(Super Paper Mario ost - Count Bleck's Plan)
"Um, Count. I got a word from Dimentio... about a bit of insubordination. According to his report, Mr. L decided to face the Heroes initiative... Please forgive me Count, I'll take full responsibility for allowing my administrative breakdown to allow this..." Nastisia said, looking down.
Count Bleck closed his eyes. "I see... What's done is done. This prophecy will not be fulfilled without sacrifices."
"Yeah... but there's more... apparently Mimi also left the castle."
"Did she now?" Count Bleck turn to Nastisia. "Then I'll leave you to discipline."
"Count..." Nastisia look at him with a concerned look. "You appear to be different today... did... something happen? You don't behave like you usual do..."
"Count Bleck is fine. Leave me."
"Yes, of course. Please excuse me." Nastisia nodded and hop off her platform.
After Nastisia left, Count Bleck lowered his hat. "Was that Pixl... really Timpani?" Then he shook his head. "No, it's impossible. I know that better then anyone. Besides, it's fat too late to do anything now. The prophecy has set in motion and no one can stop it. Not even I. No one can stop this now..."
(BGM ended)
Meanwhile...
(Super Paper Mario ost - Underwhere)
"Nnngh..." Rean groaned as he got up... "Where... am I?" He wondered as he brush himself. "Levi? Mario? Alisa? Anyone?" He look around and then see Mario. "Mario!" He ran up to him and bend his knee.
"Oooh… my achin'…" Mario groaned as he got up and was surprised to see Rean. "Rean is that you? Oh thank goodness you're okay."
"I could say the same to you. But it doesn't look like the others are here."
"So it seems..."
"H-Hey! New faces! What's up!" A voice said as they saw a Shayde wander over to them. "Welcome to the Underwhere! Is it your first time here?"
"…Under what now?" Rean blinked
"The Underwhere! …Also known as Hell to some people, or the Minus World, depending on your preference."
"Like Gehenna?"
"Gehenna? Ooh that's a good one! Haha!"
"So I'm... dead?" Rean asked, feeling the chill when ask that question.
"Yep. This is a place where people have their game over come here. So how did you two lose your game? Poison Mushrooms? Fell into Lava? Beaten to death?"
"We got bombed by an enemy's magic." Rean responded.
"Ooooh, a explosion magic. Deadly stuff! Fell into their trap huh?"
"Not exactly..."
"Either way, enjoy your stay here. That's what we told a couple of people when they woke up."
"Who?" Rean and Mario asked.
"See for yourself. They're at the Fountain of Rejuvenation. Just several feet from here."
With a nod, Mario and Rean quickly ran over to the fountain where they spotted Ash, Noel, Link, Robin, Felix, Dimitri, Hubert, Leo, Gray, Eugeo, Terra, Lea, Roxas, Noel Vermillion, Wario and Waluigi who are drinking from the fountain.
"Ash! Everyone!" Rean spoke up.
"Huh?" Ash look at the two with the others as Wario and Waluigi looked up. "Schwarzer? Mario?"
"Oh thank the goddess You guys are all right!" Robin said and ran over to them and hug them along with Dimitri, Terra, Lea, Roxas, Eugeo, Noel Vermillion, and Link.
"Oh I'm so happy you guys are here too!" Noel Vermillion with relief.
"Can't say I'm this happy, but it's nice to see good friends among us." Felix said as he and the others approach them.
"Hehe. You make it sounds like we're all not friends here. Well of course I can understand you do not mean the Wario Brothers and the Enforcer."
"Oh ha ha, leave us out why don't you." Noel fold his arms.
"Yeah, what he said!" Waluigi agreed.
"Now now, everyone. Still, it's good to see you're all here... But..." Eugeo look around. "Hmm... As expected... It looks like the others are not around in this area."
"Looks like it. They might be somewhere else." Terra nodded.
"But that means we're all dead together, right?" Lea asked
"Pretty Much." Mario nodded.
"Well... so much for the new enjoyment of life..." Roxas muttered.
"Oh I can imagine it will not bold well in our world too..." Leo sighed as he pinch his nose. "Who would had guess that some jester would be the one to cause our death."
