Ventus, Terra, Aqua, Vor, Urd, Hermod, Bragi, Mickey, Minnie, Oswald, and Ortensia burst out of the Academy's front doors to see Several Nobodies and Unversed wrecking the town below.
Primarily there were Dusks and Floods on the Nobody and Unversed sides respectivley who were just chipping away at the stones and trampling on flowers. But there were Berserker, Assassin, Dancer, and Gambler Nobodies, as well as Scrapper and Bruiser Unversed pounding on the buildings, breaking into houses and scaring citizens away.
"These little pricks are just so fucking irritating." Aqua grumbled.
"I know." Vor agreed. "I mean, I just met these enemies and I see how irritating they are."
"They're too much for us to take on; just the Eleven of us." Mickey pointed out. "Let's at least take out the ones attacking the town first 'cause the people down there need more defending."
"Good point." Hermod nodded. "But what of the Academy?"
"Duh, It's an academy of Keyblade Wielders." A voice came behind them. "We can leave defending the school to them."
They turned to see Lea, Isa, and Myde hurry up to them.
"You guys made it!" Ventus exclaimed. "Come on, Guardians and co," he turned to the Academy Quartet. "Let's rumble!"
With that the Fourteen Wielders leaped into the fray.
Little did they know that Vanitas was sitting on the rooftop sipping a soda in his hands.
"All according to plan," He grinned.
The Town Square below was a total disaster.
As citizens fled from the creatures attacking their town, assaulting them or their loved ones or destroying their property, the Guardians and students reached the center and took in the surrounding Unversed.
"HEY YOU FUCKING COCK-HEADS!" Urd shrieked.
All eyes turned to her and the Guardians.
"Don't you know it's rude to attack the innocent?!" She snarled.
"Yeah!" Hermod agreed. "I mean who you shitters think you are?! Picking on these poor defenseless people! It's unsightly!"
All the creatures turned their attention to the Guardians.
"Well not that we've got their attention, let's give 'em a show." Bragi smirked.
"I like it!" Vor cheered.
"Let's kick some ass," Oswald smirked.
Ventus summoned Treasure Trove, Terra summoned Fairy Stars, Aqua summoned Stroke of Midnight, Lea summoned Frolic Flame, Mickey summoned Kingdom Key W./Star Cluster, Minnie summoned Royal Radiance/Crown Unlimit, Oswald summoned Classic Tone, Ortensia summoned Skull Noise and the Academy Students summoned their Wayfinde Keyblades.
Before Myde could summon his sitar, Aqua turned to him.
"How was the Training session? Can you summon your Keyblade yet?" She asked.
Myde shook his head 'no.'
"I see." Aqua sighed.
She extended her hand to Myde and chanted 'Fusegu.'
In a bright blue flash, her Brightcrest Keychain appeared in his hands.
"Maybe you need a real challenge with using one." She suggested. "Use it for this battle and see where it takes you."
"Ok." Myde nodded.
This gave Lea an Idea as he turned to Isa.
"Hey Is'." He called out. "To hope there are no hard feelings between us-"
He did what Aqua did and cast his hand forward to his friend.
"Fusegu!" He chanted.
In a flash of light, The Lunar Eclipse Keyblade appeared in Isa's hands.
"Lea," Isa breathed. "This...I...thanks...I guess."
"Don't sweat it." Lea smiled.
With that, Isa and Myde readied their temporary Keyblades and joined their fellow Guardians against the Nobodies and Unversed.
[Battle Music: The 13th Reflection: KH 2.5]
Party Members
Ventus
Terra
Aqua
Lea
Isa
Myde
Mickey
Minnie
Oswald
Ortensia
Assistants
Vor
Urd
Hermod
Bragi
Information: Defend Scala ad Caelum from the Nobodies and Unversed
Terra attacked first by leaping up in the air and slamming Fairy Starts into the ground causing several boulders to shoot upward and knock a few Floods back. One lunged at him but he was able to slash it back with his weapon, a second lunged at him from a side but he punched it down. Suddenly several of them appeared and tackled him down on all sides pinning him down, but Terra channeled his Earth and Dark magic into a powerful surge that blasted them off as he activated his Critical Impact Style Change to slash back any enemies coming his way.
