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Also, I know SPN hasn't been seen around for a while but it will return in Chapter 31. The Xenomorph plotline was done so the Winchesters won't be absent for 10 whole chapters.
The Avengers mentioned by Spectacular Spider-Man in the previous chapter were the EMH versions, as the two shows and 'Wolverine & the X-Men' are supposed to be part of the same Universe but they unfortunately couldn't show any connections. For here, we'll pretend the Spider-Man from EMH Season 2 is the Spider-Man from Spectacular, after his show is done, including a hypothetical Season 3.
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Chapter 29- Age of Ultron
The World That Never Was, Where Nothing Gathers
Kingdom Hearts Another Side, Another Story plays
Riku walked into the white room, looking at all the high chairs, before finding the comatose Sora on a smaller one, below the platform where he was.
"Sora!"
Riku ran and leapt down, rushing to him, only for a dark mist to appear in the way, as Young Xehanort now blocked his path. He pointed at Riku and he was struck by an unseen force, being sent flying back up towards the platform and falling on his back as he groaned in pain.
"Hands off my new vessel", Young Xehanort threatened as he hovered up.
"'Vessel'?" Riku asked with another groan.
"Yes. We originally had our sights set on you", Young Xehanort revealed. "But, you developed a certain…resistance to darkness. So we did what the Keyblade did, and moved down the list." Riku picked himself up as Young Xehanort continued. "Roxas…now there was a worthy candidate. But unfortunately, he became too aware of himself, and returned to Sora."
Riku faced Young Xehanort who continued to talk. "Organization XIII's true goal is to divide Xehanort's heart among thirteen vessels. Thanks to you and Sora, we learnt not all our candidates were fit for the task. But, we managed to make up the difference. And now, Sora, the thirteenth vessel, is within our grasp."
"Thirteen…Xehanorts?" Riku asked, horrified at the prospect. He looked up with a gasp as many cloaked and hooded figures appeared on the high chairs, while three of them had visible faces, those being Xigbar who was Braig's Nobody, Xehanort's Nobody Xemnas and his Heartless Ansem Seeker of Darkness.
"What is…" Riku trailed off.
"The real Organization XIII", Young Xehanort said.
"The Organization?" Riku asked, turning back to Young Xehanort.
"I am Xehanort, from the most distant past", he said. "My future-self gave me a task- to visit the splintered versions of myself in many worlds, and ensure they gathered here today."
"From the past?"
"There are restrictions to movement through time", Young Xehanort continued. "First, you must leave your body behind to do it. Then, there must be a version of you waiting at the destination. Upon arrival, you can only move forward as per the laws of time. And you cannot rewrite the events that are destined to happen."
"What have you done?" Riku roared.
"My most future self will arrive soon", Young Xehanort spoke calmly, gesturing to the highest seat where a dark mist was gathering. "Then, time for us all will return to normal, and I will go back to my era to live the life fate has in store. He can vouch for that."
Riku watched in horror, when there was a sound like a bell, and a star appeared in the sky, before a blast of light threw Young Xehanort back, while Mickey appeared with the young Heroes, raising his Keyblade.
"Stopza!"
Young Xehanort was frozen in midair, unmoving, as a barrier surrounded the place, Riku removing his arms from the front of his eyes to see Mickey and the young Heroes.
Mickey's 'Stopza' had frozen everyone but them in place.
"Whoa, you just stopped everyone!" Dawn said in awe.
"I've never seen magic this powerful", Harry had to say. He doubted even Voldemort or Dumbledore could pull this off.
"I'm glad I'm not too late", Mickey said as he turned to Riku.
"Mickey!" Riku cried out as he rushed to him and the rest. "…And friends!"
"We're here to help", Ahsoka assured him, as Dawn saw where Sora was.
"There he is!" Dawn cried out, her heart breaking to see the optimistic boy in such a state.
"Grab Sora and we can go!" Mickey told Riku. "I can't stop them for long!"
"Okay."
Suddenly, Young Xehanort teleported behind them, and held out his hand, hitting Mickey with an unseen force from behind as he was thrown off the platform and fell down, his Keyblade dropping too.
The rest turned to Young Xehanort in horror as he cried out. "I said- hands off!"
"You keep your hands off my friend", Dawn snarled, clutching her fists.
"How can you move?" Riku inquired, as Young Xehanort held out his hand, and his Keyblade appeared.
"Oh no", Mickey gasped as he picked himself up. "Are you…"
Kingdom Hearts L'Impeto Oscuro plays
"Begone!" Young Xehanort roared as darkness surrounded them all, and he prepared to battle, taking his fighting stance, as Riku did the same, and the rest followed too.
"The Dark Side is strong within him", Ahsoka said grimly. Even Count Dooku was not as powerful in the Dark Side as Young Xehanort seemed to be.
The group of heroes looked around, seeing what looked like hovering hourglasses around them alongside a clock as Harry asked. "What is that about?"
"Don't think its anything good", Ciri told him. "We need to be careful."
Riku summoned his Keyblade, and then he and Young Xehanort charged each other, their Keyblades clashing and sending a shockwave out before both backed off and clashed twice again, then Young Xehanort struck Riku's face, turning it the other way, before he ducked to avoid another blow and struck Young Xehanort on the chest, sending him back.
Before he could strike again, Conner flew at him and decked his face, making him roll away, but Young Xehanort used his Keyblade, firing two large ice blocks that struck Conner and threw him off while he grunted due to magic.
Riku fired fireballs at Young Xehanort, striking him and sending him back, before he teleported and struck Riku, throwing him off, as Ahsoka leapt to battle him, but he blocked her lightsabers with his Keyblade, and then she spun and struck him twice but he blocked both times, then spun himself as Ahsoka barely blocked his strikes, when Conner grabbed him from behind and hurled him away again.
As he got up, Ciri leapt at him with her Zireael, and he blocked with his Keyblade again, as she roared and tried to strike him a few times, but he was fast enough to block, and then she tried to use her magic on him, but he summoned a tornado that threw her off, before Aang waved his hands, creating a small tornado of his own that clashed with Young Xehanort's tornado and both dissipated, Ciri falling down as he helped her back up.
"Stupefy!" Harry cried out but Young Xehanort easily blocked the spell.
"Petrificus Totalus!" He then cried out but to his horror, Young Xehanort was unaffected.
"How weak", he mocked, when Spider-Man swung at him, but he spun and cut off the webline, making him fall down, and tried to bring his Keyblade down on him, but Spider-Man rolled away to avoid.
"Tag me!"
He stood up as Young Xehanort tried to strike him but he leapt and landed on the Keyblade, crouching down, then waved cheekily. "Still can't tag me!"
Young Xehanort roared in anger as Spider-Man was telekinetically thrown off, when Riku summoned Orbs and they struck Young Xehanort, staggering him away, when Ben turned his Omnitrix and smirked.
"Hero time!" He slammed his hand down, and then there was a green glow, and when it faded, instead of Ben, an alien covered in flames stood there.
"Heatblast!" He cried out, then fired at Young Xehanort, who summoned a blast of ice that clashed against the flames, and then the two beams caused an explosion that made both stagger back, before Young Xehanort summoned ice blocks to strike them all.
Percy closed his eyes, concentrating. The ice was just water in solidified form.
And then the ice blocks exploded into water, striking Young Xehanort instead as he was thrown back, while Percy panted.
"Here we go!" Son Goku cried out as he leapt up and extended his Power Pole, hitting Young Xehanort under his chin as he flew up, and as he fell down, he saw Naruto charging him.
Getting up quickly, he struck while blinking, and he hit something, but when the smoke cleared, to his shock, it was a block of wood.
"Secret Finger Jutsu!"
Young Xehanort gasped as Naruto from behind stuck his fingers into his…butt! His face went red while the rest actually turned away, before Young Xehanort let out a roar of humiliation and telekinetically hurled Naruto away, gasping a little.
"You insolent clown!" He turned to Naruto angrily when Aang flew around him with his glider, and he fired a fireball but Aang used his airbending and put it out, before Young Xehanort spun and struck his chest, sending him down, only for a fireball from Dawn to hit him from behind, staggering him forwards.
He turned to her and threw her away telekinetically, and as she tried to strike him with a fireball again, he deflected it back at her, sending her flying off and falling down, groaning in pain, wounded.
At that point, a loud roar of rage was heard.
Everyone turned to see it had come from Naruto. Red smoke flew out of his body, surrounding him, while his blue eyes went red.
"I'll kill you."
Riku now felt some darkness from Naruto, as did Ahsoka.
As Young Xehanort watched, the red smoke seemed to take shape of a fox, and then Naruto rushed at Young Xehanort on all fours like an animal, leaping and slashing at his face as he gasped, while Naruto then kicked his chest, sending him back.
He was about to strike again, but Young Xehanort struck his head with the Keyblade, sending him flying off and falling down, snapping him out of rage mode. Young Xehanort was about to attack Naruto again when Heat Vision from Superboy struck him, but he blocked with his Keyblade, only for a flaming arrow to hit his thigh, making him gasp as he fell to his knees, and saw Atreus lower his bow while Conner stopped.
During that time, Riku healed Dawn, Alice helping the older girl up as Dawn muttered. "That was bad."
Grunting, Young Xehanort ripped the arrow out and suddenly merged with the clock, rewinding time as he healed himself, and then he unmerged from it, before charging Atreus with a roar, striking him as Atreus put his bow in the way to block, but he was still sent down from the speedy strike, and Young Xehanort struck again but he blocked with his bow, grunting, until he kicked Young Xehanort's gut, making him double down in pain before flipping up and decking him with his bow, staggering him back, and then Conner gave him an uppercut that made him fly up and fall back down.
Before they could do anything else, Young Xehanort hurled fireballs at both of them, taking them down, and then charged Goku, hitting him hard as he was thrown off too.
But all of this left him blind to Riku, who charged him from the side and struck him thrice, then hit with his orbs, before hitting him with a 'Firaga', and finally with a 'Thundaga', as Young Xehanort gasped, the attacks all too much for him as he was sent flying back.
Only then, he used his ace in the hole.
"Time stop!"
Shockwaves emanated from him and stopped all the heroes in place, before they were freed, and saw Young Xehanort trying to merge with the clock.
"We must stop him!" Riku cried out and rushed at the clock, striking it alongside Ahsoka, before Young Xehanort's Keyblade was in the air, chains appearing all around.
Riku struck two chains and Ahsoka struck two more, destroying them, before the two leapt and spun, striking the clock and bringing their weapons down it, managing to break it.
Young Xehanort staggered out, clearly weakened, as Ahsoka said. "I've seen now what he can do, and what all of you can do. I've a plan."
She looked at Riku. "You're the most powerful one out of us all. Keep him distracted for now."
"Was planning just that", Riku said as he leapt at Young Xehanort, who blocked with two blue blades, that resembled lightsabers, to Ahsoka's shock.
"How did he get something like that?" She wondered, before turning to the rest. "Now, this is what we do-"
Young Xehanort had not used a Keyblade before, but these blades, he was a master at them. Riku tried to block but he spun them and struck his shoulders, then kicked him back, before hurling one blade at him but he blocked as it went back to his hand, and he rushed at Young Xehanort, striking him and sending him back too.
At that moment, Ahsoka leapt at Young Xehanort with a spin, clashing her lightsabers against his blades. While he was proficient at using his own, Ahsoka was very proficient with her lightsabers too, as she dodged his strikes, then spun and tried to strike as he blocked, but she continued to strike as he was forced to be on the backfoot due to her speed, and then Ciri leapt in with her Zireael as well, and Percy leapt in too, the two joining Ahsoka as they all tried to strike Young Xehanort simultaneously, and he was forced back by their combined skill and assault.
Ahsoka then spun and managed to strike his shoulder with her lightsaber, making him grunt in pain. If he was a normal human, it would have affected him far worse.
The wound made him pause for a second as Ciri then sliced his thigh, making him gasp in pain, and Percy sliced his other shoulder, then punched him as he was sent back, and he hurled a fireball at Percy, but while he grunted, he took the blow due to his heritage, while Ahsoka leapt and kicked his chin, throwing him back.
He tried to stagger up, glaring at them.
"Stupefy!" The magic blast hit Young Xehanort from the air as he was struck and sent staggering forwards, Harry flying on the broomstick now as he cried out. "Incendio!"
Young Xehanort saw fire setting on his clothes, but quickly put it out with his magic, only for two more fireballs from Dawn to hit him, staggering him forwards once more.
He turned to her, only for a blast of wind from Aang to hit him as it sent him flying off. While Aang did not use his airbending offensively too much, Young Xehanort was too powerful, even with all of them together.
