"Okay! Anything I should know about this guy?" Kairi asked. As Naminé racked her brain for an answer, Xemnas shrouded himself within a cloud of darkness that began to close in toward her. "What the..."
"I...I..." Naminé stammered. "I don't know! I've never actually seen him fight! He's always been ordering the other members to fight for him!"
The cloud suddenly halted a few feet from her position. Kairi squinted into the darkness for a telltale of what to expect. Surprisingly, instead of attacking, Xemnas reappeared staring holes through her as long, red beams of energy jutted out of his hands.
"Light sabers?!" Kairi cried. "You've got light sabers?!"
"They are called "Ethereal Blades," Xemnas corrected.
"Ethereal Blades?" Naminé repeated. "What kinda stupid name is that?"
"This from a girl whose name does not even match her other half," Xemnas retorted.
"Like you should talk, MANSEX," Kairi snapped back. Xemnas froze.
"What did you call me, you insolent child?" he growled.
"What? Does the truth hurt?" Kairi giggled. "Cut the acting, your Royal Gayness. You probably sent Marluxia to Castle Oblivion so he wouldn't get jealous when you would got all hot and heavy with Saix!"
"You know I was always wondering about that!" Naminé laughed. "After their meetings, Saix always spent a few minutes afterwards to stay behind. I mean, that makes total sense!"
"So, you want to talk orientation, do you?" Xemnas snapped. "In that case, can you trust Sora and Riku alone? Or Roxas and Axel?"
Kairi's jaw dropped. "Is he getting into a yaoi rant with us?"
"In fact, I have heard that you two girls have managed to..."
"Shut up!" Naminé interrupted. "Yaoi is one thing, but yuri's going too far!"
"So be it," came the curt reply. And with that, Xemnas charged at them with his blades held high. Kairi ran back at him with reciprocated ferocity.
Xemnas swung his left blade in a wide arc with vengeful force. Fortunately, Kairi was able to duck low to the ground, the saber whizzing harmlessly over her. The coiled muscles in her legs built up kinetic energy and with a quick snap of her legs, the Princess pushed off from the ground and sliced the Keyblade in an upward arc, striking Xemnas squarely underneath the chin. His head snapped back as if Kairi laid a powerful uppercut to the head.
Kairi tried to continue her assault, but although Xemnas was reeling, his sabers were still swinging around wildly, forcing her to keep her distance. With Xemnas stunned, she took a moment to think. "Okay, let's review, shall we? We're up against a guy who takes lessons from some Darth dork." The redhead cricked her neck slightly. "Seriously, he couldn't get a better weapon?"
"We've gone against a DBZ rip-off, a Guitar Hero, a werewolf, an emo, a surfing pirate, a poker head, a dominatrix, three gay guys, a tickle fetish pedophile and my fiancée...and THIS surprises you?"
Kairi pursed her lips in thought. "Good point."
"Too bad we can't steal his weapons like we did with Roxas, Marluxia or Xaldin," Naminé said. "They look like they're physically attached to his hands," Naminé said.
"I don't know what's worse," Kairi lamented. "The fact that we're fighting someone that could be the butt of every Star Wars joke in history or the fact that nothing perverted has happened to us yet."
"What about those fights against Larxene, Luxord or Saix?" Naminé asked. "Nothing perverted happe...Heads up!" Kairi snapped out of her stupor just in time to see Xemnas rushing forward with his arms swinging. She managed to raise the Keyblade to block his first strike, but the other saber was able to slam into her exposed side, electrocuting her nerve endings. Her body was unable to respond to her commands as Xemnas spun around her like a gravity defying top, slashing and slicing her from every side. Finally, he stopped his assault and retreated a few feet from her.
Kairi was surprised when she noticed that other than the first hit, there was no damage on her body whatsoever. "What the..." The next moment, Kairi looked down in horror as the fabric just below her chest unraveled neatly onto the ground into a giant coil of ribbon around her feet, revealing her midriff and a pair of white cotton panties. "EEEEK!" Her face blushed a deep crimson as she immediately leapt out of the scrapped remains of her dress, the Keyblade raised over her head. "You pervert!"
Fortunately, Kairi was left with some of her dignity intact as the straps of her undershirt were undamaged, leaving barely enough fabric to conceal what needed to be covered. Unfortunately for her, Xemnas was grinning as if he expected her reaction. He quickly raised his hand.
