*Ben, Jen, Daisy and I are talking in the meeting room. Sofia and Clio walk in*
Clio: Hey there, you guys.
Ben: Hey Sofia, Clio.
Sofia: What is it you guys are talking about?
Jen: We just explained to Daisy what happened here prior to her and their friends' arrival.
Sofia: Interesting.
Daisy: Hey, can you excuse us? I have something to tell Archer, alone.
Ben: Okay then. See you around. *leaves with Jen, Sofia and Clio*
Me: What is it you want to tell me in secret?
Daisy: Yesterday, when you built that go-kart track, you sort of blushed when I mentioned the experience we got for your new story.
Me: What do you mean by that?
Daisy: Well, after you left, the others saw me blush too.
Me: What?
Daisy: Well… I think that…
Me: Hold that thought. You can tell me after this chapter. You readers enjoy.
The 7 Medallions
Chapter 29: Six Down, One to Go
At the top of the Castle That Never Was, the remaining members of Organization XIII are awaiting Xemnas' arrival. Then, after about another hour, a corridor of Darkness opens right in front of them and as they expected, Xemnas appears from it. The other members bow in respect.
"Good day, Master Xemnas. How was your mission?" Xaldin asked.
"Sadly, it was a failure." Xemnas answered in a somber tone. "But I managed to cast a mind control spell on one of their allies."
"Are you positive?" Larxene asked.
"Yes. Within a certain amount of time, my new puppet will take their Medallions and that girl's amulet and deliver them to us." Xemnas explained. The others give a malicious grin upon hearing that plan.
In the dimensional tunnel on their way to their next destination, Mason is looking around the Gummi Ship for the heroes' new allies. He looks inside the training room to see Ron, Ulrich, Hawkgirl and Nightwing (Dick Grayson) sparring.
"Mason." Ron said as they stopped their sparring match.
"I take it you are the new Keyblade Master. Scarlet, Lightning and Kitana told me all about you." Hawkgirl said.
"She's right. It must be cool to wield a Keyblade like that." Dick added as Mason summoned his Sleeping Lion.
"So you've heard of the Keyblade." Mason said. Hawkgirl and Dick nod in acceptance. Then, Mason's communicator goes off. He answers. "Mason here. What is it?"
"Mason, I'm detecting an energy reading that's coming from Twilight Town." Sora reported from his communicator.
"Twilight Town? Are you sure?" Mason asked.
"Correct. There's a good chance that it came from a Medallion." Sora answered.
"Hmm. Okay, we'll make sure to find the source of the reading. Mason out." Mason said as he hung up.
"So we're going to a place called Twilight Town?" Ron asked. Mason nods.
"I'll let the others know where we're going." Dick suggested.
"Good idea." Mason agreed as Dick left the room.
In a small town illuminated by a setting sun, the Gummi Ship travels out of a Keyhole and lands on Sunset Hill. Mason, Sora and a slew of other heroes exit the ship.
"Okay, how do we suppose to find the source of the energy reading?" Green Arrow asked. Mason and Sora think for a good minute until Mason comes up with an idea.
"I suggest we spilt up. It'll save us time and we'll cover more ground." Mason suggested.
"That sounds like a wonderful idea." Wonder Woman agreed. The others chat in agreement.
"Good." Mason added. "Superman, Lantern, Shazam, Wonder Woman, Hawkgirl, Raven, Gwen and Aelita will search for the Medallion's landing site from the air." The selected group nods at that and rise into the air, Gwen being in her Anodite form and Aelita using her retractable angel wings. "Cyborg, Flash, Aquaman, you and the young royals search the tunnels."
"You got it." Cyborg said as he, Aquaman, Flash and the young royals left the hill.
"Batman, Nightwing, Green Arrow, you and the racers check over at the town down there." Mason said pointing to the town connected to the hill.
"We're on it." Batman said as he, Dick, Green Arrow and the racers went into the town.
"Ben, Jen, Rook, Scarlet, Lightning, Kitana, Skips, you're with me and Sora searching the other side of the town." Mason said. The chosen fighters nod. "Ulrich, Yumi, Odd, Axel, Kevin, Mordecai, Rigby, Muscle Man, Hi Five Ghost, you guys remain here and protect the Medallions."
"We won't let you down." Odd said as Mason's group left the hill.
High above the skies of Twilight Town, Superman's team is scouting the town below for the Medallion's landing point. After about 20 minutes of searching, Aelita begins to speak.
"I'm starting to worry about what's going to happen once we find all of the Medallions." Aelita said with anxiety. This catches Hawkgirl and Gwen's attention.
"What are you talking about?" Hawkgirl asked.
"I mean, individually, they can give the wielder incomparable powers, but together, who knows what can happen." Aelita explained solemnly.
