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

8. Chapter 7

Bloodbath Kingdom

Author: Springborn

Co Author: Warrior of Six Blades

Chapter Seven

(Lanna's group P.O.V.)

Lanna looked at Jake and nodded. "Only one way to find out," she said not liking this at all. "Might as well answer it, Jake." When Jake answered the phone on the screen was none other than Albert Wesker. The man stared at them blankly but looked at Jake, though he didn't show any emotions.

"Ah...it's so good to see you all," Wesker said. Lanna felt rage build up inside of her, knowing this man had caused them all pain. She growled. "Son of a bitch..."

"Language, young Lanna. Do you kiss your parents with that mouth? Or should I say, parent?"

"Shut your mouth, bastard." Jake growled restraining himself from letting slip about his suspicions. "You got a lot to answer for and I will personally make you do so once we've got the others to safety." Jake said fully intending to make Wesker pay for what he had done, but not before he got some answers out of monster of a man before him.

He didn't want to hate the guy, trying to honor his mother's wish to not hate him, but everything he had done so far was pissing him off beyond redemption.

Wesker smirked but looked at Jake, feeling like he knew him somehow and felt a connection but didn't know why. He had forgotten about the woman he had slept with back than. "Such anger. Well I have news for you. Should I say, information about your family, Lanna."

Lanna grew stiff. "Where are they?" she demanded.

"Not yet. I'm gonna make a deal with you. I'm moving the prisoners to a newer location in a few hours. You can save them if you make your way to the ceremonial room," Wesker said. "If you don't make it there before sunrise, there will be a public execution and you will be forced to watch."

All the color drained from Lanna's face as Donald and Goofy went pale. "Public...execution...?" If being forced to kill her mother had put Lanna out of it what would happen to her if she was forced to watch her entire family die? Lanna felt angry tears building up in her eyes and felt her chest tighten. "You monster..."

"You jerk!" Sora shouts in anger as a brief flash of darkness surrounded his body before fading from his shout. Now eyes and attention were drawn on an angered Sora who looked to be restraining as much as he could. Like a storm waiting to be unleashed on the one who incited his building wrath.

"You keep treating Lanna's and everyone's feelings like a game for your sick amusement. People, no, monsters like you make me sick...So understand this Wesker, last time...was my mistake to go easy on you, to hesitate, but next time we meet... I will kill you for what you've done." Sora said with that cold tone that had Jake feeling a shiver of fear go up his spine. He had no idea Sora could get like this except for that little dark moment earlier.

Goofy and Donald both frowned in worry knowing he rarely got this angry. Worse is that all the times it did happen... it wasn't long before that form came out.

Lanna shivered as she saw the darkness surround Sora for a brief second, before glancing at Donald and Goofy, seeing the looks on their faces. She wasn't sure what it meant, but it could't be good. She grabbed Sora's hand, gripping it as she tried to reassure him. "Don't let him get to you," she whispered. "It's his game... He gets under your skin." She and Jake both knew that tactic pretty well as it had been used in training for the new recruits.

It was necessary to train not just the body and mind but the soul and emotional strength as well for the new recruits, being on the field with the BSSA isn't for everyone.

"I'll be fine, Lanna, but I won't tolerate him hurting anyone else." Sora says glaring at Wesker as Jake steps in front of Sora to block the view. For Sora's sake more than anyone else. Lanna nodded at him but still felt nervous as she had seen the flash of darkness...what were the others hiding from her and Jake?

"So is the challenge all you have to say? I'd expect more from the supposed self proclaimed god." Jake says trying to keep Wesker's attention on him.

"Your time starts now," Wesker said. "Since your friend, Ada Wong, can't help you to figure out where it is, you'll have to rely on a time bomb." He ignored the bait and pushed up his glasses. "I'm surprised you aren't keeping a closer eye on her."

"Last time you caught me off guard, but lucky shots only go so far, old man." Jake says tauntingly both in mocking of his true status without saying it and knowingly toward the fact he's older. "As for Lanna, I'll save her and kill you soon enough for what you did to Claire." Jake says fully meaning to kill him by his own hands.

Wesker's lips turned into a slight smirk. "We will see, won't we? It was fun to watch Claire fight the infection as her husband watched. But she failed," he taunted back as he felt something nag at him. Who was this boy? He frowned inwardly, trying to make a connection as his mind worked.

Lanna dug her nails into her palm, hearing the man's words as her nails pierced her skin, feeling a small trickle of blood pooling around her fingers.

Jake frowned understanding her feeling all too well, but kept his lid...for now. "Maybe so, but we'll succeed in the end. So get comfy, we're coming for the prisoners and your heads." Jake says walking forward with the phone still active. Sora and the rest following in step behind Jake.

Wesker laughed. "Tick tock...tick tock..." he taunted. "As much as I would love to chat more, Jake, I have work to do. Remember, you have until sunrise." Lanna could feel her chest tightening as she followed the others, staring at the wall as they headed down the hallway. She knew where the room was...

"Just know one thing Wesker." Sora said taking the phone from Jake much to his surprise. Glaring at Wesker on the screen with a determined focus he only felt fighting Ansem the Seeker of Darkness and Xemnas.

"I've beaten Hades in his own underworld and other fools who wanted to play god, including Maleficent. So if you want to live, you got one option. Run and pray I never find you, because when I do. I'll show you why harming my friends is the worst mistake of your life." Sora warns with a deadly edge in his tone. Now leading the group as they advance to the next part of the castle.

"Time will tell, Hero," Wesker said frowning as he wasn't scared of the tone. His eyes flashed. "Don't get so cocky that your friends and little girlfriend will pay for your mistakes." Soon the feed cut off.

Goofy looked at Lanna, looking concerned. "...Where do we go now?" he asked as he could smell the scent of blood in the air. Lanna barely looked at her bloody hand. "We head to the ceremonial room" she said and started walking.

"Warn me next time you want to chat, Spikes." Jake says as Sora hands it back to him. Still looking peeved, but a little more calm now. "I know you're furious, but like I told you before. We need to keep a cool head if we are gonna make it out of this alive." Jake says trying to reason with Sora as he only nods ton show he understood what Jake was saying.

"Lanna? How far are we from the place Wesker is talking about?" Sora asks wondering how long it would take to reach them.

"Let me check," Lanna said as she pulled out her map and looked it over. "Judging by this, we're half way there." She looked at the others, her eyes dark with emotions. She looked back at the map, her bangs covering her eyes as she breathed. "Who knows what we'll find along the way before than."

"We'll figure it out," Goofy said, trying to be confident and sound positive as they all needed it.

"Goofy's right, let's just keep our heads together and we'll make through this no sweat. The only real dangerous factors are the witch and Wesker, the B.O.W.s are nothing compared to China and Edonia." Jake said seeing the B.O.W.s, while a new experience via plaga, not as bad as the C-virus caused ones

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Lanna nodded. "Okay" she said as she put away the map and pushed open the doors and entered a stone room with different ledges and stairs, leading up to the main level. She raised a brow, seeing the large stairs to the right and saw the stained glass windows that were once beautiful but were stained with dust. "Yeah...this brings back memories...Dad told about this room." She pointed up to the floor where they would have to go. "We take an elevator once we get to the main floor and it will take us to the ceremonial room."

She started forward and held her head, grunting in pain. "Shit...not now...not now..." She begged and whimpered.

"Lanna!" Jake and Sora called in concern knelling close to her. Keeping a supportive hand on her shoulders as Jake looked into her eyes. "Listen to me, Lanna, you have to stay strong and keep fighting the plaga." Jake said knowing the odds of her fighting it off were slim, but he remembered how Chris once said how Piers beat the C-virus through force of will. Maybe Lanna can do the same...

Lanna nodded weakly and grunted as she slammed her eyes shut as another wave of pain came. "Ugh..." she groaned and looked up at Jake and Sora but her eyes were no longer gray but the same piercing red color that the villagers had. "Get...away..." She cried out again as she held her head, fighting the plaga. Her breathing grew raspy as she fought and swallowed. She looked up again, her eyes returned to normal but the fear was still there.

"Lanna, we will have you cured, but we need to keep cool heads here." Jake said trying to help Lanna through this, despite hating how powerless he is to save her right now. That machine Ada spoke of is their only hope and they had little time to spare looking for it thanks to Wesker's challenge.

"Let's take the elevator and get moving then! Sooner we kick their ass, the sooner we can save Lanna from the plaga!" Sora said determined to save his friends and girlfriend. Jake nodding in agreement as he picks up Lanna to be on the safe side and carries her to the elevator as everyone gets on.

Lanna leaned against Jake, shaking a bit as she had almost lost it to the Plaga. She hated feeling weak, not knowing when she would snap and try to hurt the others. She took a shaky breath and nodded. "I know..." she said, gripping her arm. He was right and if her father could get the parasite out of his body, than so would she.

Donald hit the button and the rickety elevator started to rise upwards, bringing them to a landing that led to a flight of stairs. The end was another landing where the Merchant was as well as some ammo and a herb on the crates next to the gates.

"Thank God for small miracles." Jake said running up to the Merchant with Sora and his friends right behind him. Ready to get some supplies and a safe place to rest a bit.

(Scene Change: Secret B.O.W. Research lab 3rd P.O.V.)

Maleficent appeared through a dark corridor with a slightly scratched up looking Pete behind here. Looking around before spotting Wesker and walking over to him. "Wesker, sorry if I was late, but I had to make sure Pete was doing his job right and thankfully the loading of the B.O.W.s is finished." Maleficent reported the good news to her ally in her revenge.

Wesker looked up and nodded. "I see. Are they all set now?" he asked as he was glad for the good news. Though his mind wandered back to Jake. It was starting to bug the hell out of him and not much did unless it was Chris. That man was a thorn in his side but after today he wouldn't be much longer. He raised a brow at the new look that Pete was sporting.

Pete said nothing, his ears flattened against his head.

"Indeed, the new prototypes only need our test subject to wander in to begin our plan for him. Though before we do that, we must discuss an idea of keeping Sora out of it. Knowing the boy, he's going to be more protective than usual and it would be wise to have someone distract or kill him if possible." Maleficent explains looking at Wesker with a smirk.

"Seeing how well you handled your new powers against Riku, I'd say your level can handle Sora alone. At the least you can stall him and injure him enough to damage his ego when he's unable to kill you, but you must fight him separated from Donald and Goofy most of all." Maleficent says offering her idea to make it easier to catch Jake alone for testing of their new B.O.W.s for their plan.

Wesker smirked and nodded. "Yes, I see what you mean," he said. "Though I noticed something earlier when I riled him up. A flash of darkness surrounded Sora for a moment before disappearing again. What is that about?" He hoped Maleficent could shed some light on the matter.

"Yes, that would be the reason I want you to separate Sora from Donald and Goofy. Sora has a power he uses when serious and realizes he can't beat an enemy with his normal power alone. An ace in the hole if you will, but one that consumes a certain kind of energy he has to make sure to recover if used too much. They're drive forms, but the form that you speak of is from the darkness in his heart. Even he has it, but unlike us, he shuns his own darkness and fears using it. Making it little better than a wild beast on instinct, but even then he is still dangerous. As are his other forms, they can only be achieved with the help of Donald and Goofy as far as I've found out. Thanks to Pete's failures in the past due to those forms of Sora's giving him a power boost in different ways." Maleficent explains remembering what Pete told her about Anti Form.

At first it interested her, before tossing the thought aside as that form had limited intelligence to work with and targets anything Sora considers an enemy. Such a form would be more a nuisance than a boon for her if she confronted Sora for that darkness in his heart.

Wesker nodded. "Hm, would he attack his friends in that state?" he wondered. Pete spoke up. "No. He wouldn't attack his friends but he is still dangerous and is really protective of his friends in that state. Worse than he is normally."

"Interesting..." Wesker said as he took in the information he just heard. "Very interesting...To think he can hold that much power of light and darkness..."

"Maybe so, but separated from Donald and Goofy will prevent him from access to his drive forms. Making him an easier target, but just a precaution. I kept some Experimental B.O.W. pods in there for you to activate in case you need it to wear him down some. I doubt you will need it, but better safe than sorry at this stage of our plans." Maleficent says with a smirk.

"I'm not taking chances with the boy this time after all." Maleficent says before seeing Simmons come into the room. "Ah, I almost forgot, I heard from the heartless you wished to speak with me, Simmons?"

Simmons swallowed and nodded. "Yes, I did," he said as he was nervous, but tried to hide it. "I wanted to ask you something. It's about Ada Wong. I think she can be useful to us. I know she is dead but you can bring her back with her memories wiped?" He felt like a school boy who had his hand caught in the cookie jar. He felt embarrassed for acting like that.

