I don't own Kingdom Hearts r any of the characters within the Arkhamverse. They belong to Square Enix, Disney, DC, and Rocksteady. Alright, another break chapter if you will. Not much action in here but it does push the story forward. And we've got a ton of reviews to go through, as my chapter post got so much love, thanks for that by the way. ,)

So, let's reply to the reviews and then we'll begin the next chapter!

ENDDRAGON369: ? I'm sorry, but I'm a little confused by your review. Why would Herc take father-daughter ballet dances with Diana when she's his sister. Zeus would make more sense since he's her father if Diana was into ballet, which I doubt she is. Not sure why you would imagine that unless I'm misreading your review.

foxchick1: Thank you! Needed to reassure everyone she is not like her MCU counterpart and more like her comic counterpart. Plus, let's face it, it's totally in Jack's character. I also wanted to use the getting slapped twice for something 'he did deserve.' Well, that depends if there was something worth stealing in Rocket's eye... or wanting someone's appendage replacement. Cash better keep an eye on his hook.

KINGKAIJU5: Glad you like this, this story maybe a be-lated nod to the 100 years of Disney as well, so prepare to see a lot more nostalgia! ;D Oh, he will, after being dumbfounded that a sixteen year old kid manage to solve all of his riddles! XD

kival737101: Herc and Diana will get to know each other little by little over the course of the story. Starting with this chapter. They'll come to see themselves as family before we get to the end.

IrishKatana: It's possible. They might not have a big role in the story but its possible. We'll see.

Kixtia: Glad you're enjoying the ride even if you know what's coming. Hopefully I can keep it going until the end.

musizlover2008: Thank you! I will try my best!

Duskbrony94: Well, I hope I do their interactions with eachother with justice to both characters.

edboy4926: Let me clear on this, some things that happened in the movies happened in here while other things are based more so on the comics. So, while Rocket did go the events of the first movie... other things stayed true to the comics. For example, Peter is the son of King J'son of Spartax... not Ego. So as much as enjoyed the sequels of the guardians films, their not cannon in this KH-verse. So, Rocket's life won't be in jeopardy because of his cybernetics if he needs healing. I will agree that the launch of Outlaws was a disaster, but I still don't think its as bad as everyone claims it is. It's actually really fun to play... and I loved all the references within the games as well. While I will wait for a discount before getting the Season Pass, I still think people should at least try it before giving judgement on it. Like I said, maybe borrow it from your local library or maybe wait for it to show on GamePass or PlayStation Plus or whatever you use to play it for free. If you like it, buy it on a discount, if not or your just not that interested in it, then just don't get it. Anyways, that's just my opinion and I won't judge you on yours. You're allowed to enjoy what enjoy.

Guest: Thank you! Glad you like it. Looking back on my Injustice crossover, I know it has many mistakes, and one day I'd like to edit it to make it more readable. But I'm glad you're liking how this one is turning out in the meantime.

Hamm1999: I already sent you a PM on this but since you never got back to me, I'll say it again: If that's what you think then you're missing the whole point of the story. It's not representative the gaming industries; it's celebrating the over 100 Disney, over 20 of Kingdom Hearts, in an AU of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League where Sora is put into were the Squad would have been and his goal is to save the League.

Throwing random characters from different games that never even touched any of the franchise, outside from Smash, makes absolutely no sense in my opinion. Even then, I already said, I wasn't including any cast for Smash.

The three big and only focuses are Kingdom Hearts, DC, and properties owned by Disney (such as Pixar, Star Wars, and Marvel.) I don't think you even said anything related to the story in your review. You sure that was even meant What if Sora Saved the Justice League? Or did you mix my story for someone else's?

ZeroOrHero: By the way, I forgot to mention, your name was kinda inspired my last chapter so thanks for that! :D I do plan to have an Aquaman recruitment mission somewhere in here but I still figuring out where to put it at the moment. I would first need to recurit of some sea-Disney characters in here first to accompany Sora... Under the Sea! XD See what I did there! I just thought of it while writing your response. But I'm probably not going to bring the Pearl or the Leviathan in here outside of references. Sorry. And this isn't the last we've seen of Riddler, we've got plenty of more riddlers for Sora to overcome to rescue the friends he still has. He'll be defeat shortly before the final battle against Brainiac. Lois, right now, is trying to be discreet about Sora while trying to give any survivors hope as well. Once our heroes find a way to reverse the effects Sora will become more noticeable. However, that won't stop Batman or Brainiac to try to find out where Sora came from and who he is. And I have big plans for Billy's character arc. Orcale knowing he's their Captian Marvel is just the start. We'll see more of Billy's story as we go through the story. Thankfully, Sora doesn't have the χ-blade in this unlike his Divide Hearts counterpart... however... that doesn't mean it won't be a problem later on...

keybladelight: Don't worry they can still protect Sora from other things. As this chapter, Sora's trama during the Keyblade War starts to show... and let's just say a certian enemy of Sora might be glad he finally passed away when a certain Amazon Princess finds out who caused Sora and his friends much pain. This version of Carol isn't really MCU in this and niether are Rocket and Groot but the last two are somewhat based on their appearance in the MCU. But the three are more based on their appearances in the comics if that helps, but I'm glad you enjoyed their first appearances. You'll have to see which Marvel characters make their debut in this story as we go on further. Interesting idea but I actually had something better in mind for the endgame of this story. And Riddler will get what's coming to him in the end. I don't think how Elixir or healing magic works in the KH series. Still, anything's better than waiting for Donald to heal you! XD Diana will fullfill the mother-figure to Sora especially in the later chapters and it's going to take sometime before she's fully trusts Hercules... but she'll get there.

VaderSkywalker: I was like that at first but I ended enjoying myself finding all the riddles and put an end to Riddler's smugness. I'm looking forward to writing the chapter where Sora finally gets the upperhand on Riddler's scheming. Oh, and I have plans for the heroes to learn about the horror adaptions and make Olvier and Bruce to use their wealth to ban and cancel those films from releasing so they don't tramatize Sora or any of the friends of the Hundred Arced Woods. Just need to find the right timing. Probably in the epilogue XD. Eh, I didn't want to get too crazy with things, I wanted the Marvel cast to be in the dark of who the DC cast is. If I did make them aware, I feel like things would get too out of hand and complicated to write in this. Just going to stick with Marvel being fictional with Disney in the DC Universe. But like you said, no harm, no foul. Glad you like the other stuff though!

gaming-is-served: Glad you liked it!

Stand Up Be Strong: Let's face it, it's totally in Riddler's character to pull a stunt like this. But I wanted Sora to be in the just as blind of who he is just as the Jasmine was of who Achmed was in the Aladdin parody twister or as his people call him, Tiger-hugger! Only they didn't say hugger! XD Riddler would lose his own mind if Sora didn't know who he was... well more than he already had anyway. Really glad you enjoyed the preivous chapter. Even after the spelling errors, also I was trying to use another word for suspicious but I ended up spelling it wrong. That's what I get for not double checking a thesaurus. I plan to go back and fix those errors later on.

Doortolight47: Well, if it offended the GrandConcuil Woman and the other chairmen in Lilo and Stitch, it'd likely offend those four. XD Yeah, Disney wasn't being that subtle when making their version of Herc to be more like Superman.

danielcarswelldog365: By the end of story, everyone involved with the war will know Sora's full story and see him as a True Hero.

Harold Godwinson: Yeah, Jack's lucky these women know to hold back their strength otherwise he'd never live to see the adaptions of the fourth and fifth movies. Just wait and see if those characters show up.

Sinner and Redeemer: Maybe, might reference Herc knowing Thor as I have sadly no plans to include the latter. With all the other Marvel characters on their way, I knew I couldn't include everyone in this story. Don't forget, in that same show he also met Aladdin but I plan for them to met the first time here considering the whole World Order thing here.

georjaraine: Thank you! Hope you enjoy this chapter!

Guest02957: You'll see. Glad you enjoyed the chapter!

Gusty: Well, it's more like Sora, Wonder Woman, Disney, Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men, and Avengers vs the Justice League... but I get what you're saying. But the main hope in saving the League and stopping Brainiac ultimately lies within Sora.

Guest: Part of the reason why I brought Phil in this as well.

Yorozuya Forever: Justice for Martian Manhunter! I won't lie to say his appearance here is based off that series. And those details you mentioned is why the heroes have an advantage against Brainiac and the League.

lyokoMARVELanime: To be honest, Jack is probably a bit of both. And let's face it, out of all those questionable men, Jack seems like a proper gent by comparison. At least deep down he is a good man, even if he doesn't always show it. Sora's going to have to do a lot of convicing to proove that to Carol though. And I'm glad you think so, wanted Riddler to be as accurate to who he is in the Arkham series so far when going against Sora... especially in the later chapters. XD You know, when writing that scene I was tempted Sora assuming Superman and make Riddler say, "Superman's not a bad guy!" Like the Lego Batman movie but Sora knows what Superman looks like based on the stuff he's seen, and Sora's not that clueless. He has his moments. It was enough to outsmart Xehanort on many occasions and it will be enough to beat the Riddler. I will admit things will start out as awkward between Herc and Diana but will generally improve the more they interact. Plus some girl talk with Meg can't hurt either. Future sister-in-law anyone? No plans for Miss Martian in this but I do plan some younger heroes in the Titians to make their debut later on, before the whole planning and saving the League. And I also have big plans for Red Hood in here, as he definitely was missed in Suicide Squad as his combat style would have fit the game, I won't make that same mistake.

Crazzytony: Yeah, I'm not including anyone any third party characters outside of Disney, KH, or DC. Sorry. Glad you liked the last chapter though!

ShadowWolfG31: Sweet! You'll see which X-Men in the chapter after this one! That's right, they're coming sooner than you think! Along with more Disney as you can see at the end preview. I just hope you enjoy what I have planned out for our newcomers roles.

fruitspunchsamurai-987: Even with all that muscle might not be enough against Superman, which is why there going to get even more muscle. They'll need anything they can get to take him down. Especially if you know of the... modifications Brainiac made.

ArielRielz: Gee, that's high praise. Thanks. Hope I keep up the hype.

