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Chapter XVII
Pegasus, Reapers and the Shining Beacon
1605hrs, August 10th, 2024
Light Guardians Guild, Radiant Garden
"Which one should I pick…" said an undecided Lea looking at the board full of requests in front of him. Now that he was a Light Guardian, he wanted to go on a mission. He asked Roxas to go with him, and the blond accepted. They thought that surely Xion would also like to go with them, but they couldn't find her. They were going to look for her after choosing a mission.
"Come on, it's not that difficult to choose a mission," said Roxas. "When I joined the guild I took lots of requests."
"Yes, but those requests asked you to help people here, in Radiant Garden," said Lea, "and I want to do something interesting in another world. I would like to go to some interesting place. I already know Radiant Garden too well."
"You sure?" asked Roxas. "The city has changed a lot since the last time you were here, and…okay, you're not listening to me…"
"There's some guy asking us for help to open a bottle of pickles…" said Lea a bit stunned. "I hope it's just a joke…"
Roxas laughed. "The reward must be high for that one."
"Man, there's nothing interesting in this board," said Lea crossing his arms. "By the way, where are the others? It's kind of quiet. I don't even hear those guys of the military who are living next to us."
"Kairi, Naminé and Aqua left this morning, remember they said they were going to Earth Land to visit the Mages Guild Kairi joined," said Roxas. "I don't know where Ven is, but Terra and Riku went to the inner part of the city because of a request they took together, something that we should have done two hours ago…"
"Right, right, I'm sorry," said Lea grinning.
Roxas sighed. "Anyway, I don't know where Xion and Sora are. Sora's not in his room or in his coach, which for some reason he uses more than his room."
"And Xion?" asked Lea. "Is she in her room?"
"I don't know, I didn't look there," said Roxas, sounding somewhat embarrassed.
"Why? Are you afraid you might open the door and see her naked or something?" asked Lea with a teasing grin. "Surely you'd die of blood loss before she kills you, so I wouldn't worry about that."
"W-w-what!?" asked Roxas blushing, and Lea started to laugh. "J-just choose a mission already!"
"Okay, calm down," said Lea before looking again at the board.
"Good morning," said a drowsy Xion as she walked down the stairs that connected the main room of the guild with the second floor.
"'Good morning'?" asked Roxas raising an eyebrow. "Do you know what time is it?"
"No, and…I don't care," said Xion while stretching her body. "Did the girls already leave?"
"Yes, they left at the morning," replied Roxas. "Hey Xion, Lea is looking for a request so we can go on a mission together like when we were in the Organization. Do you want to come with us?"
"Oh, that sounds great! I'll be happy to go with you!" said Xion with a smile, and then she looked at the couch Sora always used. "Hey, where's Sora? Did he go on another mission?"
"I don't know," answered Roxas. "We have to buy him a phone or something to call him every time he disappears like this. Someday he'll go missing for real and we won't be able to find him."
"Come on, don't say that," said Xion smiling.
"Oh, I think I found one!" said Lea as he grabbed a request and walked to where Roxas and Xion were.
"Finally!" said Roxas. "What does it say? Where do we have to go?"
"Shibuya," replied Lea, surprising the two teens in front of him. "That's in the Earth, right? I've been in Tokyo with Isa once, since there were a few Heartless around, and I heard about Shibuya. There's a shopping district which surrounds Shibuya Station. This area is known as one of the fashion centers of Japan, particularly for young people, and as a major nightlife area."
"Hey, Flamesilocks, do you want to go on a mission or go sightseeing!?" asked Roxas slightly annoyed.
"Why not both?" asked Lea, and Roxas started looking at him with an unamused face. "Okay, okay, I'll stop. Let's see what the request is about…all right, some guy called Yoshiya Kiryu is asking the Light Guardians for some help, but the only things he put in the request is to meet up with him at the statue of Hachikō."
"Yoshiya Kiryu…" said Xion with a pensive expression. "Hey Roxas, isn't that Joshua?"
"Oh, that's right," said Roxas in realization. "I wonder what he needs from us. If he's asking us for help, then it must be something related to the Heartless. I don't think he wants us to open a bottle of pickles."
"What are you talking about?" asked Xion puzzled.
"Just ignore him," said Lea. "Oh wait, there's something else written here. He says that, if possible, the Keyblade wielders who take this request should take with them the black coats their enemies used to wear. He says that we'll need them."
"The black coats?" asked Xion. "Well, that's not a problem, but I wonder what we are going to do in Shibuya. People might think we belong to a street gang."
"Can we trust this guy?" asked Lea.
Roxas nodded. "He's really dodgy and secretive, but a good guy after all. He helped Sora and Riku when they were in the Realm of Dreams, so don't see why we shouldn't help him."
"It's settled, then," said Lea raising his arm and pointing at the sky, or more specifically, to the ceiling. "We're going to the big city! Come on, take your black coats, there's no time to lose! Spit-spot!"
"I don't want to hear that from the guy who spent two hours to take a request," said Roxas.
"What does 'spit-spot' mean?" thought Xion confused.
Then Xion and Roxas went upstairs to take their black coats. When the two returned to the guild's main room, they already had the coats on. It's been a long time since the last time they used it, but they had to admit it suited them really well.
"Now we're talking," said Lea touching his chin and nodding in approbation as he looked at Roxas and Xion in their old outfits. "So, do you want me to-"
"No, let's take a Gummi Ship," said Roxas before Lea could finish. "I know we'd arrive in less than a minute using a Corridor of Darkness, but Shibuya is crowded and I don't want the people there to see us walking out of a dark portal in the middle of the street."
"I second that," said Xion raising her hand. "I prefer if we go unnoticed. I don't want to get into trouble before the mission starts."
"So, it's okay if it's during the mission?" asked Lea, and then Roxas started pushing him to the door that led to the Restoration Committee's base.
"Come on, we'll ask Cid to lend us a ship," said Roxas.
"Do any of you know how to pilot one of those things?" asked Lea while being pushed by his blond friend. "Personally, I don't think crashing a space ship is better than making a dark portal appear in the middle of the city."
"We'll use the auto-pilot," said Roxas. "Now move! We don't how much time has passed since Joshua sent that request."
At the same time Roxas, Lea and Xion used the door entered the Restoration Committee's house, Sora, who just returned from the expedition with the Survey Corps, crossed the front door and walked into the guild.
"I'm back!" said Sora, but no one responded. He knew that Kairi, Naminé and Aqua must have already left to Earth Land, but where were the others? He couldn't complain since he left with the Survey Corps without saying anything to anyone.
The Guild Master started walking to kitchen to see if he could find something to eat when the computer of the guild started emitting a sound. Sora looked at the computer with a troubled face. He wasn't sure if he should touch anything, but he was the only one in the guild at this moment and it could be important. He walked towards the computer and sat on the chair in front of it.
