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*A/N* - Greetings, hope you are doing good. As of 8-1-23, I came back to rework this chapter as it's been quite some time since this part released and looking back, I figured it was quite the mix-up compared to the rest of the story. So, I decided to format like normal. For those checking the story out for the first time, welcome and thanks for checking it out again. For the viewers who have already read it, well, enjoy this chapter fixed. Nothing significant or on a big level is going to be added that might affect current chapters. Just a cleanup. Either way, thanks for checking this crazy crossover story out and hope you'll stay for the long run. Until next, take care.
Upon entering the school, Touma and Sora noticed that there wasn't really anybody in the hallways. Several teachers were chatting with each other or walking to their classes, but no students were around. Or at least no students here.
Touma let out an exasperated sigh while chuckling to himself and hunching his back tiredly.
"Ha, we made it. I really didn't think that we'd make it in time."
Looking at Touma with a confused look, Sora wasn't sure what to think. He thought that they made it to the school in time. And before more students arrived which would've messed or outright blocked their chances of meeting with this Miss Komoe Sensei.
"Uh… Touma, weren't we going to make it even if we were a little late?"
"I mean, yeah. We would've made it. But the people at this school are kind of… what's the word. Difficult to deal with. If we got here any later, then it would've been difficult to talk with Komoe Sensei" Touma replied while rubbing the back of his neck knowing exactly who he was referrring to.
The Keyblade wielder could only chuckle at Touma's explanation for wanting to come to school early.
Making their way up a flight of stairs, Sora took note of all the different doors that led to classrooms. A tinge of excitement hit him. Since he never really attended secondary school or high school depending on how people phrased it here, he was growing excited at the prospect of being with students around his age in an actual school. Sure, school wasn't something that he was exceptionally good at, but he still kept up with his education. Thanks to Donald and Goofy.
Walking further down the hall, Touma seemed to stop in front of a steel gray door and began sighing quite loudly.
"Huh? What's wrong, Touma" Sora questioned the boy.
"Oh, it's nothing. Just preparing myself for whatever misfortune will befall on this poor misfortunate Kamijou"
"...Uhm..."
Not sure what to say, the brown spiky-haired teen stayed quiet and watched Touma knock on the door several times before a resounding voice replied.
"Come in."
Hearing the voice, the duo opened the door and entered the room which appeared to be a faculty room with several other people sitting in chairs and relaxing. Touma looked around until he spotted who Sora guessed was Komoe sensei. Steadily walking toward the teacher Sora imagined that this Komoe sensei might have been someone on the older side that was familiar with Touma.
However, Sora would have to retract that last thought. In front of him now sat a small girl with pink hair and pink eyes writing on what appeared to be a crossword puzzle. She was wearing a white dress shirt that was buttoned up with a pink jacket over her shoulders. She was also sitting at a desk with the chair raised so that she could reach the desk she was sitting at.
So many thoughts filled Sora's mind as he was taken back by her appearance. However, he had seen many other strange things so seeing a young and small-looking teacher here wasn't that crazy. I mean, His Majesty, King Mickey, was really short but provided great support in combat along with his other friends from other worlds that were different in size and height. Nothing wrong with that.
Seeing that Komoe Sensei was working on a crossword puzzle and still had not noticed the two boys, Touma coughed into his fist before letting out an audible sigh which ultimately gained the small standing woman's attention.
"H-huh?! Oh! Kamijou-chan! What are you doing here? And so early?! Oh, my, I-I can't believe it! Kamijou-chan *sob* you've finally realized just how important school and your education are! And you're finally ready to take responsibility for your many failing grades!"
Looking deflated at what his teacher just said about him. In front of him no less. Touma facepalmed and shook his head, earning a sad and frowning Komoe sensei.
"Uh…sorry, Sensei. I wouldn't be here for another hour unless it was for an emergency. And well… right now there's an emergency."
Komoe tilted her head while processing what Touma had just said. That was when she noticed Sora just standing there awkwardly smiling and waving at her.
"Oh! I'm so sorry. I didn't notice you standing there. I was so astonished to see Kamijou-chan come to school early for once."
"Haha, don't worry. It's all good. Besides, seeing Touma's teacher worry about him was fun to see. It shows how much you care about your student's well-being and education" the otherworldly boy commented with a friendly smile on his face.
Smiling at the boy's generous comment, Komoe was feeling a sense of joy in Kamijou.
"Kamijou, I'm so proud of you. *sniff* You've managed to find a brand-new good friend! On top of that, he's a boy and not a girl…"
"Pfft…"
A teacher somewhere else in the faculty room laughed at what she had said.
Ignoring whoever laughed, Komoe kept a pleased smile on her face while getting to introductions.
"In any case, I haven't introduced myself properly yet. My name is Tsukuyomi Komoe. I'm a teacher here. Pleased to meet you."
"Hello, nice to meet you, Komoe Sensei. My name is Sora" the spiky-haired brunette said to the pink-haired woman.
"Sora. I take it that you have something to do with the emergency that Kamijou-chan talked about?"
Nodding his head, Sora hoped that Komoe Sensei would be able to help him with his problems.
"Sensei, Sora's situation is… well, *looking around to see if any teachers were listening to their conversation* it's on the odd side of things" Touma replied while making sure what he was saying wasn't outright heard.
