Using the information he had acquired from the Grid, Sora followed the coordinates to a world that, to his relief, was still there. Sora reached the world barrier and immediately found himself in a tropical jungle. If it weren't for the fact that the foliage was thick, he'd have sworn he was back on the Destiny Islands.
"Any idea where we are?" Sora asked, Roxas and Xion manifesting near him.
"No idea." Roxas replied.
"By the way, you realize people are going to question your sanity." Xion commented.
"Why?" Sora asked, confused.
"Well, considering that you're the only one who can see or hear us…" Xion said as Sora grimaced.
"Oh." He mumbled as he started walking through the growth, using his Keyblade to cut his way through some of it.
"Do you think this is where Namine is?" Xion asked.
"Not likely. Remember that map Professor Von Drake had in his lab? That world marked with the Nobody icon? If the Sisterhood of Seven are all Nobodies, then that's likely where their hideout is. And if that's where their hideout is, then that's where Namine is…" Roxas said, a look of worry on his face.
"You okay Roxas?" Xion asked.
"No. I'm not okay. Namine is in danger. I need to find her. If only I still had a body…" he grimaced.
"If you still had a body, you'd just get yourself killed. We've been over this, Roxas." Xion said, trying to comfort him.
"I know but I still feel so useless." Roxas said with a sigh. Sora was still cutting his way through the brush but was visibly worried for Roxas as well.
"We'll get her back, Roxas." Xion said.
"Xion's right. We'll get her back." Sora said finally.
"Get who back?" a voice from behind him said. Sora quickly leapt forward, spinning around with his Keyblade raised, Roxas and Xion vanishing in an instant. Before him was a tall and muscular man in a red and black costume with a stylized lowercase letter "I" on the chest. He looked to be in his forties as a receding line of blond hair indicated. He wore a black domino mask on his face that seemed to be adhesively stuck in place somehow as there were no strings or straps on it.
"Who are you?" Sora asked as the man looked at him curiously.
"Who am I? Wow it really must've been a long time since the glory days. I'm Mr. Incredible! One of the world's strongest supers!" the man replied as Sora scratched his head.
"Supers? As in superheroes?" Sora asked as the man nodded.
"That's right. I'm here on an important mission and I thought they said that this area was evacuated. You need to get out of here as fast as you can." Mr. Incredible said, a look of dire seriousness on his face.
"Evacuated? For what?" Sora asked as Mr. Incredible pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Oh boy. Let me see if I can explain. I'm here to stop a weapon of mass destruction from destroying this whole world. I need you to leave and get to a safe distance before it finds us." Mr. Incredible replied.
"Before what finds us?" Sora asked. Mr. Incredible was about to answer when they heard something nearby, the sound of breaking branches, big ones too by the sounds of things. Mr. Incredible suddenly dropped into a fighting stance.
"That!" he exclaimed as a large metal sphere with five mechanical arms and a single head with a single glowing blue eye smashed through the growth. (Battle music cue: The Encounter – KH2 OST) The machine wasted no time lunging a clawed mechanical arm towards Mr. Incredible who quickly rolled out of the way. Sora quickly summoned his Keyblade and leapt in to help defend Mr. Incredible.
"What is that thing?!" Sora asked but Mr. Incredible grabbed him by the collar and took off running, the machine chasing after them on its spider-like legs.
"It's called the Omnidroid! Can't explain more than that! I just know it's out of control!" Mr. Incredible replied as they saw a break in the jungle growth up ahead. Sora looked back and saw the Omnidroid tuck into a ball, its arms and head retracting into its body and rolling after them at high speeds.
"It's catching up!" Sora yelped as Mr. Incredible looked ahead and saw that the break in the trees was right over a cliff leading straight down into the mouth of a volcano with a single large island of rock in the center.
"Brace yourself!" Mr. Incredible exclaimed, throwing Sora to one side while jumping away in the opposite direction, the Omnidroid rolling past them seconds later and rolling off the cliff only to land on another cliff several feet below them. The Omnidroid extended its arms and head, "glaring" up at them. The machine then grabbed a large rock and chucked it at the two.
"Heads up!" Mr. Incredible shouted but a sudden bolt of lightning struck the rock, causing it to explode into pebbles. Mr. Incredible looked and saw Sora with his Keyblade pointed at where the rock had been.
