Bloodbath Kingdom

by SpringBorn

Sora, Donald and Goofy crash land into a world that is unknown to them. They soon meet Lanna Scarlet Kennedy, a young agent sent to the old village in Spain to save her parents. OcXSora Is being rewritten. Other characters include Jake, Sherry, Chris and Jill. Finished

2. Chapter 1

Bloodbath Kingdom

Author: Springborn

Co Author: Warrior of Six Blades

Chapter one

Lanna's POV

I sighed softly, staring down at the dead bodies of the chainsaw women as I could feel my stomach tighten as the yellow blood pooled into the ground. I looked looked at the others, wanting to distract myself. "Everyone alright?" I asked.

Goofy and Donald nodded, looking winded and shaken by the fight. "Yeah..." Goofy said panting.

"Just...fine..." Donald wheezed.

"Piece of cake." Jake informs with a smirk trying to play off his worry for me and keep me from worrying about him.

"I-I'm fine, no worries!" Sora hesitates at first before grinning to keep the others from noticing his internal struggle with what he had to do. Granted, he did it to save Goofy, but it hurt a bit to think he killed a human. An infected one yes, but still a human.

I nodded at them and smiled weakly. "Good..." I said and wiped my brow as I picked up some ammo for Jake and a herb. "Jake." I tossed him the ammo. "Now that is done…" I turned to look at the door with the insignia and frowned, eyes narrowed. "Shall we test door number one?" I suggested.

Donald and Goofy shared a worried look.

Jake nods in agreement, eyes narrowed in what I knew was a forced calm to hide his rage.

"Sure, I need a word with Mr. Tall, dark, and dead anyway."

"Why would you want to talk to the guy, Jake?" Sora asks with clear confusion on his face as Jake facepalms.

I looked at Jake and nodded, knowing how he felt and looked at Sora. "Revenge." I made my way to the door and kicked it open, revealing a small room with an old fashion type writer on a table, on old cook stove and a shelf. "Clear."

Donald popped his head in through the doorway. "There's another door" he said pointing.

"Nice one Donald!" Goofy said as I took a look at the typewriter and chuckled a bit, seeing an old entry from from my father. "Heh..."

"What does it say, Lanna? I could use a good joke about now." Jake asks checking the room for anything of use. Sadly all he found was a small handful of gold.

Sora was hanging close to me I noticed, but kept his distance with as he looked around the room.

"Dad's old message when he was here," I said. "He said the villagers left as soon as the bell rang. Bingo anyone?" I finished reading and looked at him.

"Bingo?" Donald asked, brow raised. "Who would want to play a game in a time like this?" The duck grumbled.

Goofy laughed and shook his head. I smiled a bit and looked at Sora, my head tilted

Jake chuckles at the lame joke, but he had to admit the hero had some humor.

Sora noticing the stare turns his attention to her. "What's wrong, Lanna?"

"You alright there, Sora?" I asked, seeing the boy had been a little quiet. I reached out and ruffled his hair gently. "Your a little quiet?" I noticed that he been a bit close to me since the beginning, not that I minded really.

Donald and Goofy looked at us.

Jake too was watching us obviously noticing how oddly quiet Sora was too. Sora seems look at everyone before smiling at me, but there is something in his eyes that doesn't seem right...

"It's nothing, just not sure what to say right now and hoping to find the key soon."

I nodded at that. "Alright" I said, a little worried about him as I saw the look in his eyes. "Let's head through the doorway than and I'm sure we'll find the key soon." Stepping back, I smiled lightly at him and headed to the door, opening it to reveal a much smaller room with a door in the floor. I bend down and opened it, brow raised. "Found a trap door," I said and started climbing down.

Donald sweat dropped a bit. "Doesn't even look..." he muttered.

"Where's the fun in that?" Sora says grinning as he jumps down after me as I reach the floor.

Jake seeing this looks at Donald and Goofy both with a deadpanned expression. "I take it he usually jumps in without thinking a lot too?"

Goofy nodded, chuckling. "He does" he said. "And...it can get him into trouble. Lanna get that from her parents?" Donald slowly climbed in after Sora and Lanna.

"You have no idea and her stubbornness is worse than both of her parents!" Jake told Goofy and Donald the first part with a resigned sigh, before shouting the last part. Obviously he wanted to be perfectly I heard the last part. Jerk.

I stuck her tongue out him. "I heard that, buttmunch!" I called back up at him, smirking. I knew I was stubborn but it had proved useful in the past, specially if it was done to help others.

Donald laughed at the two's teasing. "You two are brother and sister, aren't you?" he asked, though he had noticed the age difference and figured they weren't blood related.

"More like the sister I never had, but wish I did." Jake said in response, I have to admit it's nice to hear that. "It's a blast teasing her about when she brings boys home and her dad goes overprotective on the poor saps."

That I could do without...

"So what's your family like, Lanna? If you don't mind telling me that is." Sora asks me from my right, why is he having a hard time looking at me?

I Lanna shook my head as I heard Jake say that and looked at Sora, looking confused. "My family?" I asked. "They're nice and pretty easy going, never a dull day. My family is a mix of all people as you can tell." I nodded to Jake, grinning. "He's the over protective brother I've always wanted, while Chris and Jill are my aunt and uncle." I started to get worried and touched his arm. "Sora, are you sure your okay?"

"I'm fine, Lanna, really. Just getting use to things on your world is all." Sora tells me and I admit he has a point. Not being from here I guess it is a bit much to learn in one day.

"Alright," I said nodding and smiled lightly. "Just don't hold back if you want to talk, okay?"

Donald and Goofy landed on the landing, waiting for Jake to join them. The landing they were on led down another small flight of steps and down a ladder and into a long cave like hallway. Sora was about to answer, but seeing Jake climbing down stops him.

Jake soon makes his way down and looks down the path they need to go. "So who's ready to hunt Gigante Jr.?" Jake says walking past all of us and going ahead down the steps. Sora just smiles again, but I can see it in his eyes still. Something is on his mind, I just wish he would tell me...

"I'll keep it in mind, but we best follow Jake and find that key." With that Sora walks slightly ahead of me as I walk close to him. He doesn't have to tell me if he doesn't want to, but I will make sure he is safe.

Donald groaned in answer to Jake's question while Goofy gave a half hearted laugh as they followed behind Sora and I. I looked at him and nodded, sighing softly as I wanted to help him but wasn't sure how and I found myself thinking, want him to just let me in. "Yeah..." I said as she climbed down the ladder after Jake and looked down the hallway. "Creepy..."

"Fi-fhi-fho-fhum," Jake calls mockingly ahead of them as his voice echoed slightly. "Where is the ugly giant hiding?"

"Jake's having...quite a bit of fun with this...isn't he?" Sora asks clearly unsure of why Jake is apparently taunting the giant of a man that Mendez is. Though that's no surprise, I know Jake pretty well and I know he does this for two reasons. One to piss off his enemies into making a mistake and/or to kill the tension with small humor.

"Yup, he is" I said as I walked with them and looked at Sora. "Don't worry. It's his way of dealing." My wound was healed but that didn't stop me from touching the spot on my neck where the bruise had been. I could have almost sworn I heard a voice talking to me on the other side... I shook my head, trying to get ride of the image.

"So how far is this cave, Lanna? He couldn't have gone far could he? I mean he doesn't seem all that quick." Sora asks how far they'd have to travel to find the key.

"We should be almost to the entrance. There's the small belly of the cave and than we go through another another small hallway that leads to a ladder that goes to the graveyard to the church" I said as they reached another door. On the other side of the door they could hear the soft crackling of torches and the drips of water from the roof of the cave. Looking inside Jake was clearly surprised to see a man standing behind a both like a shopkeeper who waved toward them in greeting.

"Welcome strangers. Got something you all might like." The Merchant tells us as our group walks toward his "shop". Jake looking the most suspicious while Sora was looking at all the guns in his coat and the items on the table in curiosity.

"Okay, spill, who are you and how are you still alive after all these years?" Jake questions remembering hearing of the mysterious merchant from what I told him and at first he was purely skeptical of the whole thing. But after everything we've seen now so far... Normal logic clearly had to take a backseat compared to strange events happening.

"Also, how much is this stuff? Lanna and Jake could probably use some of these." Sora asks looking at all the guns the merchant had.

"Whoa!" Donald said, his eyes wide as he saw the weapons and the mystery shopkeeper. "He's the like the moogle we have at Radiant Garden and appears on other worlds!"

"You're right!" Goofy agreed, remembering the little floating animal back home that seemed to appear in the oddest of places.

I looked at the Merchant in thought, brow raised. "Hm...we need first aid spray," I inform the merchant of what I decide we need the most.

"How are you so calm about this?!" Donald demanded, looking at me like I was nuts. I shrug my shoulders. "Dad told me about him years ago. The mysterious merchant that showed up at times when you least expect it but didn't sell ammo..."

"Sounds legit to me!" Sora said as he puts an arm on my shoulder to show his support, while Jake shakes his head.

"Of course you would agree with your girlfriend." Jake says teasingly to Sora. Though it might as well have been directed me. The stupid, smart ass, teasing jerk...

I feel my face face turned beet red at Jake's jab. "He's not my boyfriend!" I said quickly, my heart skipping a bit at the feeling of Sora's arm around my shoulders. I glared at Jake, grumbling a bit. "Anyway...how much is two can's of spray?" I ask the merchant, squirming on my feet a bit as I was red in the face, I knew it just from the warmth on my cheeks.

Donald and Goofy laughed at my reaction, nudging Sora teasingly. Sora responds by merely swatting their hands away with a small blush on his cheeks.

The Merchant merely chuckled before offering the two cans. "1000 each, senorita."

"Not the worst price I heard..." Jake mutters with a neutral look on his face.

I nodded and dug out the correct amount of gold out and handed it to the man. "Thank you," I tell the merchant and handed one can to Jake. "We can't argue really." I say before looking at her shotgun and handgun. "I'm good on ammo and upgrades for the moment. You?"

Jake took the offered can, but didn't use it. Much to my irritation, but not saying anything to Jake about it.

"I guess a small upgrade for my machine gun wouldn't hurt on stopping power." Jake said fishing out some gold coins and watched as the merchant helped him upgrade parts on the gun. Sora however just hangs close to me feeling comfortable around me.

I look at Sora and smiled lightly at that. I hope that whatever is on his mind, it wouldn't cause him too much pain and bit back a groan when Jake didn't use it. Stubborn man. I then looked at the Merchant. "Thank you for the help" I tell him, my mind wandering to the large church, the path led to the area where the giant was and the road to the alligator lake. I shivered lightly.

"No problem, you are paying customers after all and I am running a business." The Merchant said with a small wave of his hand as Jake nods in understanding. "Money talks in your business just like in mine as a mercenary, so I hear ya." Jake tells him getting a chuckle from the merchant.

"Indeed, that is quite true." The Merchant agreed as Jake picked up his newly upgraded weapon and moves to the door.

"Time we track down that key and rescue that friend of Sora's, Kairi, I believe it was right?" Jake asks making Sora nod to show he is right.

"Yeah, that's her name. Hopefully she and Riku are both okay..." Sora said with a worried expression thinking about them.

"I'm sure we'll find them," I told Sora looking at him trying to assure him that we would find his friends. "I know we will." I wanted to cheer him up, not liking the look in his eyes lately as it didn't seem to suit him at all.

"Thanks, Lanna." Sora said smiling at me, he looks a little better now, but I'll have to keep an eye on him just to be safe.