"All right, if something explodes I'm blaming Lea, even though he's not here," thought Sora. He looked at the computer screen and saw a message that told him to press the 'Enter' key to accept the call. "Oh, I can do that…I guess…"
Sora pressed the Enter key with apprehension, and to his relief, nothing bad happened. The message in the screen disappeared and, to take its place, five people and two cats who Sora knew appeared on the screen. He was surprised to see his old team of Fairy Tail on the screen.
"Look, exactly who we wanted to see," said Gray smirking.
"Yo, Sora!" said Natsu.
"Hey guys, how are you doing?" asked Sora smiling.
"We should be the ones asking that," said Lucy putting her hands on her hips. "We have not heard from you since you left. What have you been doing, Mr. Guild Master?"
"Hey, don't start with that," said Sora before noticing that Lucy and the others weren't in the Fairy Tail Guild. "Hey, where are you?"
"In an inn of Onibus Town," replied Gray. "We've been working a lot lately. What about you?"
"Let's see…I went to another world the same day I arrived here after leaving Earth Land," replied Sora. "I spent more than a week there, trying to find the Heartless that were there. I arrived here yesterday."
"It seems you've been busy too," said Erza. "As Gray said, we've been going on lots of mission lately. We also continued checking on the Lacrima to make sure no one stole it. I suppose you already know about that."
"Yes, Riku and Roxas told me," said Sora.
"Sora-san, what happened to you?" asked Wendy concerned. "You have bandages on your arms and a small one on your face."
"Have you fought against someone recently?" asked Carla. "You should be more careful."
"Oh yes, but don't worry, I just got a few cuts, but a friend insisted in putting this on me," said Sora. "This morning I went on a mission here with the military of Radiant Garden and I had to fight against a man who was in a forest, but everything went fine."
"You and the military?" asked Gray. "After what happened here I wouldn't have thought you would get near to soldiers and people related to the military."
"They're really nice, actually," said Sora smiling. "Besides, you know I'm really forgiving. Anyway, do you guys need something?"
"We just wanted to see you," answered Happy. "You should come to visit more often. Sometimes this gets boring without you around.
"Yeah, it's not fair you only hang out with the Light Guardians," said Natsu. "We're also your guildmates!"
"You're not wrong," said Sora with a small smile. "I promise I'll go visit you soon if nothing happens. You know the Heartless won't let me take a vacation."
"But you have the other Guardians to give you a hand, right?" asked Lucy. "And you can also ask Fairy Tail, Lamia Scale or Blue Pegasus for help."
"We'd like you to let us be more involved with your problems," said Erza. "Seven-well, two years ago we understood that the battle between you and Xehanort was something we couldn't get into, but now that he's gone, we want to be of more help to you and the other Keyblade wielders."
"We can ease your burden if you want," added Wendy.
Sora started remembering what Petra and the other soldiers of Levi's squad told him when they were in the forest. He told them he was going to let them help him, so he couldn't say no to his old guildmates.
"I guess it can't be helped," said Sora with a smile that the mages returned. Then he remembered something, or rather someone he should warn them about. "Listen, there's something I need you to know. Maybe it has nothing to do with you guys, but better safe than sorry."
"What is it?" asked Natsu. He saw that Sora's expression was more serious than before, so he and the others remained silent to listen to what he wanted to tell them.
"At this moment, Maleficent is our main problem, but there's someone else that might be troublesome too," said Sora. "There's some guy working for or with her. I haven't met him, but when I was in other world, some people there told me that he left a message for me."
"What was the message?" asked Carla.
"'Prepare yourself for the hunting'," quoted Sora, and hearing this worried the mages. "The only thing I know is that he wears a yellow coat. I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling about that guy."
"We will keep our eyes open, but Sora…be careful, okay?" said a worried Lucy.
"Oh, are you worried about me, Lucy?" asked Sora jokingly, trying to lighten the mood.
"Of course I'm worried," replied the blonde mage as a small smile appeared on her face. "And it's not only because of that. Who knows what kind of crazy things you do when you're alone?"
Sora grinned. "You wouldn't want to know."
"By the way, where are the others?" asked Happy. "I only see you in that place."
"They must have gone on a mission," answered Sora. "I know Kairi and Aqua are going to Fiore with another member of the guild."
"Really?" asked Erza, whose interest grew when she heard the name of the blue-haired Keyblade Master. "Do you know where they are going?"
"To Blue Pegasus," said Sora smiling. "Kairi wanted to see how they are doing, so if you want to see her and the other two, you'll have to pay a visit to Ichiya."
"Maybe in another time…" muttered Erza. "Good luck, Aqua…"
"I'd have gone with them, but Kairi mentioned Master Bob and I had to decline the offer," said Sora with a troubled expression on his face that Natsu and Gray mimicked after hearing Blue Pegasus' Guild Master's name.
"Hey Sora, did they finish the coliseum over there?" asked Natsu after recovering from hearing about Master Bob. "I've been training towards that tournament you mentioned."
"I haven't been in the part of the city where they're building it yet, so I don't know if it's finished," replied Sora. "But I know that the tournament will be similar to the one you participated in July."
"Really?" said Gray. "Then it looks like we'll have to make a team again."
"Shouldn't we figure out how to go to Radiant Garden first?" asked Carla. "If we can't go there, then what's the point of start making a team?"
"That's true," said Erza. "We have to find a way to go there. Sora, I know you can't take us to other worlds, but could you tell us a way to travel on our own?"
"Don't worry, you'll have a way to come here by the time the tournament starts," said Sora smiling. "You guys focus on preparing yourselves, because we're not going to hold back in that tournament."
"Your team would be composed of the Keyblade wielders who got the rank of Keyblade Masters, right?" asked Happy. "Those would be you, Riku…"
"Terra and Aqua," continued Sora. "I don't know how many members of each guild will be able to compete, but you'll see me and those three participating in the tournament."
"That sounds like a really strong team," said Wendy. "I have only seen Terra-san and Aqua-san fighting against Heartless, but I could sense they were really strong."
"They became apprentices of Master Eraqus when they were kids old, so I can assure you they are amazingly strong," said Sora.
"Saying that doesn't make me feel very good…" said Lucy somewhat shaken. "I hope Master doesn't choose me to be in the team this time…"
"But we have really strong people too," said Happy.
"Yes, we have Laxus and Erza," said Gray. "We could even have three S-Class Mages in the team if Gildarts appears."
"Laxus, huh?" muttered Sora, but the mages were able to hear him.
"Sora, you want to challenge Laxus?" asked Happy surprised.
"Huh? What makes you think that?" asked Sora with a smile.
"Hey, I know that face of yours, don't try to fool us," said Lucy crossing her arms and looking at Sora with a stern face.
"It could be interesting," said Erza. "The only person who has duel Sora is Gajeel, but Master stopped them before they could start fighting seriously. Well. I would have done the same."