"I'm not defenseless! Let's take this thing down!" Sora said as Mr. Incredible grinned and nodded. (Battle Music Change: The Glory Days – The Incredibles OST)
"Show time!" Mr. Incredible replied as Sora smirked and slapped his armor piece, summoning his armor. The two then both leapt down at the machine, Sora with his Keyblade reared back and Mr. Incredible with his left fist reared back, both laying down a powerful blow against the Omnidroid, knocking it down off the cliff into the lava below, the machine disappearing into the lava.
"That was almost too easy." Sora said before the cliff beneath him and Mr. Incredible suddenly began to collapse. They were both falling towards the lava but Sora quickly cast a Zero-G spell, causing him, Mr. Incredible and several large chunks of rocky debris to stop in midair.
"Look!" Mr. Incredible exclaimed, pointing towards the base of the cliff. They turned and saw the slightly glowing metal form of the Omnidroid plunging its pincers into the wall. Its eye was tracking the two in the air before pulling its pincers from the wall and hurling two large chunks of rock at the two. Before Sora could act, Mr. Incredible had flown in between him and the airborne rocks and with a single punch, he'd knocked the first back and caused it to collide with the second, destroying both in midair.
"Nice!" Sora exclaimed before suddenly the Zero-G spell wore off and the two collapsed onto the rocky island in the center of the lava. Just as the two were picking themselves up, the Omnidroid leapt onto the island. The machine raised a pincer towards Mr. Incredible and thrust it towards him, but the superhero was more than strong enough to withstand the machine's own great strength although Mr. Incredible was getting pushed back slowly but surely. Sora quickly seized the opportunity to roll under the machine and was about to unleash his Trinity Drive Shot lock when he was suddenly grabbed by the ankles by the machine and tossed away.
"Kid!" Mr. Incredible exclaimed but Sora righted himself in the air.
"I'm not going down that easily!" Sora replied as he summoned Two Become One in his left hand and pointed both at the machine. The two Keyblades started glowing with white energy before they suddenly started creating light-based copies of themselves until there were twenty-six light-based Keyblades, thirteen copies each, hovering in the air around Sora. It was his Thirteenth Strike shot lock but doubled in power. The Keyblades suddenly launched towards the Omnidroid, the Keyblades piercing into the machine's claws, keeping it pinned in place. Mr. Incredible quickly seized the opportunity and delivered a powerful punch to the machine's bulk, launching it clear across the area into the wall on the opposite side. Mr. Incredible grinned in victory as Sora landed next to him.
"Wow you're strong!" Sora yelped in astonishment.
"They don't call me Mr. Incredible for nothing kid. By the way, I never did catch your name." Mr. Incredible commented as Sora's helmet disappeared and he extended his hand.
"I'm Sora." He replied with a smile, the two shaking hands. Before they could celebrate their victory, they heard loud mechanical noises from nearby. They turned and saw the Omnidroid pulling itself free from the wall, a large dent in the wall from where it impacted. The machine was now glaring at the two before tucking into a ball again and rolling towards them. The two quickly leapt out of the way but the machine rolled to a stop on top of where they were seconds ago, unfurling back into its usual form and going for Sora. It lunged towards the Keyblade Master but suddenly fell onto the ground. It swiveled its head around to see Mr. Incredible holding it down by one leg. The machine quickly raised its leg and proceeded to try and smash Mr. Incredible into the ground but the hero rolled clear just in time. At the same time, Sora had recovered and this time had summoned Oathkeeper and Oblivion in place of Kingdom Key and Two Become One, leaping up onto the machine's head and wailing away but the Keyblades just bounced harmlessly off the Omnidroid's armor.
"Huh?!" Sora yelped as the Omnidroid raised a claw overhead to try and smash Sora but the Keyblade Master noticed it and jumped clear just for the Omnidroid to ram it's claw into its own head, the claw piercing the head and accidently ripping it off when it pulled its arm back. Sora and Mr. Incredible both saw this and looked at each other with a smirk before nodding.