Young Xehanort fell, then tried to get up, only for Ahsoka to Force Push him now as this again sent him flying by a bit, though he regained his footing in the air, only for a blast from Heatblast to hit him full force now in the chest as he was struck and thrown down.
Trying to get up, he was struck by Heat Vision on his right side, and another flaming arrow from Atreus got his other thigh as he gasped. Roaring, he ripped the arrow out.
"Hey!"
He turned to see Alice, who cried out to him. "You've a funny face, you look like a monkey!" She stuck her tongue out at him, and he roared in anger.
"Insolent fool!" He ran at her, though his wound made him limp, as Alice turned around and ran off.
Goku cupped his palms together to a side. "Ka….me….ha…me…" Young Xehanort started turning to him as Goku thrust his palms outwards. "HAAAAAAAAAA!"
The blue blast moved towards Young Xehanort, who put his Keyblade in the way to block, but the force still sent him flying off into the air, and then fall on his back.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Young Xehanort looked up to see many Narutos around him, and as he got up, one kicked his face, and another decked him, as one more made to attack but he swung his blade hard enough to disperse him, and only for another to kick him from behind, sending him staggering forwards, before he spun around and dispersed that one with a strike.
"Don't forget me!" Spider-Man quipped as he swung by and fired a web, hitting Young Xehanort right on the face and blinding him as he staggered back.
Before he could rip it off, Riku leapt and struck him five whole times with his Keyblade, and then summoned his Orbs, striking Young Xehanort who was sent flying off, finally taken out as the background with the darkness, hourglasses and clock all faded, the usual background of Where Nothing Gathers appearing once more.
Mickey leapt near them as he cried out. "Are you all okay?"
"They were great", Riku praised the rest. "Made my work easier." He looked at everyone. "Thanks everyone. Who are you?"
"I'm Ahsoka, a Jedi", Ahsoka introduced herself.
"Ciri, monster slayer", Ciri added.
"Superboy", Conner gave his superhero name.
"I'm Spider-Man", Peter said with a wave.
"I am called Atreus", Atreus introduced himself.
"Dawn Summers, I'm a friend of Sora, he saved me once", Dawn said to Riku. "I'm here to return the favor."
"My name is Alice Pierce", Alice gave her name as well.
"Harry Potter. I'm a Wizard", Harry introduced himself.
"Percy Jackson, Demi-God", Percy shrugged.
"I am Goku", Goku said with a cheerful wave.
"Naruto, I'm a Shinobi, and I'll be Hokage!" Naruto said, though it confused the rest.
"Aang, I'm an airbender", Aang told him.
"I'm Ben, and I've a device that makes me transform into aliens. This one is called Heatblast", Ben gave his introduction, before a symbol similar to the Omnitrix on his chest beeped red. "Oh no!"
And then he transformed back into Ben, the Omnitrix red as of now. "Sorry, I won't be of much use until it recharges."
The sphere around them faded away, when Mickey turned around and looked up, gasping. "Master Xehanort! We were right about you!"
The rest looked up to see an old, bald man with dark skin in robes sitting there, looking down at them all with a smirk, right where the mist had been before.
This was Master Xehanort, the version of him who'd masterminded this all.
"He is….." Ahsoka trailed off. Young Xehanort's darkness eclipsed Dooku's. And Master Xehanort's darkness eclipsed Young Xehanort's!
"All of this was decided", Master Xehanort declared. "My twelve selves would welcome me here on this day, when I would return a complete person. It is the future which lies beyond my sight."
"Why are you doing this?" Mickey cried out.
"Let Sora go", Dawn snarled.
"If you do, this will be easier on you", Ciri added with a sneer.
"In ancient times people believed that light was a gift from an unseen land by the name of Kingdom Hearts", Master Xehanort told them all. "But Kingdom Hearts was safeguarded by its counterpart the χ-blade. Warriors vied for that precious light, thus beginning the 'Keyblade War'. The violent clash shattered the χ-blade into 20 pieces, seven of light and thirteen of darkness. And the only real Kingdom Hearts was swallowed by the darkness, never to surface again. I once tried to create my own pure light and darkness to forge the χ-blade, but the attempt ended in failure."
He sighed. "In my eagerness, I had lost sight of the correct way to achieve my goal. I acted rashly. I can admit that now."
Mickey shook in rage, and pointed at him. "What you did back then- your mistakes, changed the destinies of three of my friends!"
"People like that don't care who they ruin as long as they get what they want", Ahsoka said glumly.
"You're just as bad as Chucky!" Alice growled emotionally.
"Destiny is never left to chance, I merely guided them to their proper places", Master Xehanort said without care, enraging the young Heroes at his coldness. "The broken boy who failed to be the blade, the misguided master who sacrificed herself for a friend and the feckless youth who became my new vessel!"
"I couldn't find a way to save 'em", Mickey said guiltily.
"Its always hard", Harry muttered, relating to him as he thought of Cedric Diggory, then looked up at Master Xehanort angrily. "But you destroyed those three people's lives! You are the one to blame!"
Master Xehanort just smirked coldly as Percy added. "Guess you're too evil to accept responsibility, aren't you? You're worse than the Gods."
"I thought their sacrifice stopped you for good", Mickey muttered, then asked himself. "Why? How was I so blind? I should've seen it coming as soon as Maleficent started gathering the seven princesses of heart."
"Yes. They were all my doing", Master Xehanort boasted.
"Ah, so taking credit for bad things is where he accepts responsibility. Typical bad guy", Spider-Man commented.
"What are we waiting for?" Conner asked.
"Yes, you all can take them right now", Ben pointed out.
"They are gathering information", Ciri told them all. "Its important."
"I used the evil fairy to find seven pure lights for me, just as I prepared thirteen vessels to fill with pure darkness."
"But you failed", Riku pointed out as he stepped forth. "Sora stopped you in your tracks on both counts."
"And we will be stopping you now", Goku added.
"That dull, ordinary boy did stop me", Master Xehanort muttered, angering Dawn. "A Keyblade wielder so unlike any I have seen. However, I have not abandoned my ambitions, the seven guardians of light, and the thirteen seekers of darkness."
"Seven guardians of light?" Mickey asked. "Well, for Keyblade wielders, there's me and Riku and Sora, and my three missing friends. That makes six. Then the seventh would be…" He gasped and looked around. "That means, the thirteen seekers of darkness."
"Yes, little King, very perceptive", Master Xehanort said, then declared. "But Sora and another on your list belong to me now. And that puts you three guardians short."
"Not so fast, baldy!" Naruto said to him.
"Amusing", Master Xehanort chuckled. "Worry not. All of the pieces are destined to appear, even more than we'd thought possible. Thirteen young guardians of light from different worlds appeared to safeguard Sora's light, which means more darknesses shall come too. And the final clash between all of these will beget the prize I seek."
"The χ-blade!" Master Xehanort and Mickey said together.
Master Xehanort stood up, summoning the Gazing Eye Keyblade. "But first, the thirteen darknesses shall be united." He smirked. "All the seats have been filled. And now, the last vessel shall bear my heart like the rest!"
Kingdom Hearts Shaded Truths plays
Master Xehanort waved his hand as the seat in which Sora was started growing in height to reach his level.
"No!" Mickey cried out.
"Sora!" Riku cried out too.
Mickey ran and leapt to try and get to Sora but Xemnas appeared and grabbed him by the throat and as Riku ran, Ansem Seeker of Darkness slammed him to the ground from behind, pinning him down.
Harry used his broomstick to fly towards Sora but one Organization XIII member summoned a scythe and chopped off the broomstick from below, making him crash to the ground, as Ahsoka leapt up but another Organization XIII member struck her with lightning from behind, making her fall down and groan.
Ciri tried to use her magic but some cards struck her shoulders as she gasped, and then the Organization XIII member grabbed her throat, slamming her to the ground.
Atreus fired at him but a projectile from Xigbar deflected the flaming arrows, before Xigbar was right behind Atreus, his 'arrowguns' on the back of the boy's throat.
"As if, you lot could do anything", he mocked.
Percy tried to leap up but lightning from Young Xehanort struck him, sending him down. He was too weakened to do much, but he could do a little.
Conner was flying up towards Sora and Peter was swinging, but the Organization XIII member with the scythe cut off Peter's web line, making him fall and steady himself while the one with the lightning hit Conner too, throwing him off.
Naruto and Goku then leapt up but the one with the scythe kicked the former and struck the latter who barely blocked with his Power Pole but was still thrown down, before he saw Aang flying up but grabbed him by the back of the collar and threw him down too.
Alice couldn't do anything, and the Omntirix was recharging so Ben couldn't do a thing either, but during this time, Dawn was using some powerful magic to hover towards Sora's chair.
The Organization XIII members flew towards her, but did not count on the fact that she'd summoned a force field. It caught them off guard and sent them back, and before they could try again, Dawn had reached Sora, whose seat had finally risen to Master Xehanort's level.
She turned to Master Xehanort, whose Keyblade was glowing. "Leave him alone!"
"Brave attempt, but pointless", Master Xehanort mocked as his Keyblade glowed, and then he fired a piece of the darkness in his heart towards them.
"NO!" Dawn cried out, grabbing the comatose Sora and hugging him, ready to house Master Xehanort's heart if it saved her friend.
But it never struck her!
Something came in the way and blocked the darkness, dissipating it as flames and smoke spewed.
"He made it!" Mickey said happily.
"You!" Xemnas snarled in anger.
The smoke faded to reveal a redhead standing there, two flaming Chakrams in his hand, and he held Sora in one arm, and Dawn in the other.
"Axel!" Xigbar said angrily.
"You're here!" Dawn smiled in joy, looking at him.
"Oh yes, you're all gonna get beaten now!" Naruto said to them.
The redhead lifted his head up, revealing Lea. "Axel? Please! The name's Lea! Got it memorized?"
"I think after this, we do", Ahsoka smiled while picking herself up.
"You're not supposed to be here!" Xigbar roared.
"Promises to keep. I'll always be there to get my friends back", Lea told him, then looked at Master Xehanort. "What? Bad timing? You had your perfect little script, but you kinda forgot to write the sequel. Now, let's find out what happens!"
Taking the opportunity, Atreus spun around and struck Xigbar's hands with his bow, disarming him of his weapons before he kicked Xigbar, sending him flying off.
Master Xehanort just grinned at Lea as another Organization XIII member leapt at him with a Claymore, causing Lea to let Dawn go and shove her behind him. "Stay back!"
Lea blocked the Claymore with one Chakram, the shockwave causing the Organization XIII member's hood to come off, revealing he was a silver-haired man with a 'X' on his forehead that reached his nose, horrifying Lea since he knew this man.
"Isa!" He cried out sadly, the two trying to push against each, before Lea pushed past him, grabbed Dawn again, and leapt off while Mickey summoned his Keyblade and struck Xemnas, who sped away, just as Riku summoned his Keyblade, freeing himself of Ansem Seeker of Darkness' grip as he tried to strike him but he sped away too.
Ciri roared as a blast of magic hit the Organization XIII member holding her down, sending him flying off as well while she got back up.
With that, Riku and Mickey held out their Keyblades, Lea held out his Chakrams, Ahsoka held out her lightsabers, Ciri and Percy held up their swords, Harry aimed his wand, Naruto took a fighting stance, Conner's eyes glowed, Peter crouched, Goku held up his Power Pole, Aang held up his staff, Dawn aimed her hands, Alice held up a knife, Atreus aimed his arrow while Ben's Omnitrix was recharged and he was ready to transform again.
"Why are you here, Axel?" Riku asked him.
"No! I told you my name is…ugh, whatever, Axel, fine", Lea said with a groan.
"I think Axel is cooler", Dawn had to say.
"Yeah, it has a nice ring to it", Alice admitted.
"Let's get out of here!" Lea told the rest.
"Agreed, they're too many, and we have Sora", Ahsoka pointed out, when Ansem Seeker of Darkness was surrounded by Darkness, and his Guardian Heartless appeared.
It charged the group, grabbing Riku and Mickey and holding them up. Before the rest could do anything, screams were heard.
Everyone realized it sounded like Donald and Goofy! What looked like a shooting star appeared above them all, and then Donald and Goofy were there, crashing right on top of the Guardian, then falling down, as the blow made it dissipate, dropping Riku and Mickey.
"Were we supposed to do that?" Donald asked with a groan.
"I think so", Goofy groaned.
"Goofy! Donald! You saved us!" Mickey noted.
"Never thought I'd be saved by Disney characters", Conner muttered.
