Last time on Journey of the king of hearts:

Matthew went face-to-face with a Cerberus in Skyworld in hopes to recruit Tip. Unfortunately, all he received was the knowledge that angels were a lot different than how most people describe them. After a bloody battle, Matthew let Tip stay in Skyworld to think about his proposal. Meanwhile, Terren has begun making preparations for the summer solstice. What does he plan to do? And how did Miles turn his room into a tropical paradise? Lets find out now!

Chapter 10

Weapon Specialists Part 1

"Deryk, you are being assigned to a mission of utmost importance regarding the Smash Force." Octavio said. Both he and Deryk were in the lab, gazing at the large screen in front of them. Coordinates appeared on the monitor. "We've detected the energy of a smasher inside one of Biostar's fortresses and I'm pretty sure you know what that means."

"We learned about that base last year... How did we miss that?" The young gunslinger asked.

"Biostar's been scrambling our satellites for months. But back then, we didn't even know about the smashers. Anyway, the area is heavily guarded, so a direct assault is out of the question."

"You want me to do a stealth mission? You know that's not my style." Octavio let out a heavy sigh.

"Well you are the only option. We're asking Miles how he did that little stunt with his room and Matthew has to train today." Deryk rolled his eyes.

"Cancel it. I'm not going on something like that just because you have a hunch that there may be a smasher there." Deryk was about to walk. "Anything else you'd like to tell me?"

"Actually, yes. Terren's going to be there." Deryk stopped in his tracks. "We've intercepted a message that Biostar should be there today to receive information. We're not sure what kind of information, but it could be useful. And maybe, you can finish this war hidden in the shadows." Deryk placed a hand on his chin. "If you can stay hidden long enough for no one to notice you until Biostar get's there... well, you know the rest." Deryk thought about it.

"Alright professor, you've gotten me interested. Interested enough to do this."

"Excellent! We can't teleport you there, so you'll have to fly there on your-" Octavio turned to see that Deryk was no longer there. "Own..." He pressed a button on his computer, causing a security camera image to appear on the monitor. It showed Deryk flying out of the headquarters. The professor couldn't help but chuckle. "Just like his father.

Hi.

You know who I am.

But you don't know anything about me.

Deryk flew through the air using his jetpack. The wings cut through the cloud next him. He didn't even stop to see how beautiful things were from up in the sky.

My name's Deryk. My last name? Don't have one.

You should already realize that I'm not you average twelve year old boy.

I've slaughtered, murdered, I've done things that no man should do.

Some call me cold.

Others, demonic.

But I know what I am:

A Weapon Specialist.

No... I'm a living weapon.

And I'm personally going to send Biostar straight to Hell.

Deryk's eyes shot open before increasing his velocity. He had a mission to do. And when he does a mission... there isn't anything that can stop him from finishing it.

Matthew stood in a large futuristic arena, a lot like the roman coliseum he was in a while ago, without the ancient look. He stared at his opponents in front. They were five human shaped droids, each with a different weapon in it's hands. One had a rifle, had a futuristic sword, one had a staff, one had a futuristic and the last one had a combat knife. Matthew unsheathed his saber. As the one with a combat knife charged at him. He dodged the first strike before kicking the bot in it's chest. Quickly turning around he parried the sword robot before slashing it's hand off. The young king smirked as an arrow flew by his head. He kicked the robot he was holding and charged at the one with the bow. Dodging his arrows, Matthew made his way towards the bot before cutting off it's hand and stabbing it in it's stomach. He smirked as the robot wet offline. He quickly turned around, only to have a sword almost cut his head off. He grabbed the robot's arm and removed h the sword from it's hand, allowing the white haired hero to finish it off by cutting it in half. However his victory was short lived when he heard the staff carrying robot and the one that had the combat knife charging at him. He ducked under the staff, but his hand was hit by the knife. Though it was only a small cut, with blood barely coming out of it, the small sight of the red liquid caused Matthew to recall a rather unpleasant experience he went through a few days ago. He felt the staff hit his side, throwing him back some but he quickly grabbed it and used it to stab the robot. He let the staff go and quickly cut the last one in half. He stared at the remains of the five before sighing.

"Matthew, what's wrong." He heard Octavio's voice behind him. The professor came closer to the young king of hearts with a worried expression. "When you first got here, you easily fought and won against these obsolete models. But now your slipping as if you were in an ice-skating rink." Matthew scratched the back of his head. "Your sword swings were slow, you left yourself open various times and you got distracted because of a paper cut." The white haired hero stared at the miniscule cut on his hand. "Matthew, just tell me what's wrong. Does it have something to do with your last mission?" The young king shook his head before walking away.