Turbo-verse: ...no, that's a big no. For many reasons: Sora's sixteen. Way too young for Diana. The fact that events of the past games post KH3 are all cannon in this so he's still in love with Kairi. He's here because of her. Also, did you not see the fact that already show that I was going to pair Wonder Woman with Batman in the story info above? If anything Diana's going to be like a mother to Sora if anything. Also, I don't like stories with kids getting paired with older adults. It's sick and wrong in many ways. Sorry, if I had you thinking that, but no, that's not happening.

Guest: You'll see. ;D

Godo: Trust me, I have a big moment where Stitch uses that head of his. It won't show until much later but I have it planed when and where.

Observing the Stars: It's possible but sadly Thor won't make an appearance in here. Can't include everyone sadly. Trust me, Herc won't be facing down Superman alone, as strong as the former is, don't forget how OP Superman is. It'll take a team to take a down... and something green and angry couldn't hurt either. ;)

Vivian: I will do my best, don't forget I have a large cast to work with and I want everyone to have their moment to shine. And Diana will learn of Herc's past as will he of her version of himself.

FanSuperAnime: Thanks but I'm not doing any requests. My hands are full with stories I came up with as it is. I also not into that much anime so I'm the last person to turn to for that second one. Sorry.

Guest: And... I just have several cast spilling their lunches again. Great! Guess I need to call the janitor again! And ask Bruce and Oliver to give him a geneous tip.

Superwheeltires: Might include her in the epilogue but she won't have a big of a role as her Injustice counterpart. In this timeline, Brainiac wasn't responsible for Krypton's destruction... at least that's what I gathered from the SS: KTJL game anyways. Sorry. But there's still a chance she could be paired with Riku.

Dxhologram: Trust me, he'll come to respect Sora in the end. We'll get that character arc from Atom.

KingNice92: Well, I have no plans of taking him out anytime soon. So, here you go!

Best Guest: Glad you liked the last chapter and the intros to many of the new characters in this! And I do have mission that will cross our heroes path with Luthor's and Ivy's. But I do have an original mission made for this story set around the Red Hood before then. But we'll get to them soon enough!

Jebest4781: Thank you!

Spiderdeku25: Oh, it only gets better from here. Just wait for the next confrontations! XD

Genji: Yep, this Herc is the best of both words. ;D

Alright with that chapter out of the way, let's start the next chapter! Enjoy!


Chapter 9: Under the Red Hood

That same evening, Yozora sat atop the building witnessing the battle unfold until the heroes escape. He saw their opponent creating a large fortress over the area. Going there now would be suicide. The beings over here were stronger than he anticipated, the woman proved soon as he was forced to tell her the truth with her magic lasso. Still, he made a promise, find Sora and save him.

This universe. This reality... was not their own. They didn't belong here.

The problem was, he didn't know how they'd get back to Quadratum. He wasn't sure the man who inquired his help could even reach him here of all places. Just then, someone walked beside him with his arms behind his back, "You know, when I told you to save Sora... I didn't think you'd dive right on in to another universe just to reach him. Kudos to your dedication!"

He stood corrected as he turned to face the man in the black coat. As always, the hood he wore prevented him from seeing his face. Turning back to the green fortress, he asked him, "What are you doing here? How are you here?"

Yozora was certain that the portal closed after he went through it. The hood figure stated, "What? I'm not allowed to check on your progress?" Glancing to the moon, as he answered, "As for the how? Let's just say I've been doing things longer than most..." He then pulled out blue and red glowing stones, "...and know ways to traverse the multiverse."

Playing with the stones in his hands, he turned to him, "Did you know Keyblade Wielders could once traverse across the multiverse? I should know, I once taught my pupils to do the same..." Tossing the stones in the air he then clutched them in his hand making them vanish, "...then I started seeing variants of me... and we all agreed... a multiversal Keyblade War?" He shook his head, "None of the other mes are crazy enough to risk that, so I forbade anyone from using those abilities again, including destroying everything we know about the multiverse..."

"But every now and again..." He gestured to the Skull Ship in frustration, "Something like this happens, throwing everything into chaos!" He knelt to Yozora, "However, my beef is not with Brainiac, nor am I mad at you that Sora managed to slip his way over here. I just make sure that you fulfill your role. Save Sora. Ensure he ends up on your world. He has no business messing around in this universe."

He stood back up and looking back at the moon, he made his hands into the shape of a heart around, "He still has a role to play in ours."

"He's made powerful allies," Yozora commented, "Both here and wherever he's from." He turned to the man in the black coat, "How am I supposed to reach him?"

"I guess I shouldn't be surprised by that, that little scamp just cannot help but touch the hearts of those he meets," The mysterious man answered, turning back to him, "The people here are tough but not invincible. Brainiac made sure the world knows that. You're no slouch either. So the Princess on an island of women caught you off guard. Try harder. Do whatever it takes. Just make sure you fulfill your promise."

After a long moment of silence, Yozora nodded, "I understand..."

Smirking under his hood, he turned to Brainiac's ship, "May your heart be your guiding key."

Unknown to the two of them, they were being watched. And not just by the Watcher. A man in a grey and black jacket watched the two for quite some time. His hood was painted red to match his helmet. And on the grey shirt beneath the jacket was painted a red bat symbol.

His name was Jason Todd. The Red Hood. Lowering his binoculars, he couldn't help but muttered to himself, "Interesting..."

He came to Metropolis for Riddler and to see for himself what happened to Bruce, now when he was looking for a way to breach Brainiac's ship so he could put an end to the threat permanently, he saw these two talking and planning. Something much bigger was going on outside this invasion... and he wanted to know what it was...


Back in the Hall of Justice, Diana and Sora had just exited the Boom-Tube. The former glanced to the latter, "Are you alright?"

Sora gave the Amazon a thumbs up and a cheerful smile as the last of the group entered the Boom-Tube walking backward. Herc turned to everyone, "Is everyone alright?"

"Yeah, I think so," Bibbo nodded to the True Hero, "Thanks to you and the resistance, we would have been toast."

"That's our Herc for ya," Phil exclaimed as he walked up to him, "You did well out there champ, but that nutjob with the glowing green ring ain't KO'd so I ain't exactly doing cartwheels."

"C'mon, Phil, you heard what Sora said," Hercules turned to the trainer of heroes, "He wasn't himself so I didn't want to hurt him too badly." He then turned to said teen, "Speaking of, it's great to see you again, Sora, but where exactly are we? And where's Donald and Goofy?"

"I've seen many places," Meg walked up to join her boyfriend, "But I've never seen any city like this one." She then turned to the large statues of the League, "Or Temples either."

"Oh, well, truth is," Sora rubbed the back of his neck, "It's complicated and I can't say I fully understand it all myself... but..."

"We're all in another universe," Rocket stated bluntly, "One where most of us are fiction." He turned to Sora, "Really no other way of saying it."

"I am Groot," Groot glanced at the raccoon-like alien.

"What do you mean I could have been more sensitive about it," Rocket glanced at his fellow Guardian.

The people from Olympus Coliseum blinked, as Meg stated, "Another...?"

"Universe?" Herc blinked, "Fiction?" He admitted, "Okay, gotta admit that's a new one for me."

Sora sighed as he admitted, "Yeah, me too."

Diana cautiously walked to Hercules, "But it is the truth. Welcome to Metropolis."

Herc blinked at the Amazon, as Phil's eyes widened, taken by Diana's beauty. Sora glanced to check on the others on the mission. Carol was checking in on Hawkgirl before the latter dropped her mace and walked away, looking broken-hearted. He didn't understand. Was there... something going between her and Lantern? His thoughts about that were stopped when Phil licked his hand and used it to straighten out his three hairs and gave her the 'I want you' eyes, "So, did it hurt when you fell from Olympus?"

"I've never been," She admitted before gesturing to Sora, "As you already know, Sora has aided the gods of Olympus in the past." She turned to Hercules, "He mentioned that you and he battled the Titans together."

"Oh, yeah, it was another one of Hades's plans to rule the whole cosmos," Herc smiled as he rubbed the back of his head, "Nothing the two of us couldn't handle." He then turned to Sora, "I also saw that you're a lot stronger since I last saw you, Sora. Keep it up and you'll get your strength back in no time!"

"Really?" Sora brightened up, "You mean that?"

"So, what are you doing later on?" Phil tried to flirt with the Amazon, "You know I trained a couple of heroes back in my day, I could give you a few pointers."

"Uh, Phil?" Sora blinked in confusion, "Are you okay?"

"He's fine, juinor hero," Meg smiled at the teenager, "He's the same as he's always been. I think this is the first time you've been around him with another woman."

"Speaking of," Herc turned to her, "Who are you anyway?" He continued, "Sora didn't exactly have time to fill me on the full situation before he informed me of the immediate danger."

"I am Diana," She introduced herself, "Princess of the Amazons and founding member of the Justice League." She nodded to him, "Sora's told me quite a bit about you, Hercules."

"Oh, yeah," Sora smiled at that, not noticing the tension, "Herc, you and her have something in common. You know, besides being heroes..."

"Huh?" Herc blinked as he turned to Sora, "What's that?"

"Uh, Sora, you don't need to-" Diana tried to stop him.

However, he was too excited to hear her, "You and she have the same dad!"

Diana gave an amused sigh as everyone from Olympus Coliseum blinked again. Pegasus glanced between her and Herc. The latter glanced between Sora and Diana, before turning to the former, "You mean, she's my-" He then turned to Diana, "You're my sister?! I have a sister?!"

"Wow, I... did not see that one coming," Phil snapped out of the mood.

"Hold on there, wonder boy," Meg glanced between him and Diana, "Don't you-" She then turned to Diana, "...both have siblings on Olympus?"

"Well, yeah, but to have one here of all places," Herc gestured at the Amazon Princess, "And she's a hero too?!" He then turned to his newly discovered sister, "Did someone kidnap you when you were a baby and steal your godhood too?"

Diana blinked at that. Did she hear him right? That's when Lois spoke up, "As much as I love those awkward sibling reunions..." Everyone turned to the leader of the resistance, who approached the group, "We got a few things to discuss first." She turned to Sora, "Where's the rest of your team?"