"Guess these are our lives now", Dawn commented.
Sensing something, Ahsoka looked up, and pointed as the rest saw the Organization XIII members fading away.
"We are out of time. Neither the union of light nor darkness has been achieved, and we must all return whence we came. But, the gathering of the seven and thirteen is nigh. The gathering of powerful light and powerful darkness is nigh. Let us finish this at the fated place, once your lights and my darknesses have joined together!"
With that, Master Xehanort and the rest of Organization XIII faded away, leaving some dark mist behind.
"And they're gone", Ciri sighed. "But at least we've Sora."
"We need to bring him back though", Goku pointed out. "He is asleep."
"Its worse", Ahsoka said grimly. "While the darkness did not get him, I sense this ordeal has left him weakened, he is barely hanging on."
"We need to get back now!" Riku said, none of them arguing.
Earth-1, Star City, the lair
Oliver sat alone, the TV showing various things before Sara walked in. "You okay?"
"As okay as I can be", Oliver admitted to her, while she smiled at him.
"You made the right choice", she assured him, Oliver nodding.
"I know. I just wish it wasn't the hard one", he said sadly, Sara sitting next to him. "How is Sin?"
"Well, she was hurt I didn't see her for a while, but we're getting past it", Sara responded to that, when the lights turned off and on, revealing Nyssa standing there.
"Nyssa!" Sara cried out in surprise as the two stood up.
"What brings you here this time?" Oliver inquired.
"Damien Darhk has been slain", Nyssa noted. "What my father could not do before has been accomplished now. You two have my thanks."
They just nodded, before Sara asked. "How is it going with the search for your sister?"
"Still not found her, perhaps she is hiding out in other places, we shall expand the search", Nyssa said before walking out, the two sharing a look.
Then, they heard something interesting on TV.
"This just came in…..the organization known as HIVE has been found slaughtered. Warning, viewer discretion is advised for the footage you're about to watch."
And then, the two saw as corpses of various HIVE members were shown on-screen, including Ruvé, as the news reporter was heard saying. "The other Mayoral candidate Ruvé Adams has been found amongst the HIVE members too. Speculation about her role with this organization is still ongoing, including this picture on her."
Oliver and Sara looked at the baby picture lying on top of the dead Ruvé, and noticed a few members had shurikens sticking out of them.
"Prometheus", Sara said with a snarl. "Why did he leave us this baby picture though?"
"I'm going to find out", Oliver said, taking a seat as he snapped a picture of the baby pic on his phone, then started typing on the computer.
"So, you can do the tech stuff too?" Sara asked Oliver in surprise.
"Not on the level of Hardison, or even Felicity or Cisco, but I know a lot of stuff", Oliver admitted to her. "Recently, after seeing Hardison, I started brushing up on my computer skills again. Felicity is good but…"
"You let her have free reign on the tech here and now she doesn't let anyone else touch it", Sara finished for him. "I've noticed."
"Yeah, I'm getting the edge back though", he said as he ran the baby picture through facial recognition, and something popped up.
"Court orders related to Claybourne's divorce", Sara said with narrowed eyes.
"This baby is Claybourne's son", Oliver realized. "But he didn't have any kids."
"Maybe this wasn't a legitimate one", Sara pointed out, Oliver conceding her point, as he searched some more.
"No record of the name, but based on the filing date, he'd be around 30 now", Oliver finally realized. "Claybourne is not alive after all. Its his son."
"He is the one who wants revenge", Sara noted grimly, when Oliver suddenly got a call from a blocked number.
"This is getting too common", he groaned before picking it up. "Who is this?"
"Oliver Queen, I believe you've finally figured out who I am."
"You're going to pay for what you've done", Oliver said with a snarl, clutching his other fist as he thought of Prometheus abducting his son.
"Do not bother tracking this number. This phone belongs to one of the dead HIVE members. We are going to meet now….where it all began!"
With that, the call was cut as Sara asked. "What does he want?"
"To meet where it began", Oliver told her, his eyes widening. "I know where that'd be for him." He looked at Sara. "Call the rest of the team back here. The two of us are going in, but they need to be here just in case."
"Will do", Sara said.
The Mysterious Tower
Sora and Riku were back in their current outfits and look, the former still comatose and Yen Sid noted grimly. "Seven lights, thirteen darknesses. Master Xehanort has been busy. And other lights and darknesses shall be joining this clash too."
Donald looked at Sora sadly as Goofy put a hand to his shoulder, and he sighed, while Dawn had her hand on Sora's shoulder. "Come on, Sora! Wake up. We're here, I'm here."
"Aw, Sora. Don't tell me your heart's sleeping too", Mickey said in grief.
"His energy is low", Goku noted. "But I do not know how to bring it back."
Ciri held his face and looked at him. "What they did to him….its still eating away at him. The darkness didn't consume him, but it damaged him. I am not sure what I can do."
"I don't have anything for this", Harry muttered.
"This affliction is different", Yen Sid said at that point. Ahsoka noted how much he was reminding her of Yoda. Even in such situations, he was calm, collected and wise.
Similarly, Harry was reminded of Dumbledore. Like him, Yen Sid was a great, old Wizard, who seemed like he knew everything and could do everything.
Percy himself thought of Chiron and his guidance, Yen Sid seeming very similar to him.
Perhaps Yen Sid could do something about this.
"Can we do anything for him?" Riku asked him.
Donald and Goofy made a sound, Lea gave them a look, and then Yen Sid explained. "In the Mark of Mastery exam, you were to unlock seven Sleeping Keyholes. By doing so, you would awaken those worlds from their prison of slumber, and also acquire the power to free a heart from its sleep. Riku, you unlocked those Keyholes within Sora's dreams. Therefore, it stands to reason that you now have the power to awaken Sora's heart."
Mickey asked the big question. "You want him to dive back into Sora's sleep? But Master, Sora's heart is down in the darkest abyss. If Riku's not careful, he might just get trapped down there with him. No…I'll go instead."
"And perhaps you may even succeed, Mickey", Yen Sid noted as he stood up, walking to them. "But there is no denying that Riku stands the better chance, having dived into Sora's heart as long as he has."
Riku looked at the saddened Mickey, then at Donald and Goofy, then Dawn, then the rest, before looking at the comatose Sora as he smiled. "Mickey, I really appreciate it. But…I'll go wake Sora up."
"Riku", Mickey sighed.
"Look at his face, sleeping like nothing's wrong, like there's nothing worry about", Riku joked, causing the rest to chuckle, especially Dawn.
"He does act like nothing's wrong", Dawn commented to him. "That's how he helped us back there."
"Yeah, he has always been like that", Riku had to say.
"I guess…that's his true superpower", Spider-Man noted. "A positivity that helps the rest."
"Sounds like someone I know", Superboy noted, thinking of Superman.
Kingdom Hearts Dearly Beloved plays
"The three of us would agree to work on the raft, and then this guy would go take a nap on the beach", Riku joked, remembering the times when things were simple and clean. "You see, its my job to keep him on his toes. Besides, what kind of Keyblade Master sleeps through his test?"
"A Jedi Master will be called out for sleeping through a test", Ahsoka joked weakly, thinking of some moments with Anakin and Obi-Wan.
"Guess you're his protector", Percy noted, finding Riku as dedicated as Grover.
"I'm doing this for me too", Riku told the group before looking at Sora. "Sora saved me once. And…I heard him call my name. He needs me."
"There's something real strong that binds us to each other", Mickey commented, then looked at the thirteen young Heroes. "I believe that something brought thirteen lights nearly as pure as Sora's, as even pure as his, to help save him from the thirteen darknesses." They smiled as Donald and Goofy nodded, and Mickey turned back to Riku. "So, even in the darkness, you can reach him. All you gotta do is follow that connection!"
"Gee, we're all connected to Sora", Goofy commented.
"You said it!" Donald cheered.
"All of us?" Ben wondered. "Because I haven't met him."
"No, but a lot of you are like him, young ones who protect your worlds", Mickey pointed out. "In a way, that makes you connected to him, and that connection brought you here to help save him."
"So, does that mean all of us can save him?" Naruto asked.
"No, I don't think so. We have played our part", Ciri told them all. "Now, its up to Riku to wake Sora up."
"Aww, I thought we could do more", Alice said sadly.
"We have done a lot", Ahsoka assured them all. "Now only the waking up part is left."
"Which you are going to do", Aang said, smiling at Riku.
"And if the darkness gets ya, I promise I'll bail you out", Lea added to Riku, making the rest look at him. 'Dark Rescue' is my middle name."
"Guys, thank you", Riku said as he stood up. "Sora and I will be back soon."
"And we will be waiting", Atreus told him, and he nodded.
He bowed to Yen Sid, then summoned his Keyblade, aiming it at Sora, as both of them glowed with a bright light, a symbol appearing between that the ones from the other worlds did not recognize, though Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Yen Sid and Lea all had a reaction to it.
"Good luck, and bring him back", Dawn said to Riku, who nodded, and then the symbol glowed brighter as the room was covered in a bright light.
Earth-1, Star City
Oliver and Sara, both dressed up, entered the building.
The light was flickering. They were shocked to see a dead body with an arrow sticking out. Oliver quickly turned him around.
It was a stranger. In another corner lay another body beyond a shattered glass door. Seeing them in these positions reminded Oliver of that fateful night from 3 years ago.
The Hood entered the building. A guard tried to fire at him but he shot him on the shoulder and he was down. Another leapt at him to kick him but he grabbed his leg and threw him through a glass door. He fell down and lost consciousness.
Oliver looked at the body and walked through the door, Sara behind him.
Justin Claybourne was talking to a security guard when the Hood arrived.
"Kill that Robin Hood son of a bitch!" He commanded and ran off.
Before the guard could react, the Hood shot him on the shoulder and he was down. He then followed Claybourne through the door.
The two looked at another dead body on the way with an arrow sticking out of him just like the security guard from 3 years ago.
They went through the door and turned to see two escalators.
The Hood shot down a guard at the top of the left escalator. He shot another arrow that caused a small explosion. He leapt on the middle railing and on the right escalator. A guard followed him from behind. He turned, punched him and smacked him away.
He then turned to the guard in front of him. He stabbed him with an arrow twice and let him fall. A guard from the left escalator tried to punch him but he smacked him away. He smashed another guard's head on the wall. Another attacked him but he blocked and smacked him away.
He was angry right now. He had given Claybourne a deadline but he had not heeded him. He would continue to slaughter innocents in Lamb Valley for profit. He could not let such mass killings happen. He would not let another Matthew Shrieve win.
He flipped another guard and knocked him out. He then walked further.
The two reached the top of the escalator. Random men were lying dead there in the same positions as the guards from 3 years ago after Oliver had knocked them out.
The Hood reached the rooftop. Claybourne was running from him with 2 guards. He shot down the guards before they could do a thing.
Justin turned to him with a smirk. "You gonna tell me again- I have failed this city?" Claybourne asked.
The Hood growled. "You infected the people in Lamb Valley to turn a profit."
"You want to make this city great again", Claybourne said. "This is how- with business, money."
The Hood snarled. "You are sentencing innocent families, children to death."
"Nobody cares about those people", Claybourne said mercilessly. "They're a blight. And I'm just... thinning the herd."
"So am I." The Hood shot an arrow. It hit Claybourne right on his heart. He groaned and fell into the pool behind him, dead.
The Hood walked away. He normally wasn't a big fan of his killing method. But Claybourne had earned it.
"This guy is sick", Sara snarled, both knowing it was the understatement of the century as they walked to the rooftop. Prometheus stood there at the exact same spot as Claybourne had 3 years ago.
"Did you hesitate at all when you killed him?" Prometheus asked. "Or was he just another name you crossed off your List?"
"You're one to talk, considering you killed random people just to rearrange their bodies in the same way as before", Sara retorted to him. "And your father deserved to die for what he did to the people in Lamb Valley."
She noted Prometheus clutching his fists in anger, and prepared for the inevitable fight.
"If you want revenge", Oliver declared. "I'm right here."
"This is about so much more than revenge", Prometheus in a foreboding tone.
"Don't bullshit us", Sara sneered at him.
Prometheus then threw two shurikens but Oliver and Sara dodged those, the former firing an arrow that Prometheus dodged before Sara unleashed her Canary Cry but he jumped off the roof.
Oliver jumped after him. Prometheus attached a grapple-line to a lower floor and swung in while Oliver grabbed his leg.
Prometheus smashed into the building through the window and ran off. Oliver had lost grip of his legs but he grabbed the window and climbed inside. Sara then leapt down using one of the old League clothes and arrived right next to him.
