repaired, so they went to see if that person can do something about it," the silver-haired boy replied. "Why? Is there something do you want to tell him?"
"You see, after Sora defeated the Heartless that was prowling around here, he left without returning to Fairy Tail," Lucy said, and then she looked at Levy with an amused expression. "She's a bit grumpy because he left without saying goodbye to her in person."
"I'm not!" said a flustered Levy.
"Liar~," teased Lucy.
Riku chuckled. "Well, I'll tell him that you two called, then. By the way, about the Lacrima…how many places are there where you can get it?"
"Many of them," Levy answered. "Why do you ask?"
"I'm not busy at this moment, so I think I should go to Fiore and investigate too," the Keyblade wielder replied. "Besides, I also want to see how Lyon and the others are."
"We still haven't told the other guilds about the Lacrima, so if you come to Fiore, you should explain them what Maleficent is doing," Lucy said. "And I'm sure the members of Lamia Scale will be happy to see you again."
"All right, I'm going to get ready, then," Riku said as he stood up from the chair. "Goodbye."
"See you, Riku," Lucy said smiling. "And don't forget to tell Sora that we called!"
Riku hung up the call, and now he was getting ready to leave to Earth Land to investigate about the stolen Lacrima. Before leaving, he thought that maybe it would be a good idea to take someone with him just like Sora and the others did. Then the blond boy known as Roxas entered the guild, and it looks like he just finished a job since he had a small bag of Munny in his hand.
"I think I found my partner," the silver-haired boy thought. He didn't notice when Roxas crossed the door, but when he approached the blond Keyblade wielder, he saw that his clothes were covered with dust. "Hey, Roxas, what happened to you?"
"Oh, you're here," said Roxas when he saw Riku. "If you really want to know, I chased down a horse."
"What? Why would you do that?" asked Riku puzzled.
"It looks like those guys of the Military that wear green coats, the Survey Corps, are preparing themselves for some kind of expedition that will take place in a few weeks, and my job was to help them," Roxas explained. "Everything was going well, but for some reason, one of the horses got scared of those big yellow birds."
"A Chocobo?" asked Riku, and Roxas nodded. "Those animals have a gentle nature, there's no reason to be scared of them. I wonder why the horse got scared."
"That's my luck, I guess…" said Roxas as he shook the dust off his clothes. "Well, what's up? Did you find out something else about the witches while you were in Death City?"
"No, but now I might know where Maleficent is getting the material to do those magic spheres," Riku replied.
"Really?" asked Roxas surprised. "Who told you?"
"Do you remember Fairy Tail, right?" Riku asked.
"Yeah, of course," the blond answered. "It's the Mages Guild Sora belongs to. Did you talk with them?"
"Yes, Levy and Lucy communicated with the guild," Riku said. "They told me that those spheres could be made with Lacrima, a substance that can only be found in their world, and they also told me that a lot of that substance was stolen a month ago."
"Then there could be someone working for Maleficent in that world," Roxas said.
"Exactly," said Riku. "I thought I could use some help, what do you say?"
"Well, I finished all the jobs I took..." Roxas said as he thought about Riku's offer. "All right, I'll go with you. Do you remember how to pilot a Gummi Ship, right? I still remember what happened to you and Kairi when you went to Earth Land two years ago."
"Hey, I went to the Earth and arrived here in one piece, isn't that enough for you?" asked Riku as he and Roxas walked outside the guild.
"I guess, just be careful, okay?" Roxas said. "You know how angry Cid gets when he finds out that one of his ships gets too damaged because we weren't careful enough."
"Yeah, that's true…" Riku said. "Well, let's go, I'd like to arrive in Fiore as soon as possible."
"All right," Roxas said. "By the way, did Lucy and Levy tell you anything about what happened to their world?"
"They didn't mention anything about that," Riku said. "Wait, did something happen to Earth Land because of…"
"Yes, but let's get to the Gummi Ship first, and then, I'll tell you about it," Roxas said.
-TLG-
1400hrs, July 30th, 2024
Resembool, Amestris
Xion and Sora travelled to the world where Yuffie's friend lived. According to the ninja, that person might be able to repair the armors of the founder members of the Light Guardians. At this moment, they were in a place called Resembool, a rural town in the southeastern region of Amestris. The world was huge, so the two Keyblade wielders were lucky that Yuffie knew the exact place where the mechanic lived. The town was small and relatively isolated, therefore there weren't many people around, so when Sora and Xion teleported from the Gummi Ship to the town, no one saw them.
"So, you think that Isa and Lea were there?" asked Xion as she and Sora walked.
"Well, I only know one person who wears a black coat and a red and yellow muffler," Sora answered. "And the princess also mentioned a man with long blue hair, so I'm pretty positive the two of them were in Earth Land. Those two surely are doing the same thing as us, travelling around the world to defeat the Heartless."
"That's good to know, "the black-haired girl said, and then she looked at the house that was at the end of the path. It was a two story house, with a mailbox at the entrance. There was also a signboard next to the mailbox that said 'Automail'. The two Keyblade wielders continued walking, but before arriving to the house, Xion stopped and this made the brown spiky boy stop walking too.
"Xion?" said Sora. "Is everything all right?"
"Yeah, I just wanted to lie down for a few seconds," said the girl, and then she let her body fall on the grass that was next to the path where Sora and she were.
"Since when you're such a lazy person?" asked an amused Sora.
"Look who's talking," retorted Xion playfully. "C'mon, you know you want to do it too."
"Fine, you win," said Sora before sitting in the grass next to Xion. "I have to admit that when I saw all this grassed area, this was the first thing that came to my mind."
"Great minds think alike, right?" Xion said with a smile, and then her expression turned into a serious one. "You know…I wouldn't be able to do this if it wasn't for you."
"Oh, come on, you thanked me enough already, Xion," Sora said. "You know I am as glad as you that Roxas, Naminé and you could get your own bodies."
"Even so," said Xion as she got up to speak with Sora at the same eye level, "I'll be always grateful for what you did. I am happy since we're now like a family, not blood-related, but you know what I mean."
"Yeah, a really weird family if you ask me," said Sora, and then he and Xion started laughing. Then the black-haired girl remembered that there was something she wanted to ask Sora about, so she stopped laughing and looked at the Guild Master with a pensive expression.
