*I come in the studio to find only Sofia, Vanellope, and Mason inside.*
Me: Where's everyone else?
Vanellope: Sora's training the other royals and the other racers are exploring the rest of the studio.
Me: Oh yeah. Hey, in one of the reviews I got, a reader gave me use of his OC.
Sofia: Cool! Who is it?
Me: You'll see.
The 7 Medallions
Chapter 6: Enter the Scarlet Warrior
A dark corridor opens somewhere on a hill near the Candy Cane Forest in Sugar Rush and out of the corridor came two people in black coats. One was a large man with auburn hair slicked back into messy spikes and the other was a slim woman with jaw-length blonde hair that has been slicked back and with two long strands styled into what appears to be antennae sticking out.
"Are you sure this is where our master told us to intercept that Keyblade wielder and his friends, Larxene?" the man asked.
"Don't fret, Lexaeus. Zexion said that another one of these so-called Elemental Medallions is here and I have a feeling that they'll be here for it." Larxene answered. At that moment, the Keyhole opened in the sky and out came the heroes' ship.
"It looks like they came right on schedule." Lexaeus reported. Then, they see 15 different candy-themed children in their respectful karts speed past the forest.
"What are those?" Larxene asked with surprise and confusion.
"I'd say those kids are some of the inhabitants of this world." Lexaeus answered. After the kids leave their sight, they see the heroes enter a castle in the distance. It was then they see an army of Cy-Bugs flying towards the castle. "Even this world has its share of enemies. Don't you agree, Larxene?"
"Most definitely, But I think we should add a touch of darkness." Larxene replied as she summoned a group of creatures with glowing yellow eyes. Some are wearing silver armor with a red and black emblem wielding swords while others are tall with pitch black skin.
"Ah yes. I almost forgot about the Heartless. I'm sure these can assist those bugs." Lexaeus added as he and Larxene proceed past the Candy Cane Forest and they see the heroes as well as the children from earlier prepare to fight the Cy-Bugs.
Mason, Sora, and the children are taking down Cy-Bug after Cy-Bug with ease. Mason and Sora are effectively using their Keyblades to destroy any Cy-Bug that charged at them. James was holding his own against the Cy-Bugs. When a Cy-Bug got near, James destroyed it with his Dream Sword. Even Sofia and Amber were able to handle their share of Cy-Bugs. Sofia used an array of spells to either destroy or incapacitate a Cy-Bug while Amber blocked their attacks with her Dream Shield. After what seemed like an hour, all of the Cy-Bugs were destroyed.
"…I think that's all of them." Sora reported.
"Man, I never knew that Cy-Bugs can pack quite a punch." James added. Then, out of nowhere, he is struck from behind by a Neoshadow. James cringed in pain.
"James!" Sofia cried out. Then, five more Neoshadows and around 10 Armored Knights appeared.
"What are those?" Amber asked with fear.
"Heartless." Sora answered. "They're creatures born from the darkness within people's hearts. Only the power of the Keyblade can release the hearts from the darkness. I've dealt with them many times before."
"I've heard about the Heartless. I just never saw them in person before." Mason said.
"There's a first for everything, Mason." Sora replied as he readies his Kingdom Key. "You ready?"
"Of course." Mason answered as he prepares his Sleeping Lion. But before they get the chance to attack, a woman with long, blonde hair in a scarlet jumpsuit appears and slays all of the Heartless in sight. Sofia almost immediately recognized her when all of the Heartless vanish.
"Scarlet!" Sofia called out to the woman.
"You know her?" Sora asked.
"Yeah. Everyone, this is my guardian, the Scarlet Warrior." Sofia introduced to her friends
"Hello, everyone." The Scarlet Warrior greeted as she turns to face the heroes. Mason then introduced himself and the rest of his friends to the Scarlet Warrior.
"Hold on. How did you find us?" Sora asked with surprise. The Scarlet Warrior then began to explain.
"On the night of your friend's arrival in Enchancia, I witnessed a man in a black coat kidnap Sofia. I did not see his face when he appeared, but he did have long, black dreadlocks." Scarlet Warrior explained.
"Black dreadlocks, you say?" Mason asked. Scarlet Warrior nodded. Mason remembered who it was she saw. "Xaldin!"
"You met him before?" Scarlet Warrior asked.
"Pretty much. He's the one who kidnapped Sofia." Mason answered. Scarlet Warrior continued her story.
10 minutes later…
"…and as to why I came to this world, your friend Master Yen Sid sent me to aid you on your quest for the Elemental Medallions." Scarlet Warrior finished. Mason was surprised about hearing the news.
"Well, I would say that we don't want someone slowing us down, but we need all the help we can get finding the Medallions." Sora said.
"I agree. Vanellope, you did say the comet landed near Diet Cola Mountain, right?" Mason asked the young president. Vanellope nodded. It was at that point that three more people showed up. One was a large man with messy brown hair wearing an orange shirt over a green shirt, both under brown overalls with a broken strap. Another was a much shorter man with brown hair wearing a blue carpenter shirt over a white shirt with golden boots and gloves that match his golden hammer and a blue cap with the initials "FF" on it. The last one was a woman with short blonde hair with side bangs wearing black and red armor. Sora was the first to notice them.