"They went to distract Batman who was following us," Sora quickly explained, "But I sent a signal to let them know we got the survivors to safety."

"And I got word from Dinah that they're ready for a safe pickup," Cyborg quickly added, "Bringing them back now."

With that, another Boom-Tube opened as Green Arrow, Black Canary, Plastic Man, Jack Sparrow, and Din Djarin entered through. Oliver called out, "Close it, quickly!"

Cyborg complied as he immediately closed the portal. Everyone sighed in relief as Plastic Man collapsed to the ground, and shivered, "Now, I know how Anna felt in Frozen."

"Is he alright?" Sora asked the others.

"Batman threw a few ice grenades at him," Mando revealed before turning to Sora, "I was mostly able to thaw him out. He'll be fine."

"Lane," Bibbo spoke up.

Lois smiled in relief, "Bibbo..." She went to hug the sailor, "...it's good to see you still in one piece."

"Eh, I got you and your resistance to thank for that," The sailor returned the hug, "Been hear ya be recruiting Disney Heroes. Wasn't sure you were yourself until I met some of them myself."

Just then, Baymax entered the room and he scanned the area, "Oh my..." Mando aimed his blaster at him before Sora made him lower it as the Healthcare companion continued, "...it would appear many of you have sustained minor injuries, now that I'm fully charged I will tend to your immediate care." He then turned to Jones, still in his green form, "My scans indicate that you're not anything I was programmed to help. If you could tell me what you are, I will learn whatever I need to assist your healthcare needs."

"Your concern is touching but unnecessary," Jones replied before shiftshaping into his human form, "I will be fine."

Some resistance fighters trained their guns on Jones, as Lois told everyone, "Easy everyone..." She turned to Jones, "Forgive us for the harsh welcome, but the last time a green man came to our planet, he took control of our greatest heroes, and turned Metropolis into a warzone."

"An understandable reaction," Jones nodded to the leader of the resistance, "I assure you all, that I am not with Brainiac." He then stretched out his arm as if he knew what she was thinking, "If you require proof, I am open to revealing the truth."

Blinking in shock, Lois turned to the Amazon and nodded in response as she pulled out her lasso and approached the disguised alien. Meg leaned toward Sora, "So, what's with the glowing rope Wonder Boy's long-lost sister got there?"

"That's Diana's lasso of truth," Sora explained to the newcomers, "It forces anyone to tell the truth."

"Anyone, eh?" Carol raised an eyebrow as she turned to Jack.

Wrapping it around Jones's arm, Diana asked him, "Who are you really?"

Shiftshaping again, to his green alien form, "My name is J'onn J'onzz, for the past few weeks, I have been living on your planet as John Jones."

"You from the same planet as Brainiac," Cash narrowed his eyes.

Shaking his head, he answered, "No, Colu once existed over a thousand lightyears from my world. Prior to coming to Earth, I lived on your neighboring planet. Mars."

"You're a Martian," Lois blinked in shock.

Jones nodded in confirmation, as Carol admitted, "Looks like we were right about the green part, not so much for the little."

"In this universe anyway," Rocket bluntly stated.

"Hold on, Earth's scientists have been studying Mars since the late 20th century," Officer Cash raised an eyebrow in confusion, "How come we never discovered life on it, if you've been there this whole time."

"It's a long complicated history from my people, no different for your own, but my world was ravaged by war centuries again," J'onn replied with sadness in his voice as he lowered his head, "My people, my family, were wiped out. I am the last Martian."

Everyone felt immediate sympathy for the Martain, as Phil rubbed the back of his head, "Yeesh, poor guy..."

"I have stayed on Mars, hesitate to come to your world, in fear of rejection," Jones continued, "But then I sense Brainiac's thoughts as he passed by my planet..."

"Sense his...?" Sora blinked in shock, "Wait, you can..."

"Yes, I can read minds," He confirmed before telepathically speaking to everyone in the room, "It was how I knew Hercules and his loved ones were on the other side of the portal, and why I believe Sora is our best shot of stopping Brainiac in saving your world." He spoke aloud, "After I sensed Braniac's thoughts, knowing his plans for Earth and its people, I could not stand aside and watch another world die. So, I did all I could to reach your world, to warn you of the coming threat." He then looked down with guilt, "But by the time I arrived, I was already too late. Since then, I did all I could to keep the survivors alive as John Jones, if you will have me, I will fight to save your world and humanity from this dark threat."

"Well, he's telling the truth," Diana replied to everyone around her, "He's compelled to do so, but the choice of recruiting belongs to-"

Before she could finish what she had to say, Sora had already removed the lasso to shake J'onn's hand, "Nice to meet you, J'onn! Of course, you can help us save the world!"

"...or Sora can just bring him along without consulting us," Diana lightly chuckled.

"Honestly, I'm not that surprised," Herc smiled as he shook his head in amusement, "He has always been a good judge of character."

Raising an eyebrow at Herc, Lois went to greet the Martian, "Welcome to the resistance, John." She then turned to the other new recruits, "And I also like to welcome our new friends as well, and apologize for pulling you away from homes."

"Ah, it's no big deal," Captain Marvel reassured her, "Both the Avengers and Guardians deal with alien invasions every other Tuesday."

"That and dealing with jerks like Brainiac," Rocket added, "Normally, I'd like a reward for doing so but since it's that jackass-" Diana instinctively covered Sora's ears before Rocket swore, "-I'll make an exception!"

"Just watch your language," The Amazon Princess warned the raccoon-like creature.

"Watch my language?" The loudmouth alien blinked.

"But have children present and I'd rather not them learning foul words," Diana stated before releasing Sora's ears, only confusing the Teen.

"You think that's bad, if only you knew what that freak said earlier," Rocket gestured to Stitch who was munching on a Riddler Trophy, "Trust me, what I said was nothing compared to what he said!"

"I... am... Groot," Groot stated as his face was a light green.

"See?" The other guardian gestured to his teammate, "Groot's still got an upset stomach from it."

"Wait, you mean the alien swear word from Lilo & Stitch... is a legitimate language?" Green Arrow blinked in shock.

"It must of," Diana admitted, "John did not react well to what Stitch said."

"Well, I'm kinda disturbed that Disney came up with legitimate alien bad words as a gag," Lois admitted.

"What?" Sora blinked in confusion, "What did he say? What did it mean?"

"Something tells me, we're better off not knowing," The Amazon admitted.

"Ugh~" Plastic Man groaned as he stumbled back onto his feet, "Can someone tell me what just happened?" He then glanced at the Martian, "Uh... who's the new guy? I don't recognize him from any Disney film."

As the soldiers glance at J'onn nervously, the Martian realizes, "My appearance alarms them."

"What? No!" Sora shook his head. "I've seen a lot of stranger things out there. They just need to get a little used to-"

"Do not worry; I am not offended," J'onn reassured the teenager. "It can be remedied." With that, his body started to shift: his head-fin retracted, as his head rounded out; his hands gained a fifth finger, resembling human hands; his face gained a small nose, resembling a human face; his feet became covered by blue boots, as he morphed clothing: tight blue shorts, red cross-belts, and a blue cape. "There. Am I more acceptable?"

Herc glanced at his own blue cape before shrugging, "It works."

"Well, with that said, good work out there today people," Lois told the heroes and soldiers, "Terrific, Oracle, and Cid have just finished wrapping up everything within Sora's GummiPhone and made some great strides in preparing others for future battles to retake our world." She then glanced to Sora and Diana, "And thanks to the Riddlerbot's head, we have something a little extra in store to make things easier when... well... recruiting from another dimension."

Diana lightly patted Sora on the shoulder as he smiled, feeling appreciated... until he started yawning. Lois nodded to Sora, "That being said, it's almost midnight, and you all deserve some rest. We can discuss our next mission first thing in the morning."

"Okay, I don't mean to be a downer," Cash spoke up, "...but as big as the Hall is, how exactly are we going to fit everyone in here."

"We will accommodate," Diana spoke up, "The Hall of Justice is much grander than it seems. We will ensure all survivors from Metropolis or Sora's Universe will fit and are provided for."

"I actually know how to provide even more room," Sora lifted a hand.

"Well, we're open to suggestions," Lois smiled, "We'll show you more around the Hall and you can show your idea." Sora nodded as the leader told the others, "Meeting adjured."

With that, everyone went their own separate ways as Sora followed the former Reporter and Amazon Princess. But not before the teenager, tossed Jack's compass back to it's rightful owner. At the same time, the residents of Olympus Coliseum stared at the latter, as Meg stated her own thoughts, "Wow, a sister. She became a hero. Just like you, Wonder Boy."

"Yeah..." Hercules blinked in shock.

"You think the big guy will strike me again if I ask her out," The satyr asked aloud. The young couple gave Phil black stares, as he shrugged innocently, "What?"

Unknown to them, Pegasus followed the Amazon, curiously...


As Sora followed the two through a secure door, Sora looked around the new room, staring in awe, "I don't remember this being a part of the tour."

"That's because there are some areas of the Hall that were available to the general public," Diana explained to Sora, "I gave special clearance to allow the resistance and survivors access to these areas. I can give the full tour in the morning." Sora noticed a lot of innocent citizens of all ages sleeping in sleeping bags around the room. Including Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Eeyore who all ended up sleeping together. Same with Simba, Pumbaa, and Timon, but they were in a pile.

The three entered an elevator, as Lois told the two, "For now, we've arranged temporary sleeping spots for those under the protection of the hall." Pushing a button to the lower levels, she continued, "But most of our people had been resting in the hanger bay."

Just then, the doors opened up, and Sora not only had even more people sleeping but also the Batwing on one of the landing pads. Along with several space crafts. Must have been for off-word missions. He then noticed there was a big old unoccupied spot. Not even people slept near the spot. He walked over to the area, "How come no one set up camp over here? There's plenty of room..."

"Sora, wait," Diana tried to warn the boy, "That's where I parked the-" Suddenly, Sora banged his head into something he couldn't see and collapsed to the ground, as she winced, "...the Invisible Jet."

"Ow..." Sora groaned as he rubbed the bump on his head. Placing his hand, on the invisible haul, he stared in awe, "Wow..." He then turned to Diana, "Wait, why do you need a jet? You can fly."