"GUARD!" A giant wall of light popped up in front of her path. Unable to change her trajectory, she was forced to collide with the energy charged wall. Kairi flinched as the shock of the barrier sent her reeling back a few feet. Before she could recover, the wall of light faded allowing Xemnas' saber to slam into her, electrocuting her entire body with dark energy. Kairi collapsed to her knees, setting herself up for a powerful kick that sent her flying.
"Kairi!" Naminé yelled.
As Kairi's body lay sprawled out on the ground, Xemnas could only chortle. "Maybe I was wrong about you." Kairi began to get up, but froze as Xemnas pointed one of the sabers at her neck. "I would have thought that after all your previous encounters with my Organization that you would have at least put up a decent fight."
"Why don't you try fighting in your underwear and we'll see how you look!" Kairi snarled back weakly.
"I will admit that I took no pleasure in shredding your outfit. I do not have a heart after all."
"Riiiight," Naminé said. "Your blades just happen to tear into our clothing instead of our skin like its supposed to. You may not have a heart, but I'm guessing you have a dirty mind with a..."sword" to match."
"Even so," Xemnas continued, "I must commend you for fighting your way up to me. You have shown that your endurance and skill might even be greater than Sora or Riku."
"Doesn't this guy ever shut up?" Kairi thought as she felt her strength return.
"However, perhaps it is time you went to sleep..." His eyes narrowed dangerously. "...permanently." While he kept the saber trained on his target, Xemnas raised his other weapon for the finishing blow. But Kairi was able to get her second wind and eager to continue.
"It's not over yet!" As the weapon came hurtling down on her, Kairi swiped her Keyblade sideways knocking his outstretched arm into the other's path, forcing his body to twist awkwardly. As he spun around, she tucked her knees in and slammed both feet into his back, sending him out of attack range.
She hastily got to her feet and brushed some stray hair out of her face. "Naminé, you ready?"
"Yeah! So what if we don't have any pants..." Naminé stopped herself. "That didn't sound too weird."
"Especially since we never wore pants to begin with," Kairi murmured.
Xemnas chuckled lightly as he turned back to face her. "That's right. Let your rage consume you..." he muttered almost inaudibly.
"This feels SO wrong," Kairi said as she stood there shivering slightly in her underwear. "What am I, fanservice?"
Tron and Pence were still trying to hack into the computer when Pence suddenly yelled out, "Hey, I found something!"
The kids stopped immediately what they were doing and ran up to the console. "What's up, Pence?" Hayner asked.
Pence pointed at one of the monitors. "We found some data recordings that were just taken a few hours ago. They might be able to tell us what's been going on."
The group peered closer and were astonished to see playbacks of every fight that Kairi and Naminé had done. "Is that...Kairi?" Roxas couldn't believe his eyes when Kairi switched with Naminé. "And Naminé?!"
"Looks like you weren't the only one who could switch," Riku said, slapping Roxas on the back.
"Who's that blonde girl?" Hayner asked with a slight smirk playing on his lips.
"My girlfriend," Roxas replied sharply. As he saw Naminé smother his Data form's head with her butt, he rubbed his face in disbelief. "I was wondering why I felt so dirty..."
"And you were complaining you were never going to get any face time with Naminé," Sora chuckled. Roxas rolled his eyes in response.
The fights began flashing through the highlights of Kairi and Naminé's battles. The group could only stare in awe at the members of Organization XIII were taken out one by one. "Who's the gay guy wielding the scythe?" Olette asked. Before anyone could reply, the Marluxia on the screen shouted "For the millionth time, I AM NOT GAY!"
Riku gave her a big smirk. "That answer your question?"
"Ouch," Roxas said cringing as he saw Kairi beating the crap out of Demyx. "Poor Demy never had a chance."
"I still can't believe that she's been able to catch up with us in terms of battle," Selphie said. "I mean, her technique is a bit shaky, but the rate at which she improves is surprisingly fast."
Riku scratched his chin thoughtfully when the screen started displaying Kairi's magic. "I don't remember teaching her those spells." He glanced at Roxas. "Did you?"
Roxas shook his head. "We never had time to. The wedding got in the way." He looked at Kairi and Naminé's performance intently. "Although that "Dodge Flip" of hers is pretty impressive."
When Zexion's fight showed, the group stared in awe. "Did she just kick Sora and Riku's butt?" Hayner gasped in astonishment.
