Location: Themyscira
One week later…
"You fought off a Hydra?"
"Yup, not easy though. I kept freaking out every time it kept growing heads, but we managed to take it down."
"You also managed to fend off a thousand of these… Heartless by yourself?"
"Again not easy, Donald and Goofy were fighting with the King and I was limited to my Limit Drive form and a Summon or two. Learning what happened after I finished that fight though, it really made me feel like I'd been helping the enemy."
"Because of the Hearts you were releasing when you destroyed them."
"Yea I was pretty unsure about using the Keyblade, but Goofy told me that in order to defeat the enemy and save our friends I had to push down my hesitation and continue on."
"Despite his name, I can see why Goofy is the leader of your King's royal Knights."
"Yea, he and Donald are the best." Sora and Diana were sitting at a small table in a garden behind the palace drinking tea and sharing stories… Well Sora was sharing stories. Since Sora had won his freedom and proved that he was a savior of multiple worlds, he was free to roam Paradise Island so long as he had an escort. Most of the time it would be Diana and Artemis who would be guiding the young Keyblade warrior around, other times it would be one of the ten official Amazons that serve Queen Hippolyta.
Sora, despite the harsh treatment from the other Amazons, was enjoying his time in Themyscira. He was able to connect with Diana the most considering she wanted to know more about the world outside of the Island. Artemis was a tad stubborn about letting Sora close, but she soon began sparring with him and the two started sharing a mutual warrior's respect for each other much to Aleka's ire. Queen Hippolyta was surprisingly quite welcoming of Sora; she had asked him more questions about the certain worlds and the King he served. She also asked about a very specific world that Sora visited: Olympus. Sora explained to the Queen about his most recent adventure in Olympus and to say Hippolyta was shocked to discover that Sora knew alternate versions of people she knew as well was quite the understatement. It concerned her at first but then Sora told her about how he and Hercules protected Olympus from both Hades and the Organization and how he dived into the River Styx to save Megura. Hippolyta confirmed his words by rereading the journal and was pleasantly surprised. Sora didn't understand why she was so surprised by what Hercules had done, but he decided not to ask, thinking it was a sensitive subject.
"What about Donald, you said he was a Mage, he sounds like your King's most powerful warrior." Sora chuckled and nodded.
"Donald is the best at what he does… except healing."
"Healing?"
"Let's just say, his timing when healing someone is a tad… off." Sora said with a sheepish smile. "But his offensive magic is second to none." Diana accepted the answer for now and was about to ask more about the wizard, but a voice called out to her.
"Princess, Sora!" She and Sora both looked to see Artemis and Aleka walking up to them, the latter giving Sora an annoyed look. Sora had gotten used to Aleka's cold stares, he knew she was still a tad bitter after their fight and he wanted to make friends with her but that wasn't going to be easy. "I should have known you two were back here, how long has she been making you talk, Sora?" Artemis asked, putting a hand on her hip. Sora scratched the back of his head.
"What time is it?"
"Almost noon."
"Almost three hours." Sora said with a sheepish smile. Diana looked away in embarrassment while Artemis and Aleka just shook their heads.
"I don't understand how you can listen to one man's adventures that are clearly fabricated." Aleka said, crossing her arms. Artemis just sighed at her sister's comment.
"As I keep telling you sister, his words are not fabrications. The Lasso of Truth has proven it to be fact as well as the pictures in his Gummiphone." Aleka rolled her eyes, after she lost to Sora she refused to acknowledge the boy in any way, shape or form. Diana shook her head at Aleka and put her attention back on Artemis.
"Did you need something from us?" She asked. Artemis nodded.
"Yes, Queen Hippolyta wishes to see us as well at the court in the palace." Sora quickly finished his cup of tea and stood up with a smile on his face.
"What are we waiting for, let's not keep her waiting!" He said in an excited tone. Diana chuckled at the boy while Artemis sighed and Aleka just scowled at the boy's outburst.
"He's such a child, how did he ever defeat me!?"
"He's the better warrior." Artemis said bluntly. Aleka just groaned in irritation at her sister's words. Sora just scratched the back of his head sheepishly.
"Come on Artemis, that fight between me and Aleka could have gone either way."
"Says you, you had my sister on the defensive almost from the start."
