I don't own Kingdom Hearts or any of the characters within the Arkhamverse. They belong to Square Enix, Disney, DC, and Rocksteady. Alright, after a long wait, we are back with another chapter! A shorter Chapter but I hope it was worth the wait. Next chapter, I need to play more of the game so my plan for the next chapter will fit with the story as a whole.
A lot happened since two new playable characters were added and not everyone... myself including liked the changes they made to certain characters.
Also, I know in the game it's revealed that the real Justice League or at least Flash is okay but in this timeline... I want to say that the League aren't clones, they are the real deal as horrible as what happened to them. It fits how I plan for Sora to save them... Anyway, let's reply to the many reviews and then we can dive into the chapter...
AlbertDS1921: Oh, I plan to include what some of the Disney cast will do whenever they're not on a mission. At that rate, the Hall of Justice will become a House of Mouse! Get it? See what I did there? Like the old cartoon series... XD
Espa120: Oh, right now, he's focused on Sora because Batman doesn't think they become a big threat to him at the moment. Besides, he'd probably only read the plots online rather than watch the movies.
musizlover2008: I'm glad you like the inclusion of the world picks I have so far, but like I've said, I'm not including any of the Smash cast as I know only a handful of them and even so I'm only including those of Final Fantasy and Disney (and by extension Marvel and Star Wars as well). Sorry, truth be told, I hardly know most of the Smash cast altogether.
kival737101: Oh, we're just getting started. Just wait until we go deeper into the later chapters.
gaming-is-served: Well, let's face it. It's in his character. Wouldn't seem right if he didn't... and then run away terrified of the Dark Knight.
VaderSkywalker: Oh, we'll see many heroes from Disney and DC take on the Man of Steel including Stitch. It's going to take a team to take on a guy who can destroy galaxies with a sneeze, even if by some miracle he did hold back. I doubt the little blue alien would win a one-on-one fight without Kryptonite. But Stitch will have plenty of time to shine in this fic, you'll see.
the mysterious Mr.E: Thank you!
ZeroOrHero: Well, I do plan to have some of the current and previous Princesses of Heart show. You'll see who. And let's face it, even mind-controlled, Batman doesn't like criminals and because Brainiac stripped him of his code, is willing to take them out by any means. Plus, he doesn't want to take any chances with the unpredictable like Captain Jack Sparrow. Plus, he would be a great fit recruiting people like Penguin to their cause with his quick wits.
Plus, the munny only is received by people who slay the Heartless like the heroes so, I doubt it'll be too much trouble. Bruce has more money than he knows what to do with anyway. Oh, yeah, I'm looking forward to that talk but thankful, by then, he'll have the League and many other heroes and friends speaking on his defense. Might take a lot of convincing for Donald though.
Indomiraptor: I'll try to fix it when I get a chance.
keybladelight: Oh, there will be plenty of nods to Lilo and Stitch with the latter around. And some of the ideas of yours I had planned in here. You'll see. And yes, I hope Star Wars in KH4 too! I also hope we get an update on it sooner rather than later. D23 came and all we got for gaming was Fortnite. Fornite of all things. Nothing against it, but I wish they included other games besides that like Kingdom Hearts, or Rise of Hydra, or any of the upcoming Marvel and Star Wars games. Eh, maybe we'll get lucky with Gamescom next week, or the Toyko Game Show next month, or Jump Feasta at the end of the year.
Speaking of Marvel, I have plans for several Marvel characters to show up in here to aid the heroes. From both their world and space. I do have planned several more clashes between Sora and Yozora but the ending doesn't lead to the events of KH4. This has a certain turn of things with the change of events. Just like your standard What if...? It's not that kind of story where it leads to the cannon ending. Sorry if that's what you thought it was going to go down.
Guest02957: Glad you like what you saw so far. You'll have to stick around to see what happens from here.
Sinner and Redeemer: Yeah, he nearly convinced Black Beard's and Barbossa's men to let them duke it out inside of them all going out for blood.
CallofRanger13: Well, I didn't get into Futurama and don't plan to but I hoping to include the Moogles later on.