I smiled and nodded. "Your welcome," I said, glad to see him a bit better. Donald and Goofy smiled lightly. "Let's get going. Not much farther now to the church. Maybe we can find some more clues."

"Hopefully," Donald said.

"Alright, so ladies first or do you want me to lead?" Sora asks me looking at the way out of here. I'm not sure if he wants to go first or not, but given he's new here...I think I should go first and keep him from possibly hurting himself.

"I'll go first" I said looking at him as I pulled out my gun. I pushed opened the other door that down the short hallway and saw the ladder. Grabbing the rungs, I started climbing up and through the opening to see a small incline that lead to the graveyard and church.

"Uh...Lanna?" I heard Sora asking behind me as I turn to see him standing behind me with Jake just now climbing out of the hole. "Why is there a graveyard in front of a church?" Sora asks clearly a bit unnerved, not that I blame him, from the sight of a graveyard so close to a church.

Donald and Goofy came out and swallowed as they saw the graveyard in front of the church as their faces paled. I keep forgetting that they're not from here.

"It happens sometimes here. Some churches have their own graveyard and some don't" I explained, looking at the headstones. When I was younger I was a bit creeped out by them but not so much now. I looked up to see the church with the bell and pointed. "See the church? On the second floor is where Ashley was being held captive when dad saved her the first time."

"First time?" Goofy asked, confused.

"Yeah, Ashley kept getting taken by one thing or a giant..." I shivered. "Bugs...nasty things..."

"If I remember correctly..." Jake began from beside me, "Didn't your dad tell you they could turn invisible except for their eyes?" Jake asks and I have to admit he has very good memory to pick out tiny details with such clarity. I only told him the story once and I swear it's like he memorized my entire retelling of dad's mission here.

I nodded at that. 'Yes, I did. And they spit out acid as well if they catch you" I said, looking at him.

"Acid...?" Donald asked surprised and swallowed. "Not good..."

"Not at all..." Goofy agreed and shifted on his feet. I looked at them. "Wait till you meat the Regenerador's."

"What's a Regenerador?" Sora asks curiously as we all step out and into the dirt path leading to the church. A few crows cawing at us, but surprisingly no ganados...Not that I'm complaining, but it's weird...

Looking at Jake glancing around the place with a hand on his gun, he clear must feel the same.

"A Regenerador is a monster that is infected with more than one plaga...and if you shoot off an arm or part of the head it grows back" I said, looking around the graveyard and nudged Jake to the small shack to the right.

Jake looks to where I nudged him to and only nods as he goes ahead. Gun raised and on guard, it's time like these that makes me understand how he is so skilled and became one of my teachers when Leon and Chris couldn't.

"All clear!" Jake calls poking his head out from the shack.

I nodded as I followed after him, hearing Sora and the others follow after us. I was glad that Jake was on our side. "Anything useful?" I asked, looking through the doorway and only saw something on the table and a couple of wooden boxes on the shelf's.

"Sadly nothing much, but I was about to open these boxes to see what I find." Jake says breaking one open and taking the gold inside. "Huh, box number one is okay, let's see box number two!" Jake says smirking breaking it and sighing as a snake was revealed, it raised to lunge, but a knife stabbed into it's head stopped it cold.

"Sorry guys, box two is a dud." Jake says a little disappointed.

"You seem very calm about this..." Sora says at ease, but a tone of curiosity in his voice making Jake shrug.

"Like I told your friend Goofy and I'm sure, Lanna told you. We've been through worse than this before you showed up." Jake says nonchalantly.

"Wonder what this was used for at one time?" Donald mused, looking at the tiny shack curiously, seeing that wouldn't be used much as it was a little bigger than a closet.

"Storage maybe" I guessed, hearing the crows overhead of us and noticed something about the gravestones, seeing that some had different signs cut out into them. I made my way towards one, getting a closer look. One looked like a S or something similar to it.

"See something Lanna?" Sora asks running up to me with Jake not too far behind us checking another of the stones.

I nodded, pointing at the three headstones with the different markings. "Maybe it's just me but why is it that only these three have those markings? And none of the others" I put a hand on my hip, frowning. "Dad says that no matter what mission he had been on, puzzles are always the key in them, no matter how big or small..." I murmured, biting my lower lip.

"Best remember these markings, little red, odds are something here will need us to know these symbols for a puzzle or a lock." Jake says as he walks up to us. Sora looks confused on the nickname, not that I blame him.

"Does he always call you little red?"

"Nah, but I think it fits. Unless you got one better for her?" Jake says cutting me off. I'm freaking right here, jerk!

"Well..." Dear God, what is Sora thinking..."I admit it's kinda cute, I just wasn't sure if you always called her that or not." Sora admits and I can feel my cheeks heating up again. Dammit Jake you planned this didn't you?! I see you snickering!

I groaned inwardly, wondering if he was gonna tease me and poor Sora for the whole mission... I looked at Sora and blushed even more, wondering what nickname he would have given me... I swallowed.

"Ah...we better get going..." I said quickly as I headed up the hill and towards the church. I was curious to see if it was locked or not and to get my mind off the teasing...

Once at the doors, I grabbed the handles and yanked, grunting as they were locked tight. "Yep...definitely need a key..."

"There are multiple keyholes here...From the look of the designs, I think they all have to be activated at once or the lock won't open." Sora says next to me, turning to face him. I blush seeing how close his face is to mine, even with him focusing on the lock before us.

"That means my keyblade might have a problem, I can fire a beam to open one keyhole of any kind, but this has multiple that needs to be activated all at the same time... I guess we may need this key after all." Sora says looking annoyed at the door.

"Looks like it..." I said sighing a bit and looked at the others. "I guess we go down the path..." I stepped off the steps but frowned a bit, shivering as I got a chill down my back. Something felt off but I wasn't sure what yet.

"Something wrong, Lanna?" Goofy asked, seeing my face.

Jake turns to look at me as well hearing this and I can see the concern in his eyes. Despite his attempts to disguise it with his tough guy face, I know him too well. "Something bothering you, Lanna? You can wait here while I scout ahead." Jake offers and while it's sweet to hear, I am not making him do this alone.

"No" I said. "I'm coming. Something feels off." I looked at Jake. 'We all have to be careful." I breathed slowly and started down the hill. Goofy and Donald shared a look and followed after.

Jake sees the bridge and walks down it. Until he has to jump the gap, which as usual he adds his own flair by flipping. Show off. Sora jumps next and lands with ease, not surprising considering he jumps up and down the staircase in a single bound without much effort. I make my jump and barely make it, but hear the wood creaking. So I move forward hastily as Goofy and Donald jump. Goofy make sit fine, but the wood breaks under Donald.

Goofy and myself lunge out with our hands to grab both of Donald's just in time to stop his fall.

"Got ya!" I said as Goofy and I hauled up Donald up to the bridge, watching the duck squirm and pant heavily.

"Thanks..." Donald said, wheezing.

"You alright, Donald?" Goofy asked, worried about his friend. Donald nodded.

I sighed in relief. "Good," I said, glad he was alright as they quickly followed after Jake and Sora. We reached a wall with a door. Goofy pushed it open, revealing a large room with no ceiling. "Whoa..."

"Man, reminds of those games from Rome. Only their dirt cheap and have shitty supplies." Jake says looking around both mildly impressed and insulted from the look on his face.

"I wonder what creature came out of that hole. It must be huge!" Sora says with a childish wonder in his eyes that makes me giggle. I don't normally do that, but something about Sora's face right now...it's just so innocent. He turns to me confused and...is he blushing?

"L-Lanna? What's so funny?" Sora stutters as he asks me that, what's wrong with him? And why is Jake snickering again?!

I blush heavily and slap Jake on the arm, trying not too laugh. "W-Well Sora..." I said, swallowing. "Remember that giant I told you about that my dad fought all those years ago? That...hole is where the El Gigante came out of..."

Donald and Goofy heavily paled at that.

"A giant of a troll or orc with a huge plaga inside it's back. Once you do enough damage to the face it shoots out. That's is when you have to kill the plaga or else the giant won't die until you do so." Jake explains spreading his arms out wide to give us all an imaginary idea of how big the plaga might be. I think he's just doing it to mess with our new friends cause it can't be that big...

I coughed a bit. 'Yeah..." I said, nodding and looked around and looked at the ground, seeing large dark but very faded marking on the ground. I had an idea of what it was. "If you guys want to see how big it was look at the ground." Donald and Goofy gasped as they saw the image of how big the troll was as there still was an outline of it burnt into the ground.

(Scene change? 3rd P.O.V.)

Maleficent follows Albert into the room where he would be manufacturing and working on the viruses for their revenge. What Wesker would do with it all and how he'd use it she didn't know, but trusted him to make it work. Unlike her other attempts of gaining allies, Albert Wesker is a genius and with a willpower to gain any power needed to meet his goals.

"So where shall I place these for you, Wesker?" Maleficent asks seeing the high tech lab he had set up thanks to the ganado doing the dirty work rather quickly thanks to their numbers.

Wesker looked up. "On the table please" he said as the computers were running through various of viruses, showing the mutations that happened afterwards. He strode towards one of the viruses and picked up the vial, smirking. "It's time we made the little group squirm..." he said as an image of Lanna appeared on the screen. She was just as stubborn as her parents, aunt, and uncle. He was ready to say more when Mendez strode into the room, not looking very happy.

Maleficent pays him no mind as she sets the viruses on the table as Wesker suggests. Making sure the samples were safe and secure before turning her attention to the former chief of the village.

"What, pray tell, is warrant enough for you to come barging in like you own the place?" Maleficent asks, but anyone who knew her would detect the underlined threatening tone in her voice.

Mendez glared at the two of them. "I work for the lord and he would not be happy about this" he stated, eyes narrowed. "This is his home, his lab and you came in like you own it."

Unfortunately for him, Mendez didn't know about Wesker or the supposed to be Disney witch that could make people's blood run cold with a look if she wanted too.

"Keep in mind I am the only one who can bring back your "lord" and if you want your revenge against Kennedy as agreed. You best learn to cooperate as we do what needs to be done for our plans to work." Maleficent explains with a tone that seems scolding with a hint of warning when mentioning how she alone could bring him back.

Mendez glared at her hatefully, gripping his large hands into fists.

"Enough," Wesker said and looked at Mendez. "If you want your lord back, you will do as we say." His eyes flashed orange behind his shades. "We have more pressing matters to deal with than your unwillingness to follow orders. I DO think you will like this next one as it will pit you against Lanna and her crew."

Mendez was silent, looking at the man. "...What...?"

Wesker held up a syringe and vial of the plaga egg. "Infect the girl."

Maleficent looks in curiosity at the vial in the syringe. "You mean to bring that girl to our side before killing her?" Maleficent asks seeing some merit to the plan, but wondering how long the girl would prove useful to their plans in that case.

"Yes," Wesker said. "She is strong willed and will bind to the plaga nicely. Her friends won't know how to deal and getting the plaga out won't be so easy as it once was." He smiled coldly. "What better way to strike at that boy that gives you so much trouble and her family at the same time?"

Mendez frowned, thinking it over. "...That boy...Jake? He's close to her, like siblings...and the younger one, he's protective of her."

"It's good to know that you are perceptive with that one eye," Wesker noted.

