You would think that after the great story of Michael and his adventures to save his own planet, I would not have anything more to say. Though I am Michael, I will tell be telling this story from my own point of view. Michael woke up just as the sun shined through the long red curtains covering the nearby glass door. He rolled over to find a known figure sleeping soundly beside him. He smiled. He was glad to have his girlfriend; Sahra by his side. She was safe. They both were. After the events over the past few months it was wonderful for things to be quiet. Michael got out of the bed and walked over to the wardrobe on the opposite side of the room, grabbing a black, woollen dressing gown and wrapping it around his quite tall naked, human, Caucasian body. He then headed to the western side of the room, opened the glass door and walked out onto the adjacent balcony. The morning was beautiful. In front of the giant castle in which he lived stood a large city surrounded by volcanic land that was known to the locals as the Fire-Heat Region. He then felt someone wrap their arms around him from behind, wrapped in the sleeves of a black hooded jumper that he recognised as his own.
"Morning;" Sahra said as she laid her head on his left shoulder and kissed him on the left cheek.
"Morning;" Michael replied.
"It's a great morning isn't it?"
"Yes. I wonder what the rest of our lives have in store." Michael said. Sahra stayed quiet, unsure of how to reply to that. Michael turned to her. She wore only his black hooded jumper. Michael found this very attractive and Sahra knew it.
"Last night was wonderful. I'm so glad everything is over and that we are finally together." Sahra said. She then kissed Michael on the lips. The two passionately kissed for a few seconds before Sahra headed back into the bedroom. Michael did not follow. He had something else on his mind. Though the battle was won and Firaciend had found peace, some loose ends still remained. This led Michael to still be concerned. Though they were safe and protected by the Shadow, it was possible for Sahra to still be in danger. Michael heard Sahra at the wardrobe as she told him she was going to have a shower. Walking back into the bedroom, he opened the curtains to reveal a completely red bedroom. Michael changed from his dressing gown, gathering his black pants, top and cloak that lay around different areas of the bedroom. He smiled as his mind went back to the previous night; his first intimate night with the love of his life. Once he was dressed, he made his way out of the bedroom and into the corridor. Electrical lights lit up the corridor that went in two directions. The bathroom was a couple of doors up from the bedroom. Michael went the opposite way, making his way down a flight of stairs toward the kitchen. When he entered the dining room, a Shadow Ninja stood by the door to the kitchen on the left side.
"Good morning my Lord; what is it that you would like for breakfast?" The Shadow Ninja asked.
"Bacon and eggs would be nice thank you." Michael kindly replied.
"Yes sir; anything to drink?"
"I'll just have a glass of water please."
Though Michael was the leader and master of the Shadow Ninja, he had grown up on Earth raised as a considerate and kind eighteen year old.
"Of course my Lord;" The shadow Ninja replied. He then left the dining room. Michael sat down at the long wooden table. He waited patiently for the Shadow Ninja to return with his requested breakfast. In that time he remembered back to his final showdown against Lord Frostbite. It was another few minutes when Sahra came in wearing a green jumper and jeans. Michael noticed her long blonde hair was still quite wet. The Shadow Ninja heard Sahra and returned to the dining room. Like he had when Michael entered, he asked Sahra what she wanted for breakfast.
"I'll just have a bowl of cereal." Sahra answered. The Shadow Ninja returned to the kitchen and left Michael and Sahra alone. Sahra sat down next to Michael. Michael did not say anything. He was like that in the morning. Sahra started the conversation instead, asking what Michael had planned for the day. Before Michael could answer he felt something dark in the room. He stood up from his seat facing an unknown figure standing in the corner of the room.
"Who are you?" Michael asked.
"Tell the Shadow and Frierursh about me. That is when you will receive your answer." The male figure said. In a split second he disappeared.
"What was that? Who was that?" Sahra asked Michael. Michael did not know. He needed answers.
"I'll be back soon-"
"Oh no, I'm coming too." Sahra interrupted him. She looked serious. Michael agreed, only because where he was going was not dangerous at all. He held out his hand and Sahra grabbed on. Michael was unsure about what he was about to do. He had only done this a couple of times and every time he had been weakened. He closed his eyes and concentrated. A few seconds later he opened them to find himself in a large familiar cave. The dark hooded figure sat in a chair at the top of a high pillar before him and Sahra. The figure spoke first.
"I know why you have come here Michael."
Michael was surprised as gathered his thoughts. Sahra stood silently by his side and watched everything play out.
