Chapter XXIII: The town of twilight final part II

As Nozomi and the others rushed on forwards chasing after Pence, they ran onwards up the many streets that then finally let them arrive at the train station.

Arriving at the entrance of it they all looked around it carefully; it was deserted save for the glittering twilight sun and the station itself with its tall clock tower overlooking everything.

"There doesn't seem to be anything here," Nozomi spoke as she looked at everything.

"Don't be so sure… stay alert all of you," King Mickey spoke as he then proceeded onwards.

Hearing this everyone acknowledged this as then they all proceeded in cautiously towards the station itself.

As they all walked on forwards Ody began to think back to the memory of what had occurred to change everything this way.

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Laughter.

'How nice it sounds from here', Ody thought to himself as he had himself hidden in the shadows as he watched some young people together. They were all gathered together as they were talking eating sea-salt ice cream.

Ody looked down as felt depressed as then-

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Ody then snapped back to reality as he then he saw everyone looking around the station. Pence and Olette had both gone into the station to see if maybe if the creature was hiding within the chamber where the trains were held.

Mickey was standing at a ways from as he gazed around him intently as he had his arms folded gazing at everything.

Riku meanwhile had walked over to the other side of the street to see what he could sense in the place.

Then finally Nozomi was standing on the edge of the wall as she hand over her eyes as she gazed at the landscape and then back on the street again to see what she could find. Cait sith too was sat upon her head as he gazed at everything as well.

"This ain't gettin us nowhere!" He complained to Nozomi as he was getting fed up with this uncertain atmosphere around them.

Nozomi hearing him was just as annoyed herself as she then said back to him, "well what else are we supposed to do then? I mean it's gotta be around here somewhere and-"

"It's not in there!" Nozomi turned around and saw Pence and Olette coming out of the station, their search fruitless.

Nozomi got depressed at this as she then muttered, "darn."

She then proceeded to walk over to Pence and Olette as well Riku and Mickey. Ody stood and watched as the two started to come down the stairs.

"This is really depressing…" Pence spoke as he walked down, "I mean what're we supposed to-"

But then he was cut off as suddenly he fell and slipped down the stairs. Ody jumped back shocked as he looked down and saw a dark blue slimy liquid had appeared from nowhere as Pence landed before him.

"Pence!" Olette cried out in alarm.

Seeing this Nozomi Riku and the king rushed over to help. Ody ran up to him first, "are you alright?!" He asked highly concerned.

Pence was lifted up as Ody helped him. "Yeah I-, hang on, what is this stuff?" He asked as brought his hand up and found that the blue liquid was sticky as he lifted his hand.

Olette seeing Pence being helped by Ody then started to move to reach them but then she stopped as she heard something. Turning her head around she could hear a click clack like noise like some kind of wind up toy.

Then suddenly a strange sight met her eyes as then a couple of giant sized round bottled monsters appeared. They were both a dark blue colour as they too had the same crosses as the monster from before.

Olette stepped nervously back as she could see on them both were sinister smiles as they then started to swing their round-ended arms back and forth.

"Olette!" Nozomi cried as she ran as she finally got to the entrance of the station. As Olette then started to run though the monsters then both got together as they heaved their fat bottle bodies forwards and from them their contents were spilt out.

This then made Olette then trip and stumble as she fell to the bottom of the station.

As she gasped in pain Nozomi and Riku rushed together as they both then caught Olette as she landed in their arms.

"Are you okay?!" Nozomi asked worried.

Olette looked up at them both she nodded her head slowly, "yeah I think I'm alright."

Nozomi smiled relieved but then Riku interjected, "it's too early to relax!"

She looked up and then saw what he meant as the nobody Ink bottles were beginning to proceed down the stairs towards them all.

Staring at them and then at Olette, Pence and Ody, Nozomi made her decision. "Cait sith?" She asked as he was sat on her shoulder.

Cait sith looked her, "what is it?" He asked her.

Nozomi still concentrating on the monsters as they were coming then told him, "I want you to take Olette, Pence and Ody to a safer distance okay?"

Looking at her and her serious concern he then looked at Olette in her and Riku's arms as well as Ody and Pence. They too were staring at the monsters as the king stood before them his hand held back to call out his keyblade at any moment.

He then nodded to her understanding the situation, "alright then ye banshee I'll take care of it!"

"Good then!" Nozomi smiled as he hopped off her shoulder.

Then moving steadily she told Riku what was going on as she and him then put Olette down gently. Cait sith then told her what was going on as he then pointed and had Olette follow him towards Mickey and the others.

Then as quick as they could Olette had taken Pence on one shoulder as Ody too assisted her by taking Pence's other arm, the stickiness of the ink making it difficult for him to move.

Then as the others watched them all leave a barrier then suddenly surrounded them as it glowed for a moment and then faded as then the battle truly began.

Nozomi then looking at the ink bottles then called out the 'Starseeker', "alright let's get this party started shall we?" She spoke as she then smirked.

And then as she spoke those words the monsters then suddenly launched themselves off the stairs as they then swung their arms even faster as the ink inside them was boiling and bubbling.

The three keybladers then backed themselves out of the way as they made a safe distance between themselves and the monsters.

Riku and the king too then readied themselves as they then two called out their keyblades out and then suddenly both launched themselves at the monsters as they ran forwards.

Then suddenly as they did that the ink that the two monsters had boiling in themselves they then swung their fat bodies forward as it all flowed out in a massive way towards the two of them.