Maleficent smiled cruelly at the thought of what fighting Lanna would do to the boy's heart. "Oh yes...I can see the benefit in this. Mind if I use a few heartless to keep to King's fools at bay. While Mendez can handle Jake and Lanna, the King's fools should be kept at bay to make his job easier. Plus there is the matter of Sora... I trust you either intend to take care of him yourself or have a plan?" Maleficent says enjoying the plan as she throws in her own two cents.

"Yes, that would be of a help and a good distraction while Mendez fight's Lanna and infects her" Wesker said. "I'll fight the keyblade wielder. Mendez, do not miss or you will regret it."

Mendez scowled. "I never miss" he grumbled, hating the idea of working for these two but he would do it for his lord till the witch brings him back to life.

"Good," Wesker said and handed him the syringe. "Now meet me there. I will be there shortly." Mendez growled and stalked out of the room.

"I'll get Pete to have some tv screens ready for this. It'll be interesting to see how Leon and Claire will take their baby being infected. Same for Chris and Jill, though I think you'll like the icing on the cake. I'll have some cameras recording their reactions to it. Wouldn't want you to miss it when she gets infected with the egg after all." Maleficent says scheming how to make their prisoners squirm some more before they died.

Partly for Wesker's sake as he's been a big help and partly for her own twisted enjoyment on those pathetic humans. Maybe this will teach them to watch their mouths around her in the future...

Wesker smirked at that. "Thank you. I would enjoy seeing their faces when they see Lanna's struggle for her life," he said and put the rest of the viruses in a safe place. "I can see them raging now and the whimpering like the worms they are." He breathed slowly. "With your help, this world will be reformed!"

His vision for world domination, his version of saving it, was getting closer now...just a little more to do and he will become a god! He smirked. "Now, I must be off. I hope you enjoy the show." He headed to the door and left the room.

Maleficent seeing decides to get started on her own plan like she promised. Cameras and a tv for Chris and Jill had to be set up for their film to record. "Pete! get here this instant!" Maleficent calls and just as she did a Dark Corridor opens with Pete stumbling out in a hurry.

"I-I am here, Maleficent!" Pete says wary of facing her wrath for being late...again.

"Good, now I need you to get some small errands out of the way. A camera to watch the reactions of Claire and Leon as they watch Wesker and Mendez fight little Lanna's group. While I film Chris and Jill as they watch on their own tv all of this going down. Do not fail me, Pete, or being blasted will be the least of your worries." Maleficent warns as she disappears in a dark corridor she creates getting to her destination. Pete not wanting to take chances does the same like the hounds of hell were after him.

(Scene change Gigante arena 3rd P.O.V.)

"I just got done checking everything in those cabins Lanna. No sign of anything to use here, I think either Leon collected it all or the gigante crushed them with his giant feet." Jake informs Lanna having finished checking the cabins for supplies, ammo, or clues to help them find Lanna's and Elly's parents.

"I just got done checking around the walls with Donald and Goofy. Not much luck other than an herb and some gold, sorry." Sora apologizes as he hands over what they managed to find to Lanna.

Lanna nodded. "It's alright," she said and smiled lightly. "It was a good idea, but it just means we have to push on down to the pond then." 'I hope that lake is empty...' she thinks in worry, not wanting to face a giant mutant alligator. "Anyway, let's get going."

Goofy nodded and yawned a bit. "Here's hoping" he said. I smiled and patted his back. "Yeah."

Lanna started walking to the entrance where a door laid up a head and placing her hand on it, waiting for the others to join her. Once they did, she pushed open the door, revealing another road that started to split off into sections. She started walking forward, wondering what way to go. "What way do you think we should go? Left or right?"

She looked to her left, seeing it went up a hill and on the right it went down hill towards the lake.

"Let's go right" Donald said as the small duck headed towards the downhill with Goofy behind him. Lanna shrugged as she started downwards as well.

"Jake? Sora, come on slow pokes!"

"Wait up!" Sora calls rushing after them and Jake jogs up to them, feeling cautious like something wasn't right.

(Scene change?)

Pete comes into the room with a camera and places it next to the tv as he turns it on. Flipping through the security feeds before finding the channel he needed it on.

"Consider yourselves lucky, Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy! Maleficent has decided in her generosity to let us enjoy watching a good fight about to take place!"

Claire grew confused when Pete said this. "What are you talking about?" she asked, seeing the tv. Her heart sank when she thought something happened to Lanna and the others. She looked at her husband, worried.

Leon glared at Pete. 'What are you planning, Pete?" he demanded of the fat cat.

"Oh no, no, no, no. It's not what I'M planning, but Maleficent. You see, we figured it must get pretty boring in your cage and decided you could use some entertainment from your wanna be rescuers." Pete says as he sits down camera in hand recording them.

Leon and Claire shared a worried look as Pete recorded them and their images showed up on the tv, almost taunting them.

"What are they going to do?" Claire asked the cat, not expecting to get much of an answer from him. Leon was silent, watching to hear as well.

(Scene change)

Somewhere deeper under ground in another room with tvs were two separate cages next to each other. Inside of each one was none other than two of the top BSAA members, Chris and Jill Redfield.

A flash of green and black fire erupts near the cages and once it dies down Maleficent is seen standing in place. Two cameras in hand as she smiles coldly toward the two Redfields, while they glare back.

"I'm sorry to leave you both without much entertainment for so long, but Wesker and I just couldn't seem to agree what would be best for you two to watch. Now however, we have just the thing." Maleficent says as she props the cameras and turns them on to record as she changes the channels on the tvs. Letting them see an empty fork in the road going in two different directions, but soon changes as they, and the Kennedy's, both see Lanna's little group slowly and cautiously walking toward the fork.

Jill's eyes widen as she saw her niece. "Lanna...what are you planning to do?" she demanded of the witch, gripping the cage bars in front of her as they saw Lanna stop and look at Jake as he said something and she nodded. She was even more surprised to see Donald and Goofy there. They had been Lanna's favorites growing up and still have her Disney doll collection in her room. Her eyes landed on the boy that seemed to stay close to Lanna.

"Why show you how your rescuers are doing. They are so hellbent on saving you, why not give them a test to show their skill and resolve? Besides, I personally look forward to seeing that wretched boy finally pay for interfering with my plans and Wesker is going to help me do it. By breaking the kid one piece at a time until he is begging for death." Maleficent explains casually with a mocking tone at first, before turning venomous toward the end as she glared coldly toward Sora's image.

Chris frowned. "He's just a boy. What do you have against him?" he asked.

Jill was curious as well, not understanding the grudge against a kid. She looked at the group on the tv, feeling that something was off and looked back at the witch again. "Beat you? How?" she asked. "You got beaten by a kid?" She knew taunting her wasn't wise but they had to figure out if she was just as bad in the movie.

"That boy is no mere child, for he is the wielder of a legendary blade known as the keyblade. Nearly indestructible, gains power from a person's heart, magical in nature, and can unlock or lack away any lock in existence. Even granting him to train until he had super human level strength, speed, endurance, and the ability to use multiple types of magic. So believe me when I say this, calling him "just a boy" is how I underestimated him and got beaten. This time, I won't play games with him and neither will Wesker." Maleficent says with a cold smile looking forward to seeing Sora's suffering through this nightmare she has in store for him.

Jill was confused by this. How could one boy have that much power? She looked at her husband, wondering what he thought of this and looked towards Maleficent. "Let them go," she said, shaking her bars. She just hoped Claire and Leon weren't watching this as she could only imagine how they must be feeling at the moment. She was just happy that Elly was safe with Sherry.

She gripped the bars tightly. "Where's Wesker?" she demanded. "How is he even still alive?"

"I have no intention of letting any of you go, Wesker and I do have a deal after all. he helps me kill the boy, and I help him claim revenge on you all. As for how he's alive...I'm afraid you are asking the wrong question, for it's not that he's survived your fight in Africa. No, I revived him." Maleficent said.

"Bullshit. No way you can bring people back from the dead. I saw that movie you were in and you didn't have that kind of power before." Chris says hoping he was right, but then again he was talking to a Disney character that was supposed to be fake, not real. Yet here she was standing before them as one of their captors and clearly planning a boy's death at Wesker's hands...

"Believe what you want, fool, but it matters not in the end. So let's enjoy this show together, it's almost show time." Maleficent says turning her attention to the screen. As did Chris and Jill reluctantly as they hoped for the best that a miracle will come.

(Scene change Lanna's group 3rd P.O.V.)

Jake grew more and more nervous as the surrounding grew deadly silent with no sound. This reeks of a set up and there is something in the air that didn't feel right. "Lanna, wait!" Jake calls making everyone stop looking at him curious to see him looking around on guard.

Lanna stopped and turned to look at Jake, hearing the urgency in his voice. She didn't hear it often but when she did, she knew something was wrong. She went stiff, looking around. "Jake, what is it?" she asked, looking around as something was wrong. Her eyes narrowed as she thought she saw something in the bushes.

"We're not alone..." she said, whipping out her gun.

Donald and Goofy summoned their staff and shield, looking nervous. "What? What's going on?" Donald asked.

"I don't know but we're being hunted" Lanna said, not sure why she used that word but it's what it felt like. It felt like a wild animal was stalking them, waiting for the moment to strike...

Lanna's eyes widen as she saw a whirlwind of speed as it hit the center of the group. It was Wesker. He smirked as he slammed his fist into Sora, sending him flying as Mendez came at Jake and her.

"Sora!"

Lanna dodged a swipe at the head, shooting at Mendez before her gun was knocked out of her hands and felt a punch to the stomach as she went to her knees. Mendez turned to level a glare at Jake.

"Bastard!" Jake roared as he rushed in, dodging a wide swing from the guys arms and closed the distance between them. Punching him in the gut, before deflecting a follow up arm trying to strange his neck, and slipping an arm behind Mendez's own to strike his chin with Jake's palm. Stumbling back, Jake continues his assault on Mendez with two punches and ducks up a retaliating swing. Only to elbow the creep in the gut and force him to bend over to catch his breath.

"You're finished asshole!" Jake roars as he quickly jumps up and slams down his right foot's heel on Mendez's head slamming it into the ground. Jake suddenly feel Mendez grip his leg tight and can feel his bones straining in his grip, grunting in pain, but glaring defiantly to the glaring Mendez who throws Jake back. Slowly standing up and cracking his neck side to side. To make matters worse, black shadow like creatures with glowing yellow eyes start rising from the ground around them. Acting like a ring or a barrier to keep them from leaving.

'This could be harder than I thought...' Jake thinks darkly in annoyance and anger rising at this bastard.

"Freeze!" Donald said, aiming his staff at Mendez and shot an ice spell at him, hoping to let him go and yelped as he saw the heartless surrounding them. "

"Oh no..." Goofy said and looked at Lanna. "Help Jake! We'll distract the heartless!"

Lanna nodded as she grabbed her gun from the ground and shot at Mendez in the back, glaring. "Let him go!" She said as all her shots hit her mark, glaring.

"Lanna, stay back and back me up. I'll hit up close and personal!" Jake orders rushing in again, feinting a right in order to dodge Mendez's attempt to grab his neck again. Barely slipping around the arm to jump up and drive his right knee into Mendez's stomach. Punching twice, spinning low to elbow him in the waist, and finishing with a round house kick that got caught.

Lanna grunted, watching the fight as Jake and Mendez went at it. She would intervene when she had to.

Donald and Goofy were having their own battle with the heartless but they were holding up as they were used to fighting the heart snatchers, even though they didn't have the keyblade to help release the hearts.