Spiderdeku25: You'll see what happens with Nightwing.
danifan3000: I mean, Sora did see the Arkham Cannon Suicide Squad within the first chapter but I do plan to have one AU DC hero to show up after the Flash boss fight. I actually have big plans of how the Final Boss fight with Brainiac will go and it will be different from what we've seen in the game. He'll be the most dangerous Brainiac of all his counterparts.
Harold Godwinson: Glad you like the inclusions so far. Jack should be thanking God he's in this universe and not the Injustice Universe. That Diana would kill him for sure giving the chance. And I hope you think this chapter was worth the wait!
Whitemare: Thank you for understanding, please understand I have many fanfics I need to update and I hope to get to in time. Still, I also have real life to deal with.
ArielRielz: Eh, maybe in the epoligue. We'll see where it goes. No promises though.
ENDDRAGON369: Sadly, I don't plan to include Cassandra Cain in this one or any stuff in the mirror-verse. But I do plan to include the former in my Red Hood/KH crossover. So, keep an eye on that. No plans for Summons... especially since the large Disney cast are appearing left and right in this story! :D
Yorozuya Forever: Yes, here's hoping Star Wars appears in the next big installment. And I always love it when Jack tries to talk his way out of trouble... only for him to get drawn to the action anyways. :D
Gusty: Right now, Jack's focus is helping Sora deal with this threat so he can get back to his world and get the Pearl back from Barabossa... again. Merlin will appear in this story though. Later on though, but he does get a big role in this. And thankful no Regime at the end of this. I plan to keep the Justice League heroes at the end of the story.
Digidestined0252: There will be a nod to my KH/Injustice 2 crossover later on in the fic. And you'll see which Marvel characters show up here.
Dexter: Sadly, no plans for Oswald in this fanfic. Sorry. Maybe I'll give the Epic Mickey series a chance when the remaster is out.
Dario Soto: I try fixing Grogu's name when I get a chance.
G09F17R02: We'll see who shows up here but mostly expect Disney Characters that appear in the movies.
Best Guest: None of the Disney Characters die in this. That I can confirm. No promises for the DC characters though.
Crazzytony: Thank you! I try my best!
KingNice92: Oh, except for Riddler to make an appearance as a minor villain.
Superwheeltires: That's the plan anyway.
IrishKatana: No form changes but Sora will have other abilities to make up for it.
Pinkflamingwarriorofjustice: You'll see what happens after Sora frees the League from Brainiac's control.
Guest: Thank you! Hope you enjoy what's to come!
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WhiteWolf0216: And it's finally ready!
edboy4926: If Sephorith does appear in here... it won't be as a hero. Sorry.
Hades650: No promises. I'm more knowledgeable with Disney characters than Final Fantasy but we'll see.
Guest: I'm unfortunately not bilingual so I used Google Translate to read your review. Sorry if I misinterpret what you said. Well, it's funny you should mention Marvel as many Marvel characters are due to appear in this.
Okay, with that out of the way, here's the next chapter. Enjoy!
Chapter 7: A Whole New Universe
Even in the Hall of Justice, many survivors' children were panicked as their homes were torn all around them. Their families were either missing or taken by Brainiac's forces. And with the majority of the League under Brainiac's control, they weren't confident that they would be safe. The resistance solution...
"Hukana Matata~" Timon sang in front of the children, "What a wonderful phrase~"
"Hukana Matata~" Pumbaa joined in as the young ones took an immediate interest in the duo, "Ain't no passing craze~"
Pulling out a microphone, the meerkat sang, "It means no worries~ for the rest of your days~"
"It's our problem-free~" The iconic duo sang into the mic as children started to cheer, "Philosophy~"
"Hakuna Matata~" Timon smiled as the children continued to cheer. The meerkat beamed, "Listen to those cheers Pumbaa! They love us!"
"I've got an idea, Timon," The warthog smiled, "Let's make these kids smile brighter with a singalong!"
"Oh, Karaoke! Bless the genius behind the idea!" Timon smiled as a technician put up a projector with the lyrics on behind them. A ladybug crawled up beside the words, where it came from, no one in the resistance knew, but the children loved it so they rolled with it. The meerkat declared, "Hit it, DJ!"