"I can't believe we're all dead." Wario fold his arms and grumbled.
"I can't believe this place is called the "underwhere." Gray air quote. "I can imagine Natsu laughing the name right about now."
"Or others." Noel added.
"Still..." Rean look down and look at his hand. "This means we failed..." He quietly said. "We come so far... only to get caught off-guard by Dimentio... and to make it worst... We don't have the Pure Heart with us..."
"Oh I wouldn't be so sure about that." Mario pull it out."
"How did you-?!" Rean look at him in surprised.
"Annette gave it to me after Elliot punch Luigi."
Rean sweatdrop with a smile. "Haha... Guess so... But..." Rean look at the Pure Heart. "How can the Pure Heart help us? We're all dead! The worlds are all doom... and... and..." Rean knee gave out. "Everyone... they will all be lost! I... I can't even look at them right now." Rean's tears begin to come out.
Eugeo, Dimitril, Link, and Robin knelt down next to Rean to comfort him as Ash, Noel Vermillion, and Felix comfort him with their hands on Rean's shoulder.
"Hmm…" Mario rubbed his chin in thought and then decided to put his hand on his chest. To his amazement, his heart was still beating. 'It beats... then that means we haven't failed yet.' Mario thought. "Rean, don't give up. We still got a shot."
"B-But how?" Rean wipe his tears.
"We can still find a way to get out of here." Mario said.
"But aren't we dead?" Roxas asked
"Touch your chest and find out."
The group looked at him weirdly before deciding to humor him. To their surprise, they felt a heart beat pressing against their hand.
"No way...!" Rean eye widen.
"We're not dead?" Noel asked in surprise.
"Yep. We still got a shot." Mario grinned
"Oh thank Aidios, I thought I was in Gehenna for sure."
"WAHAHAHA! Beat that jester!" Wario laughed.
"Hold on. I rather not rain on someone, especially ours parade, there's still one problem with that." Leo said. "Where are we even suppose to do? How can we inform the ones in charge here we're not dead."
"Hmm..." Robin rub his chin. "That's... a good question."
"Hey Buster!" Wario call to the Shayde. "Who do we ask to tell them we're not dead!"
"Some people are in denial." The Shayne sighed.
"Just tell us!" Waluigi yelled
"All right all right! Sheesh! You wanna speak to Queen Jaydes. She's the absolute ruler of the underworld... and the most scarest person ever too. "Just keep going to the right. Can't miss her."
"Thanks." Mario nodded.
"All right, we got a plan. Let's go meet the Queen." Lea said as they took off to the next area. But as they did...
"Doo bi doo bi doo! Ohh me... I wonder if I shall meet my most special someone this day? Surely he is a prince of countenance fair, pining even now to meet me!" A girl said as they looked up to see a girl standing on a pipe. "Oh? I hear footsteps. Could my prince be here?" She opened her eyes and looked down. "…What, pray tell, are thou supposed to be? A measly pudgy man with a hairy lip? Ugh, thou disgusts me."
'What's with the old English?' Mario thought to himself.
"Begone! I will remain here for my prince to come."
"Hey what's your problem?" Lea asked.
"Augh! And what thou problem with thy hair!? Are thou a hedgehog!?"
"Who are you calling a hedgehog?!"
"Okay, let's all calm down now." Rean sweatdrop
The girl look at Rean. "Oh my! You're a hottie~" She wink at Rean. "Are you thy prince who I waited for?"
"Prince?"
"Looks like you got another admirer." Leo said.
"Oh my gosh!" The girl exclaimed as she see Leo, Noel, Eugeo, Felix, Robin, Dimitri, Ash, Link and Gray. "So many hotties! Some of you have the air of dignity, while one of you have a scoundel charms. Ohohoh~ Oh I could not choose!~" She said, causing them to sweatdrop.
"Hey, what about us?" Wario asked
"Blah! I spit on thou! Are thou suppose to be some sort of pig!?
"A PIG?!" Wario yelled in anger.
"Buzz off! I am speaking to my princes!"
"Okay where is that bomb?" Wario dig through his pockets but he was stopped by Dimitri.
