Episode 385: Preparations For Sinnoh

Before I begin this chapter, I thought I should announce that Sora and Kairi will be wearing their Kingdom Hearts 2 outfits, and the return of Drive Forms. Also, I plan on having Kairi her own Drive Forms. I made a name of Kairi's first, but the others will come soon. Closing, I'll be having the Drive Forms go through a time limit and how long it'll charge. You'll have to read what those are for yourselves. Anyway, I said what I needed to say, so enjoy.

A day has passed since Sora, Kairi, Riku, Naminé, Roxas, Xion, Ash, Leaf, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Brendan, May, Chase, Elaine, Wes, Rui, Michael, Pikachu, Angel, Eevee, Azurill, Xipak, Celeste, Marill, Volt, and Maple made it back from Rota and saving the world again from the return of Palamecia. Arthur had returned to Ben to continue his studies. Now, there is the matter of Sinnoh. Upon returning, the group told Rei that they have decided to make Sora the leader of the Guardians of Kingdom Hearts.

Sora and Roxas looked up at the night sky, still thinking about Lucario and the sacrifice he had to save everyone's lives.

"Still thinking about Lucario, Sora?" Roxas asked.

"You know I am, Roxas. He gave his life to save ours," Sora said.

"Yeah. Sir Aaron gave his life to save Lucario and he does the same thing for him after learning about his reason," Roxas said.

"Yeah. It's just hard not to think about it," Sora said.

"I know what you mean. It reminded me of when Axel gave his life to help us. Even though I was in your heart, it's still in my mind," Roxas said.

"It's no secret you missed Axel ever since he faded away back to nothing. He was your best friend. He looked out for you when you were with the Organization right up until you left after learning you came from me. I just wish I could tell him how grateful I am for being there for you the whole time," Sora said.

"I don't have a doubt in my mind that he knows you are. Karen, mom, and everyone else knows you are, just like I do," Roxas said. He sighed. "I just wish I could see his face again."

"So do I, Roxas. But I think Axel would want us to move on. The same thing can be said for Lucario. Sir Aaron gave his life to the world just so we would have everything, and Lucario did the same thing for us," Sora said. Roxas sighed.

"Yeah, you're right, Sora. We were lucky to know he was a true hero like the legend says," Roxas said.

"Yeah," Sora agreed.

On the next morning, just when Sora was making preparations to depart to Sinnoh along with the rest of the group, a knock is heard on the door. Sora answered to see Karen with a bag.

"Hey, Sora. Got a second?" Karen asked.

"Sure. What's up?" Sora asked.

"Not much, mom wanted me to give these new clothes to you. Mom said he got them from Teol after you left. She wanted to hand them to you last night, but she figured you were too tired from saving the world again," Karen said. Sora accepts it. He saw it was some clothes.

"This is it?" Sora asked.

"Try them on and you'll see," Karen said. Sora complied with his sister and he shuts the door just so he could change. Sora wears a black revision of his previous clothing. The hoodie is colored black, with silver pauldron-like additions to his sleeves and white lining. His undershirt is a navy blue with a red patch in the center. His pants, similar to chaps, are colored black on the outside, and a navy blue on the inside, lined with silver-white edging. Yellow straps criss-cross around his pants, held together with a black belt. The pants feature red pockets with a black cross over them. His gloves are colored black on the outside and white on the inside with a yellow line running around them. He also wears large black-yellow shoes with silver soles, a zipper running across the top, and black straps holding them together with buckles here and there. Sora's crown necklace is present on this attire.

"What do you think?" Sora asked.

"It's perfect, Sora. Anyway, Teol wants to talk to you before you head for the Sinnoh region, Sora. In fact, he's downstairs right now. And you should see what Kairi is wearing," Karen said, making Sora blush. Sora came down and he saw his girlfriend wearing a new outfit. It mainly contains a pink strapless mini-dress made up of three zippers (two appear to be just decorative) as well as a white halter top underneath her mini-dress with a black hood. She also sports three bracelets on her left wrist, a black belt reminiscent of suspenders with a note book shaped bag attachment, and lilac sneakers.

"Kairi," Sora could only say.