"True, but this ship is excellent at getting into places unseen and undetected," She explained as she smiled fondly at the jet, "She can also fly past the speed of sound without making noise, and has a lot of firepower..."

"Oh, well, when you put it like that..." Sora slowly nodded.

Lois then turned to the teenager, "Now then, Sora, what is your plan to expand more room for the survivors..."

"Oh, right," Sora brightened up as he dug into his pocket, "I know Yozora didn't take it from me..." He then brightened up, "Aha!" He then pulled out an unmade tent from his pocket, much to the women's surprise, "Here it is!"

The two blinked, as Lois asked the teen, "Sora... were you carrying a full-size tent inside your pocket this whole time?"

"Yes," Sora nodded before asking, "Is... is that not normal?"

The two women blinked as the reporter muttered to Diana, "Must have gotten his clothes from the same place where Mary Poppins got her suitcase."

After a long pause, the Princess replied, "I don't know who that is."

She turned to the Amazon, "We need to catch you up on all things Disney considering where we're getting our backup from."

Soon enough, Sora set up his tent as he brightened up, "There!" He gestured to the tent, "We just need to get and set up more of them around the Hall and we should fit everyone with plenty of room to spare!" He then turned to the two women who were staring at him, "Trust me, me, Donald, and Goofy have been doing this thing for two years."

"Sora..." Diana wasn't quite sure how to tell him this but she continued, "...that's just going to take up more space."

"Oh, don't worry, there's plenty of room in here. You could put a whole family in here!" Sora then dived into the tent, before peeking his head out for a moment, "C'mon! Check it out!"

He then went back inside the tent, the Amazon sighed as she followed the teenager, "Sora... I know you mean well, but there's no way..." She then poked her head inside before going silent, pulling her head out she turned to Lois in shock, "He's right! There's plenty of room in here!"

Wonder Woman then went inside the tent after Sora. Blinking in shock, the former reporter slowly followed the duo inside, and what she saw surprised her. While the tent didn't seem that big on the inside, on the inside it was massive. There was a live room with a flat-screen TV and some sort of gaming system, a fully stocked kitchen, bathrooms, and several made-up bedrooms.

She joined the Amazon, staring in awe, it seemed like something that came up in a Harry Potter movie. Sora beamed, "See! Plenty of room!"

"To quote a famous fictional teenage wizard," Lois finally spoke up, feeling like a child again, "I love magic!"

Diana then turned to the teenager, "Do you have more tents like these on you?"

"Sadly, it was just the one," Sora admitted before brightening up, "But... I do know where to get these. We just need to find a Moogle Shop and get as many as we need for the refugees."

Diana then turned to Sora with sympathy, "You mean... the same kind of shops back in your universe."

Sora blinked at that before frowning, "Oh... oh, I did not think about that..." He looked up to the two women, "But I am willing to share what I do have with them."

"That's very generous of you, Sora," Lois smiled at the teenager, "And I'm certain we can fit a good amount of people in here." She admitted, "It was a good idea. It's just that our universe is very different from yours so there are things that sadly don't exist in ours that you weren't aware of."

"Or you just haven't discovered us yet, Kupo!"

"Or we just didn't discover..." The leader of the resistance slowly nodded before realizing it wasn't Sora or Diana who spoke up. And she certainly didn't recognize the voice. Sora and Diana came to a similar conclusion as they slowly turned around to see a strange small white creature, with a large, spherical head, small ears sprouting out of the sides of its head, and stubby hands and feet that lacked distinct digits with large, red, spherical 'pom-poms' attached to the top of its heads by a thin, brown, antenna.

After a moment of silence, the creature spoke up, "Hello, Kupo!"

"What the-?!" Lois exclaimed in shock.

"Good Hera!" Diana gasped in shock.

"Hey, look! A Moogle!" Sora beamed before blinking, "Wait, did you also travel through a portal to this universe?"

"What portal?" The Moogle shrugged, "I've been waiting for your kind to come back for thousands of years! Do you have any idea how bored I've been?!"

"Sora... what is that?" Lois asked the Keyblade Weilder.

"That's a Moogle!" Sora gestured to the creature, "I've been buying healing potions and supplies from them for years now!"

"Including tents like this?" Diana gestured to the tent they stood inside. She then asked Moogle, "Do you have any in stock?"

"Of course, I do, Kupo," The Moogle answered, "Thousands they've been collecting dust forever! But I haven't been able to sell a single one of 'em, because there never been a Keyblade Wielder around! I now live inside a cardboard box, my wife left me, and took the kids with her!" The small creature went on his knees to the three, "Please buy my stuff! I can finally get a real home and maybe get my family back!"

The three blinked, none of them certainly didn't expect the conversation to turn out like this. The former reporter asked, "Wait, if you've been this desperate for munny, then why not ask to seek out other consumers?"

"Oh, my cousin tried that," The Moogle explained, "Tried to make a special deal with someplace called Cadmus... I haven't heard from him in 10 years...


Meanwhile, in an abandoned Camdus facility, where Batman had already executed most of its occupants, said Moogle sat in its cage, "Hello? Is any Kupo still alive out there? I haven't been fed in over three weeks."

Just then, a janitor was mopping up the building, with a id card labeled Stan, passed by the Moogle's cage. The Moogle sighed in relief, "Oh, Thank God! Excuse me, Kupo, if you let me out of here, I can grant you half-priced discounts in my shop for life!"

Stan turned to his cage, blinking under his glasses, as he turned away muttering to himself, "Gee, Joan was right. I have been having too much sugar!"


Back in the Hall of Justice, the Moogle asked the three, "So, how many tents are we talking about here? 5? 10?" The strange small creature shrugged, "Heck, at this point, I'd settle for one if it made me a little munny."

"Okay, guess, I'm going to speak to Terrific before he calls it a night," Lois stated, before glancing at Sora, "Looks like that idea of yours is going to work after all. Good call, Sora." She then dug in her pocket, "Oh, and here's your GummiPhone back." She then offered the GummiPhone back to him, "Make sure you speak with Terrific in the morning, we would like if you test a simulation for our soldiers that could make them helpful in this war."

"Sure," Sora nodded, "Maybe Phil can help out to. He's pretty good at training heroes."

"Not a bad idea," The resistance leader nodded, "I'll talk to him." She then told him, "Get some rest. Something tells me day 3 is going to be harder in the morning."

"Right," The teenager nodded, "Good night, Lois, Diana."

"Good night, Sora," Wonder Woman smiled before she followed Lois and the Moogle out of the room.

As they exited the tent, they were greeted by Black Canary, Green Arrow, and Pegasus. The blonde woman smiled, "Hey, about this mission today..." Her eyes widened as she and Oliver looked down at the strange creature, "What the heck is that thing?!"

"According to Sora, a Moogle," Lois explained before glancing at the creature, "An apparent homeless Moogle with a dying business. Sora says they have items that could be beneficial to winning the war."

"Sup, Kupos," The Moogle waved to them.

The couple blinked as Oliver rubbed his eyes, "I honestly wish I could say that is the strangest sentence I've heard in my life." He then stated, "Look, back to the topic of why we're here, we need to talk about the soldier you sent to help us..."

"What solider?" Lois blinked as she turned to the Amazon, who shrugged, as confused as the former reporter was.

"The one who covered our escape," Canary raised an eyebrow, "The one that shot Batman in the chest and launched a smoke canister to mask us."

"I didn't send anyone else," The leader blinked, "Not to mention, no ordinary shooter could shoot down Batman from a distance. I don't have anyone with that kind of skill."

"Very few people do," Diana admitted, "Deadshot or Deathstroke would fit those kinds of qualities but both currently are locked up in Arkham and Blackgate respectively... and they would have tried to kill Bruce, and not care if any of you live or died."

"So, if it's not any of them or anyone within the Hall," Arrow blinked in confusion, "Who saved our skins?"

"I'll talk to Barbara," The leader stated as the winged horse approached the Amazon, "She be able to get an idea of who our mysterious shooter is..."

Everyone glanced at Pegasus who sniffed Wonder Woman, as Oliver blinked in confusion, "Uh, what is it doing?"

The horse smiled before headbutting the Amazon, much to everyone's shock, before happily licking her check. Before Arrow blinked in realization, "Never mind. I just figured it out."

Diana blinked as she lightly stroked the steed, "Well, aren't you the charmer?" Pegasus neighed in response, "I don't believe I've ever got to see a pegasus before." He glanced at the others, "Anyone know his name?"

"Pegasus," Arrow answered the Amazon.

"I know what he is," The Princess of Themysica glanced at him with an amused smile, "But what's his name?"

Blinking, he answered again, "...Pegasus?"

Tilting her head in confusion, the winged horse nodded in confirmation of his name, Diana blinked in shock, "You're name is Pegasus?"

"He was a gift after I was born," Herc's voice spoke up as he entered the room, everyone turned to Diana's brother, as he nervously walked up closer to them, "We were separated when Hades's imps, Pain, and Panic stole me from Olympus, but my dad... our dad... reunited us when I found out where I came from."

Diana blinked, a little shocked, "You were born on Olympus?"

"Of course, I was," He smiled before blinking in confusion, "Why wouldn't I be?"

Now even more confused, Dinah whispered to the founding member of the League, "Unlike the legends, this version of Herc is actually a son of both Zeus and Hera. He's only a demigod because Hades's goons made him drink a potion as a baby which made him mortal."

Wonder Woman blinked again in shock. Hercules's mother was Hera? That wasn't what she was taught about her half-brother on Themysica. According to the legend, Hercules was the son of Zeus but his mother was a mortal by the name of Alcmene. But if this was the case, the Queen of Olympus would have no reason to be cruel to her own son turning him into the monster she knew.

Even so, that didn't mean she was going to trust this version of Hercules on the spot. She then asked him, "Why did Hades want to make you mortal?"

"Remember when Sora said we recently fought the Titans together," Herc asked her, which she nodded, as he continued, "Well, the Fates had a prophecy when Hades released the Titans, that he would overthrow our father and rule all, but if I fought against him, he would fail. So, he has been coming up with schemes to kill me before the time came, but Sora and I always were there to stop him."