Mendez grunted as he stumbled back from the kicks and hits from the elbow and knee. He looked up and grabbed Jake's ankle, gripping it tightly and growled and twirled Jake into a tree like he was a rag doll.

"Jake!" Lanna called out, seeing him go crashing against the tree.

"I-I'm alright." Jake shouted as he got up growling at Mendez seeing him advance toward Lanna. Seemingly forgetting about Jake or ignoring him. Pissed at this sight Jake pulls out his Elephant Killer and shoots the guy in the back of the head five times before his bullets run out. Making the former chief stumble and hold his head in pain from each hit before Jake curses having to reload. Sparing a glance at Donald and Goofy. He can see them holding off the heartless, but his mind was on Sora and that man who sent him flying...

Why did he seem so familiar and why was he after Sora?

Lanna backed away as she saw Mendez stumble a bit and held his head after Jake shot him, glad that he was distracted as she looked at Donald and Goofy, relieved to see they were alright but was worried about Sora. She had known about Wesker from what her parents told her, but didn't know that he was Jake's father. She shot at Mendez, hoping to keep him down, backing away still as her mind raced. Why was Wesker still alive? Chris had told her that he had killed him with Sheva. It didn't make any sense...

Something about this man made her uneasy and he reeked as well. It wasn't from being soiled or dirty but he smelled matellic like...blood. He smelled of blood. It wasn't a strong scent but it was enough to make her gag a little. "Hey...there is such thing as showering!" she said, shooting him in the face.

'Sora...please be alright' Lanna thought.

(Scene change Sora vs Wesker)

Clang!

A loud metal sound of clashing metal resounds as both Sora's keyblade meets Wekser's knife, before Sora dodge rolls away from Wesker's attempt at kicking his legs out from under him. Quickly rising to his feet, Sora lashes out with his keyblade in a vertical slash that Wesker side steps and deflects Wesker's attempt to cut him, before spinning around Wesker's guard and slashing toward his stomach. However, Wesker's quick reflexes let him jump back enough to only get a his jacket torn. Sora's blade wasn't aimed to kill Wesker notices with a cold smirk, but at the angle, Wesker knew he was only trying to wound.

"Who are you already?!" Sora shouted in frustration toward the strange man he's been going back and forth with in this fight for the last few minutes. he was fast and strong to a degree, but Sora has faced opponents worse than him. Organization XIII's members were all stronger than this guy, but he didn't want to kill him without a good reason. Maybe if he could just reason with him or if things got serious in the fight he could just knock him out.

Wesker smirked as he was only toying with Sora and wasn't even showing his true strength. He got in close to Sora and kicked him in the gut, sending him backwards. "My name? Albert Wesker, though I doubt your friends would have mentioned me." He moved towards Sora slowly, almost like he was stalking him. "And you're that troublesome boy that I've heard so much about..."

"I must say...I'm a bit disappointed" he said and ran forward, slashing at him.

Sora quickly raises his blade and deflects the slash wide, before he quickly cuts Wesker with a shallow wound on his stomach this time. "Don't underestimate me, Wesker!" Sora shouts in anger and annoyance at this man before him.

"And who told you about me?! I take it from the way you speak, that it must be someone who's still causing trouble..." Sora asks before launching forward trading blows with viral superhuman. Sora had to admit while he was stronger and faster than this man, his skill made it hard to get a clean hit. Deciding to think outside the box, Sora uses Strike Raid to make Wesker duck with a smirk. Only to grunt in pain as Sora shoulder blitzes him in with magic dash. Making Wesker stumble back from Sora's shoulder slamming into his face, cracking his glasses before Sora sent him flying by slamming his midsection with his keyblade. Making sure not to cut him by keeping it in Kingdom Key form and the teeth are facing away from the body.

"So you better start talking, before you get too hurt. I'm sure you can see you're at a disadvantage, Wesker." Sora says with a tone of warning, but his eyes showing that he really doesn't want to cause him too much pain. Torture was never Sora's thing and neither was indiscriminate killing. To Sora you needed a very good reason to ever commit such a thing when there was no other options.

Wesker caught his balance as his glasses fell to the ground in pieces and stared at Sora with his glowing orange eyes. He smirked and lunged at him, side stepping and slammed his fist into Sora's gut, sending him flying again and raced forward, kicking him in the back that made the boy fall to the ground.

"That's on a need to know business." He said coldly, feeling a bit bored with the boy stepped on Sora's hand as he started to reach for his blade and kicked it away with his free shoe. He stepped over Sora and looked at him. "But if you must know, than yes, I did have a hand in this show but as for the other...you will soon see for yourself." His wounds started to heal quickly, surprising the boy as he didn't use a potion or a healing spray either.

Sora narrows his eyes as he summons his keyblade to his free hand, surprising Wesker briefly as Sora lashes out with it. Wesker flipping away and getting a shallow cut on the back of his legs for his trouble. Landing in a crouch just in time to see Sora charging his keyblade with magic.

"Fire!" Sora calls shooting Fire in rapid fire succession. While his weakest version of his fire element magic, it would drain even less than a rapid fire Firaga at him. Plus less chances of killing him, Sora wasn't surprised to see him dodging those fire spells, but that wasn't the point he wanted Wesker to close in for his plan to work.

Like he hoped Wesker took the bait and charges as Sora channels his magic for a magic that would throw him off guard. 'Now!' Sora thinks seeing Wesker about to attack.

"Wind!" Sora shouts making a small whirlwind appear around him and knock Wesker off his feet. Sora uses this chance to rain down some blows on Wesker's body while in midair. "You're finished!" Sora shouts using two hands on his keyblade as he slashes Wesker three times in light enhanced blows to send him flying.

Wesker lands in a crouch skidding to a stop as Sora lands in his battle stance. Keeping his body low and ready to go on the offense or defense at will. "If you have something to do with this, Wesker, than tell me what you know, now. If you do, I'll convince my friends not to kill you and that you are willing to help." Sora said one last time trying to convince this man, if he doesn't listen. He'll have to knock Wesker out and then bring him to Jake and Lanna. May they will have ideas of how to make him tell them what he knows.

Wesker watched him quietly as he stood up. "...You will be surprised that your friends are having their own fight with Mandez" he said, smirking as Mandez has his orders to inject the plaga into the girl. "You wouldn't be able to kill me, boy. You don't have the resolve too." He rushed forward and slashed at Sora with his blade who barely blocked it.

"Soon...you will have your own fight, but it won't be from him or me." He said cryptically as he could hear the fight going on with Lanna and the others on the other side. "Will you be able to save them?" Wesker taunted and dodged a swipe at his head easily and punched Sora in the gut, sending him skidding backwards.

Grunting in pain from the blow, Sora glares at him before raising his keyblade in response to challenge. "All I have to do is get pass you and you'll be surprised what I can do!" Sora says charging toward him using magic dash making Wesker smirk as they started clashing at high speeds.

(Scene change. Leon, Claire, and Pete in Claire's P.O.V.)

"Go Wesker and Mandez! Hahaha, man I would've payed front row seats to sora's beating if I could!" Pete cheers much to both Leon's and my own burning anger.

"Don't count the kid out yet, Pete. He's holding his own against Wesker and even wounded him a few times. Clearly I think there's still a chance." Leon, my beloved husband, retorts to the damn fat cat. Not that I blame him, Sora's honestly turning into a real dark horse since the fight began. I never expected him to be able to keep up with Wesker or hold his ground, but yet he is. His magic even keeping Wesker from dealing too much damage to the boy.

I'm not sure where he comes from or who he is, but seeing his skill and power against Wesker's. I have some hope for him to win, but he needs to stop being merciful first. Wesker isn't worth any shred of mercy or compassion after everything he has done.

Pete snorted, rolling his eyes. "I won't get too hopeful for the boy." He said obviously putting up some kind of a front, but what for I don't know. Maybe he has history with the kid? "Plus Wesker is only playing with him!"

Leon glares, while he never fought Wesker himself. Leon knew his abilities through Jill and my brother, knowing how strong the bastard was. He and I both hope that Wesker didn't gain any new abilities since being back. "I believe in Lanna and her friends. They will pull through this and get us out of here." Leon and I both believe this but we just hope that Jake would keep Lanna and the other's sane through this nightmare. He looked at me, probably wondering what I am thinking judging the curious look in his eyes.

Pete only laughed. 'Blind hope the lot of ya!" he said, shaking his head. "Your kid will be pushing up daises with the others!" He looked at the fighting between the two groups and smirked as he saw Mandez get closer to Lanna... Why is the bastard smirking?

"I don't know what you, the witch, or Albert are planning, but you won't win." I tell him as he waves us off. Looking at the screen as I see Jake trying to keep him away from Lanna, I pray for their safety.

(Scene change, Lanna, Jake vs Mandez in third P.O.V.)

"Damn it!" Jake curses as he rolls to his feet after avoiding a stomp from Mandez who looked equally annoyed with their fight. "Bring it on you bastard!" Jake dares him as he gets into a boxer stance and weaves around his first punch and a grab for his throat. Before slipping in and punching in with a one-two combo. Before crouching low to avoid a retaliating wide sweep from his arm. Mandez's eye widening as in that crouched stance with Jake's right arm held back with his palm faced forward. Mandez almost mistook him for Wesker as he lashes out with his palm thrust into Mandez's chest. Right over his heart as the giant of a man stumbles back glaring at Jake now. Wondering why he seemed so similar to Wesker before pushing it to the back of his mind.

He had a job to do to get his lord back and he would not fail. He just needed to get past this damn smart mouthing nimble pest!

Lanna watched the fight between the two, wondering why Mandez kept coming after her. It was unnerving to say the least. She kept away from Jake and Mandez, not wanting to get in the way of it. Behind Jake, a heartless slithered past Goofy and Donald and resurfaced behind him, raising it's claws to strike.

"No!" Lanna said quickly aiming and fired at the heartless, making stumble back and screeched out in pain as Donald sent out a freezing spell, destroying it. Lanna sighed as Mandez ran at Jake, lunging at him once more as he was getting tired of playing with the boy. He grabbed the front of Jake's shirt and flung him away before turning towards Lanna.

Lanna swallowed and backed away, pulling out her shotgun.

"Lanna!" Jake called trying to rush over to her in hopes of making it in time. Pulling out his Samurai edge knowing he had no time to reload. Starts firing at Mandez in hopes of distracting the giant as he sprints toward them.

Mandez grabbed Lanna by the arm and yanked her to him. He didn't have a lot of time as he pulled out the syringe and slammed it into Lanna's neck, making her cry out out in pain as he pushed down the topper, injecting the egg into her body and pushed her away, making her hit her head against the ground, knocking her out.

Mandez growled and jumped back as he was hit by the bullets. He growled and ran into the forest. Donald and Goofy finished up with the heartless in time to see the giant leave.

"Lanna!" Goofy and Donald called out, seeing the fallen figure of the girl on the ground, not moving. The two ran forward, worried and gently pulled the young woman onto her back, revealing a dark mark on her neck that started to bruise and was bleeding a little. "Lanna, wake up!"

"Lanna!" Jake calls as he made it to her, seeing her unconscious he growls as he sees red where the giant ran off. "You're DEAD!" Jake roars chasing off in the direction the giant ran off. Overprotective rage fueling him as he ignores the others calling for him.

(Scene change Sora vs Wesker two minutes ago.)