"Let's just hope that once we have them all, nothing serious will happen." Gwen reassured. Aelita smiles at them for that pep talk. Then, Superman sees something.
"Down there." Superman reported. They hover down to the landing site. Aelita retracts her angel wings and Gwen reverts back to human form.
"No doubt about it. My ring's detecting high energy levels here." Green Lantern pointed out as his ring glowed brighter. Superman then started to call everyone from his communicator.
In the tunnels of Twilight Town, Cyborg's team is searching high and low for the Medallion's landing site. Despite the few complaints from Amber and Hildegard, they kept their search going.
"Any luck, Flash?" Cyborg asked.
"No luck around here." Flash answered as he skidded to a stop near Cyborg.
"Damn." Cyborg cursed under his breath.
"We've looked everywhere. There's got to be somewhere we haven't looked." James said. Then, Cyborg's communicator went off.
"What is it, Clark?" Cyborg asked.
Batman's team is looking in the town near Sunset Hill. Batman and Green Arrow are looking for the landing point from the rooftops while Nightwing and the racers search the streets. After about 15 minutes, they regroup in front of a small fountain.
"Find anything?" Ron asked.
"Not even close to it." Green Arrow answered with a shake of his head.
"Finding something this important is like finding a needle in a 50-foot haystack." Jubileena said.
"50-foot haystack? More like a 300-footlong hedge maze." Nightwing added. Then, Batman's communicator went off.
"Any news, Clark?" Batman asked.
On the other side of Twilight Town, Mason's team is asking townspeople for anything they've seen yesterday. So far, all they heard was that a black comet flew by and crashed. They asked where and said that it crashed in front of the train station. Upon leaving Market Street, they enter the Sandlot and see two boys and one girl.
The first boy has light skin, brown eyes with dark eyebrows and spiky, blond hair wearing camouflage capris pants, a short, sleeveless grey vest and a black muscle shirt decorated with white, crudely drawn skull and crossbones, camouflage shoes with white tips, grey soles and in the place of laces, two intersecting black belts, a white necklace with a yellow "X" charm and a brown bracelet with several silver pins on it.
The second boy is heavy-set with light skin, brown eyes and black hair and eyebrows; his hair is held up by a black headband with grey lining. He's wearing a short-sleeved white shirt with dark cuffs under a red jersey with black and white lining, a black silhouette of a seemingly skeletal dog with three bones above it, and the words "Dog Street" printed along the left side in large white letters, blue pants, blue and white shoes with grey soles and a purple bandana around his neck.
The girl has peach-colored skin, bright green eyes and brown hair sticking out on the sides with two strands long enough to draping over her shoulders. Her attire consists of an orange tank-top with a white floral design at the bottom, khaki-colored capri pants, orange socks with white hems, a pair of cream, black, and yellow shoes with black laces, a beaded, sky blue bracelet on her wrist and a black necklace decorated with a spherical, sky blue charm. She turns to see the group coming in.
"Oh, Sora." The girl said, catching the attention of the two boys.
"These three know you?" Kitana asked Sora.
"Yeah. I met them after I woke up one year ago." Sora answered.
"You guys must be new around here. I'm Pence." The second boy introduced himself.
"Hayner. Great to meet you." The first boy introduced himself as he started walking away. "Love to stay and chat, but I got stuff to do, so I'll catch you later."
"My name's Olette." The girl introduced herself.
"Pleased to meet you. I'm Mason. This is Scarlet, Kitana, Lightning, Skips, Ben, Jen, and Rook." Mason introduced.
"Now that we got to know one another, we're looking for something important." Scarlet said.
"Now that I think about it, a black comet flew by and crashed somewhere." Olette explained. Mason's communicator went off after Olette's answer.
"Find anything, Superman?" Mason asked.
(On Mason, Cyborg, and Batman's communicators)
"Everyone, we found the Medallion's landing site. It's in front of a building with a large clock tower." Superman reported on his communicator.
"Clock tower? The black comet we saw must be at Central Station." Hayner pointed out.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go." Skips said as they left the Sandlot towards Central Station.
Me: There. So Daisy, what is it you want to tell me?
Daisy: Well… I think that… uh…
Me: Well?
Daisy: I think that… I have a crush on you.
Me: What? Really?
Daisy: Yeah. *blushes*
Me: I don't know. I mean it's natural for someone to have a crush, but I don't think-
Daisy: Shh. It's okay. Your secret's safe with me.
Me: Secret? What are you-
*Daisy unexpectedly kisses me*
Me: What the hell was that all about?!
Daisy: That was to thank you for building the go-kart track.
Me: Y-you're welcome.
Daisy: See you around. *walks to the door. She winks at me and leaves*
Me: Whoa. I can't believe that happened. Guess I better think up other stories. You readers review. Peace out!