"That's a great outfit, Sora. You look really handsome in it," Kairi said.

"Thanks. You look pretty in it," Sora said, making Kairi blush.

"Ahem!" Teol said, clearing his throat.

"Oh, Teol! Sorry, we didn't notice you there," Sora said.

"Perhaps not, but I came all this way just so we could speak about your new garments," Teol said.

"Oh, yeah. What's so special about these clothes?" Sora asked.

"Well, your parents have personally picked them out for you when you headed for Rota, but I have enchanted your clothing. You see, your new clothes have granted with what I would like to call Drive Forms," Teol said.

"Drive forms?" Sora asked.

"Yes. These forms are to grant you special powers. Perhaps a demonstration would suffice," Teol said, creating a yellow orb. "Touch the orb and watch what happens." Sora touched the orb and his clothes glows and they turn red with a red fleur-de-lis symbol. Sora also gains a second Keyblade in his hand. It is the Latios Luster.

"Whoa," Sora said. He chuckled. "This is awesome!"

"Perhaps. This is form is known as the Valor Form. With this form, you can jump higher than you can normally jump. And as you can see, you can use two Keyblades at once, without having to summon a second one. You may choose which Keyblade you already have in your possession as your main or secondary choice, but you cannot use your magic in that form. And you may revert back to your regular form either either you choose to or when your Drive Gauge runs out," Teol explained.

"Drive Gauge?" Sora asked.

"I should explain. The Drive Gauge is the duration of time you spend in that form. The limit of time can only be for a few minutes. Once your Drive Gauge has been completely depleted, you cannot use it until it recharges itself. The recharging process only takes a few days, so use those forms wisely," Teol said. Sora then reverts back to his normal form.

"I gotta say, Teol, your magic is really awesome," Sora said.

"I was hoping you would be pleased. And as for you, Kairi. I granted you the Drive Form to your clothes as well. Try it," Teol said.

"Okay," Kairi said as she does the same thing. Her clothes reveals to be red like Sora's Valor Form, but instead of the fleur-de-lis symbol, it is a rose symbol. And Kairi is holding her Latias Love Keyblade.

"That form is known as the Love Form. This form has the same abilities as Sora's Vaolr Form, but you can only use your flower magic in that form. You may revert back, Kairi," Teol said. Kairi does so.

"There are other forms you possess, but you will have to discover those abilities on your own. They will aid you in your upcoming battles against powerful enemies you will likely face," Teol said.

"And I thought Organization XIII was a challenge, but how come you never given these to us before?" Sora asked.

"It was because you were not ready to wield them just yet. I feared the Drive Forms would be too great for you, and they would rebel against you. But after Organization XIII's destruction, I knew the time would come for you to wield the Drive Forms. I apologize for keeping this from you until now. It has taken me some time to prepare the magic spells to make this possible, but the process was more difficult than I originally anticipated," Teol explained.

"I'm sure you had your reasons, and we appreciate it," Kairi said.

"As you should. And I will remind you to use these forms wisely," Teol said.

"Right, because we can't use these for more than a few minutes and the recharging process takes a few days," Sora said.

"Exactly," Teol said.

"Does Riku, Ash or any of the others have the Drive Forms, too?" Kairi asked.

"No. I couldn't grant them this ability because the spells to grant you your gift very difficult as I already explained. It was only enough for the two of you. Another reason for it was because they were not compatible for the Drive Forms like you are. You must apologize to your friends for me," Teol said.

"Well, I'm sure they'd get it," Sora said.

"That's when we explain it to them," Kairi said.

"Good. I will be returning to my home. You and the others must go forth and complete your accomplishment," Teol said as he took his leave.

"Not only get new clothes, but we have some new magic to boot," Kairi said.

"Yeah, but I wonder how it'll effect our magic. Teol might have forgotten to tell us that," Sora said.

"Oh, I'm sure he would want you to find out. Anyway, Roxas and Xion have made contact with your other friends and filled them about your little trip," Delia said.

"And I'm gonna guess Tai and Davis are telling Takuya, Takato, and Yugi about our plans to travel to Sinnoh, and they'll be going, too," Sora said.