Sora growls in annoyance at Wesker's ability to stand his ground despite Sora's best efforts to knock him out without risking killing him. Dodge rolling under a palm thrust, Sora springs up on his hands and launches Wesker in the air by a double kick to the chest. In the air Sora unleashes a midair combo and launches Wesker again. Before Weesker touches the dirt again, Sora focuses his magic quickly into the tip of his keyblade raised above his head.

"Thunder!" Sora calls out as a small thunderbolt shoots down from above Wesker and zapping him. Stunning Wesker long enough for Sora to close the distance and charge up his keyblade ready to slash the downed enemy.

"AAaaggghh!" A scream of pain shouts out as Sora stops in his tracks. Looking toward the direction it came from in worry. 'Lanna?! What happened?!' Sora thought not paying attention to the recovering form of his enemy smiling cruelly at the sweet sound he was waiting for. Pulling a flash grenade out of his pocket and silently pulling the pin, he decided it was time to leave Sora with one last message before his doom.

"Tick tock, Sora. Time is ticking down. Soon you will face an enemy that will make you halter. Will you be ready?" Wesker soon disappeared from sight, leaving Sora alone. He could hear Donald and Goofy shouting for Jake to come back and calling for Sora to return.

"Sora, hurry! Lanna's been hurt!" Goofy called out from the fork in the road, waving his arms around wildly. "Jake ran off after Mr. Big!"

"Lanna...Jake..." Sora says shocked at how bad things went in the short time he was gone. Pushing Wesker's mysterious words out of his mind, he magic dashes toward them and stops to see Lanna. Wounded and unconscious as his heart twists in guilt at the sight. he failed, Lanna got hurt because he took too long fighting Wesker and it's all his fault. Worse, Jake is still nowhere in sight...

"Donald! Which way did Jake go?! I'll go after him!" Sora asks hoping to find their wayward friend before he got lost or jumped by anyone else.

Donald pointed in the direction that Jake went. "That way!" he said. "You better hurry, Sora! Jake was seeing red!"

Goofy nodded as he found something soft to put under Lanna's head and checked her wound, worried. Jake could be anywhere in the forest but they could hear someone in the distance running through the forest and swearing.

(Mendez and Jake's POV 3th person)

Mandez ran through the forest, hearing Jake right behind him. He swore heavily as he kept dashing through the branches. The thought of him running from a boy was a disgrace! He never ran from anyone but Jake was making him run for his life. He ran into a clearing, away from the others and looked at the cliff in front of him. He turned around slowly, seeing Jake right behind him.

Jake was panting with anger almost blinding him, but keeping just enough clarity to not attack wildly. he knew better than that, but no matter what happened. He would make this bastard DIE for harming Lanna!

"What the fuck did you do to her you fucking asshole?!" Jake roared as he charged in faster than Mandez thought Jake being capable of moving. Grunting in pain as Jake knee forced itself deeper into his gut than last time. Not giving the giant any breathing room, Jake unleashes multiple punches and low sweeping kicks in tandem to keep Mandez off his balance. Not truly tripping him as Mandez made sure to quickly regain his balance to avoid falling, only to assaulted with multiple punches in the face and gut again.

Having enough of this combo as he felt his feet near the edge of the cliff, he grabs Jake by the neck. Only to start gasping as Jake lashes out at Mandez's own neck with a hard punch. Followed up by breaking his nose with a palm thrust to his face, making Mandez growl in a mix of anger and pain. Jake jumping back as they glared at one another in growing hatred.

"Do you have some sort of fetish for strangling people you giant, bug eyed, piece of bull crap?!" Jake shouts in a angered mocking tone that sets Mandez off into rushing forward and attacking him for the throat again. Ready to silence his insolent tongue once and for all!

Only Jake ducks under it and lashes a Palm Thrust to his chin. "Cause-!" Jake starts knocking him back followed by nasty right hook to keep him back pedaling. "I-!" Jake continues with a harsh knee to his chest to knock him back again. "Don't-!" Again Jake attacks the giant, but with a round house to his face as Mandez tries to lash out at Jake. Knocking Mandez's aim off and dealing damage to the giant. "Swing-!" Jake not giving him an inch continues with a headbutt to Mandez on his already broken nose that was healing. Now gushing red and coloring both of their faces red with his blood. "That-!" Raising his leg, Jake kicks Mandez with a spartan kick to his gut to further push him backwards. Now dangerously close to the edge as Mandez began to feel worried. He knew he would survive, but it was gonna be a VERY painful fall even for him with the plaga his lord blessed him with. "WAY!" Jake finishes as he jumps forward and punches Mandez in the face with all his force and body weight behind the blow to knock Mandez off the cliff. Seeing Mandez fall and disappear into the distance. He spits down the cliff in a last bit of angry vengeance toward the bastard who hurt Lanna and yet feeling empty for knowing in a way that he failed Lanna...

"Rot in hell bastard..." Jake says finally calming down and sitting, letting his body rest from the wave of exhaustion he felt crashing down onto him.

"Jake!" A familiar voice calls as Jake turns to see Sora rushing up to him looking roughed up. He pays it little mind though as he waves at Sora half heartedly.

"Hey, spikes. If you were looking for payback on the giant, you're too late. I already got him." Jake says with his head in his hands, now worrying what was wrong with Lanna...

"Jake we needed him to tell us how to help her! We don't know what he did!"

"You think I don't realize that?! Where the hell kept you anyway?!" Jake shouted his anger returning as he gripped Sora's shirt and pulled him in glaring. Sora glares right back at Jake as he pulled him down to his height with force that surprised Jake.

"I was fighting that bastard who kept trying to keep me away from you guys and knock him out so we can find out where Lanna's parents are! He knows something and we have to find out what to save them!" Sora shouts back as Jake tries to punch him ,but Sora catches it and holds it firmly. Preventing Jake from getting his arm back from Sora who stares at him firmly. With no intention to give him back his arm until Jake was calm again.

"You should've just killed him and came back! Lanna got hurt because of you!" Jake shot in anger, making Sora wince, but pushed it away for now. That may be true, but he needed to calm Jake down and see he had his reasons for his mistake.

"Jake, Wesker said he had something to do with this and-" Sora said trying to explain, before Jake placed a hand over his mouth stopping him as his anger was slowly vanishing.

"Wesker? What are you talking about? Wesker is dead and has been for years, Sora. Don't tell me you bought that lie." Jake says with a heavy and mentally exhausted sigh as he sat down, Sora sat in front of him. Not wanting to go anywhere until Jake understood.

"Jake, he said his name is Albert Wesker and I feel he was telling the truth."

"That's where you're wrong kid. He's dead and I know that for a fact."

"What makes you so sure?"

"Cause he's my dad and Chris killed him years ago."

Sora stared at Jake like he couldn't believe what he just heard. "But...that's impossible! I was fighting him before Goofy told me what happened!" he said. "The man I fought was tall, blond hair and shades. When I broke his sunglasses he had glowing orange eyes! Jake, are you sure he's dead?" This world was very strange and taking a bit of a tole on him. He rubbed his hair, worry in his eyes as he looked at the older man.

"If Wesker is supposed to be dead than who did I fight?"

To him it didn't make any sense at all...

"I don't know, Sora...I never even met the old man so I don't know and I've yet talked to Chris about him. Partly because I didn't care to learn about the bastard who wasn't there for my mother when she was sick or even at her funeral. It was also because... I didn't want to learn any more about him than I already heard. He's a wackjob that almost destroyed our world when he too was gifted with antibodies like I am. Only he abused his gift...took it for granted. Ended up becoming some sort of monster in the end that Chris had to kill in Africa. That's all I know Sora and unless the devil himself thought to revive the bastard from hell, I don't see him coming back." Jake explains as he slowly stands up and offers Sora a helping hand up. "Let's save the rest for later though, we have to check on Lanna."

Sora nodded and took his hand and stood up. "Yeah," he said, his blue eyes showing worry for the redhead. "I hope she's okay..." He could tell Jake was worried about her as well as they slowly made their way out of the forest and back onto the trail. It didn't take long to get back to Goofy and Donald and the out cold Lanna.

"Lanna..." Sora asked and ran to her. He saw the bruise on her neck and frowned.

Donald looked up and smiled. "Jake! Your back!" he said and sighed. "She's alive and breathing, but we don't know what was injected still..."

"That would be my fault...I killed Mandez by punching him off a cliff." Jake admits feeling stupid for letting his rage get to him so much before he got the information he needed. "We need to focus on getting Lanna somewhere safe to rest. There should be some houses by the lake we can use. Sora, you take point with me while Donald and Goofy carry her.

All three nod in agreement as they do as told and quickly made their way to where Jake wanted to go.

(Scene change Chris, Jill, and Maleficent)

"Well, that was quite an ending to both fights. Shame Sora didn't die, but it seems things are falling into place." Maleficent said feeling satisfied knowing the domino effect has now started, though internally impressed Jake was able to knock Mendez down a cliff. She knew he was still alive, she could feel his presence even far away as it is making it's way to their base.

Chris glared hatefully at the witch as he was worried about Lanna, seeing her get attacked and injected with something. "What did you do to her?" he demanded angrily, gripping the bars of his cell. "Tell me now, dammit! What did you do to Lanna?!" He was furious and he could understand why Jake reacted the way he did. Those two were close and Jake always looked out for her, creating a bond.

He wished he knew what Mendez used on Lanna. He gripped the bars tightly till his knuckles turned white.

Jill watched Chris's reaction and looked at the witch, coldly. "What do you have planned, Maleficent? What virus did you use?"

"That's a secret, but I will tell you this. She won't die...yet. No, she'll play a part in Sora's suffering before she does and everyone else around her will suffer too." Maleficent says as she took the cameras. "I wish I could stay longer, but I have somewhere I need to be. I'll be dropping in later though, for our game is only just beginning. Ahahahahahaha!" Maleficent said before cackling evilly as she disappears into green and black flames.

(Scene change: Pete, Leon, and Claire.)

"Well what do you know, Sora lives, but Lanna doesn't look so good. I will give that Jake kid credit for beating Mendez, but clearly your odds of being saved are looking slim to none." Pete bragged before Leon Tried to reach through the gap in the bars for Pete's neck. Only for the fat cat to step back just before he could grab him.

"tsk,tsk,tsk, didn't your mother teach you any manner?" Pete teased making Leon growl in rage.

"Shut the fuck up! When I get out of here I'll make you suffer!" Leon swore feeling just as vengeful as Jake was earlier and honestly he couldn't blame Sora or Jake. He felt a small satisfaction when Jake sent the bastard off a cliff, but still wishes he could've done it himself. Maybe shot a rocket launcher or two down after him...

Claire had watched the scene and gripped the bars of the cell. "You bastard!" she yelled, glaring. "You're just as much to blame as Wesker! How could you get satisfaction from this!?" She watched the video of Jake and the others setting Lanna down onto a table they had cleaned off so she could rest easier but Claire was worried and had every right to be. If she wasn't pregnant, she'd go after Wesker herself.

She winced as the baby kicked roughly at her stomach, panting as she had to calm down. She didn't want to deliver the baby in this hell hole. She fought back tears of frustration, worry and fear, not just for the baby but for everyone as she was getting closer to her due date. She felt sick to her stomach.

She sniffed and blinked her eyes furiously. "I look forward to the day that you get your ass burned, Pete. I never liked you much in the cartoons, but I like you a lot less now." She scowled.

"Like I care what you think? Last I checked you are the ones in a cage, not me!" Pete retorts with a smug grin Leon and Claire both wanted to wipe off his face!