Maleficent pondered the request for a moment, some more pawns WOULD be good and she could tell in her skirmish Ada wasn't the type to go down easy. A collar and memory wipe would both be musts if she was to revive that woman as her pawn. Still best to have an experts knowledge of Ada Wong before going through with the idea.

"Wesker, Simmons, I feel this idea does have some potential. However, I require your professional opinions on how she could be useful to us in the long run. I'd like to know what skill sets we could be working with if we go through with this idea." Maleficent says to them both after a moment of thought.

Wesker looked at Maleficent. "She is smart and sneaky. She knows how to handle herself and wiggle out information out of people. She has connections and never fails in getting a job done."

Simmons nodded in agreement.

"I see...I suppose an additional piece would be best to keep and she has proven her merit. So I can do this, but the memory wipe will take time. So until I am done preparing it, you will watch her as we put a collar on her as an insurance once revived." Maleficent says trying to get a feel for Ada's soul before a troubled look crosses her face. She was sure Ada had perished in the attack... So why wasn't she able to sense her soul?

"Wesker? Can you do me a favor and check the security feeds around the castle. Something feels amiss, but I can't tell what..." Maleficent says looking at Wesker still appearing troubled.

Wesker nodded and went to the computers, searching the feeds closely. He didn't find anything yet, but stopped, frowning some. "I see the problem, my dear," he said and turned to look at her. "Your feelings have proven true. Ada and her friends aren't dead." His tone showed a bit of annoyance.

Simmons was surprised. "Ada is alive?" he asked. Wesker brought up the feed to show them the trio with Riku wounded.

"It seems Riku is quite a cockroach lately. I'll make sure he dies this time." Maleficent said glaring at the screen and memorizing it's location. "Slight change of plans, Simmons, I want you to grab Ada by any means you deem needed. Wesker, your part of the plan stays on course and make sure Alex gets her prototypes ready for testing against Jake. That will keep them from interfering with Simmons and myself." Maleficent explains wanting to personally see to Riku's death herself, but knew keeping Sora busy or dead was more preferable for Wesker's time.

Wesker nodded. "So it would seem," he said and looked at Simmons and Maleficent. Simmons nodded. "Alright," he said, grinning as he couldn't wait to get Ada. Wesker looked at the screens and smirked, seeing Lanna and her group at the gates. "Seems like our friends are just outside the ceremonial gates."

"Looks like Lanna had another attack," Pete said, seeing Jake carry Lanna.

"Good, that will make things more interesting for us in the long run. How long do you figure it'll be before Lanna turns?" Maleficent inquires of Wesker as she smirked coldly at the screen.

Wesker smirked. "Less than two hours," he said, bringing up a clock that was ticking down. Though neither of them knew about the light training that Sora had been giving them or the affects it had on the plaga.

Simmons smirked. "It'll be fun to see the reactions of her friends," he said.

"Perfect, I'll leave you to get started on your end of the plan and to inform Alex to prepare for her new test subject. Simmons, with me, I don't want to risk losing track of them a second time." Maleficent says opening a corridor for them to walk through.

"Will do," Wesker said and went to find his sister. Simmons nodded and stepped through the corridor, looking forward to seeing Ada and the others, smirking. He waited for her inside the corridor. Maleficent seeing this turns her attention to Pete looking over her shoulder. "Pete, I leave guarding Claire and Leon to you. If that baby is about to be born, send a heartless at once to Alex Wesker to give her the orders to prepare for child birth. It'll make a great soldier or test subject for us." Maleficent orders Pete making sure to leave no loose ends.

Pete nodded. "Yes your majesty," he said, swallowing a bit. He opened another portal and headed out, knowing what would happen if he failed.

(Scene Change: Ada, Kairi and Riku's group)

Ada finished bandaging Riku up and had him leaning against the wall. Kairi stayed close, looking worried still. She couldn't believe how messed up this world was!

Riku groans as he feels himself slowly waking up and his back felt like it was repeatedly trampled. "Kairi?...Ada?..." Riku calls out groggily as he tries to open his eyes.

Ada touched his arm. "Easy," she said. "Your hurt badly." She had used two healing sprays on his back but he would still be a hurting unit. "We're both here."

Kairi sat down next to him. "Riku?" she asked, worriedly.

"I'm here...and awake, definitely awake. None of my dreams left me feeling this sore." Riku said with a mild chuckle at his own predicament. Before looking at Ada and Kairi both feeling relieved they are fine. "Where are we? I didn't have time to think of an exact place when I made the corridor."

"We're in the boat house," Ada said, looking around. "This is the place where I took Leon to the island."

"The same island with the machine?" Kairi asked. Ada nodded. "Yes, as well as the final battlefield with Leon and Saddler. Last time I was there, explosives were set and a lot of the building's were destroyed."

"What are the odds the machine is still there and usable?" Riku asks knowing they needed it to cure Lanna. Allowing himself to sit up despite some small stings of pain racing through the body.

Ada looked a bit worried than. "I don't know, it's a chance we will have to take," she said. It was the truth. She didn't know if the machine was still there and still working. She hated not knowing and being in the dark when information was vital, especially if it was for a persons life.

"So what now, Ada? We can't just sit here and wait, while our friends are who knows where fighting." Riku asks, hoping to help his friends trying to force his body to move. Wincing in pain from the wound on his back, but keeping a strong front as he stood on his feet again.

"The others shouldn't be to far off," Ada said, nodding. "We'll find them. Jake should still have his cell." Unaware that the others thought they were dead. She pulled her cell out and ready to call when a dark corridor opened up as two familiar figures stepped out. Ada raised a brow at that. "Well now..."

"Damn...I was hoping she wouldn't notice." Riku grumbled as he saw Maleficent step out with a new guy by her side. Dressed up as someone high class and had his attention more on Ada than anyone else.

"I'll admit, Riku, I don't know how you slipped away last time. However, I won't leave your death to chance this time..." Maleficent says as she summons to Defenders at her side for additional reinforcements. Riku seeing this steps in front of Ada and Kairi summoning his Way to Dawn keyblade. Grunting as he gets into his stance with a determined gaze.

"If you want them, you two will have to get past me first!" Riku calls out, before noticing Kairi and Ada both standing by his sides with their weapons. "Kairi?! Ada?! What are you doing?"

"You're not going to fight alone," Ada said as she gripped her gun. "Simmons and I have unfinished business from years ago, don't we?" Her tone cold and with more emotion than she had shown since this mission started. Her eyes were dark with anger. Kairi was surprised by the emotion in Ada's eyes but nodded.

"She's right," Kairi said. "You're not fighting alone."

"Kairi..Ada...thanks." Riku said humbled they'd actually help him in a fight where the odds were against them. Before smirking as he now understood why Sora liked fighting alongside his friends. With people you care for at your side, you can be strong enough to face anything. That was his problem last time, he tried using Ansem's darkness to take it all alone and nearly lost himself for it. Now he'd rely on what light he has alongside his darkness.

He may not know if he's worthy of his keyblade after all of his mistakes, but he will use this power to protect them!

"Simmons, focus on your target. I'll keep the heartless's attention off the woman as I focus my fury on the keybearers." Maleficent orders Simmons as the first Defender's shield has it's eyes glowing blue. Firing a freezing mist that forces Riku to jump with Ada and Kairi in his arms.

Simmons nodded as he made his way towards Ada. "It's so good to see you again" he said, his eyes flashing. "Maybe this time you will come with me." He grunted as an arrow hit him the shoulder and exploded, making him stumble back.

"Not in this lifetime or the next," Ada said and lunged at Simmons, shooting at him.

Kairi looked at the witch, keeping her blade up. "This is gonna be fun," she said.

"Kairi, back me up," Riku requests as he rushes the defenders. Instantly flipping over one as the shield lunged out to bite him and gets a deep slash on the back from Riku. Making it stumble forward from the heavy blow it suffers as Riku lands on his feet. Only to dodge a fireball from the other Defender and a green thunderbolt from Maleficent.

"Okay!" Kairi said as she sent out an ice attack at one of the Defenders, distracting it from Riku and dodged a fireball from the second Defender. She sent out another ice attack on the first Defender.

Ada grunted and ducked a fist and slashed at Simmons back with her knife, remembering the attacks he could do when he transformed. She could see his skin shifting along his body.

Riku does a hand spring off the ground mid roll to avoid some lightning again and concentrates a Dark Firaga in his free hand. Thrusting it toward one of the Defender's backs focused on Kairi. Killing it to allow Kairi an easier time to fight back, before rushing toward Maleficent with his keyblade. Slashing her a few times before being sent flying into a wall on the opposite side of the room.

"Enough you pest! Just die already!" Maleficent shouts firing a Larger green thunderbolt at Riku who summons Dark Barrier trying to hold it off. Unable to drop it or he'd get hit as it became a contest of power between them.

Kairi fought with the last Defender, hitting back a fireball into it's mouth but didn't kill it yet. She watched the fight between Riku and Maleficent, worried. Ada kept her eyes on Simmons, ducking a thrust and kicking out at Simmons as she trusted Riku, knowing he could handle himself.

Riku grits his teeth as he holds back the lightning, before slowly charging up light and darkness from his heart. "I won't lose Maleficent, not this time..."Riku says gathering his power from his heart.

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

Sora sighs as he waits for Lanna and Jake to be done upgrading their weapons and buying what they need. Keeping a vigilant watch out to make sure no one jumps them as they rest here for Lanna to recover. Yet, he can't help but feel something is wrong. Like a storm is coming and he isn't sure where or when...

"What's the matter Sora?" Goofy asked, hearing the boy sigh and looked towards him. Donald looked over as well, seeing the look on his face.

"Are you alright?" Donald asked. "Something troubling you?" He was worried about him and having seen the darkness spiking up a few times.

"It's just...things are getting close guys, Lanna's infected with the plaga trying to take over, Maleficent is working with a psycho playing god, Claire has died, and we got a few hours to save the other three parents...Worse, Ada, Riku, and Kairi are all..." Sora said restraining himself from crying at the end as he clenched his fist.

"Wesker and Maleficent will pay for this, no matter what happens to me. They won't escape me this time and cause any more suffering." Sora swore determined to end the nightmare those two have started. Even if it costs him his life...

Lanna turned to look at him. "Sora, don't even think like that," she said. "If you think about dying than your chances of doing so will increase. I know how you feel but remember, your not alone in this. We're all here to help, no matter what happens." She didn't even want to think about the idea of Sora dying. She didn't know if she could handle another loved one dying.

She turned away again as she paid for her upgrades as she breathed slowly. Donald and Goofy watched the scene, not sure how to help as they knew everyone was hurting.

Jake rubbed her back comfortingly in hopes of keeping her calm as he gave Sora a look. "Spikes, trust me, I know how you feel. better than most as I had my team betrayed and killed, and also lost my mother when I was young. Those incidents led me down a dark path and it's not one I recommend to anyone. You're better than Wesker is, Spikes, don't let him make you sink to his level." Jake advises knowing from experience how bad letting loss swallow you destroys one's life. It was like a slow death draining away all feelings and care you had, leaving a cold hearted empty soul behind waiting to die.

That was how he used to be before Sherry saved him from that mindset.

Lanna sighed as she was calm but her mind kept thinking as to what might be on the other side of the door. She frowned, thinking.

"Any idea of what could be on the other side?" Goofy asked as they waited.

"No. I don't. When dad was here, he fought Salazar and he turned into a plant monster-thing," Lanna said. "And that thing destroyed half the room. But knowing Maleficent and Wesker, it won't be good."

"We won't know by waiting, that's for sure. Just back us up, Lanna, Jake. You two are still slightly tired from the training and don't try to hide it, I can tell. I've been using light for over a year now and I can see that you aren't at full strength yet. So please just back us up, I'll take point." Sora says ready to take the lead and keep his friends safe, while letting Jake and Lanna know they need to finish recovering.

Lanna sighed and nodded. "Alright," she said as Donald and Goofy pushed open the doors and started down the short hallway. The group entered a large room where they were standing on a platform that had been broken in areas and across from them was another broken platform with a ladder. The walls were falling apart with dead and alive vines clung to them. The gate behind them closed, blocking their exit and would force them to move forward.

"Great..." Donald muttered darkly. "They love gates, don't they?"

Lanna stepped forward, looking around. "I find it ironic though," she said as she looked at the three holes in the wall that were just above the door.

"What do you mean?" Goofy asked, looking at the girl.

"That this whole thing started years ago when dad was here and now look. I'm his daughter in a similar situation as him. I think Karma is being a bitch," Lanna said, causing Donald and Goofy to laugh.