"Seems like it to me. Anyway, they should be ready to take off by now," Kairi said.

"Pikachu," Pikachu said.

"Eevee," Angel said.

"You're right. We should get get going," Sora said.

Meanwhile, in Odaiba City, the DigiDestined have packed what they needed to head for the Sinnoh region and planned to get there by boat like they did with the Hoenn region.

"Man, I'm so psyched for this! I always wanted to see a Gible with my own eyes!" Davis said.

"Because it's a Dragon-type Pokémon, right?" Yolei teased.

"That's a part of it. That and Amy will be there. She said she'll be meeting us in Jubilife City," Davis said.

"We didn't forget. Takato, Takuya, and Yugi will be heading there, too since Ketchum and the other Keybladers will be going there to find out who can use one and who can't," Tai said.

"So, Izzy, where do we start in Sinnoh?" Matt asked.

"As soon as we arrive, our chances to get to Jubilife City would be going through Twinleaf Town and right into Sandgem Town. When we make our way through, we will arrive in Jubilife City in a matter of days after arriving," Izzy said.

"I can't wait to get there, because I wanna try out the Sinnoh fashion they have there," Mimi said.

"There's a shocker," Tai and Davis said in synchronization. Mimi became offended by that remark.

"What does that mean?" Mimi asked.

"Lay off her, Tai. You shouldn't be making fun of her just because she likes to shop. That goes to you, too, Davis," Matt said.

"Hey, take it easy, Matt. We were just kidding," Davis said.

"All kidding aside, how will we know where to look for Sora 2?" Ken asked.

"Maybe we'll see when we see him," Sora T said.

"Sora's right. When it comes to Heartless, you know they'll show up," Joe said.

"That's very optimistic of you to say, Joe," Mimi said.

"I'm just saying what I'm thinking," Joe said.

"Well, you'd still be right, Joe. They helped us out when we were separated from Takato, Takuya, and the rest in the Digital World and we didn't give up on trying to find them, and we didn't give up when we fought the Dark Masters and the Demon Lords," TK said.

"And saving not only our world and the Digital World, but we also saved Radiant Garden from being destroyed, too," Kari said.

"And every other world with computer access," Cody said.

"Well, we should get going. The Sinnoh region isn't going to take itself there," Tai said.

The rest of the DigiDestined agreed as they headed for the dock. There, they met their families and said their goodbyes to them.

"You make certain you give Roxas our regards, kids," Yuuko said.

"Nya," Miko meowed.

"We will, mom," Kari said.

"And look out for each other," Masafumi said.

"We will," Ken said.

They waved goodbye as the ship sets sail for the Sinnoh region.

Meanwhile, Takuya and his team met up with Takato and his team in Vermillion City as they depart for Sinnoh as well. Meanwhile, Yugi, Téa, Joey, Tristan, Mai, Bakura, Duke, and Serenity board a ship in Porta Vista as they head for the Sinnoh region.

Meanwhile, back in Pallet Town, Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel have met up with the others at Rei's house. The only ones not present were Riku and Naminé.

"Whoa, looking good, you guys," Leaf said.

"Thanks. Thought we'd try them out," Sora said.

"Anyway, since we're here, you think you're ready for the Sinnoh region yet?" Kairi asked.

"We were just waiting for you go get here," Ash said.

"Wait, shouldn't we wait for Riku and Naminé?" Sora asked.

"They told us to go on ahead," Ash said.

"Yeah, they said they were heading for Saffron City first," Roxas said.

"Yeah, Naminé's family called and they said they wanted to talk to her about something," Leaf said.

"I guess it'll just be us for a while," Sora said.

"It seems like it to us," Kris said.

Just then, Rei stepped in and she noticed the couple in their new clothes.

"Those are some nice new clothes you're wearing, Sora and Kairi. Truly nice," Rei said.

"Thanks, Master," Sora and Kairi said.

"Teol told us that he enchanted them himself," Kairi said.

"That he did. I thought I picked up on it," Rei said. She giggled. "And I don't doubt he already told you about your new abilities and how they work."

"Teol called them Drive Forms. And we can only use them for no more than a few minutes," Sora said.

"And it takes a few days for them to recharge," Kairi said.