Prometheus was not there. The two looked around, seeing lots of mirrors.
"I've studied you, Oliver Queen", Prometheus' voice spoke. "I know everything- who you love, who you trust, who you've hurt, but do you know how easy it was to turn Evelyn against you? How easy it would be to turn them all? The only one left on your side will be this Sara Lance. And she will suffer as much as you will suffer. You're not heroes, you're killers. And I'm going to show them that."
Prometheus appeared in front of them and said. "I'm going to show them how everything you touch, dies."
Oliver nocked an arrow as Sara was about to scream before a thought struck the former as he lowered his bow. "Stop!"
Sara stopped in some confusion as he whispered to her. "The guy has been very careful until now, so why would he walk out here like that where both of us can just kill him easily?"
"You've a point", Sara conceded, as both rushed forth, seeing Prometheus making no move, and then saw his sword was duct-taped to his hand.
"Oh no!" Oliver said in horror, as Sara removed that tape, and Oliver removed the mask to reveal a female Chinese face, which was duct-taped too, and he took it off, Sara's eyes widening on seeing her.
"Shado?" She asked in surprise.
"No", Oliver shook his head. "Mei."
"What is going on?" Mei asked, looking frightened and confused. "He just…took me, and put me in this…"
They heard a beeping and looked at Mei's other wrist to see a bomb had activated, and less than 7 seconds were left.
"Get away from me!" Mei cried out.
Oliver was unwilling. "But-"
"I'm sorry", Sara said sadly, and grabbing Mei, pushed her away to a distance before pushing Oliver to the other direction alongside herself, wrapping her arms around them as a blast was heard, Oliver feeling nothing but utter despair, the blast not damaging but sending them flying off and falling down.
"No…" he whispered, mentally apologizing to Yao Fei and Shado.
The Mysterious Tower
The others were sitting together when Naruto randomly said to Ben. "You sound like a squeakier Sasuke."
"Who is Sasuke?" Ben asked, confused.
"Someone I know", Naruto sighed.
Sora's eyes suddenly opened and he shot up. "Huh?"
"Sora!" Dawn cried out happily, and he looked at her.
"Dawn?" He questioned, unable to believe she is here.
"Yeah, I'm here", she said to him. "Riku saved you." Sora looked down at Riku, still asleep.
"Oh! Why is he not waking up?" Sora inquired.
"He will wake up soon", Yen Sid assured him, as Donald and Goofy cheered and leapt at Sora, wrapping him in a hug that he returned happily, before noticing the new people.
"Axel?" He questioned the former Organization XIII member.
"Stop calling me that, name's Lea! Got it memorized?" Lea asked with a groan, as Sora grinned and nodded.
"I think I do", he said, then turned to the rest. "Who are you all?"
"They helped me and Riku save you", Mickey revealed to him. "It'd have been much harder without them."
"Oh", Sora noted. "Outside of Dawn, I don't know any of you yet, but I thank all of you for helping me out."
"Its no problem", Goku said cheerfully. "My name is Goku, I'm a martial artist and I love to fight strong people. You look strong and cool."
"Yeah, but now's not the time for spars", Sora said to him. "Thank you, Goku."
"Name's Naruto. I'm a Shinobi, and its not a type of food!" Naruto said, confusing the rest. "And you can thank me later for what I did to the Xehanort prick."
"What did you do?" Sora inquired.
"Something we're never bringing up again", Ahsoka told him. "I'm Ahsoka, I'm a Jedi. We're a group that safeguards our galaxy."
"Name's Ciri, I open portals, and I hunt and slay monsters", Ciri introduced herself to Sora. "You are good, young man."
Sora nodded happily as Harry came next. "I'm Harry Potter, I'm a Wizard. It is nice to meet you." Not to mention, he was happy he was at a place where no one knew him. The unwanted fame and attention were suffocating for him.
Then Percy spoke up. "Percy Jackson, a Demi-God. I control water and all that stuff. Great to meet you in person."
"I'm Ben, and this device here turns me into aliens", Ben said to Sora. "And your swords that look like keys are just as cool."
"My name is Atreus, and I am glad you are safe now", Atreus told Sora.
"I'm Spider-Man", Spider-Man said with a wave. "Friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Good to see you up again."
"Yeah, you and I will get along nicely. I'm Superboy", Superboy gave his introduction as well.
"Alice Pierce. You're really cool", Alice said to Sora.
"I am Aang, I'm an airbender. It is good to see you safe now", Aang gave his introduction as well, and then the introductions were complete.
"Thank you, all of you, for coming to save me", Sora said, noticing Donald and Goofy putting some cake and tea and other stuff on the table. "I am happy to have all of you as my friends now."
They all cheered as Sora sat down to drink the tea, and the rest interacted again.
"I noticed your weapons have fire on them", Atreus commented to Lea.
"Oh yeah, those are my Chakrams", Lea explained to him. "Have been using them for a while now."
"I use fire arrows", Atreus revealed to him.
"Cool", Lea had to say. "Our weapons will pair well together."
Dawn and Alice were laughing at Sora putting on a clown cap, clown nose, glasses and moustache, when Riku shot up suddenly, holding his hand out. "Sora!"
Kingdom Hearts Sora theme plays
"Hey, Donald!" Sora said to Donald on seeing him trying to get some cake. "Come on, you're hogging it all!"
"Aw, calm down Sora, and drink your tea!" Donald retorted.
"Gawrsh, it sure is yummy", Goofy had to say.
"Hey!"
Sora turned around, showing what was on his face to Riku, and took it all off, looking happy.
"You're safe! Riku!" He leapt at Riku, grabbing him in a hug, as Riku groaned, then looked at Sora as they slowly parted.
"Wait, haven't we got this backwards?" He inquired. "And why are we having a tea party?"
"You're safe Riku!" Sora cried out and hugged him again.
"Its for fun, and we're loving it, especially with Disney characters around!" Alice said with a cheer, feeling like an 8-year-old before Chucky had murdered his way into her life for once.
"Never mind", Riku sighed, the rest chuckling as Sora let him go. "You okay? Feeling all right?"
"Yeah, I've never been better", Sora told him. "I was watching what was going on in my dream. And I could hear your voice the whole time. Thanks, Riku."
He looked at everybody once more. "Thanks, everybody!"
They all shared a chuckle, even Yen Sid, as Ahsoka whispered to Ciri. "He reminds me of myself when I was younger."
"Me too", Ciri commented. "A lot less annoying though." For one, she could imagine neither of Geralt or Calanthe would want to spank Sora.
Sora looked up at Yen Sid. "Oh yeah! Did we pass the test?"
"You performed truly admirably, both of you", Yen Sid praised Sora and Riku both as they shared a chuckle, then got up.
"Let's finish the tea party first, then we can move on to the result", Dawn said, and the rest nodded.
"Yes, I believe everyone has earned a moment of reprieve", Yen Sid agreed to that, and Sora and Riku sat down to eat and drink too.
"Its good to have some food at the end of this", Goku commented, taking a bite of the cake.
"I know, right? Its always a reward", Naruto said, eating a bit more.
"Leave some for us!" Percy said, him and the others groaning a little at the antics of these too.
"No promises", Naruto told him. "Except I'll be a Hokage!"
"Is Hokage a type of food?" Goku asked innocently, and everyone fell in embarrassment again, then got back up.
"No, its not!" Naruto told him.
"Food is what's on the table in front of us", Harry added.
"Not just that of course, but I don't think 'Hokage' is food", Aang commented, the rest chuckling again.
"Either way, good to be full after a hard day's work, I do it a lot", Ben told the rest. Being a hero required work!
Spider-Man had slightly put his mask up and was eating, as Conner told him. "I think it'd be easier if you removed it."
"Guess you've a point", Spider-Man sighed. "None of them are from my world anyways." He took off his mask fully to reveal his young face, though none of them were shocked, since they were all young Heroes too. "I have to say, it was nice to work alongside all of you."
"Yep, I work with other Heroes of my age, but this was an even better experience", Superboy added. "Don't tell any of them though."
"Our lips are sealed", Ben immediately said.
"Indeed, we respect a fellow warrior's wishes", Atreus assured him.
"Don't think I'm a warrior or anything", Peter said to him.
"You are a person who fights for the weak and innocent, you are a true warrior in my eyes", Atreus immediately replied, then looked at the rest. "All of you are."
"Oh yeah, and we're all friends now, this is a good day!" Sora cheered.
"Yep. I still can't believe so many of you popped up to help Sora, but I'm happy you did", Riku said with a smile.
"So, what was that about during the fight?" Goku asked Naruto, confusing him.
"What?" Naruto asked in confusion.
"When Dawn was hurt, you got mad and said 'I'll kill you' to that Xehanort guy, and your eye color changed, smoke was coming from you, you ran like an animal", Goku told Naruto, who just looked confused.
"I don't remember any of that", Naruto said, confusing Goku now.
"Huh?...Right", Goku muttered. "Well, let's continue to eat."
And they did just that.
Later
With the tea party over, Sora and Riku stood before Yen Sid, the others all standing or sitting nearby too.
Yen Sid coughed to clear his throat, then spoke. "More than anything, I am grateful to have you both back from Xehanort's deception unharmed. And, I'm grateful to Lea, Ahsoka, Ciri, Dawn, Goku, Naruto, Aang, Ben, Atreus, Harry, Percy, Spider-Man, Superboy and Alice, whose spontaneous actions turned the tides. All of you have now become the Young Legends of the worlds." Lea smirked as the young Heroes grinned, loving the name they'd gotten, sharing looks of joy, while Yen Sid's tone turned apologetic. "I am also deeply sorry, for failing to perceive the danger, and throwing you headlong into a perilous test." His tone became firm. "This experience has revealed many hidden truths, and we must gird ourselves for the great clash with darkness that lies before us. I believe we need a new Keyblade Master, one with a new kind of power."
He looked between the two young Keyblade wielders. "Sora and Riku, you both deserve the honor. However, one of you braved the Realm of Sleep again to unlock the final Keyhole and save a friend." Yen Sid raised his hand and gestured to Riku. "Riku, I name you our new true Keyblade Master."
Dawn looked at Sora's face, thinking it was falling, only for him to smile instead. "Way to go, Riku!" He laughed and clapped Riku's shoulder happily.
"Y-Yeah?" Riku asked, not having seen this turn coming.
"I knew you were gonna pass with flying colors! This is just so awesome!" Sora said cheerfully.
"You're…not disappointed?" Naruto asked, surprised by Sora's reaction. He'd not react like this if he failed to become Hokage one day.
"No, I'm not, my friend passed, I'm happy!" Sora said, though Ahsoka, Ciri, Spider-Man, Atreus, Harry and Dawn could tell that while he was happy for his friend, he was a little disappointed over failing.
He was just really good at hiding it.
"Gee Sora, you're kinda acting like its you that passed", Goofy commented.
"I told ya Sora still needed some practice", Donald added.
"Hey", Sora said.
"I think he is perfect the way he is", Dawn defended Sora. "No practice needed, something unexpected just popped up."
"Really? I'm a Keyblade Master?" Riku asked, still in disbelief.
He looked at Sora, who smiled, as Mickey, Donald and Goofy walked to him, Mickey holding his hand out. "Congratulations, Riku!"
Riku knelt down, shaking his hand. "Thank you, Mickey." He looked at Sora, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Lea, and all the young Heroes. "I owe it to my friends."
The young Heroes gave Riku a thumbs-up or patted his shoulder, happy for him too.
"Aha. I'll catch up with you in no time flat", Lea said with a shrug, making them turn to him.
"What? You wanna be a Keyblade Master?" Sora asked Lea in shock.
"Yeah. I mean, I came here to learn how to wield one", Lea revealed with a smile.
"YOU?!" Sora and Riku both looked shocked at the prospect.
"Hey, thanks for the vote of confidence", Lea said sarcastically.
"I think if you put your mind into it, you can get it done", Ahsoka assured him.
"Yeah, I mean, I was gonna come swooping in, Keyblade in hand!" Lea added, folding his arms.
"Well, you swooped in anyways, and that was cool", Dawn told him.
"At the time, I couldn't get mine to materialize", Lea sighed, looking at his hand. "Must be in the snap of the wrist or something." He held out his hand and at that moment, a fiery Keyblade appeared in his grip, though he looked very unsurprised. "Oh."
The jaws of the young Heroes dropped as everyone but Yen Sid went together. "WHOA!"
Even Yen Sid looked shocked though.