Sora cracked a smile at that as he knew the feeling pretty well. No matter where he goes, there is more heartless and secret plots running around in the dark. Forcing Sora to always uncover them and worse is he has no idea why, but he figured the least he could do is use the keyblade to save the other worlds. That way they'd never fall like Destiny Island did.

Lanna looked at Sora and grinned, trying to ease up the tension. "Well this is where we meet shades," she said, meaning Wesker and looked around.

"Yeah...I sense him, but I don't see him." Sora said looking around as he could sense the darkness in his heart in the room, but had a hard time pinning it down. It felt like it was trying to suppress itself to remain hidden. A pretty good job, but Sora kept his guard up knowing the sneak attack that is coming.

"So what now, Wesker? We're here and I don't see Chris, Leon, or Jill. So how long are you gonna hide from us like a coward?" Sora asks taunting the man into coming out. Donald and Goofy tense as they smell and sense the darkness in the area. All the time they spent with Sora made them more sensitive to darkness.

Behind Sora a door opened silently and Wesker ran forward in a blur. Grabbing Sora tightly as he punched him into the room behind him, alerting the others.

"Sora!" Lanna cried out as she and Jake were pushed away by a wall of darkness. Forced to watch Sora disappear into a room but didn't notice Donald and Goofy slipping in after them.

"Damn it!" Jake said running to the wall and trying to force it open. Only to grunt in frustration as the thing wouldn't budge. "Again with these new trapdoors!" Jake shouted frustrated at how they just got jumped by Wesker...again.

"Jake...I'm really hating that man," Lanna said looking for a hand hold or a latch to get the door open, but found none. She looked up at him worriedly. "I'm guessing we don't have any explosives..."

"I truly wish we did, little red." Jake said also hating Wesker a lot right now. Fucking super speed bastard and his fucking god complex...

(Scene change: Secret Chamber: 3rd P.O.V.)

Wesker smirked as he looked at Sora. "We meet again," he said, staring at the boy. He could feel the hate that Sora had for him as Wesker could see it in his eyes.

"Don't get use to it, I'll make you pay for what you've done..." Sora said in determination with restrained hate in his tone. Summoning his keyblade and taking his stance. Neither seeing Donald or Goofy watch them from the shadows behind Wesker.

Wesker chuckled. "We will see," he said, rolling his shoulders as the bones creaked and groaned as he got ready for the fight. He lunged forward. Since he had darkness now, his speed had grown, making him faster as he lashed out at Sora. Who leans to the side to avoid a punch and side steps the first punch, before deflecting a second punch from Wesker.

As the second fist passes by Sora's right shoulder, he counterattacks with a quickly slash that Wesker barely evades, the blade slicing a tear into his shirt and leaving a shallow wound that seals up quickly. Both then enter a heated and quick exchange of attacks, parrying, and dodging as their forms became a blur of movement. Both circling each other as they trade attacks, trying to find a weak point to strike.

Wesker wasn't even winded as they traded blows, ducking and dodging as the two circled each other slowly. Wesker watched him coldly and lunged forward. Disappearing from sight and reappearing behind him, before lashing out at Sora's back, barely giving the boy any time to react.

Sora, at the moment felt everything go in slow motion as his eyes glowed green briefly. Following his instincts, Sora disappears into a glowing blur of movement as he slips behind Wesker.

REVERSAL

The voice calls in Sora's mind as he was all too familiar with this reaction command. He would be impressed he actually needed it against Wesker, if he wasn't so focused in taking him down. Hard. Upon seeing Wesker's confused stance at his opponent seemingly vanish, Sora lashes out with his keyblade slashing deeply into his back vertically, before thrusting it into his back to make him stumble. Followed up by four diagonal slashes making a crude cross on his back and a powerful 360 degree spinning slash that adds on to the damage. Before Sora lifts his keyblade with it's tip glowing white.

"You're finished!" Sora shouts using explosion as three orbs of light appear once Sora slashes in front of him. Spinning around him as the light based magic does damage to Wesker who is on the receiving end of it all.

Wesker braced himself as he felt damage being done to him, grunting as he crashed against the wall, grunting as it left a large crater in the wall. He pulled himself off the wall, stumbling and spat out blood as he was badly wounded and bleeding. His wounds were healing from the attacks.

"Tsk...not bad..." he wheezed. "Even if you do kill me here, your girl, your friends, will die here." He smirked as he eyes flashed as thick cords shifted under his skin. "Lanna has less than two hours to live, Sora."

Sora couldn't keep the growl down at the threat to her life and how set in stone he made her death sound. He wouldn't let Lanna die like this! "Shut up!" Sora shouts rushing toward Wesker with magic dash as Wesker was pressed into evading Sora's vicious strikes tearing large gashes into the wall as Wesker kept evading. Sora forced to back flip away to avoid Hidden Death's edge lunging for his heart. Taking his stance again, Sora's eyes narrow.

"Finally bringing out your new weapon I see. Maleficent truly did teach you guys how to use darkness after all." Sora said feeling anger boiling under his skin.

Wesker smirked and ready to attack again when a shield and Blizzard attack hit him in the back as Donald and Goofy stepped into the light, both looking determined to fight with their friend.

"So...the troops had filed in," Wesker said with a hint of irritation and looked at Sora. "Of course and it has brought us closer to our goal." With that, he shot at Goofy and Donald, making them roll out of the way of the Darkness bullets and Wesker shot at Sora.

"Your goal?" Sora questioned as he deflects Wesker's lunge and counters only for Wesker to weave around the strike. Lashing out at Sora who side steps the slash as the two enter a deadly dance of blades before both deadlock each other. "So it's not just me Maleficent told you to kill then. You're aiming for all of us..." Sora said figuring that must be what Maleficent told Wesker to do for her. Made sense given how Maleficent kept mentioning how she'd get her revenge on them, but never said when. He used to believe she'd learn to leave him and his friends alone, to stop causing trouble.

He truly felt like a fool for treating Maleficent's threats so casually back then. So stupid, careless, and even arrogant! Now Riku and Kairi were both dead because he overlooked the witch! He'd make her pay for it... But first he had to kill Wesker before he harms someone else!

Wesker smirked and ducked under an attack from Goofy, grabbing him by the throat. Before throwing him against the wall and shot at Donald as the duck squawked from pain, quickly using Cure magic to heal himself. "Yes..." He said and shot at Goofy and Donald, doing damage to them both and ducked under an attack from the duck.

"Is it making sense now, Sora?" The proclaimed God asked, smirking. He aimed and fired at Goofy, hitting him in the chest.

'NO!' Sora thought rushing Wesker and knocking him away from Goofy with a powerful thrust to Wesker's chest. The tyrant crying out in pain as the tip was glowing red and had a fiery aura. "Firaga!" Sora shouts shooting the fireball filled with light and some of his fury. It exploding as it made contact with the airborne Wesker. Making him tumble further back as he checked on Goofy.

"Goofy! Goofy speak to me!" Sora pleaded shaking Goofy with his free hand as he clenched his keyblade in his right hand. "Donald! Get over here quick!" Sora pleaded hoping the duck could still move, the only reassurance he had was that he could feel the lights in their hearts. If he couldn't sense their hearts...it would mean the person was dead if they had neither light or darkness in them.

Goofy coughed up blood, looking pale and groaned weakly as Donald struggled over over to them. Goofy's breathing was haggard and hard to hear. "Sora..." he groaned, coughing. Donald made it to them and had a look of worry on his face. "Goofy...he's lost a lot of blood Sora..." he said as he got to work. Goofy's heart was beating slowly.

"No...No, no, no..." Sora muttered focusing his magic, but forced to break it his concentration to deflect bullets aimed at Donald. Standing between Wesker trying shooting at Goofy and Donald behind him. Sora felt his rage spiking as he tried to control his rage and hatred for the monster in human flesh. The sounds of Donald struggling to help Goofy and Goofy's labored breaths further enraging him.

"Don't you dare fall asleep, Goofy!" Donald ordered as he kept doing the healing spell. "Stay awake! Goofy? Goofy? Goofy!"

Goofy felt himself falling asleep, giving a tiny groan of pain and passed out as he was still bleeding heavily, even with the healing.

"Goofy!" Sora called, but couldn't turn to fully look or give his attention to Goofy. Not with Wesker shooting at them.

Donald got Goofy awake again as he gave him a health bottle to keep him awake. "Come on...come on...Sora, concentrate on Wesker!" he said.

"You...can...do it..." Goofy rasped.

"Goofy...Donald..." Sora said as his desperation grew as did his anger at Wesker who was now charging. On instinct Sora deflected the strike and kick Wesker into the air with a kick as he back flipped.

"Power!" Sora shouts not wasting time to activate his form drive powers. With this he can keep them from being targeted as he calls out- 'No...' Sora thinks in horror now realizing his error of letting his anger and hate fuel him. As an orb of darkness swells around his body, engulfing him in a back and purple sphere. Wesker lands on the ceiling by his feet just in time to see Sora get consumed in a darkness cocoon.

Wesker raised a brow as he watched while Donald and Goofy watched in horror. "No..." Donald said, watching. He couldn't believe it...but they should have guessed that it would happen. Especially with how things have turned out, but they had prayed that it wouldn't happen this time.

'What is this?' Wesker wondered, seeing the cocoon. 'This must be the darkness inside of him.' He remembered Maleficent telling him about the power and his drives.

The cocoon bursts as a dark figure erupts from the former sphere. Growling as it raised it's head as Wesker got to see the dreaded Anti Form Donald and Goofy prayed he'd never take again. All black darkness coating every inch of his body with glowing yellow eyes that glowed in glaring hatred. On all fours as he took a primal stance much like an animal about to tear someone's throat out. This form of Sora's was Anti Form, the only drive form of darkness he has.

And it was glaring right at Wesker with a dangerous growl.

"RRrrraaaaggghh!" Anti Form roared as the walls vibrated from the sheer aura of darkness around the boy, as well as the volume of the voice. Donald and Goofy wincing from the roar Anti Form was making as they could tell Anti Form was truly pissed. True, Sora had taken the form before, but it's roars were not this loud or hate filled in the past. This time it truly represented his rage and hatred for Wesker. They wouldn't be surprised if the roar could be heard through walls.

(Scene Change: Jake and Lanna 3rd P.O.V.)

"RRrrraaaaggghh!"

At the loud and very ominous roar resounding through the castles walls and halls. "The fuck?!" Jake swore jumping and reached for his gun in fright. For the first time in years, Jake genuinely felt afraid of whatever made that roar just now as he looked around the halls cautiously unable to tell where it was coming from. The roar seeming to echo all over the castle.

Lanna jumped, hearing the roar as her eyes widen. "The hell?" she asked and felt scared. "What...was that?" Something told her that was wrong, but didn't know what. "Sora...Donald and Goofy are gone!" She hadn't seen the two and figured they had followed Sora and Wesker through the door.

"Damn it! First Wesker jumps us and grabs Sora, Donald and Goofy are most likely with them, and now we got a new monster on the loose! What the hell is next?!" Jake swore before hearing his cell ringing as he looks at the phone in his pocket, unsure if he should answer that or not.

"You've got to be kidding me..."

Alex Wesker was on the end. "Ah...hello Jake," she said, a cold smirk on her face. There was a resemblance to Albert Wesker. "I'm sure you are wondering why I called. I have a little present for you."

Lanna watched, biting her lower lip as she saw the woman. "What do you want?" she demanded. Alex laughed. "This isn't for you, Lanna, but for Jake." The image distorted and a video feed started to play. It was the cage they had seen in the arena with Riku and the others, but they had a closer look of the people who were in the cage.

"No..." Lanna's face drained of color as she saw who it was. It was Sherry and Elly, her younger cousin and in the room with them was a monster that Jake would know from his past with Sherry.

"Sherry...Elly...You BITCH! Leave them out of this or I swear to God I'll hunt you down and take my time killing you!" Jake roared losing what little patience he had left. The fact a certain familiar B.O.W. was there in the room was NOT helping him either.

Alex smirked. "Ah ah. Sorry but they're overdue for a little...experiment," she said as the feed ended as they could see the Rasklapanje, a gray leach like monster wiggled and squirmed near the cage and they could hear the terrified scream of Elly.

"Let them go! Call off the monster!" Lanna said, fearing for her family's lives. Alex just laughed. "Come save them Jake or their deaths will be on your conscious..."

"Where the hell are they?!" Jake shouted bolting through a door with Lanna trying to follow him. Jake tuning out her calls for him to wait, as his anger was making him see red and his protective instincts went overdrive.