"Hey, Sora, there's something I'd like to ask you, but it's a sensitive topic so…" said the girl.
"It's about my inner Heartless? Because I don't think I can tell you anything that you don't know yet," said Sora.
"No, it's not about that," said Xion in a low voice. "It's about the other thing…"
"Oh, the Black Blood…" said Sora, and Xion nodded slowly.
The spiky Keybearer knew that Xion was aware that he got infected with the Black Blood during his stay in Death City since she could remember some of the things Sora went through while she was in his heart. Ventus also knew about it since his own heart was inside Sora's when that happened and, like Xion, he could also remember some things. And it was obvious that Roxas knew about it since he had to take control over Sora's body that time, so the brown-haired boy could solve that problem.
"Did you tell Kairi and Riku?" asked Xion. "I know that Ven didn't tell Aqua or Terra about it, and Lea doesn't know it either."
"No, I think it'd be better if I don't," Sora said. "Stein said that the Black Blood wasn't moving through my body after that battle, so I'm not going to tell them about it, at least not yet."
"Okay," said Xion. "I wouldn't worry if I were you, because if something happens, we'll be there to help you. And remember that we're not the only ones supporting you."
"You're right," said Sora, who knew that all the friends he has made will be always covering his back.
"Besides, if you go crazy again, I'm sure Natsu will make you come to your senses. That's what he said he would do, right?" said the black-haired girl, and Sora gulped.
"Yeah, but I'd rather stay out of his flames, you know?" said the boy, and this made the girl laugh a bit. "Anyway, could you continue keeping the Black Blood as a secret? I'd appreciate it."
Xion nodded. "Sure, I won't say anything about it, and I'll tell Roxas, Ven and Naminé to not tell anyone about it either."
"Thanks, Xion, that means-wait, Naminé knows!?" asked Sora in disbelief.
"Oh, yes," Xion said smiling nervously.
"Since when?" asked Sora, who was still slightly shocked.
"She saw it in your memories when she put back those she erased from Castle Oblivion," the girl replied. "She also saw that you didn't want the others to know, so don't worry, she haven't told Kairi about it."
"Oh, okay," said Sora, sighing in relief. "I guess it couldn't be helped. I hope it didn't scare her seeing me like that."
"C'mon, it wasn't that bad," Xion said, and then a wide smile appeared on her face. "It wasn't that different from how you normally are."
"Hey, that wasn't funny when Roxas said it, so don't say it you too," said Sora, and then he grabbed Xion's cheeks and started to pull them gently.
"Why are you smiling, then?" asked Xion, who sounded a bit weird since the spiky boy was still pulling her cheeks.
"Because of your face," said Sora, and after a few seconds, he released the girl's cheeks. "Well, I think we messed around enough already, we should continue."
"Right," said Xion as she rubbed her cheeks.
"Oh, and Xion?" said Sora and the girl looked at him. "We didn't talk much back then, so I'm glad we did it now."
"Yeah, me too, Sora," the girl said smiling, and then she started to follow Sora to the house with the Automail signboard.
It was true that, despite having worked together to defeat Xehanort, the Keyblade wielders didn't spend much time hanging out with each other since they separated in different groups after winning that battle. That didn't mean they didn't trust each other, it was obvious that all of them knew each other very well, but all of them thought that it would be nice to spend time together without having to be when they need to go to another world to fight against the Heartless. Now that they were living in Radiant Garden, it was a good opportunity to do it.
Sora and Xion climbed the small stairs that led to the front door of the house, and then the girl knocked the door. The two waited for someone to open the door, but after a few seconds, they heard some barking behind them instead. The Keybearers turned around to see a dog with black and white fur walking towards them.
"A doggy!" said Xion happily as she crouched to pet the animal when it climbed the stairs. The dog let the girl pet it, so Sora assumed that it was domesticated and the collar around the dog's neck confirmed it.
"She sure looks happy," though Sora while looking at Xion, and then he turned his gaze to the dog when it approached him. The canine started to sniff the spiky Keyblade wielder, surely to see if he was dangerous. After the dog finished, it sat in front of Sora and looked at him at the same time it waved its tail. The boy assumed that the animal also wanted him to pet it too, so he crouched like Xion did and started to pat the animal's head.
"Do you think it's their dog?" asked Xion, referring to the people who lived in the house.
"Surely," said Sora as he finished petting the dog, and then he noticed something that surprised him. "Hey, look at its front left leg…"
"What is it?" said Xion, and then she realized that the dog was wearing a mechanical limb that replaced its leg. "Oh, poor thing…I wonder what happened."
Then the house's front door was opened by a short elderly woman who had gray hair and was wearing glasses. She looked at the two teens with curious eyes, and after a few awkward silent seconds, Sora spoke.
"Hello, ma'am," he said. "I hope we're not bothering you right now."
"Well, hello," said the woman, pleased with Sora's politeness. "It's strange to see two youngsters like you in a place like this since normally they prefer the city to a rural town like this one. Say, do you need something?"
"Yes," said Xion. "We're looking for someone called Winry Rockbell. Does she live here?"
"Yes, she does," the woman said. "What do you want from her?"
"We have some things that need to be repaired, so we'd like to ask her if she could do it," Sora explained. "A friend of us said that she was a mechanical repair specialist, and we thought it was a good idea to ask her for help."
"Ah, I see," said the old woman. "Well, if you need something to be repaired you came to the right place. I have to admit that the moment I saw you, I thought you were a pair of troublemakers, but Den looks really calm around you, so it looks like I was wrong."
"Do we really look like troublemakers?" Xion whispered to Sora.
"Well, wherever we go there's always something going on, so I'd say that we're the ones who look for trouble," Sora said.
"Perhaps it's because our clothes," said Xion. "They're not very normal."
"Now that you mentioned it, I noticed that Roxas, Naminé and you got yourselves new outfits," said Sora while looking at Xion's clothes. "Maybe I should change mines too."
"Well, we needed to change them since the black coats Roxas and I usually wear may cause other people to think we're the bad guys," said Xion. "Anyway, your clothes are fine, so I don't think you should change them. At least you got rid of the baggy pants and the big shoes."
"Hey, what's the problem with my old pants?" asked Sora.
"Nothing, nothing," said Xion with a small smile.