"Who was he? Was he sent by you?"
"No he was not. Who he is, even I do not know."
Michael was disappointed. He hoped for more information. The fact that even Black Fire; the previous evil one had no knowledge concerning this stranger, meant that this was a potential threat. Black Fire told Michael and Sahra to return to Lafiraveind and consult the Shadow. Michael took Sahra's hand and closed his eyes. Opening his eyes a couple of seconds later, the two found themselves in a large room. The large glass windows on each side spanned the entire room and went as high at the darkened roof several metres above. At the end of a long carpet stood a throne where the leader of the city of Lafiraveind; Lord Pyroth sat. He was stunned to see Michael and Sahra in his throne room.
"My Lord, what brings you here?" He asked. Before Michael could answer, a few more people well known to Michael and Sahra entered from the elevator on the opposite side of the room. It was the leaders of the Shadow, Buhn Hido, Sam Numa and Drenacle Threon. They smiled first as they saw Michael and Sahra standing before Lord Pyroth before noticing Michael's serious face. There was a few seconds of complete silence. A voice unknown to everyone then spoke.
"Good, you did as I said Lord T.E.O." He began. Everyone turned toward where this man stood, readying themselves for a fight. Michael then recognised the figure shrouded in a black coat. It was different to Michael's cloak as it had a zip in the centre. His face remained completely hidden.
"I did as you said so now tell me who are you and what do you want?" Michael asked. The stranger said nothing. Michael was growing impatient. A Shadow Soldier entered the room, turning from a shadow figure into their normal form. He whispered something in Buhn's ear before he slunk back into a shadow on the floor and disappeared. Buhn Hido then grabbed the room's attention, bringing up a security image on a screen that appeared before him.
"You're all going to want to see this." He said. The group watched as a fleet of oval space ships jumped out of hyperspace and entered the borders of Firaciend's space. The intercom then made an announcement.
"Sir, a fleet of unknown ships has jumped out of hyperspace. What do we do?"
Everybody was left in amazement. Michael turned to the stranger who still stood silent, watching the events play out. Michael figured they had something to do with this invasion. The throne room was once again contacted by the intercom.
"Sir, they are asking to land at T.E.T Corp."
Buhn, Sam and Drenacle faced Michael. Michael then knew it was his decision. He had no idea what these people wanted. Was this an invasion or was there something more to this? Michael then came up with an idea.
"Contact the triangle of Ice Kings. Tell them about the situation and to come here as soon as they can. Until then the ships stay where they are." Michael ordered, facing the stranger as he said the last part. The shadow ninja on the other end of the intercom gave no reply and did as Michael ordered. To everyone's surprise the stranger then disappeared. Michael turned to Sahra and asked her to take a ship to get Madeleine, Caitie, Barry, Tony, John, Olivia and Becky. Sahra nodded and after kissing Michael and telling him to be careful, she made her way to the elevator. Drenacle joined her, promising Michael that he would keep her safe. Michael watched the elevator doors close. He knew Drenacle would not let anything happen to her, though his worries of what had happened in the past conflicted that thought.
A few hours passed. The throne room sat in silence. It was soon broken by a transmission over the intercom.
"My Lord, the leaders of the Triangle of Ice Kings has entered Lafiraveind. We have allowed them access to the tower."
Michael was happy to hear this and excited to see his friends even though it had only been about a week since they had seen each other. The elevator door opened not long after and four individuals entered. Lyn was the first to meet Michael and hugging him before heading straight over to her father; Lord Pyroth. The other three, Andrew, Peter and Kurt stood just inside the throne room.
"I'm glad to see you all." Michael said. They all began asking questions, already aware of the possible invasion from the fleet of spaceships. The only thing Michael told them was to wait as they were still waiting for the arrival of the rest of their friends. By this time it was about midday. Pyroth had his servants set up a few tables for lunch. Buhn and Sam did not join them. Instead they made their way to the tower's main control room to ensure the fleet of ships did not attack while they were off guard. Meanwhile, Michael and the others talked about different random topics while they dug into the food on the different plates and bowls that had been provided by Lord Pyroth's servants. By the time everyone was full and satisfied, there was still plenty left for the next expected visitors. It was not long after when Buhn contacted the throne room, letting everyone know that Sahra and Drenacle and finally returned. Michael was glad to know that Sahra and Drenacle had succeeded. Minutes passed just as the elevator door opened and nine people entered. They greeted everyone as Lord Pyroth told them about the food at the table. Everyone sat down at the table as the new arrivals had their lunch. Michael sat down next to his twin brother John and Sahra sat down beside him. Drenacle did not join them. He headed back to the elevator to join Sam and Buhn in the control room. Everyone was having a wonderful time catching up with one another. That joyous moment soon turned. The stranger appeared once again in the throne room. By the tone of his voice, he was not happy.