"Lightning!" Sora exclaimed, casting a Thundaga into the Omnidroid's breach, stunning its electrical equipment long enough for Mr. Incredible to vault over its legs and into the hole. Mr. Incredible also kicked a second head beneath the Omnidroid out of its socket, rendering the machine totally blind. The machine suddenly started trying to get at Mr. Incredible by ramming its pincers into its hulk, leaving huge puncture marks in its armor but not even getting close to reaching Mr. Incredible until it suddenly stopped, listing to one side as its power source was severely damaged. Mr. Incredible then popped up long enough to knock on the machine's hulk and then duck back inside just before the machine reached in through the hole where it's neck used to be and ripped out its own power source. It then slowly keeled over onto one side, Mr. Incredible tumbling out from inside, no worse for wear. (End Battle Music).
"Nice job Kid. You've got some impressive powers. Lightning, gravity, those weird metal…what are those, keys?" he asked as Sora nodded, dismissing his Keyblades and armor.
"It's kind of hard to explain." Sora replied.
"No explanation necessary. I get it. Keep your powers a secret. Better that way. Makes it harder for people to know your secret identity…but wait, you're not hiding your identity." Mr. Incredible said as Sora scratched the back of his head.
"Well, I've never really had a reason to. I mean I have been mistaken for other people before." Sora replied, quietly remembering the occasions where he'd been called Roxas by the members of Organization XIII.
"Still, thanks for your help. I wasn't expecting any help out here. I was hired by the people working out here on this island to help stop the Omnidroid. It was supposed to be a secret weapon of some sort but it got out of control and went on a rampage. They brought me in to stop it. What about you? Why are you here?" Mr. Incredible asked.
"I'm here looking for somebody, a girl named Namine. She's about my height and age with long blond hair. I found a lead that indicated that she might be here." Sora explained as Mr. Incredible thought for a moment.
"Well I was brought in by an older woman with brown hair. She did wear white clothes though." Mr. Incredible replied as Sora shrugged.
"Oh well, thanks for the help Mr. Incredible sir. I better be going." Sora said as Mr. Incredible nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, I better go meet with my employer and report in on the job. Do you want to come along? You might get part of the reward. You've earned it after all." Mr. Incredible said but Sora shook his head.
"No thanks. I just want to find Namine. If you'll keep your eyes open for her, I'd appreciate it." Sora said as Mr. Incredible nodded in agreement.
"You can count on me, Sora. Take care." Mr. Incredible said before turning and running off. Sora watched him leave for a second before turning and walking off in the opposite direction. Unknown to either of them, they were being watched by a man with long orange hair that stood straight up, wearing a black domino mask, black unitard suit with a big letter S in white across the front, a black cape, white gloves and boots. The man was staring at a monitor showing live footage of the two going in separate directions from the Omnidroid's destroyed hulk.
"Whoa MAN! That was absolutely AWESOME! I can't stop geeking out about that! I don't even know where that kid came from but he is COOL! Not as cool as you-know-who but still." The man exclaimed excitedly.
"Syndrome." A woman's voice said from nearby. The costumed man turned to see what appeared to be a white reclining sedan chair made of glass, rolling towards him on a set of four spiraling wheels. Sitting in the chair was Second, the Lady of Indolence.
"Oh hey! Glad you made it! Did you see the action?!" Syndrome asked, rewinding some of the footage but Second rolled her eyes and sat forward, an annoyed expression on her face.
"Yes I saw. It was about the most exciting thing to have happened since…well since Seven joined us." Second mumbled. Syndrome scoffed and crossed his arms over his chest.
"You don't seem that thrilled about it. I mean come on! You have to admit this is cool!" he said, motioning to the monitors.
"I don't care. I just want results. The Sisterhood has put a lot of time and energy in helping you kill off those Supers to test your toy. I've even had to get involved, luring that washed up old hero to this island to help you kill him off and the machine didn't even work! Do you know how big of a pain it is for me?" she asked but Syndrome merely scoffed again.
"Hey look at it this way! I've been working for years to build the Omnidroid so that its strong enough and fast enough to take down Mr. Incredible so that only I can defeat it! Now we have the man we need to fight it and we also have the data we need to build the next and final versions of it. Project Kronos is back on track!" Syndrome explained excitedly.
"Perhaps. Now I suppose you want me to go meet with your hero?" Second asked.
"Invite him to dinner. I've got plans for him. Oh but what about the kid? The one that helped him out?" Syndrome asked as Second glanced at one of the monitors which displayed a still image of Sora from early on in the fight. She narrowed her eyes at the sight of his Keyblade.