"ARTEMIS!" Aleka screamed in embarrassment and turned to Sora with an angry expression. Sora took a few steps away from the younger redhead just in case she decided to attack him. Diana then gets up from the table and gets in between the two.
"Enough! If you two wish to settle your business, do it in the arena another day. For now, my Mother is waiting." With that, Diana began walking back to the palace with Sora following closely behind. Aleka just kept scowling at the boy before her sister put a hand on her shoulders.
"I understand a defeat can be frustrating, but I believe you're allowing your anger to get the better of you in this instance." Aleka pushed her sister's arm off of her shoulder and faced her.
"I WAS BEATEN AND HUMILIATED! BY! A! CHILD! How do you expect me to feel!?"
"I know it's not how you wanted things, but I believe you should take our princess's advice and settle it another day. For now, I need you to stow your anger and stay calm for the Queen." Artemis said in a stern tone. Aleka groaned, but took a deep calming breath.
"Very well, let's go." Artemis nodded and the two sisters proceeded into the palace.
Location: Central City
Central City was known as the 'fun' city by most, not as many problems as Gotham but you can say that about any city that wasn't Gotham. Most people would think twice about committing crimes in this town, but there are those stubborn few such as Leonard Snart and Mick Rory who would challenge that status quo.
"Ah, nothing like the smell of ash and burning flesh in the morning!" Mick said holding an orange and black gun. Once he pulled the trigger, a stream of fire was released and set multiple buildings ablaze. Central city citizens all ran away in a panic as squads of cops arrived in multiple cop cars and aimed their guns at the two terrorists. Leonard smirked and walked towards the cops with a blue and black gun in his hands.
"Now now, not everything in the world can be resolved with fire!" He then aimed his gun and pulled The trigger releasing a stream that looked like ice. The cop cars as well as some of the officers were now encased in ice. "Ah, perfect!" Leonard said with a smirk. Roroy also smirked and aimed at the officers.
"Awww they look a tad cold, let's warm them up a bit!" He pulled the trigger but just before the fire could reach the police, two tornados, one red and one silver, landed in front of the cops and stopped the fire from reaching them.
Rory and Leonard stared at the two tornados and they both had a similar thought.
"Dammit!"
The tornados began to slow down and revealed two individuals, a man and a teen boy. The man was wearing a red bodysuit with golden boots and a matching lightning emblem on his chest. The teen boy next to him was wearing a silver bodysuit with red boots and a matching lightning emblem on his chest.
"Cold and Heatwave, don't you two ever learn?" The boy said in a cocky tone. The two crooks answered by simultaneously firing at the two newcomers. The streams of Ice and Fire were nearing the two, but as it did, it seemed like they were both slowing down as they got closer. The man in red and the boy in silver were both smirking as what looked like electricity was covering them, yellow for the red man and red for the silver teen.
"So how do you wanna handle this Kid?" The red man asked, looking over to the silver teen.
"The usual Icy-hot combo?"
"Oooh, Good call." The two then sped off in different directions. Time resumed and both Leonard and Mick as their attacks were now hitting air.
"Where did they go!?" Mick asked in a panic. Before Leonard could answer his longtime partner, both he and Mick were suddenly disarmed in a matter of seconds by the two speedsters.
"Son of a-" The swear Leonard was about to spew never made it out of his mouth as his mouth,legs and Arms were not frozen.
"Leo, hold- AH!" Mick screamed as a small blast of fire hit him in the back and caused him to fall onto the ground. Both the man in red and the young teen in silver appeared behind the two with the villains' respective weapons.
"Haha, it never gets old when we give them a taste of their own medicine." The man in red said with a smile. The young teen chuckled and smiled at the older man.
"You'd think they would be used to this and think of-" "A countermeasure!" Before the two speedsters knew what was happening, their legs were both encased in gold.
"Oh come on!" The boy in silver complained as he and the man tried to use their speed to vibrate out of the gold but to no avail.
"Haha, I knew this new mixture for my gun would come in handy." Both the man and the boy turned their heads to see a young girl in her late teens walking up to them wearing a black and gold jacket with matching pants and heels. She was also carrying a gun similar to Leonard and Mick's in her right hand.
"Golden Glider, honestly I'm shocked you partnered with your brother after last time." The man in red said with a glare.