Earth-1, Star City, the lair
The elevator opened as Oliver walked in grimly, his face showing his despair, Sara looking saddened too, as Felicity was the first to ask. "What happened?"
"Prometheus….he took Shado's sister", Oliver said in a cracking voice, to the shock of the rest.
As they listened, he continued. "He put her in his suit, duct-taped her mouth, put a sword in her hand, and…."
"That sick bastard!" Roy snarled in rage.
"We stopped before we could hurt her", Sara took over. "But he'd put a bomb on her wrist. Less than 7 seconds were left by the time we found it. She told us to get away from her." She didn't want to do it, but there was nothing that could be done. A tear rolled down her cheer. "We couldn't save her."
Laurel gently wrapped an arm around her sister, as Thea held Oliver's hand. "This was all Prometheus, not you, okay?"
"And we'll make him pay for this", Diggle added.
Oliver nodded, then walked forth, sitting down.
"Is there anything we can do?" Ray asked.
"I wish to be left alone."
Laurel started. "But Ollie-"
Sara grasped Laurel's shoulder, shaking her head.
Oliver wasn't affected the way he was with Slade. He wasn't letting Prometheus get into his head either.
But he still needed time to process all that Prometheus was doing, including Mei losing her life now in a pointless vendetta. Seeing her die had reopened old wounds from Lian Yu, when Shado had died in her place.
With that, all of them walked out of the lair, Sara feeling her own guilt rise as she remembered Shado's death. And now she'd not been able to save Mei. She'd pushed her away!
The Mysterious Tower
It was time for the young Heroes to go back now as Sora said. "Thank you for your help again. I can help you all reach back home, now-"
"I can go by myself", Ciri assured him, and at that moment, opened a portal. "Thank you for the offer still." She looked at Ahsoka. "Nice meeting you."
"You too", Ahsoka smiled, as they shook hands, and she waved at the rest, who waved back, and she stepped into the portal, which then closed.
"Am I needed?" Dawn asked Sora.
"Not this time, I know how to manipulate breach energy now", Sora assured her, then aimed forth his Keyblade, as beams were fired, and breaches opened behind every young Hero.
Their ways home.
"All righty then, it was cool meeting ya all, but time to be a hero in my world again", Ben said and waved at them, before running through his breach, back home.
"Was fun to see you all, I'll return now, and be Hokage!" Naruto said.
"You're a good guy, just keep your darkness in check", Ahsoka told Naruto, confusing hm.
"Not sure what that means, but okay, thanks", Naruto told her, then went in too.
"I'll be preparing for the next tournament, it'd be cool if all of you could participate as well", Goku had to say, after which he went into his breach.
"Lots of things to do back home, but I hope we meet again", Ahsoka smiled and waved, then went into her breach as well.
"It was nice, working alongside more like me, without people breathing down my throat", Harry said with a smile of his own, and then left as well.
"Yep, and it'd be great if we could work together again", Percy added before leaving through his breach.
"I can't wait to tell the rest about this. See ya", Conner said and stepped through his breach.
"It was great to make new friends in all of you. I hope to meet again", Aang told them, and then went off as well.
"I wonder what my father will think of this. One thing is for sure, all of you are true and honorable warriors", Atreus said, and stepped in through his breach too.
"It'd be cool to meet Disney characters again. I loved this!" Alice said, and ran through her breach as well.
Spider-Man walked to Sora. "I know you're disappointed inside over not being Keyblade Master", Peter said, and before Sora could respond, he added. "But you're not letting it get to you, and still being who you are. My uncle told me- "With great power, comes great responsibility." And you're using your powers responsibly. Keyblade Master or not, you're good."
"Thanks Spider-Man", Sora said gratefully, as Peter then walked through his breach too.
"What he said", Dawn told Sora. "I guess, its time to go now again."
"Thank you for coming, Dawn", Sora thanked her.
"You helped save me from Sweet, I was returning the favor", Dawn said, as the two shared a warm hug, then parted and shared a smile, before Dawn walked through a breach as well, returning home.
Earth-92, Sunnydale, Summers House
A breach opened as Buffy, Willow and Tara looked up, and Dawn walked out of it, causing Buffy to rush to her and hug her. "Oh Dawnie! Don't scare us like that again!"
"Lungs!" Dawn cried out, causing Buffy to let go as Dawn panted.
"Did you go to another world as well?" Willow asked, Dawn nodding.
"Well, good thing you came back to us, we were worried", Tara said. "Travelling to other worlds by ourselves is still something we've not accomplished."
"Sora was there", Dawn revealed, to their shock. "Oh! And Disney characters exist too. I met Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Yen Sid."
"Come on, stop making this up!" Buffy said to her.
"I'm not!" Dawn shook her head. "Sora was in trouble, but I helped save him, like he'd done for me."
"That's good", Willow smiled, when another breach opened, and out walked Spike, holding up an extrapolator, and he used it to close the breach.
"Well blimey", Spike muttered. "Let's hope I don't have any accidental falls into other worlds again."
"Spike", Buffy whispered, walking to him and hugging him, catching him off-guard, but he returned it with a smile.
"Buffy", he said as they parted, and then Dawn hugged him too.
"I'm so happy to see you back", she said.
"It is good to be back, Nibblet", Spike said in affection as they parted, and he held up the interdimensional extrapolator. "Long story, not telling it, but anyways, this device can help us travel through some worlds, and come back to our own." He looked at Willow and Tara. "Why don't you two duplicate it, eh?"
He threw it at Tara, who caught it. "I think that'd be a good idea."
"I need to get some things done", Spike said as he walked out of the house, the rest looking at him.
Earth-1, Keystone City
With a resigned sigh, the expert thief, Leonard Snart, gathered his mug and newspaper before taking a seat on the foldup chair, next to the table where they planned their recent heist. Man did that not go according to plan. He opened the paper, appreciating the feel of the actual material rather than seeing it via a screen, and waited for the inevitable.
"Five, four, three, two, one..." Snart's hand gestured to the stairs, and one second later, a chaotic symphony of banging and roaring that he knew too well.
"GET OUT HERE, GIRL SNART!"
"You may like smelling like a caveman's ashtray, but some of us learned about the existence of SOAP!"
Leonard sighed as he sipped the tea with care not to aggravate his injured arm, his eyes going over the articles. Same old, same old, but oh, looks like Queen's getting crowned as Mayor. No mention of Vladek's death, which was to be expected. They didn't exactly leave the bodies in plain sight, or even recognizable.
He took his eyes off the paper to see Mick descend to join him, thankfully wearing clothes this time. Man may sleep in the nude, but it was a detail neither he nor his sister needed to learn about.
"Food." Not caring about the lack of greeting, Leonard pointed toward the microwave. The pyromaniac opened it to find a plate of stacked pancakes just waiting for the now very eager Rogue.
"I got you the wholegrain brand." As expected, a disgusted scoff left his partner.
"Where's the syrup?"
"Mick, come now," Leonard lowered his paper to look at Heat Wave, "one of the things I greatly enjoy about our partnership is your muscular and brawny approach to life's problems. Engorging yourself on-"
"Syrup." Mick said, this time with an audible growl, getting a sigh in return.
"Cupboard, behind the honey." Getting the sticky substance, Mick sat back down opposite Snart, who watched as the man upended the bottle and let the syrup pour out. It came down like a slow stream, covering the whole stack, and he didn't stop. "You want pancakes with that syrup?"
Another growl, before Mick took his fork and stabbed the first one and began devouring it.
Snart shook his head. There's a great deal he would change about his partner. His manner when it comes to food, however, was permanent. Unfortunately. Ah well, Snart thought as he went back to his paper to avoid watching the horror show of Mick's eating habits, could be something of note in the paper, and there was.
"Oh look, Kojack is playing tonight."
Mick grunted, ad spoke with a mouthful, "Never heard of it."
"Not this again." Punching the bridge of his nose, Leonard only glanced at Rory as he read on. "You love the actor."
"Telly Savalas never played a pig."
"Mick-"
"NEVER!" Mick hissed with such passion and fire. It made the smarter Rogue of the two roll his eyes. He loves Telly Savalas, but can never admit to the existence of the man playing a cop. It's proven more than aggravating.
Snart instead went into the real estate section. One very much caught his...
"Morning, Lenny." His darling sister made her presence known, a quick peck on the cheek before glaring out of the corner of her eye. "Mick." An animal-like growl was her response, not that it stopped the young woman from skipping over to get herself a coffee and preparing breakfast.
"If I find out there's no more hot water-"
"You'll what? Use baby oil to give that head of yours an extra shine?"
"Careful, girly, old place like this, wouldn't take much for a fire to start in your hair."
"Touch me, and the only warm feeling you'll get is the paddles the EMT's will use to restart your heart."
"HAA! How's that gonna happen? You'll make me laugh myself to death?"
"LENNY!"
"SNART!"
With his mug against his lips, another depressed sigh left Leonard. "Every morning." He grumbled, but his eyes never left the property, even if his partner and sister's feuding took another childish turn.
"Did you just call me ugly?!"
"I didn't stutter!"
"I'm surprised someone as stupid as you can even pronounce an actual sentence!"
Snart's eyes then moved to another property. One bedroom apartment, no guestrooms.
He really needed to get away.
Earth-199999, New York City, Avengers Tower
"Tony." Steve called to the genius as the man typed away on the screen, marching towards the Quinjet with each of them suited and geared up.
"The tower is self-sustaining, but Ultron's gotten to everything, everywhere. All governments, agencies, Ultron copied their files and turned off the plug, even destroyed the Multiversal gauntlets to isolate us." Tony handed Steve the screen. It was an image of the globe, with red dots rising up from nearly half the world. "Its taken out the world's defense systems, nothing to stop the nuclear holocaust."
"Nothing but us." Johnny bragged as he beat against the new addition to his and Sue's suits. A "4" added to his chest, and Sue's belt buckle.
"No." Johnny's bravado was halted by Cap's command. "We stop the nukes, we still have Ultron to worry about. Stop it, everything else should turn back on."
"We don't have the manpower to fight the murder bot and stop the nukes." Hawkeye stated grimly.
"You're right, "we" don't."
Reed and Ben approached the tower with their newly dubbed "Fantasti-Car". Surprisingly, it was the one idea that Johnny had that Reed didn't shoot down immediately. Steve's mind was already beginning to act. "Split up. Flyers and jets take the nukes, the rest of us shut down Ultron."
"That's still too many for us."
"Not if we call for backup." Steve told Banner as Reed and Ben landed. "Call Bobby at the Xavier School. We need the X-Men and everyone else who has the capability to shoot down those nukes."
"Shoot them down?!" Johnny shouted before feeling the unmistakable hand of his sister smacked his head.
"Nukes need fission to detonate." She educated her brother as Reed rushed over with a similar tablet to the one in Steve's hands.
"I know where Ultron is." Reed flicked what was on his screen to Steve's own and found the small country they were in only days prior. "Before shutting us down, I managed to track where the data was being downloaded, along with a substantial increase in activity, and the Scepter."
"Good work." Steve praised before handing Tony back the tablet. "Alright, we don't have a lot of time. Reed, I need you to coordinate our defense against the nukes. Get in touch with Rhodey, and if you can, Sam Wilson. Johnny, fly to Westchester, fill in the X-Men, then get back in the air."
"On it, Captain." Johnny saluted and flew off, Reed going back to the Fantasti-Car.
"Clint, Natasha, take the sky-cycle and Quinjet, everything that we have that can fly, use it."
"Copy that." The pair of spies immediately went into the Quinjet, Clint procuring a helmet to handle the pressure of the speeds he'll be going, before taking the pilot seat, Nat looked back as Captain America issues his orders, before focusing back on her own. Good thing that Stark's clean energy initiative meant it was free from Ultron's touch on the power grids.
"Susan, Ben, you're with the rest of us, something tells me that Ultron won't go down without a fight."
"Count on us, Cap." Ben nodded fiercely.
Facing the scientist, Steve spoke to Banner first. "Dr., this is a definite Code: Green." Bruce did not shy away from it, and nodded.
"After this, we need a vacation." Tony brought up as a newer suit flew up behind him before attaching itself around him. This suit possessed more red than gold, with a feature here and there that would come in handy.
Steve finally turned to the Asgardian. "Thor, we need to get to Sokovia, now. Can you help us out?"
A grin filled Thor's face as he gestured to the remaining Avengers, along with Ben and Sue to the balcony, before the God of Thunder raised his hammer. "Heimdall!"
A brilliant ray of rainbow light descended from the sky, absorbing the six of them.
Sokovia
Within seconds, they landed in the very same forest where they'd fought Strucker's forces upon entering Sokovia the first time.