Selphie and Olette high-fived each other. "Oh yeah! Girls rule!" The guys grumbled unutterable comments.
"Wait, what is that Heartless doing to her?" Wakka was indicating Kairi's fight with Anti-Sora. After a few seconds, it became painfully obvious.
"Oh my gawd! Sora's a pervert!" Tidus exclaimed.
"I am not!" Sora snapped. Of course, no one heard him except Roxas and Riku.
Eventually the recording reached the segment where Vexen placed Kairi into bondage and began to tickle torture her mercilessly.
"That...is disturbing," Olette commented.
"I never knew Kairi was ticklish on her hips," Sora said in the corner of his mind. "And the way her body's gyrating seem almost enticing somehow."
"Sora says he's enjoying this," Roxas told the others to Sora's chagrin.
"I know I am," Tidus said with a grin. "It's like watching uncensored Japanese anime!" Wakka and Selphie both whacked him across the back of his head.
"Come on!" Riku huffed impatiently. "As edutaining as this is, we're wasting time. Is there any way to see what's going on inside right now?" After Pence pressed a few keys, the main screen finally showed exactly what was happening inside Xemnas' cove. The group stared in stunned disbelief.
Roxas' eyes widened to the size of dinner plates. "Is Kairi fighting in her underwear or is that a new Drive form she's got?"
Suddenly, the yellow cove flickered back to its blue aura. "Alright!" Pence pumped his fist. "We managed to open the door!"
"Sweet!" Hayner started for the ramp, but Roxas and Riku managed to leap up onto the ledge before he took two steps. The Keybearers didn't hesitate in reaching for Xemnas' symbol.
"No!" Tron cried. "Not both at once!" But it was already too late. Roxas and Riku touched the symbol at the same time, causing an explosion of light to envelop their bodies before they disappeared from sight. Sparks fizzled out of Xemnas' cove before it changed back to its yellow occupied state.
"Pence! Tron!" Hayner yelled. "What's going on?!" The computer duo quickly typed as fast as they could, but there was no effect.
"It seems the system can only hold a maximum of three occupants at once. As soon as that limit was reached, the system went into an automatic lock-down." Pence slammed his fist into the keyboard. "There's nothing more we can do except wait for them to finish."
"Can we still see where they headed?" Selphie asked.
"That...is possible," Tron said as he turned back to the console. As they began working on surveillance, Tidus was still entranced at the Kairi/Vexen predicament.
"Do you think you can burn copies of this?" Tidus asked.
Pence looked at him questionably. "What for?"
"Well..." Tidus took the hilt of his sword and absent-mindedly scratched the back of his head with it. "I never got a wedding present for Sora. I figured he could use these somehow."
"Such as?"
Tidus shrugged. "He could probably make more copies of it and sell it online," he suggested. "I know there's a few guys out there that would love seeing a girl in bondage."
Selphie snagged him painfully by the ear and started dragging him away from the monitors. "Only you would come up with something wrong like that," she growled. "Maybe I should take my weapon and tie YOU up..."
"If I find out Nomura's the mastermind behind all of this, I'm gonna slug him," Kairi grumbled.
"Shhh!" Naminé shushed. "He might hear you!"
Kairi rolled her eyes. "Oh, what's he going to do to us that we haven't already been put through?"
"He could always kill us off and give Sora a new girlfriend," Naminé suggested.
Kairi cringed at the thought. "Thanks for sharing that happy possibility, Naminé."
"That's what I'm here for," Naminé giggled.
As Xemnas covered himself with darkness again, the sky immediately began to darken.
Kairi braced herself. "I don't like the looks of this..." Xemnas burst out of the darkness with his sabers drawn and his arms swinging.
"He's gonna strip us again!" Naminé cried fearfully.
"Like hell!" Kairi hugged the Keyblade close to her chest. "I'm not going to be fighting him naked!" As Xemnas began his desperation move, Kairi shouted "FIRE!" Xemnas' saber was only inches away from her chest when giant fireballs burst out of the Keyblade, incinerating Xemnas outstretched hand. The sky immediately brightened to its original state as Xemnas grunted in pain. He clutched his damaged arm with his good hand and glared at Kairi through the encircling flames. Xemnas shrouded himself in darkness once again, quickly transporting himself behind her.