Diana turned to Lois, who confirmed his story with a nod, before he asked her, "What about you? How'd you end up here of all places?"

Seeing no harm in telling him, she explained, "I wasn't born like most babies. My mother made me from clay and our father breathed life into me."

"Dang," Phil then entered the room, "You're mother did one heck of a good job with ya!"

"You know, I actually did something similar long ago," Herc thought back to his teenage years, "I need a date for the dance, and couldn't find anyone..." Diana blinked, "...Aphrodite was kind enough to help but I made the mistake of asking her to make her crazy about me."

Everyone winced at that, Oliver commented, "Yeah, even I know that was never going to end up well."

"I ended up giving her her own free will in the end," He laughed sheepishly, "...and she then went for another guy."

"Well, it all worked out, right?" Lois gave him a sympathetic smile, "You got Meg."

"True enough, she's my whole world," Hercules smiled.

"You gave up your godhood for her?" Diana recalled what John had said earlier that evening.

"I can see our family anytime I want," Herc smiled as he stated, "But... a life without Meg, even an immortal one, would be empty." He glanced at the young woman who entered the room, "I finally know where I belong."

Seeing the two, smiling lovingly at each other, Diana had to admit, it was rather sweet. Maybe this Hercules was different from the one she knew. Given he was willing to protect the innocent, and Sora really looked up to him, she'd give him a chance to prove himself.

Lois cleared her throat, "Anyways, I've been meaning to speak to one of you in particular." She glanced to the satyr, "You, specifically."

"Me?" Phil blinked in shock.

"Sora said you knew a thing or two about training heroes," The former reporter recalled.

"It's true," Hercules smiled as he lifted Phil up, "He is the trainer of True Heroes. I would have never made it this far as a hero without his help."

"Good, cause my soldiers need to carry their own weight out there," The leader of the resistance stated, "Can't leave everything without the best of the bunch, and I know Sora, Diana, or even Hercules can't be everywhere at once..."

"You want me to wipe your soldiers into monster-fighting warriors, eh?" Phil stroked his beard, "I don't know..."

"Ah, c'mon, Phil," Herc encouraged him, "If I'm going to help Sora and my sister knock some sense back into this world's greatest heroes and take down this Brainiac, someone's gotta help keep the Heartless off my back."

"Yeah, I don't want Wonder Boy to overwork himself again," Meg nodded in agreement, "We all know what happened the last time that happened."

"Overworking himself," Arrow muttered to Canary, "Don't remember that happening in the movie or show."

"You watched the show," Dinah raised an eyebrow.

"On occasion," He admitted, "It was on Disney Plus."

Ignoring Dinah and Oliver's comments, the satyr sighed, "Guess I'm not going on an early retirement anytime soon." He nodded, "Fine, I'll do it first thing in the morning."

"Why the morning?" Arrow wondered.

"Two words, Arrow Boy," Phil turned to the archer, "I. Need. Sleep!"

"One, two, ummmm..." Diana counted the words on her fingers.

"That's fine," Lois admitted, recalling how in the original film, Phil couldn't count either, "To be honest, we all could use some rest. The shields should keep us safe for the night, but there are a few on the night shift to warn us just in case the shields fail or Brainiac sicks Superman on us."

"Yeah, I guess we should as well," Herc rubbed the back of his head, he then turned to Diana, "Listen if you ever want to talk..."

She sighed and nodded in agreement, "Yes, we should talk..." She needed to be sure he wasn't anything like the Hercules she knew, even with the different events from the version she knew of. She then turned to her half-brother, "I will speak with you when we get a chance."

"Great, great," Hercules smiled as he rubbed the back of his neck, "I'll see you then." He then glanced at Meg, "How did you think I did?"

"Not bad, it seemed a little awkward, but you are making progress with your surprise sibling," Meg stated, "I grew up an only child too."

"Okay, champ, just because I'm training a bunch of rookies, doesn't mean you get to slack on your own training," The trainer of heroes told his prized pupil, "If you're going to take on the best of the best, you need to be in top shape. Sora too for that matter, he's stronger when I last saw him but he ain't there yet."

"Don't worry, Phil, by the time we face the controlled heroes, we'll be in top shape," The demi-god stated, "I'm sure of it."

After the group had left, Lois turned to the Amazon, "Regarding your mother's and sisters' history with our version of Hercules, I'm surprised you didn't attack him on the spot."

"Sora had mentioned meeting him when we spoke of his journey, and he helped us defend innocents at Hob's Bay," Wonder Woman admitted, "I'm also aware not all versions of a person of an alternate universe are always going to turn out the same way." She then turned to the reporter, "It's not like were going to be close siblings by tomorrow or anything."

"Well, if anything, he seemed very happy to have a sister in his life," Oliver commented before turning back to the reporter, "So, what are we going to do about our mystery shooter."

"I could go back out there and check the scene," Diana volunteered.

"No, I actually have someone better in mind," Lois admitted, "Someone who can avoid Bruce's notice unless he wants to."

"Nightwing?" She assumed.

"Nightwing," Lois nodded, "I'll speak with him and Oracle. With those two together, I'm certain we can see if our shooter is a friend or someone we should be concerned about." This seemingly satisfied both Arrow and Canary as the two nodded and walked off to get some rest. The former reporter pulled out her phone, "Look, Oracle was also able to download the journals of Sora's journey before coming to our universe. I have a copy on my phone that I was going to through tonight, need it to convince the General... my dad why I'm putting the fate of the world in the hands of a teenager, do you want to..."

"No, I think it's better I hear it from Sora's perspective, it could be good for him," The Amazon shook her head, "Just let me know if there's anything I should be aware of when talking to him."

"Of course," She nodded as the two went their separate ways.

As they did so, Lois turned to her phone and opened up the first entry in Jiminy's Journal, "Sora, a boy born and raised on an island, dreamed of seeing the outside world. He and his friends Riku and Kairi began building a raft with which to sail away..."


Later passed midnight, Nightwing ran across the rooftops of the city of Metropolis, avoiding the detection of Brainiac's forces. Grappling onto another building, he climbed onto the rooftop before spotting his objective. He reached his coms, "Oracle, I see the building where our friends kept Bruce busy..."

"Do you see which window where the bullets impacted," Barbara asked the first Robin, "If we're going to get any leads of where to find our shooter, we need to know where the bullets hit before hitting Bruce?"

"This isn't my first rodeo, Barbara," Nightwing lightly smirked, "I know what I'm doing." He activated his detective vision, and grappled from building to building, before spotting the window where the bullets entered, "Alright, looks like the bullets came from the north side of the building, and from that angle it looked like the only possible way to make that kind of shot..."

"...is by LexCorp," Oracle realized, "I doubt Luthor is our shooter, but I'm hacking into his security cameras... maybe they saw something..."

Grappling onto the building, Nigtwing's eyes widened as he saw the red bat symbol on the ground. He answered, "Don't bother... I know who the shooter was... it's Jason."

"Jason?" Orcale gasped, "He hasn't made himself known to us since the Knightfall protocol... what's he doing all the way in Metropolis?"

"Could be many things," Nightwing answered as he scanned the scene to see if Jason left anything they could follow, "Riddler's back in town, Bruce is compromised... God only knows..."

"Well, considering he protected Oliver, Dinah, and the others, means Brainiac hasn't gotten to him," Oracle took whatever good news to come from it, "Dick, I don't even know what we're going to tell Lois. People already made connections that Red Hood was the Arkham Knight..."

"The truth, it's the only way we're going to help him," The former Robin sighed as he realized Jason had already covered his tracks. That was probably a good thing though, if he couldn't find where his brother was hiding, then neither could Bruce, "I just hope we can get to him before Bruce does..."


They had done it, they had survived Xehanort's first attack. King Mickey then turned to everyone, "Is everyone alright?"

Everyone nodded in response when suddenly Ven spotted Terra just up ahead. He beamed, "Terra!"

He ran to him as Aqua quickly followed behind. He took his arm as he beamed, "Terra! We found you!"

Aqua looked a little skeptical however she couldn't help but hope, "Terra, please say you're in there."

Terra made no reaction to be united. Knowing it wasn't actually him she pulled Ven away from the brunette. The young teenager asked, "What gives, Aqua?"

"I know you're not him. Now let our friend go!" Aqua demanded much to Ven's confusion.

Terra smirked and much to Ven's horror his hair turned white and his eyes turned yellow. Terranort stood there as Mickey stated, "He is their thirteenth!"

"Today is the day you all lose." He told them.

Aqua snapped, "What?!"

Terranort explained, "Before you face the thirteen, every last one of you will be torn heart from body." He then summoned the No Name Keyblade, "But fear not. The χ-blade will still be forged."

Sora's eyes narrowed with determination, "We're not going to lose to you."

Terranort just smirked in response, and with a blink of an eye, he appeared right in front of Ven and struck him down where he stood. Aqua was so shocked at what had happened, "VEN!"

"That's it!" Sora declared as he charged at Terranort, Keyblade in hand but before it could make contact, he blocked it with darkness.

Sora struggled until the villain threw him aside. Terranort then made was to Kairi as was about to strike at her, but Axel was able to block the blow but it was so strong it sent flying until he crashed through a bolder and slammed into the cliff. Kairi gasped, "Axel!"

Terranort raised his Keyblade about to end the Princess of Heart but Sora gasped as he quickly got back on his feet to stop him. Mickey gasped, "No! Sora!"

Donald and Goofy quickly went to aid their friend. Sora managed to get to Kairi and held her, ready to take the blow for her. However, Goofy blocked the attack with his shield, and the impact sent both Goofy and Terranort back. At the same time, Donald was channeling all his power into a powerful spell. Goofy realizing what he's about to do, "DONALD! DON'T!"

"ZETTAFLARE!" Donald exclaimed and a beam of red magic blasted Terra away from the fight.

When then the beam finally died, Sora released Kairi from the hug. With the possessed Terra gone, and Donald still standing, the spikey-haired boy smiled in relief... until Donald's staff vanished in his hand and he collapsed to the ground. Goofy and the King went to check on Donald, Aqua checked on Ven, and Kairi and Riku checked on Axel as Sora gazed at his fallen friends, "This... can't be real..."