"Pete!" Maleficent's voice calls as a dark corridor appears with an impatient witch glaring at him. Pete instant shuts up and stands like a soldier waiting for orders.

"M-Maleficent, what a pleasant surprise! I was just about to get you the camera recording you asked for!" Pete says trying to save his skin from a clearly annoyed witch. She only scoffed at his words as she took the camera from him.

"Sure you were, and I assume you lost track of time mocking our prisoners? Keep in mind I am a very busy woman and I don't like when people wasting time. When they should be getting me what I order them to do on time." Maleficent scolds Pete who only nods fearfully.

"Y-yes your highness, it won't happen again."

"Good, be sure you do so or I might have to show you how thin my patience truly is for failure." maleficent then turns her attention to the glaring parents with a cold smile.

"Oh forgive me, I seem to have forgotten to watch the show with you, but rest assured. I kept dear Chris and Jill entertained with the show at least. Since they are family it's only fair they know." Maleficent says remembering how frustrated, enraged, and sorrowful Jill and Chris were for Lanna, Jake, and their friends.

Claire rubbed her stomach, leaning against the wall as the baby kicked again. She looked at her husband. "Leon..." she said, worried. She didn't want to have a baby here. She didn't want any of them here. She didn't remember being this scared but ever since becoming a parent, she felt like she was more jumpy and alert.

Goofy and Donald were standing with the others, looks of worry on their faces as they watched Lanna, pacing almost as they waited for her to wake up.

Leon looked at his wife and wrapped his arms around her gently. "We will get through this, Claire" he said soothingly as he didn't want to be here either. He looked at the screen, watching his baby girl sleeping and blinked. "Claire, Lanna's waking up."

"She is?" Claire asked, looking at the screen and saw Lanna's eyes fluttering and twitching as she started to come to.

(Jake's group 3th person)

Lanna gave a weak groaned as she did start to wake up, her brows furrowed. "Nnng...ugh..." she muttered and opened her eyes slowly her eyesight a bit hazy. She couldn't remember much except for fighting Mendez, Goofy and Donald fighting the heartless and Sora fighting Wesker. She remembered Mendez coming at her...

She gasped and sat up quickly. 'Mendez!" she yelped and grabbed her neck, wincing from pain as her heart raced against her chest.

She soon felt two sets of hand ease her and hold her gently. Opening her eyes she saw Jake and Sora looking at her worriedly. Though Jake had signs of blood on his face, neck, and shirt...

"Just take it easy, Lanna, you're safe now." Jake said trying to calm her down knowing from what she said alone she would believe Mendez would be around. "I took care of that sack of shit, he won't hurt you anymore."

Lanna looked at Sora and at Jake and saw Donald and Goofy looking at her, worry and relief. She zoned in on the blood on Jake's face and cloths. "What...happened?" she asked, breathing slowly. "Are you hurt? And why am I on the table?" She groaned, placing a hand on her head. "Where are we?"

"You mean you don't remember?" Goofy asked looking at the girl.

Lanna shook her head, wincing a bit. 'No, I don't. Should I be worried?"

Donald nodded slowly. "You were injected with something, Lanna by Mendez. Jake and Sora went after him." he said.

Lanna looked at Jake and wiped the blood away off his face, relieved that it wasn't his. "Is...that why my head is spinning and the pain in my neck?"

"Sounds about right," Jake says sitting on a chair next to her as he got ready to fill her in on the gaps. "While Sora was trying to knock out his attacker who claims to know something about all of this mess. Mendez injected something into you and ran off, I gave chase and ended up fighting the bastard near a cliff. After a while I managed to knock him over the edge. So that's why I say you won't have to worry about him again, after that Sora caught up to me. Telling me his attacker calls himself Albert Wesker of all things..." Jake said with a snort of disbelief at the last bit.

Sora looking miffed at it, but let's it go after everything Jake told him about the guy.

Lanna frowned a bit. "Wesker...Sora, what did he look like?" she asked. She knew the man was killed in Africa and had seen pictures of him. He was a scary guy that's for sure.

When Sora gave her the description, her face seemed to pale a bit.

"What's the matter? You look like you've seen a ghost." Goofy said, looking at her closely. Lanna bit her lower lip. "I hope it is..." She said. "I hope it is a ghost or someone playing a really nasty trick on us. If not, we're in serious trouble."

She rubbed at the spot on her neck, sighing. "It itches like hell..."

"Try not to mess with it too much if you can help it." Jake asks in a concerned tone he only used on Lanna when she or Elly was sick as kids back in the day. "We don't know what you got injected with and sadly I killed our only lead without getting an answer., so for now we have to play it safe. Meaning you stay strictly on back up for Sora and myself, we'll be the lead fighters." Jake says with a no nonsense tone in his voice.

"So where do we go next then, Lanna, Jake?" Sora asks the two wondering what their next move is.

Lanna nodded, sighing. "Alright" she said and looked out the window, seeing it was already in the afternoon. "There is another section of the village across the lake, that's were the key is located." She looked at them. "So...has anyone seen a boat?"

Donald and Goofy shook there heads. "Nope but than again we haven't really had much time to look. We've been here waiting for you to wake up."

She gave a sheepish look. "Sorry if I worried you guys" she said, feeling bad as she felt fine but like Jake said they didn't know what she was injected with and it made her nervous and uncomfortable. She breathed slowly and sighed, feeling her stomach growl and grumble a bit. "Oh..." she groaned weakly and ran to the window and threw up.

"Lanna!" Sora called worriedly as he petted her back gently hoping to ease her pain. Jake watched partly amused and partly proud of Sora for caring for Lanna like he is, just this once he decided not to tease them. Too much shit has gone down for that right now and they still need to find that damn key.

"I'll go look for a boat, you guys stay here and keep Lanna safe. I shouldn't be too long." Jake says walking out the door only getting a salute from Goofy and Donald.

(Scene change: Hidden lab)

Maleficent comes in to see Wesker enjoying the cameras she left behind for him as he had the computers running tests and analysis for the viruses he is experimenting on.

"I'm glad to see you found my gift and are enjoying it, Wesker." Maleficent says standing near the desk he is sitting at, but letting Wesker have his space.

Wesker looked up and nodded. "Yes, they are useful," he said as he was enjoying them greatly. "I'm assuming that Mendez has succeeded in infecting Lanna with the virus?" He didn't have time to watch the footage yet, as he had started to work on the viruses as soon as he came back. He hadn't seen Mendez yet, but knew he was around somewhere or on his way back.

"And how did the growing family enjoy the news?" He asked, looking at her now as he finished typing something into the computer waiting for her to speak.

"A beautiful mix of horror and rage, one I suggest watching once you have the spare time." Maleficent suggests with a cruel grin remembering the looks on their faces. "As for your question, he was successful, but not without a problem I need to address with you. Turns out Jake is more skilled and dangerous than we considered." The Witch informs Wesker wanting to be sure nothing was left to chance.

Wesker thought for a moment. "Hm...maybe I should watch that feed." He said, as he didn't think about the boy, nor did he think he was his son. He stood up and turned on the feed and skipped to the part where he saw Jake going after Mendez after Lanna had been infected. He folded his arms, watching Jake give chase after the giant and the fight soon after. He stopped at one part, seeing a stance that he himself used so often when fighting and his eyes narrowed.

"Hm, seems you are right my dear. Jake is indeed a person of interest. Thank you for bringing it to my attention," he said. He wondered how that boy learned to take that stance as he had never met him before. But something dug at him but only to push that feeling away. He would deal with it later as he had other work to focus on.

"This has turned out to be very interesting..." He said and pulled up a picture of a freshly turned Ganado that was slowly mutating into something else as the man grew and grew. He smirked. "They will have a new friend to play with soon enough once they come back to the giants cage."

"I take it this is one of those giants I heard about?" Maleficent asks impressed at the rapid growth.

"Yes." Wesker said chuckling as the man grew still as his skin turned a translucent grey and the muscles bulged against the skin, loosing all the hair on his head. His eyes grew milky white, almost sightless and let out a grotesque roar, stamping it's large feet around and banged on the walls. A ganado injected it with a tranquilizer to calm it so it wouldn't destroy the room it was in and put on a collar.

"This one can camouflage it's skin and it's footsteps." He said. "It took five plagas to create him."

"I see, this should be interesting to witness if they are lucky enough to survive your pet in the lake." Maleficent said with a dark smile on her face. Truly Wesker was a genius in using the virus and creating monsters like the records said he is capable of.

Wesker smirked coldly. "Very true," he said and switched to the lake where something made the water ripple under the floating stumps. A long tentacle type appendage was seen from the water before disappearing again but not before letting Maleficent see the spikes on the tongue. "I think you will like what you see next, my dear."

The ripples in the water started up again near a cave and a loud roar was heard as a large fish like monster jumped out of the water and into it again, making a large wave. The fish was dark gray and large shark like snout and fins on the back and sides that could be used as hands to push it along walls. It was a Brzak.

"That IS impressive," Maleficent says surprised and smirking at the creature she briefly saw. "What did you do to make this one? Some sort of mix between two species or a result of one of your viruses?" Maleficent asks wondering how he managed this new and deadly creature.

"Human and virus," Wesker said laughing. "I hacked into some files and found the information on it and then recreated it. It's a monster blast from the past." He was ready to say more when Mendez stomped into the room, still a bit wounded and bleeding from places and even had his good eye hanging from his socket. He pushed it back in, glaring.

"You did not say that boy would chase me like some rat!" He spat angrily as he was still healing but slower, due to how bad his wounds were from the fall. "And why does he fight like you, Wesker?"

"Did you think the enemy would just let you go? Fool, Jake giving chase was to be expected. What WAS a surprise was him actually almost succeeding in killing you." Maleficent told him with a scowl to show she was disappointed in him. Though internally curious how much of a thorn Jake could be, despite her doubting he was more trouble than Sora. She didn't want to take chances with unknowns if she could help it this time around.

Wesker looked at Mendez with a bored look. "It was to be expected and as for his fighting style? That comes as a surprise to me," he admitted. "He is not a Wesker child as Alex and Myself were the last that survived the process, but it would be a good idea to look up his background to see what we can find about him."

Mendez grunted. "He almost looks like you..."

Wesker sneered. "I see no resemblance," he said, having forgotten that romantic few nights with that woman years ago. "Now that you succeeded in infecting Lanna, the egg should hatch by late night, early morning. The group will be on edge now." He played the footage of the fight with Jake and the others, watching Jake in particular.

(Scene change Lanna and her friends)

Jake sighs in relief finding a boat in tack and seeing it was in good condition. "Thank God for small miracles," Jake mutters as he gets up the dock and begins making his way back to the cabin to see Lanna is done throwing up, but still a little out of it. Sora sitting next to her and looking at him expectantly. Donald and Goofy doing the same as they gave him a nod.

"Good news people, we have a boat and it's still sail worthy. Bad news, it's kinda small. So we need to decide who goes and makes a trip back with that key." Jake says letting them know the situation as he takes a seat in an empty chair near Lanna and Sora.

Lanna nodded weakly and pulled out a water bottle and took a sip, rinsing her mouth out. "Yeah...but who?" she asked, looking at them. Donald and Goofy looked at each other.

"Who ever goes needs to take the map with them" Donald said. "And the only two that really know this area are you two and Lanna is still recovering."

"I know" Lanna said and sighed. "Is it too small for two people, Jake?" She looked at him.