"Come on, you two, don't stay outside, you can come in," she said, and the two Keybearers walked inside the house. "By the way, my name is Pinako Rockbell. I'm Winry's grandmother."
"I'm Xion, and he's Sora," the black-haired girl said.
Hearing the boy's name caught Pinako's attention, as if it wasn't the first time she heard it. She was going to ask the boy if it was the first time he visited Resembool, but when she heard the door of the room opening, she turned her head instead, to see that her granddaughter just entered the room where she, Den and the two teens were.
"Oh, we have visit," said Pinako's granddaughter. She was a girl with blue eyes and long, light blonde hair tied into a long ponytail and with a green bandana covering it.
"Winry, it seems that someone told them that you were a really good mechanic, so they wanted to ask you to fix something for them," Pinako said.
"Really?" asked the blonde really happy. "Who was it?"
"Yuffie Kisaragi," replied Sora, and Winry looked at him. "I believe you've met."
"Yuffie…oh, right! It's been months since she was here. I see that she was serious when she said that she was going to recommend me to her friends," said Winry smiling. "Well, as you already know, I'm Winry Rockbell. What's your name?"
"Xion," said the black-haired girl.
"Sora," said the spiky boy.
"Sora, you say?" said Winry kind of surprised. "Don't tell me you're the boy Yuffie told me about."
"She told you about me?" asked Sora, who was curious to know what the ninja told Winry. The blonde, instead of answering Sora's question, started to look at him closely at the same time she tried to remember what Yuffie told her about the Keyblade wielder.
"Spiky brown hair, blue eyes, a silver crown necklace…yes, it must be you," Winry said as she touched her chin. "Well, I'm glad I finally met you, Sora. Yuffie told us a lot of things about you, and I think she also mentioned your name, Xion."
"Really?" said Xion surprised.
"Yes, she mostly told us about Sora, but she also told me a little about you and other people who she called…Keyblade wielders?" said Winry. "Don't know what that is, though."
"What else did she tell you?" asked Sora slightly nervous and the mechanic smiled at his reaction.
"Don't worry, she didn't say anything bad about you," Winry said amused. "In fact, she spoke highly of you."
"Some things were difficult to believe," Pinako said, "but if everything she told us is true, then let me say we're really grateful for what you did."
"That's right. If it weren't for you, I don't know what would have happened to our world, so thank you," Winry said, looking at the spiky boy with gratefulness.
"You don't have to-" Sora stopped talking when he realized what the blonde just said. "Wait, did you just say 'world'?"
"Yes," replied Winry. "Yuffie is from another world, and I suppose you're not from here either."
"That girl has a big mouth…" muttered Sora.
"What's the problem?" asked Xion raising an eyebrow. "You broke the rule of keeping other worlds secret from one another more than once, so you shouldn't be the one saying that."
"T-that's different, they already knew about other worlds," Sora said, trying to justify the reason he told some of his friends about other worlds.
"That's not an excuse," said Xion smirking and crossing her arms. Winry smiled amusedly, finding funny how Sora and Xion were arguing since it reminded her of two certain brothers.
"So, it's true, then?" asked Pinako.
"Yes, everything she told you is true," said Sora. "You're not supposed to know there are other worlds out there, so try not to tell other people, okay?"
"You don't have to worry, she already told us it was a secret," Winry said. "Although she told other people too, but they know how to keep a secret so don't worry about them either."
"See? There's nothing to worry about," Xion said. "I don't like that rule to be honest. Who was the one who said that people couldn't know about other worlds?"
"Who knows," said Sora, who had to agree with Xion there, he didn't like that rule too much either. "It's just that I'm used to visit worlds where people don't know about these things."
"Well, let's forget about that," Xion said before looking at the blonde mechanic. "Would you help us, Winry?"
"Of course!" said Winry with a toothy grin. "You can count on me! And since you're Yuffie's friends, I'll make you a discount."
"Wow, thanks," said Sora.
"Don't mention it," Winry said while giving the boy a thumb up, and then she started to put on her working gloves. "All right, I'll start right away. What do you need me to repair?"
"Armors, six of them," Xion replied.
"Armors, huh?" said Winry as she crossed her arms. "I've repaired armors before, so it shouldn't be difficult. Do you have the broken pieces, or do you want me to use other materials to repair them?"
"I think we have the broken pieces," said Sora, who was putting the armor's shoulder plates on the table that was behind Winry. The two Rockbells approached the table to see the armors, but they were confused when they only saw the shoulder plates.
"Umm…I think I'm going to need more than the pauldrons, Sora," Winry said, and the boy smiled.
"Why don't you press that one and see what happens?" suggested Sora while pointing at the shoulder plate of Terra's armor, which was larger than the others.
Winry was really curious to see what was going to happen if she pressed the armor's left pauldron, so she didn't doubt in doing what Sora said and with her right hand, pressed the shoulder plate. The rest of the armor appeared on the table in a flash of light, and this shocked Winry and her grandmother.
"Surely it's the first time you see an armor like this since these six are the only ones in existence," said Sora. "If you were able to fix them, we'd be very grateful."
Winry didn't say anything to Sora, she just stared at the armor, and this was starting to worry the Keyblade wielder. Pinako already recovered from the small shock after watching how the Keyblade Armor was activated, but her granddaughter was still looking at the armor with her mouth slightly hanging open.
"Oh my god!" exclaimed Winry, and this startled the two Keyblade wielders. "What is this wonderful thing? These materials are nothing like I've seen before! They look so resistant, but they don't weight at all! It's so awesome!"
"It is?" asked Sora.
"Of course!" said Winry with sparkles in her eyes. "I've seen armors made of steel, so I was expecting that your armors were made with a material similar to that one, not with something that can't be found here! Imagine if I could make automails with the same materials your armors are made!"
"Automail?" asked the two Keyblade wielders with curiosity. They remembered that that word was written in the signboard that was outside, and they wondered what its meaning was.
"It's the common term for automotive armored prostheses," Pinako explained. "They're linked directly to the nervous system, so it does not usually require an external energy source, and can be moved at will like a natural appendage, taking electrical pulses from the nerves to power and regulate the various electric motors and pneumatic actuators inside. Our dog, Den, uses an automail."
"A limb prosthesis basically," said Sora while looking at Den, and then Winry appeared in front of him, which startled the Keyblade wielder.