With that, the guy playing the music in the background played the music again; as everyone sang along to the dancing ladybug, "Hakuna Matata~ What a wonderful phrase~ Hakuna Matata~ Ain't no passing craze~"
As they were singing, Pumbaa looked at the insect with hunger in his eyes. Not long after the ladybug seemly vanished, even as the lyrics continued and Timon and the children continued, "It means no worries~ for the rest of your days~" That's when Timon finally noticed, "Wait a minute! Stop the music!"
As the music paused, he turned to the warthog, who was munching on something, "Pumbaa? Where's the grub?"
Pumbaa froze as he opened in mouth to reveal the ladybug staggering out, all mauled up! Many of the children burst out laughing as Timon sighed, "You just can't help yourself, can you?"
"Sorry," The warthog apologized.
Timon sighed again, he should known to wait for this after lunch, he then told him, "Okay... but this time, show a little self-control. From the top people."
After backing up the music a little, the ladybug went back into position, as everyone sang, "It means no worries~ for the rest of your days~ It's our problem-free~ Philosophy~ Hukana Matata~"
The children cheered as Officer Cash commented, "Well, got to hand to those two, they know how to keep kids entertained..."
"Well, considering who they are," Green Arrow pointed out, "It wasn't going to be that difficult."
Just then, they noticed Cyborg opening up a boom tube, and many new faces came out alongside the Penguin that they were supposed to bring back. Lois personally came to greet them, "Good work, everyone." She then turned to the crime lord, "Cobblepot."
"Ah, Miss Lane, wonderful seeing you again," Penguin attempted to butter her up. As he continued, "These fine folk you sent said that your boys needed better weapons to take on Brainiac and the Justice League. Of course, your first thoughts were me and well, you came to the right business man and I'm more than willing to do my part in saving the world..." He then added, "So long as I get my cut."
Nightwing leaned towards the leader of the resistance, "Yeah, we just found out from a certain pirate that Sora's been making the kind of money Bruce makes fighting our shadowy friends."
"You have?" She turned to him in shock.
"It's no big deal," He shrugged, "Every time I defeat a Heartless, Nobody, or otherwise they drop munny. It's a form of currency that becomes whatever the world's major currency is. I mainly just been using it on potions, food, and equipment..."
"Huh, I never would have guessed," Mr. Terrific admitted as he walked into the room, "I figured a guy like you would spend it all on video games, comic books, and ice cream."
"Haven't had much time for that," Sora admitted sadly, "I love to have fun with my friends when I get a chance but every time I do."
"Let me guess," The Mandalorian turned to the boy, "...the Heartless show up to spoil your fun."
"Yeah..." Sora admitted sadly.
Diana glanced at him, now slightly concerned, as Lois turned her attention back to the Penguin, "I'm sure you and I can come to an agreement... providing you don't stab us in the back."
"Of course," The Penguin smirked as he raised his hand, "I would never double-cross my clients."
"I'll hold ya to it, Copplepot," Officer Cash glared at him, "Some of the volunteer soldiers a still a little sore for what you did to them in the museum in Arkham City."
"Oh, that old misunderstanding," Penguin nervously glanced at the officer, "Why that was a lifetime ago?"
"I hardly call 6 years ago a lifetime," Cash glared at him.
Just then, Jack stood between them, "Easy mates, believe me, I get the whole working alongside someone you hate. Hate it. Hate Barbarossa. Hate that monkey of his. Totally get it. However, I like to remind everyone that we're on this ship together, and if we can't get along, we'll all sink together, savvy?"
"As much as I hate to say it," The Mandalorian glanced to the Captain of the Black Peril, "The pirate brings up a good point. If we can't get along with each other, this Brainiac will kill us all with ease."
"Agreed," Diana nodded in agreement, "It's the only strategy we have."
Lois nodded as she turned to the Penguin, "Alright, you and I can come up with something that will keep us all alive. However, the first sign of treachery and the deals off and you're on your own."
"Of course," The crime lord from Gotham, "You have my word, me and my boys will be on our best behavior." He glanced at his men, "Isn't that right boys?"