"You guys get some new abilities to use? That doesn't seem to be fair," Elaine said.

"Teol said that only me and Sora can use them, and it's too difficult for him to do the same thing for you guys," Kairi said.

"I think it's okay. Besides, we managed to do okay without them so far, and I know we can last pretty long without them, too," Ash said.

"I agree. We can make do with what we already know," Wes said.

"And since we're all here, aren't you going to come along with us, Master?" Ethan asked.

"Not right now. Teol said he wanted to speak with me and Ben," Rei said.

"We just saw him. Did he say why?" Sora asked.

"No, he did not. From what I can tell, it's important. But I will join you as soon as I can. Until I do, be on high alert and vigilant," Rei said.

"Yes, Master," Sora, Kairi, Roxas, Xion, Ash, Leaf, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Brendan, May, Chase, Elaine, Wes, Rui, and Michael said in unison.

Meanwhile, in the Sinnoh region, Vanitas stood before Lake Verity and he huffed.

"So, this is Lake Verity, where the rumored Pokémon Mesprit is said to occupy. The question is what does the future have in store for them?" Vanitas asked as he stepped back in a corridor of darkness.

Meanwhile, Looker is sitting at a cafe in Jubilife City as a man approaches him.

"Anything on Team Galactic?" Looker asked.

"Only that they're going to start their plan after being quiet for so long," the man said.

"How long will they start piping up again?" Looker asked.

"Unsure. I heard the info from didn't say how, where, and when Team Galactic will make themselves known," the man said.

"That doesn't exactly help my case,"Looker said.

"I'm sorry, but it's the best I could do without letting those Team Galactic guys knowing. And it was not easy," the man said.

"Fine. I'll take it from here. You've done enough for me," Looker said.

Meanwhile, in an unknown area, four figures stepped out of the shadows.

One is is a young man with blue hair styled like a sideways crescent moon and bangs. He has angular blue eyes. He wears long black work pants with a long sleeve shirt that has black sleeves. The rest of the shirt is mainly white with a small sliver of black in the center with a G logo printed on it.

Another is a young woman who has short red hair curled over her face and down the sides of her head with a spiky tuft of hair coming from the bottom of her hair and another one on the upper front of her hair and red eyes. She wears the same black-and-silver uniform with a round skirt and silver knee-high boots.

The third one is a tall, slim, pale woman with purple eyes and hair, which is tied into buns. She wears the same kind of outfit, with black sleeves and kneepads, while the rest of the outfit is colored white. Her left thigh is exposed partially bare.

The fourth figure is a short old man, who has patches of pointy lavender-colored hair. He wears a grey shirt and black trousers like most the other three do, with a logo on his chest, as well as grey shoes with black soles. He also wears a lab coat, and red-tinted round glasses.

"Now, that we're all here, we can now begin. As you know, we, Team Galactic now begin our conquest," the blue-haired man said.

"Yes, the creation of the new world. We've been up for this moment for years. Now, we can stop hiding in the shadows," the redhead said.

"That's exactly what it means, Mars," the blue-haired man said.

"It's about time. I was getting tired of waiting," the woman with the purple hair said.

"As did I, Jupiter. Is it true that our supreme leader is giving the orders?" The scientist asked.

"Yes, Charon. We will begin our ambitions with Professor Rowan. He may have the research we need for Palkia, Dialga, and the Lake Guardians," Saturn said.

"He's gotta have it since it's very important for us," Mars said.

"Indeed, but I have serious doubts he will hand it over to us willingly. From what I hear, he is not easily intimidated," Charon said.

"I have no doubts of that. But we will persuade the professor in giving us the information that we need. But we will only move when our leader gives us the command, and not before. Even though we are coming out of the shadows, we cannot afford to make any mistakes. Team Galactic will triumph," Saturn said.