"Excuse me, Milady, but may I please request you do not insult my companions?" Dimitri asked
"Ooh what a kind soul, thinking these peasants as thou friends. But If I can speak with you more, then I shall." The girl answered
"My apologize... but I'm already married."
"Oh... pity." She muttered.
"Please excuse us." Noel said as they keep going.
"Fare thee well my princes~"
"She certainly a spoil brat." Noel grumbled.
"Also who speaks like old English?" Lea asked as they walked ahead while taking out a few Dull Bones and jumped across bottomless pits while dodging a few Lava Bubbles.
"Hmm... I expected the Underwor- Underwhere to be more... hellish." Hubert said. "Still. I'm more concerned with Lady Edelgard."
"I'm just glad it isn't hot in here. Otherise we're be roasting in hellfire." Gray said as they made it to the next area.
"Hello there. Would you like to go passssst the River Twygzzzz? The name issssss Charold."
"Can we swim through it?" Noel asked.
"You could, buuuuut you may get dragged into the depthssss by the Underhandssss where you will never sssssee the light of day again. After all, thessssse watersssss are the tearsss of centuriessss of sinnersss..."
"I'm not liking this one bit..." Robin said with a chill.
"How much is it?" Mario asked.
"Four coinsssss."
"Huh... That's a price I wasn't expecting to hear." Leo said
"Well at least it isn't worst. Better not jinx it through." Eugeo said as Mario paid Charold.
"Thanksssss. Now hop on." He said as the trio got in as Charold took them across the River Twygz where Noel casually look down and saw an Underhand in the water, causing a chill to run up his spine and looked away.
"Guys... whatever you do... do not... I repeat... do not... look down." Noel warn as he shaken.
"Why?" Eugeo asked as he look down and saw the underhand, which gave him a chill to the bone and looked away.
"I told you not to look!" Noel yelled while the others look at each other, considering what was that about, as they reach the end.
They hopped off and continued onward as they made their way into a building.
"Hold it. What business you have with the Queen." A D-Man asked
"We wish to speak to her. And who might you be?" Roxas asked
"I'm a D-Man, one of Queen Jaydes' servants… I'm just one of many D-Men working in the Underwhere!"
"Okay... then." Lea said.
"Anyway, she's already meeting with a couple of people so go ahead. Oh, and just the heads up. She knows all the bad stuff you did before your game ended. So don't pretend to be heroes."
"We... understand." Rean said as they keep going.
"Well, I doubt any of my sins are light." Noel sighed
"Huh? Why? Is it because the things you done as an Enforcer?" Noel Vermillion asked.
"Well that but... let's just say I have a lot of blood in my hands."
"I can't imagining anything bad I done...' Gray rub his chin. "Well... except that time with Natsu."
"Hmm... I can't imagine about mine..." Eugeo said.
"I can certainly imagine mine because of the war with Hoshido back then..." Leo sighed
"Oh boy..." Wario and Waluigi muttered
"Can't say I'm proud of my sins either..." Dimitri muttered.
"As if you have anything to say for that matter." Felix muttered.
"Yeah, I can't imagine mine is good because my position in the old Organization." Lea said.
"I'm... not sure with mine." Roxas said.
"That's because you don't have a bad bone in your body."
"Oh I can imagine my sins are quite a handful." Hubert said.
"Tch." Ash muttered.
"Well... here's hoping all of us got a light pat in the back..." Robin sighed
"Hope so..." Terra muttered.
"I can imagine mine..." Rean muttered as he look down as they walked over to Queen Jaydes who is speaking to Lloyd, Elie, Rixia, Randy, Fie, Machias, Emma, Celine, Jusis, Gaius, Sara, Angelica, Alisa, Sharon, Noel Seeker, Estelle, Joshua, Renne, Walter, Tartaglia, Alban, Natsume, Zelda, Revali, Daruk, Marth, Caeda, Chrom, Corrin, Azura, Xander, Camilla, Brianna, Ingrid, Claude, Hilda, Lysithea, Marianna, Natsu, Erza, Gajeel, Levy, Juvia, Happy, Carla, Lily, Kirito, Falcon, Sora, Donald, Goofy, Mickey, Riku, Taokaka, Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang.
"Hey guys!" Mario called out to them as they turn.