"Okay, I'm naming my future designated driver." Tony could not help himself. Sue suddenly threw herself in front of Tony while raising a shield, taking a red energy blast that shattered her defense, and sent the blonde woman crashing to the ground.
"SUZIE!" Ben yelled as he ran to her. The remaining Avengers turned and found floating above them, was Ultron. New and improved, its body being larger, thicker, anti-gravity devices causing it's flight, but the unnerving, pure red glow from its mouth and eyes told them all they needed to know. The machine was prepared.
"The likelihood of utilizing extradimensional means of travel to deactivate me was 75.9%."
"What are the odds I do this?!" Thor roared as he leapt to Ultron with his hammer held high and glowing with lightning. Steve and his teammates were too slow to react, but Ultron was not. The mouth and eyes of the machine glowed brighter. It was as if the whole event was in slow motion. Words barely escaped Cap before he saw something that made his heart stop. From Ultron's "mouth" a red beam was unleashed and engulfed Thor's entire body. All he could see was that blinding red light that caused him to shield his eyes. Blinking the dots away, Steve turned back, only to find something to drop in front of him. Something he didn't understand.
Thor's hammer. Without Thor.
"No..."
Banner saw green, and already felt his body rip apart his clothing. Ben rejoined the Avengers as the Jade Giant let out a furious roar alongside the hum of Tony's repulsors. Drawing the DC-17 and making sure it was on the blaster setting, Steve glared at the machine that stared at them emotionlessly.
"You're gonna pay for that."
Earth-125
Aang appeared back in his world and looked around, before Katara and Sokka appeared before him, the former asking. "Where did you go?"
"Long story, Katara", Aang said with a sigh.
"Don't wander off again", Sokka added with a raised eyebrow.
Momo then fluttered near Aang, sitting on his shoulder, as Appa arrived, grunting and rubbing his head against Aang who chuckled and petted his bison.
"Well, let's continue going to the Earth Nation", Aang told them. "As for where was I, I was in another world!"
That shocked both of them, as he started telling them what had happened.
Earth-164, Camp Half-Blood
"So, you were transported to another world, huh?" Chiron noted, Percy sitting before him, Mr. D sitting on the side, drinking some cola.
"Yes", Percy nodded. "What I saw there….it was beyond anything I've seen here. If not for everyone else, I won't be standing here right now."
"You just love to get into more trouble, don't ya kid?" Mr. D asked dryly.
"This is troubling news", Chiron noted. "The Gods are as concerned as we are here. There is no way to close the breaches as of now. All we can do is be careful, and hope any evil powers like this Xehanort do not find their way here."
Universe-208, Coruscant
"So, you had your trip then, eh Snips?" Anakin said, he and Ahsoka walking together, Obi-Wan on their other side.
"Yes Master", Ahsoka nodded. "And like I said, the power of darkness wielded by Xehanort dwarfed even Count Dooku's."
"That is quite concerning", Obi-Wan had to say. "First this Captain Rogers and Blade arrive in our world, and now you are transported to another, if briefly."
"We're unable to fully check the breaches due to the war", Anakin sighed.
"I think it'd be wise to try and make permanent allies of the good ones we meet", Obi-Wan finally said.
"Like Captain Rogers, Blade, and these Sora and Riku?" Anakin asked to clarify.
"Indeed, I believe such an alliance amongst many of us will be needed in the near future", Obi-Wan said grimly.
Earth-1
Andy finished listening as Alice told him everything, and looked ahead. "So, other worlds, huh? Constantine did warn me about those, sounds like trouble."
"Yeah, but I met Disney characters!" Alice said happily.
"At least that was a good thing", Andy noted, then turned back to Alice. "What you did there, alongside the rest to help Sora…that was very heroic. I couldn't be prouder."
"Thank you, Uncle Andy!" Alice said happily as she ran to him and hugged him, Andy hugging her back.
Earth-447, Scandinavia
Kratos and Mimir's head finished listening to everything Atreus had told them, looking very concerned.
"I do know there are other worlds, but this is my first time hearing of happenings in any of them", Mimir said grimly. "As if we didn't have enough things to worry about already."
"This Xehanort and his Organization….I believe they will be a threat", Kratos noted, looking ahead. "Perhaps even bigger than Zeus or Odin, considering what you tell me, son."
He looked down at Atreus, and there was pride in his eyes. "You have shown a warrior's honor in the battle, and your allies have done the same, boy."
That was as far as he went, but Atreus knew from someone like his father, this was high praise. Kratos then moved off, as Mimir told Atreus. "Making him proud, aren't you?"
Atreus just shared a look with him, giving him a nod of appreciation, then walked off too.
Earth-92, Sunnydale, Spike's crypt
Buffy arrived in the crypt, only to see Spike packing up supplies, to her shock.
"Where are you going?" Buffy inquired.
"I'm not really a good guy, Slayer, and you knew that", Spike told her as he turned to face her. "Let's just say…things happened that made me see that."
"I knew you were not a good guy, but why are you leaving?" Buffy asked.
"I want things to change", Spike simply said to her. "I said I'd do something over there, and then I thought about how you, the Nibblet, Willow and Tara would look at me if I did do it. Didn't really like it."
While he sounded casual, Buffy knew how he was feeling, and started. "Whatever you think you need to do-"
"I want to change, Buffy. Not just for you or the Nibblet. For me too. The people I met there….I wish to be more like them", Spike told her, their faces inches apart now, as they ended up kissing each other on the lips once more, closing their eyes, losing themselves into it.
Then they parted, breathless, as Buffy said. "Good luck."
"You're going to see a change", Spike assured her, as he walked towards his bike, hung the bag, and then started it. "See ya, Slayer."
And then, he rode away, as Buffy watched, realizing a minute later she had tears rolling down her cheeks.
Unknown location
A groan escaped the man from under his red cape. Pushing up to his hands and knees, he pulled the cape and his hair back to reveal the face of Thor, no worse for wear, except for the wide eyes staring at his surroundings. As far as the eye can see, a dark landscape with a strange purple light, sharp, curved rocks sprouting from the ground. Even with his own divine eyesight, Thor could only see the landscape go on forever.
"What kind of Hel did I end up in this time?"
A deep, guttural roar sounded in the distance. It caused the Avenger to slowly turn rotate his head around, and find he was surrounded on all sides, by a horde of monstrous creatures whose sizes ranged from humanoid, to bigger than giants. And they were all heading towards him.
"Oh."
Earth-1, Keystone City
"As you can see, Mr. Scofield, the entire building is vacant, all three floors-"
"I'll take it."
The real estate agent looked taken aback at the suddenness. "Do you not want to see the rest of the-"
"I've seen enough." Good location, near the center of Keystone, back door and alley, sewer system runs underneath, a view of the street with plenty of hackable cameras. Yep, Snart thought as he looked around the empty room, this would do. "My current living arrangements are in a dire need of changing."
"Surely they can't be that bad?"
Leonard gave the man a dull look. "I'm currently staying with my sister and business partner."
Credit where credit is due, the man seemed to understand the gravity of the situation. "I'll have papers drawn up immediately."
"Wonderful." Snart was genuinely happy, looking around the place one more. If things really are supposed to change, then needed a proper setup.
Now the next step: finding a place far away from Mick and Lisa.
Earth-199999
With the power wiped out across the globe, and the internet controlled by Ultron, any efforts to seize back control were met with utter failure by the governments of the world. Weapons of mass destruction were unleashed, and they could do nothing but watch and wait.
Except for the brave few who had the power and will to fight.
New York City, Avengers Tower
"Ms. Munroe, there's a cluster of warheads heading for Kashmir. Clint, the nuke heading for Rio should be right in front of you, two miles above. Can someone stop the missile heading for...thank you, Mr. Keller." Reed hunched over the computer on board the Fantasti-Car, his eyes and mind working miles a second, keeping track of everyone in the air, and every nuclear missile, guiding them to their designated target. Not only that, Mr. Fantastic tried to figure out a way to wrestle back control of the nukes from Ultron, but the AI was shutting him down every time he tried, which meant he also had to fight off attempts just to keep his computer alive. It was taxing. Tony was always the better multitasker, no matter how many times they debated on who was smarter, that they agreed on. His eyes widened when his screen noted the large, ascending body of a familiar aircraft carrier. "Um, we got a problem."
"Bigger than a nuclear apocalypse?!"
"Well that depends, Natasha, could Project Insight coming back to life be considered bigger?"
"...you mind repeating that?"
Reed's fingers were stretched out over several screens, his eyes kept on flickering to the nukes, their allies, and now the rising Helicarrier. "It's exactly as I said. We have a Helicarrier ascending, and fast. It's too big a target to just destroy."
"Well think, Mr. Fantastic!"
His foot elongated to wipe away the sweat permeating his brow, Reed's eyes scrolled through the list of who could possibly stop a fully armed air ship made by SHIELD. That's when he found the X-Jet, and one of the passengers. "Ms. Pryde. I'm in need of your assistance."
The X-Jet burst through the sky at speeds few other aircrafts on Earth could achieve. The fusion reactor ensured that when the lights went out, it still worked, along with help from Jones, AKA Network, using his technopathy to keep the Xavier School alive.
Rogue slowed down the X-Jet as she saw the massive form of the Helicarrier break through the clouds. "Guys, get ready."
"Get me closer." A pink skinned, green eyed Mutant, Blink, told their pilot, who reluctantly did, just as the turrets turned to them. "Now!" Blink threw her hand out into the cabin, a purple warp portal opened up just as Shadowcat ran and leapt through, immediately phasing through the flight deck until he landed in a hall. Looking both ways, the veteran X-Man started moving even as a doorway shut in front of her, only for the Mutant to phase through it.
"Okay, Dr. Richards, where to?"
Sokovia
Steve fired blaster bolts at Ultron as Tony fired his repulsors, Ultron creating a shield to block both, and then he returned fire, only for Hulk to charge through.
"FOR THOR!"
Ultron created a shield again, only to get punched a distance away before skidding to a halt. Its sensors picked up another presence before turning its head upwards.
"IT'S CLOBBERIN' TIME, TIN CAN!" The Thing roared as he crashed against the shield, which held up, but Ben smashed his fists down again, sending a shockwave that uprooted trees and sent them flying. Ben raised his fists again and brought them down just as hard, but stone met metal. Ben locked eyes with the glowing red optics of the machine, but glanced down as the mouth glowed brighter. A flash of red was all he saw before he felt his face burning, smoking coming from his head as his back hit the snow. He hastily pushed himself back to his feet, and was met by a metal fist driving into his cheek, then under his jaw before another one hit him center mass, a sonic boom came from the impact as Ben was sent careening through for forest and crashed into Strucker's base.
"RRRRRAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!" Ultron's head turned 180 degrees while the Hulk charged forth. Thin red beams shot from the machine's eyes and struck Hulk's eyes, slowing down his charge into a stumble before raising glowing hands, but before it could fire, a red blur tackled it into the snow, slamming metal on metal three times before Iron Man pulled back and fired a Unibeam. Ultron's arm raised in defense, resisting Tony's most powerful weapon before the weapon dissipated and the pissed off Hulk punched his fist into the machine's chest. It would have been sent flying had it not been for the anti-gravity thrusters halting its momentum.
From outside the AI's peripheral, Steve raised his blaster again when he saw it. The chest plate was dented by Hulk's oversized fist, but before the super soldier's eyes, the dent filled out, as if the damage was never done. "Tony, you see that?"
"Hard not to, Cap." He let loose a salvo of mini-missiles on the android while Hulk charged into the smoke, only to be blasted back, Tony having to swerve and fly up to avoid being hit. Scans hit up his HUD, slower than usual before without JARVIS. "Oh come on." Tony complained loudly before he was hit in the back. The plasma nearly burned through the armor to his body. Turning around, the genius fired back with repulsors that met a dome shield. "This bastard's shell is made of some kind of Adamantium alloy."
"What does that mean?" Steve waited until the shield dissipated so Ultron could fire a mouth blast that knocked away Hulk before throwing his shield. It bounced off the shell, gaining the machine's attention while the running Captain America caught the shield with the magnet and bashed against its chest. Ultron didn't move an inch before it thrusted it's fist out, so fast Steve did not even raise his shield in time before the metal punched his chest and sent him crashing against a tree, the force knocking it over and the wind out of Steve.