Kairi whipped around to face him, but Xemnas raised his hand and shouted "Nusquam Aeternus Eternus!" Instantly, three eerie-looking crystals appeared around Kairi, encasing her in a sphere of mesh. Before Kairi could strike back, the Organization leader retreated back into the darkness. She immediately felt her strength start to fade. "Come closer," Xemnas' haunting voice rang throughout the arena.
"Where'd he go?" Kairi was astonished that her voice seemed to be fading away as well. She quickly scanned the battlefield for any trace of her opponent. "Get back out here and fight, you coward!"
"Kairi! He's up on top of the building!" Naminé's voice pointed out. The Princess turned her gaze upward and sure enough, Xemnas was watching her intently from the rooftop.
Kairi let out a grunt of frustration. "How in the world am I supposed to get him up there?!"
"We've got something more serious to worry about," Naminé said. "Our energy levels are declining rapidly in here. We've got to break free of these crystals!"
Kairi didn't know why, but Axel's words came to mind. "Never lose sight of your light in the darkness," she quoted as she looked at the building. "Light...light...neon lights..." She started running up to the building. "These crystals are made of darkness, right? So..." As soon as she was at the top of the steps, the crystals began to tremble from the building's aura. "I knew it! The light's weakening them!"
Kairi made a gripping motion from the center of the mesh sphere and pulled as if breaking free from a cocoon. The crystals surrounding her shattered, leaving her a strange feeling of lightness in her body. Kairi looked down at her feet and gasped as the ground beneath her seemed to inch away slightly. It was as if gravity's pull had weakened its hold on her. "It must be a side effect from those crystals!" Naminé cried as Kairi's body hovered slightly. "Get up that building before it wears off!"
Kairi responded with a grin. "Don't have to tell me twice!" She grabbed the overhang of the building with one hand and launched herself skyward towards Xemnas. As soon as she started hurtling up, Xemnas summoned his Ethereal Blades again and in a kamikaze maneuver, dove from the roof of the building. Rocketing upward, Kairi held the Keyblade straight behind her like a tail as Naminé focused their internal energy, letting loose a stream of red heart-shaped bubbles from the Keyblade's tip.
The dueling duo seemed to move toward each other in slow motion, the TV screen glowing mysteriously beneath their feet. As soon as he was in range, Xemnas brought down both sabers at once at breakneck speed. Fortunately, Kairi was well-prepared this time and managed to block it. Before Xemnas could turn around, Kairi got behind him and slammed her Keyblade into his side, flipping him on his back. As he began to fall backwards, the girl tucked her arms and legs in and dove at Xemnas like a human torpedo. The Nobody grinned slightly as he brought his arms back for another attack. And that's when Kairi did the unexpected. She flipped her body around and dropped into a ground pound. Her butt smashed against his face, taking Xemnas by surprise. For the first time in her life, Kairi wasn't thinking about modesty as she locked her legs around his head, smothering his face, effectively blinding him. All thoughts of fighting flitted from his mind as he struggled to get his face out of her crotch. Kairi quickly leaned back, grabbed his legs and held on for dear life.
Their combined mass splashed through the cloud of innocent-looking bubbles, causing massive explosions that shook the air. The tiny booms ripped numerous cuts and tears into Xemnas' back and Kairi's exposed legs, but she held on nonetheless. The adversaries hit the ground with a thunderous crash, the concrete underneath cracking from the impact. Due to using Xemnas as a cushion, Kairi was mostly unharmed. However, she could hear the sickening crackling of bones shifting underneath her. "That had to smart," Naminé commented.
Kairi released her grip around Xemnas' head, stood up and brushed herself off. "At least it was someone else's clothes that were getting ripped up for once."
Naminé felt slightly uneasy, though. "THIS was the head of the Organization? For someone who's supposed to be scary and powerful, this guy was pretty much a big wuss."
And that's when Xemnas sat up. Kairi tightened her grip on the Keyblade apprehensively. "So...it seems I underestimated you, Princess." He began to rise to his feet.
Naminé gasped. "Even after a fall like that, he's still able to stand?"
Xemnas stood up straight and tall, towering over the poor girl. "I will not allow it to end this way...not yet."
"What now?" Kairi gritted her teeth.
He took a deep, graceful bow as if he had just performed a musical encore. "Now we fight for real."
"I knew it seemed a bit too easy," Naminé muttered.