Lanna couldn't keep up with him, worried as she had never seen him so angry before. She looked at the door behind her where Sora and the others were. "Sora, help!" she called out, not sure if he heard her or not.

Alex laughed. "Head to the basement, take a left on your right and, then on your right you'll see a door " she said. "It'll take you right to the arena..." Her voice trailed off. "See you soon." The video feed shut off.

Jake not wasting time followed the instructions and he made a mad dash for the red door and burst through it. "Sherry! Elly!" Jake calls rushing in, never noticing the steel cage trapping him in the room and Lanna out.

Lanna banged against the cage. "Jake!" she said, trying to move it but it was futile. It was way too heavy for her. "Shit..."

"Jake!" Sherry called out to her husband. "Uncle Jake!" Elly wailed, crying as she clung to Sherry. She was scared out of her mind. The B.O.W. screeched loudly.

"Get the hell away from them!" Jake shouts pulling out his Samurai edge and starts unloading his bullets on the creature. Trying to force it to split in half so he could kill it one piece at a time.

The creature screeched loudly in pain, twitching heavily as the arm was shot off as well as the upper body, dropping to the ground. They could hear Alex laughing. "Having fun yet, Jake?" she asked.

"Where are you bitch?! I'll make you pay for getting Sherry and Elly involved in this!" Jake shouts in anger looking around as he took in the room around him.

The room was the size ice ring with tall, stone walls. Fire flickered in the sconces on the walls as sun filtered in the room from somewhere. There were speakers in a few places in the corners. Alex's voice chuckled from the speakers. "Oh far from where you are..." she said as there was cranking sound from the ceiling and a box danged from a chain. The bottom of the box split open and another gray leach monster stropped, screeching at Jake.

"Maybe two will add to the odds..." Across from the door behind Jake was a large piece of machinery that looked like a wood chipper that sprouted fire from it.

"Don't bet on it, bitch! I'm killing these assholes and coming for you!" Jake said not caring who heard his swearing right now. Pulling out his AK 47 and unloading on the Grey skinned B.O.W. that just showed up, as the other one was just a walking pair of legs for now.

The gray skinned monster screeched and moved towards the cage. Sherry pulled Elly away from the monster, glaring at it. The second one stumbled around, tripping over a log and stumbled to the floor.

"We will see," Alex said laughing. "Oh it must be fun...don't worry. Your friend Lanna will be entertained while your saving your wife and little friend."

"Lanna...Oh no, Lanna! Get out of here now!" Jake shouts hoping she'd hear him as he quickly shot the Grey skinned B.O.W. near the cage in two halves and shot the top half dead...for now. Before going over to the legs that tripped over a log.

They could hear a scream and a few choice words came from Lanna as there was a crash from outside and gun shots. Sherry sweatdropped a bit as she heard swear words and looked at Jake. "...She has a potty mouth like you..." she said. Elly sighed. "Uncle Leon and Aunt Claire won't be happy."

"Jake! You have to get them into the fire or the wood chipper!" Sherry said as the bottom half of the second one moved around as a hand inched towards Jake.

"Got it!" Jake said seeing the hand inching toward him and grabbing it. Taking to the fire and throwing it in, before rushing to turn to wood chipper on. Grinning darkly to see it running and turns to see the B.O.W.s starting to put themselves together.

"Let's try this..." Jake said focusing the light on his arms and legs, letting the light flow from his heart to those four places. Soon gaining a soft glowing aura of light around them as he smirked at the now mostly put together B.O.W.s. Jake's arms and legs now feeling stronger than before.

"What the?" Sherry asked as they watched Jake start to glow like an angel. "Jake?" Elly watched. "Wow..." she said amazed as the B.O.W. screeched and stumbled towards Jake quickly.

Alex watched from the screens, making note of this.

"Too slow." Jake said with a smirk as he sped past one and grabbed it from behind. Quickly carrying it's squirming and surprised form to the wood chipper as it got torn to pieces. Before turning to the last one that was missing a hand.

"I hope you do better than the last one~" Jake says with a chilling smirk that promised suffering.

The B.O.W. screeched and lunged at Jake quickly, it's arms out forward as it tried to grab Jake with it's one good hand. Sherry remembered the leaches would inject you with a leech if you weren't careful. She bit her lower lip, holding Elly close as they heard the wood chipper going.

Jake seeing the lunge quickly side steps and deflects the hand. Picking it up from behind and throwing it into the wood chipper. Watching it thrash about as the machine ate devoured the creature, until none of it was left to shred. Satisfied with his work, Jake turns his attention to the cage Sherry and Elly was in. Quickly making his way to them and tearing off the locks with his enhanced strength.

Sherry and Elly both tackled him in a tight hug, holding onto him. "Jake..." Sherry said, burring her face into his chest. She was relieved to see him here. She looked up at her husband and kissed him. Elly clung to him, shaking from fear. She knew being in the BSSA was tough and scary but she didn't think it would be this horrifying!

Jake kissed her back truly happy to have Sherry safe in his arms again and Elly in his sight eased his mind. Though a huge part of him was still ticked at the bitch who got them here, he'd put a lid on it for now...

"Hey, Super girl. Sorry I made you wait so long. These new powers takes some time to get working properly." Jake said hoping to comfort her and assure her she and Elly will both be fine. Though he did take a glance at the door to see it still kept shut with bars. Making him narrow his eyes as he knew if a certain mad woman wasn't gonna open it, he'd have to use his power to try busting out...

"Powers? How did you get them?" Elly asked confused, watching Jake glare at the door. She yelped as a large indent appeared on the door and hid behind Sherry and Jake. "What is that...?"

"I don't know..." Sherry said, worried. If they started to bring B.O.W's in who knows what would monster was behind the door. A grunt came as the door creaked and groaned.

"Trouble most likely... Little Red! You okay over there!" Jake calls ushering Sherry and Elly behind him as he places Elly in Sherry's arms again. Standing in front of them with his AK-47 held in his hands aiming at the door. Hoping to not have to use the light powers too much all at once, considering the warning he got from Sora about it tiring him out if he uses it too much.

There wasn't any answer as the door caved in and went sailing over their heads as dust and smoked wafted from the room and out came a Zealot with a shield. It yelled at them in Spanish and made a move towards the group but it stopped suddenly. It looked confused before the head exploded and the body dropped.

Elly cried out, covering her eyes as Sherry held her close. "The hell!" she said as a familiar figure stepped forward. It was Lanna and she looked exhausted but alive but something was wrong. Her eyes glowed red for a few moments before returning to her gray color.

"Ugh...stupid door wouldn't open..." Lanna panted lightly.

"Thank goodness... Now we just have to find spikes, Donald, and Goofy again..." Jake said relieved that Lanna was alright, despite his internal worry that her time was still ticking down...

Worry and fear flashed through Lanna's eyes and nodded. "Let's go" she said, trying hold back the urgency in her tone and headed out the door.

Sherry looked at Jake. "What's wrong with Lanna?" she asked, not knowing that Lanna was infected with the plaga. "Jake? What happened."

"I'll...explain later, but now isn't the time or the place..." Jake said with a troubled expression as he led them after Lanna praying the others were okay.

(Scene Change: Secret Arena 3rd P.O.V.)

Wesker grunts in pain as he got kicked in the gut harshly by Anti Form as he skidded backwards. His body covered in claw marks and bruises, as Anti appeared to be the same condition as when it first appeared. But Wesker knew better, he saw blood come out of it's mouth once before from a full powered thrust to it's chest. While the blade and bullets can't pierce the darkness covered skin, he knew now it was still doing blunt force damage to the body underneath.

Beating him to death without dying himself was just proving tricky, thanks to it's bizarre fighting style similar to a berserk animal. Every part of it's body was a weapon he had learned the hard way. From it's claws, kicks, knee blows, elbows, tackling, and even headbutts. This form was a truly ruthless and pragmatic form in combat, unlike Sora who has morals and honor in some sense or form. This form he's using now fought with no sense of mercy or compassion, just pure primal instinct to slaughter and kill.

Donald had finished healing Goofy as they watched Wesker and Sora fight. They were worried about the others as they had heard Jake and Lanna calling out to them and silence. A few minutes after that silence came Lanna's plea to Sora for help. "Sora, you have to snap out of it!"

Wesker panted as he could feel his body working hard in this fight with Sora. He looked at Anti, thinking even he would run out of strength, but one would die at that time. Wesker was starting wonder if he would die at the hands of this boy. No. He wouldn't die, not again. He growled and disappeared from sight and reappeared behind Anti, slashing at him.

Anti ducks and mull kicks Wesker in the gut, before spinning on it's hands like a break dance, kicking Wesker repeatedly as Anti Form spun around Wesker's form. Switching between it's hands and it's back as it kept up the kicking on any part of Wesker's body that was open. Quickly getting to it's feet, it growls as it lashes out with it's claws as Wesker jumps over it. Slashing it's neck from behind, but scowling as it barely sent Anti Form stumbling. Seeing it rub the neck and groan in pain made him smirk seeing he at least hurt it. Only to vanish a bust of speed to avoid it's lunge at him and the claws piercing the walls instead.

Anti feeling frustrated at missing it's prey, rips the claws out of the wall and ignore the startled shouts of confusion and surprise on the other side. Something Donald and Goofy realized was Lanna and Jake, with two others from the sound of the voices.

"Lanna? Jake?" Goofy called out to them.

"We're here!" Lanna called back, seeing the claw marks in the walls "Where's Sora?" Donald and Goofy shared a look, not sure what to say.

"Um..."

"Guys! Where is Sora!"

Wesker chuckled as he landed on his feet behind Anti, slashing at him once again as the walls wouldn't take much more damage from Anti. The slash made Anti growl in anger as the slash knocked it stumbling forward off balance. Before slamming it hands against the ground to force it's momentum to hence a darkness fueled mull kick toward Wesker. Sending him to the opposite side of the room as it turns to face him. Then levitating in the air a bit almost like a puppet on strings one second, but shoots off toward Wesker like a black blur the next.

Jake seeing some of this through the holes looks at Goofy and Donald confused and worried. "What the fuck is going on in there, guys?! Is that a heartless fighting Wesker and actually winning and where's Sora?!"

"We'll explain later!" Goofy said. "We have to get out of this room! It's getting pretty tight!" Lanna looked through the holes, searching for Sora, but didn't see him as Wesker jumped over Anti. Kicking it's back and sending him stumbling to the ground as he stood in front of the door, panting heavily as his wounds stung.

"I can't see him, Jake," Lanna said, wishing she was strong enough to rip open the holes more and looked up at him.

"I'm sure he's-Incoming!" Jake said trying to comfort her, only to cut himself off as he pulls Lanna back seeing that creature lunging toward Wesker at high speeds. Before headbutting the man's stomach into slamming them both against the door. Breaking it down as both spilled out in the hall before them and fighting tooth and nail as they raced down the halls. Wesker trying to get away from Anti Form that was pursuing him like a beast from hell trying to claim his soul.

"Holy Shit! What the hell was that thing?!" Jake cursed in a genuine surprised tone, that the heartless like monster could make Wesker look as badly wounded as he was or even force him to run.

Sherry held Elly close to her, seeing the black inky monster that was chasing Wesker. "Oh my god..." she said, her eyes wide as Donald and Goofy came out after them.

"Is everyone alright?" Goofy asked, panting as he still had dried blood on his clothes.

"Yeah but what happened? And what is that thing?" Sherry asked, her blue eyes wide in surprise and worry.

"It's...Sora," Lanna and the others stared at the two, confusion written on their faces. "That's Sora?"

Goofy nodded slowly. "Yeah, it's him. Lanna, wait!" Lanna didn't answer as she ran after Wesker and Anti/Sora. "I'm not leaving him alone!" she said. "Sora...he's in danger!"

"Wai-What?! Urgh... You two so owe us answers once we saved Sora's ass!" Jake said feeling frustrated and confused as he too chased after Lanna and Sora. Wasn't that hard to follow them really, just follow the sounds of destruction, things being broken, growls, gun shots, and roars...

The fight was increasing with each blow missed and landed. Wesker was starting to reach his limit but wouldn't show it as his eyes flashed bright and aimed a head shot at Anti, growling in anger. "Die, Sora!" he said. Lanna ran after the sounds, her chest tightening as she looked around and headed towards the sound.

"RRrrraaaaggghh!" Anti Form roars making everyone, except Wesker, hold their ears in pain from the volume and force of the roar. Wesker actually wincing and stops his shooting for a second due to the painful ache he was enduring in his ears. That second was all Anti needed as it rushed toward Wesker again and start slashing at him with it's claws, before spinning like ball against his feet to force him back. Seeing him stumbling off balance, Anti becomes a black blur of darkness zipping around Wesker leaving claw marks at each pass.