"Odd side? Kamijou, is Sora in some sort of danger?"
Waving his hands in the air, the brunette quickly clarified the situation.
"Nothing like that Komoe sensei. It's more like… I'm new to Academy City. Like *really* new here" he said while making hand gestures.
Confused by what the boy was saying, Komoe could only utter one thing.
"I…I'm not following…"
Letting his head trail downward, Touma looked around the room once more before deciding that they should probably move this conversation.
"Could we… talk about this outside? Please, Sensei."
"Hmm, alright Kamijou. Let's go outside."
Komoe lowered her chair which allowed her to come close to the ground and jump off her chair. Sora wondered if this was something that Mickey had to deal with being on the short side of things.
Holding the door open, Touma let Komoe and Sora walk out into the hall which was clear of any students. Allowing them the space to talk about sensitive things.
"Ok, Kamijou-chan, Sora, please tell me what's going on."
Letting out a somewhat stressed-out sigh, Touma quickly glanced over at brunette who was also starting to look worried about how this was going to go over.
"Well, you see, Sensei, Sora…well, he is not from Academy City."
A moment of brief pause appeared around the three before the short-standing woman tilted her head and was the first to respond.
"So, Sora is visiting the city? Or that he's lost and has no idea where to go?"
"No, more like…Sora just appeared in Academy City and has no recollection of how he got here."
Adding his side to the statement, the Keyblade wielder spoke up.
"It's true. One minute I'm on top of a building. The next I'm waking up in the middle of the street with no idea how I got into Academy City."
Komoe was baffled by what she just heard. Having been accustomed to all the craziness that Kamijou has been involved in. Hearing that this young man ended up in Academy City with no idea how he got here was strange all around. But even with how weird it all sounded, there was no way she was going to leave Sora alone without any help.
"I see… Well, this sounds… like we'll need to get Sora a bunch of things. Not only will we need to get him an ID but also find a way to get him into the Academy City database. Along with seeing if he has an Esper-related power and what level he might be at. And where he will be staying?"
Feeling relieved that his teacher and friend was listening to his and Sora's predicament, Touma then realized what exactly she was asking about.
"Actually, we did a little bit of work on that, sensei. You see, he does have a light related Esper ability. But that's the only thing he knows. Do you want to show her, Sora?"
"Sure. Please don't freak out, Komoe Sensei" Sora pleaded while anxiously smiling at the teacher.
"Now why would I freak ou…"
Holding out his right hand, the otherworldly teen summoned his weapon in a flash of blue light. Komoe jumped back and hid behind Touma who was staring at the woman with wide eyes.
"Sorry for startling you, Miss Komoe. But this is my… Esper power. I'm able to manipulate light to a degree. However, I need my weapon in order to utilize my ability."
Sora explained while still having to correct himself mentally on how much information he can give away about his Keyblade and not bring up the fundamentals of magic. Sticking within the World Order was something he cared for back in his other adventures, but here in Academy City, it felt… different. Like if he messed up the World Order, then things would probably get worse especially in a city so technologically advanced. The power structure could get whiplashed by his power and secrets.
"Your Esper ability is light manipulation? And you need your… giant key to help you with manipulating light?"
Nodding at her response, Sora then went into some breif details about his abilities.
"That's right. I'm able to make certain things appear out of nowhere. Like fire or electrical elemental abilities. Or even make my weapon appear and disappear whenever I want."
"...Fascinating."
Komoe suddenly went silent, having begun processing the scientific possibilities of Sora's ability. While in concept, there were fundamentals with light manipulation that were questionable being that Sora summoned a giant key out of nowhere and with ease, but there were other properties regarding his method of utilizing his personal reality that would need to be tested to make sure he wouldn't hurt himself by using his light manipulation too many times.
Shaking her head, Komoe realized that she went into full-on teacher and analysis mode. Since most of the students at her school had difficulty managing to control their Esper-related abilities or even use their abilities given that many of them were Level 0's. To see Sora just use his in the blink of an eye was something else. Moreover, the whole ordeal of him waking up in Academy City with no idea how he got here just screamed suspiciously. She had seen quite a lot during her time in Academy City, so Komoe already had an idea on how to help Sora.
"Hmm… Ok. Touma. Sora. Let me make a call to one of my friends. She'll be able to help us get Sora situated and get some paperwork to accommodate him to Academy City's database. Otherwise, he'll have some trouble getting around."
"Phew. That's a relief. Thank you, Miss Komoe" Sora said, feeling a massive, stressful weight lifted off his shoulders.
"But of course! It's our job as teachers to support students on their path to growing up and learning more about themselves while helping them keep up with their studies to further develop their abilities."
"Right..."
Touma looked at Komoe as if that comment was directed right at him. As he was always late to class or even straight up missing class thanks to whatever misfortune he was dealing with at the time. If it were any other teacher, Touma was sure that he would be held back or even worse. Expelled from school due to his…outrageous claims of being late or missing. Plus, his grades weren't the best.
"Therefore, Kamijou-chan, would you mind taking Sora and waiting in our classroom? I'm not sure when my friend will be arriving but once she does, I'll catch her up to speed and we can get things going."