"What can I say Flash, you can never turn your back on family for too long." She said with a proud smile on her face. The man now known as Flash just grit his teeth as he and his partner tried to free himself. Golden glider then stopped in front of the boy in silver and gave him a sly smile.
"Aww poor Kid Flash, you know normally I'd just ask you to play our usual game of cat and mouse but this is business hun." She said, giving him a wink. The boy now known as Kid flash just rolled his eyes at the young villainess.
"Or you could double cross your brother and his idiot partner again like last time and help us apprehend them." He said, doing his best to escape. Golden Glider then took the guns from the Speedsters and gently put a finger under Kid's chin.
"Sorry sweetie but no dice, like I said this is business." She then went over to her brother who was glaring at Kid Flash. "Oh don't give him that look, I like him, deal with it." She said before aiming the fire gun at him and melting the ice he was trapped in.
"Doesn't mean I have to like it." Leonard said, taking his gun from his sister and aiming at Kid Flash. The young Speedster raised his hands in defense before Golden Glider forced him to lower it.
"Quit it Leo, we're on the clock!" She then went over to Mick and swiftly kicked him in the gut causing him to wake up from his dirt nap.
"AHG! Dammit Glider!" He complained before standing up and rubbing his stomach. Glider rolled her eyes and pulled a phone out of her pocket before speaking to the Pyromaniac.
"We got no time for sleeping, get your ass in gear old man." She said as she tossed him his gun. Mick growled, but then saw the sight of Flash and Kid Flash bound by Glider's gold and he got a sadistic smile on his face.
"Well ain't this a pretty picture, Flash and his brat wrapped up in golden ribbons!" Mick then aimed his gun at the two heroes. "What do you say, Leo, Flash stir-fry or Flash Snowcones?" He joked.
"Either is fine with me, so long as that means the brat stays away from my sister." Leonard said, aiming his gun at Kid Flash once again. Flash and Kid Flash flinched slightly, but lucky for them Glider got in between the two.
"Enough, I just got off the phone with the client. They got what they wanted, we're done here. The $100,000 has already been transferred to our account." Mick and Leonard both scoffed and lowered their weapons. Glider then pressed another button on her phone and a remote truck pulled up to the three. Mick and Leonard piled in, but Glider walked over to Kid Flash again. "Until next time hun." She said before kissing him on the cheek. Kid blushed slightly and Leonard was this close to killing the boy. Glider then got in the truck and the three crooks took off. Flash just sighed in both annoyance and embarrassment.
"Great not only did they get away, but they left us with no way out." He said, trying again to vibrate out of the gold. "Those Gold Gun upgrades she made are impressive, even at our fastest we can't vibrate out of this gold." Flash then looked to his young partner and saw that he was still blushing and was looking down at left hand. "Kid, what is it?" Kid flash then lifted up his left hand and revealed a vial of blue liquid.
"She gave this in my hand when she kissed me." He then opened the vial and poured a bit on the gold trapping him. After a few seconds, the gold began to dissolve completely and freed the young Speedster. Flash's eyes widened and he smirked at his partner.
"Wow, she really does have a thing for you." He said with a chuckle. Kid blushed again and narrowed his eyes.
"I will leave you here for all the reporters to see!" He barked. Flash put his hands up in surrender.
"Ok ok, chill Kid." Kid Flash just sighed and poured the remainder of the vial's contents into the gold that was trapping his mentor. Flash was finally free and ran around the block a few times before stopping in front of Kid Flash and stretching. "Ugh, that was uncomfortable, shall we follow the merry band?" he asked. Kid Flash then crossed his arms before speaking.
"I don't think those three should be our main focus, you heard what Glider said right?" Flash nodded his head.
"Yea, she said that this was business and that a client was involved."
"Meaning that all of this was probably-"
"-A distraction!" Both speedsters groaned in annoyance as they looked around at the collateral damage.
"Let's clean this up and figure this out." Kid nodded to his mentor and the two proceeded to clean up Central City.
Location: Themyscira
Sora, Diana, Artemis and Aleka all arrived in the throne room and Queen Hippolyta was sitting on said throne with a smile on her face.
"Good Afternoon all, I hope the day is well for you all." The four of them all gave the Queen a bow before speaking.