"Can you really compare Laxus with Gajeel?" asked Lucy. "Laxus is a monster when it comes to fighting. He's an S-Class Mage, after all. Well, I guess Sora can also be considered one now that he is a Keyblade Master."
"He'd still have to take the S-Class Mage Promotion Trial to be considered an official S-Class Mage," said Erza.
"Yeah, it would be bad if you were an S-Class, right, Sora?" asked Gray looking at the Keyblade wielder with a smile. "I hope you haven't forgotten about that."
"That?" asked Happy curious.
"Of course not," said Sora returning the smile. "I was the one who offered after all."
"Hey, what are you two talking about?" asked Lucy crossing her arms.
"Sorry, that's between him and me," said Gray.
"Sora, you have to fight me first!" exclaimed Natsu before the others could ask Gray and Sora about what they were talking about. "I won't let you have Laxus before you fight me!"
Lucy sighed. "You two are bad influences. It was nice to have a boy in the team that doesn't go picking fights with everyone."
"Hey, I'm not the only one picking fights," said Sora smiling. "I heard that a mage called Kagura from the Mermaid Heel Guild wanted to fight me."
"Kagura?" asked Erza surprised. "How strange, I wonder why she'd want to fight you. She's not someone who fights for pleasure. And, how is that she knows about you?"
Sora shrugged. "Don't ask me, I don't know her.
"Sting-san also knew about Sora-san," said Wendy. "Remember he wanted a Keyblade wielder to join his guild."
"True, he and the other mages of Sabertooth said that he saw Sora with us defending one of Fiore's towns seven years ago," said Gray. "They also knew about Riku and Kairi."
"Really?" said Sora surprised. "Then that must be how Kagura knows about me…"
"However, as I said, she's not someone who fights without a reason, so it must be just a rumor," said Erza. "Anyway, we should go now, we still have some work to do. Sora, I'd like to talk more, but we have to fulfill some requests now."
"Aye, we have to get the money to pay Lucy's rent," said Happy.
"Why did you have to tell him that?" asked Lucy a bit depressed.
Sora laughed. "Okay, good luck, then. I'll try to go there as soon as I can."
The communication between Radiant Garden and Fiore ended. Sora thought it would be a good idea to walk around the city to see how the citizens were doing, and to see if the coliseum was finished; however, the computer started emitting sounds again. It seems that the guild was receiving another call.
"I wonder who's calling now," thought Sora before pressing the key to accept the call. Then, on the screen appeared the image of Shibusen's headmaster, also known as Shinigami.
"Sup, Sora-kun!" said Shinigami.
"Shinigami-sama, it's good to see you!" said Sora. "How is it going?"
"Oh, everything's all right," said Shinigami. "The kids are working hard to find Maleficent's whereabouts. They really want to be of help to you and your guild."
"Thank them for me," said Sora, thinking that he should also pay a visit to the group of Shibusen soon. "So, why did you call? Do you need something from us?"
"Yes, there's something I need to ask you," replied Shinigami. "You see, there's a friend of mine that needs your help. The Heartless started appearing in the world where he lives, and after telling him about you, he asked me to tell you that he'd like you to go to his world and take care of the Heartless."
"A basic extermination mission, then," said Sora crossing his arms. "Well, you know that I'd never say no to someone who needs my help. Who's this friend of yours?"
"His name is Ozpin," answered Shinigami. "He is the headmaster of Beacon Academy, a facility for training teams of fighters to slay the various monsters that plague their world, Remnant."
Sora chuckled. "Do all the headmasters of these kinds of academies know each other?"
"You could say that," replied Shibusen's headmaster. "I know headmasters of academies for mages, exorcists…maybe they'll need your help too someday."
"Don't doubt in telling me if that happens," said Sora. "So, the world is called Remnant, right? I'll ask a friend of mine to look for it, so I can leave as soon as possible."
"Oh, one more thing before you leave," said Shinigami. "If it's possible, could you take someone with you? He said that he'll need two of you there."
"Yes, I'll see if someone wants to come with me," said Sora.
"Thanks a lot!" replied Shinigami gratefully. "Oh, and don't worry, he won't enroll you in his academy like I did two years ago."
"Yeah, that wasn't part of the contract," said Sora jokingly.
"Actually, maybe I should change your status from student to special agent of Shibusen since you're not a Meister," said Shinigami. "What do you think?"
"That sounds good," said Sora. "I should get going now. There's no time to lose when it comes to the Heartless."
"All right, goodbye and good luck!" said Shinigami before hanging up.
"I'll have to look for the others now," said Sora. "I wonder who would like to come to this mission with me."
"Did someone say 'mission'?" asked Ventus appearing out of nowhere.
"Whoa!" said Sora while falling from the chair. "Don't do that, man!"
"Oops, sorry," said Ventus scratching his head. "But you did say you were going on a mission, right?"
"Yeah, I did," replied Sora. "Do you want to come? I'm going to need someone to come with me."
"I've been looking forward to go with you on a mission, so I don't think I need to answer that," said Ven smiling. "Where are we going?"
"Beacon Academy," replied Sora.
-TLG-
1015hrs, August 11th, 2024
Blue Pegasus Guild, Fiore, Earth Land
One day after leaving Radiant Garden, Kairi, Naminé and Aqua arrived in Fiore. Now the three female Keyblade wielders were in front of the building of Blue Pegasus, the Mages Guild Kairi joined when she was in Earth Land two years ago. The guild's building was exactly as Kairi remembered it, a single block, square building composed of very massive, pink bricks, with a pair of towers, about the same height as the building itself, dividing the façade in three sections, with the side ones being slightly taller than the central one.
"Oh, it's just like how I remembered it," said Naminé.
"It has the same size as our guild's building, more or less," remarked Aqua while looking at the building in front of her. "Are the other Mages Guild's building like this?"
"I've only seen Fairy Tail's, and it's quite big compared to this one," replied Kairi as she approached at the entrance of the guild.
The three girls crossed the front door of Kairi's guild after she opened it. The building's main hall was highly reminiscent of an elegant pub of sort. The large room was adorned by several, rectangular tables, coming with relative benches at both sides. There was also a counter, completed with shelves behind it, benches in front of it and an entrance with a lift plank.
The mages who were inside Blue Pegasus started looking at the three Keyblade wielders the moment they entered. The female mages didn't look very happy to see them, but the men looked really interested in them. Kairi looked around, trying to find the team of mages who worked with her when the Heartless invaded Fiore, and the Guild Master.
"I wonder where they are…" thought Kairi.
"You're finally here!" said someone suddenly.
"We've been waiting for you!" said another two people at the same time.
After that, a huge banner appeared hanging on the ceiling with a message written on it. The message said 'Welcome Back, Kairi', and the redhead wondered who were the ones who would make such a thing. Then three men appeared from nowhere and shot confetti into the air with the confetti poppers they had in their hands.
"Kairi…" said a young man with spiky, somewhat messy brownish blond hair, dark eyes and noticeably long eyelashes. He was Hibiki Lates.