Feeling a headache coming on, Touma reluctantly agreed while also realizing that he'll have to do his best to protect Sora from being corrupted by his idiotic friends.
"Alright, Sensei, see you there. And thank you for helping us out."
"Yeah! Thank you so much Miss Komoe. Without you, we would've been lost on the whole situation, ehehe" Sora added, ruffling his hair and smiling brightly.
"*nodding her head* It's no problem at all. I'm glad you took the initiative, Kamijou-chan. Usually, you would've tried to solve this all on your own, but this time you came to me for help. Thank you for trusting in me, Kamijou."
With that, Komoe excused herself and headed back into the faculty room to make the call with her friend. Touma meanwhile let out a sigh and began to scratch the back of his head.
"What's wrong? Not used to asking for help?" Sora asked the spiky-haired boy after seeing his reaction.
"No, it's not that. I knew after giving it some thought that we would need help getting you some documents to accommodate you into Academy City's database. There was only so much I could do to help you. Besides, I didn't want to bother Komoe sensei with our little problem. She might've already had some other stuff to worry about" Kamijou reasoned.
Sora then crossed his arms and began to come up with a proper response.
"Yeah, she might have... But you heard her, she was glad that you asked for her help. I take it that you like to do things on your own so that others don't get bothered or involved?"
"*sigh* I don't always do things on my own. But… yeah, I guess you could say that most of the time when it comes to problems. I end up being involved with, I want to help everyone I can so that they make it back home safe and sound. As well as with their troubles or dark illusions shattered…"
Hearing what Touma had to say, Sora had to admire that he was someone you could count on to help you with your troubles. But… Him relying solely on himself to solve everyone's problems was going to bite him in the butt. Sooner or later, there will be a time when he hits a wall and can't go any further in helping a person. Sora knew firsthand how that felt.
Recalling the many times, he called out to his friends for help and received said help. Even during the final battle between Master Xehanort. If it were not for Donald and Goofy at his side, Sora wasn't sure he would've prevailed in the end. But together, the three half-pints managed to win.
"I think that… There are times when it's alright for you to solve a problem all by yourself. But I also know that there are problems that you alone can't solve. And if you tried to solve them on your own, then the worst could happen, and you can't help that person with their problem anymore."
Touma couldn't help but agree with the boy's comment.
"...Yeah, you're right about that."
Leaving a somewhat awkward bout of silence, Touma decided to get the ball rolling and get them to his classroom to wait for Komoe.
"We should make our way to the classroom."
"Sounds like a plan. Lead the way!"
Walking down the hall, Sora followed behind Touma and tried peeking into any classrooms that had their door open. However, most of the doors appeared to be closed or if they were open then there was nobody inside yet. Guess the students really do show up minutes before their classes start.
Seeing Touma coming to a stop, Sora saw a classroom door open along with hearing several students inside chatting. There was something wrong with Touma as he stood still letting out a fed-up sigh while standing in front of the classroom door without budging an inch forward. Unsure of what was going on, Sora had to ask his fellow spiky-haired friend.
"Hey…uh, Touma, is something wrong? Why are you not going into the classroom?"
"Well… Nothing is wrong. It's just that… there are going to be two idiots inside that will ask you a bunch of… *questions* that you won't have a solid response to. Do your best to ignore them. And try not to pick up on their antics."
Taken aback by the highschooler's words, the brunette couldn't help but awkwardly agree.
"Umm…Ok? I'll do my best?"
Nodding at Sora's half-hearted and confused response, Touma braced himself and set foot into the class. Upon standing completely inside the classroom, several students were spread out throughout the room chatting amongst themselves. However, once the two boys made themselves apparent, things got quiet, and everyone stopped talking and was now staring at Touma and Sora.
Acknowledging that this would happen, Touma awkwardly laughed while patting the back of his head.
"Ahaha…haha…ha. Hey…everyone. Good to see you all. Hope you're doing better than this misfortunate Kamijou"
"…"
Silence enraptured the classroom.
However, a girl in her mid-teens with a slender build and well-endowed chest along with a large forehead stepped forward.
"Kamijou? Wh-What are you doing here?"
"Huh? What do you mean, what am I doing here? I go to school here?"
"Not that you dunce! I mean, why are you here so early? You've never been to school earlier than needed nor even on time."
Stunned by the girl's declaration, Touma argued back against her.
"Hey! It's not that I don't want to show up to class on time. I for sure wouldn't want to be here earlier than needed, but I'll still show up to class. It's just that this poor Kamijou tends to run into misfortune on a daily. Besides, something…urgent and unexpected happened which required for me to be here early."
Doing her best to process everything Touma said, the girl began to stare holes into Kamijou to try and see if he was lying about what he said when she finally noticed Sora standing there looking wide-eyed at what was transpiring.
"Oh! I'm so sorry. I didn't notice you standing there."
Waving a hand in the air, Sora did not mind the sudden realization that he was standing there.
"Ehehe, It's no problem at all. Plus, it was nice to see Touma chatting away with his friend."
"Yeah… some friend you are Fukiyose. Yelling at me for doing nothing wrong" the misfortunate teen shot back.
The girl who was now identified as Fukiyose began to glare daggers at Touma who immediately stiffened up.