"Meow! It's hat guy!" Taokaka cheered.
"Rean!" Alisa exclaim
"Alisa" Rean exclaimed as he ran over and hug her and she hug back. "Everyone! You're okay too!" He said as they let go of the hug.
"Oh thank Aidios we're all here." Gaius smiled
"Not all of us though..." Jusis clench his fist.
"I see I have more business." Queen Jayde sighed. "I am Queen Jaydes. Mistress of the Underwhere! Ruler of those with ended games! I will judge your sins over your past life… if they are light enough, you will experience eternal bliss in the Overthere… but if your sins are heavy, you will spend the rest of your afterlife in the depths of the Underwhere!" She declared. "All right, now get in li- Hm? I'm detecting a strange enemy within one of you. Which one of you brought something strange to the Underwhere?"
"Oh, you mean this?" Mario pulled out the petrified Pure Heart.
"HUH?!" Jaydes yelled in surprise. " It can't be... Impossible... It's badly damaged! What happened to the Pure Heart?!"
"It's grim news." Rean said. "You see, we went into a world when-" Suddenly, Jaydes' phone went off.
"Oh, wait a moment. It's my phone. Sorry I got to take this." Queen Jayde said and turned around to answer it. "Hello, this is Queen Sayde speaking? Oh what is it NOW Grams? Can't you see I'm busy? WHAT?! LUVBI's gone missing?! Of all times, it had to be now!? Yes, yes, I'll send a search party right away. Take care." She said and hung up. "Ugh… every time... why am I always shorthanded? What am I going to do?" She mumbled and then turned to the group. "…Oh! Perhaps you can help!"
"You want us to look for this Luvbi?" Lloyd guessed.
"What? How did you know?"
"You were yelling… and we were like several feet behind you." Ruby pointed out.
"Ugh, why am I not surprised... I was told by the D-man that I don't use my inside voice..." Queen Jayde muttered. "As you heard, I was having a conversation with the King of the Overthere name Grambi. One of the Minbis vanished from the Overthere, and he ask me to look for her. I cannot abandon my duties here in the palace and my D-Man are very busy. Will you aid me?"
"Of course. We will happy to oblige Queen Jayde.' Xander said
"Thank you very much. Please make haste when you find her. She is our child and is very important to us. While you all find her, I'll keep a close eye on this Pure Heart." She said as she telekinesis it.
"Wait we need that!" Sara exclaimed
"Don't worry, I just want to look at it. I will make sure nothing bad happens to it. You have my word. Take this with you as well." She said, handing them a key. "I received word that several people fell into the River Twygz. Some say A man in green, A orange hair man, an orange hair milkmaid, four people wearing the same uniform, but each has pink hair, blue hair and green hair, and a mixture of blue and black, and a silver hair girl with a black object, A blue hair woman, a light blue hair girl, Three girls in armor, a green hair man with a red suit, a woman dressed in black, a red hair girl with a snake tattoo, a redfish creature I think, a brown skin woman with red hair, another blue hair woman, a red lobster man, a bright red hair woman, a silver hair young man, Another sivler hair man wielding glaive, a green hair Young man, a purple hair young man, a brown hair woman with red armor with an eagle cape, another brown hair girl, a short hair blue hair woman, A blonde hair young man who looks like the one with you. and another silver hair young man wearing red." She then catches her breath. "My goodness so many people... Anyway, they don't sound like anything like Luvbi, but perhaps she might have tried to save them."
"It's a worth a shot." Mario nodded as they turn to the group. "That definitely Luigi."
"Yeah, and the other one sounds like Elliot and Annette." Machias nodded.
"Laura and Aqua sounds like them too." Fie nodded.
"And the silver hair man wearing red is Ragna." Noel Vermillion said.
"The others sounds like the Rabbit, Bard, Pretty Boy, Egret, and Wild fily." Ash said.
"Annette sounds like one of them." Ingrid said.
"The girls in armor sounds like Duvalie, Ines and Ennea." Noel said. "And the other one is Campanella and Lucrezia."
"Why do people keep calling Ryoma a lobster..." Takumi sighed.
"The girl with the tattoo is definitely Shirley..." Randy sighed.