The thugs nodded in agreement, Sora then cleared his throat, before gesturing to Leon, "Anyways, Lois, this is Leon and the Radiant Garden Restoration Committee. They've been in the fight against the Heartless before I got the Keyblade. They've been a big help on my last two journeys."
"Well then," Lois smiled to the scared man, "It's an honor to meet you."
"Same," The wielder of the Gunblade shook her hand, "I wish it was under different circumstances."
"Preferable, not being dragged out of our world and into another," Yuffie commented.
Areith stated, "Still if this Brainiac is as bad as Master Xehanort was, then he needs to be stopped."
"Huh, people that aren't Disney characters in this group, just like Sora," Cyborg commented, "Who would have thought?"
Green Arrow then commented, "Or their movie hasn't been made yet. God only knows at this point."
Mr. Terrific cleared his throat, "Anyways, if Sora, Diana, and the others can all come with me, I've got some good intel on that data that you retrieved of that energy."
Everyone nodded as they headed toward the Sanctum of the Hall of Justice, Penguin whistled in awe, "Never thought I'd be in here in all places... without cuffs."
Simba glanced at his two best friends, "Hey, you're not singing Hakuna Matata with me are you?"
The King of Pride Rock leaped down to join his friends, "It means no worries~ For the rest of your days~" Together the trio sang, "It's our problem-free~ Philosophy~ Hakuna Matata~"
Mando glanced at the Child as the alien baby stared at the other children singing along with Timon and Pumbaa. Cash walked up to the warrior, "Don't worry. The kid will be okay here. The first sign of trouble, I'll pull him out of there. One father to another."
Din Djarin turned to the former security guard in Arkham before nodding, he knelt to the child, "It's okay. You can join them. But behave."
The Child glanced at Mando before cooing as he slowly walked over to the other children... before eyeing the ladybug doing the karaoke...
Later everyone gathered around the computer, as Lois turned to the world's third smartest man, "Well, Terrific, what did you discover?"
"First a little recap of what we all know," He gestured to the new recruits, "With the exception of Sora and most of the Restoration Committee, all our visitors to our world, we know from well-known Disney properties."
Stitch tilted his head, "Huh?"
"Tranlastion please," Yuffie raised a finger.
"Apparently, most of the friends I've made, and the situations they been in," Sora turned to the others, "Have all been in movies on this world."
"How accurate are they?" Leon asked the spikey-haired teenager.
"Pretty accurate, but they didn't have anything of me, you, Riku, or Kairi," The Keyblade Weilder quickly explained.
Plastic Man commented, "Okay, wait, so the Disney Characters were aliens the whole time?!"
"Not quite," Mr. Terrific commented before he started typing into the computer, "I've been studying the data on the energy Brainiac has been using... and it turns out... he's using energy from the multiverse to terraform the planet."
"Multiverse?" Sora tilted his head.
"Sora..." Diana knew what this meant, "It means you or your friends didn't come just from other worlds... you all come from another universe."
"Oh..." Sora slowly blinked before he and the others exclaimed, "WHAT?!" He continued, "You mean to say we're not even in our own home universe?!"
"Pretty much but that does explain a few things," Terrific nodded.
"Wait, you mean those aren't just fancy getups," Penguin turned to the supposed fictional characters before gesturing to the man in armor, "You're all really are the Mandalorian," Then to the man who heavily resembled Johnny Deep, "And you really are Jack Sparrow?"
"There should be a Captain in there somewhere," Jack replied.
Penguin blinked in disbelief, as Plastic Man stroked his chin, "So~ Disney has multiverse teleporting technology for ages to make their classic Disney films for over 100 years? Or did they stop doing it and try coming up with their own ideas?" Everyone stared at the undercover mole as he tapped his chin, "That could explain why their latest films weren't that great."
"As an... interesting idea that is, Plas," Terrific looked at the former criminal with an awkward look, "I doubt it holds any merit."
"Then... how does this world know so much about my friends," Sora wondered before glancing at Leon, "Well, most of them."