Wesker stumbled with each hit and slash, growling from anger and irritation as he felt like he was being beaten by a child! He whistled as he had to get away before Anti could deliver the death blow. There was a thundering sound in the hallway as two sickly pale skinned monsters stomped into sight with large claws and bulgy tube like flesh things that were wrapped around their neck and waists.

"This isn't over, Sora," Wesker growled and opened up a corridor and disappeared into it, leaving Jake, Anti and Lanna behind to deal with the tyrants.

Anti seeing the Tyrants roars in a challenging manner toward them, feeling an instinctual need to compare it's own strength against these abominations.

Jake only groans as he sees this shit he's now in. "Sherry, keep Elly back behind Donald and Goofy. They'll protect you both, Lanna and I will try to back up Sora," Jake says before turning his attention to Lanna. "Lanna, I know spikes means a lot to you, but we need to keep our distance until these guys are down for the count first. We don't know what's going on with Sora and I don't want you getting hurt, magical light show super powers or not."

Lanna nodded, looking grim. "I know," she said even though it pained her to hold back as she pulled out her gun. Sherry looked at Lanna, seeing how much she had matured since being on this mission.

"Be careful..." Elly said to them. Lanna looked at her cousin and grinned. "Don't worry, squirt. We'll be fine."

The tyrants growled as they stomped towards Anti. The first one ran at Anti, whipping back it's arm and sent an attack of tentacles towards the shadow.

Anti rolled under the attack and shot back up to it's feet clawing through the tentacles in a two handed slashing motion. Making an X appear on the Tyrant's chest that attacked Anti before it continued it's slashing assault. What shocked everyone was not only was the tyrant unable to attack back during the barrage, but both of them were being lifted little by little into the air as the blows continued.

The Second tyrant tried to attack Anti Form from behind, but it jumped up using the incoming fist as a platform. Before quickly gathering darkness into it's hands and thrusting them down below itself. Right over the two confused and angered tyrants that were now screaming in pain and agony as a Dark black and purple sphere appeared around them. Underneath Anti Form's hands to show he created it as the tyrants were shocked and afflicted with darkness based magic.

Anti Form was roaring as it continued this attack showing it was using some effort to create this attack. It soon vanished as Anti gathered darkness into it's two claws and came crashing down with enhanced slash to send both of them stumbling back. Roaring in agony as the two claws got one on each of them.

The first tyrant that attacked him now had a cross scar on it's chest and one new one over it's right eye going down to it's neck. The second one had only one scar from those claws, but it went diagonally from the left eyebrow area to it's lower right jawline. Both of them glaring murderously at Anti and ignoring the gunshots hitting their heads from Jake and Lanna. These two tyrants wanted this shadow creature dead at their feet first and foremost now.

Lanna growled in annoyance as she kept shooting at the tyrants. "They are really focused" she said as the Tyrants headed straight towards Sora. She knew Sora could handle himself as it was evident, seeing the damage he delivered to the monsters but wondered how long he could keep it up...

The first Tyrant lunged at Anti, slashing at him with it's claws repeatedly but Anti kept dodging the attacks easily.

Anti seems to smirk as it moves around the attacks, before crouching low and kicking out in a break dance style. Slipping between them as it keeps on kicking them with glowing purple darkness enhancing the kicks against the tyrants. Anti soon leaps up and blurs in movement to slash them over and over with it's claws.

The tyrant growled and dropped to the ground, dead. Blood pooled from the various of wounds. The second and last tyrant snarled and ran towards Anti, eyes flashing in hatred. It didn't flinch from the bullets from Jake and Lanna but smirked all of the sudden. It turned towards Jake and Lanna.

"Oh fuck..." Lanna swore, seeing this. She never fought a tyrant before but heard they were one of the most lethal monsters that has been created.

"Oh shit..." Jake said shooting at it with his Ak-47, but doing little to stop it's advance.

Anti seeing it head for Lanna felt an overwhelming urge of protectiveness for the girl and anger toward the giant. How dare the creature ignore him and attack her! Roaring in anger, Anti blurs past the Tyrant and appears in front of Lanna. Growling in territorial anger as it lashes out with it's claws and feet in a rapid assault.

Lanna stared in shock as saw Anti appear in front of her and attached the tyrant. The B.O.W. didn't have a chance as it stumbled backwards, bleeding from the wounds. It growled weakly and did it's best to block the claws. It hit the wall due to the attacks. "Sora..." Lanna said in surprise.

"Rrrraaaggh!" Anti roars as it lashes out with a claw piercing the tyrants chest and ripping out it's beating heart. Before crushing it in it's claw and decapitating the tyrant. Watching as it fell over before giving a roar of victory that made everyone holds their ears, but Jake looked at Anti warily unsure what to think of Sora being like this.

"Okay guys, fess up. What the hell is wrong with spikes and how do we fix him." Jake said knowing from their reactions to this whole thing and the looks on their faces the whole time Anti was around. They had been through this before and it was something both wished to never see again, but pitied Sora in some form because of it. So it stood to reason in his mind he must be able to turn back.

"It's Sora's Anti form, a drive but it only happens when the darkness in Sora's heart is at it's peak. With Lanna being sick, Riku and the others dying, it's been acting up" Donald said sighing heavily and started telling them how Sora became a heartless in the first place but only got his body back after Kairi helped. "Sora can only change back if one of us is knocked out but it would provoke him."

Lanna looked at Sora and walked towards him. "Sora?" she asked, keeping her voice calm. "It's okay...you don't need to fight anymore. They're dead."

Anti froze at the voice and turned to look at Lanna. Oddly going quiet as it studied her, slowly walking toward her on all fours. Like a curious animal as Anti tilted it's head. Feeling a presence about the young woman that made it feel...calm, but desiring her and admiring her.

The others watched nervously, especially Donald and Goofy. They knew he wouldn't attack unless provoked by someone he cares for being in danger, but something felt different. The bond between the two teens were different. Lanna smiled lightly at him and held out her hand to him. "It's okay. I'm here and so are our friends," she said softly.

"L-Lan...Lanna?" Anti voice tried to say her name as it came clear as day in Anti's darkness filled mind from Sora's memories. Reaching out a hand hesitantly toward the warm source of light it so desired.

Lanna held his clawed hand gently, letting him feel her warmth and light. "Yes," she said, moving towards him slowly. "Sora, come back to me." She slowly wrapped her arms around Anti, her heart beating against his chest. "Please...I need you."

Sherry watched the sight as she had Elly in her arms. Donald and Goofy watched, keeping silent and praying that Sora would turn back. Hoping he wasn't too hurt in his human form after his fight with Wesker.

Sora touched her hand as cracks of light started spreading, But unlike the other times where it was agonizing ...Anti just smiled peacefully. Like it was finally being complete after being lost without it's light for so long... Soon a bright flash enveloped everyone and when the light died down did they see Sora. Only his body was covered in bruises and he had a black eye with a bit of blood running down his lip. His eyes were barely awake as he fell forward.

"Lanna..." Sora muttered in pain as he felt his consciousness fade, barely feeling as Lanna caught him in her arms.

Lanna cradled him against her chest, watching him silently as she stroked his hair. "I'm here..." she said softly and sat down with him on her lap. She kissed his forehead gently and looked up at the others. "Donald, can you?"

Donald nodded as he walked over to the couple. "Yeah," he said, relief evident in his tone as he summoned his staff and pointed at Sora. "Heal!" A green flower bloomed before breaking as the petals settled onto Sora's wounds, healing them till he looked brand new. He looked at Lanna and smiled. "Thank you."

"Huh? For what?" Lanna asked confused as he saw the looks on Donald's and Goofy's faces, not understanding.

"Lanna, that has never happened before," Goofy explained. "This has happened before to Sora, him changing into Anti but not once did Anti looked peaceful when Sora woke up. He always screamed in pain, but you...your connection with Sora helped them both."

"Really? Huh...Guess you that old saying does have some truth to it. Love does bring miracles." Jake says remembering how Sherry once told him that during a Valentine's day event years back.

Sherry smiled and nodded. "It does. Who to think that Lanna would find love in a place like this," she said, watching Lanna hold the unconscious teen with such tenderness that a wife or girlfriend would do for their boyfriend or husband. "They remind me of us when we were younger."

Lanna smiled lightly as she watched Sora, holding him as she hummed a tune that her mother would sing to her as a child. Donald and Goofy smiled at the sight.

"They do don't they? Only he's much better than I was and I intend on making sure he stays that way." Jake said with a sincere smile showing how he cared for his new friends. Sora groans softly as he unconsciously holds Lanna closer to stay close to the familiar warmth. Making Jake grin at perfect teasing material on both Sora and Lanna...Once they all made it out of this nightmare alive that is.

Sherry smiled as she watched Sora hold Lanna closer to him, seeing the girl smile with affection and love on her face as she kept humming to him. "I believe you," she said. "Do we wait till he wakes up?" Elly asked, looking up at Jake than back at Lanna and Sora, head tilted.

"Shit, I almost forgot." Jake cursed now checking his phone for how long they had till dawn. Luckily they had four hours and forty seven minutes till dawn, but Jake never liked cutting it close if avoidable. "Lanna, I know you won't like it, but we have to keep moving even if it means carrying spikes ourselves to where we need to go." Jake said hoping she'd understand, he'd rather wait for Sora to wake up on his own, but time was against them and the plaga was a worry in Jake's mind.

Lanna looked at Jake and nodded. "Okay," she said as she stood up slowly and shifted Sora onto her back. She could feel the confusion coming from Sherry and Elly. "Did you tell them?"

"Tell us what?" Sherry asked, seeing the sadness on Donald's and Goofy's face as they both looked at the ground. They would let Jake explain. Elly looked confused and a bit nervous as she squirmed a bit.

"Sherry...Wesker called us a while ago about a challenge to rescue Leon, Jill, and Chris. If we don't rescue them by Dawn, they'll be publicly executed. The worst part...Lanna has a plaga inside her and we have to get her to that machine Leon used to cure himself or she might turn in a matter of hours." Jake said with a troubled expression knowing how Sherry would react to this, but she needed to know for everyone's sake.

Sherry's eyes widen in shock and horror. "What? Oh god...Lanna..." she started and stopped, feeling her chest tightening as she looked at Lanna, seeing her face.

"That's not all..." Lanna said weakly, fighting tears. "...Wesker...he mutated my mother...I had no choice but to kill her, but she came back as something worse. She's the Ustanak..." She lowered her head, her body shaking slightly from the emotions she was feeling. She breathed slowly.

"Claire's...a monster?" Sherry asked weakly.

"Was...Sora took her down hard when she came after me. I'm not sure she, it, I don't know...but I doubt Ustanak will come after us again." Jake said feeling saddened at Claire's death and mutation. Unable to meet Sherry's eyes as he had basically failed her mother figure and even fought to kill her. While he did so to protect Lanna and himself, it still hurt to think he fought the woman he had come to see as a second mother.

Lanna coughed lightly. "We have to get to the boat room again..." she said. "There should be a boat there..." She wheezed a bit, feeling liquid in her throat and spat it out. The liquid was blood. She swore and looked at the others. "Time isn't our friend right now." She shifted Sora on her back and started walking down the hallway. Donald and Goofy followed after them.

Sherry breathed slowly and sniffed. "I can't believe it...Leon...Chris...Jill," she said and looked up at Jake. "Who else are we gonna lose...?" She felt sick but tried to keep positive.

"Hopefully, no one else. That said, please stick close to Donald and Goofy when not near me, okay? They're tougher than they look and I guarantee they'll keep you and Elly safe." Jake said with a hand of support and comfort on Sherry's shoulder. While the other hand was gently rubbing Elly's hair. Growing a small smirk seeing Elly trying to push his hand off to save her hair from being messed up.

Sherry nodded at him. "Alright," she said, smiling lightly and chuckled at Elly's reaction to having her hair getting messed up. They headed back to the way they came from and entered the ceremonial room. Donald and Goofy cracked open the crates and barrels in the room, finding gold, much needed ammo for Jake and Lanna and some health. Lanna tied a piece of rope around her and Sora's waist as she climbed up the ladder slowly and reached the top, waiting at the doors for the others and opened it up, entering outside. The moon was was starting to set.

"How much further to the boating room?" Sherry asked Lanna and looked at the rope that led down the wall. "Almost there. We take the elevator down and go down a hallway," Lanna said as she started down the rope slowly. It was hard with the added weight on her back, but made it to the ground safety. Donald and Goofy climbed down the rope and joined the girl.