"That other description sounds like Mipha and Urbosa." Zelda said.
"One of the other silver hair man must be Levi." Rean said.
"It seems to be Lady Edelgard is among those who fallen into that river... oh dear..." Hubert said with a sweatdrop. "We better make haste."
"Sounds like Ventus is among them." Roxas added.
"So the other ones are Namine... Lucy... Okay let's just figure it out once we get there." Link sweatdrop.
"Yeah. Lead the way." Lloyd said as they started walking and made their way back to the river.
"Oh boy..." Noel sweardrop along with Eugeo.
"What's wrong with you?" Walter asked.
"Let's just say you guys want to brace yourselves." Noel groaned as he created water bubbles for the whole party to breathe in and they dove right in and right on cue, everyone saw the Underhands.
"AAAH!" Elie yelled
"Mama mia!" Mario exclaimed
"What are those?!" Tio exclaimed
"Underhands... Whatever you do, do not, go near those things!" Noel said as they swam down further to avoid the Underhands, but they wouldn't see any door down below. "I don't see the door!"
"Hold on!" Mario flipped between dimensions to see and then flipped back. "Okay, hold hands everyone!" He said as everyone holds hands to connect to Mario until he brings everyone to 3D. "There we are." He said, as they went down a hole as they unlocked the door and went inside and swam further along until they came across an open area with one Underhand, most of them are still frighten by it, but Noel stunned it by controlling the water. They swim around
"Is this place really Gehenna?" Rixia groaned.
"With the undead hands everywhere... it might as well..." Randy muttered.
"Ooooh... this is nothing like Phantasma..." Estelle groaned as they swam around some corridors until they were blocked off by some brick blocks that were easily destroyed by Dimitri.
Mario would flip through dimensions again and find a pathway as they would go inside and would go through a door.
"Wah!" Ruby yelped as she fell out of the water.
"Well that was disoriented..." Weiss said, dusting herself off as the others did the same.
"But we were able to swim for that long thanks to Noel's help." Lloyd said.
"Quite the MVP aren't I?" Noel chuckled
"Oh yeah! You're our oxygen tank!" Natsu said as he begin to laugh... until Noel kick him in the nuts. "OOOOOH!" Natsu knees gave out, collapse on the floor and cover his nuts.
"Call me something stupid again and I'll cut off your balls." Noel said with an intimidating narrow look as he walk away.
"You see, seeing you in agony suits you." Alban smirked.
"You're a devil aren't you?" Gray sweatdrop.
"Well considering we're all in the Underwhere, I guess we are." Natsume chuckled as they walked off.
"Aaaagh! Where are we!" A voice cried.
"…Oh I know that Italian accent anywhere!" Rean said as they headed over and saw Luigi cowering next Ragna, Duvalie, Ines, Ennea, Laura, Juna, Kurt, Altina, Venti, Musse, Elliot, Annette, Millium, Wazy, Agate, Campanella, Shirley, Mipha, Urbosa, Lucina, Robin, Ryoma, Hinoka, Takumi, Asuna, Ventus, Aqua, Xion, and Namine, Levi
(BGM paused)
"Luigi calm down will you." Ragna sighed. "Panicking isn't going to help. But nice to see you too."
"Hey bro!" Mario called over.
(Trails of Cold Steel II ost - Reunion)
"Hmm?" Luigi turned his head. "Ah! Bro! Rean! Class VII! Wait... so family familiar faces!" He exclaimed and happily hugged everyone he know. "Oh, I'm so glad to see you guys! The last thing I remember was facing Nastasia when she brainwashed some of Bowser's Minions." He scratch his hair. "I don't remember much after that, but I do recall waking up momentarily in some weird dimension…"
"Well... You're not going to like it... but you were brainwashed." Alisa said.
"…Come again?" Luigi asked.
Mario sweatdropped. "I wasn't planning on telling him that…"
"Oh..." Alisa sweatdrop. "Oops..."
"But anyway, yeah, you were possessed." Mario said and explained what happened in the Whoa Zone and then in the endless void of what used to be the Sammer Kingdom.
"Mama mia!" Luigi exclaimed. "So we're down here now… where we're dead. Great."