"We are so happy…" said a boy with short, wavy blond hair and large dark eyes. He was the mage of Blue Pegasus known as Eve Tearm.
"To see you again!" said a third man. He had dark spiky hair, his eyebrows jutted upwards in a pair of thin spikes, and he also had dark skin, a result of the Tanning Lacrima he used on himself. This mage was called Ren Akatsuki.
"The Trimens!" said Kairi smiling. "I'm so glad to see you again!"
"You're even prettier than I remembered you," said Hibiki.
"These seven years without you have been really hard for us," said Eve. "We started thinking you'd forgotten about us."
"We know it has only been two years for you, but still…" said Ren, revealing that the Fairy Tail mages already told them about the change in the flow of time their world suffered.
"Oh, I'm sorry," said Kairi with an apologetic smile. "But now I'm here, right?"
"And we couldn't be more happy," said Hibiki before noticing that there were two people behind Kairi that he didn't know. "Oh, how rude of us, we have two guests and we haven't paid attention to them. Eve, Ren, you know what to do."
"Yes!" said the other two mages, and in a split of second they brought a huge couch. Then the two took Naminé and Aqua to the couch and the two Keyblade wielder sat on it. The Trimens treated Kairi the same way when they met her, so Naminé already expected this to happen; however, Aqua didn't know how to react at this situation.
"We are the Trimens, a team of Blue Pegasus," said Hibiki. "I'm Hundred Night Hibiki."
"Holy Night Eve," said the blond boy.
"Silent Night Ren," said Ren.
"Trimens…" said Aqua, who was feeling uneasy for some reason.
"Would you like something to eat?" asked Eve looking at Naminé after he sat next to her in the couch.
"I'm fine, thank you," replied the blonde Keybearer smiling.
"No way, how can you be so beautiful?" said Ren to Aqua, who just looked at him with a perplexed expression.
"Would you tell us your names?" asked Hibiki.
"Naminé," replied the blonde smiling.
"Aqua," answered the blue-haired Keyblade Master.
"Naminé…such a cute name, but not as cute as you," said Eve as he looked dreamily at Naminé, who laughed nervously. In another place, Roxas started to feel annoyed for some reason.
"What kind of guys do you like, Aqua?" asked Hibiki.
"I mean, seriously, you're too gorgeous," said Ren, looking at the Keyblade Master.
"This people…" thought Aqua while looking bewildered at the two mages who were near her.
"Come, you must be tired from your long journey, so spend tonight with us forever!" said Hibiki, and then he and the other two mages bowed in front of Aqua and Naminé. The blonde girl laughed slightly at the Trimens' demeanor while Aqua just looked at them with wide-eyes her mouth slightly hanging open.
"I see you haven't changed either, guys," said Kairi smiling.
"Kairi-chan, you're back!"
"Your parfum is even better since the last time."
Kairi turned around and saw an elderly, bald man wearing a purple shirt and pink and purple shorts. There was another person next to him, a short and rather stout man with dark eyes and orange hair.
"Master Bob, Ichiya, it's good to see you!" said Kairi. "How have you been?"
"Oh well, a lot of things happened since you left," said Bob. "But everything ended well, so don't worry, dear."
"We heard from Erza-san about what happened with the flow of time in Earth Land," said Ichiya. "I also heard that Sora-kun and Riku-kun returned here, so we expected you to visit us some of these days. We are glad you could make it."
"Well, I couldn't be the only one who didn't visit Fiore again, right?" said Kairi smiling.
"Say, isn't Sora-chan with you?" asked Bob.
Kairi shook her head. "Did you want to see him?"
"Of course, I'm sure he's even cuter than the last time I saw him," said the Guild Master, sending a shiver down the spine of the brown-haired boy, who was now heading to Remnant with Ventus.
"I told him you asked about him, then," said Kairi. "But I didn't come alone. My friends Naminé and Aqua came with me. Girls, these are Ichiya and the Guild Master of Blue Pegasus, Master Bob."
Aqua and Naminé got up from the couch when they heard their names. Aqua was relieved since the Trimens were starting to get a bit annoying, so she was glad Kairi called her and Naminé.
"I'm Naminé, nice to meet you," said Naminé with a smile.
"Aqua," said the blue-haired woman. "It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Oh, you don't need to be so formal," said Bob. "Are you Keyblade wielders like Kairi-chan?"
"That's correct," replied Aqua.
"Yes, what a wonderful parfum," said Ichiya as he jumped around Naminé and Aqua. He sniffed them as he jumped, and this started to make Naminé feel nervous. On the other hand, Aqua felt a shiver going down her spine since the man known as Ichiya was creeping her out.
"W-what kind of guild this girl joined…" thought Aqua, who was shacking a little. She was taken aback when Phil flirted with her in Olympus Coliseum, but Ichiya was on a different level.
"You have an exquisite parfum, like Kairi-san," said Ichiya looking at Naminé, and then he turned to Aqua. "But yours is something magnificent, it can be compared to My Honey's."
"M-my Honey?" asked Aqua. That sounded like a nickname you'd give to a girlfriend, and Aqua wondered who that person was.
"He's referring to Erza," said Kairi whispering after she got close to Aqua.
"Erza!?" asked Aqua really surprised.
"It's just an endearment, I think," said Kairi. "Sora told me that Erza also has some trouble dealing with Ichiya."
"I can relate to her in that…" said Aqua.
"By the way, I heard Sora-chan created a Keyblade wielders Guild and became a Guild Master," said Bob. "We were really surprised when we found out."
"Yes, we're ten members in the guild now," said Kairi. "That reminds me that I wanted to thank you for helping us finding the man who was stealing the Lacrima."
"There's no need to thank us," said Bob. "We will help you and your guild all the times you need. Although it seems that it was one of the members of the Light Guardians the one who faced the thief."
"Talking about guilds…why don't you, Naminé-san and Aqua-san, join Blue Pegasus?" asked Ichiya. "We'll welcome you with open arms!"
"With open arms!" said the Trimens appearing behind Ichiya.
"I'm sorry, but I'm not interested in joining any other guilds at this moment," said Naminé.
"And I already got my sights set on another Mages Guild, so…" said Aqua.
"Oh, is that so?" asked Bob. "Which guild is it?"
"Well, I heard about a mage called Kagura who was interested in Sora," replied Aqua. "She's from a guild called Mermaid Heel, right?"
"Yes, that's the name of her guild," replied Bob. "So you're interested in joining Kagura-chan's guild, huh? It's an all-females guild, so you won't have any problems with it. Do you want a map with the location of the guild?"
"Yes, I'll really appreciate that," said Aqua with a smile, and then the Guild Master of Blue Pegasus left to another room to look for the map.
"Kagura is interested in Sora?" said Hibiki. "That boy is really good. He'd have made a good Trimen. Too bad he joined Fairy Tail."
"Sora…a Trimen?" said Aqua, and then she started to imagine it.