"It's nothing." He said. "Just business." Octavio opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by the boy. "My royale business." With that, he left the doctor, who already figured out what was going on. He sighed heavily.

"I was afraid something like this would happen... Well, I might as well check up on Deryk."

The jungle is home to many animals, such as the Tiger, Iguana and the Hippopotamus. However, there's a new creature amongst these beast. One that was stronger than a lion, faster than a cheetah and angrier than a Rhino. To be a bit more exact, Deryk. He sliced through the various vines in trees blocking his path, his eyes filled with rage. In his head, he was screaming thousands of swears. He hated stealth missions. He knows that they're important, but he found it boring. You know why? It's always "Stay in the shadows" and "Don't get caught by the guards". It gets annoying after a while. After a few more minutes of hacking n' slashing, The gunslinging child reached a part were there weren't that many vines, so he put away his tonfa blades and started to walk. But after he took two steps, something ringed in his ear.

"...Nice try." He whispered before taking out his guns and shooting various bullets up to the tree canopy. Then there was silence. For a very short time however, as various bullets came down in Deryk's direction. Quickly dodging incoming fire, he took out his blades and slashed the tree trunk, causing it to fall down. Seeing this, the mysterious figure in the tree jumped to another one. Deryk growled at theis and started to chop down tree by tree. This was going to take a while.

Matthew was inside Miles's 'room', looking out to the endless 'ocean'. His mind wouldn't stay put. Ever since he went to Skyworld, Matthew's been very quiet. He can't think straight. Why? Because of guilt. He feels guilty. Those angels, the way they were and how they acted... the things they said. It made him realize something. It was his fault. If he hadn't traveled through time, none of that would've happened. Though it wasn't really his choice, he still felt it torture every fiber of his bones.

"Hey Matthew." He turned to see Miles standing next to him, holding half of a coconut in his hand and looking at him with worried eyes. "Are you okay? You seem pretty distant." Matthew gave him a little grin.

"Oh nothings wrong." All Hell will break loose. The king of hearts just lied. "I'm just... thinking. How did you do all this anyway?" Miles gazed back at the ocean.

"Well, I really liked my room, but it just didn't feel right." Matthew had a confused, causing Miles to chuckle slightly. "It's Chaos Control." He took out a yellow gem from his back pocket. I;m glad they left me keep this when I told them." Matthew was still a little off. "You see, I used Chaos Control, so that whenever any one goes through the door, their accelerated across time and space and wind up in Hawaii." Now Matthew understood.

"Wow. So that topaz let's you go through time and space?"

"Actually, it's an emerald. Second, more or less." He looked at the sun. "I'm just glad I get to be where I like it the most, with nature."

CRASH!

Another tree fell to the floor. This was starting to get very repetitive and frustrating to the demonic twelve year old. But he had to keep trying. However, before he chopped the next tree, he heard something behind him again. He quickly pointed his gun backward, causing it's barrel to connect with the helmet of a green Power Suit.

"Tag, your it Biostar scum!" He yelled. To his surprise, the person simply backed up and crossed his arms.

"Do I look like one of Biostar's to you?" He said before removing his helmet. Underneath the mask was a young, brown haired boy with forest green eyes. "I take it your in for the tyrant too." Deryk put his gun down, but he still glared at him.

"More or less." He responded. "I'm here because of a team of mine." The demonic hero began to walk away while the brunette quirked an eyebrow.

"Team, huh? Well don't get in my way. I'm here to get some data I'l be needing." Deryk stopped and examined him top to bottom. During this, something came to his head.

"Your a bounty hunter, aren't you?" The brunette smirked.

"Oh, so you've noticed? The name's Hunter. Hunter Aran." Just what Deryk needed to here. "And you are?"

"Deryk. And I don't know if it's coincidence or fate that brought us here." Hunter stared confused. "How would you like to be a part of that little team of mine? I know your a smasher. Samus's descendant." Hunter's eyes widened.

"How did you...?"

"I'm not stupid, but I'll let you think about it. Just let me come with you on you mission. We both have things in there that we need, so a truce would be the best option." Hunter put a hand on his chin before looking back at Deryk.

"One mission. I'm in charge." He put his helmet on before going in the base's direction. Deryk had a large smirk on his face.

"Maybe this mission wont be as boring as I thought."

Hunter Aran has appeared to help! But will he accept Deryk's offer unlike Tip? Will we learn more of Miles's Chaos Control powers? Will Matthew be able to ignore the guilt and move on. And when will I stop playing Kingdom Hearts? All but the last question might be answered next time on Journey of the King of Hearts!