"Well, seeing that Kamijou is here earlier than usual and that something happened that required him to be here early. I take it that you may be the reason?"
"You're correct. I'm the reason for Touma having to come in early. Well, earlier than usual. My name is Sora. It's nice to meet everyone!"
"Mm, it's nice to meet you, Sora. My name is Fukiyose Seiri. I hope Kamijou here is helping you with whatever your problem might be"
Sora: "Don't worry. Touma has been a big help. If it wasn't for him, I would still be lost and with no way to solve my problem"
Hearing that Kamijou was actually helping Sora out with whatever his problem was, Fukiyose let out a surprised sigh. Maybe Kamijou is willing to stop his misfortunate spiel and consider working hard. If only he could focus on improving himself and quit blaming his misfortune on every little thing.
Once Sora finished defending Touma, most of the students rushed at him. Asking all sorts of questions as well as introducing themselves to the newcomer. However, two boys were standing off to the side that was looking at Sora almost like they were analyzing his every movement. These two, Touma knew very well for they were idiots.
"Tsuchimikado? Aogami? What's up with you two?"
One boy had blonde hair with a gold chain around his neck and was wearing a green shirt with white floral patterns while wearing his school uniform jacket. The boy was also wearing sunglasses…while inside the school and classroom. Touma had to wonder if there was ever a time that the idiot wasn't wearing his sunglasses. Either way, this boy was Tsuchimikado Motoharu.
The other boy was wearing a white shirt with dark blue pants and a dark blue jacket. He also has short light blue hair and a gold piercing in both his ears. His eyes looked seemingly shut which made it hard to see if he was staring at you when talking with him. In hindsight, the boy looked very plain and like your average teenager. He was Aogami Pierce. Together, the three of them made up the infamous Delta Force.
Seeing their spiky-haired friend, Tsuchimikado pushed up his sunglasses and gave Touma a frown.
"Kami-yan…what have you done…"
Confused by what he was hearing, Touma weakly responded.
"Huh? What are you talking abo…"
"You know what you did! How could you?!" Aogami shouted.
"Seriously you guys. I have no idea what you're talking about?!"
"Kami-yan... How could you bring a guy to our class?"
"A guy? Wait? Do you mean Sora? What's wrong with him?"
At this point, the boy in question couldn't help but tilt his head and look at each of the students while completely confused about what was going on.
"You don't get it do you, Kami? Oh c'mon, you're one of us. You've read many different Mangas or seen all those JRPG games. Think Kami think!"
Taking a second to think about what his two friends were getting at. Touma looked over at Sora who was talking with his other classmates and noticed something odd. Something very worrying. Sora was easily chatting away with some girls who had their undivided attention on him. Something that he could see that would irk Aogami and Tsuchimikado off.
Chuckling to himself, Touma looked back at the other members of the Delta Force and prepared to defend his new friend.
"Oh, you mean what's going on with Sora? Don't worry about it. He's a really chill guy. Plus, usually, it's me causing all the ruckuses."
"That sounds all fine and dandy Kami. But you're not listening to us. Sora is getting all the chicks to notice him. And he's not even doing anything!" Aogami argued back.
"You're just being ridiculous now. There's nothing wrong with Sora."
The blonde-haired boy shook his head at hearing this.
"I'm with Aogami on this one Kami. There's something that you're not noticing. Well, not that I blame you for not noticing. You share that ability with Sora even without you acknowledging it"
Utterly confused and becoming frustrated with his friends, Touma wanted a straight answer.
"Would you just say what the damn thing is rather than alluding to it!"
"Kami-yan… you and Sora share the ability to have girls notice you."
Facepalming himself so hard that there was a loud sound, Touma lazily responded.
"…What?"
"Now hold your horses there, Kami. Before you go say that girls won't, can't, or don't fall head over heels for you. Just think about it. Normally, if a girl is being nice to a regular average joe ''like ourselves' she'll just glance at us and then go back to doing whatever she was doing. But with you it's different" the blue-haired boy stated.
Realizing that he's already heard this spiel about a hundred times from these two, Touma was about to leave them and go talk with Sora, but Tsuchimikado pulled him back by hanging onto his shoulder.
"Hang on there, Kami-yan. I'm sure you've heard us many times about your Kami-yan disease being a real thing."
"It's not a real thing..."
"It's a real thing now embrace it! But from our point of view, Sora might have that same ability. I mean just look at him."
Deciding to listen to Tsuchimikado's antics, Touma looked over at Sora who was still conversing with several girls and getting them to laugh at whatever he was talking about. That's when Touma realized that Sora did give off a peculiar look. Especially with his appearance.
The spiky brown hair with the dark jacket and red outlines. The large dark-colored pants with a red stripe going across each thigh. His large black and yellow boots along with his red and gray gauntlets. And of course, his eye-catching crown necklace.
All-in-all, Touma realized that Sora looked very stylish and almost like an adventurer. Or well someone cosplaying as an adventurer. Which certainly did make him stand out compared to the rest of the guys who sadly were plain looking. Touma felt that. Since he considered himself plain.
"Well, Sora does look very stylish and certainly does attract attention."
"Thanks? I think?" Sora confusedly replied.