"Say, Sora, would you mind if I take apart one or two armors to see how they were assembled? You said that these were the only ones in existence, so maybe this will be the only time I can do it," said Winry with a pleading voice.
"Oh, well…" said Sora as he thought about it. Some pieces of the armor were already detached, so it didn't matter if Winry wanted to separate all the parts as long as she repaired them when she's done.
"Pretty please?" said Winry as she started to look at the boy with puppy eyes. Sora didn't gave her a quick answer, so she had to use that to make sure the boy didn't say no.
"Ugh, don't do that!" said Sora, who couldn't say no when someone made that face. "I was going to let you do it, so don't look at me like that!"
"Really!?" asked Winry excitedly, and the boy nodded. "Oh my god, you're so awesome! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I should be the one paying you for this!"
"Just give me the discount you mentioned before and I'll be happy," said Sora.
"Say, which armors are yours?" asked Winry, looking at Sora and Xion. "I'll make sure to do my best with those ones."
"I don't use an armor," Xion replied. "I'm just here to keep an eye on Sora."
"Hey, don't say it like that," said Sora, and then he looked at Winry and pointed which armor was his. "Mine is that one, the shoulder plate with brown and golden pieces."
"Alright, let's see…" said Winry before pressing the shoulder plate to activate the armor. When the blonde mechanic saw Sora's armor, she gasped, but it wasn't because she was impressed with the materials the armor was made, it was because the boy's armor was in a terrible condition. The first armor she saw had just some broken pieces, but Sora's was in a much worse state, and what concerned her the most was all the cracks and holes in the helmet and the part of the armor that covered the torso.
"Wow, I already forgot how bad my armor looked after that fight," thought Sora.
"Gosh, what did you do to make your armor look like this?" asked Winry. She couldn't help but worry a little about the boy despite having just met him.
"A long battle, let's stick with that," answered Sora. "Thanks for your concern, but don't worry, I'm all right."
"Okay," said Winry smiling.
"When do you think the armors will be repaired?" asked Xion.
"Well, even with my grandma's help, it might take some time until they're fully repaired, but I assure you that we'll do a great job," said Winry. "You won't be disappointed."
"I'm counting on you, then," said Sora, and then the blonde started to prepare her tools to begin the repairs. The spiky boy realized that Pinako and Den weren't in the room anymore, and he wondered where they went. He also noticed that Xion had her arms crossed and a pensive look on her face, and this made him wonder what she was thinking about. "Hey, is something wrong, Xion?"
"No, it's just that something should have happened by this point," said Xion, and Sora looked at her puzzled. "I thought the Heartless were going to appear as soon as we landed, but it looks like Maleficent isn't interested in this world."
"Be careful with what you say," said Sora smiling. "Saying things like that can make the Heartless appear, you know? We don't want that to happen."
"Right," said Xion. "But as you said, there's always trouble wherever we go, so maybe we should stay in this world for a while, just to be sure that there aren't Heartless around."
"Are you planning on visiting the city?" asked Winry, who hear Xion said that they were going to stay in Amestris a little longer. "East City is not very far away, but you should rest a bit before. You can stay here if you want."
"Thanks, Winry," said Xion.
"It's not a problem," the blonde say. "Hey, did Yuffie tell you about anyone else apart from me? I know I'm not the only one she met when she was here."
"Well, since our priority was to repair the armors, she mostly told us about you and Resembool," Sora answered.
"But she also mentioned other people, and two brothers that travelled with her…Ed and Al, right?" Xion said, looking at Sora.
"Yes, she also told us about how important alchemy was in this world," said Sora. "She also said that Ed was the Fullmetal Alchemist, and that he was kind of famous."
"State Alchemists are well-known in Amestris," explained Winry.
"State Alchemists?" asked Sora.
"Alchemists employed by the Amestrian State Military as part of an elite government mandated program," replied the mechanic as she turned around to look at the Keybearers. "But according to Yuffie, you guys are really famous out there too, surely even more than any State Alchemist."
"Why do you say that?" asked Xion.
"Because State Alchemists can't travel to other worlds like you," Winry said before looking again at her tools. "Anyway, if you want to know more about alchemy and State Alchemist, you better ask Edward."
"What does he look like?" asked Sora, who thought that it'd be nice to meet the other people Yuffie met during her visit in Amestris.
"He's short," said Winry, "and he has blond hair and golden eyes."
"And what about his brother?" asked Xion. "Yuffie said those two were always together."
"Alphonse…he's always in an armor," said Winry. "But if you ask people about the Fullmetal Alchemist, I'm sure you'll be able to find them. I wonder what they are doing at this moment."
"Winry!" exclaimed Pinako, who was outside the house. "You've got an old costumer at the door!"
"Old costumer?" thought the two Keyblade wielders.
"Well, it looks like you won't have to look for them now," Winry said with a smile as she stood up.
-TLG-
1410hrs, July 31st, 2024
Unknown Location
"Where are we?" asked Ven as he looked at his surroundings. When the guild's computer detected another one of Maleficent's Lacrima, he and Aqua decided to go together to take down the Heartless that had it. They had never been in the place where the Heartless was, so the two were really curious to know what kind of world was
"I don't know," the young woman replied. The two of them were in some kind of dark place; however, they could see that there was a part of the place that was illuminated. The Keyblade wielders walked to the illuminated area to see if they could find someone or, at least, find out where they were. When they arrived there, the two turned around and realized that they were under a bed, but what surprised them the most was that the bed was huge, and it wasn't the only thing that increased its size. The Keybearers continued looking around and saw that they were in a room that, for some reason, was bigger than it should be.
"Great, I'm small again…" Ven complained.
Aqua laughed. "Oh, come on, it isn't that bad. This brings back good old memories, right?"
"Yeah, the last time we were this size was during our visit to Cinderella's world," Ven replied. "Good thing I'm not in a mouse trap this time."
"But it seems that this time we're in a kid's room instead of a castle," Aqua remarked, and then she looked at her body. "I wonder what the reason we shrank is. Perhaps there are people around here with this size too."
"Um, Aqua?" said Ventus. "I think we've got company."
After hearing Ven, the blue-haired Keyblade Master turned around to see who was the person or people that Ventus saw. She didn't expect to see a group of army men approaching her and the blond boy, but there was something else that surprised her even more. The army men were completely green and it looked like they were made of plastic, as if they were toys, and, in fact, they were actually toys.