"I might have a theory on that, or well Bruce did," Diana spoke up getting everyone's attention, "A few years ago, the League ended up trapped on another Earth based on one of John's old comic books. The Justice Guild of America. He theorized that the creators of those comics had a subconscious link to this Earth. What they thought was merely imagination was a psychic memory of the Justice Guild's real exploits. Perhaps it's similar to this Disney."
"Now that theory isn't too far off," Mr. Terrific nodded to Wonder Woman.
"Wait, but that Disney of yours has been around for over a hundred years," Yuffie lifted a hand, "But some of Sora's encounters have been very recent."
Oracle then rolled up to them, "Perhaps they saw what would be, than what was happening during the moment."
"So, they knew what would happen before things actually happened?" Sora blinked in shock.
Cid rubbed the back of the neck, "That would have saved us a lot of trouble if we had that kind of foresight."
"Well, obviously, they didn't know everything," Terrific stated, "For example, they didn't know about Sora or you guys..."
"Or they simply haven't made that connection yet," Leon crossed his arms, before glancing to Terrific, "I take it they didn't know about Master Xehanort either."
"Xehanort?" Lois blinked in confusion.
"You know, I've seen a lot of Disney movies when I was a kid, but I never heard of a Xehanort," Plastic Man admitted.
"Thought as much," Leon nodded as much, "Let's just say, he was a major threat to our worlds on multiple occasions. He was Sora's archnemesis."
The heroes of this world turned to Sora, who didn't speak but nodded in confirmation. Diana then glanced to Terrific, "What about Sora's new powers?"
"I have information about that too," Terrific admitted before typing into the Bat Computer, "Some of the portals contain DNA on some of the metas on our world. The ones Sora discovered so far are..." Just then images of two young women appeared on screen, "Beatriz Da Costa and Tora Olafsdotter."
"Fire and Ice," Diana's eyes widened in realization, "I thought I recognized those powers."
"Who?" Sora blinked in confusion.
The Amazon Princess turned to the Keyblade Wielder, "They're heroes on this world and good friends of mine." She then turned to Terrific, "You're not saying they're prisoners of Brainiac as well."
"No, that's not the case here," Oracle shook her head as she opened a map of the Earth much to Stitch's awe as he climbed on the computer, "I located their last known location in Florida. Far from Metropolis."
"Good, cause Brainiac having control over most of the League is bad enough," Captain Atom stated, "The last thing we need is for him to have more heroes under his control."
"But Sora has their powers now," Hawkgirl gestured to the teenager, "Is it possible for him to use the Keyblade to unlock-" She paused to snap," WILL YOU GET OFF OF THE COMPUTER ALREADY?!" Stitch laughed as he hopped off before leaping over her, she shook her head and continued, "Is it possible for Sora to unlock more powers of heroes from Earth through the Keyblade?"
"That's likely the case," The world's third smartest man stated, "...and unlocking those trapped within the portals could give us more numbers to fight Brainiac."
"And help Sora regain the strength he needs to stop Brainiac," Wonder Woman crossed her arms, "Considering what we're up against, we could use every advantage we can get."
"You talking about giving all the world's greatest heroes superpowers..." Captain Atom glanced at Diana, "...to a kid we hardly know."
"And yet, the Keyblade chose him," The Mandalorian spoke in the boy's defense, "Honor is one of the Keyblade's greatest feats of strength according to legend. Not that different from my people. If this is our chance at stopping Brainiac... This is the Way."
"Right now, it seems like our only option," Lois stated before turning to the nuclear-powered hero, "I mean no disrespect to the Pentagon, but simulations and the real deal are two different things... if we can prepare that kid to take on Superman... I say it's a good backup plan if we have to face him."
"If that's the case, I can have some of my boys still out there keeping an eye on those particular energies..." Penguin spoke up, "...for a price of course."
Lois sighed as she rubbed her eyes, "This is going to be a long week, I just know it..."
"Yo, kid, you okay," Plastic Man glanced at Sora, who had been quiet for a long time now, "We just said you'd be getting Earth's heroes' powers and you've been dead silent."
"Huh?" Sora blinked in shock, "Oh, right..." He rubbed the back of his head, "My thoughts were elsewhere at the moment... I guess..."