"No, far from it. Turns out we're alive." Noel said. "Touch your chest, and feel your heartbeat."
"Oh hey! It's still beating!" Luigi said.
Ennea mused."And here I thought we were all actually killed. Guess Dimentio isn't capable of killing us." Campanella mused. "Still. I rather get back at him for that."
"But wait a moment, is that every one of us?" Duvalie asked. "Where's our Lord?"
"Kairi isn't here either." Sora said. "Even the King."
"It's good to see you're all right, Lady Edelgard." Hubert said.
"You're here as well Hubert? It's a relief to see many familiar faces." Edelgard said
"It's safe to say not everyone. I don't see certain villains too." Kurt said. "Wait... Where's Prince Cedric and Princess Alfin?!"
"Maybe there not here. But somewhere else." Musse said. "And speaking of that. How can we leave this place?"
"No idea. We're looking for Luvbi." Mario said. "She's a Nimbi that came here to the Underwhere."
"Underwhat?" Ines asked.
"That's the stupidest name ever." Duvalie fold her arms. "I thought it was Gehenna."
"Either way, it looks like we got a cutie to look after." Wazy said.
"Oh... um... about that." Rean said and explain how they got here.
"Oh dear..." Edelgard turn pale.
"Yeah, so Levi. Mind if you create a portal?"
"I guess I can." Levi sweatdrop. "Okay, let me map out the area."
Meanwhile with Luvbi...
"Doo bi doo bu doo~" "Oh hurry to me sweet prince~!" Luvbi sang as she was in a completely different area, surrounded by Frost Piranhas in Warp Pipes when a portal appeared. "Oh!" She said as Levi and the others came out. "Oh my! So you've return and brought many handsome princes with you! But ugh! Why is thou accompany by woman?"
"Well isn't she a brat." Walter comment.
"I beg thou pardon!?"
"Well someone speaking the language of the old." Renne fold her arms. "Anyway, are you by any Luvbi? Your mother is worried about you."
"What?!" Luvbi yelled in shock. "Thou acquainted with mother?" She said in shock before slumping over. "Oh, very well… I will go with thou and go to mother…"
"Okay, Levi." Rean turn to him.
"Oh it!" Levi said opening a portal leading to Queen Jayde's palace as they all go in.
"I am not going in there!" Luvbi yelled.
"You're coming." Levi use his magic to bring Luvbi.
"Wah!" She exclaimed and enter the portal back to the palace. "Oh. We're here." She said as they met up with Queen Jayde.
"Queen Jayde, we brought back Luvbi." Lloyd calling out to her.
"Oh! Luvbi!" Jaydes smiled happily. "Where have you been? You had us all worried sick!"
"I know… I just wanted to explore…" Luvbi said while looking down on the ground. "I'll go get my things…" She said as she floated off.
"You have to forgive her, she's high spirited at times." Jaydes said. "As a token of my eternal thanks, please take this." She then pulled out the Pure Heart, where it started shining again.
"The Pure Heart!" Rean exclaimed.
"It's glowing again!" Mario exclaimed
"How did you managed to get it to work?" Levi asked.
"I used my powers over life and death to revitalized it. That is how I was able to rescue this Pure Heart's power. I know not how you found this, but seeing this shows me that fate is on your side. You must take good care of it."
"We will." Gaius nodded.
"By the by, your game is over yet either. Somehow, you were sent to the Underwhere while still alive by force. I can return you all to your world if you wish. What would you do?"
Everyone look at each other and nodded.
"We like to return." Mario answered.
"Very well. I shall return you all." Wueen Jaydes said as she begin using her powers to take them back to Flipside.
Back to Flipside...
(Super Paper Mario ost - Flipside)
Everyone landed on the Flipside Tower.
"Oh yeah! We're back!" Juna cheered.
"Thank the goddess and Queen Jayde for taking us back here." Wazy said.
"We should-"
"Guys? GUUUUUYS!" A voice cried interrupting Rixia as they saw Tippi flying over to them along with Merlon.
"My word! They are alive!" Merlon said. "Tippi told me that Dimentio ended your games. But here you all are alive and well."
"It's, a long story." Sara sighed. "Maybe we should discuss this in the Serenitea Pot."
