*I'm thinking of ideas to write down for chapters from my other stories. Danny and Cyborg walk in.*
Danny: Hey Archer. Is something on your mind?
Me: Hey Danny, Cyborg. I'm trying to come up with ideas for the other stories and lately, I've been having a case of writer's block.
Cyborg: Don't feel too hard on yourself.
Danny: Yeah.
Me: Thanks for that.
Danny: Hey, our friends are watching The Dark Knight Rises. Care to join us?
Me: I guess one movie wouldn't hurt. It's a good thing I managed to finish this new chapter. You readers enjoy.
The 7 Medallions
Chapter 34: Freedom
At the top of the Castle That Never Was, Lexaeus is placing the Elemental Medallions in their designated position to prepare the ritual to open the Door to Darkness. After placing them in a circle around him, his communicator went off.
"What is it?" Lexaeus asked.
"Lexaeus, we require immediate assistance. Those Keyblade Masters and their friends have infiltrated the castle." Xigbar reported from his communicator. "Shall I notify master Xemnas?"
"No. Let them find us. We have all that is needed for this ritual." Lexaeus responded.
"Excellent. Gather everyone up there and bring our special prisoners up there as well." Xigbar said.
"It will be done. Lexaeus out." Lexaeus said as he turned off his communicator. He summoned a group of Dusks to guard them as he disappeared from sight.
In the west wing Dungeons, Green Lantern, Flash, Scarlet, Sofia, and the Phantoms have encountered Kevin, who appeared to have snapped out of his mind control. The group is shocked to see him.
"Kevin?" Danny asked in surprise.
"What are you guys doing here?" Kevin asked.
"We were about to ask you that same question." Dani answered.
"Apparently, mind control spells don't last forever." Kevin said with a sheepish laugh. "Sorry about stealing the Medallions and kidnapping you, Sofia."
"It's no big deal." Sofia replied.
"Why are you down here, anyway?" Flash asked.
"Since the Organization thinks I'm under their mind control, they sent me down here to guard Sofia and these seven princesses until the time is right.
"Seven… princesses?" Danny asked. The six look inside the cages and see six other girls. They appear to be princesses.
"How can we get them out of here?" Scarlet asked.
"Maybe I can use my ring to destroy the locks." Green Lantern suggested. He raised his right fist into the air and a beam split in seven directions and destroyed the locks. Kairi and the other six girls leave their cells.
"Before you thank us, we would like you to tell us your names, please." Green Lantern said. He then pointed to each of the girls as they introduced themselves from right to left.
"My name's Alice."
"Belle."
"Aurora."
"Jasmine."
"Snow White."
"Cinderella."
"Thank you." Flash thanked.
"No, thank you for coming here to rescue us." Princess Jasmine thanked. Suddenly, they hear a corridor of Darkness open nearby.
"We should get out of here while we can." Flash said.
"Good idea, Barry. You go on ahead. We'll catch up." Green Lantern said. Flash nods and runs out of the dungeon at supersonic speed. Green Lantern envelops himself, Scarlet, Kevin, and the princesses in a green aura and they all flew out the window towards the Hall of Empty Melodies with Danny and Dani following close behind. Lexaeus comes in and finds that all of the prisoners have escaped. Lexaeus roars in rage loud enough for the entire castle to hear. He turns on his communicator and contacts Xemnas.
"What is it, Lexaeus?" Xemnas asked from his communicator.
"Master, the Princesses of Heart have escaped." Lexaeus reported.
"I was expecting this. Track them down, now." Xemnas commanded.
"Understood." Lexaeus said as he disappeared from sight.
Along the way to the Hall of Empty Melodies, the remaining heroes slay numerous Nobodies in order to retrieve the stolen Medallions. After slaying a Sorcerer Nobody, they encounter Flash, Green Lantern, Danny, Dani, Kevin, Sofia, and the Princesses of Heart. Sora and Riku gasp in surprise upon seeing their friend again.
"Kairi!" Sora and Riku shouted in unison as they ran to her.
"Sora! Riku!" Kairi cried, happy to see her best friends again.
"Sofia!" Amber and James shouted.
"Amber! James!" Sofia called out as she ran to her stepsiblings and gave them a heartwarming hug.