Aogami then snapped his fingers loud for everyone to hear. Fukiyose who had been listening and watching the Deltra Trio being absolute idiots caused her to groan.
"Bingo Kami. But the worst part is that Sora looks like one of those characters out of a JRPG or an anime that goes from being really weak to crazy strong. On top of that, he probably has a way with words or actions that attracts girls to fall head over heels for him without him even doing anything."
Touma could only shake his head in sadness as his friend was comparing Sora to a character out of an anime or video game that he played.
"I think you're just overreacting. Sora's new here which means that everyone is interested to meet him. After he leaves then things will go back to normal."
"Heh, yeah, they probably will. And then all the girls will go back to hating us but still hold Kami deep in their hearts thanks to the Kami-yan disease."
Before Touma could retort Tsuchimikado's comment, Komoe sensei appeared in the doorway with another woman standing right behind her.
"Oh! It's so good to see you getting along with everyone, Sora!"
Seeing that it was Komoe who said this, everyone turned around to greet her.
"Yeah! Everyone has been really friendly" the spiky-haired brunette replied while not mentioning... whatever was going on here.
"That's good to hear. By the way, this here is my friend who's going to help us solve your problem."
Walking behind Komoe into the classroom, the woman made herself present which shocked everyone and forced them to immediately rush to their seats.
Taking notice of the woman, Sora noticed several distinct characteristics about her. The woman was tall with long dark hair tied into a ponytail, giving her a relaxed yet intriguing look with her… attractive proportions. She was also wearing a green jersey which…hugged her large chest quite tightly. Before Sora could fall deeper into the rabbit hole, she began speaking.
"Wow, you guys do know that I'm not your teacher till later?"
"We know teach. That's why we're worried and acting like good, obedient students who would not do anything wrong at all" Tsuchimikado responded while offering a shrug of the shoulders.
A whistling sound could be heard coming from the ponytailed-haired woman.
"I'll be, Tsuchimikado if I didn't know you well enough, I would think that was a genuine comment. But seeing that you are doing well today, I seem to recall that you didn't finish your pacer test from last time. You only had… what twenty more laps to finish since you and Aogami decided to chitchat about who knows what."
"*raising his hand* Yomikawa-sensei If I may. Our chitchat was very important and could decide the fate of Tsuchimikado's relationship with his younger sister" Aogami nonchalantly replied.
The dark-haired woman then had a deadpan expression on her face before saying anything.
"…Make that thirty laps."
Groans could be heard from Aogami and Tsuchimikado. The other teacher then looked over at Sora.
"Huh... You must be Sora, right?"
Standing at attention, the otherworldly boy kindly responded.
"Yeah, you're correct. It's nice to meet you…ma'am?"
"Oh, there's no need for that. It makes me feel older than I am. My name is Yomikawa Aiho. I'm a teacher here as well as a member of Anti-skill. Komoe here said that you had an issue that you needed help with."
"That's right. Touma was able to help me for the most part. But we kind of ran into a brick wall" Sora eagerly confirmed.
"Well, it's a good thing that you came to Komoe. Don't worry we'll get you squared away. Would you and Kamijou mind stepping outside with me so we can get caught up to speed?"
"Not at all"
Ignoring all the stares that were coming his way, Touma got up from his seat and followed Sora out of the classroom. Fukiyose, Aogami, and Tsuchimikado became confused about what was going on and how it involved both Touma and Sora. Just what had those two become involved in?
Standing outside in the hall, the two boys were now with Yomikawa who had a concerned look on her face.
"Sorry about that. I figured that you would want to keep this conversation between a few people."
Shaking his head, Sora understood what she was getting at.
"You're good. And yeah, that would be wise. It's already a strange story revolving around me."
"Strange is putting it lightly. From what Komoe said, you were first on top of a building and then mysteriously woke up in the middle of the street without any idea how you got to Academy City. And you have no idea where you are or where to go from here. Is that all, correct?" Yomikawa questioned.
Sora then had a sheepish look on his face.
"Err... yeah. That sounds about right."
"And then you ended up running into Kamijou by chance?" she added.
Touma stepped into the conversation at this point.
"Correct. After Sora… got me out of a situation, I took him back to my place to see what I could do to help him, and that's when I came up with the idea of asking for Komoe Sensei's help on the matter."
"Mm, good on you Kamijou. For using that spiky head of yours. If you guys didn't ask Komoe, then I'm sure you would be getting nowhere. It's times like these where it's ok to rely on adults for help."
Sora could only chuckle at what Yomikawa said. Remembering all the fights and world-ending events where it was all up to him, Donald, and Goofy to save the day and stop the Heartless. There wasn't an adult there to help him in his final battle against Ansem, Xemnas, or even Master Xehanort. It was all up to him and his two best friends.
"So, what's going to happen now?" the black spiky-haired boy asked.
"Well, I called ahead to my partner in Anti-skill, and they reported back that there was no one matching Sora's physical description or characteristics in the Academy City database. Meaning that Sora really is not from Academy City and does not have a single file under his name. This means that we're going to need to get some paperwork done for him. Hence, I'll be taking Sora with me to the Anti-skill facility I'm stationed at so we can get the necessary paperwork for him to be permitted access to Academy City's facilities" Yomikawa explained in brief detail.
