"We may be outside where a cathedral, but you and me Erica, can tell this is Notre Dame." Hope said.
"Meaning what? Were in paris?" Riku asked.
"Youre such a moment killer, you know that?" Erica said.
As they continued walking, a woman ran right past them as a man in armor approached them. "You there! Have you seen a gypsy woman?" he asked.
"No. Sorry." Riku said.
"All right. Thanks." he said turning to a man in a religious outfit. "I'm sorry, Judge Frollo. We lost her."
"Slippery vermin. I'm starting to question calling you back from the wars, Captain Phoebus." Frollo said.
"Wait, youre after Gypsies? Theyre just travelers." Hope said.
"Judge Frollo thinks otherwise." Phoebus said.
"To me, they are an unreligious plaque on this city. I will stamp out this….disease one by one." Frollo said as he and Phoebus left.
"I can already tell he's fallen to darkness, his heart with it. You can to, right?' Hope asked.
"Clear as day." Riku said as the woman walked out.
"Thank you. You stood up for me."
"Well, its not like I know what a gypsy is." Riku said.
"So, you got a name?" Gemini asked.
"Esmerelda. And did you travel to this city with us? Your clothes are...uncommon to our city." she said.
"Tell me, that judge, was he always like this?" Riku asked.
"I don't give him much thought. But, you should try Notre Dame. I hear it is a place for answers." Esmeralda said.
"Its a place for someone else too. Believe me." Hope said.
And they were right, as inside the cathedral….
"Who...who are you?" asked a voice as a figure in the dark looked at them.
"I should be asking you that." Riku said.
"Oh. My name's Quasimodo. I am very sorry, but the archdeacon is away." the figure said.
"Actually, we're looking for a man named Frollo." Leanne said.
"My master? He has told me he has business on the outskirts of the city." Quasimodo said.
"Master? Everyones a free person." Hope said.
"Oh, not me. If youd take a closer look at me…" Quasimodo said stepping out and surprising everyone with his figure. "My master, he protects me from the outside world. The people out there would be cruel to me. I'm a monster, you know."
"Were in here with you and were not." Hope said.
"I suppose. You havent done anything to me." Quasimodo said.
"Even if you look like that, youre still human. Everyone can make friends with somebody." Hope said.
"He's right. You should go out there, find some people who understand you." Riku said. "A friend is someone who sees you for who you are, no matter what face you wear."]
"Oh no. My master forbids it." Quasimodo said.
"Are you sure thats what's holding you back?" Riku asked. "Ask your heart, Quasimodo." he said as they turned to leave. "Wish I could take my own advice."
As soon as they made it out the city, they were suddenly attacked by a gargoyle like dream eater with wings.
"A Dream Eater." Riku said. "No chance on fighting it. We're gonna have to run for it."
As soon as they reached the other side, they saw Phoebus confronting Frollo.
"Stand aside, Captain Phoebus." Frollo said.
"What have these people done?" Phoebus asked.
"I have proof that they have been harboring gypsies." Frollo said.
"That's not a crime." Phoebus said.
"You cant reason with him, not when he stated he was gonna stamp em out." Hope said.
"I can think of few crimes that are greater." Frollo said as the gargoyle appeared behind him.
"What demon is this?" Phoebus asked.
"You are mistaken. This is no demon. It is righteous judgment. I have been granted this power so that I may smite all gypsies now and forever." Frollo said.
"You have gone mad!" Sonia said.
"How dare you! I am a virtuous man. Good and evil shall be made plain, once the gypsies face the fires of judgment." Frollo said as he turned to leave while laughing.
Phoebus tried to stop the Wargoyle before it slammed him out of the way and flew off.
"You alright?" Riku asked.
"Well, you did try to warn me." Phoebus said weakly. "It looks as though that monster….is heading for the cathedral."
"Hes gonna use that Wargoyle and set Paris Ablaze." Hope said. "Dont worry, we'll stop him."
"You? It may be dangerous. Its embarrassing to rely on children, but you all seem more capable than me right now." Phoebus said.
As they ran back into the city, they saw it already in flames. Rushing to the cathedral, they saw Quasimodo outside carrying Esmeralda in his arms.
"Esmeralda, are you okay?" Erica asked.
"Yes. Thanks to Quasimodo." Esmeralda said.
"Where did the monster go?" Blossom asked.
"Its up there." Quasimodo said looking up near the roof of Notre Dame.
"Thanks." Hope said.
"Wait, let me come with you!" Quasimodo said.
"Thanks, but we need to do this on our own. She needs you more. Did you heart have the answer?" Riku asked.
Quasimodo smiled as he shook his head yes. The group rushed inside as they ran up the steps as they saw Frollo on the ledge wielding a sword. "Yes! Let it burn. The flames will consume everything!" he said as the group approached. "You see? This is the power that has been granted to me!"
"I see a sad old man with a dark heart." Titanica said.
"Again, you are wrong. Now you all will be judged like the rest!" Frollo said a the Wargoyle flew in. Frollo laughed as he fell backwards into the flames below. "Judgment is mine!"
"Well, that was entertaining." a voice said. The group looked to see the younger Xehanort and beside him was Ansem, Seeker of Darkness.
"Ansem?" Riku asked.