"I take it they're your friends from any of the other games?" Sora asked Vanellope.
"Yeah. The big guy is my best friend, Wreck-it Ralph, the short fellow is his colleague, Fix-It Felix Jr. and the woman in the armor is Felix's wife, Sergeant Calhoun." Vanellope answered. "Hey you guys."
"Hey there Vanellope. Who are your new friends?" Ralph asked. Vanellope introduced Sora, Mason, and the young royals to Ralph, Felix, and Calhoun.
"It's nice to meet new faces." Calhoun greeted.
"Where you going?" Ralph asked.
"Diet Cola Mountain. A comet crashed there and we're gonna see what it was." Vanellope answered "You guys coming with us?"
"It sounds really important if you're going there. Count us in." Felix answered. Everyone then travels to Diet Cola Mountain in groups. Ralph and Sora are riding with Vanellope, Mason and James with Rancis, Sofia and Amber with Taffyta, Maya with Candlehead, Hildegard and Clio with Minty, Khalid with Swizzle, Jun and Jin with Gloyd, Vivian and Scarlet with Adorabeezle, the others in their own karts, and Felix riding with Calhoun on her hover cruiser.
"Are you sure Diet Cola Mountain is where the comet crashed, Vanellope?" Sora asked.
"Yeah. That's where I used to live before I became President." Vanellope answered. After about 20 minutes of driving, they reached their destination. "We're here."
"It looks gigantic!" Said Sofia looking at Diet Cola Mountain from up close.
"Alright, the way I see it, the comet landed somewhere along the mountain base." Vanellope reported.
"And from the look of the terrain, finding that comet isn't easy." Mason added. However, as ironic as it sounds, Rancis found the crash site.
"Guys, over here! I found it!" Rancis called out to the others. They meet with Rancis at the comet's crash site. When they approach the object that crashed, they find that it was a gold disc with a snowflake on the face.
"What kind of coin is that?" Taffyta asked with confusion.
"That's no coin, Taffyta. That's the Medallion of Ice!" Mason answered as he saw what it was.
"Medallion?" Candlehead asked.
"Yes, Candlehead. This is one of the seven Elemental Medallions. They each contain a different element: fire, water, thunder, earth, ice, light, and darkness. We already found the Medallion of Light in Sofia's world." Mason explained.
"That's all we need to hear from you." A voice spoke up. The heroes turn to see Larxene and Lexaeus standing behind them. It was Larxene who spoke.
"Who are you and how did you find us?" Sora asked expecting an answer. Mason then remembered what they are wearing.
"Hold on. Those black coats… You're part of Organization XIII, aren't you?!" Mason asked with anger.
"That's right, Keyblade wielder. I am Larxene, the Savage Nymph." Larxene replied as she summons eight cyan and yellow knives and throws four of them at the heroes, which are deflected by James' Dream Sword.
"And I am Lexaeus, the Taciturn Stalwart." Lexaeus added as he summons a large axe sword and strikes the ground, causing it to shake around the heroes catching most of them off guard.
"So you know about the Medallions as well?" Sofia asked.
"That's correct. And it looks like you found another one." Larxene replied.
"Obviously." Gloyd added.
"However, our master wants them as well, so if you value your lives, I suggest you hand them over." Lexaeus commanded. The heroes hesitated at the command to surrender their Medallions until Mason spoke up.
"Very well. You can have them…" Mason said as he stepped forward. Larxene and Lexaeus smile evilly until he summoned his Keyblade and finished his sentence after blowing them back with an Aeroga spell "once you pry them from my cold dead hands!"
Mason's response left the heroes surprised and the two Organization members in shock and anger.
"Fine. Have it your way!" Larxene shouted as she snapped her fingers, summoning a Heartless the size of Sugar Rush Castle. It was a Cy-Bug/Dark Thorn hybrid with the Cy-Bug's green bug wings, broken chains wrapped around its arms and legs, a massive orange and green mane, and teal thorns overlapping its pitch black body. The enormous Heartless let out an earsplitting roar scaring the racers.
"Oh my land…" Felix said with fear.
"Sweet mother of monkey milk! That is one huge Heartless!" Vanellope exclaimed cowering behind Sora.
"Strength is never measured in size, Vanellope." Ralph said as he cracked his knuckles, ready to fight the titan Heartless.
"That's right. It's not the size or the power, it's the teamwork." Sora replied summoning his Kingdom Key. The rest of the heroes summon their weapons to prepare for their fight against the super-sized Heartless.
Sofia: Amazing!
Vanellope: I know, right?
Rancis: *walks in with the rest of the Sugar Rush racers* Hey, you guys.
Me: What's up, Rancis?
Rancis: I was wondering if you could train me and the others to wield our weapons.
Me: Gladly. Mason, Sofia, Vanellope, would you help me out on this?
All three: Sure!
Me: Thank you. Well, I'm going to train the others to wield their weapons. You readers please review. And to jakevoronkov1, thank you for giving me permission to use your OC. Peace!