"Nah, we can fit two people. Though are you thinking of going in your condition? I have to suggest against it, given we don't know what's possibly waiting for us." Jake advises his little sister figure, but he also knows her stubbornness when she's serious. He has to say this in a way where she might listen to him.

Lanna looked at him and smiled lightly. "I know..." she said thinking for a moment and looked at Sora, than at Jake. She sighed a bit. "Would you feel better if I had someone go with me?" She knew he was worried about her but besides throwing up she felt fine, if not a little weak. She knew where the key was.

Goofy sighed a bit. "You can't be serious, Lanna. You're still recovering" he said.

"Yeah!" Donald agreed. "You got injured and you're gonna make Jake worry even more!

"Jake, if Lanna goes I promise I will make sure she comes back to you safe." Sora says surprising everyone as Jake looks at Sora questioningly. He knew the boy took his word seriously and from the look in his eyes he could see he'd keep it too. Sighing he turned to look at Lanna once more. "Lanna, are you sure this is what you want? No one will judge you for wanting to stay behind and let us find the key." Jake asks not wanting Lanna to feel obligated to help.

Lanna looked at Jake and nodded. "I know but I want to," she said. "I can't stay back and do nothing while you all are after the key. I'd worry. You're my brother, Jake. I can't lose you like mom, dad, Uncle Chris, or Aunt Jill." She looked up at him, letting him know how affected she was by this.

Donald and Goofy didn't know how bad this had been for Lanna and Jake, having family missing. But they knew what it was like sitting by and watching others work. It was frustrating.

Lanna wanted to help her family and the others, even as a young kid she wasn't the type to sit back. She looked at Jake, pleading with him silently to let her do this.

Jake seeing this mentally curses at how he's unable to make her stay back. He knows it would've been the responsible thing to do, but he also knew if he was in her shoes...He wouldn't be any better and feel the same way she does. He may not be her brother by blood, but they certainly were siblings in spirit...

"Fine..."Jake says feeling defeated and hoping that he doesn't regret this. "You can go, but ONLY if you take Sora with you. He's clearly strong and fast enough to fight that crazy speedy bastard earlier and live. So I know that if you are in trouble, he can reach your location in an instant or maybe a few seconds at most. While being strong enough to fight off any threat you face if push comes to shove."

Lanna nodded and smiled. "Thank you" she said, relieved. She had a feeling that Sora would be at her side in an instant if needed, not that she minded at all. She had a feeling that whatever was in the lake would be a problem. She stood up slowly and stretched a bit, grunting as she was a little stiff from laying on the table.

"We better get going," she said and pointed up at the sky. "The sun is going to set soon and from what dad said this place is even creepier at night." She was glad she wasn't afraid of the dark anymore. She checked her gun and bullets before stepping out of the shack.

"Are you sure you want to do this, Lanna?" Donald asked worriedly.

Lanna nodded as she and the others made their way down the small path that lead to the docks. "I'm sure," she said.

Lanna saw the boat that Jake was talking about and blinked. "Wow, I'm surprised that they still had a boat here," she said looking at the murky water and the dead tree stumps that floated in the water like silent giants. The place wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the darkness descended on it. She shivered lightly from the cool air. "It's quiet here."

Donald swallowed a bit. "Yeah...too quiet," he said. Goofy looked down at his friend and looked at the water. "You said your dad killed it, right? The monster that lived here?"

"He did," Lanna said as she stepped onto the dock. She frowned, thinking. 'Doesn't mean that something else lives here...'

"Let's just get in, grab the key, and get on our way. The sooner we find my friends, Lanna's parents, and Elly's parents, the better." Sora says wanting to get this whole mess over with. He was honestly nervous just like the rest of them, but knew they couldn't afford to hesitate.

Lanna nodded and jumped into the boat near the engine and waited for Sora to get in.

"You two be safe, alright?" Goofy said as Sora jumped into the boat.

"We will," Lanna said and looked at Jake. "We'll be back soon. Stay out of trouble." She grinned at him as Jake snorts in amusement at her with a cocky smirk. She starts up the engine and started driving the boat towards the cave, passing the stumps and going at a medium speed. She looked at the boy in front of her. 'Thanks for coming along, Sora," she said as she steered the boat, looking around the area. She felt nervous about being on the water and didn't dare to look down at it either. She didn't want anything to pop out at her.

The feeling of not being alone started to nag at her furiously and her mind was yelling at her to turn back now.

"No problem, Lanna. I would've offered to come along even if Jake hadn't already said it." Sora assures before looking at her feeling guilty about his slip up. "About what happened earlier, I'm sorry for not making it back on time. I couldn't knock out that Wesker guy and make it back in time. Causing you to get hurt and endangered the rest of my friends..." Sora apologizes feeling the need to get it off of his chest.

Lanna looked at him and blushed softly at that. "It's not your fault, Sora. Or Jake's or Goofy and Donald's. Me getting hurt is no one's fault except the one that did it," she said and looked at him. "You did your best and I know that. I'm glad to have met you on this trip." She was honest about that. She was glad she met him and the others on this mission. She smiled a bit. "I'm just sorry that your ship crashed landed here. I wouldn't force this world on anyone."

The water started to shift and bubble a bit near a stump as the boat got closer to the dock on the other side of the lake. The sound was almost drowned out by the boat's motor, but it steadily grew louder till both of the passengers on the boat could hear it.

Lanna looked around and frowned. "Did you hear that?" she asked as the bubbling grew louder still.

Sora got a bad feeling forming in his gut as he saw the bubbles and a dark shape quickly growing larger heading right for them. In an instant Sora scooped up Lanna bridal style, much to her shock and embarrassment. "Hang on!" Sora said jumping as he summons his keyblade to his right hand, while holding her back with his left hand. Her legs over his right arm, but his keyblade charged with a Firaga ready to be used as the tip glowed red and fiery. Aiming down toward the water where something dark was about to break out of the water.

Lanna yelped as he picked her up and she on instinct held onto him. At that time, the monster broke the surface, screeching loudly at them, as it's mouth was wide open. Revealing it's spiked glowing tongue and blood stained teeth, as it lunged towards them.

"Oh god...that's a Brzak!" Lanna said, eyes wide in horror as she saw the fish like monster. "Sora...we have to get out of here!" She knew they were in trouble now as that monster was quick and fast in the water, but almost just as quick out of it. It's tongue lunged at them.

Sora however finished charging the high level fire magic and aimed right down the fish's throat. "Firaga!" Sora shouts firing a human sized fireball down at the fish going into the mouth. Much to it's and Lanna's shock as it closed it's mouth on reflex from the burning pain it instantly felt. However, that wasn't the worst part for the fish's mistake...

BOOM!

"AAAAARRRGGGHHHH!" The fish roared in pain of the fiery ball of death exploding inside it's mouth on impact, smoke and fire visible as it crashed back into the water. Flailing angrily and roaring in pain as it tries to put out the flames hiding underwater now.

Lanna's eyes widen as she saw the fish roar in pain as it went underwater, flailing around before it disappeared. "Oh..." she said, one arm around his neck and the other resting on his chest. "What...was that?" She looked at Sora, still amazed by what he could do with the keyblade and remembering that he had much stronger attacks than the ones he had shown earlier to them as an example.

She wondered if the monster was dead due to such an attach but felt uneasy anyway and gripped Sora's jacket on instinct. She'd be happier once they got on land.

Landing in the shallow waters, Sora magic dashed to shore dropping off Lanna on the land. "Lanna, stay on land and look for the key, I'll finish this myself." Sora said in a tone that left no room for arguments or conversations to oppose it. He was dead serious on finishing this himself and he knew one safe way to kill this creature for good. He knew the Firaga hadn't killed it, it majorly hurt it, but not dead. Plus he felt it was time to vent out some of his frustration of that Wesker guy on this creature and send a message at the same time.

True, he had no idea if Wesker would get it, but if he truly has something to do with this. Then maybe he was watching this too or would at least hear of how he would kill their new monster. It would show Wesker just how powerful he really is when serious and that nothing would stop him from saving Lanna's parents, Elly's parents, and his friends.

Lanna blinked, watching him and sighed, nodding as she she made her way up the hill, disappearing from sight.

The monster did surface again, roaring in anger as the water around it rose up. It's tongue slashing out at him, it's skin terribly burnt in places till it was blistering. Some of the blisters even popped and oozed out white fluids along with dark blood. Sora would also see the sinew and muscles under the skin, working furiously.

The monster lunged at Sora on it's wave, lashing it's tongue out at him viciously, the barbs reaching towards him.

Sora narrowed his eyes as he raced forward and just barely side stepping the creatures lunge for him at the last second. Once beside the creature mid jump, Sora lashes out with his keyblade knocking it skyward. Sora jumps up after it to an incredible 15 foot jump as his keyblade sparks dangerous with electricity.

"Thundaga!" Sora calls as a dark thunder cloud forms above them. Before multiple lightning bolts rain down on the airborne B.O.W.! It helplessly cries out in pain. "Thundaga!" Sora shouts again instantly not giving it any sense of mercy as another rain of lightning bolts flew down on it. Gravity starting to take hold on both, but the B.O.W. closer to falling into the water than Sora.

"Thundaga!" Sora calls a third time as multiple lightning bolts slam into the falling B.O.W. screeching in agonizing pain from the onslaught. "Thundaga!" Sora calls for a fourth time as the fish slams into the water twitching in pain as it tries to swim back toward Sora. Hoping to kill him before it dies, but never noticing the dark thundercloud was now MUCH bigger and sparking dangerously than before.

"THUNDAGA!" Sora shouts in focused fury and determination.

The monster screeched loudly as it fell to the water, floating on top of it and twitching heavily as it struggled to heal itself and having a hard time doing it. The attacks were proving to be too much for it. It sunk under water just as the last strike hit it. The fish monster let out a loud screech as the lightning pierced it's heart, making it explode. The body stopped moving for a few minutes before it started to expand rapidly.

It kept growing and growing till a ripping sound was heard before the body exploded, pieces of body parts flew everywhere and rained into the water, making it turn into a muddy brown color before the blood and guts started to settle to the bottom, leaving Sora in one piece.

The boat stopped moving but had made it's way to the dock as the explosion has pushed it along.

Sora seeing this sighed in relief as he landed in the water and was thankful he landed in a part not too deep. He was about chest deep in water and trudged his way to land where he saw Lanna waiting.

"Hey, Lanna! You don't have to worry I'm alright! A little wet and I think I have it's guts on me, but I'm okay! Did you find the key?" Sora asks making his way out of the water and standing before her.

Lanna panted as she had been running from the waterfall to get the key and back out again. She nodded, smiling. "Yeah," she said and hugged him tightly, not noticing Sora blush at the sudden closeness, glad he was alright. "I'm glad your alright. I was a bit worried." She didn't care if he was wet or had guts on him. She soon blushed and pulled back away, blushing.

"Ah...sorry about that." She said and pulled out the key, showing it to him. "You would have thought they would have moved the key in a different spot." She chuckled a bit. "I heard that thing screaming and thought I was gonna go deaf from how loud it was." She smiled a bit, pushing back her bangs. "Did you bring any clean clothes with you? Your gonna catch a cold walking around in wet clothes." She frowned a bit and wiped off the guts from his clothes.

"It's alright and I'm glad you got the key, Lanna." Sora said as his blush was starting to calm down, but deep inside he was missing the feel of her arms around him and the closeness they shared. Not that he would admit it, hardly the time or place...