"Well Lord T.E.O? I have allowed you time to gather your allies. Now I grow tired of waiting."
Michael stood up from his seat and grabbed everyone's attention. Once the room was silent and everybody's gaze was on him, he turned to the stranger.
"Well? What do you and your fleet of ships want?" He asked. The stranger said something unexpected.
"They wish to meet you to discuss an opportunity."
The group's heads turned back and forth between Michael and the stranger while they conversed. Michael looked around the table, hoping to get anyone's opinion on how to handle this situation. In the end it would come down to Michael. He stood there still, staring down at the table in front.
"Well?" The stranger asked, his voice now sounding a little more aggressive.
"Fine;" Michael finally said. He then contacted Buhn, Sam and Drenacle, telling them to allow the unknown leader's of the fleet land at T.E.T Corp. The three were unsure about Michael's final decision, though they did not question it. Michael felt the same way. The only way to know what would happen was to let things play through. Lord Pyroth then suggested for everyone beside him including Michael, and John to temporarily stay in the lower quarters of the tower. Michael agreed, making one other request.
"Make it John, Kurt, Andrew and Peter to stay with me. They have always stood by my side and helped me in the hardest of times."
Lord Pyroth nodded. He then had Lyn lead everyone else to a secret elevator behind his throne. Lyn kissed and hugged Andrew as Sahra did with Michael.
"I love you." Sahra said.
"I love you too." Michael replied. They watched everyone head to the elevator and go inside. The elevator doors then closed. It was only a few seconds when the main elevator doors at the front of the throne room opened and about six individuals entered. I stood my ground as did John; now disguised as the Black Knight and the Fellas. The stranger then removed his hood, revealing a middle aged bald man. Every one of them looked different in size and physical form. The bald stranger then introduced every individual who accompanied him.
"I am Xehanort, a keyblade master. This is Lord Voldemort, the leader of the Death Eaters from the Wizarding World. These three are from a galaxy far, far away from here. Count Dooku, his assassin Asajj Ventress, and Commander General Grievous. And this is the Mouth of Sauron who speaks for his master who his very powerful." Xehanort stated. Michael was still wondering why they had come to see him. He kept his cool, as did the others. If they made one wrong move, then all hell could break loose. It was still unknown to whether these arrivals were allies or enemies. Xehanort then continued.
"I have travelled the many universes to find the strongest, evil men and joined forces to rule everything. You are the final one I have chosen Lord T.E.O, is your reputation not as true as I have heard?"
Michael did not know what to say. Andrew then used his mind adhesion so they could all speak without these people knowing.
"Everything he says is true Michael. I do not trust him ruling Firaciend along with the rest of the universes though." Andrew said. I agreed with him which brought my next question.
"And what will happen to this planet? Will I still rule this world?"
"Yes, you still will have control of your world. I will just be leading above you perse. I should add that this world is powerful and deadly with its different terrains; perfect for a main base of operations." Xehanort added. Count Dooku then spoke.
"We all still will rule own worlds Lord T.E.O. You can trust Xehanort. Join us and my fleet of Separatist ships will be your main defence of your world against any that would dare to try and stop us."
It was an interesting proposal. Michael had to think it over with his friends and brother. He asked Xehanort if it were possible to. Xehanort looked to his allies who nodded.
"Fine then, we will allow you to decide by midnight." Xehanort replied. Although he agreed, his tone showed his frustration. They all turned around, entered the elevator and left Michael and his friends to speak alone. They returned to the ship that they arrived in and it flew back up to the fleet's main flagship.
By the afternoon, the girls, Shadow leaders, and guys had returned to the throne room now that the tower was once again safe. As soon as Sahra saw Michael, she hugged him tight, glad that he was fine. Michael had everyone sit down at one of the tables so he was able to talk to all of them at the same time. He explained everything that had happened with John's help. When they had finished, the Shadow leaders gave a look of uncertainty. Michael noticed it and asked them what the problem was. He needed as much help as he could obtain to make the correct choice in the end. Several factors made the decision making that much more difficult. Buhn stood from his seat and everyone looked up at him.