"Who are you, strangers!?" asked the army men that appeared to be the leader. As he talked, the rest of the men surrounded the Keyblade wielders and aimed their guns at them.
"So…should we raise our arms or something?" asked Ventus, who was founding the situation quite amusing.
"I don't know," said Aqua with a small smile on her face. "It's not like they can use those guns."
"Quit chatting and answer our sergeant's question!" said one of the army men as he used his pointy gun to poke Ven's face.
"Hey, watch it!" said the boy. "You're going to poke my eye out if you're not careful!"
"Alright, that's enough guys," said someone to the army of green men.
Aqua and Ventus turned their heads to see a toy with the appearance of a cowboy. Behind him there were more toys, lots of them. There was a space ranger, a cowgirl with a horse by her side, a green tyrannosaurus, a piggy bank, a slinky dog and many more.
"Woah, there's lots of them," said Ventus as the cowboy approached him and Aqua.
"I apologize for what they did," said the cowboy.
"It's all right," said Aqua. "It's always good to have some security."
"I couldn't agree more," said the cowboy. "The name's Woody, Sheriff Woody. Say, who are you, partners? I'm sure I've never seen you before."
"We're-"
Before Aqua and Ven could answer Woody's question, the cowgirl and the horse approached the two Keyblade wielders without worrying about their safety. Aqua and Ven appeared to be harmless to them, so they decided to take a closer look since it was the first time they saw the two Keybearers, just like Woody said.
"Hey, who're your friends, Woody?" asked the cowgirl.
"They were about to tell me before you interrupted them, Jessie," said Woody with his arms crossed while Jessie and the horse studied the two newcomers.
"I'm Ventus, but you can call me Ven," said the blond boy as he nervously watched how the cowgirl looked at him.
"My name is Aqua, it's a pleasure," said the young blue-haired woman, who started to pat the horse's head, and this pleased the toy.
"I'm Jessie, and the horse is Bullseye," said the cowgirl smiling.
Then the space ranger approached Woody to ask him about the new people who appeared in the room.
"Hey, Woody, who are they? Are they dangerous?" asked the space ranger.
"Their names are Aqua and Ven," replied Woody. "They don't look dangerous to me, but I wonder why we never saw them before. I don't remember Andy having toys like them."
"So, they're not dangerous?" asked the green dinosaur, who was walking slowly to where Woody and the space ranger were.
"Don't worry, Rex," said Woody. "Like I said, they don't look like bad toys."
"Actually, they don't look like toys, dear," said a shepherdess made of porcelain.
"What do you mean, Bo?" asked a puzzled Woody. "What else could they be?"
"Don't they look too 'real' to you?" the shepherdess called Bo asked, and then she looked at the space ranger. "What about you, Buzz?"
"Well, it's true that there's something different about them," said Buzz.
"Why don't we ask them, then?" said the slinky dog.
"Good idea, Slink," said Woody before walking to where Jessie, Bullseye and the two Keyblade wielders were. "Excuse me, Aqua, Ven, what kind of toys are you?"
"Toys?" said Ventus raising an eyebrow. "We're not toys, we are humans."
"Ven!" said Aqua while all the toys gasped except for the shepherdess.
"What? It's obvious that they know we're not toys, and surely we'll need their help while we look for the Heartless, so lying isn't a very good idea if we want them to trust us," said Ventus.
"I know, but…" said Aqua, who knew that Ven was right. "I didn't expect you to say that so suddenly."
Ven chuckled. "Sorry, but it's better to not beat around the bush."
"Yes, you're right," said Aqua smiling, and then she noticed that all the toys around her, except for Woody, Buzz and Bo, appeared to be petrified, as if someone put a spell on them. "What happened to them?"
"Nothing, they're just goofing around," said Woody with an awkward smile.
"C'mon, everyone, they already saw you moving, there's no use doing this now," Buzz said, and then all the toys that looked frozen started to move.
"Let me guess, humans aren't supposed to know you can move on your own, right?" asked Aqua, who find the whole situation really funny.
"That's right," Woody said while nodding.
"Are you really humans?" asked a toy that looked like a potato. "I thought you were knight toys or something like that."
"But it's true they look like humans, at least tiny humans," Jessie said. "What did you do to shrink like this?"
"Ah, well…" said Ven, who didn't know what to answer since he didn't even know how they did it.
"We don't know, actually," said Aqua. "When we arrived here we had already this size."
"Arrive from where?" asked Buzz, something that Aqua hoped none of the toys would do. She knew that there was a rule which stated that people mustn't know about the existence of other worlds apart from their own, and now she didn't know what to answer.
"Sorry, but we can't tell you," Aqua said.
"Huh, why not?" asked Woody.
"It's a secret," replied Ven.
"Alright, that sounds fishy," said the piggy bank. "You said that you wanted us to trust you, and now you're hiding us something."
"Easy there, Hamm," said Woody before looking at the Keyblade wielders. "Could you tell us at least why you're here?"
"We're looking for a creature called Heartless," said Aqua. There wasn't any rule that said to not tell others about the Heartless, so she answered without doubting.
"Heartless?" said Slinky intrigued.
"You see," began Ven, "just like…"
"Mr. Potato," said the potato-like toy.
"Thanks," said the blond boy. "Just like Mr. Potato said, we're knights…more or less…and we travel to defeat those creatures called Heartless. We have special weapons that were made to fight these monsters."
"Are you se-"
"I know it doesn't sound credible," said Aqua, "but in our defense, I'm going to say that talking toys isn't something very normal in the place we come from."
Woody looked at the other toys to see if they had something to say. It was clear that all of them were still doubtful, so they were going to need some kind of proof. The cowboy turned his head to look at Aqua and Ven again.
"Look, I said it twice and I'll say it again," said Woody. "You look like good guys, but we're going to need a proof so we can be sure you're telling us the truth. I understand that talking toys isn't something very normal, but humans who shrink and fight monsters aren't either."
"Fair enough," said Ven and then he summoned his Keyblade, Wayward Wind. Then Aqua summoned hers to give the toys a second proof.