Ven leaped forward and slashed a Dusk down with Treasure Trove then sprang back and cut another down. Three slashed their claws rapidly at him but he held up his Keyblade to block their attacks before cutting them down. As several more Scrappers surrounded him, Ven held his Keyblade back and performed a wind-charged spinning attack to send them flying back before he used a Thunder Surge to ram down the ones in front of him. He turned his attention to a few more Dusks behind him. He held his Keyblade close to his chest as he activated his Fever Pitch Style Change to rapidly strike at them.
Aqua cartwheeled out of the way of a Gambler's Card Toss and leaped over a Bruiser's charging at her. She was suddenly knocked off guard by a second Bruiser's hip attack. On the ground she looked to see a Gambler perform a spinning attack towards her. Acting fast, She pointed Stroke of Midnight directly at them and used the time bomb spell on them before blowing them away with an Aeroga spell causing them to explode midair. As she saw several Assassin Nobodies coming her way she activated Spellweaver to telepathically direct her Keyblade all around her to knock them back.
Myde leaped back against a Dancer before thrusting Brightcrest forward to try and eliminate it. However, to his surprise, it dodged the thrust with grace, grabbed him by the collar and spun around, tossing him back into a group of more dancers. Thinking Quickly, Myde dodge-rolled past the horde, pointed Brightcrest forward, and cast a Waterga spell to wash away the Nobodies he used to command.
Lea formchanged Frolic Flame into his chakrams and flung that at a Berserker Nobody, after reforming his Keyblade he jumped over a hammer slam and performed a Crawling Fire spell to immolate it. Isa swung Lunar Eclipse at an Assasain and parried its rapid retaliating stabs. Suddenly he heard a shout of pain. He turned to see Lea be slammed into him, via a Berserker's ram. Both men tumbled to the ground. They looked at each other and their cheeks heated up at once as Lea scrambled off of Isa.
"S-sorry." Lea muttered.
"It's OK..." Isa shrugged. "Are you OK, though?"
"I-i'm fine," Lea muttered, not aware to the Berserker leaping up high in the air preparing to swing its hammer down.
Isa noticed this and gasped before scrambling to his feet.
"Huh?" Lea turned to see Isa quickly lock blades with the Nobody the latter used to command.
Isa channeled his strength with a Zero Graviga spell to send it (and some surrounding assassins flying).
Lea smirked at his BFF, "I see where you're heading."
He sprang up in the air, with Frolic Flame and cast Mega flare to obliterate the Nobodies both he and his friend used to command.
Lea landed and he and Isa shared a Hi-Five.
"Nice moves." Isa grinned.
"Thanks." Lea smirked.
They saw some Scrappers coming their way and charged into the fray.
Mickey and Oswald fought side by side slashing enemies back
Mickey used a Holy Spell to cream a Scrapper while Oswald used Dark Firaga to repel three Floods.
They then ran around in a circle
At that moment, several Dancers were...well dancing around them.
"Whaddya say, Brotherly Faith?" Oswald asked.
"Brotherly Faith." Mickey nodded.
Both Toon brothers jumped in the air, Kingdom Key W./Star Cluster and Classic Tone held out in front of them. They spun around, firing multiple spells at the Dancers.
"Give us Strength!" shouted Mickey.
"It's over!" Shouted Oswald.
The two performed a rapid flurry of attacks. They then rapidly stabbed the Dancers with their Keyblades before launching Pearlza spells from their palms.
They then stood back to back and released sparkles from their blades that firmed a cyclone of Orange and Indigo light before releasing multicolored shooting stars.
"LIGHT!" They both shouted.
Their Keyblades floated side by side in energy orbs that reeled in the remaining Dancers before exploding.
The brothers landed on the ground and grabbed their Keyblades as they returned to their grasps.
Upon seeing this, Minnie and Ortensia smirked at each other.
"Should we do it too?" Minnie smirked at Ortensia.
"Sisterly Love? You bet!" Ortensia grinned.
They turned their attention to a nearby Bruiser accosting a little girl and charged forward. They jumped into the air and fired a series of light orbs. They then landed on the ground dead center of their enemies and blasted them away with a pillar of light.
"Together!" Shouted Minnie.
"I'm ready!" Ortensia agreed.
