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"You serious Abe? I can't believe such a place exists!" Abe was done explaining where they were, after being calmed down from a panic attack when he recognized his surroundings. "Places like this should not be active. And yet our task is to defend this place instead of help those who need it?!" Spyro raised his eyebrow at Lara. "I don't see why we can't do both. You know, multitask. Abe probably knows a way out of here, right?" Abe took a moment to think. "Yes, there is! But it can't be used during a battle. We'll have to keep the battle away from the Mudokon." A sudden shadow covered the room. "Easier said than done, the battle's right here!" Cloud and Dart pulled out their swords as strange creatures of shadow came out and attacked the group. "Lara! Crash! You go with Abe and save his people! We'll handle this!" As the rescue team left, the others prepared for battle.
Cloud led the charge with an omnislash that immediately scattered the Heartless, making it easier for the others to pick a target. It wasn't an easy battle. For every Heartless they took down three more showed up. Cloud and Spyro were making ground with their melee attacks, but it was all they could do to hold them back. Then Spyro noticed something strange. The Heartless were not as numerous or active around Nikki, who was using a vast array of bright and dazzling spells to fight. Spyro turned his head to see that Spike was also able to scare them off whenever he used a weapon that glowed. Forming a theory in his head, he blasted a huge fireball right in front of the Heartless, seeing them scatter from the flames.
"That's it!" He cried. "Light! These things are scared of light!" The team exchanged glances before grins started to form. "Is that so?" Dart activated his Dragoon armor and called upon the Red-Eyed Dragon, creating a massive blaze that illuminated the entire area. Spike followed up by activating the satellite laser, bringing a bright beam on the Heartless. Blasto ended it with a massive space gun, the blast creating a big flash of light that defeated the rest of the Heartless.
Or so they thought. Gex was the first to notice. "Hey! A whole bunch of them just went in the direction Abe and the others took! And they look a lot tougher!" The others started to get worried. "What are they after?" The answer came from the sudden appearance of a man with silver hair and yellow eyes, leading an array of creatures that seemed and felt like the Heartless's opposite. "The Heartless are after their hearts, of course! The more noble the heart, the more it attracts them! Of course, I won't let it happen. The nobility of their hearts and the innocence of the workers' will be valuable to my research!" The group got tense at that statement. "I don't know what you mean, but it can't be good for our friends. We're taking you down!" Xehanort just laughed. "You can't beat me, Nobodies, attack!" The only way to get to the others was to fight through. They just hoped that the others were ok.
"This way, hurray!" Abe was leading the group as he and his friends managed to round up all of the Mudokon in the building. Lara was a bit skeptical when she saw that the escape route was a group of birds. "It really is! I can focus my energy into them and it'll create a portal to safety! But we must be careful, if startled the birds will fly away, and we'll need to find another way out." The birds almost got scared off at that moment when Crash gave out a yelp at something behind them. Lara saw that the Heartless were heading towards them, but still have a ways to go. "Abe! Get the portal ready for your people! We'll take care of this! Let's go Crash!" Crash was already spinning, charging into the incoming army like a psychotic spinning top. He built up so much speed that he sent the Heartless flying, allowing Lara to snipe them from the air. Meanwhile, Abe was having success in holding the portal open, allowing his people to be free. When the last one entered, he shut the portal off and went to join the fight. But the fight took an odd turn as another group of creatures came and seemed to be aiding Lara and Crash in the fight against the Heartless, who were dealt with shortly after the reinforcements. Then it took a bad turn as the same creatures then attacked Lara and the others, cornering them. Exhausted enough from battling the Heartless, it was only a matter of time before they would tire.
Luckily, Cloud and the others showed up in time to turn the tide. Thanks to their help, the Nobodies were quickly dealt with and it seemed like victory was theirs. Until a yell took their attention. "ABE!" Xehanort was up in the air, holding Abe in front of him, with no clear shot in sight. "I may not be able to get all the hearts I planned for, but at least I get one of the noblest hearts of the group." Everyone was stunned, no one knew what to do. "Don't worry!" Abe cried. "I have idea! Just get ready to catch me!" Xehanort could not help but be amused. "And how do you plan to es-" His question was cut off by Abe swinging into position, and then farting in his face. Taken off guard by the action and the smell, Xehanort let go of Abe, making him fall onto Spyro's back as he flew by. At Abe's command, Spyro doubled back as Abe prepared the final blow. He called upon the mystic flames and sent them towards Xehanort, where the flames mixed with the fart fumes to create a massive explosion that took out Xehanort for good. When they landed, Cloud finally lost it.
"JUST WHAT IS GOING ON?! Because on some of the other worlds, they had intense problems and threats too, but we couldn't do anything because it was 'against the rules'? There's something not right with this game, and I want to know what. Next time I see the Gamer, I'm going to make him talk or else." The others slowly began to realize he was right. They all agreed that it was time for answers as the glow appeared to take them away.
"It took them that long to notice anything wrong or weird. I don't know if that's a good thing for their focus or a bad thing for their observational skills. Anyway, it doesn't change the fact that now all four teams are suspicious. If I don't get it under control, the game might as well be over, and we're only two worlds away from the grand finale! Time for Team 3 to finish up!" The Gamer turned to his screens, eagerly awaiting the buildup to the climax.