Just then darkness rose up ahead of them and waves of Heartless came from the ground. Riku then shook him back to the action, "Pull it together, Sora! We haven't lost them! They still have their hearts but we have to protect them."

"Right..." Sora nodded in agreement.

Aqua walked up to join them, "We stand together."

Sora and Riku nodded as they ran on ahead and the three of them summoned their Keyblades to fight off the Heartless. Aqua turned to the others, "Mickey, Kairi, Goofy, watch the others."

"No, we should all get to safety, while we still can." The King of Destiny Castle shook his head.

Riku replied, "It's too late for that."

Just then, wave after wave of Heartless joined until they formed one huge Heartless tornado. Aqua's eyes widened in horror, "It can't be... no..."

She stood down in defeat as the wave of Heartless took her. Riku gasped, "AQUA!"

However, the Heartless were done yet as they took Ven, then Mickey, Donald, and Goofy, finally it took Axel and Kairi despite the princess trying to save him. Sora helplessly reached out for her but their hands barely missed as Kairi was taken by the tornado of Heartless. Sora watched helplessly as Kairi vanished from his sight.

Sora dropped his Keyblade as it vanished and he fell on his knees as he screamed in despair. Riku ran up to him, "Sora!"

"They're gone. Kairi, Donald... Goofy, the King... Gone forever," Sora broke down into tears, "What do we do? Without them, I... All my strength came from them. They gave me all of it. Alone, I'm worthless."

Tears fell from the Keybladers checks, as Riku looked uncertain how to react until he stood up and stated, "Sora... You don't believe that. I know you don't."

He then left as he alone went to face the wave of Heartless. Sora watched as Riku raised his Keyblade against the Heartless, he stood his ground until the Heartless overtook him and Sora's eyes widened as the tidal wave of Heartless came right at him...


...when he sat straight up from his bed panting, sweetening dripping down on him. Looking around in his tent, he sighed in relief, "Oh, thank God. It was just a nightmare..."

He should have known. He had used to Power of Waking, and with Terra and Naminè's help, changed the outcome of the war. His friends were okay. Kairi was okay. And Xehanort... he was gone. This time for good. His heart went with Earqus to Kingdom Hearts, right before they closed it again.

Picking up Kairi's charm, he held it tightly, "Kairi... I will find my way back to you and our friends... I just need you to wait a little bit longer."

Putting away the charm, hopped out of bed. As he did, he saw a few additional people in the tent with him. Which was fine, he offered to let people use his tent to get some rest. Jack was there too, with a half-drunken bottle of rum. Guess no one else could stand him.

When he exited the tent he was greeted by a green Martian, his eyes widened, "Oh, hey, J'onn! Good morning!"

"Good morning, Sora," The Martian nodded back, "Trouble sleeping?"

"Just a nightmare," The Keyblade Wielder admitted, "It will pass."

"I sense it was more than just that," J'onn replied with concern, "Sometimes traumatic experiences can replay in our heads... even our dreams..."

Sora's eyes widened as the Martian admitted, "Yes, I saw it. I did not mean to intrude, but your nightmare was practically projecting itself."

"It's fine," Sora reassured J'onn, "But I'm fine."

"..." The last Martian seemed unconvinced, but respected his wishes, "Should you ever wish to talk about what happened, many of us within the Hall are more than willing to listen. Myself including."

"Thanks, J'onn, I... I'll think about it," The teenager promised, he then cleared his throat, "Anyways, have you seen Mr. Terrific? I said I'd help out with whatever he's doing."

"He's currently with Diana in the Holographic Training Simulator," He answered, "Working on some simulations based on what you had on your GummiPhone. I won't let you keep him waiting."

"Thanks," Sora nodded as he ran out of the Hanger Room, now with tents set up nearly everywhere.

Lois must have worked something out with the Moogle. Sora walked over to the elevator, pushed the down button, and waited for its arrival. When the doors slid open, he noticed both Hawkgirl and Hercules inside. The latter greeted him, "Oh! Good morning, Sora!"

"Morning, Herc," Sora greeted the Demigod before waving to Sherya, "Morning Hawkgirl."

"Hey," She half-heartedly greeted Sora as he entered the elevator.

"What are you guys up to?" The Keyblade Weilder wondered.

"I just had an earlier breakfast so I could get a start on training," Herc smiled, "I heard about some of their feet and I need to be in top shape if we have to fight them." He then frowned slightly, "I just hope we can find a way to get them back their free will, from what I've heard, they sound like good people and great heroes. It was easier to know what to do if Hades pulled the strings but..."

"We'll find a way," Sora stated positively, "We were able to help Auron get his will back, we'll find a way to do the same for the League."

"Fair enough," Herc smiled at that.

Sheyra remained silent and did not comment. Sora turned to her in concern, "Sheyra?"

"Just passing along a message to Diana," The Thanagarian told Sora, "Then I'll meet you in the Sanctumm for the next mission." Just then the elevator doors opened Hawkgirl was the first to leave, "C'mon. Let's go."

Herc turned to the Teenager, "She's been like this all morning. Any idea what's wrong with her?"

"I think she was friends with Green Lantern," Sora crossed his arms as they too exited the elevator, "It's why she came along to the mission the other day. Maybe she thought she could reach him..."

"Ah, I see," Herc nodded in understanding.

"By the way... how are you handling the fact..." Sora gestured to the world around them.

"That in this universe I'm well known but based on a fictional... uh... what was it called? A movie?," Herc finished Sora's question before admitting, "I have to admit it, it's a new one for me..." He then smiled, "The crowds here pretty much react the same back home though so it's not that big of a difference. Just the technology and fashion choices are the big differences. Nothing that I can't handle though." He then smiled slyly, "It was nice to know what you, Donald, and Goofy had been up to when you not visiting us. I don't know the exact details but you three had a bigger journey than I thought."

"Oh, right..." Sora smiled sheepishly, "Sorry about that."

"Don't worry about it," Herc reassured him, "You had your reasons but who knows... maybe Phil will finally see you have what it takes to be a True Hero."

"Really?" Sora brightened up as the two entered the room.

Just then, they saw Sheyra and Diana speaking to one another, as Terrific was working on some metal orbs with the letter T on them. Just then, the Amazon spotted the two entering the room, she nodded to her half-brother, "Hercules..." She then smiled brighter, "Sora, you're up earlier than I thought you be." She then asked him in concern, "You alright."

"I'm fine, it was just a bad dream," Sora reassured her, "I was planning on getting up early anyway."

Diana looked briefly concerned before nodding in understanding. Terrific then looked up from his work, "Ah, Sora, glad you made it. You're just in time. Wasn't expecting you, Hercules. Your arrival is a surprise, but a welcomed one."

"I asked around, and I heard you guys had a whole room, just for training," Hercules explained, "Figured it would be a great way for me to be at my best for the coming missions."

"Fair enough," Terrific smiled, "But first, I wanted to go over some things with Sora."

Sora looked at the orbs before wondering, "What are those?"

"Ah, those are my T-spheres," The world's third smartest man answered, "I usually use them to help fight crime back home but I've been making some modifications based on Riddler's data."

"How so?" Sora blinked in shock.

"Well, Riddler's bots had to get those tears somehow and move them around," Terrific explained, "And we can't always have you distracted to help a friend on a serious missing. My new and improved T-spheres will help find and bring any tears they see into the Hall. That way, you can bring any friend from our neighboring universe here without fearing their safety."

"Oh, that's a great idea," Sora brightened up before frowning, "But wait... not everyone back in my universe is good either. What if I accidentally bring over someone like Hades, Pete, or Maleficent?"

"Lois and I have been working on something," Diana revealed to the young Keyblade Weilder, "Ever since this Yozora attacked you in the Hall, we knew we couldn't just send him off the Stryker's or Arkham while the incursion is going on, so Cyborg is making temporary prison cells in case we run into someone with ill intentions while we fight against Brainiac. If Yozora shows himself again, we finally capture Riddler, or run into a villain from your universe... we have somewhere to contain them until the crisis is over."

"Oh, that's a relief," Sora smiled at that.

"Considering most of your villains are well known in this universe," Mr. Terrific smiled, "We do have an advantage of knowing who to keep an eye out for, compared with the data within your GummiPhone." He then backed away from his work, "But that's not why I brought you here this morning. I need you to test out a simulation for us that could be beneficial for those without out powers or experience."

"Sure, where do I start?" Sora shrugged.

Mr. Terrific simply pushed a button allowing the teenager access to another elevator, "Just step in here and it'll take you to the simulator."

Sora complied as he entered the elevator and the doors closed behind him. The teenager waited as the elevator took him further down, soon enough they reopened and the white room changed around him... into the city of Metropolis. Sora's eyes widened in awe, "What the-?! How'd I get outside?!"

"Calm down, Sora," Diana's voice spoke through a coms within the 'city,' "It's just a realistic simulator. The room can create whatever we program it to be and can make a copy of anywhere and anyplace in the world. Including Metropolis."

"Phew!" The Keyblade Weilder sighed in relief, "'Cause I was worried for a second there. Everything looks so real here."

"Along with the opponents," Mr. Terrific added, "Usually, the League or whoever's using it can create whatever opponent they wish to face and they fight and act the way they would in real life. Of course, the simulation has failsafes so your life will never be in real jeopardy. But you're not going to be fighting supervillains. The Heartless and Nobodies are a major threat to us." Just then, a few shadow Heartless and Dusk Nobodies appeared in front of Sora alerting him, "Now these ones are based on the data on your phone, but no one knows them like you do. I need you to fight these copies and let me know if there's anything that seems off about them."

"Oh, I get it," The Keyblade Weilder realized, "Lois can use this room for her soldiers to prepare them to fight against the real deal."

"Exactly," Terrific smiled from the control room, "So, you ready to get started."

Sora smirked as he summoned his Keyblade and went into his battle stance, "Bring 'em on!"

With that, declarations the simulated Heartless and Nobodies charged in, as Sora prepared for the first wave...