Processing everything the old- younger woman said, Sora was taken back by how much work would need to be done to get him accustomed to Academy City's rules. This was way more complex than he was used to when traveling to different worlds. Heck, even Tron's world wasn't as finicky as Academy City with the MCP or CLU taking control of things.
"On that note, Sora, since you're not from Academy City and the city is pretty strict when it comes to rules even allowing visitors is troublesome already. There may be some problems with getting you access. In the worst case, the city's officials will deem you not worthwhile and kick you out of the city. But… if they do allow you to get access, then they'll probably want to integrate you as a student. Especially since you seem to have an Esper ability that you can use without any trouble."
Touma then had a confused expression displayed on his face at hearing this.
"Hold on, Yomikawa-sensei, are you saying that if Sora does get all his paperwork verified and given access to Academy City's facilities, then he'll have to attend school?"
"Yep, that's about right. It's the higher-up's way of keeping an eye on Sora seeing that he's not from the city."
Hearing that he would have to attend school, Sora had two thoughts in mind. One was that while he wasn't exactly fond of going to school, he hadn't actually attended a regular school in years. Having been forced to save the world back-to-back times and even ending up sleeping in a pod for a year certainly give him the privilege of going to school. And it was only thanks to Donald, Goofy, and even Jiminy for making him keep up with his education while having free time in the Gummiship.
And the second thought was that…he wasn't sure when he'd be able to return home. After giving what Chirithy said more thought, Sora realized that he might be stuck here for quite some time. Maybe that'll give him a chance to relax and enjoy some time to himself while being in a whole new and unfamiliar world. He figured that if he didn't end up in Academy City, then maybe he could have ended up somewhere worse. Or even…
Deciding to follow his heart, Sora charismatically responded to Yomikawa.
"That's alright. If going to school is the price that I'll have to pay to get accepted into Academy City, then so be it. It beats wandering the city for who knows how long."
Nodding at Sora's answer, Yomikawa felt relieved that he would accept attending school if that meant he could stay in Academy City. Legally that is.
"Alright, glad to hear it. Well, since we're all good here. Sora, would you mind coming with me so we can get you squared away. Then it'll all be up to one of the higher-ups. That is if they get off their ass and actually give you the go-ahead."
"I'm guessing that you'll only be taking Sora along?" Touma figured by what he was hearing but still asked.
"Yeah. Can't have you missing class now can we Kamijou? Besides, Komoe will be really sad if her misfortunate student decided to skip class on the day he showed up early..."
"Gah… I see your point, Sensei."
"Plus, if you do skip, I'll have you join me for remedial classes" Yomikawa said in a sweet yet threatening tone of voice.
"Nope. I'm good. I'll see you later, Sora" Kamijou quickly responded.
A chuckle escaped the teacher's mouth witnessing how quick of a change in attitude her student was having. Moreover, seeing Touma get ready to run back to class, Sora realized that he would need to stay in contact with him. Reaching into his pocket and pulling out his Gummiphone, Sora stopped him.
"Hey, Touma, mind if we stay in touch? That way I can let you know what's going to happen?"
Realizing that the brunette was right, Touma agreed wholeheartedly.
"Ah, right. Almost forgot about that. *Pulling the broken phone out* Here, let's exchange numbers."
Reaching for Sora's phone, Touma was about to find his contacts list but was met with a bunch of questions. One question is the weird-looking phone itself as it looked bulky and square-like. The other strange thing was the settings on the phone that didn't make any sense. Deciding to let Sora take charge, Touma asked Sora to put his number into the strange phone which he did with ease.
Though, as easy as Sora made it look working his strange-looking phone, the story behind how Sora learned to use his Gummiphone is quite hilarious. He spent hours upon hours trying to work the darn thing. Spending so much time being frustrated and yelling at the device all his friends would lend their support to help him become familiar with using the phone. In the end, Sora was able to use the phone and have a rather basic understanding of what things he could do with the phone. More specifically, being able to call people or add their *phone* numbers to the Gummiphone.
Being handed his phone back, Touma looked to see Sora's contact information all there. Though…there wasn't much there besides his number and name. Oh well, maybe that'll change later down the line.
"Well, since you two can stay in contact, shall we make our way, Sora?" Yomikawa reasoned, having the feeling that the brunette was going to need help sooner or later.
"Sure! I'm all good here. Take care, Touma."
"You too. And good luck."
Ready to get himself accustomed to Academy City, Sora followed behind Yomikawa who was making her way out of the school. Touma watched the two get further away, hoping that things would go well for his new friend.
Now, outside the school and in a parking lot of sorts, Sora followed Yomikawa to her car and got to see the school from a different angle. Hearing a loud beep sound, he turned to the car and saw that she unlocked it and was getting in. Following suit, he took the passenger seat and buckled himself in readiness for the drive.
"Sorry about the mess. I usually just throw everything in the back since I seem to always be in a hurry."
"Don't worry. I don't really mind. Being a teacher must have you busy most of the time."
"You have no idea. Haha!"
Turning the car on, Yomikawa began to pull out of the parking lot and drive to her destination. Moreover, she figured that she could get to know more about Sora along with what his situation really was. So, she could get a better picture of just who this teen boy sitting next to her was.