"Very well Mother."
"I can't complain, your Majesty"
"Well enough, my Queen."
"It is, my Queen." The Queen nodded her head and stood up.
"That's good, now onto business. Sora and Aleka." Both Sora and Artemis's sister straightened themselves. "I have a small job for you, the young Amazons are having some issues with training. I'd like the both of you to take over training them." Aleka's mouth dropped and her eyes widened, while Sora tilted his head in small confusion.
"But… but… my Queen, he's a man, no, a 'BOY' no older than the young amazons you're asking him to train. He does not know our ways and I highly doubt that they would listen to a word he says." Aleka said, trying her best to get out of working with the Keyblade wielder.
"While that is true, we don't know Sora's ways either and I believe he can give our young amazons some much needed insight. From what I've observed and read in his Gummiphone, this young man has a special talent for improving those around him." Hippolyta said, smiling at Sora. Diana also smiled at the young boy and nodded her head.
"I believe this could be a good opportunity, not just for Sora to gain some sort of favor with the other amazons but he could teach the young ones new ways to fight." Artemis crossed her arms and tilted her head.
"I see the logic, but I must say that something like this isn't going to be well received right away." She then turned her head to Sora. "You're going to have your work cut out for you if you choose to accept this task." Sora thought about this for a minute, but before he could speak his mind, Aleka spoke up.
"My Queen please, reconsider this decision! This boy has already overstepped many rules of our island, he's not even supposed to be here! We've only known him a week and yet you trust him to train our young ones. Forgive me, but this is just… Wrong!" Sora gave Aleka a look of sadness, Artemis and Diana just stared at Aleka with worried looks and Hippolyta just sighed.
"Aleka, as my daughter said, this is good for all parties involved. Are you truly against the idea of learning from each other or is this just because he defeated you in battle?" Aleka gritted her teeth at the Queen's words and turned around with arms crossed. Sora just sighed.
"Your majesty, I don't wanna cause any more problems for you or your people. Like I said I don't mind doing this and helping, but If Aleka doesn't want me doing this then maybe it's for the best." He said looking down. Diana put a hand on the boy's shoulder while Artemis continued to stare at her sister. Hippolyta then stood up from her throne, getting the attention of the group and walked towards them.
"Then how about we clear the air." She then stopped in front of them. "Sora and Aleka, you both will have a rematch. Sora, should you win, you and Aleka will train the young amazons together and she will not complain on the matter further. Aleka, should you win, you and an amazon of your choosing will train the young ones." Aleka and Sora stared at the Queen with wide eyes while Diana and Artemis gave the Queen looks of worry. The sister of Artemis then composed herself and narrowed her eyes.
"I accept!" She said with determination in her voice. Hippolyta nodded her head and turned to the young Keyblade wielder who looked a tad conflicted.
"I do wanna have that rematch with Aleka, but-" "Sora, don't push down your thirst for battle. If you wish to fight then fight!" Artemis said with her arms crossed.
"Why are you encouraging him?" Aleka asked, feeling a tad betrayed by her sister.
"So we're not here arguing in circles for the whole day." Artemis answered. Diana then put a hand on Sora's shoulder.
"It's your choice Sora, no one is going to force you if you refuse." She then looked to Hippolyta. "Right mother?" Queen Hippolyta nodded her head with a small smile. Sora then took a deep breath and gave the three Amazons his usual 'Sora' smile.
"Alright, let's do this!" He cheered while raising a fist into the air. Hippolyta gave a quick nod and turned to Artemis.
"Artemis, I'd like you to bring the young amazons to the grand arena so they can witness the battle as well." Artemis bowed to the Queen and quickly left the room. "The battle will take place the moment she gets back, you both have that long to prepare." Aleka and Sora bowed their heads and the former quickly left the room to grab her sword and shield. Sora watched the younger redhead with a sad look and he sighed.
"Are you alright?"
"Yea, just a tad worried and excited at the same time.
"Why are you worried?" Diana asked.
"Aleka seemed really upset and I don't wanna add on to that, but at the same time I wanna fight her again." Sora explained. Hippolyta then walked up to the Keyblade wielder.
"You have the heart of a warrior Sora, but you are a kind Soul. You must understand though that some things in Themyscira that even someone like you can't change. Aleka is a proud Amazon and her defeat by your hands has bruised it."