Woody and the other toys had their mouths hanging open; they couldn't believe what they just saw. Seeing the two Keyblades was enough for Woody, and it looked like it was it for the other toys too. They didn't know how the two small humans could make those weapons appear from nowhere, but it was obvious that they didn't lie about having special weapons.
"Woody, I think we can trust them," said Jessie, and the cowboy looked at her. "I can see that the only thing they want to do is to help us, and besides, if they wanted to attack us, they'd have already done it."
"They seem to be experienced combatants, so I think we should let them look for this Heartless," Buzz said, implying that he also trusted them.
"I was thinking the same thing," said the leader of the toys before looking at the other toys. "What do you say guys?"
"Well, any help is welcomed if there's a monster in the house," Slinky said.
"They look stronger than us, so I say we let them do what they came to do here," said Hamm.
"But we can let them do everything," said Bo. "They're helping us, so we should lend them a hand, at least."
"Of course, this is our home, after all!" said Jessie.
Woody nodded. "All right, Ven and Aqua, you can look for that Heartless. We will help you in any way we can. Our owner is not here today, but his mom is, so you must be careful, okay?"
"Don't worry about it," said Aqua. "We know how to go unnoticed."
"Do you know where we should look for the Heartless?" asked Ven.
"Well, the attic is a good place to start," said Woody. "Buzz and I will go with you since you don't know how the house is, but first, we need a plan to distract Andy's mother, just in case."
"That's a good idea," said Aqua.
"Alright, let's do it!" said Ventus.
-TLG-
1430hrs, July 30th, 2024
Rockbell's Residence, Resembool, Amestris
Now there were three more people in the Rockbell's house. The first one was a short boy with gold eyes and golden-blond hair long tied into a ponytail, and Sora and Xion deduced that he was Edward Elric since he matched Winry's description. The second person was someone wearing an armor, and this surprised the Keyblade wielders since they didn't expect that the armor Winry said Ed's brother, Alphonse, used was so big. The third person was a remarkably large man who was completely bald save for a single lock of curly blond hair hanging from just above his brow.
Winry was looking at the automail that replaced the short boy's right arm. It was broken into pieces, and this wasn't something that made the blonde mechanic really happy, in fact, she had an angry look on her face.
"S-sorry, it broke again," said the boy, who appeared to be afraid.
"'Broke'!?" said Winry. "An automail of the highest quality…that I worked so hard on…"
"Actually, 'destroyed' it's a-"
Before the short boy could finish his sentence, Winry punched his face and sent him to the ground. Sora and Xion looked at the scene perplexed and surprised at how fast the mechanic changed after seeing the broken automail. The Guild Master will have to be careful with his armor when it's repaired if he didn't want to receive the same treatment.
"And Al is broken too…" said Winry while looking at the person with the armor who was in a box. "What the heck have you guys been doing? Fighting again?"
"Well…" said Alphonse before being kicked by the mechanic. He landed next to the short boy, who was still lying on the floor. Sora and Xion where surprised when they heard the voice of the person who was in the armor because he sounded really young.
"All you ever do is making me worry!" said Winry while putting her hands on her hips.
"Don't be too hard with them," said the large man. "They had to fight against horrible monsters."
"Monsters?" said Winry concerned, and then he looked at the two people she just hit. "Is he serious? What monsters did you fight?"
"Yes, he's serious," Ed replied. "I don't know who's creating them, but there were a lot of them."
"And every time we defeated them, more started to appear from nowhere," said Al, and this caught the two Keyblade wielders' attention since that was a possible description of a monster they knew very well.
"I'd like to have my automail repaired before those things attack again, so I'm counting on you, Granny and Winry," said Edward.
"Right, so you can leave and break it again," said Winry annoyed. "All right, but it's going to take at least two days, so don't expect to have it repaired sooner than that."
"Okay, okay," said the boy, and then he noticed the two Keyblade wielders talking to each other. "By the way, why there are two strangers inside your house, Winry?"
"Oh, right, I almost forgot," said Winry before proceeding to introduce the Keyblade wielders to the new people in her house. "These are Sora and Xion. The two came here to ask me to repair some armors. They're Yuffie's friends. Do you remember her, right?"
"Yuffie…" muttered the blond boy.
"She's the girl who travelled with us for a few days, Brother," said Al. "She had black hair and ninja clothes."
"Oh, right," said Edward.
"You know Miss Yuffie too?" asked the tall and muscular man. "She gave us a hand with some criminals in Central. Some of the things they stole disappeared without a trace, but at least we could stop them."
"That little thief…" thought Sora. "Say, do those monsters have dark skin and glowing yellow eyes?"
"Don't tell me they are here too!" Ed exclaimed.
"Calm down, they aren't here," said Sora. "I just wanted to confirm they are the monsters we know."
"W-what?" asked the blond boy confused.
"Have you fought against those monsters before?" Winry asked, looking at Xion.
"Yes, it's the one of the reasons we travel so much," the black-haired girl answered. "Those things are called Heartless, and we're the only ones who can make them leave from your home."
"Of course," said Winry in realization. "Yuffie said something about you being the only ones who could defeat some kind of creatures with your weapons. Those creatures must be the Heartless, and the Keyblades are swords made to fight them."
"Wait," said the short boy. "Don't tell me you believed that ninja girl's story."
"You didn't believe Yuffie, Brother?" Al asked.
"It didn't sound very credible to me, Al," said the blond. "I can believe that there are other worlds out there, but that story about a magic weapon was too much."
"But even if it wasn't true, you have to admit that it was a really good story," the armor said before starting to tell the story. Despite being a short version of it, the story Yuffie told the people she met in Amestris was full of detail, and it was basically Sora's story starting from their meeting in Traverse Town until he left to fight Master Xehanort in the Keyblade Graveyard.
"That's it, I'm going to kill her," muttered Sora while Xion tried not to laugh.
"Oh, what a touching story!" exclaimed the man as he started to cry with emotion while making poses. "To think there is someone as noble as that makes me really happy!"
"What's with this guy?" thought the two Keyblade wielders.
"See? I told you she didn't say anything bad about you," said Winry to Sora, who was covering his face with his hand with frustration.
"Huh? What are you talking about, Winry?" asked the short boy.
"Didn't Yuffie tell you the name of the boy of that story?" the girl asked.