Xemnas raised his hands and his eyes to the heavens as his body disintegrated into data streams, leaving the girls quite alone. The very next instant, cascades of light burst out of the ground, enveloping the battlefield. Kairi instinctively raised an arm to shield her eyes from the intense brightness. When she opened her eyes again, the Princess found herself in a whitish-gray dimension. Her surroundings were constantly shifting and moving, unable to stay still. The patterns hurt Kairi's eyes, forcing her to blink a few times. "What happened, Naminé? Where are we?"
"I don't know, but..." Naminé's voice trailed off.
"I take by your astonishment that we're no longer in familiar territory," Kairi said.
"We were never in familiar territory to begin with, Kairi."
And then they saw him. Their opponent no longer had the pure black cloak of darkness, but a white and black pattern that seemed to swirl around with his movements. Although the area was fairly bright, the girls could almost sense the overwhelming energy of nothingness seep from him. Electricity crackled from his hands as if barely restrained energy was bursting to get out.
"Oh sh..." Before Kairi could react, Xemnas suddenly appeared in front of her, lifted her up using his Thorn Beams and flung her skyward like a rag doll.
Kairi flailed about helplessly as Xemnas rapidly teleported around her, slashing his Ethereal Blades wherever they could reach. She could only scream in pain as the weapons' contact with her exposed skin burned the surface. Xemnas' leg shot out, knocking the Keyblade out of her hand, effectively disarming her. When it seemed that she couldn't take any more punishment, he grabbed Kairi by the wrinkled remains of her fabric (her chest being slightly exposed) and threw her body back to earth with incredible strength.
"Kairi!" Naminé yelled helplessly. As Kairi's charred body smashed into the ground like a meteor, Xemnas chuckled again.
"Foolish girl. Did you really believe that you could defeat me?" She made a weak attempt to push herself up, but her arms gave away underneath her weight. Xemnas teleported next to her and yanked Kairi up by the neck with one hand. With no Keyblade to protect her and her entire body screaming in agonizing pain, she was completely vulnerable and helpless. He stared into those piercing blue eyes of hers. Xemnas looked at her curiously.
"It seems you still have some fight left in you, Princess," he said, indicating the weak fire in her eyes.
Kairi's vision was swimming with overwhelming tiredness. At that very moment, all she could think about was Sora. "...won't...give up..." was her reply. Her limbs trembled slightly as she made a weak attempt to shake out of his grasp, but to no avail.
Naminé didn't know what to do. She couldn't switch with Kairi in fear of draining the remains of the minimal energy their body had left. Xemnas shook his head as he summoned his Ethereal Blade with his free hand. "Why don't you vanish..." he whispered. He pulled back the Blade, stabbing intent on his face. Kairi closed her eyes and braced herself...
"BACK OFF!" Kairi's eyes snapped open at the familiar sounding voice.
"Sora...?" was her first thought. Xemnas whipped around and was met with a faceful of Dark Aura. He immediately dropped his victim, the burning sensation stinging his eyes.
"I knew something reeked of darkness here." Riku blew the smoke off the tip of his Keyblade.
While Xemnas was stunned, Roxas quickly raised his Keyblade. "HEAL!" Gentle bells chimed over her body as Kairi felt strength flow back into her. She interlocked her fingers, raised her arms over her head and went into a pleasurable stretch, feeling her spine pop back into alignment. It was as if she had just woken up from a refreshing power nap. Riku quickly tossed back her Keyblade which she caught easily with one hand. She was grateful, but the sight of her friends pushed everything else going on out of her mind.
"Roxas! Riku!" Kairi ran up to them with open arms, crystal tears streaming from her eyes.
"Kairi!" They met her with a crunching hug before doing a double take. Roxas slapped his hand over his eyes, while Riku gave Kairi a troubled look. "Nice panties." Kairi blushed again as she squirmed uncomfortably in her exposed undies. The awkwardness of the moment was cut short as a giant black fist smashed the ground between them, causing a shockwave that knocked the trio away from each other. As Kairi picked herself up from the ground, she suddenly realized what had just attacked them. Riku stared in disbelief. "No. That's not possible..." The fist receded back to its owner, the Heartless known as Ansem.
"Xehanort's Heartless?!" Roxas yelled in surprise.
"How soon you forget. This is my world," Xemnas ranted. "Three against one would be unfair." Xemnas floated up beside his Heartless self. Roxas, Riku and Kairi braced themselves. "This would even the odds wouldn't you say?"