Ultron hovered over the down captain, its eyes glowing until the Iron Man crashed on top of it. "It means that whatever is fixing this bastard is also fixing one of the strongest man-made metals on Earth." Tony's gauntlet popped open with a laser ready, before Ultron's grip forced it to aim away, the forest being the unfortunate victim as dozens of trees were cut down. His free fist launched at Ultron's face only to be caught. What it did not calculate was the armor on the arms to latch onto its own limbs before the arc reactor fired point blank against the chest piece. Tony kept the intensity up even as the power levels started to drain, he thought he saw success when the AI's chest started to glow before its mouth fired a beam that struck his face directly. He felt the metal beginning to burn, an ironic change in positions before the armor on his arms was ripped away, a grip around his throat started to warp the suit and Stark found it hard to breath.
"Your efforts are futile." Ultron gloated as it prepared an eye beam, before something strong pulled on its leg, ripping the AI away as Hulk smashed Ultron's body to the ground, before picking it up and smashing it against the ground two more times, then raising his fist and pummeling against the head.
Tony grasped at his throat, the metal closed around it like a vice before he saw Steve run over, grab his helmet and rip it off. Taking in several breaths of life-giving air, he nodded his thanks to Steve before his eyes widened, and he tackled the Captain down before Hulk's flying body hit them. Turning their heads, the two Avengers saw a woozy, bleeding Hulk slowly get to his hands and knees.
"You are human. You tire, you experience pain. I have no such limitations. This world will be cleansed at last; the extinction has begun."
Steve stood tall, putting himself between Tony and the hovering Ultron. "You say that humanity is the problem, that we're violent, chaotic. How does that make you any different from us when you plan to kill us all?"
"Because I seek to rectify such flaws. Without organic life, there will be no conflict. No wars. No chaos. After 4.54 billion years, this world shall finally know order and peace, with your extinction."
Ultron raised a glowing hand, only for the roar of the Hulk to cause it to turn its head to the charging Green Goliath. Aiming its palm at the Hulk, Ultron's hand turned green, and suddenly a wave shot towards the Hulk that slowed him down, each step getting harder to take before his size began to reduce.
Before the shocked eyes of Captain America and Iron Man, the Hulk was forced back into Bruce Banner, who fell to his knees, glancing up at Ultron before his eyes rolled to the back of his skull, unconscious.
Moving before it could strike, Steve leapt up onto Ultron's back, firing the blaster into the gaps of the machine's armor, their flight becoming unsteady before the AI threw the soldier over its head and onto his back. Quickly rolling out of the way, Steve lashed out with a kick that was met with zero effect before spinning with the shield at its head, actually causing it turn with a strange CLANG sound from the two metals meeting, but Ultron turned it's red, empty optics back on Captain America. He raised his blaster again, only for the mechanical monster to grab his wrist and squeeze the now screaming Captain's wrist, releasing the blaster, and when he tried using his shield, Ultron ripped it off his arm and threw him away like trash.
With the Vibranium in its hand, Ultron's scanners studied the metal composition. Its integrity intrigued the AI, electing its usefulness as more than adequate for future needs.
"Humans are flawed." Steve breathed heavily as he pushed himself back to his feet. Ultron's head stayed fixed looking at the shield. "But that also allows us to grow. We learn from our mistakes. They help us become better; teach us we can do more. Even now, while you disregard us as a disease, men and women are joining forces to stop you."
"Despite the odds, it allows us to rise above them."
A missile was flying through the air, before a man in a uniform bearing the Union Jack suddenly appeared from behind, flying close enough to grab the combustion chamber and squeezed. An explosion took place, before a red, white, and blue blur flew through the smoke.
"Turns even the most unlikely of us into fighters."
A dark-skinned man with white paint marking his body raised his hands above a fire before the flames expanded upwards, towering over the man. In the skies above, missiles suddenly imploded.
"What you call chaotic, I call unique."
Twin beams of light shot through the air, destroying one missile after another at unrivalled speed. The light briefly took the shape of two similar looking people, a man and woman, before it raced off once more.
"It doesn't matter what you do."
A trail of fire raced across the sky, the source being, of all things, a motorcycle as it got closer to nuke. The rider was a flaming skeleton with a black charred skull and bubbling and singed leather jacket, cackling like a mad man before just one touch with its gloved hand created an explosion of Hellfire. The rider emerged and only drove faster through the atmosphere.
"They won't stop fighting for each other, which means I won't either. None of us will." Captain America declared to the unmoving AI.
It stayed still, like a stone that stood on air. "Irrelevant." Until its hand flicked the shield back to Steve, barely catching the rim, but unable to resist the force that sent him skidding back in the snow, or stop himself from clutching his chest in pain. "The governments of Earth possess over 12,000 nuclear warheads, not including other various types of weapons of mass destruction. Theoretically, if your allies destroy 70% of the arsenal flying towards their strategically marked targets, humanity would be devastated by the fallout of radiation, severely affecting all organic life. The human race will not die in a day, but will face a slow, painful extinction, like so many species before it. No electricity, no technology, no food, no water. All will perish. Order will prevail."
"Prevail this, scrapheap!" Ultron's sensors detected too late an invisible force that sent the machine flying away from the Avenger. Space shimmered, and Steve looked up to find Ben suddenly appear before him. The former airman winked at the soldier before leaping after the AI. Grunting to his feet, Steve managed to not stumble the first few steps before Susan appeared next to him.
"Stuff like this makes me reconsider the whole superhero thing." Sue said lightly as she helped Steve over to where Tony hovered over Banner's body.
"That makes two of us." The joke made the Invisible Woman smile before Steve turned his attention back to the distance, where trees were falling and the ground shook. "Ultron's taking everything we've got, and throwing it back at us."
"We need to shut him down, but the only way to do that is to get online." Tony told the Captain as he checked his wrist, a bracelet with a red light beginning to blink at a faster pace by the minute. "I need to get in touch with Reed but it'll take a minute."
"Make it half a minute. Until then, stay with Bruce." Steve's order was met with a nod of acceptance before turning to the Fantastic Four member. "You ready?"
"Nope."
"Good." Steve nodded as Susan created a platform underneath them and flew toward the fight.
"Neither am I."
New York City, Avengers Tower
"Yes, Kitty, pull the-no Sunspot, turn back to the Paris missile, it's closer and-Wind Dancer try to divert it up-yes! Storm the Nile-" Reed let out an audible growl. There was so much to focus on, and only one him with a computer only half as strong as what he needed. One red blip on his screen had his eyes widen. He tried to find the closest flyer, which nearly made him cry, but beggars can't be choosers. "Johnny, fly north-"
"Which way is that?"
"Turn left!" Oh he wanted to pull out his hair at this point. "And keep flying. Ultron's targeted the Global Seed Vault!"
"...I'm supposed to save a bunch of plants?"
"Just go to Norway and stop the missile!"
"Alright, geez, but shouldn't Snowman-"
"Iceman!"
"-do that since, you know, Norway, cold."
That's it, Reed is telling Sue. She'll kill Johnny this time. "He's a thousand miles away!"
"Just a suggestion-"
"Suggestion?! SUGGESTION?! WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO GIVE SUGGESTIONS WHEN ONE OF US IS DIRECTING A GLOBAL EFFORT TO SHOOT DOWN, SHUT DOWN, AND LOCK DOWN EVERYTHING THERE IS TO SAVE THE WORLD! So just. Fucking. FLY!" Reed panted and slumped back in his seat. Yep, he's gonna go grey before this was all over. He just knows it.
Thankfully, Johnny wisely shut up, and no one else spoke up. Mr. Fantastic took the time to make sure that there was no nuke dangerously close to their target. Thankfully, Johnny, Rhodey, Sam Wilson, the Avengers, X-Men, and several unknowns that Reed has never been happier not knowing have stopped many of the more alarmingly close missiles, but there were still so many. He hoped the others fighting Ultron were having an easier time.
One of the Fantasti-Car's screens turned red. Reed groaned, he didn't believe in fate, God, or anything like that, but somehow, he knew, he jinxed them all. Stretching his head closer, Reed's eyes widened in alarm. "Okay, new problem, people! We have a weaponized satellite turning to-" Whatever words that would have left the scientist stopped when, as soon as the alert appeared, it went away.
"Richards! Richards, what's going on?"
"It just...shut down." Reed whispered in shock, before something else appeared on his screen, and he didn't believe his eyes.
Sokovia
"Come on, come on, baby." Tony muttered as he laid Banner's unconscious body next to Thor's hammer. He tried to avoid staring at it, the thing just reminded him...he didn't want to look at it. Luckily for Tony, he didn't have to, what he was waiting for just arrived. "That's it." Several mismatched armor pieces flew towards Tony, attached to his arms and over his armor, arms, chest, and finally, the helmet from the Mark XLII. He added a feature he never thought he would use into the Mark XLV, the ability to integrate other armor pieces to its own. Never thought it'd come in handy like this, Tony thought to himself. "Stay safe, buddy. We'll be back soon, if we don't die." Parting with that grim humor, Tony's thrusters flared and launched him to the battle. His mind was focused when something blipped on his HUD.
"Tony, we have a plan."
"Who's we, Reed?"
"That would be me, sir."
Tony threw up his repulsors and stopped midway from the battle site.
"JARVIS?"
Island M
"They're popping off as many as they can, but they still got a long way to go." Sage warned Magneto
The Brotherhood leader watched as the heroes, Mutant or not, flew around the world, destroying mankind's weapons of mass destruction, while others fought with the metal man itself. Within Sokovia of all places. Erik was thankful he took Pietro and Wanda with him when he did.
"Power's still out, and from what I can tell, world leaders are more clueless than usual." Ms. Frost informed the elder Mutant.
"No great change there." Erik quipped. He watched as more missiles were extinguished, more powers revealed themselves, though it was a question of who were evolved, and who were trying to be Mutants.
"Gateway says the fight with Ultron itself is not going well."
"I thought he didn't talk." Pietro questioned the blonde woman he has tried to flirt with, only to be shot down numerous times already, as his sister liked to remind him.
"On the contrary, he does, in his own way." Magneto said vaguely before folding his arms behind his back and made to leave. However, his daughter had other ideas.
"Did we cause this?" She asked with a shake in her voice. She wanted Stark to pay, but she did not want the world to die!
Erik laid a hand on Wanda's shoulder. "Whether you did or not, it matters little." He said simply before passing her. Feeling far from assured Wanda whirled around.
"Is that it?" Erik did not stop walking. "You said we are supposed to inherit this world, yet you want us to sit back and do nothing?! I know you can stop this."
"You're right, I can."
"Then why don't you?!"
A sigh left the best friend and rival of Charles Xavier. Turning back, he noted the grave expressions of the other Brotherhood Mutants in the room, for they learned not to question his authority. Still, Wanda was his daughter, and Erik did not wish to alienate his child. "Wanda, while I welcome your aid with open arms, when it comes to the safety of our people, my word is law. I say we do nothing, for I believe there is no need to do anything."
"What makes you so sure?"
"Oh you can call it experience, faith," Erik turned his back on her and the others, a hint of a playful smile on his lips, "and maybe an ounce of curiosity."
Sokovia
Sue threw her arms forward, and several saws launched at Ultron. Red energy blasts destroyed them, except for one that lodged in its shoulder, exposing circuitry before the mouth beam destroyed the saw, and the damage was repaired. Retaliating, Ultron's hands and mouth fired powerful red beams that forced Sue, and her shield against a wall of the research base. The punishment didn't stop, and Susan was getting crushed by her own powers.
"You ready, Cap?" Ben checked with the Avenger who nodded in the rock man's grip.
"Fire away."
The Thing did just that, hurling the Super Soldier at high speed, his shield held out as Ultron got closer until the edge of the Vibranium knocked the AI out of the air. Pulling the shield close, Steve hit a wall and his body punched through it in the fall. Exhaustion was starting to set in, his chest ached, his wrist was no doubt broken, but Steve had to push on. Ben's screams were what pushed him to act faster and nearly jump through the hole he made before Tony flew up, his armor being of silver arms with different shades of red and a touch of gold on one of the hands, a bigger arc reactor, and a different helmet.
"Cap, we have an idea to shut down Ultron."
"Better make it fast." Steve looked down past Tony and saw Susan make a shield containing the machine, but he knew it wouldn't last long.
"It's quite simple, yet risky, sir." Steve's head whipped up.
"JARVIS?"
"J managed to hide himself before Ultron "deleted" him, bounced from the internet, my armors-"
"How do we shut it down?"
Tony quickly shut up and focused. "JARVIS is the only one that can fight Ultron in the digital world. He'll act as a virus and cut off Ultron from the net, everything. We detonate the nukes, shut down everything Ultron has, including the molecular rearranger keeping the thing intact."