Lois and Diana glanced at each other in concern, before the former cleared her throat, "Well, until we come up with what to do next, why don't we take a moment to rest and check our wounded? We'll meet back here when we're ready for our next plan of attack."
Everyone nodded as they made their separate ways, Leon stayed behind as he went to join the two women. Meanwhile, with Penguin the Gullwings flew up to him, as Yuna smiled, "So, you seem like the rich sort of people."
"Who's asking?" Penguin glanced at the three tiny women, "And what are you supposed to be anyway? Tinker Bell rejects?"
"Just three treasure fanatics," Rikku beamed happily.
"Treasure fanatics, eh?" Copplepot rubbed his chin as an idea began to storm in his head, "Looking to make riches?"
Paine commented, "Pretty much."
"Hmmmm..." The crime lord grinned, "I could use like-minded folk in my organization. Let's talk business..."
"Sora seemed very out of it when Terffic mentioned that he was no longer in his universe," Lois stated to the Princess of the Amazons.
"I agree," Diana nodded in concern, "He seemed very excitable since coming to our world... or universe I suppose..." She began to ponder, "I wonder what could have led to this change of attitude?"
"You don't know the full story, do you?" Leon's voice spoke up as he walked in behind them.
The two turned to the leader of the Radiant Garden Restoration Committee, as the leader of the resistance turned to him, "Oracle still uploading what Sora had on his GummiPhone, we have yet to actually look what's on it."
"Considering the World Order doesn't matter here, I suppose I should give you two a brief summary," Leon continued, "He was only fourteen when he lost his world to the Heartless. He was separated from his best friends: Riku and Kairi, who all wanted to explore the other worlds together before the incursion. The Keyblade had been thrust upon him without even getting a say in things so he had responsibilities... while he did take them seriously... he never stopped looking for them." He frowned, "It took him years just to find them both, with Xehanort using both of them against Sora in one form or another. He nearly lost Kairi during his last attempt on Kingdom Hearts..."
"Good Hera!" Diana gasped.
While feeling awful for Sora, Lois turned to her, "What is Kingdom Hearts?"
"Something I only believed to be a myth," The Amazon Princess answered her before turning to Leon, "You're saying it's actually real?"
"Yes, Xehanort came close to getting it on many occasions, but Sora was always there to stop him," The leader of the committee answered, "I wasn't there, but I heard Xehanort's last attempt nearly broke him, by he managed to save all of his friends including Kairi... but as a result he was banished from our worlds. Before coming here, we were trying to find a way to bring him home." He glanced to the doors, "He must have thought, even worlds apart, he would eventually find his way home to his friends... but..."
"But now he's in another universe," Diana sighed in sympathy, "Farther than he's ever been before."
"Back then, he always had Donald and Goofy with him. Encouraging him to keep smiling," Leon concluded, "But now, even with all of us here to support him... well..."
"I suppose anyone would be a little homesick," Lois admitted, "I know that Clar- Superman felt the same way before we met." She glanced outside to Brainiac's ship, "If he were here, he'd know what to say to Sora."
"He always knew what to say," Diana nodded in agreement before turning in the direction where Sora wandered off, "That responsibility now falls on my shoulders..."
"Diana?"
"Dinah warned of him having battle scars before coming here," The Amazon stated, "I should've taken her words sooner." She then walked after the Keyblade Wielder, "I must right this wrong. The fate of our world could depend on it."
Leon glanced at Lois, "How good is she with people like Sora's age?"
"Diana grew up as the only child on her island," The former Reporter admitted, "When she came to America, she loved seeing children. If anyone can help Sora other than Superman, it'll be her..."
Diana walked around the hall of Justice with all of their new visitors, she turned to see children enjoying the show the animals put on for them. Something about Hunkana Matata. She smiled at that, before continuing her search for Sora. She then noticed some of Penguin's men admiring Tifa and Areith, only for the former to knock them out.
Oh, she'd get along with them just fine. Just then, a half-deflated Baymax stumbled her way, "He-llo- pretty- piggy~"
"Baymax?" Wonder Woman blinked at the Health Care robot, "What's the matter?"