The Toon Ladies stood back to back as they began to spin around. Royal Radiance/Crown Unlimit and Skull Nose slashing away the Gamblers and Assassins that came near them. The spinning grew faster as they held their Keyblades up.
"LIGHT!" The shouted
The Pillar of light exploded as it engulfed the enemies.
The Toons landed to the ground and helped the Girl up.
"Are you OK?" Minnie asked.
"The girl nodded."
"Get somewhere safe." Ortensia told her.
The girl conceded and ran off in another direction.
Vor faced off against a Gambler. As a Gambler threw several cards at her, she used Flower Shoot to burn right through them and sent him sprawling to the ground. She proceeded to use Ballonra to stun it as well as the ones charging up to her from behind it. She then charged forward and used Sparkga to obliterate them.
Hermod used a Magnet Spiral technique to draw in several Floods before sending them flying off in all directions, once he saw a few survivors recover, he coated his Keyblade in a wind aura before tossing it at them to finish them off. Once that was taken care of, he charged into Three Scrappers with a sliding dash.
Urd proceeded to use several spells to dispose of her enemies. She used a Blizzaga to blast back a Berserker, A Triple Plasma on a Bruiser, and repelled the rest with a Sleepra spell before inflicting Time Bombs on them to obliterate them.
Bragi was accosted by a Dancer Nobody who swung towards him but he leapt over it allowing it to crash into bushes. A Gambler threw cards at him but he cast up a Silver Force Field to repel them. As Several Dusks neared him, he used a barrier surge to lunge at them and knock them down like bowling pins.
The Wayfinder Trio, still under the effects of their Style Changes grouped up to finish the remainder of the enemies.
"Let's end this!" Ventus told his friends who both nodded.
Ven was the first to charge forward striking forward with a four-hit combo, ending with him cutting five slash marks of light into the ground to get his foes to slide back.
Aqua was next, she glided across the battlefield, twirling around gracefully while she formed an Ice Crystal above her head with her Keyblade, which harmed the enemies that got in her range. After a while, she thrust her Keyblade up, causing the crystal to shatter and send the enemies flying into the air.
Finally, Terra finished the job, jumping in the air and then slamming his Keyblade into the ground, generating a small explosion destroying what was left of the creatures.
[The 13th Reflection Ends]
The Fourteen of them were panting by the end of it as they dismissed their weapons.
"Is that all of them?" Myde asked.
"I think so." Vor nodded. "In this area at least. Anyways, let's head back to the Academy. They might need our help."
They turned and bolted back, the Academy Quartet being ahead of the group.
Suddenly Four Dusks appeared causing them all to gasp.
"More of these jerks!?" Urd complained.
"Wait," Isa narrowed his eyes. "Only four? Something's up."
Before anyone could do anything the Dusks shot forward towards the Academy Students.
Bragi was able to cast up a small barrier to repel the one coming to him but the other three coiled around Vor, Urd, and Hermod pinning their arms and legs together.
"Guys!" Bragi exclaimed as he forced the Dusk coming to him off his shield.
"Let them go!" Myde demanded.
"I'm afraid that's not an option." A Posh-accented voice rang out.
Luxord stepped out of a Corridor of Darkness playing with his cards.
"Luxord." Lea seethed. "Here for a rematch, I take it?"
"Oh, Lea." Luxord teased. "You know me so-o well."
"So that's a 'Yes.'" Aqua sneered.
"Yes AND No." Luxord affirmed, "I'm merely on a mission that Master Xehanort assigned to me."
"I take it Vanitas is here with you?" Ventus asked scathingly. "Otherwise the Unversed wouldn't be here."
"He is." The Gambler of Fate grinned. "In fact, he's carrying out part of our said mission right now,"
"And what would that be?" Oswald demanded.
"Aside from plunging this world into Darkness, he also told me to distract you so that Vanitas could kidnap one of the Students here."
Everyone gasped.
"Which one?" Hermod asked, nervous of the truth.
"Well aside from him also demanding that we bring the four of you to him, he also said something about a sensitive-hearted white-haired boy."
"Wait, you mean Baldr?" Terra exclaimed.
"If that's what his name is then Yes." Luxord nodded. "Master Xehanort said his heart was sensitive to what it could feel inside the Hearts of others and that's what invited Darkness within it. Xehanort wanted us to bring that Darkness out of him to make him one of our new recruits.