Jake climbed down soon after her and noticed the sounds off...explosions and...thunder? "Lanna, I think someone's already there." Jake said looking toward the path they need to go.

Lanna frowned and nodded, hearing this. "I hear it," she said, looking at him. "Only one way to find out who it is. Goofy, Donald, stay with Sherry and Elly, and take Sora." Goofy nodded and gently untangled Sora from Lanna's back and put the teen onto his own. Lanna checked her ammo and looked at Jake. "Let's go see who's knocking."

"I'll take point, be ready to back me up, little red." Jake said ushering Lanna behind him. Not wanting to risk making the plaga act up as they moved toward the boat room. Hearing clearly the sounds of shouts, gunshots, steel clashing with stone or something metal, thunder, and explosions.

"Die already you foolish child!" Maleficent's voice echoed as they got closer.

"Not today, Maleficent! This time I'm taking you out!" Riku's voice, surprising to Jake and Lanna, cuts through the sounds of thunder as the witch cries out in pain.

"Riku?" Lanna asked surprised, hearing the familiar voice and her eyes widened as she heard Ada's and Kairi's as well. "They're alive?" She looked at Jake.

"Sound like it and I think they need help." Jake said keeping himself from shouting to keep their element of surprise. "Keep quiet until the moment is right, Lanna, we can launch a surprise attack to assist them."

"Okay. We need to go down the elevator" Lanna said moving quietly. She looked up at the cogs and wheels. "Ready?" She stepped onto the elevator. She wanted to go after the witch, determination in her eyes.

"Let's teach the bitch of a witch a lesson she'll never forget." Jake says with a dark smirk ready to make the witch suffer for making their lives hell by bringing back Wesker.

Lanna shared the same dark smirk as he did as the elevator lowered them to the lower level. Where the fighting could be heard clearer and louder now. She led him down the hallway and saw the witch fighting Riku, while Ada and Kairi fighting their enemies, weird looking Heartless with shields.

"Ada, look out!" Kairi cried out she pushed the older woman out the way as Simmons went after her and grabbed Kairi, throwing her against the wall.

"Kairi!" Ada screamed and turned towards Simmons. "You bastard!" She ran at him, attacking him angrily.

"Kairi!" Riku shouts seeing her get hurt before glaring dangerously at Simmons as he moves past Maleficent faster than she ever seen him move before. Appearing in front of Simmons and slashing a deep gash into Simmons. The momentum from the slash sends him flying against a wall and making it crater around his body from the impact. Riku wasn't finished though as he had two Dark Firagas charged in his hands.

"Eat this!" Riku shouts firing them at Simmons in rapid fire barrage, but was forced to break the attack to narrowly avoid a green thunderbolt.

"Don't forget who your opponent is, boy!" Maleficent told Riku with a condescending tone that made Riku snarl in anger.

"Shit, little red, looks like things are heating up..." Jake said impressed at Riku, but could see that Riku's moves were hesitant, like that of an injured soldier nursing his injuries... "Riku might still be injured though, his movements seem wrong for a healthy person."

"Agreed," Lanna said nodding, seeing this. "Almost slow." They didn't see Jake and Lanna come in yet. She looked at him. "Ready?"

"Ready, little red." Jake whispers giving her a silent thumbs up.

Ada went to help Kairi up, checking her wounds. Lanna breathed slowly and looked up to see loose stones over head, hanging dangerously over Maleficent's head. She smirked. "Cover me."

She slipped into the shadows of the room, keeping an eye on Maleficent and Simmons as she waited for the right moment. 'Come on...just a little more...' she thought and smirked. 'There!' She pulled out her gun and took the shot, the sounds being muted by the sounds of fighting. The boulders loosened and fell on top of Maleficent, Though she knew it wouldn't keep the old witch down for long.

Jake smirked seeing her plan work, but now Simmons was looking in Maleficent's direction and above confused. This cost him as Riku threw a large Dark Firaga at him for his carelessness. "Keep your eyes on the fight!" Riku roars rushing forward and slashing at Simmons in his gut and sent him flying against the ceiling.

"Ugh..." he groaned, spitting out blood and fell to the floor, but landed on his hands and feet. Parts of his body seemed to break into pieces, revealing muscles and bones. He growled, his eyes flashing darkly as steam seem to radiate from him. "Not here...not enough space..." He looked at Riku and ran forward but tripped, sprawling onto the ground. "The hell!?"

Around his ankle was a thin thread of light, but to him it felt like metal and it burned. "Ah...!" he screamed in pain as he was lifted into the air, hanging upside down.

Lanna stepped out from the shadows, panting. "Sorry, but this fight is null and void!" she growled, shooting at Simmons in the chest and head.

"Lanna?!" Riku asks surprised to see her helping him, before narrowing his eyes as the boulder keeping Maleficent pinned burst to pieces. Green and black fire erupting like an inferno as Maleficent's eyes glowed beyond the flames. Giving her a haunting image as an enraged demon or specter from beyond the grave.

"Which one of you fools dropped that boulder?" Maleficent asks in a cross tone as the flames died down, only to get kicked by Jake as his body was covered in an aura of light.

"Agh!" Maleficent shouts in pain as she forces herself back to her feet after the harsh kick, only to widen her eyes at the power Jake was using. "You?! How are you using light?! There is no record of you using magic!"

Lanna smirked as her own body glowed. "Wesker and Simmons aren't the only one's that learned a new trick," she said and looked at Simmons hanging from the ceiling. She flicked her wrist and the man dropped to the ground with a loud crash. Ada and Kairi looked surprised to see Jake and Lanna.

"Guys?" Kairi asked surprised. "Oh wow..."

"Hope you don't mind us cutting in guys. We thought you might need some help." Jake says with a smirk toward Ada, Riku, and Kairi as he stands between Maleficent and Riku.

"You won't get complaints out of me. But where's Sora, Donald, and Goofy?" Riku asks in confusion why Lanna and Jake were here alone.

"Most likely with Wesker no doubt, wouldn't do to have that boy interfere with my plans to kill you, Riku." Maleficent informs believing Wesker was still fighting Sora if he hadn't killed him already. It made Riku glare at her in anger, before both felt confused as Jake started laughing like he heard a funny joke.

"What's so funny, Jake?! Sora could be in trouble!" Riku questions the man who tries to control his laughter. "Y-You have no idea...how wrong you are... Maleficent." "Jake struggles to say from his laughter, he had to admit the idea Sora sent Wesker running was kind of funny looking back on it. The man who calls himself god running from a teenager that he looked down on, how ironic...

"What are you talking about?" Ada asked, confused, seeing the looks on Lanna's and Jake's face. Lanna snorted, trying to hold back her laughter. "Let's just say, Wesker is licking his wounds," she said. "But...I think we have some business," Lanna glared at Maleficent.

"We quite do little girl...I'm willing to bet it's that light that's kept you from turning so far and bought you some time. Though you should know, even with that you can't hold it off forever." Maleficent stated coldly before firing a green thunderbolt at Lanna as she saw the girl try to raise her gun.

Lanna ducked under the bolt, rolling away and sent the light into her gun, shooting at Maleficent. "I am a Kennedy," she seethed. "You will find out that we're not so easily killed." She jumped to her feet and dashed at the witch, the light surrounding as it boosted her speed.

Maleficent blocks the bullets from piercing her skin using darkness, but feels their sting as she winces from the hits. Before feeling Jake rush in with punches and kicks to knock her around until she lands next to Simmons. "Don't forget about me now. I've got more than one bone to pick with both you and Simmons." Jake says cracking his knuckles, before Maleficent causes a fire to erupt making everyone back off from the inferno. Once cleared they saw Maleficent and Simmons were nowhere to be found making Riku sigh in annoyance.

"She got away...figures." Riku said before groaning as the adrenaline wore off and he started to feel the pain his body was in again. Jake seeing this eyes Riku's bound wounds that was showing bits of red on the bandages.

Lanna panted softly as Ada helped Riku to sit down. "You pushed yourself too far," she said, worried. "Where are the others?" She looked at Jake and Lanna.

"They're overhead," Lanna said and sent a message to Sherry to come on down. "We have a bigger problem. Maleficent brought in more people to use to toy with us." Kairi looked confused. "Who?" she asked. Lanna and Jake looked grim. "Jake's wife, Sherry and my baby cousin, Elly." Lanna said.

"Your cousin and Jake's wife? Man...as if things weren't hard enough..." Riku groans putting a hand over his face in exasperation at their luck. He could really use Sora's optimism right now...

"Lanna? Why are you and Jake here alone if Sora's alright?" Riku asks wondering why neither of them mentioned where Sora was after explaining Wesker was licking his wounds.

"Sora...we all thought you were dead...we saw the video feed of your fight with Wesker and Maleficent," Lanna said, swallowing. "He...the darkness in his heart was started to show through, each time we fought someone or something. He turned into Anti when fighting Wesker. He's back to human form."

The elevator landed and out came Sherry, Elly, Donald and Goofy who was carrying an unconscious Sora. "Who got him back to normal?" Kairi asked.

"Lanna did actually, it was amazing cause Anti actually seemed at peace when it changed back this time." Jake admits making Riku look at him surprised. He didn't see Anti Form as much as Donald or Goofy, but he had seen it and the pain roars it gives off changing back to Sora.

"Lanna? Is this true? How did it act when it changed back when you was near?" Riku asks wondering what happened to make Anti actually at peace when changing back.

Lanna flushed a bit. "Well...I just kept talking to him, letting him know it was alright," she said as she explained what had happened. "When I hugged him, that's when he smiled and changed back to Sora. He seemed...I dunno, whole. Like he found something he had lost."

Kairi was just as surprised as Riku was when Lanna explained as well as Jake did. She felt jealous that Lanna could help Sora change back. "Sounds like love to me," Ada said chuckling.

Riku could only look at Kairi in both sympathy and slight hope that maybe he had a chance, but pushed the thought for now. Ashamed he even thought of such a thing when he knew how she cared for Sora...Why did love have to be complicated?

"In that case, you may want to explain what happened when Sora wakes up. He tends to have a memory lapse of whatever Anti does once it takes over." Riku explains knowing of that little memory gap Anti Form seems to create with it's take over. Rather if that was intentional or not, Riku had no idea to assume anything about.

Lanna nodded. "Will do," she said but looked at Riku, seeing his wounds. She looked worried. "What happened though? We saw the attack...how did you survive?"

"Riku put a shield up but ended up getting hurt," Kairi said looking concerned as she saw the wounds were starting to bleed through the bandages a bit.

"Don't worry, I lived through worse than this." Riku said trying to ease their concerns, but what he said was true. When he was trying to fight Organization XIII and protect Sora as he was sleeping in that pod. He had faced many injuries and almost died a few times, Roxas even defeating him once...

"Ada, got any fresh bandages and medical equipment?" Jake asks knelling close to Riku's back to see the damage, thankfully the bleeding wasn't bad. But it would have to be addressed sooner or later.

"Yeah, I do," Ada said as she pulled out some more bandages and equipment. "I've used a couple of healing sprays to close up some of the wounds, but it wasn't enough." Kairi looked on, worried. Goofy shifted Sora on his back lightly, trying not to wake him as they watched, hoping Riku's wounds weren't too bad.

Riku winced as he felt the wounds being treated and his skin closing up, but still feeling tender and sore. Sighing as Ada finished her treatment and looks at her gratefully. "Thanks, Ada, I really appreciate it. One problem with being a dark keyblade wielder is the lack of healing magic as you can tell." Riku admits with a thankful smile toward the woman he's come to see as a friend and partner.

Ada smile and nodded as she rubbed his head gently. "Yeah, but that's the price we sometimes pay. We can't all be Superman," she said. "Just no more crazy stunts like that? I'm too old for that crap." She grinned.

"You, old, no way. I'm sure you still got quite a few years left in you for fun and adventure~" Riku teases with a smirk getting a chuckle out of Jake, clearly Riku was a bit of a smart ass and a tease. Though if Riku knew Ada like he and certain other people did. Riku would know trying to tease Ada is a game no one can win...

Ada smirked. "Charmer, aren't you," she said and gave a wink as she stood up. "You're quite the ladies man, aren't you, Riku?" Lanna rolled her eyes as she watched Ada tease Riku.

"Just stating the obvious, no need to play coy when we both know you're more capable than you appear." Riku shot back not backing down, a playful grin on his face. That was until they heard Sora groan waking up as he stirred slowly with eyes half open.