Back in Pallet Town, Sora, Kairi, Roxas, Xion, Ash, Leaf, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Brendan, May, Chase, Elaine, Wes, Rui, Michael, Pikachu, Angel, Eevee, Azurill, Xipak, Celeste, Marill, Volt, and Maple are standing before Delia, Karen, Blossom, the Pichu, Yuta, Mirei, Seth, Professor Oak, Daisy, and Tracey as they were about to leave. They left their other Pokémon other than their first Pokémon, but Sora is taking the egg with him as Roxas is carrying twelve, so he is taking his Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Hoothoot, Taillow, Cascoon, Phanpy, and Teddiursa. Xion is taking carrying Togepi, Hoppip, Marill, Sunkern, Skitty, Mareep, Surskit, Budew, Swablu, Feebas, and Silcoon.

"Just after you get home again, you go and on another journey in another region," Yuta said.

"What can you expect, Yuta? They can never stay home for too," Mirei said.

"Yes, and the mission to find other Keyblade wielders," Yuta said.

"How does it feel to go to another region for the first time, Chase and Elaine asked.

"To be honest, I'm pretty excited, because I get to see some new places and see some Pokémon that can't be found in Kanto," Chase said.

"Me too. I feel the same thing as him. Should be exciting," Elaine said.

"When you arrive in Sinnoh, be sure you go and see Professor Rowan. He has a lab in Sandgem Town," Professor Oak said.

"And you can say hello to Gary for me," Daisy said.

"We'll tell him that when we see him, Daisy," Sora said.

"Thank you," Daisy said.

"And don't worry about a thing for Seth, because I'll do my thing babysitting him," Karen said.

"Pikachu," Blossom said.

"Pichu," the Shiny Pichu said.

"Pichu," the Spiky-eared Pichu said.

"We appreciate it, Karen," Kairi and Xion said.

"So, where are we gonna head to? Vermillion City?" Ethan asked.

"Porta Vista. I figured we would get there for the night and take the first boat to Sinnoh in the next morning," Sora said.

"Pikachu," Pikachu said.

"Well, let's get going," Ethan said.

"Bye," Sora, Kairi, Roxas, Xion, Ash, Leaf, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Brendan, May, Chase, Elaine, Wes, Rui, Michael, Pikachu, Angel, Xipak, Celeste, Marill, Volt, and Maple took off as Delia, Karen, Yuta, Mirei, Professor Oak, Daisy, and Tracey waved goodbye to the Keyblade wielders.

Meanwhile, Hikaru, Elise, and the rest are gathered around to talk.

"You're kidding. Master Ben is having a secret meeting with Teol?" Isabelle asked.

"That's what he told me. He didn't say what it was about, but only it was important. Rei Sakura is going to be with him to talk, too," Hikaru said.

"Whatever it is, it's gotta be big if the Master is in a meeting like that. Or maybe huge," Kiera said as Charmaine nodded, reading her book.

"You don't think it could be about Lucius, could it?" Martin asked.

"I hope not. Lucius was worse than a handful. And we cannot overlook or forget the things he did while learning under us," Gilbert said.

"Or maybe, Lucius might be involved with something the Master went to have his meeting about," Elise said.

"Like what?" Sienna asked.

"I don't know, but what I do know, it can't be good," Elise said.

"Elise is right. But until we are sure about our theory, we'll have to keep it to ourselves," Hikaru said.

"How long will we be able to keep it a secret?" Jeanette asked.

"For long as it takes," Hikaru said.

The rest of Ben's apprentices agreed and they made a pact to keep their meeting a secret from everyone; especially their master.

Meanwhile, Sora, Kairi, Roxas, Xion, Ash, Leaf, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Brendan, May, Chase, Elaine, Wes, Rui, Michael, Pikachu, Angel, Xipak, Celeste, Marill, Volt, and Maple arrived to Porta Vista and came down to Ventus's house to rest for the night.

"Ah, Sora, Roxas, your mom told me you were on your way over here to catch a boat for the Sinnoh region," Danny said.

"Hope it's okay, Uncle Danny," Sora said.

"It's fine with me, Sora. You and your friends are always welcome here," Danny said.

"Thanks," Sora said.

The plan to head for the Sinnoh region was now officially underway. What sort of adventures awaits for the Keyblade-wielding Pokémon Trainers there? How will they be able to handle Vanitas and this Team Galactic at the same time? What sort of Pokémon could be waiting for them there? And Gyms and Pokémon Contests could they be seeing? The answers will soon come.