The Guardians were in horror at this.
"No, stay away from Baldr you big meanie!" Vor complained.
"Not a chance, Sunshine." Luxord taunted as he turned to her, Urd and Hermod. "Besides, Master Xehanort will be expecting you four-" He stopped when he noticed the restrained trio. "Wait...One...two...Three...where's the fourth?"
"Over here sucker!" Bragi waved over at Luxord before slashing him across the chest causing him to stumble back.
The Gambler of Fate snarled at Bragi.
"Why you little-" He snapped his fingers and at once, the Auburn was surrounded by Several Gambler Nobodies.
"Bring him to me!" He demanded.
Before the Gamblers could do anything, The Treasure Trove Keyblade, coated in wind, soared through the air and cut one of them down.
"What?" Luxord exclaimed in anger.
Several small Ice Crystals shot forward and took down a few more of the Gamblers.
Finally, a Boulder erupted from the group and finished off the last one.
Luxord turned to see the Wayfinder Trio with their Keyblades drawn out, and fierce glares on their faces
"BRAGI! RUN!" Ventus cried.
"Hah! As if I'd let you!" Luxord snarled as he turned back and flung some of his cards at the Student only for them to be deflected with a Barrier.
"As if I'd let you, not let me run!" Bragi taunted.
"JUST GO!" Hermod shouted. "Save Baldr!"
"But what about-" Bragi asked his three friends.
"HURRY!" The trio shouted.
Bragi nodded nervously and sprinted off towards the Academy leaving behind a seething Luxord.
"Ugh, That one, but he'll get his (1)." He grumbled. He turned to Vor, Urd, and Hermod. "Well, looks like Master Xehanort will just have to settle with just the three of you. And if we have time, we'll go back for that fourth one. Come on, let's g-"
"Not so fast!" Lea shouted.
Luxord turned around. "Yes?"
"You seriously think we're going to let you invade this world and kidnap these innocent students?!" Isa scolded.
"Well, Yeah." Luxord taunted. "It's what we do."
"Well, we're not going to stand for that!" Minnie scolded. "Let them go now!
"Or do we have to take them back by force?" Oswald demanded.
A grin came over Luxord's face.
"I see you want to play after all." He spoke. "Very well." He moved closer to the ten of them.
"If we win, you give us Vor, Urd, and Hermod back! And if we lose you keep them!" Ventus snarled. "Or is surrendering them not an option for you?"
"Hmm." Luxord put a hand to his chin as he thought aloud. "Master Xehanort did state that kidnapping those four students outside Baldr was a smaller priority, so I won't be betting anything too important..." He looked back up. "Very well! We shall bet these three Academy Students as our prize."
He snapped his fingers and giant cards moved around the restrained Academy Trio before clearing to reveal they vanished.
"If you win they're free to go. You lose and they are mine." He smirked.
"Done." Aqua narrowed her eyes.
"Oh, and just for good measure..." Luxord snapped his fingers again.
Five Giant Cards appeared behind them and sucked in the five closest Guardians: Those being Lea, Isa, Oswald, Minnie, and Ortensia.
Luxord then waved his hand the cards floated backwards and stuck themselves against the wall.
"Just so I'm not overpowered." He responded as he was met with the remaining Guardians glares. "With your party halved, I'd say we even things out."
The remaining Guardians proceeded to re-summon their weapons. Ventus switched Treasure Trove out for Light Seeker, Terra switched Fairy Stars out for Darkgnaw, Aqua switched Stroke of Midnight out for Master's Defender and gave Myde her Brightcrest Keychain once more, and Mickey summoned Kingdom Key W./Star Cluster.
"Whatever!" Ventus snarled as he readied his Keyblade. "Let's just rumble already!"
"Agreed." Luxord smirked as he shuffled his cards. "Let the games begin."
[Battle Music: The 13th Struggle-Data Luxord Ver. KH3]
Party Members
Ventus
Aqua
Lea
Myde
Mickey
Information: Defeat Luxord and free the captives.
Luxord started the fight by throwing several explosive Cards forcing the Guardians apart.