"Riku...Be quiet, you're too loud..." Sora said holding his head and closing his eyes, before they snapped open as his mind registered that Riku was alive. "RIKU!" Sora said trying to run to him, but didn't register Goofy was holding him and made both of them a tangle of limbs.

Goofy groaned as he untangled himself from the excitable boy. Kairi grinned and tackled hugged Sora, hugging him tightly and nuzzled him. "About time your awake lazy bum!" she said laughing. Ada smiled and waved at Sora. "Hey kid. Good to see you again," she said chuckling.

"Don't scare like that next time, spikes. You had us worried when you went all anti on Wesker's ass back there." Jake said shocking Sora to his core as he froze up and looked at everyone like he had seen a ghost.

"Anti...Y-You guys saw me in anti form?" Sora asked getting an uncertain nod from Jake, wondering why Sora was acting so scared. "I-I used that form again...not again..." Sora said mentally kicking himself for letting his darkness get to him like that against Wesker.

Lanna walked towards him. "Sora," she said, her face soft. "Come with me." She took his hand and led him away from the group a little and looked at him. "Look at me. You didn't hurt anyone except Wesker. You scared him off."

"You sure of that? It didn't threaten you or anything...did it scare you?...like the others?" Sora asks unsure and hopeful that Lanna wouldn't fear him... like certain other people did once they saw Anti Form for the first time. It always hurt him on the inside anytime people became fearful, wary, or even indifferent toward him for having Anti Form inside of him. It wasn't often or many, but he'd never forget the fearful, cautious, or even disgusted looks on the faces of those who did.

"No. We were more scared for your health," Lanna said. "Seeing in that form came as a surprise. It was funny to see Wesker run." She looked at him and sighed. "Sora...when you changed back from Anti...you were beaten up pretty bad. Donald had to heal you." She breathed slowly. "When you were Anti, you were like an animal when you killed the Tryants. But when I talked to you, Anti looked like he was calm, curious, like he somehow recognized me. When I hugged him and touched his hand, he looked peaceful."

"Calm? Peaceful...that's...I remember feeling that at one point, but I thought it was because of a dream I was having." Sora muttered confused, but internally relieved Lanna wasn't afraid of him because of Anti Form. Though he was glad to hear Anti succeeded in making Wesker run away and internally wishing Anti succeeded in killing the bastard.

Oh well, he'd get Wesker next time for sure.

"Goofy and Donald said that's never happened before," Lanna said looking at him thoughtfully, heat tilted. "That true?" She wondered what happened the last few times he had been Anti.

At this, Sora couldn't help sighing or the haunted look in his eyes as he looked her in the eyes. Wanting her to understand just how Sora dislikes his own Anti Form.

"Whenever I went Anti Form, as you know, I became more like an animal in my fights, brutally and mercilessly killing any heartless or attempting to kill unlucky villains to get in my path. Worse, is that as you guessed, I have no memory about it or control over it's actions. In the past, I've had to fight Anti back for control if I felt him doing something I didn't like. I never knew WHAT it was doing, but I knew staying with it in control too long felt wrong. That's not the worst part though..." Sora said beginning his explanation of his issue with Anti Form, not to say he was ungrateful for help. It's just that is the one form that he honestly hates after all the trouble it caused him and his friends.

Lanna watched him, waiting for him to continue. She had never seen that haunted look in his eyes before, not even when they all thought Riku and the others were dead. Her heart clenched as she listened to him. This all happened due to the emotions and darkness getting the best of Sora? It wasn't hard to believe.

"The worst part was when I woke up and saw the reaction of my friends around me after all was said done. Some were accepting thankfully. People like Cloud, Leon, Yuffie, Tifa, and Beast for example. True, Cloud, Leon, Yuffie, and Tifa were cautious of me, but that was it. They didn't hate me or treat me differently, like I was some animal out to tear their throats out or a potential threat. Other people...the reactions varied. It took lots of convincing on my end to let them know that despite Anti form being a part of me, that I wasn't a threat to them. That all I wanted to do was help them and protect them. That, Lanna, was what hurt the most. I still remember how this one little kid who saw me in my Anti form look at me and back up like he was seeing a monster." Sora said feeling down as he recalled how low he felt that day, when a mere helpless child he saved in Anti Form looked at like he was a heartless too.

Lanna watched him sadly as she could feel that sadness radiating from him when he told her the tale and sighed softly. "I can't imagine what that must have felt," she said softly. "I'm sorry you had to go through that, Sora." She wasn't sure what to say either. "Do you know how that form came to be? If it makes you uncomfortable you don't need to tell me." She didn't want to push him as she knew dredging up bad memories could be horrible.

"It's alright...I know the first time it appeared was sometime after I gained Wisdom Form... but I don't think that's where it started. I think it was always a part of me, but became noticeable as I was looking at a mirror with a special cloth over it. Keeping me from seeing my reflection, but somehow seeing in my mind the forms I would one day wield. It's hard to explain, but it was meant to help me understand the power that I would one day wield with these forms." Sora explains before shuddering as he recalls the feeling he got from that one covered mirror he looked at.

"As I looked at one of them, I saw myself overcome by darkness and I honestly felt...worried. It was the same feeling I had when I was a heartless, except the form felt far stronger than the shadow I ended up turning into the first time. The form I would later call Anti Form was in a league of it's own and one of my strongest forms. Keeping me from being pierced by blades or bullets, but the force behind attacks could still damage me. Even break my bones or damage my organs if powerful enough..." Sora says frowning at the memories of how Donald, Goofy, Cloud, Leon, Yuffie, and Tifa all explained his form's abilities.

Lanna nodded as she listened. "It explains why you were pretty beaten up when you went back to normal," she said, remembering it. She looked at him. Her tone grow soft. "Is that the reason why you were scared? Donald had mentioned another form that you don't like to use. Is that the same one?"

Sora nods sadly with a heavy heart on the thought of Anti Form. "It is, I have no problems with my other forms, but Anti has always been the one form that caused me problems. Worse that unlike the others, I have no control or awareness making me like it even less."

"I understand," Lanna said softly and she did. She didn't understand why someone like him would need that form. She wondered if it would be different now that Anti seemed at peace the last time. "Sora?" She touched his shoulder lightly. "It's going to be okay. I know you probably heard it before, but I know it will be. Whatever happened this time when you were Anti, something was different. I don't know if it will provide any comfort, but Anti was calm and peaceful when he left. There was no screaming, he seemed like he was smiling." She wasn't sure if she was botching this up or not but she wanted to help ease Sora's mind.

"That is weird considering Anti usually hates when I take back control..." Sora muttered unsure what it meant for him that Anti was at peace with Lanna.

"What do you think it means?" Lanna asked, looking at him, head tilted. She was wishing that there was someone they could talk to. She looked at him.

"No idea, Yen Sid would be someone I could go to for answers normally, but he's very cryptic." Sora said with his hands in his hair before a relieved look crossed Sora's face. "It's nice that Anti was at peace though, maybe now he won't be causing me anymore trouble... Hopefully."

Lanna blinked. "Yen Sid? The wizard that taught Mickey how to use magic?" she asked, remembering the movies. She nodded, smiling. "Yeah."

"The one and same, did you know he taught Mickey about being a keyblade wielder? Strange as it is, he's retired now, but he's one of the strongest people I know. Even Merlin is weaker than Yen Sid when it comes to magic." Sora explains remembering the cryptic old man that helped him get started for his second journey to other worlds.

"Really? I didn't know that," Lanna said and smiled. "I always wanted to meet them. Because of them, I believe in magic. That there is still good out there." She knew no one would believe her or take her seriously if she told them that she had met real life Disney characters. Even now, she still loved Disney and from this mission she had a deeper respect, awe and love for the characters.

"Well, I can help you and your family meet them as I get to know them. We can make it a vacation!" Sora suggests with a happy smile at the idea of introducing his girlfriend to his friends on the other worlds.

Lanna grinned. "That would be great!" she said and chuckled. "After this we'll need a vacation." She wanted to know more about her boyfriend and his world as well as his friends. It would be exciting to see a new world.

"Sounds like a plan then!" Sora said happily as he was glad for how up things were looking, before getting a worried look as he looks at Lanna. "Lanna, I have to ask, did you find Leon, Chris, and Jill yet? I don't remember what happened after I went Anti and I didn't see them when I woke up."

Lanna looked sad and shook her head. "No," she murmured and started to tell him what had happened, Jake's wife, Sherry and her cousin, Elly, getting kidnapped and they were the ones in the cage from earlier. "Wesker and Maleficent said they moved them to a new location. Right now we're in the boat house and the only other place I know where they were taken to, is the island where the mine is and the same place where the machine is to get the plaga out of me."

"Then that's where we're going!" Sora said determined to save Lanna's father and Elly's parents. He still couldn't believe they'd bring a poor child in all of this and understood Jake's fury once he found out. "We need that machine to save you after all and no way am I letting them execute what family you have left."

Lanna smiled slightly, her eyes wet. "Thank you," she said and blinked back tears, looking away quickly to wipe her eyes. She took in a shaky breath as it still hurt. She remembered her mother's face before she had turned and her heart tightened heavily. She would make Wesker and Maleficent pay one way or another. She remembered dropping the boulder's on top of the witch and smirked inwardly.

"No problem, let's go rejoin Jake and the others. We need to get moving to cure you as soon as possible." Sora said offering his arm to Lanna, wanting to hold her close as they rejoin the others.

Lanna smiled as she took his arm, content and felt comforted by this. She kissed his cheek gently and whispered. "Thank you," she said softly. She felt better and knew they would all pull through this. The others waited for them patiently as Sora and Lanna came back. Jake couldn't help smirking at the sight, while Riku gave Kairi a small squeeze of her hand as he noticed her glaring at Lanna.

"Now that the love birds are back," Jake began with some light teasing, before turning serious as he looks at Ada. "We need to decide what our next move is before going to the island where the machine is. Along with Leon, Chris, and Jill that we need to rescue too." Jake says hoping they could get an actual plan down or some way to mentally prepare for what may be waiting for them.

Ada looked at Jake. "We have pretty much went through the castle," she said, pulling out an updated map of the castle. "I checked the cells and didn't find them. Did you?" Lanna shook her head. "No, nothing," she said. Ada looked at Sherry. "Sherry, did you notice anything?"

Sherry frowned, thinking. "Anything? No. We had been taken by Pete and Simmons...Elly had bitten Pete's tail and was holding on for dear life before she was hit on the head."

Lanna scowled, hearing that. "Gonna kill them," she muttered darkly.

Even Jake looked pissed before checking Elly's head for any bumps or bruises. "You okay Elly? Do you need anything?" Jake said going into over protective papa bear mode as Elly calls him. At first it slightly irked him, but now it was just a cute nickname he'd only allow her to use.

"I'm okay Uncle Jake," Elly said, smiling a bit and frowned. "I don't like Pete anymore..." She grumbled as she held onto Sherry. "He wasn't that mean in the movies!" Sherry smiled lightly and rubbed her back gently. "It's okay, Elly," she said, trying to calm the kid down.

Sora seeing this felt bad for the kid and decided to cheer her up, as Jake and Sherry tried to comfort the poor child. "Hey there, Elly, I'm Sora. I understand you watched some of my friends on Disney Movies and stories right?"

Elly looked at Sora and nodded slowly. "Yeah, I did," she said. She looked at him curiously. "They are fun to watch." Donald and Goofy smiled at that, glad to know that she enjoyed watching the movies.

"Well, I happen to know plenty of friends from "Disney movies" Lanna has told me about. Friendlier ones that I promise you'll love to meet once we rescue your parents, Leon, and kick the bad guys butts. So would you like to meet them?" Sora asks trying to give the child something bright to look forward to and make her happy again. Something Jake caught onto smiling in appreciation for Sora's kindness to his niece.

Elly smiled. "Really? Can I?" she asked and looked at Jake and the others. Lanna smiled and nodded. "Yeah," she said, happy to know that he would let Elly meet some of the Disney characters she loved so much. The kid needed it. Elly smiled and tackled hugged Sora. "Thank you!"

"You're welcome, Elly, just remember the one rule I want you to follow okay?" Sora says hugging her gently, making Jake wonder what rule Sora had in mind.

Elly blinked and nodded, curious. "What is it?" she asked. Lanna and Sherry were curious as to what the rule was, watching the scene. The young girl looked up at him

"No frowning, no sad faces. This train runs on happy and silly faces! Like..." Sora said before hiding his face from view with his hands, making Donald and Goofy smirk knowing what was coming. "This...!" Sora said revealing the biggest cheesiest grin any of them had seen. Smiling so wide all his white teeth were showing with blushed cheeks and wide eyes. It was truly a silly smile on his face, making Donald and Goofy laugh remembering the first time he showed that face.

