Disclaimer: You know what? I'm tired of this. Kairi, you do the disclaimer.
Kairi: Blaze of Mars, or BOM for short, does not own Kingdom Hearts.
Author's Note: The first "real" chapter in my story! I changed the genre from adventure to fantasy, because I think it'll work better with this chapter and forward.
Chapter 5: The Masked Trio
Kairi snuck along stealthily, carefully watching to be sure that she wasn't followed. She was in charge of seeing if anything was unusual in their kingdom. She was checking the capital, Heart City.
Kairi screamed as she heard a huge crash. She pulled out her communicator.
"Sunrise! Come in, Sunrise! I just heard a huge crash. Do I go in to investigate?" Kairi asked.
"Yes, Eclipse. It's best to know what it is." Sora said.
Kairi walked quickly and quietly towards the crash. She gasped as she saw a huge black dragon standing in the middle of the city.
"Um, guys... It's a dragon." She said.
"Hold on. We'll be right there." Sora said.
"A DRAGON!? YOU CAN'T SERIOUSLY EXPECT US TO FIGHT THAT, SORA!" Namine's voice screamed over the communicator. It was silent after that.
Kairi almost yelped in surprise as she saw a figure in red armor drop down onto the dragon's back. At first she thought it was Axel, but it the figure didn't quite look like Axel.
The dragon roared out in rage from the person on it's back. A beam of fire shot out from it's mouth and onto a nearby building. People screamed and ran out of the building, including one person in blue armor. The person joined the red armored person in fighting the beast.
"Eclipse!" Kairi turned around to see her companions behind her.
"Who are they?" Roxas asked with utmost interest as he looked at the three people fighting the dragon.
"I don't know, but it looks like they have everything under control." Riku said.
"It sure does look that way." Sora said, watching the dragon with utmost interest.
"Oh, Eclipse! Are you okay?" Namine asked, running up to her.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Kairi replied.
"I like that dragon." The Kingdom Warriors looked at Axel.
"What? It breathes fire! That's awesome!" Axel defended himself.
Kairi turned her head to see a person in green armor drop down onto the dragon's back as well. From what she could see, it looked as though the people in green and red armor were boys, and the person in blue armor was a girl.
"You will stop this nonsense at once!" Kairi gasped and looked up.
"Quick, back here!" Sora whispered, gesturing towards an alley behind them. They hid in it as Maleficent stood on a building above.
"You will stop!" Maleficent cried, sending a beam of green fire at the "Masked Trio," as Kairi called them.
The trio kept fighting, not seeming to notice the green fire. They each stabbed their swords down into the dragon's neck, and it fell, dead.
"NO! You insolent fools! You will experience my wrath!" Maleficent cried out, sending more green flames at them.
When the smoke from the fire lifted, the trio was gone. Maleficent turned her head at just the right moment, and saw six heads peeking out from behind a corner. One boy had spiky brown hair, another had silver hair, another had spiky blonde hair, and the last had spiky red hair. One girl had auburn hair, and the other had blonde hair. Maleficent smirked.
"The Kingdom Warriors. Fighting against me? You couldn't even fight off my dragon, let alone me. You'd better get to training if you ever want to beat me." Maleficent said, sending a ball of green fire at them. They leaped back in perfect sync and raced off towards the warehouse.
"That was close." Sora panted, sitting down with his back against the door.
"We're never going to get any better." Kairi groaned, joining Sora.
"We don't have any training. Maleficent's right." Riku said, joining Kairi and Sora. Namine and Axel joined them.
"I hate to admit something like this, but Riku's right." Axel said as Roxas left the room and went to his own bedroom.
The warehouse was much improved since the Kingdom Warriors started. Each person had their own room, which they only stayed in during the day, and would stay overnight if they needed to. They also had five guest rooms. The main room had nothing in it yet. The kitchen had all of the necessary kitchen materials. There was two bathrooms in the warehouse, and you could no longer drop from the ceiling without being able to stick to walls. And everything was paid for by Sora's parents.
A knock on the door made them all jump up. Sora opened the door to reveal two people.
"Hello. I am Princess Aurora, and this is Princess Ariel." Princess Aurora introduced.
Aurora had blonde hair and wore a pink dress. Ariel had red hair and wore a pink dress as well.
"I am from the Kingdom of Atlantica, and Aurora is from the Enchanted Dominion. We came here after hearing from a masked trio about Maleficent." Ariel said.
"She used to rule our kingdom, until she was overthrown and fled here. What puzzles me is how she could have possibly ended up as ruler here." Aurora said.
"So... why are you here?" Riku asked. Kairi elbowed him.
"Be polite!" She hissed in his ear.
"We are here because we wish to help you in your training. Aurora knows about Maleficent, and I'm here to assist you with anything else you may need." Ariel said.
"Okay. We have five guest rooms here, so you can stay here in the warehouse with us." Sora said.
"Since obviously nobody else thought to say this, I'm Kairi and my code-name is Eclipse. This is Axel, and his code-name is Everlasting Flame. This is Namine, and her code-name is Moonlight. This is Riku, and his code-name is Shadow. Roxas is in his room right now, but his code-name is Silver Heart. And this is Sora, our leader, and his code-name is Sunrise." Kairi said. Everyone but Axel looked down, feeling stupid for forgetting to introduce themselves.
"Well, uh... I'll show you to your rooms." Sora said, walking off with Aurora and Ariel following.