"So, Sora, tell me about yourself."
"Huh? What do you mean exactly?" the boy questioned, wondering if she meant in a broad kind of way.
"I mean, just tell me about yourself. Seeing that you're basically new to Academy City, there's gotta be more to you than just waking up in the middle of the street with no idea how you got there" the blue-haired woman reasoned to him.
Hesitating on what exactly he could say to Yomikawa, Sora decided to mostly tell her the truth about his likes and dislikes. As if wouldn't hurt to talk about himself.
"Well, I'm fifteen...sixteen… or...older. I'm not sure anymore. That's another thing I need to figure out. I..uh…like hanging out with my friends. I grew up on an island with my two best friends. I ended up traveling for a couple of years. I'd like to think I have a good handle on my Esper ability. And I tend to make new friends quite easily whether they are friendly back or come off as not interested in being friends."
There was one part of the boy's introduction that left the young woman confused and expectedly concerned.
"You…you don't know how old you are anymore?"
Letting out a brief sigh, the teen figured he would respond with a somewhat true answer.
"Y-yeah. I kind of…ended up in a coma for a year which threw off my perception of time. And then I had *other* stuff come up which didn't leave me time to worry about my birthday."
"And you said that you grew up on an island. Which island did you grow up on? Was it somewhere on the coast of Japan? Or over in Hawaii? Maybe somewhere else?"
Figuring that this kind of question would come up, he decided to tell her a half truth.
"The island that I grew up on was called Destiny Islands. They're... probably not going to show up on any map. They were pretty small when compared to other islands on a map."
"Huh. I see, well, Komoe said that you have access to your Esper ability and that it had to do with light manipulation, right?"
"Yeah. With my light manipulation, I'm able to use light to my benefit. But to do a lot of things, I need to cast my weapon which helps me with my ability" Sora explained while casting a glance out to the city outside the car window.
"*tilting her head* You need to cast a weapon? What kind of weapon do you need to cast?"
"My weapon that I make appear is a blade. But in its base form, it looks like a giant key. While it looks… strange. I'm used to it and have grown to accept that. Plus, if I wanted to, I could attach different objects to it that allows it to change form."
Yomikawa remained silent as she was trying to wrap her around Sora and all the new things, she was learning about him. For starters, hearing that he didn't know how old he was currently was very concerning. Especially since he said that he was in a coma for a year. Then, to hear that his island wouldn't show up on a map was suspicious. And now to hear about his Esper ability needed a weapon to help him control his light manipulation just added to the mystery around him.
Continuing to drive to her Anti-skill facility, Yomikawa was about to ask Sora more questions about himself when he beat her to the punch.
"Hey, err, Sensei?"
"Haha. I don't mind what you call me, Sora. Yomikawa or Sensei works. Even Aiho I'm fine with. Just not while in school. If the students heard you calling me by my first name, then I'm sure some smart ass would try it."
"Ok. Then, Aiho, I have a couple of questions."
"Well now, you certainly don't shy away from calling a girl by her first name."
Seemingly not understanding what she meant or was just focused on his questions, Sora moved the conversation forward.
"You said that you work with Anti-Skill, right? What kind of organization is that?"
Hearing the boy's interest into Anti-Skill caused Yomikawa to smirk and explain with great detail about what it was to him.
"Anti-skill is an organization that acts like the city's police and security forces. It's mainly adults who work in the city. We're not paid like a regular job but instead are compensated with various gifts and privileges. Another organization that you'll see in the city is Judgment. They mainly consisted of student-based disciplinary committees. Together, we maintain peace and order within the school system since we're dealing with super-powered students of all ages. Judgment can be identified by the armbands they wear over their right sleeves which are green with white strips and have a shield symbol. Anti-skill often is equipped in high-end security outfits along with riot shields or even guns and deal with situations that are too dangerous for Judgement to handle."
After finishing her explanation on Anti-skill, Yomikawa realized that while Anti-skill sounded like a stable and functioning organization. That was not entirely true. The Disciplinary Action or DA extremist group was becoming more of a problem recently. Abusing their power and title of Anti-skill and conducting shady dealings with the dark side of Academy City. She had heard rumors spreading through word of mouth from other Anti-skill members about the dangerous group but couldn't put much time and effort into looking into the group. That was…until recent events.
"Wow…it sounds like there's never a dull moment here in Academy City. What are some of the craziest things you've had to deal with while on duty?"
"Well, there was this one-time tha…"
Before Yomikawa could finish what she was saying, she had to slam on her brakes to stop her from crashing into a car in front of her. Shaken up by what just happened, she turned to Sora who looked concerned about what was happening which caused her to look around and notice that something was definitely wrong.
In front of her was a line of cars not moving and honking their horns nonstop. The line went on for quite a way leaving her bewildered by what was happening.
"Sorry about that Sora. I didn't think the car in front would stop so suddenly."
"No problem. But…is this…normal?"
He asked while feeling…off.
Taking note of how other cars were stopping behind her as well, Yomikawa figured that she could look and see what was holding them up. Opening her door, she stepped outside and tried to see what was going on when she was met with worry.