Terra charged at Luxord but the Gambler of Fate parried the first attack and blocked the second attack with a Giant Card. He then bested the Eldest of Eraqus' apprentices by throwing a set of Explosive cards at him. Aqua charged at him using a Prism Windmill, followed by a Fire Windmill but Luxord countered with his Card Swipes. Aqua had an idea. She turned her Keyblade around with a Windmill maneuver and whacked his ass with the shaft causing him to leap up in pain.
"You Blueberry Wench." He snarled.
He materialized a giant dice at her, trapping her within it.
He turned in time to be nailed in the kisser by a Thundaga spell cast by Ventus. Focusing his attention on the Youngest Apprentice he used his Scare Card move to surround Ventus before having them all close in on him and explode.
Myde then leapt through the air with Brightcrest and prepared to swing it down only for Luxord to move out the way in a swift movement.
"Woah! You can wield a Keyblade?!" Luxord exclaimed in shock.
"Not yet!" Myde replied. "But hopefully soon."
He thrust Brightcrest at Luxord who parried the strike and did a few more swings that were avoided.
"Well so long as you Telegraph your attacks like the novice you are, you'll never land a blow. (2)" The Gambler of Fate taunted the Former Melodious Nocturne before throwing an explosive card that send the latter flying back."
Myde grumbled. "You're right, which is why I'd better shake things up a bit."
He plunged his Temporary Keyblade into the ground using an Ice Barrage spell to send Luxord flying into the air.
Luxord landed on the ground with a semi-impressed smirk. "Funny guy. (3)"
Meanwhile Mickey had made his way over to the dice Aqua was trapped in and slashed at it freeing her.
"Thanks." Aqua smiled at the Mouse King.
"Any time." Mickey nodded. "Now let's say we finish this up."
"Agreed." Aqua nodded as they readied their respective Keyblades and charged at Luxord.
Mickey leaped behind the Gambler of Fate who didn't have much time to react before Mickey coated his Keyblade in Light before swinging Luxord back into Aqua's Direction.
Aqua then used Master's Defender to seal Luxord in chains of Light.
"Ven!" Mickey beckoned the Blonde over to his side
Mickey and Ventus joined up back to back and floated around in a circle firing sparks of light which proceeded to wound Luxord as he stumbled back before they both
"TOGETHER/LIGHT!" They both shouted as they finally swung upward, dispersing the sparks with a small explosion.
The chains broke as Luxord was sent flying.
Luxord-whilst airborne-growled threw another Giant Cards at the three of them but Terra jumped in and used Firage Burst to Obliterate them.
"Ready team?" he asked Aqua and Ventus.
"Yes/Yep." They agreed.
Darkgnaw, Master's Defender, and Light Seeker were all pointed toward the weakened Luxord. Their tips began to radiate with intense energy."
"Triple ULTIMA!" They screamed.
Three color-coded orbs (Orange for Terra, Blue for Aqua and Green for Ventus) soared like bullets until they nailed Luxord in the chest defeating him.
[13th Struggle Ends]
The Cards pinning the other Guardians to the walls began to glow until they disappeared, releasing their captives who fell to the ground.
Luxord took a knee to the ground, grasping his chest in pain.
"Well played." He looked up at the Guardians who had their weapons (well Temporary weapon in Myde's case) at him.
"We beat you," Ventus growled. "Now give us back the Students."
Luxord sighed. "Very well. A victory is a victory and with that victory, a prize is warranted I suppose."
He snapped his fingers and the Giant Cards appeared. They paced by each other before revealing Vor, Urd, and Hermod.
"Guys!" Ventus, Terra, and Aqua dismissed their weapons (as well as Myde, and Mickey) and raced up to them.
"You're OK!" Terra exclaimed.
"Thank Goodness," Aqua smiled.
They all turned to see Luxord laughing weakly.
"What is it now?" Ventus demanded.
"You've won this round that's for sure." Luxord smirked. "But know that the victory of final round and the game will go to Xehanort, and I'm sorry to say: The odds are NOT in your favor."
With that, he vanished through a corridor of Darkness.
"He is such a jerk." Hermod narrowed his eyes.
"Well one thing's for sure." Oswald spoke up. "The game's not over yet. We'd better get back to the Academy and stop Vanitas."
"Agreed!" The others spoke in unison before they dashed up the mountain.