Time passed, Herc, Terrific, and Wonder Woman watched as Sora battled a Darkside Heartless. Sora had so far faced every Heartless and Nobody that was thrown at him and came on top.

The heroes of this world couldn't help but notice how talented Sora was. He was also a quick learner as he easily managed to get the hang of the powers of Fire, Ice, and Red Tornado to his advantage.

The simulation of the Darkside slammed his arm into the ground summoning smaller Heartless to aid him. Sora quickly aimed his Keyblade at him and knocked them away with Red Tornado's winds. He quickly ran up the arm and started to smack his Keyblade into the Heartless's head.

As Sora went through the simulations, Diana thought back to what Shayra told her, "Lois told me when you get a chance to speak with him again, try to get him to talk about Hollow Bastion and someone named Ansem. She didn't go into the specifics but she said they could be important to Sora."

The name Hollow Bastion rang with familiarity with her. When Sora visited Neverland for the first time, he said the pirate he confronted there by the name of Captian Hook said that Riku took Kairi there as it was the group of villains base of operations at the time.

They were called in soon after when they received the message from Hob's Bay. She would have to bring it up, perhaps when they were having breakfast at the cafeteria.

The name Ansem was also familiar to her. Sora mentioned that Ansem was a scientist where he was from. The man wrote many reports and findings on the Heartless. But why him?

Soon enough, the simulation was defeated as Sora swung his Keyblade and he cheered, "That's the Power of the Keyblade!"

"Alright, Sora," Terrfic looked down at the boy, "Thoughts."

"Well, the ones you sent out so far definitely act and move like the Heartless. They should be good practice for Lois's soldiers and the heroes we have here," The teenager beamed before asking him, "But do you have any difficult opponents? I really need to be challenged if we're going to knock some sense into the League."

"Well, as a matter of fact," Mr. Terrfic smiled, "On top of the database of the foes the League fought in the past, we also downloaded the data from every villain you've faced. From your typical Disney villain to this Organization you've faced in the past!"

"Now we're talking!" Sora beamed, "Bring it on!"

That's when Diana spoke up, "Sora, while I appreciate the fact you want to be sure you're in top shape the next time we face one of my friends... I don't want to overwork yourself."

"She's right, Sora," Herc quickly added, "Trust me, I know firsthand about overworking."

Diana gave him an appreciative nod before turning back to Sora, "Why don't you take five and grab some breakfast in the cafeteria? We can talk more about your universe."

"Oh, right, sure," Sora replied sheepishly as he rubbed the back his head as his Keyblade vanished, "I could go for pancakes."

Just then, Barbara's voice could be heard on the speakers, "Could Wonder Woman and Sora report to the Sanctumm? We have a lead of who the shooter who saved Dinah's team is."

Diana winced at that, so much for getting the boy breakfast. She looked back down to him, "Did you hear that?"

"Yeah, we better check it out," Sora nodded in agreement, "I'll just grab an apple or some kind of fruit on the way up."

"Fair enough, I'll wait for you by the elevator," Diana nodded to him, as she watched the teen head back toward the elevator, she turned to Terrific, "Thank you for doing this, Terrific."

"Hey, least I can do after everything the League has done for the world," Mr. Terrific smiled before promising, "I'll get those T-Shpheres out when they are ready to go."

"I'll join you guys as soon as I'm done training," Herc told his half-sister, "Hopefully, whoever helped Dinah's team is another hero like us."

Diana sighed before having to agree with Hercules, "Yes, I hope so too." She then glanced at him, "Quick question, you never had to do 12 labors or anything like that?"

"Ummm..." Hercules blinked before shrugging, "...I don't think so. I just battled a bunch of monsters over the years, foiled Hades's plans, and did a couple of quests here and there. I just wanted to prove myself as a True Hero." He turned to the Amazon, "Why do you ask?"

Just then, the elevator doors opened up, and Diana promised him, "I'll explain later." Turning to Sora, she told him, "C'mon, Sora, let's see what our friends found out."

"Coming," The teen followed the Amazon before turning to Herc and Terrific, "See ya later, guys!"

"See ya, Sora," Hercules waved to the teen, before turning to Terrific, "Hey, about this data... any chance I could fight Hades in the room?"

Sora entered the other elevator with the founding member of the Justice League, as the doors closed behind him, he asked her, "So, I noticed the additional tents this morning, have they been...?"

"Yes, they've been working out great," Diana smiled, "With Terrific's help, we made sure everyone had a place to stay with still plenty of room in the Hall during this crisis."

"That's good," The Keyblade smiled in relief, "It's a good thing Moogles do exist in this universe."

"It was very fortunate," The Amazon Princess agreed, "The... um... Moogle... seemed happy to be doing his business again." After a long pause, Diana stated, "We should find out if he has a name."

"Agreed," Sora nodded as the elevator doors opened and they spotted a full cafeteria full of survivors, soldiers, and folks from the 'Disney-Verse' as some people called it.

They passed by Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa eating their breakfast as the loin greeted them, "Good morning, Sora, Diana!"

"Morning, Simba!" Sora greeted the denizens of the Pride Lands as Diana waved to them.

On their left, they saw children following Pooh as he did his stoutness exercises, "When I up, Down, and touch the ground, it puts me in the mood~ Up, Down, Touch the Ground, in the mood~ for food. I am stout, round and I have found, speaking poundage wise~ I improve my appetite when I exercise~"

They heard the children giggling as they mimicked the stuffed bear as he continued, "I am short, fat, and proud of that, and so with all my might~ I up, down, and up down to, my appetite's delight~ While I up, down, and touch the ground, I think of things to chew~ like hunny, milk, and chocolate, with a hefty happy appetite~ I'm a hefty happy Pooh~"

Diana smiled at the adorable scene, Pooh seemed to be fitting in just fine. Sora grabbed a red apple just as they entered to the main hall which was being refitted from a museum to a fortress... with entertainment for the younger ones. The ones who had already eaten watched Tigger as he danced around Penguin and sang, "Tiggers are cuddly fellas~ Tiggers are awfully sweet~" Cobblepot rolled his eyes at Tigger's antics, "Ev'ryone el-us is jealous~ That's why I repeat and repeat!"

"The wonderful thing about Tiggers~ Is Tiggers are marvelous claps~ They're loaded with vim and vigor~ They love to leap in your laps~" Tigger sang bouncing around Penguin, his men, and the children he was, "They're bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy! Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun! But the most wonderful thing about Tiggers is I'm the only one~"

Tigger then proudly declared, "IIIIIII'm the only one~"

"They seem to be fitting in quite well," Diana couldn't help but comment as she also noticed childern gathered around Piglet and Eeyore listen to them as they re-told the many adventures of Sora and Winnie-the-Pooh from the Hunderd Acred Woods.

"Given the circumstances, I'm glad they are," Sora added as he gave away to his friends, "They never knew they were in any real danger until now."

"When did you first meet them?" She asked the teen as they walked toward the Sanctumm.

"During my first journey, Cid gave me their book, who been repairing it for Merlin, to return to him," Sora explained, "When I did, he suggested I take a look inside, and there was a whole world inside. Literally. But since some of the pages were missing, Pooh thought all of his friends vanished and thought he was going to vanish too." He lightly chuckled, "When I met him, he was trying to figure out how to say goodbye to himself. I managed to find all the pages of his book with his friends along with it and we've all been friends since."

He sighed as he admitted, "Took me awhile... I think... it was shortly after I learned of Kairi's Grandmother's story..."

"Hmmm..." The Amazon blinked, "Kairi's Grandmother?"

Just then, they spotted Nightwing, Oracle, Cid, Captain Marvel, and Lois around the table. Sora turned to the Amazon, "I'll explain later..."

Wonder Woman nodded as they turned their attention to Lois, the teenager asked, "So, who's the guy who helped Canary, Arrow, Plastic Man, Mando, and Jack?"

"Nightwing and Oracle had yet to share that information," The leader of the Resistance admitted, she turned to Batman's old pupils, "They said they didn't want this information leaking out to the public just yet."

After a long awkward pause, Oracle cleared her throat, "Anyways, we do have some good news... ever since setting up base here, our biggest concern was if Brainiac, Batman, or some third party like Riddler hacked into our systems and made the Hall vulnerable." She then turned to Cid, "Fortunately, Cid was able to provide a solution for the problem."

The GummiShip Engineer nodded, "Orcacle, Terrific, and I finished installing him to the BatComputer just last night."

Both Sora and Diana blinked in confusion as the latter repeated, "Finished... installing... him?"

"You heard right," Cid confirmed that he didn't misspoke, before turning to Sora, "Been wanting to say hi since we came here."

Orcale typed into the Bat Computer, "Speakers are on, he can hear you now."

After a brief pause, the computer spoke up with a surprisingly human-like voice, "Greetings, Sora. The computer is secure and ready for user input."

Sora's eyes lit up. He knew that voice, "Tron!"

"Tron?" Diana blinked in confusion, "Who's Tron?"

"Well, in the movies, Tron is a security program that fights for the users, which is humanity." Oracle explained, "In Sora's universe, this version is a copy based on that program on Ansem's computer back on Radiant Garden."

"We met the program a while back, hoping to get some information about how to deal with the threat of the Heartless and the Organization fellers." Cid continued, "Donald accidentally ticked off the MCP and they got zapped in Tron's world."

"But it all worked out, we de-rezzed the MCP and Tron got the security running smoothly against the Heartless instead of everyone else," Sora recalled these events, he then blinked, "Wait, but if you're here then who's running the security back there."

"Relax, my friend, before I agreed to help Leon learn the secret behind these portals that brought us here," Tron spoke through the Bat Computer with a reassuring voice, "I made sure all security over there was up to date and safely running. Without the MCP or Sark to mess with it, it should run smoothly until we return to our universe."

Sora soghed in relief before Tron spoke up again, "Oh, and Diana," The Amazon Warrior blinked, "I want you to know that I've been working with the others to figure out how to get whatever virus that has corrupted your friends. With our combined efforts, we should figure out how to save them in no time."

Diana smiled at that statement, "Thank you, Tron. It's an honor to meet you as well."