"We can barely get close to him as it is." With anxious energy, Steve looked down as the metal monster broke free of the prison and looked up at them. "This is gonna take a miracle."
Miles away from the research base, Banner's eyes fluttered open. His whole body ached, he felt drained, and that's exactly what Ultron did. It drained the gamma from the Hulk, forced the big guy to turn back. Bruce didn't think that was possible, Hulk was like a walking gamma reactor, there was too much to absorb, or so they thought. He pushed his bare back against the bark of the tree to stand up. Hulk needed to come back out. They needed everyone they could get, and as he thought that, his eyes looked to the hammer of the only guy Hulk considered a challenge since Abomination.
Thor.
Emotion welled up in Banner, emotion he intended to use before something caught his eye.
The head of the hammer suddenly gained a symbol before the entire weapon glowed blue. Bruce felt a chill as the winds picked up, and thunder sounded above, then came the lightning. Striking down around the hammer, Banner watched as the electricity was absorbed into Mjolnir and seemingly released above it in a bright display that Baner had to cover his eyes.
Risking a glance, Banner lowered his arm, and dropped it in shock. Coming out of the portal, his hair and beard longer, parts of his armor destroyed, the chainmail sleeves gone over the left arm but covered just above the bicep on the right, and his usually resplendent cape replaced by black furred one.
Thor's body cackled with electricity that matched the fury in his gaze as he locked eyes with his depowered comrade.
"Where. Is. Ultron?"
Captain America, the Invisible Woman, and the Thing stood frozen, the skin of the former two turning pale and their veins exposed from strain, while Iron Man was held down by intense waves of gravity. The pressure caused the ground beneath him to crack, yet his head was angled in a way that let him see his friends get frozen by the high-pitched sonic frequency of the sonic taser. A machine Tony made sure to destroy and wipe from record, but the algorithm must have brought back from the dead, or Ultron found it somewhere. Either way, they were helpless.
Until something fast, strong, and blue struck down the AI, sending it crashing through an entire side of the base. The four of them immediately found the ability to breathe again, Tony the first to look up as disbelief and hope filled him.
"Thor."
The Asgardian God called back his glowing hammer as a storm boomed above, lightning flashing as bright as the eyes of the Thunderer.
"Ultron. We would have words with thee."
Pushing itself back into the air, the AI stumbled from its damaged limbs and torso.
"Error. Contradicting data. The entity known as Thor was disintegrated. Solution- resolve contradiction."
As it spoke, its body was repaired too.
With that, Ultron fired a red beam at Thor, who let out a mighty roar and countered with a lightning beam of his own, the two beams clashing, trying to overpower each other, as sometimes Thor pushed back, and other times, Ultron pushed back.
Eventually, Thor's lightning beam overpowered Ultron's beam, hitting it and sending it flying back, and then Thor flew down, striking it hard with Mjolnir, sending him crashing down, causing the Earth to shake while a crater was formed, the AI badly damaged.
But they had no time to breathe a sigh of relief, for it immediately repaired itself and flew back up, and before Thor could react, it fired a powerful beam, striking Thor and sending him flying up into the sky.
Taking the opportunity, Tony flew at Ultron from behind as the hidden blades from the Silver Centurion armor parts stabbed into the gaps in the armor, inserting JARVIS in Ultron's moment of weakness, finding it freezing up. "Give 'em Hell, buddy."
New York City, Avengers Tower
Reed kept communicating between the teams, and almost considered praying for the plan to work. That's when the screens lit up. Ultron was out. Fingers extending and blurring over the keys, Reed hacked back into the database as the power returned to the world, and pressed detonate.
Leverage HQ.
In front of Eliot, Parker and Hardison, the base came back to life, lights flashing around, while the computers came back up too.
"What just happened?" Parker asked no one in particular.
"The thing has been beaten", Hardison realized.
"Finally." Eliot sighed in relief, knowing the Avengers and any other capes must have had a hand in this.
The Bus
The entire base had gone offline, hanging in the air due to some reserves of power, losing which it would crash to the ground, but at that moment, it all came back to life, as Coulson and Daisy Johnson sighed in relief.
Daisy found her laptop back in her control too, as she typed in some stuff. "I'm back in."
"What's happening?" Coulson asked her.
"That thing that was causing this seems to be going down, and the Helicarrier is back under our control too."
Coulson closed his eyes, thankful to all those who'd stopped this thing.
Around the world, every weapon Ultron had taken for its campaign exploded harmlessly in the sky. Those brave enough to be out would look up see how close they were to the end, before, like a flick of a switch, light returned to the people.
New York City, Avengers Tower
Reed dropped into his seat, exhausted mentally and physically, to the point his limbs sagged. "Okay, I need a vacation."
Sokovia
"I've had enough of machines!"
Thor flew at Ultron, which was shutting down, and with a roar, slammed his hammer on its left arm, breaking it off.
"Now we end this machine!"
With another roar, he hit it on the face, caving its head in.
Then, he reached out his hand, and ripped open Ultron's chest, before ripping out the power source at the center.
The Mind Stone.
Keeping it away, Thor decided he had to be sure. So, he grabbed both the arm and the body, then spun his hammer before flying up as fast as the lightning he commanded, and then he hurled the machine towards the sun.
It was over.
With that, Thor descended back down where the rest had crumbled, Sue against Ben, Tony's helmet retracted, and Steve leaning against a wall. "Ultron."
Thor shook his head. "Gone." Immediately, waves of relief hit their body. Steve let out a breath he didn't realize he was holding, when a large body stood before him. He looked up and found Thor offering his hand.
"What did you do, take a nap?" Steve joked as he took the hand, and let the smiling Asgardian raise him up.
"Well, looking this good takes time." Thor laughed and Steve did too before clutching his ribs and remembering the damage from the battle.
"You're gonna have to tell us how you got the new look." Ben said from his place on the ground.
"That is a long story, with not enough drinks."
Tony raised his hand. "I can fix that."
One month later, Avengers Compound
It took a month to recover from Ultron's attack. Some did so quickly, others did not fare as well. The blackouts caused chaos, and the weak were preyed upon, but even in those moments, hope bloomed, and there were those willing to fight even when the fate of the world was at stake. It was these thoughts that Steve kept in mind as he looked at the new facility Tony bestowed upon the Avengers.
"Careful, Cap." Steve turned to see Nick Fury in all his eye patched glory. "Stress could give a man of your age a heart attack."
"I think I'll survive." Looking back across the grounds beyond the window, Steve felt Fury join him. "At first, we looked to the threats in this world, then we learned that threats exist in the rest of the Universe. Next, we learn that there's more than just one Universe. Finally, we're back to concerning ourselves with what else our own world could throw at us."
"What a time to live in." Fury commented as he understood Steve's meaning. Despite everything, more enemies are around the corner, and they usually can't tell where. From Earth, Space, or the Multiverse, it doesn't matter, there's still a lot they have to do.
"When you first brought us together, did you ever think we'd get here?"
Fury shook his head. "Never in my wildest dreams. But what I knew for certain," Fury glanced at Captain America, "I'd have a hell of a team." With a small pat on the shoulder, the once Director of SHIELD left the Man out of Time to his musings.
Later
Thor was walking forth, Steve and Tony on either side of him.
"Still want to tell us what happened over wherever you were sent off to?" Tony inquired kindly.
"It was Hel." Thor's face was grim, and they knew not to press it. Not to mention, he had recently broken up with Jane as well, having realized it would not work in the long-term, since their lives were on very different paths now, and he had too many responsibilities. She deserved someone who could love her without all of this, so both could lead happy lives.
It had hurt them both, but it had to be done, and would be for the best in the long run.
"Well, we're here if you want to talk", Steve assured him.
"I know, which is why I am going to miss these talks of ours. I trust all of you to safekeep the Mind Stone."
"Well, maybe you don't need to leave", Tony said as they walked outside now.
Thor wanted to stay with his team, his friends, but he couldn't right now.
"I have no choice. The Mind Stone is the fourth of the Infinity Stones to show up in the last few years. That's not a coincidence. Someone has been playing an intricate game and has made pawns of us. But once all these pieces are in position..."
"Triple Yahtzee?" Tony supplied.
Steve asked him. "You think you can find out what's coming?"
"I do." Thor referred to Stark. "Besides this one, there's nothing that can't be explained." He raised Mjolnir as the Bifrost appeared, taking Thor back to Asgard, while the Bifrost faded away, having burnt a sigil on the grass where Thor had stood.
"That man has no regard for lawn maintenance", Tony groaned jokingly as he walked to his car. "I'm gonna miss him though. And you're gonna miss me. There's gonna be a lot of manful tears."
They were near Tony's car now as Steve said genuinely. "I will miss you, Tony."
"Yeah? Well, it's time for me to take a break for now. Just spend some time with Pepper, somewhere alone, just us."
Steve nodded. "The simple life."
Tony assured him. "You'll get there one day."
Steve was unsure. "Family, stability, I don't know if it's possible for someone like me."
Tony smirked as he opened his car. "Guess you'll need to find the right girl. Maybe a redhead, they're always great fun. Trust me." Steve shook his head before the genius billionaire got serious. "You alright?"
"I'm home."
He knew it now, after having seen the Howling Commandos, and deciding not to go with them, he knew.
That time used to be home. All of them used to be home.
But now this, this was home. The Avengers were home.
Natasha was home.
Steve shook hands with Tony, and he went into his car, driving it away while Steve watched.
A while later, Steve walked inside, finding Natasha, Clint and Banner waiting for him.
"Everything set up?"
"On your go, Cap."
Steve and the others walked through the doors, finding Rhodey and Sam waiting in front of a holographic console.
Smiling at the two men, Steve pushed a button as the image of the globe came up, and pictures and footage of extraordinary men and women was shown.
"Let's get to work."
This was another long one, but its finally finished now.
The young Heroes helped save Sora from Master Xehanort and his Organization XIII, and hope all their contributions were enjoyed. At this point, most of them are weaker than Young Xehanort, in fact, if not for Riku, even together, they'd have lost to him, but their teamwork with Riku prevailed.
The only ones out of these who can eventually beat Young Xehanort are Goku from end of Saiyan Saga onwards and Ben from 'Ultimate Alien' onwards (unless he uses Alien X during the 'Alien Force' time period). The rest can't ever beat him by themselves.
They weren't needed to wake Sora up IMO, and hope the interactions between them all were enjoyed.
The hooded Organization XIII members who fought were Marluxia (he'd the scytche), Larxene (she used lightning) and Luxord (he used his cards).
And now, they're named Young Legends, and they will team up once more before story's end.
Thanks a lot to gussygus28 for his help with this plot's outline once more.
Meanwhile, Oliver and Sara didn't fall into Prometheus' trap in 5x9, but Mei is dead. RIP to her. This was inspired by Stand with Ward and Queen's 'A new age for the League of Assassins' so thank you to him.
Oliver hasn't let Prometheus get into his head but he wants to stay alone for a bit.
Meanwhile, Snart decides to get a new place.
While in the MCU Earth, the Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men and many other superheroes went up against Ultron and his attack. Hope the fight against him was enjoyed, including the EMH elements.
I know, many superheroes not seen before have shown up, but this is basically me making the MCU like the DCAU, as there, by the time of JL/JLU, many superheroes were showing up, having been around for a while, and it showed how things are happening in this Universe in the background, so its the same for MCU. Speaking of, finally finished re-watching DCAU, and still a phenomenal franchise, and 'Epilogue' is a near-perfect end to it. The franchise isn't perfect and has its flaws, and there are some things I'd do differently, especially in the later Seasons of 'Batman Beyond', but all in all, an amazing franchise that sets the standard for superhero animations and even superhero adaptations in general.
And here, it all ended in the forest where it had begun.
Yes, Wanda and Pietro didn't join AOU's plot properly, and Vision was never born here so far, but will they join the Avengers? And Vision be born? These questions will be answered in time.
What happened with Thor shall be shown in flashbacks later, but his power has risen and he is closer to his EMH power level. Not exactly there but close to it.
I found Thor/Jane fine in the first film but the 2nd one killed it for me so I broke them up, and it was pointless in the long run really.
Now Thor has gone to do some research, and Tony has taken a break, while Steve, Natasha, Clint and Banner shall recruit more superheroes to make 'Avengers Unlimited', LOL!
Thanks a lot to Brainstorm Sorcerer for writing down the Snart bit and the AOU stuff, really couldn't have done it at all without him, he did a lot for this chapter, so thanks a lot once more buddy, much appreciated.
Hope all enjoyed and see you all next time with another chapter.