Riku and the king though were ready for this as they then dodged as fast they could out the way, Nozomi seeing the ink flying towards her too ran out of the way as splatter all over the floor.

As she looked up from the spilled ink she then saw that Riku and the king had made it to the monsters as they then struck them with their own keyblades.

Nozomi watched as they landed one successful blow to another she didn't want to be left out as then she ran forwards too to join in.

But then forgetting about the ink she then ran straight into it as it sent her flying forwards, "Wooooaaaahhh!" She cried out as she then suddenly landed head first into the stuff.

Riku hearing her cry looked back at the idiot and her usual clumsiness, "what is she-"

But then he was cut off as he suddenly heard something stretch and then turned around to see the bottles monsters legs had been bent underneath it like springs.

"What?-" But then suddenly the monster had launched itself forwards like a missile. Riku quickly dodged out of the way as the creature then sprang forwards.

Nozomi lifting herself up out of the horrible goo looked at herself as she was covered in the dark sticky stuff, "ewww this is awful it's-"

But then she looked up and then suddenly before she could move she was suddenly struck as was sent flying backwards.

Riku seeing the monster hit her looked on with wide eyes as he then rushed forwards towards her.

"OW! What the heck-" but then as she tried to move one of her arms, she couldn't move it!

"What's going why can't I-?" But then she noticed something more the sound of her voice sounded strange and then she looked down as she then saw a white-glassed ring around her middle. It held her arms down unable to move and then looking ahead she then saw she was in a big dome.

Then she suddenly saw the painted grinning teeth, the monster had trapped her upper part inside in itself.

Nozomi was dumbstruck as she then said slowly with horror, "oh no…"

But then no sooner as she had said those words she then felt the inside of the monster started to glow. Even worse it was beginning to get very warm inside that started to make her sweat.

It was then she panicked, "Get it off me! Get it off!" She cried out loudly as she ran around trying to dislodge the thing off her.

Riku finally stopped only a little distance from Nozomi and then saw the way she was running around and thought she looked like an idiot. But then suddenly he saw why she was panicking as he saw the glowing.

He then ran over to her blocking her path as he then cried out, "hold it will you!"

Nozomi hearing him looked up her eyes widened the fear still there, as the thing was unbelievably hot and unbearable. She then cried out "get this thing off of me!"

Riku looking at her annoyed then said, "all right just hold still!"

Nozomi still shivering stood still and watched as Riku then suddenly called out his keyblade. Nozomi looked at him her eyes widened.

"What're you going to-"

He suddenly swung the keyblade forward towards her and she immediately ducked.

Getting up as she quickly could onto her knees she then asked in an angry alarmed tone, "what do you think you're-"

" Just shut up and hold still!" Riku shouted. He then left no time for Nozomi to react as then suddenly he sent his keyblade at her knocking off the monster with an almighty strike.

Nozomi shocked at the speed of the attack was dumbstruck for a few moments but then suddenly feeling the cool air and the freedom of her arms she got her senses back. She looked at Riku who she saw seemed to be awfully calm about the situation that had occurred which made her infuriated, standing up and pointing an accusing finger at she then shouted clearly mad "how could you go and do something like that to a girl! It was-"

But then she was cut off once more as a small distance away the creature exploded making a huge vibration in the earth and pieces of debris fly everywhere.

The explosion made Nozomi cover her head with her hands as she instinctively ducked, after the tremor had dispersed she then looked at the destruction that had occurred.

"That's why..." Riku spoke as he looked at the destruction and then away again.

Nozomi hearing this then looked away from the destruction and then back to him, she had no idea what the heck she was supposed to say at a time like this.

But then before any more words could even be spoke King Mickey ran over to them having defeated the other, "are you two alright?!" He asked alarmed.

Nozomi looked at the king her hands still on her head but then removing them she then said with an awkward smile scratching her head, "well no worse for wears!" As she then ended with a laugh.

The King hearing this info looked at them relieved, "that's good to know."

Riku seeing Nozomi and her awkwardness then turned his head annoyed again at her relaxed nature but then as he did so he saw it! The creature Scriptium was there above on the roof of the clock tower!

"She's here!" Riku cried out.

Nozomi and the king alarmed at Riku's call then looked up and saw it too. Nozomi's eyes widened for as she saw Scriptium she then suddenly saw that behind it was Hayner as he was strapped to it's wall unconscious by some kind of white binding.

"Hayner!" She shouted out alarmed.

It was then that suddenly that the creature noticed them as it slivered to and throw it's angry eyes gazing down intently at them.

The trio too stared back at it as it then suddenly slithered and flew in the air and then arrived in front of them all. As it wavered to and throw Nozomi gazed at it and then suddenly rage overwhelmed her. She then got up quickly and then summoned her keyblade to her hand as she then pointed it towards the creature hatefully, "You give us Hayner back right this minute!" She demanded.

Then as she shouted these words the monster looked back at her fully and then flew it's head back as it then let out its almighty roar.

This made Nozomi draw back slightly as then the creature turned in the air and then suddenly more bottle monsters arrived from dark portals surrounding everyone in a circle.

They moved their arms back and forth as they showed their keenness to fight, Riku looking at them then said to Nozomi, "Oh nice going!"

Nozomi looking at him was annoyed herself again but then looking back at the monsters only held it tightly.

She was gonna get her friend out of this no matter what the cost!

Hey all sorry I've been so long time in writing this but I've had a lot of things going on, but then thanks to TwiDawnlight review I was encouraged to continue again.

So there we go, seeya next chapter! ^^