"Yeah, it was Sora or something like that…" said Ed, and then he realized that that was the name of the boy with brown spiky hair. "Are you trying to say that this is the guy of that story? You can't be serious."
Winry smirked. "C'mon, Sora, show it to him."
"All right," said Sora, who thought that if Edward believed the story, he would help him and Xion with the Heartless. It's not like they needed any help dealing with those monsters, but Sora knew that it's always good to have some locals by his side.
Ed saw how Sora raised his hand to summon the Kingdom Key. The Keyblade appeared in his hand in a flash of light, and this shocked the people in the room, except for Xion, of course, and Pinako and Winry, who already expected something like that to happen after seeing how the Keyblade Armors were activated.
"That's awesome!" said the armor. "The story is true, then!"
"You're kidding…" said Ed astonished while looking at the Keyblade. "I can't believe all of that was true…"
"You have to be more open-minded," said Winry, and then she smiled mischievously. "I always thought little kids liked magic."
"SHUT UP!" exclaimed an annoyed Edward.
"You don't believe in magic?" asked Sora slightly surprised.
"I always say that everything can be explained with science," Ed replied. "But it's not like I don't believe in magic, and you just showed me it's real, so I'm not going to say that magic doesn't exist just to be obstinate. Besides, you aren't from here, so I guess our rules don't apply to you."
"Wow, you're more mature than I thought," said Winry, and Ed glared at her. "Well, Sora, would you and Xion take care of the Heartless? You two are more capable than anyone here, so it'd be great if you could help us."
"Of course, you didn't even have to ask," said Sora grinning.
"We're always glad to be of help," added Xion with a smile.
Then the black-haired girl felt how a big and muscled arm grabbed her. It was the large man the one who did it, and it seemed that Sora was also grabbed by him. The two were being bear-hugged by the man, who was crying with happiness and, for some reason, didn't have his shirt on.
"You two are such an amazing people! You want to help this us even when we just met!" the man exclaimed. "Accept my embrace!"
"Argh, it's nothing really!" said Sora as he tried to escape from the man's hug.
"Yes, please let us go!" Xion said.
"Major, you should introduce yourself before doing that," Ed said, feeling sorry for the two Keyblade wielders.
"Oh, how inappropriate of me!" said the man as he let go of Sora and Xion. "I'm Major Alex Louis Armstrong, the Strong Arm Alchemist! It's nice to meet you, Sora and Miss Xion!"
"Are those pink sparkles around him?" thought Xion bewildered.
"It's nice to meet you too, Major," said Sora, and then he turned to Edward. "Do you mind if we travel with you? We can wait until your automail is repaired."
"I guess it's okay, but could you tell me why?" asked Ed.
"Well, I'm sure the people of Amestris will trust us if they see that the Fullmetal Alchemist is with us," answered Sora.
"That makes sense…wait a sec, what did you call me?" asked Ed, who sounded surprised.
"Fullmetal Alchemist," repeated Sora.
"You're Edward Elric, right?" asked Xion, and now it was Ed the one who had tears of happiness on his face.
"Finally," Ed said while covering his face with his left arm. "Finally I meet someone who doesn't think Al is the Fullmetal Alchemist. I'm so happy!"
Sora and Xion looked at each other, and they didn't even have to talk to know what the other wanted to say. The two would have thought that Al was the Fullmetal Alchemist since that what everyone would have thought because of the armor, right? If it wasn't for Winry, surely one of them would've said that Al was the Fullmetal Alchemist. The two Keyblade wielders turned around to give Winry a thumb up that she returned.
"Well, I'll start with your automail right away so you can repair Al and leave soon," said Winry.
"Okay, thanks," Ed said before looking at Sora. "Do the Heartless follow some kind of pattern?"
"They act on instinct, like animals," Sora replied. "They're going to appear where there's lots of people."
"Then we should go to the nearest city," Armstrong said. "That'd be East City."
"Great, we'll have to pay the Colonel a visit…" said Ed not very happy with the idea. "I guess I can't do anything about it. We'll go to East City as soon as Winry finishes."
-TLG-
Well, that's that for today. I had to take a look at some chapters of FMAB to remember a couple of things. I haven't watched the first anime, but I think Ed never said he didn't believe in magic in FMAB. The Toy Story part takes place after the second movie, so I could use Jessie and Bullseye. Finally, I decided to make Riku go to Fiore with Roxas to visit Lamia Scale, and there will be another Mages Guild they will meet during their visit. I know Roxas is the favorite character of some readers, so it's time to give him some spotlight in the story. I'll have to do something with Naminé too soon.
For those who have watched FMAB: I was thinking on sparing Hughes. Do you like the idea, or I should let him die like he did in the anime?
Another thing for those who review without being logged: I don't mind if you review and you aren't logged or if you don't have an account, but try to at least write a different name that's not "Guest", because it's a bit confusing for me when I'm answering the reviews.
To Anthony627AA: Thanks! It's not 100% confirmed, but if I rewrite that crossover, I'll be glad if you take a look at it!
To AnimeMasterDub: (1) Well, Black*Star picks fights with everyone he meets, right? (2) I don't think I'll add Panty and Stocking in the fanfic. I want this fanfic to be a bit more mature than the games, but not in that way.
To Sunny Lighter: Maybe it's Lightning…:P Regarding Toy Story, I'll start making them explore the house to find the Heartless, but if you have any suggestions, I'll be glad to read them.
To Guest: It's not like I have something planned, I just want Sora to use them sometimes. Besides, I couldn't find a new outfit for him, so I'll wait until Nomura reveals the new one he will wear in KH3. Then, I'll make him wear that one.
To Thunderqueen-nat: Come on, she's not that bad, is she? But Sora will have to be careful, because if he breaks his armor again, then he will be sorry.
To animelover276: We're really close to Lea's debut now, be patient :P About One Piece, I'll need to read the manga, because it's been a long time since I watched it, and I stopped following the anime long ago.
To AquaTitaniaMiyuki: Glad to hear that! I'll be happy if you read the KH/Pokespe crossover if I rewrite it!
To anon: (1) I don't see that happening to be honest. (2) I'd love to see fanart of my story, but I'm more a writer than an artist, so I can't do much about that lol. I'm still waiting the picture of Sora and Lucy that a person of deviantArt is making. (3) Those Drive Forms look interesting, I'll think about it. (4) Bleach will be in the story, but I don't know if I'll add Ao no Exorcist.