Months ago, during Sora's Mark of Mastery, when he was visiting the Grid. He had learned that a program named CLU took over Tron and turned him into Rizzler. The moment he learned what happened to his friend, he knew he had to find a way to help him. CLU pitted him against his fallen friend in the Games. Made him compete unless he gave the Keyblade to him. He claimed he would turn Rizzler back into Tron if he did.

Even if he was telling the truth, Sora refused to give it to him. Quorra suggested using the Keyblade to bring Tron back to his senses, so that's what he did. The moment he was down, he used his weapon to implant the memories of their encounters on Radiant Garden. When he went to check to see he was okay, CLU must not have been happy with the results of the fight. He threw his disc at Sora without him knowing... but Tron saw it, pushed Sora out of the way, and deflected the attack with his own disc.

Unfourtnely, when he did, CLU's disc bounced across the room, until it smashed the ground beneath Tron. Sora's eyes widened in horror, "TRON!"

He reached out his hand to try to catch him, as Tron tried to reach out for him... only for him to slip through his fingers. The Keyblade Weilder watched helplessly as Tron fell to the abyss below...


Sora snapped back into reality. He had to remind himself, that was in the Dream World, the Tron he knew was okay. Still, he should have checked up on him sooner. Captain Marvel couldn't help but state, "He's certainly friendlier than a certain AI I know back home."

"Let me guess," Barbara glanced at the hero from Sora's universe, "Ultron."

"Bingo," The blonde half-kree nodded to the redhead, before turning back to the Bat Computer, "It's good to meet you, Tron, you sure you can handle Brainiac."

"I'm sure," Tron replied, "Oracle, Terrific, Cyborg, and Cid gave me the necessary upgrades I need to handle anything Brainiac can throw at us. I even uped the security in here, just in case any Heartless or Nobodies manage to get inside."

"Good, something tells me we'll need it," Lois smiled at the friendly program, she then turned to Oracle, "Now then, I trust you have a good reason for keeping the information about our mystery shooter from the general public."

She glanced to Nightwing, who gave her a serious nod, she then typed into the Bat Computer, "Nightwing, checked out the scene just last night, and found out who our shooter is. The security cameras at LexCorp confirmed as much." Just then an image of a man in a red helmet and hood appeared on the hologram holding a sniper rifle, "The Red Hood."

"Hold on," Lois blinked in shock, "As in the former Arkham Knight? The one who had Gotham at its mercy for Scarecrow five years ago?"

"The very same," She confirmed, "Bruce has been trying to track him down ever since, and truth be told so has the rest of the family..." Typing into the computer more images of deceased criminals appeared on the computer, "...but we're always been steps behind as he's taken out several criminals. Black Mask to Captian Nazi."

Sora glanced at a concerned Wonder Woman, confused by all of this, as he rubbed his head, "Wait, I'm confused then... if he worked for Scarecrow, why kill other criminals?"

"In his eyes, it's a form of redemption," Nightwing explained as he turned to Lois, "Our history with the Red Hood, the Arkham Knight... is a lot more complicated than you realize."

The resistance leader raised an eyebrow, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

After a long pause, Barbara revealed, "His real name is Jason Todd..." Just then, an image of a young man appeared on screen with a different outfit on, "...Robin."

Lois gasped in horror, as Sora was now even more confused, "Wait, wait, wait..." He turned to Oracle, "I thought Robin was your husband?"

"Tim is, but he was the third Robin," She explained the the teenager, before gesturing to Nightwing, "Nightwing was the first..." She then turned to Jason, "...and Jason was the second to take on the mantle of Robin."

"Wait, if he was a part of your team, why work with your enemy to try to kill Bruce," Captain Marvel raised an eyebrow in confusion, "Why turn on his family?"

"He blamed Bruce... for not saving him..." Nightwing revealed sorrowfully, "Until he made his identity known to us, we all thought he had been killed ages ago."

"Gee, what made you all think the boy was dead after all this time," Cid wondered.

After a long pause, Nightwing nodded to Oracle, "Show it to them." Oracle nodded as she typed on the Bat Computer as he explained, "Last mission Jason was on, went after the Joker alone. He had been missing months... Tim managed to put together who Batman was and joined our family to help in the search."

"Unfortunately, my dad received a tape from Joker to give to Batman," Oracle frowned before playing that footage on-screen...

Everyone looked in horror as they saw a severely beaten Jason, with the letter J permanently burned on his face. A cruel voice spoke to Jason, "Have you something to tell the nice man, Jason?"

"My name..." A broken Jason weakly replied, "...is Jason Todd."

"My God..." Carol gasped in horror.

"Who do you hate?" The Clown Prince of Crime asked his victim.

He answered, "Batman."

"Excellent. Of course you do," That's when Joker turned the camera on himself with a cruel evil smile, "Did you get that, Bats?" When Sora saw the twisted clown smile for a breif moment, his appearance was replaced by Master Xehanort, "He's mine. Mine, mine, mine. To do as I wish."

Sora shook it off, reminding himself that Xehanort was gone for good this time. He saw his heart go with Earqus's to Kingdom Hearts. Diana saw his uneasiness and asked in concern, "Are you alright? Is this too much for you?"

"I'll be fine," The teenager replied, "I need to know what happened."

Diana wasn't convinced by turned back to the video as Joker set up the camera on a tripod, as he circled around the broken Robin, "Hey, I never asked. What's his big secret? Who is the big bad bat? His name. Tell me!"

"Of course, sir," Jason lifted his head slightly as he was about to reveal Batman's identity, "It's-"

With out warning, Joker pulled out a gun and apperently shot Jason in the head. Everyone in the room was horrified, as the villain stated, "Never could stand a tattletale." He then turned his attention back to the camera, "That's why I like to work alone." Taking the camera from the tripod, he closed in and zoomed on Jason's apperent deceased body, "No one to spoil the punchline."

Joker then turned to camera back ag him, "You should try it sometime. After all, you've seen what happens when you drag your friends into this crazy little game of ours."

After hear his twisted lafter the footage ended, Cid stated, "Now that's just messed up!"

Carol clutched her fist as she turned to group, "Okay, where is that sick son of bi-" She then glanced to the teenager, before correcting herself, "...biscuit! If he's not behind bars than I'll-"

"Joker's dead," Nightwing cut her off, shocking everyone, "Back in Arkham City, the chemicals in his blood combined with the Titan formula that he injected himself with ultimately killed him."

"Well, good riddance, I say," Cid grumbled, before shaking his head, "Still doesn't explain how the poor kid is still walking around after that maniac killed him."

"We didn't know it at the time, but Joker never actually killed Jason," Barbara explained, "Before he died, Joker kept Jason locked in abandoned cell in Arkham Asylum for over a year. Torturing him in the most cruel ways." She frowned with gulit, "He must have finally escaped after the Joker died."

"Since he couldn't get revenge on the monster, he took his vengeance on Bruce," Nightwing frowned, "Created the Arkham Knight and formed his own militia to take over Gotham so he could kill him."

"Makes what Hydra did to Bucky seem kind by comparison," Carol grumbled.

"Did you know about this," Lois turned to Diana.

"It took time," Wonder Woman confessed, "But Bruce finally opened up to us of what happened between him and Jason. He had been using whatever time he had when he wasn't with us to search for him."

"Because there's still light in him, isn't there?" Sora spoke up, as everyone turned to him, "The heart maybe weak, and sometimes it may even give into the darkness. But if my journey as taught me anything, there's a light that'll never go out. A part that Joker couldn't reach."

Diana smiled at that statement, "Exactly, that's why when he did open up, Superman, Flash, Lantern, and myself agreed to help in the search..." She then frowned, "That's when Brainiac finally showed up."

"Then maybe that's why he's here now," Sora leaned on Bat Computer, "Maybe... he knows Bruce never gave up on him... and he wants to do the same."

"You might not be wrong," Nightwing gestured to Keyblade Weilder, "From Dinah's report, the bullets used to attack Bruce were aimed directly at the Bat Symbol. He knew that's where his armor is the strongest, so if he were here to kill him, he would have aimed for somewhere he knew the armor couldn't protect him. He'd know where to shoot."

After a long pause, she sighed, "Regardless of his record, Jason is not our enemy. And I won't deny that his militia was effective." She turned to the heroes in the room, "We bring him in. We need his help if we're going against the Batman... he also needs our help as well. Our support. To know that he still has friends in the Hall that love and care for him." She then turned to Nightwing and Oracle, "...and his identity will not leave this Sanctumm."

The two sighed in relief, as the resistance leader gave out her next orders, "Do what you can to get us a lead on the Red Hood, as soon as you do... we move in. Hopefully, he'll let us get close to him..."

Everyone in the group nodded in agreement, as Sora recalled one other friend from his universe who took Jason's path to redemption. The road to dawn.

And just like Riku, he and his friends here... would bring Jason Todd back into the light...


And that will conclude today's chapter! Was planning to make it longer but some of the things I want to put on hold until the later chapters.

But we got plenty of references from Disney, DC, the KH series, and of course the Arkham Verse in the end. I'm pretty sure everyone saw Tron coming and Sora learning about Jason. It was a good thing the video only showed the third act of Joker's tale of Jason Todd. Diana would have taken Sora out of the room for that... and I would have to make this story a higher rating.

And Red Hood is spying on Yozora and the Master of Masters, how will that play in the long run of things?

Now Herc seems generally happy to have a sister who is a hero like him but is unsure how to interact with another sibling since he grew up thinking he was an only child until he learned who his father was. While Diana is trying to figure out if Herc is who he appears to be or if its just another deception from another version of her half-brother. A little awkward start but things will get better between the two of them.

Speaking of, the next chapter the two team up with Sora and their band of heroes as they finally get a lead on the Red Hood. Problem is, Batman is also on the chase as well. Thankfully, help is on the way, as our heroes meet more friends from Sora's universe and those he hasn't met yet. Can Herc and Diana work together to aid Sora and the resistance? Can our heroes stay One Jump Ahead of the Batman? It may take one street rat to find another or a wish away. And what happens when Heartless and Nobodies face against mutants... not well considering one of them is the best there is at what he does. And what he does... isn't very nice. But will it be enough to find and recruit the Red Hood? Stay tuned!

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