"Right. Let us be off." Merlon nodded and headed to the Serenitea Pot while some Ouroboros members have to use their ARCUS Alpha.
In the Serenitea Pot and one explanation later...
(Trails of Cold Steel III ost - Briefing Time)
"So that's what happened." Tippi mused. "Honestly, I never thought that the Pure Heart can be restored... I'm so happy that it did."
"Indeed. It's funny to say that." Merlon said.
"What do you mean?" Luigi asked
"Well I found something interesting recently in the Light Prognosticus. It did mention that the Pure Heart will be restored with the help of a man in green. And when the light returns, its brilliance will show the way to the last hero." In other words, Luigi is our final hero."
"Can't say I'm surprised at this point." Gaius said. "Still, our other heroes are still missing somewhere."
"Indeed. The ones who are missing are King Bowser and his men, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Princess Alfin, Prince Cedric, Kairi, Byleth, Yuri, Towa, Lucy, The Steel Maiden, The Third Anguis, Mcburn, Aether, Kazuha, Princess Elise of Nohr, Elise Schwarzer, Princess Sakura, and Princess Lissa." Jusis said.
"I hope Lord Arianrhod is all right." Duvalie sighed.
"Same. But mother can take care of yourself. I can say the same for the others." Noel said.
"With that said. I have a feeling that we'll go back there very soon." Lloyd said.
"I see… let's just hope we can get the remaining Pure Hearts before all is lost." Merlon said.
"Yeah! Let's get to it!" Natu said.
"Right. Let us find the next Heart Pillar in Flopside." Erza said.
"I've see you all gather quite the crowd." A voice said as Vita, Rosalina, Roselia, Mavis and Yen Sid join the call.
"Master Yen Sid!" Donald exclaimed
"Vita! Grandmother!" Emma exclaimed
"Rosalina and Master Mavis? What brings you here?" Erza asked
"It's about the Chaos Heart. We been doing our own investigation. However, we made tremendous progress. However, it will take time to explain what we learn." Vita answered
"Indeed. But we'll do our best to give you the short version." Rosalia said and explain the origin about the Chaos Heart and Kingdom Hearts.
"WHAAAAT!?" Everyone yelled.
"The Chaos Heart and Kingdom Hearts were created by the Primordial God?" Sora jawdropped.
"Yes. The same applies to the creation of the x-Blade and Keyblades. Not even Xehanort found this knowledge." Yen Sid said.
"Man... this is a lot to take in." Estelle said. "So Kingdom Hearts is creation and Chaos Heart is destruction, huh?"
"Makes sense if you think about it." Renne nodded.
"The Purirty Heart..." Merlon mused.
"I'm sure you all wish to discuss this more, but right now, you must find the next Heart Pillar and fast." Rosalina told them.
"Right." Rean got up. "Let's go everyone." Rean said as Levi open a portal to Flipside.
(BGM ended)
A few minutes of tracking down the Heart Pillar later…
"Here we are!" Tippi said as they found the next Heart Pillar.
"So the Heart Pillar is out here..." Sharon mused.
"All right, let's put it in." Kirito said as they install the Pure Heart into the pillar and open the final door back in the Tower.
"All right. We just need one more to go before we face Blumiere." Tippi said before realizing what she just said. "Wait… Bl-Blumiere?! Wait... Hold on... Why did I blurt that out?!"
"You feeling okay?"
"Y-yeah, let's just go the tower." Tippi said as Rean, Levi, Emma and Tio eflt something amiss.
"Tio? Is something wrong? You, Rean, Levi and Emma have a look like you wanted to say." Randy said
"I thought I felt another presence just now. Hang on. Emma, Levi, can you help me?" Tio asked
"Yeah/Of course." Both of them said as they both combine their magic while Tio use her Aeon System to scan the area and a few seconds, nothing happened.
"Anything?" Rean asked
"No." Tio shook her head. "If the four of us felt it... then we're not imagining things. What was that just now?"
"I don't know... but I got a bad feeling." Levi said. "Let's leave it for now." He said as he created a portal back to Flipside and went inside the door.
So many characters in one chapter. It's hard to keep track of everyone.