The Guardians had made it back to the entrance where they saw Vidar, Vali, and Vala regroup with them from the right, and Heimdall, Helgi and Sigrun rejoin on their left.
"Oh, hey guys!" Lea waved.
"Hey." Vali nodded.
"I take it you were successful in dispatching your enemies?" Isa asked.
"Yes." Vidar nodded. "They weren't like the enemies we're usually used to but they were still felled nevertheless."
"Yeah," Heimdall agreed. "What's the deal with them anyways? And why are they here?"
"Long story short. They're enemies from our worlds." Aqua explained. "We're from the worlds that lie beyond that rift in the sky which is really a rift between Eras of time."
"Huh?" The Six upperclassmen tilted their heads.
"They're from the future." Vor explained.
"Ah." The Six nodded in understanding.
"Why didn't you just lead with that?" Vala asked.
"Because there's no time!" Mickey explained. "One of the enemy generals from our world has infiltrated the Academy and is going to use one of the Students for his evil plans."
"An enemy?" Sigrun exclaimed.
"Then we'd better stop them!" Helgi exclaimed.
With that, the 19 of them hurried through the doors.
They hurried down the halls to the dorms following Ventus and Terra.
"Do you know where you're going?" Vala asked.
"We do," Terra told her. "We came around here last night during out talk with said student. So chances are he's got to be around here."
"And you haven't told us who's in danger." Heimdall pointed out.
"We can't really go into details right now." Ventus told them, "But the Student's name is Baldr."
"What's that about Baldr?" Hoder's voice came from behind them.
They saw her standing there from the opposite end of the hall.
"Hoder!" Aqua exclaimed. "Perfect timing, we're trying to search for Baldr."
"Me too, Master Aqua." Hoder replied. "I had to fight my way through several of these creatures that looked like Heartless to reach him. I just finished off the seventh horde before finally nearing Baldr's room."
"Well let's hurry!" Aqua urged. "The Twenty of us will be able to overpower the enemy and save him."
With that, The Guardians and The Academy Students rushed over to where Baldr's room was...only to encounter a horrible sight.
The door was off its hinges and broken to bits, and the frame was cracked.
And to make matters worse, Baldr was gone.
Hoder slowly walked into the room to see it a wreck.
The bed was a wreck as the sheets were ripped, and the furniture was either overturned or cut to pieces.
Her foot stepped on a cracked picture of her and Hoder.
She knelt down and picked it up.
"Baldr..." She whispered tearfully.
Aqua put a hand on her shoulder.
"Hey." She whispered softly. "It'll be OK."
"Um guys?" Isa called out,
They turned to see the former Lunar Diviner pointing to something outside the room that the two females failed to notice.
Sierra and Len were both sprawled on either side of the doorway, both wounded.
Vor, Urd, and Hermod gasped in horror before rushing over to their peers.
"Guys! What happened?" Hermod asked.
"Enemy..." Len groaned "Evil Masked Boy...attacked."
"And Baldr?" Hoder walked forward. "Where is he?"
"Masked Boy...came for us..." Sierra gasped weakly. "He wanted Baldr but we wouldn't let him do that...so we fought him off...Bragi...helped."
"So Bragi managed to make it in time." Vor thought.
"And where is He?" Urd asked. "Bragi I mean! What happened to him."
"He's...He's...Gone." Sierra muttered before slipping into unconsciousness.
Vor, Urd, and Hermod gasped in horrified heartbreak. Their eyes began to brim with tears.
"No..." Urd whispered. "Bragi's...He's-"
"How?" Hermod demanded quietly. "Bragi's one of the toughest nuts out there...to think he could be defeated by some...Masked Boy as you described him."
"Hey, I'm sure he did his best." Ventus comforted them. "Vanitas is just a lot tougher than anyone thinks."
"Vanitas?" Vor asked.
"This alleged Masked Boy's name." Ortensia clarified.
"Well one thing's for sure." Hermod grumbled. "Vanitas, is not going to live to regret what he did to our friend. Where is he?"
"More importantly, what happened to Baldr?" Hoder asked Len who was starting to slip into unconsciousness as well.
"We saw him vanish with Baldr..." Len replied. "I'm sure they haven't gotten far...hurry...you must..."