To sorarocks531: This takes place after the Grand Magic Games, so I can't include what you said; however, I'm thinking of including the [Tartaros Arc] in the story, but I have to wait until the manga progresses more.
To Guest: I know and I completely agree with you. I'm still thinking what I'm going to do with that story, so who knows…
To Ventusblade: Roxas was able to wield two Keyblade's because he was Sora's Nobody, and because Ventus' heart was inside him (that's why he looks like him) Defeating Xion made him able to unlock his full potential (just like Sora when he used his Drive Forms) therefore, making him able to use two Keyblades. Since Ventus has his heart back, neither Sora nor Roxas can summon a second Keyblade of their own. Xion's first Keyblade was a fake, so she will only be able to summon one Keyblade. I agree that it's a pity Roxas can't dual wield anymore, but I can't make him able to summon two Keyblades just like that, sorry. By the way, I saw you started that crossover with RWBY you mentioned, I'll take a look at it later.
To JGM16: Well, I was planning on making Ven go with Sora to Remnant (RWBY). That'd be after the FMAB. Would you like that?
To StarTrail: Poor Ed now has two more people taller than him in the group XD
To Great fan-M: (1) Well, if you read the chapter you will know. (2) I'm sure Sora, being who he is, would get along with Kirito without much difficult. The two are kind of alike, except that Sora is more sociable than Kirito. Well, they'll be shocked, and probably some of them won't believe it until they have some proof. Remember I made Destiny Islands part of the Earth in this story, so Sora and Riku are practically from their world. (3) I don't know, there's enough Keyblades in all the games that I can use, and I always liked the original keychains of the main characters. About the music, I'll do it if an specific song comes to my mind, but I'll write the name at the beginning of the chapters and tell you where to play it since I don't want to write the name of a random song in the middle of the chapter. Yes, like I said in an early chapter, she is a Keyblade wielder, but she doesn't like to fight for fun, so she will do it only when it's necessary. I still haven't decided what Keyblade she will use. (4) Yes, you could say that they have that kind of relationship, not blood-related, but they can be considered family. (5) Those coats look awesome the way they are, so I won't touch them. People will have to get used to see the Keyblade wielders with them. Regarding the Black Blood, you'll have to wait until I reach that part of the story (it's not very hard to guess actually). Maleficent and her new evil organization are the main antagonist at this moment, but later in the story I'll reveal the five characters who will be the true antagonists of this story and the main enemies of the Light Guardians. (6) Yes, he does, as well as Castle Oblivion's events. (7) Eraqus is with Yen Sid, enjoying their free time now that they are both retired lol. (8) Yeah, I watched his work and he's really good. But I'm not going to make Naminé use that Keyblade, I'd rather make her use an official one. (9) When I watch anime, the people who fansub never translate de honorifics, so I decided to not do it either, besides, I don't know how –kun or –chan could be translated, so it's better this way. Personally, I think some characters would look "off" if I don't make them use them, like Wendy or Yukino. They sound alike, but different at the same time, like Sora and Vanitas. I'm sure you can differentiate them if you just hear their voices. The Somebodies of the members of the old Organization XIII who didn't appear in KH3D won't be mentioned until I have more information about KH3. (10) I'll look for some pictures of Sora's, Kairi's and Riku's armors when they have them back after Winry repairs them.
To Ultima Z: It's not very difficult to guess, right?
To Guest: That'd be a funny chapter, I'll keep that in mind!
To Guest: I'm not very into Naruto at this moment, sorry :/
To KH-Hardcorefan4483: Yes, I'm glad Xion won the poll since I wanted her to go with Sora on a mission. At the end I decided to introduce the story of FMAB around episode 7 of the anime, so Edward is still short lol. I think I never saw the FFXV crew in a KH Fanfic, so I thought it would be nice to add them. By the way, I still have to read the new chapter of "Heart of a Familiar", so I'll leave you a review soon.
To kingdom hearts guy: Sorry, sometimes it is hard to answer a review that doesn't have a question in it. All right, I'll take a look at that story when I have time.
To The Dark Dragon Emperor: I haven't planned anything for the Titans yet, but I wouldn't discard the possibility. Although with the Keyblade wielders and the Restoration Committee around, the 'normal' Titans don't stand a chance. Alright, I'll take a look at your story!
To Daxen123: Yeah, it's been a while since I stopped following One Piece, so reading the manga would be the best option here.
To MarshallLeeVampireKing-13: The tournament will be competition between organizations/guilds, so the Soul Eater gang will participate in the tournament for sure as representatives of Shibusen. I have my doubts about Ed and Al, though. The Fullmetal Alchemist is a very capable fighter, but his automails can be easily destroyed by the other people who will participate in the tournament.I'll have to come up with something.
To Guest: The tournament is a competition between organizations/guilds, similar to the Grand Magic Games of Fairy Tail, so the characters of Soul Eater and Fairy Tail will participate, as well as the Restoration Committee and some other teams. Sorry, but among all the Disney Characters you mentioned, I think only Mickey could be a good opponent to the other participants, so I don't think I'll make them participate in the tournament.
To bukalay: I'm glad you like it! I might be some of the few people who still haven't watched Frozen, so I'll have to do it before adding it to the story.
To HeavenlyHell: I don't think I'll make any pairing since this is an Adventure/Friendship story, so romance is secondary here.
To keys of fate: Thanks, I hope you liked the first part of the FMAB world!
To quackerq123: There are still some worlds that don't know about the existence of other worlds, but it's true that now there are more people who are aware that are others worlds apart from their own.
To Guest: Perhaps I could include Spyro, but I don't know anything about Generator Rex.
To Guest: I already planned something for Sora before the tournament starts, and I assure you that he'll get stronger. But your idea is good, so maybe I'll make another Keyblade wielder go to train with Eraqus.
To Guest: There was a small moment between Sora and Xion in this chapter, but I'll make sure the others have one too.
To Guest: Like I said in another answer, I haven't planned anything special for Sora's Drive Forms, I just want him to use them a couple of times. His outfit will change when Nomura reveals the official one he will wear in KH3.
To Guest: I'll take a look at Omamori Himari and decided if I should add it to the fanfic.
To Guest: Sora's still the Keyblade's Chosen One in this story.