Ellie didn't entirely trust these new people she met. They seemed nice enough but she wasn't entirely sure why they would just help her, especially when they hardly knew anything other than Ellie was the Keybearer. However, she'd learned so much from them, and now was on a quest to find the Keyhole of Traverse town. Upon stepping out the door and down to a courtyard, the Heartless wasted no time in locking onto the Keyblade. But Ellie, Yuffie, and Leon wasted no time cleaning them up. They were nothing but scraps in no time between Ellie's Magic, Yuffie's Shuriken, and Leon's revolver sword. They continued on.
Jacob finally awoke, but upon opening his eyes, he still saw nothing. This wasn't him being blind, this was where he was. There was nothing but black everywhere, and even standing up didn't feel right. It felt like ground but there was nothing but darkness. Fortunately it was not the Heartless as he soon discovered when he stepped forward and into another realm. He gasped with relief and no longer felt claustrophobic from the darkness. However he had no idea where he was, until he spotted a sign: Twilight Town.
Some kids rushed past Jacob, almost knocking him on his feet, but he only just kept his balance. He still felt a bit fuzzy from what happened and couldn't quite remember where he was before the darkness. He was on the tip of knowing what happened until "Hey, you!" Jacob snapped his head to the side and saw somebody holding a club aiming it at him.
"Um, hey there! I'm kind of lost. Could you possibly tell me where I am?" Jacob asked, oblivious to the threat of the club. The guy holding the club looked back at one of his friends, confused about Jacob's reaction. They then turned back to Jacob with threatening glares. Jacob saw the danger then, and thought fast. "Oh, well, never mind. I should get going, see you around-" He turned to walk away but was quickly caught off guard. A swarm of Heartless came in, driving off those that threatened Jacob, but as soon as they ran for their lives, they turned their attention back to the one they were targeting.
Jacob, still unable to remember, had completely forgot about the Keyblade, and was shocked when it manifested back in his hand. Within seconds of looking at it he started to get flashes of what had happened before he got here. However there was no time to analyse, he had to strike. He made quick work of the few Heartless that stood in his way, but was slowly getting overwhelmed. It was like for every one he killed two would take its place. He was getting weighed down, one hit after another, and Jacob collapsed. He laid still on the floor, seeing nothing but his stretched out arm and the feet of Heartless.
However from this few, someone else entered the scene. Black shoes, the bottom of a black coat, and the disappearing of Heartless. It was like a guardian angel, until he blacked out again. He woke up on a train, feeling dizzy and tired. "What happened?" he said with a cracking voice.
"You got hurt. I know who you are, and what they were, but I don't think you know yet." somebody said in the seat in front of him.
"Huh? What do you mean? I'm Jacob."
"You know your name but do you know who you are?"
Jacob paused for a moment, trying to remember. Thankfully everything came back, but too quickly. "Ellie?!" He called out on the train. Everyone in the cabin turned to look at him, but they turned back to what they were doing seconds after. Jacob soon hushed his voice and started telling the person what had happened. "There was so much Darkness, I couldn't see, I couldn't even breathe. After that, I ended up in the Town, which is when the creatures jumped me and I found myself here with you." The train stopped, and the person stood up. They had a long tattered red scarf, and carried a huge sword on their back, longer than them.
"I'm Cloud, and it's nice to make your acquaintance," He held his hand out for Jacob, "Keybearer." Jacob took Clouds hand and stood up.
At this time, Ellie, Yuffie and Leon had begun to follow up leads on where the Keyhole could be. One of the leads was the three bells on the fountain. "Keybearer, what do you think? We can go check out the fountain or follow more leads?" Leon said.
"I'd like to check out the fountain. Though I'm not sure how a Keyhole would be there." Ellie replied. She took the lead and followed the signs to the bell tower. Across from the bell tower was the fountain, which they took a look at. "Can we get up to the bell tower?"
"You'd need permission from the Moogles!" Yuffie answered. "They're usually friendly, especially to potential customers. They do synthesizing in their shop above Cid's general store. They have the key to the bell tower and you'll need that to get in." Ellie took initiative and headed to the market district to find the Moogles store, which she found in no time. The signs in the town made it easy to get places and combined with Ellie's excellent initiative, worked great.
"Welcome, Kupo!" A Moogle had said. "What can you we do for you today, Kupo? We offer synthesizing, buying, selling, anything you need, we got it, Kupo!"
"I was wondering if you wouldn't mind letting us into the bell tower?" Ellie asked hesitantly. The Moogles paused and stared at each other for a second, and nodded looking back to Ellie holding out the key.
"Here ya go, Kupo! Please lock up when you're done, Kupo!" The Moogles carried on with their synthesizing and buying and selling. Ellie left and Yuffie looked very pleased at the keys.
"They're so nice aren't they? I wouldn't want to get on their bad side though. They have an 'ultimate weapon' apparently which they're saving for something. I'm sure you and them will be fine!" Ellie smiled back at Yuffie, and Leon started to follow on, keeping a look out for the Heartless. Ellie nodded back at Yuffie with a smile and carried on to the bell tower. When they got in, there was lots of different machinery turned on, with huge spinning cogs. They didn't take two steps before being ambushed by another wave of Heartless though. Ellie got the idea to start calling them hopeless since they never win. After cleaning another floor of Heartless, they continued up a ladder to the top, and got to the bell.
"Well give it a ring!" Ellie told Leon. He pulled down on the rope three times. Each time the wall behind the fountain turned. On the third it revealed a shimmering Keyhole. They were astonished by the sight, and ran down to the fountain as quickly as possible. Once there, Ellie walked up to the Keyhole, holding out the blade. Everything was perfectly tranquil, and they couldn't wait to finish the job - until they were disturbed.
A construct of Guard Armour (Gauntlets, Hammerlegs, and an armoured torso), slammed down from above. Its pieces moved freely and slammed down on the trio with its hands and feet. They quickly moved out of the way and readied their weapons. "Guess the Keyhole will need to wait, right Leon?!" Yuffie joked. Leon swung his sword at the Guard Armour, striking a blow at its foot, but bouncing right back.
"Right Yuffie! Keybearer, our weapons won't be strong enough to get through Heartless armour!" Leon shouted. Ellie blasted it with ice, but the magic wasn't strong enough to hold it back. She realised she'd need to use the blade itself on the Guard Armour, which fortunately she had no problem doing. The three of them confused the Heartless and split up, striking from behind and in front. This guy wasn't any pushover however, and fiercely fought back, slamming the ground with brute force.
Quickly Ellie jumped up attacked with a sharp and crippling blow to the Guard Armour's torso. It scurried away for safety, whilst it transformed, flipping the torso upside down. This was known as Opposite Armour. It was stronger and more agile, which Ellie, Leon, and Yuffie didn't want to get hit by anytime soon. They took up a defensive formation, which they used to their advantage, driving it back. Ellie felt she could really rely on these people to what her back, and that's exactly what they did. Not one hit got through to the Keybearer, and all to the Heartless.
Finally, after a good portion of the hour fighting, it fell apart. Ellie dented, froze and then smashed through the Heartless. The pieces fell and faded away around them as they caught their breath. "Thank you so much, guys. I don't think I could've done it with out you." Ellie said heavily breathing. Yuffie smiled and even Leon looked pleased with the result.
"Well what are you waiting for! Close the Gateway, Keybearer!" Yuffie ordered jokingly. Ellie swung the Keyblade around and aimed it at the hole. A beam of light shot out of the edge, and into the Keyhole. There was a beautiful light as it closed, and they felt like they were in the presence of a miracle. It was a job well done, experience well earned, and a friendship sealed by the Keyblade.