"It has been centuries since we have made such a move on the galaxy like this. We have kept our operations under the radar. You remember what happened when Lord Frostbite began the rumours. If we do this we will once again be targets."
"Not if we are covert-"
"There's one more thing. Having a fleet at our doorstep has already raised concerns from nearby planets." Drenacle interrupted Michael. "They think that we are about to start another invasion upon the galaxy."
Michael took all of this in. He felt like he was at a crossroads. The fleet waiting in space would surely turn on them if they declined. If they agree to join then they could turn every planet against them, igniting war anyway. Michael closed his eyes. When he opened them again seconds later, he was back in Black Fire's cave.
"What do I do?" Michael asked straight out. "I feel that either way I doom this world."
Black Fire stayed silent. Michael was not happy. Just as he was about to lose hope, a giant golden pyramid appeared out of nowhere. The Oracle then spoke.
"Paths lead different ways, but in the end they end at the same place. You will make a choice that will be your own. It is impossible to create peace in all hearts at the same time. It will come down to the true heart."
Michael was always left confused by the Oracle's words of wisdom. He had only ever understood a few parts of her speeches. This time was no different.
"Go back and clear your mind. Only then can you make the right decision." Black Fire told him. Michael did as he said and teleported back to the castle. He was alone. Only a few more hours remained before he had to make a decision. He met the Shadow Ninja in the kitchen and told him not to tell anyone that he was in the castle. The Shadow Ninja complied without question.
"So you just leave without telling anyone where you're going?"
Michael turned around and found Sahra standing in the kitchen doorway.
"How did you know I would be here?" Michael asked. Sahra looked seriously at him. That answered his question. Michael explained everything to her. By the end Sahra understood why he had left to seek Black Fire's counsel.
"I see. I'll let you be then."
"No. I need you." Michael said quickly. She turned back as Michael walked up and hugged her. "I don't know what to do. I feel like I will bring death here either way. The Oracle did not help either which just makes it all worse." He added. A couple of tears ran from his eyes.
"Come." Sahra said. Michael had no idea where Sahra was leading him. He followed her nonetheless. She led him to the garage and got in her faded red Nissan. Michael got in the front passengers seat. She then drove out of the garage and out of the city.
By the time Sahra and Michael had arrived at the top a large hill outside the city it was the early evening. She pulled over and got out. Michael was reminded of the last he had been here. He exited the car and walked up next to Sahra.
"Remember when you brought me here?" Sahra said.
"Why did you bring me here?" Michael asked.
"You brought me here before everything went horrible. I thought that you would be able to clear your head here. If everything does go horrible at least you know we will get through it."
She sat down and gestured for Michael to join her. As he sat down too, she laid back on him, resting her head on his chest.
"This place is so wonderful Michael. How is it that we ended up here?" She rhetorically asked him. She could feel his heart beating almost in unison with hers.
"I was afraid to lose you. When you were gone, I was in despair. I didn't think I would ever see you again. I fear history repeating itself."
Sahra looked up at him and she stroked her hand across his right cheek before kissing him.
"I'm here and I will never leave you Michael. You have fought for so much. There's another reason why I brought you here. I saw how worried you are. If everything does go wrong I need you to remember this moment."
Michael felt the same way. Sahra knew how to help. This was why he knew he could not leave her out of it.
"Just forget everything that may happen and concentrate on right now." Sahra whispered. She then passionately kissed him. They continued their embrace for a few minutes. Sahra then pulled away. She got up and returned to her car.
"What are you doing?" Michael asked her. Sahra did not say a word. She just blew him a kiss.
"You need a clear head. You need time alone. Good luck."
She got into the car and drove back down to the city. Michael turned his gaze to the city and thought deeply about everything.
Michael spent all of his time on the hill alone before midnight finally arrived. He saw a ship enter the atmosphere and land at the T.E.T Corp towering above every other building in the city. The time had come. Michael teleported to the throne room and found everyone waiting for him. None of them asked where he had been all this time. Based off of that, Michael believed Sahra had told them. The elevator doors opened and Xehanort, Count Dooku, Voldemort and the Mouth of Sauron walked inside. The room stayed silent. Michael took a couple of steps ahead of everyone else behind him.
"I have thought very deeply on this decision..." Michael began, speaking not only to Xehanort and his allies but also his own friends and followers.
"I have thought, very, very hard and have decided to join you."
Xehanort smiled.
"Very good Lord T.E.O; now it is time to begin."