"Sorry about that!" Cyborg quickly ran up to catch the deflated Baymax, "He has a low battery and needed a charge... I just finished something that'll give him the charge he badly needs without worrying about Brainiac taking over him."
"Sora and I- fought my evil twin-" Baymax stated ditzy.
Diana couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle, "I see..." She then glanced at Victor, "Speaking of Sora, have you seen him?"
"Yeah, he's currently sitting on the Hall of Justice's roof," Cybrog admitted as he gestured to the roof, "With the shields up, he should be fine... but he seemed to be a little down in the dumps..."
"He just found out that he came from another universe," Diana explained.
"Yeah, that would do it," The former Titan nodded in agreement before turning to the low-powered Baymax, "It does explain the Disney characters though." He then pulled the Healthcare Companion away, "Give him my sympathies..."
She nodded as she glanced up to the rooftops, wondering how to approach the boy. Then an idea stuck with her as she smiled, "I know what the situation needs..."
The Amazon made a quick detour to the cafeteria...
Sora sat alone on the rooftop of the Hall of Justice as he held Kairi's charm in his hand. Staring at the charm, he glanced at the setting sun even as Brainic's Skull Ship cut off most of it, "Riku... Kairi... I hope you're doing alright back home... we've never been this far apart before, and I'm not sure how to get everyone back to their own worlds if I'm in another universe. I just... I don't know what to do now without you, Donald, or Goofy..."
"I was told you be up here," Diana's voice spoke up as he turned to her with two ice cream cones in her hands as she sat beside him, and offered him one, "Here. Ice Cream usually helps cheers me up when I'm upset."
Sora gave a sad smile back in gratitude as he accepted the frozen treat, "Thanks..."
As she took a lick of her ice cream, she turned to the charm in his other hand, "What's that?"
"Oh, it's... just something I'm holding onto for a friend..." The spikey hair teenager answered as he placed the charm away in his pocket.
"I see," Diana smiled, before looking at him with sympathy, "Leon told me what happened before you came here." Sora turned to her as she continued, "He didn't explain everything, but I heard enough. Your journey must have been very rough."
"Yeah, but I always had Donald and Goofy with me," The islander admitted, "Now..."
"Sora... I promise you... after everything thing is said and done," The Amazon promised him, "The League, myself including, will help you find your way back home back to your friends. We'll even make sure everyone who's stuck here get back to their respective worlds."
"I know... still miss 'em though," Sora nodded as he looked down sadly.
Diana began thinking of another way to cheer the boy up, when she thought, "As Keyblade Wielder, you've must have visited many worlds. Why don't you tell me of some of your favorites?"
"Oh, where do I begin?" Sora started brighting up slightly, "There was San Fransokyo with the tall buildings and cool robots! The Caribbean fighting with and against pirates! Arendelle with all the snow! Neverland where anyone can fly... and fight pirates! Oh! And Olympus Coliseum!"
"Olympus Coliseum?" Diana was intrigued by that last one, "Any relation to Mount Olympus?"
"Yeah! The Mountain and the door to the Underworld were practically next door," Sora brightened up, "I got to fight a whole bunch of monsters and Titans..."
"Wait, what?" Diana blinked in shock. Did Sora just say he fought the Titans?
"It was there it was where I learned what it takes to be a hero!" Sora beamed as he flexed his nonexistent muscles. Diana felt the sudden urge to laugh at the sight. Sure, Earth had plenty of men who tried to swoon her with their muscles! Most of which she waved off because she knew what they wanted...
...but coming from someone innocent and pure like Sora... it was adorable! He then frown, "Now, if only I could convince Phil that I've got to be one by now!"
Diana held back her silent giggles before as cleared her throat, "I'm sorry, Phil?"
"Oh, he's an old satyr, the trainer of heroes, true heroes," Sora smiled, "He's taught them all from Jason, Odysseus, Perseus, Theseus... all the way to Achilles..."
"Huh?" She had heard of all the names Sora mentioned. The stories and legends. She knew them by heart... but she never heard of a Phil before. It was impressive that he really trained all of them.
