*I walk in the training room and see Ben, Gwen, Jen, and Rook*
Ben: Hey there.
Me: Hey, you guys. Some of you may wonder why I called you here.
Rook: We're listening.
Me: Ever since Grundy attacked the studio, we've been sustaining significant damage.
Jen: So, you're saying this studio needs some type of security?
Me: Correct, Jen.
Rook: Sounds like a good idea.
Me: I'm glad you agree with me, Rook.
Gwen: What kind of security do we need?
Me: Let's see… *pulls out a checklist* electric fence, cameras, sentry guns, and an eye scanner.
Gwen: I'll get the cameras and fence.
Rook: I'll get the scanner.
Ben: That means Jen and I will get the sentry guns.
Me: Then I'll go with Rook to get the scanner. While we're gone, you readers enjoy this chapter.
The 7 Medallions
Chapter 15: Calling for Backup
In the hallways of Castle Oblivion, Axel is walking to the meeting room. He must be thinking about why he was summoned there. About halfway across the hallway, he begins to hear voices that are familiar to him.
"Are you certain this weapon can help us extract the Princesses of Heart from that girl's amulet?" One voice asked with doubt. Upon hearing the first voice, Axel stopped to listen in on the conversation.
"Relax, when we collect all of the Medallions, no one will be able to keep us from completing Kingdom Hearts." Another voice answered confidently. From the tone of the two voices, Axel figured out who was talking.
"Saïx? Vexen?" Axel asked himself curiously. He slightly opens the door to see them both along with a type of weapon with seven small slots. "Is that…?"
"Can this weapon that Zexion designed really work once the Medallions are in our grasp?" Vexen asked curiously.
"There is no reason for doubt. Once all of the Princesses of Heart are in one place, and in the right position, Kingdom Hearts will open and guide us to complete domination." Saïx answered in a reassuring tone. Axel, shocked, backs away from the door and runs to the meeting room.
After locating Aelita as well as Zexion and Xigbar, Sora and his team are surprised when they see twins Ben and Jen Tennyson hit Zexion when they were about to trade in Sofia's Amulet and their Medallions for Aelita's freedom. As Xigbar prepared to attack them, they activated their watches and, in a flash of green and pink light, transformed themselves into their respectful forms, Kickin' Hawk and FrostBlight. Zexion got up and at the sight of the two, became angry almost instantly.
"No one attacks me in our moment of victory!" Zexion shouted with anger.
"Sora, was it?" Kickin' Hawk asked the Keyblade wielder.
"How do you know my name?" Sora surprisingly asked.
"Grandpa Max told us all about you. After one of our agents reported your friend's kidnapping to us, we kept an eye on them and waited for you." FrostBlight answered with an honest look.
"Enough! Time for you pesky bugs to die!" Xigbar shouted as he fired his arrowguns at the heroes. Expecting this, they take cover behind the walls.
"How do we stop them?!" Rancis asked, frightened. Scarlet types in a set of pre-determined coordinates on her wrist-com and sends them to an unknown accomplice.
"Do not worry. I sent our coordinates to two of my fellow soldiers. They will be here to aid us any minute." Scarlet answered reassuringly.
"Well, whoever it was you told where we are, I hope they get here fast." Ralph added.
Meanwhile, after encountering Gwen and Kevin and successfully acquiring the Medallion of Fire, Mason and his team are on their way to regroup with Sora's team. As they exit the town, they encounter another individual. He has periwinkle-blue and white skin with black markings on his face and wearing a blue and black Plumbers uniform and carrying a white and black tool with a green hourglass shape on both sides. Kevin and Gwen identify the individual almost immediately.
"Rook!" Kevin and Gwen greeted with a salute. Rook saluted back.
"Is he one of your troops?" Ron asked.
"One of the top-ranked Plumber agents, actually." Rook replied.
"Are you coming with us to help Sora?" Crumbelina asked.
"Of course I am. My partner Ben and his twin sister Jen did find your friend after all." Rook answered.
"How did you know?" Ulrich asked.
"He recently sent me the coordinates to where she's located." Rook confirmed. "She's in a warehouse near the old army base."
"That's where we were going." Odd replied.
"Rook, since you know exactly where their friend is, will you accompany us on this mission?" Kevin asked.
"Since Max already sent me to find them, how can I say no?" Rook answered.
"Perfect. Lead the way, Rook." Mason said. Rook nods as he proceeds towards the army base with Mason and his team following close behind.
Back on Sora's team, Zexion and Xigbar have begun to attack them. They took cover behind a wall to avoid Xigbar's arrows and afterwards, Scarlet sends their coordinates to two of her soldiers.
"How are we going to stop him from shooting us?!" Jubileena asked in fear.
"I can freeze his guns. Without them, he's powerless." FrostBlight answered reassuringly.
"How? None of us can get close enough without getting hit by one of those arrows." Felix asked.
"Relax. He can hardly hit me in this size. By the time he does, his guns will already be frozen." FrostBlight replied. She then flies closer to Xigbar, avoiding the arrows along the way. She then fires a light blue beam, which freezes Xigbar's arrowguns, rendering them useless.
"What the hell?!" Xigbar shouted, noticing his frozen guns. Jen signals that the barrage has receded.
"Thanks, sis." Kickin' Hawk thanked. FrostBlight gives him a thankful smile.
"Now that that's out of the way, we can take him down." Sora said as he unsheathed his Kingdom Key.
"Way ahead of you." Vanellope added as she and the racers along with Felix, Calhoun, Sofia, Amber, and James take out their weapons and prepare to fight the two Organization members.
Mason's team has just recently met fellow Plumber agent Rook Blonko and are now on their way to the old army base to help Sora and his team. Ulrich pulls out one of his swords and looks at his reflection on the blade. He looked at himself for about 10 minutes until Ron snapped him out of his trance.
"Something wrong, Ulrich?" Ron asked.
"I don't know. I'm just worried about Aelita, I guess. Ever since my friend Jeremy met her, he's beginning to care deeply for her." Ulrich explained. "If anything happened to her, Jeremy will never feel the same again."
"I feel your pain." Ron replied. This remark gained Ulrich's attention. "If what happened to Aelita happened to Crumbelina, I'd be devastated." After about five minutes of talking, they hear gunfire nearby.
"What was that?!" Candlehead asked, startled by the noise.
"It's coming from that warehouse." Yumi confirmed pointing towards the warehouse Aelita is being held captive.
"If Sora's team found Aelita already, then we got to back them up now!" Mason added as he unsheathed his Sleeping Lion. Then, a hole is blasted open in the warehouse and Zexion was flung outside of the warehouse and into their view.
"I guess Sora found them already." Taffyta deduced. Then, Zexion woke up to see them.
"You!" Zexion shouted.
"I figured you would be here." Mason replied as he readied his Keyblade.
To be continued…
*Rook and I come back with a pre-built eye scanner.*
Swizzle: Back so soon, Archer?
Me: Swizz! Great to see you.
Swizzle: What's that you got there?
Me: Eye scanner.
Gloyd: *walks in* Let me guess, Grundy?
Swizzle: He has no other choice. Where's everyone else?
Me: Gwen's getting some security cameras and an electric fence and I sent the twins to find some sentry guns.
Gloyd: I take it this security is going to be as tight as a drum?
Me: as tight as a 3-ton drum.
Swizzle: Whoa.
Me: Well, I better get this eye scanner set up. You readers please review. And to all of those who have submitted their OCs to me, thank you. If they made the story, they will gladly be a great asset to the team. If not, well, at least you tried. Peace!