"Okay, now I'm really confused." Hope said.
"Your best friend is never too far." Xehanort said as Ansem picked up the sword.
"So sad. The cost of yielding to the darkness." Ansem said.
"You could write a book about that." Riku said.
"But I embraced the darkness, and unless you hurry up and do the same, your story will end just like his." Ansem said.
"He did, but he doesnt walk the road you do, to darkness. I heard him say it himself, Ansem." Hope said.
"They all did, and I'll say it again." Riku said. "I walk the road to dawn."
"Still afraid of the dark, I see." Xehanort said as he left with Ansem through darkness.
"Nice to see him still obsessed." Hope said. They then turned back to the Wargoyle.
"Now its just you and us, freakshow." Zephyr said.
(Cue-Killer Instinct S2 OST - Inferno)
The Wargoyle, unlike its previous form, now had wings, and took flight above the flaming city out of their reach. It aimed its turrets as it fired bullets right at them.
"Heads up!" Gemini said as the blocked and dodged them.
"We need a better angle and hit space. Riku, use your Komory Bat!" Hope said.
"I got it!" Riku said as Komory Bat entered Riku as he gained the same dark claws that Hope had earlier.
"Okay, now hows that gonna help?" Mahiru asked.
"If im right, mixing this new Spirit im gonna create combined with Komory Bats abilities will let riku clip that Gargoyles wings. So come on out!" Hope said creating a small prickly lion like creature.
Pricklemane Created!
The small creature jumped as it entered Riku.
Dual Style! Bladecharge!
Riku's claws vanished as his keyblade grew longer than it normally appeared as he held it tight. He leapt right at it as he sliced off its wings with ease, sending it plummeting down to the flames below.
"Whoa. That is badass." Toma said.
"Took the words I was gonna say, kid." Akane said.
"Now we have to put out this fire before we go down." Hope said.
Rain the suddenly began falling down onto the city as if out of nowhere.
"What the heck?" Lacy said in excitement. "It started raining out of nowhere."
The rest saw this as well. Titanica was the only one to notice a creature in the corner resembling a small deity with a fish like design before it vanished.
"Was that...one of the Guardians?" Titanica wondered. "I guess even deities have to dream to sometimes."
"That was Tapu Fini." Fuyunyan said. "Its the guardian of Poni Island in Alola. It seems like a miracle for it to come here to save this city."
"Once we can get to alola and Poni ISland, I'm thanking her personally." Hope said.
"No need, I am here." Tapu fini said behind them. Up close, she was half human oid and half in a shell like clam with fish esque style.
"Oh thank god, you can talk." Hope said.
"We have observed you humans since the formation of the islands we have sought to protect." Tapu Fini said.
"Then you know whats been happening in your region." Hope said.
"You refer to the Ultra Beasts. We are well aware. We have worked tirelessly to defend our homes from them." Tapu Fini said.
"Weve managed to capture the second one, dubbed by the Aether Foundation as…" Hope began.
"Buzzwole. I'm afraid that was only one of many. The Ultra Beasts, they are not like normal pokemon." Tapu Fini said.
"I can tell. Origami turned a friend of ours into a paper human. And I heard from annete that another bug one fought our friends." Hope said.
"Yes. We know what they are. The Ultra Beasts are Legendary Pokemon that come from another dimension." Tapu Fini said.
"Pheromosa claimed that someone forced them all here." Annette said.
"We are wondering who forced them here ourselves, possibly one of the Aelthers Experiments or Guzma's recklessness." Hope said.
"We don't know either. There is something called an Ultra Wormhole that forces them here, but apparently, they don't stay in our world for long before suddenly warping back to their own dimension." Tapu Fini said.
"It sounds like we may need to take a visit to Alola and figure out whats causing all this." Ogami said.
"And I will be waiting for you, as well as Bulu, Kopo, and Mele." Tapu Fini said before fading. "It appears it is time to awake. Farewell."
The keyhole then appeared on the side of the cathedral entrance.
"And we gotta continue our job before we head to alola." Hope said.
"ANd we will find out what Xehanort and Ansem mean." Riku said.
As the light shined, Hope suddenly found himself viewing an old memory.
"What...is this?" Hope said as he saw the Twilight Town clock tower as Axel and Roxas sat on it.
"Hey, Axel, you haven't forgotten, have you?" Roxas asked.
"Forgotten what?" Axel asked.
"You made us a promise." Roxas said.
"I did?" Axel asked.
"You said...That you'd always be there to bring us back." Roxas said.
"Yeah." Axel said.
"Got it memorized?" Roxas said as he faded while Axel chuckled.
"Yeah. Best Friends Forever. You, me and Xion." Axel said.
Then it showed a memory of Axel waking up in Paris with the people staring. "What are you looking at?" he asked before seeing himself in the window. He found he was now back as Lea. "I'm...a person again." he said in surprise.
The memory soon began to fade.
"So thats how it happened." Hope said.
"Hey, Keyholes all done. You coming or do you wanna sleep here and not be in the next world until after we wake up?" Riku asked.
"Oh. Coming." Hope said as he slowly followed behind. "Lea...I promise, Roxas and even Xion, we'll bring them back one day." Hope said crying a bit.