Chapter 16: Training a Team
Hey everyone I'm back with another chapter for this one I decided to get a little creative in how the other students of Ever After High will fight Heartless, I hope you like it. Be sure to leave a review and tell me what you think.
A few days after Lea left and Roxas confessed everything to the school things were the same, but at the same time different. He still had all his friends, but they respected him more than when they first knew him and Namine was attending classes as well and was doing pretty good especially in art class.
Today Roxas was brought to the Headmaster's Office for a discussion about the Heartless.
Roxas sat in his chair with Headmasters Milton and Giles Grimm and Baba Yaga.
"Now Roxas we need to address these creatures called Heartless, we know very well that you can handle them, and it would seem a few of our students have been dragged
into the fights as well." Milton said.
"Roxas how exactly can we stop these things?" Baba Yaga asks.
"They're drawn to the Keyblade, but if I can find the Keyhole to this world I can seal this world from ever being attacked by the Heartless again." Roxas explained.
"Keyhole?" Giles asks.
"It's an object that has significant value to this world it, but the only clue I know is that the Keyblade reacts to it." Roxas said.
"That's not much to go on, honestly if they're drawn to you Roxas my first instinct would to expel you and tell you go as far away from here as possible." Milton said causing
Roxas' eyes to widen. "However, my brother came up with a better solution." He said gesturing to Giles.
"Roxas you seem to have a decent amount of knowledge about these Heartless creatures, but most of the students do not. I propose you teach the students here about the
Heartless and how to deal with them." Giles said surprising him.
"Wait you want me to teach a class about Heartless?" Roxas asks confused.
"We all voted it was unanimous." Baba Yaga said.
"But why?" He asks.
"Roxas you may know how to fight these things, but our students do not we need your help, so they can protect themselves and not get hurt." Giles said.
Roxas looks at them and sighs. "Alright, but how am I going to do it when I have a schedule of classes."
"We'll work that out so it's during your free period." Baba Yaga said.
"Wow me teaching others how to fight Heartless. This will be interesting." Roxas said to himself.
Headmaster Milton goes to the PA. "Attention students in two days our very own Roxas will be holding a special training course in the auditorium to help you all in case of an
emergency any one wishing to go show up to the auditorium those wanting to help protect Ever After should go."
In the hallways all the students heard it.
"A chance to be an even greater hero? How can I pass that up?" Daring said.
"Roxas needs help I'm in." Cerise said.
"Maybe I can help out in some way." Melody said walking down the hall.
Namine listens to all the students say they wanted to go and smiles. "I think I'll go too.
In the auditorium Namine sat down on the bleachers hoping she could find some way to help.
"Hey Namine." Raven said as she and Apple sat next to Namine.
"Hello." She smiled.
"I'm glad Roxas is doing this we need to know how to beat those things." Raven said.
"Yeah, but what about you Raven Roxas has told me you and few others have been helping him with the Heartless." Namine said.
"Yeah Roxas sorta recruited me, Poppy, and Cerise to help him out with Heartless. Would be nice to have some more backup." Raven said.
"So Namine can you summon a weapon like Roxas?" Apple asks.
"No, my other half Kairi can, but I haven't tried it yet." Namine said as Roxas walks in.
"Uh hey everyone most of you know me and I know why you're here. As you know there are creatures attacking this world and I'm here to help you learn how to defend
yourself against them. However, before we start I'm gonna warn you fighting Heartless is not a joke you will get hurt, really bad so if anyone wants to back at now now's your chance." Roxas said as a few students stood up and walked out.
"Alright now that that's settled let's get started." Roxas said.
They go to the target range where everyone dummies shaped like Heartless are moving in simulated directions, stuffed as hitting dummies, and spread out.
"Alright I want all of you to try something and try to find something that works." Roxas said as Hunter draws a bow and hits a target with ease.
"Use something special that you're good at." Roxas said as Lizzie swings a croquet mallet and knocks one off the stand with a ball. "Nice shot Lizzie." Roxas said before
walking over to Maddie. "Hey Maddie, what about you?"
Maddie takes off her hat and reaches inside and pulls out a giant mallet. "I got this."
Roxas steps back in shock until he sees Maddie bring it down on a Heartless dummy.
"Way to go Maddie." Roxas smiles as a big smile appears on her face.
"Oh yeah Heartless don't stand a chance!" Maddie cheers.
"Keep it up Maddie!" Roxas smiles.
As he looks at everyone's progress he saw Poppy working it with her frying pan, Raven using her magic, Cerise delivering some fast kicks, even Daring was doing pretty good
with a sword.
"Wow this is going better than I thought." Roxas said when he sees Melody with a portable DJ platform. "Hey Melody what's this?"
"Roxas check this out." She turns to a dummy heartless and scratches the record causing musical notes to fly out and hit the dummy.
"Whoa you just mad music into a weapon." Roxas said impressed.
"I present to you the Battle Mix." Melody said proud of herself.
"Wow think you can show me how you do it sometime?" Roxas said.
"For sure." She smiles.
After leaving Melody to continue her practice he sees Apple standing on the side cheering for the others.
"Hey Apple, how come you aren't training?" He asks.
"Roxas I can't fight it's not really me, I'm just here to support my friends." She said trying to avoid it.
"Apple what's going on?" Roxas asks.
"Roxas I'm Snow White's Daughter my destiny is to be saved not do the saving." Apple said.
Roxas looks at Apple and knows how against going against her destiny. "Apple these aren't like the villains from Ever After, these Heartless are monsters and will hurt anyone
who gets in there way, I just don't want to see anything happen to you." Roxas said causing a small blush to appear on her face. "Just think about it." Roxas said walking away leaving a surprised Apple.
Roxas looked around to see Namine holding out her hand hoping to summon a keyblade but nothing was happening.
"Come on." Namine struggles, but nothing happens.
"Hey are you alright?" Roxas asks.
"Kairi is able to summon a Keyblade now, but I can't seem to make my own." She said.
"Well lucky for you you have someone who can help you learn to use a Keyblade." Roxas summons Oathkeeper in his hand and hands to her. "Here try it."
Namine is hesitant. "But this is your Keyblade?"
"Think of it as training until you can summon one of your own." Roxas smiles.
Namine smiles as she holds up Oathkeeper as Roxas instructs her through the motions of using a Keyblade.
After a half hour Namine was starting to understand the motions of using a Keyblade.
"See you're doing great." Roxas said moving her hands into the right position.
Namine smiles. "I have a really great teacher."
"I think with a little more training you'll be able to wield your own Keyblade someday." Roxas smiles.
Namine smiles as she lets him have Oathkeeper back.
Roxas takes it back and looks around to see all of his friends from Ever After High working hard to help protect their home.
Little did they know Vanitas was watching them in the distance.
"So, he thinks they have what it takes to defeat Heartless well maybe I'll give them a little challenge and I have just the one." Vanitas smirks.