"So, why doesn't this Phil think you're a hero like any of them?" She could help but wonder. Surely, if he was strong enough in his prime to face Titans, he would have to be some kind of hero.
"He says I haven't earned my 'hero wings' yet," Sora shrugged, "God only knows what that means. Until then, I'm stuck to being a junior hero."
Junior hero? What in the gods names was that? Was that another term for sidekick?
"Well then," Diana smile returned, "After we save my friends and the Earth, perhaps I can have a word with him to convince him otherwise."
"Really?" Sora brightened up more.
"Sora, of all the heroes you've mentioned, could any of them wield a Keyblade?" Diana asked him.
Sora shook his head.
"Has any of them gone world to world protecting them from the darkness?"
The spiky-haired teenager shook his head again.
"And has any faced the same kind of dangers you've face every day as a Keyblade Wielder?"
"Not to my knowledge." He admitted.
"Well, in my humble opinion, you sound not like a warrior," Diana proudly stated, "...but a great hero as well."
"...big enough to be a part of the League?" Sora asked hopefully.
"Sora, if you manage to stop Brainiac and save the Earth," Wonder Woman stated, "I throw in my recommendation for you to be a part of the League."
Sora brightened up, "Awesome!"
Well, that seemed to do the trick. The plan was to see if she could keep him smiling through it all. Truth be told, seeing him happy made her happy too.
"Hey, Diana?" The Keyblade Wielder turned to the Amazon, "Your dad... you said he was Zeus, right? On your holo-thingy."
"That's right," Diana nodded before asking him, "Did you ever meet him on Olympus?"
"Sure, we fought the Titans and Hades together just this week," Sora nodded, "With my good friend... Herc!"
Diana froze at that. Herc... as in... Hercules?! Sora didn't seem to notice her shocked expression as he went on, "That makes him your brother, right?"
"Well..." Diana thought of all the horror stories she had heard about what Hercules had done to her sisters from her mother, "Technically yes..." She mentally reminded herself that Sora was from another universe where things played out very differently from this one. Still, she asked him, "Where did you meet him?"
"Back during my first visit to the Coliseum," Sora admitted, "He saved me from one of Hades's schemes and me, Donald, and Goofy ended up saving him from Cerberus! He taught me the strength of a True Hero is measured by the strength of his heart." Sora pounded his chest, "I say if it wasn't for Phil's and Herc's help, I doubted I would've lasted as long as I have."
Hmmm... this Hercules sounded very different from the one she had been told of. Warned about. She was angry at him for what he'd done during his twelve labors... she then brightened up, but if this Hercules was kind enough to instruct the boy the means of a True Hero... then that version of him couldn't have been that bad. She smiled, "Then I'll have to thank him if I ever met him."
She would have a chat with him if that happened. Just to make sure, he didn't leave any bad influences on Sora. He then turned to her, "So, is he a hero here too?"
"Well, not quite, but let's save that conversation for another time," She admitted as she took another lick of her ice cream. No need to traumatize the boy after she just cheered him up. She quickly changed the subject, "What about your world? You're an islander yourself, correct? What was it like?"
"Oh, yeah, the Destiny Islands," He smiled as he gazed at the city of Metropolis finally tasting his own icy treat, "Growing up there was great. Riku, Kairi, and I... we've done everything together... we all shared the same dream..."
Diana listened to his story with great interest unaware that the Watcher also witnessed these events unfold, "It would be this moment, Diana's newly founded friendship of Sora... that would help him get through the deadly challenges they would come to face together..." He then glanced to Skull Ship, "...from this world to the next..."
And that will conclude this short chapter. Well, short compared to the previous chapters. Guess I already said that. But we got to see how everyone is holding up and Sora and Diana had a little heart to heart...
...just wait until she finds out how special Kairi is to him. ;D
As Sora spirits are back to his usual, Lois sends them on another mission, but they run into trouble as Green Lantern returns. Fortunately, they make some new friend in the form of another powerful hero... along with a talking raccoon and tree. Some familiar faces from a world inside a book and to turn the tide another True Hero to fight the uneven odds. But will it be enough survive Green Lantern's light? Stay tuned!
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