"Don't start imagining weird things…" said Naminé smiling awkwardly.
"Too late…" said Aqua with a disturbed expression on her face.
"Anyway, I don't think it's that way," said Naminé. "I think she just wants to duel him."
"Duel?" asked Eve surprised.
"He's going to have a rough time, then," said Ren.
"Why?" asked a curious Aqua.
"Here you go, Aqua-chan," said Master Bob, who just returned to the main hall of the guild with a map that he gave to the blue-haired Keyblade Master.
"Thank you very much, Master Bob," said Aqua gratefully.
"Regarding your question, Aqua, Kagura is the strongest member of the Mermaid Heel Guild," replied Hibiki. "I don't know how strong Sora is now, but she's not a pushover. She can match Erza, after all."
"I see," said Aqua.
"Don't tell me you came here to pick a fight, Aqua?" asked Kairi. "Those two years with Terra and Ven have changed you."
"I'm not going to pick a fight with her," said Aqua. "I'll ask politely for a small duel, that's all. I'm not going to make her."
"Isn't that the same thing?" thought Kairi before turning to the Trimens. "Do you want to come with us, guys?"
"We'd love too," said Eve.
"But we can't," added Ren.
"Why is that?" asked Naminé.
"Let's say that we visited them a few weeks ago," replied Hibiki. "Some things happened and…"
"Okay, I don't think I want to know what you did," said Kairi smiling.
"But will be at your disposal when you need help for something else," said Ren.
"Yes, don't doubt in telling us if you return to Fiore," said Eve. "We'll look forward to our next meeting."
"Aqua-san and Naminé-san, we'll be waiting for you, too," said Ichiya. "The Trimens will never forget you!"
"We will never forget you!" said Hibiki, Ren and Eve at the same time.
"See you soon, then," said Naminé waving her hand at the Trimens.
"R-right, goodbye," said Aqua smiling awkwardly.
"Goodbye, girls, and be careful out there," said Master Bob.
-TLG-
1230hrs, August 12th, 2024
Shibuya, Tokyo
"Man, you weren't kidding when you said this city was crowded," said Lea. He, Roxas and Xion arrived in Shibuya two days after leaving Radiant Garden. They could have arrived the same day they left if Lea had use a Corridor of Darkness, but Roxas and Xion didn't like the idea.
"No one is looking at us weird," remarked Xion, referring to what she said in Radiant Garden about the black coats, which they were wearing at this moment.
"Maybe they think it's a new fashion," said Roxas. "It wouldn't surprise me if in a few weeks some people start wearing black coats all of a sudden."
"You can't be serious," said Xion before turning to the redhead man next to her. "Hey Lea, what do you…"
"Yoyogi Park, Meiji Shrine, Cerulean Tower…" said Lea, who was reading a tourist pamphlet he had in his hands. "Oh, did you say something, Xion?"
"You're hopeless…" said the black-haired girl.
"At least that piece of paper could tell us where the statue of Hachikō is," said Roxas. "I don't remember this place very well even though Sora was here before. I know that statue is where they always meet up."
"Who?" asked Lea.
"The group of friends Sora and Riku met in the Real of Dreams," replied Xion. "Roxas told you before we left Radiant Garden. Weren't you listening?"
"I don't think you need to ask that to know the answer," said Roxas, and then he saw the statue of Hachikō. "There it is."
The three Light Guardians could see the statue of a dog in the distance, and next to it, there was Joshua and the other people who Sora and Riku met during their Mark of Mastery exam. The blond boy was talking with Neku and the others about something when the boy known as Beat saw Lea, Roxas and Xion getting close to him and his friends.
"Oh no, not you guys again!" exclaimed Beat, making the others turn around and look at the Keyblade wielders. "What do you want now, punks!?"
"Excuse me?" said Roxas perplexed.
"I thought Sora and his friends took care of all of you," said Neku as he and Beat prepared to fight, although they couldn't do much without their powers of the Underground.
"Relax, boys," said Joshua smiling. "They are Sora and Riku's friends."
"What are you saying?" asked Neku confused.
"I asked them in the message to bring those black coats with them," replied Joshua. "So calm down, they're not going to attack you."
"Besides, you weren't going to do much without your powers," said Rhyme.
"You could have told us they were going to come here wearing those, don't you think?" asked Neku looking at Joshua.
"I must have forgotten," said the blond.
"It was shocking to see those outfits again, but I'm glad you aren't bad people," said Shiki looking at Roxas, Xion and Lea again. "So, you are members of Sora's organization, right? Joshua told us he created one the last month."
"That's right," said Roxas, and then he and the other two showed the group the silver crown badge they had. "I wonder how he found out…"
"Oh, sorry, then…" said Beat scratching his head.
"Yeah, it's Joshua's fault for not telling us, but sorry anyway," said Neku.
"No worries," said Lea. "We know wearing these in front of the people who know about the Organization might make them think we are the bad guys."
"I am Xion, and these are Roxas and Lea," said the black-haired girl. "We came here because of your request, Joshua, although you already know that."
"It's nice to meet you," said Joshua. "My name is Joshua, the one who sent the request, and these people here are Neku, Shiki, Beat and Rhyme. Thank you for coming."
"So, what do you need from us?" asked Roxas.
"You see, there's something going on in the Underground, and I think it has to do something with the creatures you know as Heartless," said Joshua.
"Underground?" asked Lea. "You mean the electric railway that is below the city?"
"Oh no, that's not the Underground I'm referring to," said Joshua smiling. "The Underground, or UG, is a parallel plane of existence of Shibuya that only Reapers and Players of the Reapers' Game can see. It exists in the same space/time as the Realground, where we are at this moment, but has a higher vibration frequency."
"The Reapers' Game is a one-week competition that takes place in the UG," added Rhyme. "And the Reapers are a type of administrator in the Game."
"He's giving us more information than I expected," thought Roxas. "Then, the Heartless are interfering with the Reapers' Game?"
"I'm afraid so," said Joshua. "But I haven't seen any strange monster in the UG apart from the ones that were already there. I think the Heartless might be posing as Reapers and attacking all the Players they see."
"So you want us to take care of them," deduced Xion.
"Precisely," said Joshua.
"Well, you can count on us," said Roxas. "But why did you ask us to wear these clothes?"
"Oh, that's because people who aren't Reapers or Players aren't allowed in the UG, that's why I need you to wear those," explained Joshua. "If the Reapers find out you aren't part of the Game, then there will be troubles."
"Oh, you want them to pose as Reapers too," said Rhyme in realization.
"Wait, are you sure that's a good idea?" asked Shiki.
"Most of the Reapers aren't very smart, but do you think those black coats are going to be enough?" asked Neku.
"If I remember correctly, one of Sora and Riku's enemies could make you believe he was a Reaper back in Traverse Town," said Joshua. "And he was wearing that black coat, right?"
"Oh, right…" said Shiki in a low voice.