"As for the clothes...I'm afraid this is all I have, but it's cool. I've been in worse situations than this, but for now let's get this back to the others and check the church." Sora suggests with a small blush as he saw Lanna getting the guts off him and checking him over. He had people care for him before, but with Lanna...it felt different and made him feel funny to see her fretting over him.

Lanna nodded and smiled lightly. "Alright," she said as her own blush was settling down and put the key away in her pouch. She started back towards the docks, looking at the hill a bit. She frowned a bit as she remembered the waterfall and the mechanics to moving the water. So she could access the cave with the key and the ganados she had faced. She had made quick work of them before rushing back to Sora as she heard the screams. She was truly thankful he managed to kill it without being hurt. She wouldn't have forgiven herself if he had been hurt because she wasn't there. She jumped into the boat and started up the motor, pulling on the string.

"There," she said and waited for Sora to jump in. When he did, Lanna steered the boat away from the dock and back across the pond. "I'll be happy to be back on dried land. I'm starting to dislike ponds," She chuckled. They could see Jake and the others wait for them in the distance and waved at them as they neared.

She soon parked and climbed out slowly.

"Did you get the key?" Goofy asked, looking excited.

Lanna grinned. 'Sure did," she said, showing them.

Jake grinned as he started checking her over. Only upon seeing she was fine did he release the breath he had been holding and his heart feel at ease again. "Thanks for protecting her, Sora, but was that really you causing that freak lightning storm? Donald and Goofy said it was one of your more powerful magics being used in a magic chain effect or something." Jake thanks Sora before asking about the strange and kinda terrifying sight of power being used. He'd never forget the agonizing screams the creature made as it died...

"Yeah, it was known as Thundaga. My most powerful version of Thunder magic and can be very destructive. I try to make sure none of my allies are in the crossfire for obvious reasons." Sora states as Jake nods in understanding. An attack like that could probably kill off a small army when aiming at the largest parts of the group...

"Probably a good idea," Lanna said, putting the key away into her bag. She yawned a bit, feeling a bit tired but shook it off. "Again, I'm glad you're on our side, Sora." She grinned a bit.

Goofy chuckled lightly and ruffled the boy's hair a bit. "He's one of the good guys! He'd never turn bad!" he said.

Lanna smiled a bit, remembering the plaga and the other viruses that had the ability to turn the good guys into monsters and felt the mark on her neck twinge. She rubbed it. "Good," she said quickly, her heart rate speeding up a bit. "Let's get to the church. Hopefully we won't meet any giants along the way."

Donald groaned and nudged her. "Don't jinx it, Lanna!"

"Relax, Donald, what's the worst that can happen?" Sora says cheerfully as Jake facepalms at Sora's words.

"Sora, trust me when I say you DON'T want to know..."

Lanna smiled sheepishly at her friends and headed up the trail again towards the gate and opened it, seeing the gated area with the giant outline in the middle. The torches were lit up and were crackling in their sconces. Donald went stiff as his tail went straight up and seem to spasm.

"What's the matter Donald?" Lanna asked, seeing this. She wondered if that was normal. Goofy looked worried. "That only happens when something is gonna happen," he said.

"Like what?" Lanna asked, worried now.

"A fight with a strong foe or meeting someone dangerous, powerful, or both." Sora informs them as his eyes narrow faintly hearing something, but couldn't make out what it was. Only that beyond those doors something was going on...

"Well, we need to pass here to get to the church, so we have no choice. Everyone, be on your guard." Jake informs checking his guns for ammo to make sure they were full and loaded.

Lanna nodded as she checked her guns, making sure they were fully loaded and the first aid kit. Donald and Goofy summoned their weapons, getting ready. "Right," she said.

A loud sound was heard behind the door, the wood splintering and cracking as something rammed against it. Lanna raised her gun, watching as a roar of hate and anger was heard, mixing in with the sounds of the splintering wood.

"What is that?" Goofy asked, watching the door.

"Whatever it is, it's gonna break through soon!" Lanna said and just as she said that, there was one loud crack and the gate exploded, revealing the ugly giant that had been cooked up in Wesker's lab. It roared as it saw them and rushed forward, swinging it's arms from side to side, reaching towards them.

"Oh shit!" Lanna said and started to shoot.

Sora instantly sped in front of Lanna and blocks the blow coming for her, buying her time to get back. While Sora grit his teeth from having to use some effort to keep the creature back. His feet digging into the ground from the force as Sora pushed back making the creature stumble back in surprise.

"Lanna stay back and support Donald! Jake, you back up Goofy!" Sora calls rushing forward planning to keep the creature's attention focused on himself.

"Uh...Sure you do that!" Jake calls before looking to Goofy. "He does know what he is doing right?"

Goofy looked at him. "Uh..." he said, not sure what Sora was doing. "...I think?"

The giant bellowed and stamped his feet into the ground, creating mini earthquakes. Donald and Goofy stumbled a bit, nearly falling. "Sora!" Donald called out, struggling as the giant knocked Sora onto his back, standing over him.

Lanna swore and shot at the giant with Donald firing a fire spell at the giants back, distracting him. "Sora, are you okay!?" The giant turned towards them, growling as it marched towards them and grabbed a tree, swinging it at them. Lanna ducked and scooped up Donald before he could get hurt. "Got ya!"

Sora scowled for his slip up, before shooting back to his feet. "I'll be fine, you guys be careful!" Sora calls seeing the giant trying to hit them with a tree.

Sora raises his keyblade above his head with familiar thunder clouds forming above the giant. "Thundaga!" Sora shouts making a multiple lightning bolts slam down on the giant before throwing his keyblade toward the giant's right leg. "Strike Raid!" Sora shouts as the key blade spun like a buzzsaw and damaged it's leg before flying back to Sora who caught it.

Jake took the chance to pull out his Elephant Killer and aim for the side of the giant's head. Making it groan in pain from the powerful bullets slamming into it's skull. "Over here you overgrown piece of shit!"

The giant groaned and held it's skull as it bent down to one knee, something pushing against it's back but couldn't push out all the way yet. The giant shook it's head and stood up, glaring hatefully at the group and kicked Goofy into the wall as it started towards Jake. Switching guns, Lanna skidded under the giant, shooting at it's underbelly, making it stumble back. She rolled away and jumped back to her feet.

"Blizzard!" Donald said, sending out an ice chunk at the giant, making it's arm turn to ice as he went to check on Goofy and healed him with a potion. Goofy grunted from the pain and nodded his thanks.

Lanna frowned, seeing the loose stitches on it's back. "Jake...it has a plaga in it's back!" she called out.

"I see it! Now let's make it come out to play!" Jake said pulling up his AK47 and starts shooting it's head with a constant burst of fire. Sora seeing this decided to help keep it from focusing on Jake. His keyblade glowing red and fiery on the tip.

"Firaga!" Sora shouts as he fired three firagas at the giant's legs. Setting them on fire not only to deal continuous burn damage as long as the flames were there, but also to keep it from focusing on his friends. Having your body parts on fire tends to make a very decent distraction in priorities after all...

The giant roared as it's ashy skinned burned as it flailed around, trying to put it out. It thrashed and stamped before crashing against the wall and got on it's knees, groaning in pain. A ripping sound was heard as something pushed it's way out of it's back, wiggling and squirming heavily. It was the plaga.

"Aim for the plaga! It's the weak spot!" Lanna said shooting at it as four more popped out of it's arms, squirming as it seemed like they were doing some weird dance.

"Five?" Donald asked, sending out a fire spell as Goofy threw his shield hit on before it came back to him.

The shooting and the spells only made the giant angrier. It thrashed around and swiped at them in an attempt to stop their attacks. "Don't let it grab you!" Goofy said, dodging another swipe.

Sora magic dashed behind it and ran up it's back. Before slashing at the plaga on it's back viciously, before concentrating power of light into his keyblade and slamming down on the plaga. "Explosion!" Sora shouts as three orbs of light appears and does damage to the plaga destroying it from the amount of damage sustained.

The giant roared in agony as it stood up abruptly reaching for it's back in pain and Sora was knocked off by the sudden movement. Using his quick reflexes he managed to land on his feet watching it warily as he distanced himself from the beast.

The beast roared in pain, growling as it thrashed around before disappearing in sight.

"He learned a new trick..." Lanna said wheezing a bit, looking around the area as she held her shotgun. Goofy panted. "It's never done that before?" he asked.

"I don't know..." Lanna admitted, looking around and looked around, hearing a crunching sound and her eyes widen. "Jake, behind you!"

The giant reappeared behind him, reaching out towards him. Lanna dashed towards him, knocking him out of the way as the giant missed them both by a few inches. The giant roared and stamped it's feet like he was having a temper tantrum before uprooting the last tree and taking a swing at Donald and Goofy. Only for a keyblade to come flying into the tree trunk and cutting it down the middle. Spinning like a buzzsaw as it came back to Sora's hand.

"Leave them alone! I'm your opponent!" Sora calls out challenging the giant as he rushes forward dodging a stomp from the giant by dodge rolling behind the leg. Quickly rising to his feet Sora's keyblade tip gains an icy aura around it. "Freeze!" Sora shouts firing a Blizzaga level ice magic on it's leg. Making it's like stuck to the ground and ice encasing it up to the giant's knee. The giant seeing this freaks and looks down trying to see what Sora was doing.

Only to see him pointing his keyblade at it's now revealed face with his keyblade tip still glowing blue.

"Blizzaga!" Sora shouts firing another giant chunk of ice at it's face. Ghosting past the skull and freezing most of the face in a block of ice. Freaking out and bashing it's fists against it's head trying to break free of the ice. Upon breaking the ice it only hurt itself more and the plagas came out again.

"I got the ones on the right arm! Jake, Lanna! you two aim for the ones on the left arm!" Sora calls jumping on the right arm and slashing at one of the plagas on it.

"Roger!" Lanna said as she started shooting at the plaga's on the left arm with Jake's help. The plaga's screeched and squirmed and wiggled heavily as yellow blood splattered everywhere. The giant roared as it did damage to itself, bleeding from the wounds as one plaga fell off, hitting the ground as more blood came.

Donald shot another Blizzaga at the giant, freezing it's face once again to keep it distracted. Another plaga came off the giants arm on Sora's end, hitting the floor as it laid still. The efforts combined between them all started to wear on the giant as it roared once more, flailing around as it bled everywhere from it's wounds and fell forward, breaking it's leg till the bone showed through the destroyed muscles.

The group stumbled back as the giant laid still, dead. Out of it's pocket came out a bag full of money, glittering in the low light of the setting sun.

Jake strolls up and checks out it, letting out a low whistle at how much they had. "Damn! Now this is why I love the mercenary business in busting B.O.W.s!" Jake says putting the money away with a winner's grin.

"So, we can go ahead now right, Lanna?" Sora asks wanting to go ahead to the Church.

Lanna nodded at that, chuckling a bit. "That will get us some upgrades" she said and looked at Sora. "Yeah we can." She reloaded her weapons and flexed her fingers a bit, feeling a little stiff as she started walking through the destroyed door. Goofy and Donald were right behind her as they headed to the rickety bridge again, taking their time and going slow till they reached solid ground and headed up the hill. The church was too their right, standing tall and ominous.

It's gray walls were weather beaten and scared from the weather. It's bell hung from a rusty ring, just waiting to fall if hit. Lanna looked at the stained glass windows as she headed to the stairs to the entrance. She pulled out the key and inserted it into the lock. There was a soft clicking sound as it unlocked the door.