"I see you guys found Sofia." Mason pointed out. He turns to face the six princesses. "Who are they?"
"Mason, I believe those are the Princesses of Heart." Riku said as he approached him and introduced them. "This is Belle, Jasmine, Aurora, Cinderella, Snow White, and Alice."
"Pleased to meet you all. My name is Mason." Mason introduced himself with a courteous bow. The six princesses curtsey in respect.
"How are they even here?" Scarlet asked.
"Wait a minute. Their device. It's fully functional." Axel pointed out. "They must have already used it."
"What?!" Superman asked.
"Remember the device I told Scarlet about when I left the Organization?" Axel asked.
"Of course. I realized that when he and I encountered each other in the Park." Scarlet pointed out. Then, Hildegard notices a swarm of Heartless coming in.
"Uh, guys? We have a problem." Hildegard warned. The others look around and find themselves surrounded.
"This does not look good." Drake said as he pulled out his twin katana swords.
"I most certainly agree with you, Drake." Ron added as he unsheathed his Sai.
20 Shadows charge towards them, but Drake slashed them down, evaporating them. Ten more Heartless jump into the air, but Green Arrow shot a net arrow, trapping them. The racers are holding off 25 Armored Knights as they stood in a circle around the Princesses of Heart. Rancis blocks an Armored Knight's sword with his staff. He pushes it off as Swizzle knocked it aside with his Morningstar mace. Rancis gives him a thumbs-up for that assist. A Large Body tries to body slam him from behind, until a bullet from out of nowhere evaporates it. The two turn to see that it came from Gloyd's shotguns.
On the other side of the battle, Sofia, Amber, James, and the Justice League are fighting a large group of Aerial Knockers, Hook Bats, Rabid Dogs, and Magnum Loaders. Batman used his Batarangs to take down three Hook Bats. Superman used his freeze breath to stop a pair of Magnum Loaders from speeding towards the Princesses and James cut them down to size with his Dream Sword. Sofia used numerous spells from her Dream Rod to incapacitate four Hook Bats as she used her spear to swing them towards ten Aerial Knockers, destroying them. Wonder Woman used her lasso to capture three Rabid Dogs and swing them towards Hawkgirl, who uses her mace to destroy them. The others are fighting what remained of the Heartless. But it looked like there were too many to fight.
"How many of these guys are there?" Axel asked.
"How was I supposed to know?" Mason asked sarcastically as he took down an Assault Rider. Then, there was a quake that eliminated all of the other Heartless.
"What the heck just happened?" Rigby asked. Then, Lexaeus comes in with his axe sword.
"You have some nerve freeing the Princesses of Heart, Keyblade Masters." Lexaeus said.
"Lexaeus." Riku said with anger in his eyes.
"Why are you here?" Lexaeus asked.
"To get the Medallions back. What else?" Lightning retorted.
"There is no way you'll get them. Not without a fight. So, who would like to face me?" Lexaeus said. They began to think it over for a good ten minutes until Riku stepped forward.
"Riku, what are you doing?" Sora asked.
"Last time I faced Lexaeus, the darkness took control of me and now, I'm the one in control." Riku said as he summoned his Way to the Dawn. "You guys go on ahead without me. I'll deal with him."
"You sure about this, Riku?" Mason asked. Riku gives him a serious nod.
"Okay. Come on, we should get to the top of the castle." Sora said as the rest of the heroes and the Princesses of Heart left the Hall of Empty Melodies.
*I come out of the theatre room after the movie and see Ryan with his new Wolf Scythe.*
Me: Hey Ryan. How's the new scythe?
Ryan: It's marvelous. It feels lighter, the blade is sharper than ever, and it helps me move faster.
Me: I'm glad you like it. Have you seen Cyborg and Danny?
Ryan: Cyborg's with Raven and Nightwing training Sofia and Amber and Danny's patrolling Amity Park with Superman.
Me: Oh. Well, when they get back, tell them to meet in the auditorium. I just came up with an Idea for a new story and I need everyone there.
Ryan: Okay then. *leaves*
Me: I must be busy with all this. I guess I need some time away from the stories. You readers review. Peace out!