"You didn't have to remember us that…" said Neku lowering his head.
Joshua chuckled. "Come on, I'm sure Sora and Riku already forgot about that. Anyway, Roxas, Xion, Lea, I'll take you to the UG when you're ready."
"Just a question," said Lea. "Wouldn't it be easier if we pretend we are Players?"
"The Reapers will notice," replied Joshua. "It's easier to pose as a Reaper, believe me. Besides, I could make you take part in the Game, but you wouldn't like the procedure."
"What-"
"Don't ask," said Neku, interrupting the redhead man before he could finish his question. Lea looked at Roxas and Xion, who shook their heads at him, telling him to forget about it.
"Oh, one more thing," said Joshua. "There is someone else in the UG who's not part of the Reapers' Game. I don't know if that person is related to the Heartless' invasion, but…"
"But?" asked Xion.
"That person is extremely powerful," warned Joshua. "I don't know how he, or she, managed to get into the UG, but it's not someone you want to mess with."
"We'll be careful, don't worry," said Lea, and the other two Keybearers nodded.
"All right, let the mission begin, then," said Joshua with a smile.
-TLG-
1500hrs, August 11th, 2024
Beacon Academy, Vale, Remnant
"Wow," said Ventus amazed. He and Sora arrived in Remnant a day after leaving Radiant Garden, and they were now walking through a long, wide avenue that was marked with trees and flag-draped light-poles. This avenue led to the academy called Beacon, which could be seen in the distance.
"Yeah, it's amazing," said Sora looking at the area as he and Ventus started approaching the academy's entrance. "It's even bigger than Shibusen."
"Now that you mentioned Shibusen…they aren't going to make us attend class here, right?" asked Ventus. "More people started to know about the Keyblade after Xehanort's defeat, so I don't think it'll be necessary to hide our presence to the people here."
"Don't worry, Shinigami-sama told me this time I won't be enrolled treacherously, so I don't think they'll make us students of Beacon," said Sora with a smile while opening the big doors that led inside the academy.
"Good to know," said Ventus as he followed Sora through the corridors of Beacon. "We are more like bodyguards, guardians, knights in shining armors…oh, talking about armors, how's yours? Could Merlin restore its magic?"
"Yes, he could," replied Sora as he pointed at a small shield symbol he had on his left shoulder plate. "It would be uncomfortable for me to wear another left shoulder plate, so Merlin fused it with my clothes. I just have to hit my left shoulder plate to activate the Keyblade Armor."
"Maybe you should change your outfit," said Ventus touching his chin pensively. "By the way, do you know where is that man called Ozpin?"
"Huh? Well, I…" said Sora as he realized that he didn't know where he was going. He started looking around and saw several groups of teens wearing uniforms walking around. "We should ask someone for directions."
"Yes, let's do it before we get lost," said Ven. "Although I think we already are."
"Excuse me."
Sora and Ventus turned around and saw a middle-aged woman who had very light blonde hair and bright green eyes covered with thin rectangular glasses. She was wearing a white long-sleeved suit, a purple-black cape, a black business skirt, black-brown stockings and black boots with brown heels.
"Yes?" said Sora.
"You two, how old are you?" asked the woman.
"Seventeen," replied Sora.
"Twen-" said Ventus, interrupted by Sora, who hit him with his arm lightly and fast enough for the woman in front of them to not see it. "Seventeen."
"You're old enough to be a first-year student; however, I don't recall seeing you in any of the initiation tests," said the woman, looking at the two Keyblade wielders sharply. "Who are you and what are you doing here? You look slightly out-of-place."
"I'm Sora, and this is Ventus," replied the brown-haired boy. "We are here because a friend of the headmaster of this academy told me that this place was having problems with certain creatures that started appearing lately."
"Yup, we are here to take care of them," added Ventus.
"All right, I don't know how you know about those creatures," said the woman crossing her arms, "but you are going to need to give me more pr-"
"Oh, you're already here?" said someone approaching the boys and the woman from the left. It was a middle-aged man with tousled gray hair and thin brown eyes, wearing shaded glass spectacles and a dark green scarf with a small purple cross-shaped emblem on it.
"Professor Ozpin, you know these boys?" asked the woman.
"Well, it's the first time we are in the same place, but I do know who this young man is," said the man called Ozpin looking at Sora. "Glynda, could you look for the two teams who were chosen to protect the academy and take them to my office? I think they were training in the gardens."
"Very well," said the woman nodding, quite surprised that the headmaster of Beacon knew one of the boys who she thought were intruders.
"Come on, we'll wait for them there," said Ozpin, who took the two Guardians to his office, which was in a huge tower. They had to take an elevator to reach the headmaster's office.
Sora was relieved that Ozpin appeared before the blonde woman decided to kick him and Ventus out of Beacon. He was expecting that when he and Ventus arrived, there was someone waiting for them at the entrance of the academy, just like Kid, Liz and Patty did at Shibusen. Although Ozpin looked slightly surprised to see Sora, so maybe he didn't expect him to arrive so soon.
"Well, first, let me thank you for coming so fast, Sora," said Ozpin as he grabbed a cup of coffee that was on his desk. "As you may already know, I'm Ozpin, the headmaster of Beacon. And you must be Sora's partner in this mission, right?"
"Yes, my name is Ventus," said the blond.
"It's a pleasure," said Ozpin before taking a sip from his cup. "Sora, I suppose Shinigami already told you what the situation here is."
"I'm aware of your problem with the Heartless," said Sora. "Although everything looked calm while we were on our way here."
"Yes, today we didn't have any problems with the Heartless," said Ozpin. "And normally, the two teams I mentioned before deal with them when they try to get near the academy."
"They must be really strong," said Ven. "Are they students of Beacon?"
"Indeed," replied Ozpin. "And yes, their skills are remarkable, but they are still in training, so even they have some trouble while dealing with the Heartless. That's why I need you two to help them."
"So we'll be working with them?" asked Sora.
Ozpin nodded. "I'm afraid I won't be able to convince them to stop protecting the academy, and after what happened recently…"
"Did something bad happen to them?" asked Ven worried. "Did a Heartless hurt on of them or something?"
"Yes, they fought against Heartless that they couldn't defeat," answered the headmaster. "They are eight people, so if you two manage to do what they couldn't…well, I'm sure you understand what I want to say."
"It's their home, so they want to be the ones who protect it," said Sora.
"Correct," said Ozpin. "That's why I'm going to assign each of you to one team, so you can work together with them. I know you two can take care of all the Heartless without help, but try to leave some work to them. Do you think you could do it?"
"No problem," said Sora smiling.
"Yeah, leave it to us," said Ventus.
Then, the sound of an elevator reaching a floor could be heard. Someone just walked inside Ozpin's office. It was the blonde woman, Glynda Goodwitch, and eight teens who were following her. They probably were the students who Ozpin mentioned who were in charge of protecting the academy. Glynda walked to where the headmaster of Beacon was while the eight students stopped beside the Keyblade wielders. Two girls and two boys stood to Ven's right while four girls stood to Sora's left. They students wondered who the two boys who were in Ozpin's office were, but they assumed they were also studying at Beacon.