Many people both students and adults were running away and in the opposite direction. Screams could be heard, and fear began to set in. Yomikawa's Anti-skill instincts kicked in as she quickly leaped out of her car and ran to her trunk looking for her gear. Sora seeing that something was wrong got out of the car and looked to see what Yomikawa was doing. He was met with her putting on a vest with different tools equipped and shoulder pads. She was also now carrying a pistol on her hip and had a riot shield and baton in her hands.
"Sora, I hate to say this, but I need you to stay here while I go and check whatever is going on up ahead. Anti-skill will be arriving soon along with Judgment to lead people to safety. Listen to whatever Judgment asks you to do. I'll come to find you afterward."
"But wait there's something wron- "
Before Sora could continue talking, a scream could be heard right in front of Yomikawa and Sora. A girl who was wearing a school uniform was being chased by a dark figure. The dark figure leaped onto the girl slamming her to the ground and presenting itself for the duo to see. Sora knew exactly what this creature was.
The creature was black and had glowing yellow eyes with a humanoid body. On its head were large yet long antennas that became thin at the end. Large claw-like hands and legs were eerily like a person. The dark creature was also tilting its' head almost observing the girl see what she would do next. This creature was known as a Heartless. And not just any ordinary Heartless. It was a pureblood.
Before the creature could use its claws to slash at the girl, something pierced the head of the monster leaving a giant hole. The dark creature began to wobble back a few steps before falling to the ground and fading away instantly in a dark cloud. The girl was shocked beyond belief and couldn't believe what just happened. Adrenaline was flowing through her body and had her shaking nonstop, but she was slowly calming down. Not sure what destroyed the creature, she turned her head to the side and noticed something peculiar.
There in the ground was what looked to be a giant key that had managed to slam itself into the ground leaving it lodged and not moving.
Yomikawa couldn't believe what she had just seen. A creature…no, a monster had just attacked a student and was about to strike her when out of nowhere a giant key managed to kill the monster. Doing her best to get her bearings back and focus on the situation at hand, Yomikawa turned to look at Sora and finish telling him to listen to Judgment when she was star-struck at what she saw.
In Sora's hand was the same giant key that had managed to kill the dark monster. Swerving her head back instantly, Yomikawa thought that she would see the key still stuck in the ground but was flabbergasted by what she saw. The key was no longer there but in the hands of Sora.
Spinning the key in his hand, Sora knew that things were about to get rough here soon. Where there was one Heartless. There would be many elsewhere.
"Yomikawa, you're going to need my help with this. That monster I just killed is called a Heartless. In short, the Heartless are physical manifestations of darkness looking to take people's hearts and turn them into Heartless as well. If you're going to have any chance of stopping the Heartless, then you're going to need me" the Keyblade wielder told her in a serious tone of voice making it known that things were not good.
Left speechless, Yomikawa had many questions about these Heartless. Monsters that could take people's hearts along with turning people into monsters. It was almost too much to comprehend. But one thing was for certain, Sora knew just what these monsters were and how to deal with them. While she didn't like the idea of asking a soon-to-be student for help with a dangerous entity. Yomikawa knew that she was dealing with something new. Something dangerous.
"Alright, Sora. But stay close to me and provide me with details on how to deal with these monsters. From what I can guess, there's probably more up ahead."
"Yeah. You're right about that. Wait, Yomikawa, give me your phone number so we can stay in contact in case we get separated!"
"Sora, I just said to stay close to me. *sigh* Well, it's better to be prepared at least"
Quickly exchanging contact information, he now had Yomikawa's number in his Gummiphone to keep in contact were he to get separated from her. Which was a high possibility with however the situation played out.
"Alright, I'm good. Let's go!"
Nodding her head, Yomikawa slammed her trunk closed and went to check up on the girl who was just attacked.
"Miss are you ok? Are you hurt anywhere?"
"N-no. I'm ok. Just a few bruises from b-being slammed to the ground."
"That's good to hear. Listen, it's not safe here. Follow everyone that's running away. There should be Anti-skill or Judgment members directing people to a safe location."
"A-alright. I'll go. And thank you for stopping that monster!" the girl said while still feeling the effects of being in shock.
"Don't thank me. It was all thanks to him" she said while pointing over to Sora.
Taken back by her savior, the girl stuttered while thanking the boy.
"T-th-thank you! I-I don't know what would've happened if…"
In a quick and nonchalant manner, Sora simply replied in haste.
"Don't worry about it. Now, please get to safety it really is not safe here."
"R-right. Thank you so much!"
The girl said while jumping to her feet and giving the two a bow before bolting away. Leaving only Sora and Yomikawa to themselves while hearing and seeing many people screaming and running away.
"We need to get going. Follow my lead, Sora."
"Got it! Let's get a move on"!
Wasting no time, Yomikawa sprinted off in the direction that everyone else was running away from. Right behind her was Sora with his Keyblade hanging over his shoulder ready to strike any Heartless that appeared. With no clue as to how the Heartless appeared, he was going to have to be nimble and quick to stop the Heartless from causing any more trouble. Academy City was quite large and that meant only one thing.
How much darkness was truly residing in this scientifically advanced city?
*A/N* - Thanks again for checking the story out and hope you'll continue to stick around in this outright crazy and unusual crossover fan story. Hope to see you around!