Elly blinked and started laughing as she saw his face. Sherry and Ada laughed as well, seeing the goofy smile on the teens face. Lanna giggled and Jake chuckled. Elly couldn't stop laughing as she couldn't stop staring at Sora's goofy face, happy tears running down her face as she kept laughing.

Sora seeing his mission accomplished sets his smile back to normal smile as he watches the little girl. Glad to see he's taken away the sadness she was feeling and given her something to be happy about. No child should have to wear such a frown on their faces and if he could, he'd make sure she was always smiling and happy.

Elly smiled as she looked at the older teen. "Thank you," she said, feeling better. She tilted her head at the teen. "You're a goof." She grinned.

"A goof? Maybe, but Goofy is the biggest goof of all." Sora said patting Goofy's back with a proud smile making Jake chuckle again.

"I can see that..." Jake said simply with a knowing smile on his face as Riku nods in agreement. He may not know Goofy as well as Sora, but he knew Goofy truly is a goof like no other.

Ada smiled and sighed a bit. "As much as we would enjoy a longer break but we must start heading out," she said, hating to break the upbeat atmosphere but they were running out of time. She pointed to a boat that had been anchored at the post "We need to move."

Sherry nodded, looking at the others. "She's right. Lanna and the others can't wait much longer," she said, noticing that Lanna was almost white as a sheet now. Even with Lanna's new light powers, she could feel the drain on her body.

"Jake and Sora seeing Lanna's condition reminded them of what they need to do. As Jake immediately carried Lanna to the boat in his arms as Sora and Riku followed close behind. "Then let's get moving, the sooner the better. I trust you can drive us there, Ada?" Jake calls as he, Lanna, Sora, Riku, and Kairi board the boat hastily.

Sherry carried Elly onto the boat as Donald and Goofy climbed on quickly. Ada nodded as she got behind the steering wheel and looked at Jake. "Yeah. Just take care of Lanna," she said. Once everyone was settled, she started up the boat and drove the boat out of the boat house and soared through the water.

Lanna leaned against Jake, her eyes closed as she felt exhausted. "So tired..." she murmured softly.

"Take it easy, Lanna, we'll be there soon and work on getting you cured." Jake promises as he helps Lanna with her stay secured in the boat thanks to the straps. Looking at Sora, Riku, and Kairi he was glad to see them all strapped in too, before securing himself.

Lanna nodded as she dozed a bit, but yelped when Sherry nudged her. "Don't fall asleep," she said, worried. From what Leon had said when he had been infected, falling asleep was the worst thing he could do. Lanna nodded, smiling tiredly. "Trying." Elly bit her lower lip as she looked at her cousin.

(Scene Change: Secret Lab 3rd P.O.V.)

A burst of green fire appeared for a second only to reveal an exhausted and wounded Maleficent next to a wounded Simmons. Looking up she could see Alex and Luis looking at them with wide eyes, while Wesker in the shadows appears to be scowling. Bandages visible around his arms and his head, but Maleficent would bet there were more.

"It seems Lanna and Jake may have to be moved up on our kill list, Wesker. They're arrival prevent Simmons and myself from finishing Riku and Kairi. Not to mention Ada is still among them, only good thing I can say is that Riku is still injured and exhausted from our bout." Maleficent says scowling in rage at the fact Lanna and Jake learned to use light, it had to be Sora's doing...

"So it would seem," Wesker said darkly, irritated by this new development. "They both had become stronger..." He growled as his eyes flashed brightly, glowing almost with his anger. "I should have guessed that light could be taught like using darkness."

Alex watched, frowning. "Yes, but they can't be that strong yet. Especially after only an hour or two learning it," she said.

"Quite so, I noticed it took Lanna a few seconds to spread the light through her body and to her gun. If I had to guess, I'd bet Jake is much the same. Which means their light auras are not as powerful as Sora or Riku's, I'd even bet Kairi's is stronger than either of them. However, this means sending just one tyrant after them will be risky... We need to finish those prototypes of yours, Alex, how close are you to completion of their upgrades? Surely Jake's battle data must have proved some use to you." Maleficent explains to Wesker and the others, before focusing her attention on Alex.

Alex nodded. "They are at ninety percent finished," she said. "They will give the group a run for their money, more so than the regular tyrant." She was ready to say more when Simmons spoke up.

"I have found something interesting and a bit shocking as well," Simmons said looking at them but his gaze turned towards Wesker. "Very shocking."

"Explain, I rather not have anymore surprises catch us off guard when we could prepare for it instead." Maleficent orders wanting any surprises out of the way while they have time to prepare themselves.

"It has to do with Wesker and Jake," Simmons said, looking at them. "I hacked into the Government files and I had found something." He turned on the TV screens and showed an image of Jake's personal files. "Wesker, you are Jake Muller's father."

This got wide eyes from everyone as Luis had done a spit take and started coughing from the cup of water he was drinking. Jake was Wesker's son?! What woman would be so crazy or unfortunate to have been impregnated by him?! Maleficent raised an eyebrow of surprise, before looking at Wesker in a rare show of sympathy.

She may not have been close to Riku as blood, but she did almost consider him a son once in the past. Then she got back stabbed and had died when her powers were out of control at Sora's hand. "It seems we are more alike than I thought, Wesker. Riku betrayed me and you are against your own son. Now that I think about it...I think Jake knows this, judging from his reaction to Krauser's taunt. He mentioned you two were similar and he fought like you, but Jake didn't seem to like that."

Wesker frowned more, thinking. He searched his mind from years before. He remembered a woman now... "Yes, it seems that way," he said. "I didn't think she would get pregnant." He folded his arms, staring at the tv and the information on the screen. His frowned deepened more, almost glaring at the screen. "To think I have one..."

Alex was just as surprised by this. She knew her brother wasn't the fatherly type, frowning. "He seems to hold back his anger as well," she said.

'For now.' Maleficent thought sensing the darkness in his heart reacting to the news. Frustration, anger, and confusion raging in his heart. Upon looking at the screen, Maleficent couldn't help clicking her tongue in annoyance. "It seems Jake little secret is known not only to Sherry, but also Leon Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Jill Valentine, and Chris Redfield all knew it too. More over, according to these files...Jake's blood was used to counter the C-virus and make an antivirus for the populace." Maleficent says slightly impressed by his record.

Alex nodded in agreement, humming a bit. She looked at her brother, even though his face was cold but his eyes flashed with emotion. "It is interesting. Seems like he inherited your blood, Albert."

Wesker growled in annoyance.

"In that case, dealing with Jake may prove to need a more cautious hand. Especially given his experience against B.O.W.s and training as a mercenary. Though we do still have the element of surprise with our new and improved B.O.W.s, as well as our experience in darkness is further than their light training. So as long as we take them seriously from here on, we should still be able to finish them. We just have to be smarter about it this time." Maleficent says with a scowl as she senses them approaching the island. Looking at thew clock, they still had four hours and thirty minutes till dawn, Maleficent fully intended to make them watch as their prisoners died.

"That said, Wesker, Simmons, you two are with me. We need to help you further increase your potential in darkness to keep our advantage. Alex, you and Luis continue with the experiments and any new B.O.W.s you come up with is encouraged to be created IF useful to us. Pete, you are to continue watching over Leon and Claire. if that baby is coming, send a heartless to me immediately to let me know. We could use it as future slave, soldier, or experiment." Maleficent orders everyone in the room, except to Wesker whom she sends a look that says they need to work together to win.

Wesker nodded slowly, seeing the look. "Yes," he said, turning to look at her. "Let us start with the training. The sooner the better." He looked at the time and looked at the screen, zeroing in on Lanna. He smirked. "Lanna will prove some use and extra time. Even her light powers won't stop it."

"I agree, come when you two are mentally prepared. If you thought my training was harsh before, you'll find it worse now. With darkness, you'll need to be strong in heart, mind, body, and soul or be devoured." Maleficent warns summoning a corridor of darkness and walking in. The portal staying open as she waited for them both to follow her.

Simmons and Wesker headed towards the portal, entering it. They knew what needed to be done in order to achieve their goals. They wouldn't fail now, not with the end so near.

(Scene Change: Leon, Claire, and Pete: Dungeon room 3rd P.O.V.)

Leon looked at their new cage and mentally promised himself never to keep birds as pets, especially if this was how a caged bird felt like. Sure, they lived, but to feel so trapped day after day must be horrible. Looking at his pregnant wife as they watched the screens. They were happy to see Ada, Riku, and Kairi were still alive and reunited with the others. Though surprised and furious to see Sherry and Elly was dragged into this mess.

"How many people will you all drag into this, dammit!" Leon shouts in a demanding voice toward Pete as the big cat seemingly ignored him. Though Leon did wonder why his tail was bandaged... 'Wish it was a B.O.W., but they would've took it off and it'd be the same for zombies... Human maybe?' Leon wondered mentally, rather curious who he should thank for taking a shot at Pete.

Pete rolled his eyes and yelped when Claire banged the bars so hard and violently it made the cat jump. 'She's scary...' he thought but didn't show it. "What? Don't enjoy seeing your family be used as toys? Don't worry, you will all be reunited in death! Specially that little brat..." He glared at the image of Elly. He would get revenge on her yet.

Leon caught where he was looking and felt his protectiveness jump a new level of rage. "Keep your hands off my niece or I'll show you there really is more than one way to skin a cat." Leon warns with a threatening tone that would send chills down lesser men's spines.

Pete shivered, hearing the tone and it wasn't just Leon that made him jump, but Claire as well. "Tsk, scare me all you want but it won't make a difference!" he said, trying to sound confident and cruel but was failing. "Maleficent will get her revenge on you all."

Claire snarled. "You touch her and I will personally help Leon skin you!" she snapped.

"She would, I know my wife better than anyone." Leon said with a certainly that was undeniable. He knew Claire would do just that and worse if given the chance when ticked off enough. It was that very reason he had Claire help keep him safe from fangirls who couldn't take a hint.

"We will see," Pete said biting his inner cheek. "But you can't do much while your in the cage now can ya? You can't protect them, you can't protect your ticking time bomb of a daughter. You failed as parents!" He snapped.

Claire glared. "Shut up!" she snapped.

"At least we're not some expendable pawn of a witch, I saw the way she looks at you when she was here. She only puts up with you because she has some use, but once that's over...You're a dead cat, at least we know what they intend to do to us, but your life is always on thin ice. Never knowing how long you have until it breaks," Leon said in a cold tone as his eyes were like steel.

Pete inwardly winced. "We will see!" he said, knowing he hit a nerve. "Keep it up and Maleficent will cut the baby from your wife's stomach!"

Claire instinctively covered her stomach, glaring. "Touch my baby and I'll kill you."

(Scene Change: Secret Dungeon: Chris and Jill 3rd P.O.V.)

Chris was watching the tv with slight relief seeing Riku, Kairi, and Ada were alive. Speeding their way to the island with Ada driving the boat, but it surprised and worried him to see Sherry and Elly with them. "Elly, why did they have to drag you into this..." Chris asked feeling regret for not being able to protect her from this nightmare.

Jill whimpered, seeing their daughter. She was glad to see Riku, Ada and Kairi alive but was worried to see Sherry and Elly. "They want to get at us..." she said weakly. This was every parents nightmare, seeing their child in danger but couldn't help them, being forced to watch on the sidelines. She blinked back tears.

"Damn him... He won't get away with this." Chris swore as he banged against their new cells. Much like the last ones these were very solid and no keyhole to pick, but rather a slot left for a card key to be used to open them. If Chris was a betting man, he'd bet Wesker kept the keycard for himself to use alone.

And he was right. Wesker did have the keycard as Maleficent had promised him that he could deal with Chris and Jill on his own terms.

Jill sniffed. "Know any way to pick a keycard slot?" she asked, banging on the bars. She saw the boat with the group as they made their way to the island. "Chris, look!" The island was a disaster. Broken wires, equipment, debris, buildings littered the island as well as ruined, charred trees. It looked like a smaller version of Raccoon City.

"Oh God what is that maniac up to with this?" Chris asked feeling dread as he saw the city his little sister told him all about. How he wished she was spared such a horror, while being eternally grateful to Leon for helping and protecting Claire. "As for your keycard question..I don't, not without the right equipment and I doubt I could trick Wesker into giving us such things. Ada might know something though, this is right up her alley..." Chris said feeling bitter at the thought he was actually hoping for Ada to save them.

He'd sooner feel comfortable with Sora or Riku saving them then her, but he couldn't afford to be picky. Not now...