"Hey, are we in trouble?" whispered the girl who was next to Sora. She had black hair with red streaks, silver eyes, and was younger than the Keyblade wielders and the other students. Her entire outfit was made up of various shades of red and black, with black as the primary color on the main suit and red on the cloak she had.
"I don't think so," replied Sora in a low voice. "Have you done anything to get into trouble lately?"
"No…probably," said the girl.
"Probably?" thought Sora.
"I brought them here like you asked, Professor Ozpin," said Glynda. "Now could you start giving explanations, if you please?"
"Yes, but first I would like to ask one question to the students here, if you don't mind," said Ozpin as he turned to the two teams who were in his office. "I already explained you and the rest of the academy about the Heartless, but tell me…do any of you know what a Keyblade is?"
The four students on Ventus' right looked at each other, expecting that at least one of them knew what a Keyblade was, but it looks like none of them knew about it. It looked like the girls on Sora's left didn't know about the Keyblade either until one of them spoke. She was a young girl with long, wavy black hair and amber eyes. She was wearing a black ribbon tied in the form of a bow, a detached scarf-like collar, black low-heeled boots, a black buttoned vest, a white, sleeveless undershirt and white shorts.
"Keyblades are legendary weapons that were crafted by people a long time ago in the image of an original one called χ-blade," said the black-haired girl. "In combat, Keyblades are wielded in the same way as swords, with the specific style varying with the wielder. Despite many Keyblades' apparent frailty or lack of a cutting edge, Keyblades are able to serve as both excellent blunt weapons and supernaturally precise cutting tools. They are especially effective against creatures connected to hearts or darkness, such as the Heartless. However, as a downside to this, the Heartless use the Keyblade as a homing beacon, and thus people with a Keyblade are at constant risk of Heartless attacks at any time. The main power of the Keyblade, however, is the ability to seal or open the barriers between worlds, as well as to "lock" a world's Keyhole to prevent the Heartless from attacking that world's heart. As an offset of this ability, the Keyblade can also be used to lock or unlock any lock, allowing the user to get access to any sealed interior, whether it is a locked room, gate, or treasure chest."
The people in the room looked at the girl with the bow with surprise, shock, and some of them with their mouths hanging open. Sora and Ventus were really surprised that she knew all that about the Keyblade and were looking at her wide-eyed. The girl started to look at everyone, who just stared at her, and started to feel awkward.
"How do you…?" asked a girl who was on Sora's side. She had long white hair pulled back in an off-center ponytail and ice blue eyes, bearing a crooked scar down the left one. She was wearing a pale blue bolero jacket over a similarly colored thigh-length dress and high-heeled boots.
"I investigated a little after we lost against those Heartless," she said before giving the others a quick awkward smile.
"Just a little?" asked a girl with long blonde hair and lilac eyes. She was wearing an orange scarf, a tan vest over a yellow top, black shorts under a brown belt, and brown, knee-high platform boots.
"Well, everything Miss Belladonna said is correct," said Ozpin.
"So, there are other worlds apart from ours?" asked the girl next to Sora, sounding kind of excited.
"We know the Heartless are real, so that must be true too," said the blonde girl. "I mean, those things appeared out of nowhere, and it's obvious that they aren't Grimm."
"I guess that nowadays the rule of keeping the existence of other worlds secret isn't important anymore," thought Sora, slightly bothered.
"Then, if these 'Keyblades' are what we need to defeat the Heartless, we just have to find one, right?" asked the person on Ven's right. He was a boy with messy blonde hair and dark-blue eyes wearing a white chestplate and shoulder armor, blue pants and black shoes. "If they're like swords, then the students who use swords like Pyrrha and me should be able to use it until we defeat all the Heartless."
"It's not that easy," said the girl with the bow. "A Keyblade cannot be found, it chooses its wielder, and it only lets a chosen wielder hold it. Those incapable of wielding a Keyblade cannot keep it, even if a wielder hands it to them."
"Then, what do we have to do to be chosen by one of those swords?" asked a girl with red hair tied into a long ponytail, bright green eyes and, unlike the other girls in the room, she was wearing armor. She also sported a bronze circlet headpiece, a large bronze necklace and bronze bracelet on the upper half of her left arm.
"Sorry, I couldn't find what the requirements to wield a Keyblade are," said the black-haired girl.
"Then we have to find people who already have one, and ask them to help us," said the second boy on Ventus' side. He was male teenager with long black hair and magenta eyes. There was a streak on the left side of his hair that matched his eyes. He was wearing a dark green long-sleeved tailcoat, light-tan pants and black shoes.
"Yeah, and we will break their legs if they don't want to!" exclaimed another girl, making Sora and Ven nervous when they heard what she said. She had short orange hair, turquoise eyes and wore a black vest, a white sleeveless top, a pink skirt and pink and white shoes.
"Nora, I think no one would be able to help us if we do that to them," said the boy with black hair.
"Anyway, finding a Keyblade wielder is going to be difficult," said the girl with black hair. "Almost all of them died in a war, but the remaining Keyblade wielders resolved to protect the worlds from further destruction, becoming guardians of the worlds. Nowadays, I don't think there are many of them…"
"You are very talkative today, you know?" said the blonde girl jokingly, and the girl with the bow narrowed her eyes at her.
"Oh, so they are like heroes!?" squealed the girl with black-red hair, and Sora and Ventus cracked a smile when they heard her. "Professor Ozpin, do you know where we can find a Keyblade wielder!?"
"Ruby, calm down," said the boy with blond hair.
Ozpin smiled. "Well, Miss Rose, you have one on your right while Mr. Arc has one on his left."
The students looked quizzically at the headmaster before turning their heads to the two boys who were between them. They just looked at Sora and Ventus speechless, so they decided to speak while the students recovered.
"You could have said that from the beginning," said Ventus, smiling at the headmaster.
"Yeah, it would have been faster," added Sora. "At least now we don't have to explain anything."
"You're not a student!?" asked the girl with black-red hair astonished looking at Sora.
"I never said I was," replied Sora with a smile. "The name's Sora."
"Man, you really are a…?" said the blond boy addressing Ventus, looking at him amazed.
"Yup," answered Ven. "My name is Ventus, but you can call me Ven if you want."
"Well, that was easy," said the girl with blonde hair. "We didn't have to look for them, they came to us."
"Wait, professor, when you said that someone was going to come to take care of the Heartless…" said Glynda, who couldn't believe that the two boys she stopped in the corridors were Keyblade wielders.
"Yes, I was talking about these two young men," said Ozpin before drinking again from his mug.
"But you never said they were so young!" said Glynda, almost scolding the headmaster. "They could be first-year students! Even the teachers are having problems dealing with the Heartless! Do you really think they will be able to defeat all those monsters?"