He passed out too.
"So Baldr is alive?" Myde asked.
"Well duh." Lea replied. "Vanitas does want him alive for his plans, whatever they may be."
"Well no matter his reasons, I cannot allow him to use my brother for his schemes." Hoder sneered. "We have to find him, now."
Terra clutched his chest for a moment before looking up.
"The roof." He told the others. "I sense a strong Darkness on the roof of this Academy."
"That's gotta be him." Ventus agreed.
"Let's go!" Aqua told everyone else.
The other 19 nodded and raced down the hall. Vor, Urd, and Hermod leading the way towards the roof.
Just as they reached the room that lead to the top of the Academy they were accosted by several flashes of Dark Energy.
It was the Symphony Master Unversed. On his left was an Apricot Opera Heartless and on his right was a Brilliant Opera Heartless and surrounding the trio were Four Dancer Nobodies.
"Oh great." Lea groaned. "Looks like they want to put on a big show for us."
"Well, then." Vala snarked. "Who are we to deny them?"
"That's right." Hoder glared. "If they want to keep me from my brother then it's their funeral."
Ventus summoned Lost Memory, Terra summoned Ends of Earth, Aqua summoned Stormfell, Lea summoned Bond of Flame, Mickey summoned Kingdom Key W./Star Cluster, Minnie summoned Royal Radiance/Crown Unlimit, Oswald summoned Classic Tone, Ortensia summoned Skull Noise and the Academy Students summoned their Wayfinder Keyblades.
Aqua turned to Myde.
"How about now?" She asked.
Myde held out his hand to concentrate...but nothing.
"Nerp." he shook his head.
Aqua sighed. "Ok...well maybe this time-"
"You know what, Aqua?" Myde spoke up. "Maybe it's not a big deal that I can't summon it right now. Yes I'm excited about re-learning how to be a Keyblade Wielder but from the looks of it, does it really have to be right this second? As long as I can summon it at some point, I'll be fine."
"But Myde, you need to take this seriously." Aqua insisted. "We're at war with The 13 Seekers of Darkness and we'll need to pull out all the stops."
"I know that." Myde retorted. "But for someone who is usually laid back and not so uptight, I think it's best to let things roll in their own way, not to rush them."
"I..." Aqua was about to refute once more before she stopped.
All this time she was trying to get Myde to summon a Keyblade her way, or rather the way of the Academy but to no luck so far. If your Wielders was their guiding key then he would have to figure things out for himself. She couldn't change that."
Aqua conceded. "Okay. I won't give you my Keychain to temporarily use, and you can figure out how to get your Keyblade in your own way."
Myde smiled. "Thank you." And with that, he summoned his Sitar.
Isa summoned his Claymore
[Battle Music: Lady Maud (Phase 2): Tri-Force Heroes]
Party Members
Ventus
Terra
Aqua
Lea
Isa
Myde
Mickey
Minnie
Oswald
Ortensia
Vor
Urd
Hermod
Hoder
Vidar
Vali
Vala
Heimdall
Helgi
Sigrun
Information: Defeat the Unversed and its cohorts.
Mickey, Minnie Oswald, and Ortensia started by firing Pearlza spells at the Big Boss only for him to spring up in the air so the spells hit nothing. The Master hit the ground creating a shockwave that sent the Twenty of them sliding back.
"Any suggestions?" Hermod asked.
"Take out the Instruments!" Terra told them. "It's how I dealt with it the first time."
"Only one problem though, it's guarded by those dancer nobodies." Myde pointed out.
"Then we'll make dealing with them a bigger priority." Helgi narrowed his eyes as he, Heimdall, and Sigrun charged at them.
Sigrun parried a Dancer's swipe towards her and slashed it with her Keyblade. Heimdall used Waterza to blast it into the Violin.
Vali used Firaga to incinerate the second dancer while Vala used Thundaxa to stun the Operas.
The Symphony Master retaliated by firing five points from its baton at the two but Vor, Hoder, and Hermod sprang up and swatted them with their weapons.
Helgi charged towards a third dancer but was too slow against it when said dancer kicked him back. Urd retaliated by stabbing its head with her weapon before using Meteor Crash to finish it.