"If he shows up again, capture him and inform us immediately. My sisters will be very anxious to…meet with him." Second said as Syndrome smirked.
"Consider it done."
Meanwhile…
Sora was walking through the underbrush of the jungle again, cutting through the brush with his Keyblade. As he walked, he couldn't shake the feeling that he was being watched. He then came to a clearing and stopped. He then whirled around with his Keyblade ready just in time to see someone duck behind a tree.
"I know you're there! Come out!" Sora ordered. There was a brief rustling in the leaves near the tree before a figure stepped out from behind the tree. It was a boy about his age with spiky orange hair kept under a pair of purple headphones. He had blue eyes and his face was slightly obscured by the high collar of his purple-grey shirt with a purple stripe going down the middle, outlined in yellow. The headphones had a tube shaped white audio player dangling around his neck. He also wore white shorts with a loose fitting black belt. His shoes matched the design of his shirt and he also wore a yellow sweatband on his left wrist. Sora could hear music bleeding through his headphones. (BGM: TWISTER –KINGDOM MIX- - DDD) The boy approached Sora with a calm and uninterested expression. He came to a stop in front of Sora, looking him over with a blank expression before he held out his left hand, palm facing upward. Sora looked and saw the number one printed on the palm of his hand with a glowing red outline.
"Who are you?" Sora asked as the boy sighed.
"Neku. You're Sora right?" he asked as Sora blinked in surprise.
"Yeah. How'd you know my name?" Sora asked as Neku looked away slightly.
"I work for Master Si'Lea. I'm part of the Reaper's Game." He explained, confusing Sora.
"The what?" he asked but Neku rolled his eyes slightly before looking at Sora again, not even turning his music down.
"The Reaper's Game is Master Si'Lea's information network. I'm one of her agents, Neku Sakuraba, also known as Reaper 1." Neku replied, holding up his left hand, showing off the number 1 on his palm again.
"That would explain the number." Sora heard Roxas comment.
"So what are you doing here?" Sora asked.
"Spying on what's happening here. You're looking for a friend of yours right? Long blond hair? Around our age?" Neku asked as Sora nodded.
"Yeah! Her name's Namine. Have you seen her?" Sora asked hopefully but Neku shook his head.
"No but I know that the Sisterhood has been here. They have some hand in the goings on in this World. I'm not entirely sure yet." Neku said, reaching into one of his pockets and pulling out a small round pin on a thin purple string. The pin was black and had the letters RG for Reaper's Game printed on it sky blue colors. He then handed Sora the pin.
"Here, take this, it'll keep you in the loop with the rest of the Reapers." Neku explained as Sora looked the pin over for a second.
"Thanks but…how does it do that?" Sora asked. Neku quietly pulled out a smartphone from his pocket, typing something into it before hitting send and looking at Sora. The second he hit send, the pin suddenly glowed and Sora felt a brief warm sensation on the palm of his left hand. He quickly looked at his hand and saw a sentence written into his left hand in black letters with glowing red outlines. The sentence read "Like this – 1"
"Oh. Thanks. But how do I keep in touch with you?" Sora asked but Neku shook his head.
"You don't." he replied before turning and heading into the jungle.
"Huh?" Sora replied before Neku raised his phone, typing something into it again and hitting send before disappearing into the jungle. Sora felt the warm feeling on his hand again and looked at his palm, the sentence reading…
"Welcome to the Reaper's Game, Sora – 1" Neku had written before disappearing.
"Well he could've been nicer." Xion commented as she and Roxas appeared on either side of Sora.
"At least he's being helpful." Roxas said as Sora turned and started walking away.
"Come on, maybe he'll send us more information later. Let's go." Sora said, summoning his Keyblade Glider and armor before taking to the stars.
End Chapter 24.
A/N: And this is where we meet our first "The World Ends With You" character.
The name of this Incredibles World is "Nomanisan Island" the name of Syndrome's Island from the movie. The world theme is "Marital Rescue" from the Incredibles Soundtrack.
You may also recognize that Mr. Incredible wasn't wearing the right costume for his first battle with the Omnidroid. In the Incredibles, he wore his old Glory Days costume but I never liked that costume so I stuck him in his more recognizable costume. Why? Because I can (that and Red is my favorite color so I like the newer costume better).