"I have to agree with Professor Goodwitch," said the girl with white hair. "They are just two, so I don't think they'll be able to do what eight of us couldn't."
"Actually, Sora was the only one who was going to come here since he's able to complete this task alone," said Ozpin, pointing at the brown-haired boy with his mug. "But I asked him to bring a partner to make things easier for him. I'm sure Ventus would have been able to do this alone too."
"Are you serious, professor?" asked the white-haired girl in disbelief.
"Weiss, you shouldn't underestimate Keyblade wielders," said the black-haired girl crossing her arms.
"That's another thing," said Weiss. "How do we know they-"
She stopped talking when suddenly Sora materialized his Keyblade in his right hand, surprising the two teams. He flipped the sword in his hand and offered it to Weiss while the girl called Ruby looked at the weapon with sparkles in her eyes. The white-haired girl looked at the Keyblade and its wielder with wariness as her hand got closer to the sword's handle. She grabbed the Keyblade and started taking a look at it while the teachers and the other students looked closely at the weapon. Suddenly, the Keyblade vanished from Weiss' hand and appeared in Sora's, surprising the girl.
"That was awesome!" said the girl with orange hair.
"So cool!" said Ruby, who was almost drooling.
"It seems Weiss is not worthy to use a Keyblade," said the blonde girl. "How strange…"
"Quiet you," said Weiss frowning.
"Now that everything has been cleared up, I'll tell you how you're going to work," said Ozpin. "Fighting against the Heartless serves as a good training for you, but after what happened in your last battle, I don't want to run the risk of letting you fight them alone."
"Training?" thought Sora a bit stunned.
"Each team will work with one Keyblade wielder," said Ozpin. "Team JNPR will work with Ventus, and Team RWBY will work with Sora. I hope you don't mind."
"Oh, I don't mind at all," said the blonde girl while looking slyly at Sora.
"Yang, control yourself," said the girl with the bow.
"Very well," said Ozpin. "Ventus, these are Jaune Arc, Nora Valkyrie, Lie Ren and Pyrrha Nikos, the members of Team JNPR."
"It's nice to meet you," said Ven looking at Team JNPR.
"Likewise," said Pyrrha smiling.
"Let's...uh…do a good job, Ven," said Jaune as he stretched his arm to shake hands with Ventus.
"Right," said Ventus smiling and shaking hands with the leader of Team JNPR.
"Oh, this is going to be so great," said Nora as she moved really fast around Ven. "Now we'll be unstoppable, there won't be any monster that can beat us. Not that we weren't strong before, but now we will have you by our side, so we'll be even stronger than before and…"
"Don't mind her," said Ren while Nora continued talking.
Then Beacon's headmaster proceeded to introduce Team RWBY to the other Keyblade wielder.
"Sora, these are Ruby Rose, Yang Xiao Long, Weiss Schnee and Blake Belladonna, the members of Team RWBY," said Ozpin.
"Oh, this is going to be amazing!" said Ruby. "The only heroes I know are the ones who appear in books, I'd have never thought I was going to meet a real one! And now I'm going to fight alongside him!"
"Hey…" said Sora.
"Come on, little sister, relax," said Yang. "You are starting to sound like an obsessed fangirl."
"That's not true!" protested Ruby.
"Thanks for coming, by the way," said Blake looking at Sora. "Not many people would have bothered to come here just to help us."
"It's nothing," said Sora smiling.
"Yes, that's nice from you, I guess," said Weiss crossing her arms. "But I still want to see with my own eyes if everything about you, Keyblade wielders, is true."
"Then how about we take care of the Heartless you couldn't beat," said Ventus, who heard what Weiss said. "Do you know where they are?"
"In the Emerald Forest," replied Pyrrha. "There is where we fought against them the last time."
"That's a good idea," said Ozpin as he walked to the exit of his office. "Come on, let's go to the forest. I'd also like to see what they can do."
"All right, it's time to kick Heartless' butts!" said Ruby smirking.
-TLG-
And that's that for chapter 17, so I hope you liked it.
I see some of you are trying to guess who the boy in the yellow coat is. I'm just going to say that it's not Vanitas, or any member of any Organization XIII, but it's from a Kingdom Hearts game. It's not a well-known character, so it may be hard for you to guess who he is. Just don't go telling everyone if you find out lol.
To The Dark Dragon Emperor: 1) Well, Lea is immune to fire while Natsu can eat all the fire you throw at him…I think the only ones who could get hurt there would be the people watching the fight. 2) Who knows? Maybe they'll appear in a future… 3) I want to keep this story free of OCs, but if that changes I'll tell you.
To Anthony627AA: Thanks, I hope you liked this one too!
To Sunny Lighter: 1) I'm sure you could give that idea a better use than me. 2) Mifune is from Soul Eater, probably you remember him from episode 2.
To AnimeMasterDub: 1) Who knows? 2) Yes. 3) Confirmed in this chapter. 4) That's Top Secret. 5) It's possible. 6) Secret. 7) Yes. 8) Probably. 9) Yes. 10) You could read it in this chapter. 11) More or less. 12) You tell me.
To StarTrail: Vanitas will be in this story, but he's not the guy wearing a yellow coat :P
To animelover276: 1) There's more Lea in this chapter for you. 2) I'd have to watch Black Butler before I can add it.
To Ventusblade: 1) Glad you liked Mifune's debut in this story! 2) I decided to add an introduction to their mission in this chapter. 3) Blue Exorcist will be part of this fanfic.
To Drag0n-0f-Shu: Well, there's a small duel between Kagura and another Keyblade wielder just around the corner.
To quackerq123: I heard about that anime, I'll have to take a look at it someday.
To Dracoboy259: Maybe I could create a mission where a couple of Keyblade wielders have to explore an 'abandoned' space ship. Not exactly Dead Space, but it would be based off it.
To fallenstar2013: Humbert) I enjoyed writing the expedition a lot! You might be right about what you said about Aqua…and Kagura. Klaus) It's possible that more people will join the guild as employees. Regarding the Titan-Shifters, I didn't remove their ability, so maybe you'll see a transformation in a future.
To Red Diz: Thanks, I hope you enjoyed this chapter too!
To Reader 941: Yes, he can use his Drive Forms, but in this story he's trying to use them as less as possible because of his Anti Form, and using the Final Form only would be draining for him.
To azureblade: 1) Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. 2) Nope, it's a character from a Kingdom Hearts game.
To Daxen123: 1) Thank you, I'm glad you like the story! 2) I haven't watched that anime, sorry. 3) Well, I think it's pretty obvious who's going to join Mermaid Heel. Perhaps I'll do something about Crime Sorcière.
To AgentMcMuffin: Thanks, I'm glad you like it!
To Guest: Yes, he's going to be one of the members of the Dark Hunters, but he's not Vanitas, if that's the one you were thinking about.