Lea and Isa faced off against the final dancer. Lea used his Chakrams to slash it and stun it while Isa lunged in for the finishing swipe.
The Apricot Opera planted itself to the ground and fired a lightning spell onto the Guardians who all jumped out of the way.
Retaliating, Helgi used an Icebreaker Technique to freeze the electrified foe before igniting it before Hermod, Oswald, and Lea charged forward and together, used a large transcendence spell to send it flying.
"Hey, looks like this act has gone 'sky-high'!" Lea joked as Oswald giggled and Hermod cringed.
Mickey cast Triple Plasma onto the Brilliant Opera and Minnie followed up with Sparkga. Ortensia used Mega Flare to burn the enemy before it used Curaza on itself and its partner.
"Damn." Vidar cursed. "It healed itself."
"Then that's who we deal with first." Vala analyzed.
She charged towards the Brilliant Opera only to be swatted away by the Symphony Master's beating drums.
Sigrun attempted to attack the drums, slashing away at them rapidly but she was left open to the Violin closing in on her.
"Stop!" Terra shouted as he used Stopra to freeze the Violin. "Now!"
Hermod charged at the frozen Violin and used Thundara to strike at it. He slashed at them rapidly until it vanished.
Vor then proceeded to Take on the Trumpet. She used a Mega Flare that damaged not only the trumpet but also the Master and the Opera.
Urd then turned her attention towards the Drums using Deep Freeze to immobilize it allowing Hoder to use a Meteor spell to finish it off.
The Master then turned red before leaping up and down a couple of time. It enlarged its baton and flung it at the Guardians and students who jumped back, but were still sent flying by the impact.
"Time to group up and finish this!" Mickey instructed the others, who nodded.
Oswald and Ortensia were the first ones to attack. Using Classic Tone and Skull Noise, the Swamp Land couple gripped their weapons tightly and each others hands with their free ones before leaping up in the air. They raised their weapons skyward, light emerging from their tips. With a yell, they brought their weapons down creating a large pillar of light that further wounded the two Heartless and One Unversed.
Aqua and Ventus were the next.
"Ven, now!" Aqua shouted.
Ventus leaped in the air as Aqua used Stormfall to engulf Lost Memory in Ice, telepathically moving along a magical ice-generated slope before the airborne Apprentice did a spin trick before he crashed it into the Brilliant Opera finishing it off.
They turned to the Apricot Opera as Aqua readied herself again, twirling around with her Keyblade pointed upwards, creating an ice crystal above her head as a flurry of ice-cold wind formed around her.
Lea brought out his Chakrams and tossed them into the mini-tornado Aqua was forming. They spun around her storm for a while before he snapped his fingers the moment she detonated her Ice Crystal. It created a massive explosion that eliminated the other Opera Heartless.
All that was left was the Symphony Master, who only had his baton to defend himself now.
"Any Volunteers for this guy?" Lea asked.
"Leave it to us." Hoder smirked the other six upperclassmen joined her.
They rushed out in all directions and slashed the Master rapidly from all areas until they stopped, all seven forming a circle around them, they all had their keyblades pointed at the Master.
"Now fire!" Hoder cried as she turned to her friends.
"Come on!" Helgi roared.
"Take this!" Heimdall shouted.
"Here it comes!" Vala taunted.
"We must!" Sigrun pleaded. (5)
"Let us end this at once." Vali snarled.
"With one heart," Vidar spoke in a low voice.
"LIGHT!" All seven of them shouted as a beam of light shot from each tip, striking the master as it contorted in pain before disappearing in indigo smoke.
(Battle Music Ends)
With the enemies out of the way the Upperclassmen joined together.
"That...was...AWESOME!" Myde cheered as he jumped up and down clapping his hands.
"Where did you learn to fight like that?" Aqua asked.
"We are the Seven strongest Upperclassmen at this school for a reason." Heimdall smiled.
"We do a lot of training after class." Vidar explained. "Sometimes discreetly."
"Well regardless," Mickey interjected. "We still have a job to do!"
"Right," Hoder nodded. "We have to get the roof and save my brother!"
The twenty of them raced toward the next room that led to the roof. The place where Vanitas and Baldr were waiting. Ready for one decisive confrontation.
To be Continued.
Up Next, The Final Battle for Scala ad Caelum...and a separation.
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