"So what, should I forfeit the match?" Diana then spoke up.
"That would also be a great shame not just for you but to her as well. I doubt you'd want someone to quit a battle against you just because they felt sorry for you." Sora shivered at the thought, he'd never want someone to take pity on him during a fight.
"Yea, that would be terrible." He then crossed his arms and sighed. "Alright, I'll just give it my all like I always do." He said, his smile returning to his face. Diana and Hippolyta nodded towards the boy and the three proceeded to the arena.
Location: Grand Arena
In the stands of the grand arena, Artemis was waiting for the rematch to start along with the six teen amazons. The tallest of the teen amazons with long black hair then spoke up.
"Artemis, why are we here? Are we not training today?" She asked in a confused time.
"You are training today Donna, don't worry about that. You all will… possibly getting new teachers." Donna raised an eyebrow at this as well as the other teen amazons.
"You won't be training us anymore." One with short blonde hair asked.
"I will merely be an observer once this battle is concluded, Paula." Artemis answered not taking her attention away from the arena.
"What does this battle have to do with us?" One of the two dark skinned amazons with curly black hair asked, crossing her arms.
"If you'd use that head of yours Nubia, you'd probably figure out that our teacher will probably be chosen in this match." Said the long haired blonde as she rolled her eyes at her friend. The one now known as Nubia then got into a fighting stance and bared her teeth.
"You wanna settle this, Mala!?" Just before the two could get into it, the last two of the teen amazons got in between them.
"Can't you go one day without trying to rip each other apart." said the one with short red hair, pushing Nubia back slightly.
"Honestly, Grace and I always have to separate you both because of your childishness, we're not children anymore." The second dark skinned amazon teen with long black hair, pushing Mala back.
"Why are you lumping me in with her Yara, Nubia's the one always picking fights and it's not my fault that I always win!" Mala said in a smug tone. Nubia then pushed Grace to the side and got in Mala's face.
"All of your so-called wins are simply because you don't fight fair, you use cheap tricks and deception." Mala just scoffed.
"A win is a win, not my fault you can't accept that." The other four amazon teens just watched as the argument between their friends continued with similar opinions.
"These two have been at it since we were children, how can they argue so much after everything we've been through?" Donna asked, shaking her head.
"You're asking the wrong girls there Donna, Nubia and Mala have always had such a serious rivalry." Paula said.
"I think that's putting it mildly, didn't they both end up in the medical bay after fighting with each other for 4 hours a few months back?" Grace asked, shuddering at the thought.
"Oh yea, I remember that and Artemis forbade them from training for a solid month after." Yara said, crossing her arms. As the argument between Mala and Nubia began to grow louder, Artemis had finally reached the limit of her patience.
"ENOUGH!" Mala and Nubia both flinched and turned to their soon to be former teacher. "Either the two of you cease arguing or I shall persuade your new teachers to take away training privileges from you both for TWO MONTHS!" Nubia and Mala both straighten themselves and bow to Artemis
"We apologize, miss!" They both said simultaneously. Artemis then put her attention back on the arena while Nubia and Mala took a sigh of relief.
"You both really need to learn to control yourselves." Grace said to her two friends. Nubia and Mala just crossed their arms and pouted.
"Good afternoon young ones." The six teen amazons turned to see Queen Hippolyta and Diana walking up to them and they all kneeled down to them.
"Queen Hippolyta and Princess Diana, good afternoon to you as well." They all said. Artemis also gave the two a small bow before turning back to the arena where Sora was walking out with his Kingdom Key in hand.
"Stand young ones, I do not wish for you all to miss this fight. Not only is it a rematch between the warriors involved, it also will decide how the six of you will train from here on out." Hippolyta said as she and Diana put their attention on the arena. The six teens all stood up and looked to the arena as well. To say the girls were shocked to see Sora doing warm up stretches in the arena would be an understatement.
"Isn't that man that washed up on the island a week ago?" Donna asked curiously.
"Why is he here?" Paula asked, suspicion present in her eyes.
"Are we finally putting him to death?" Nubia asked with her arms still crossed.
"I don't remember that going so well last time we did that." Mala said, also looking confused.
"Yea, remember what he did to Aleka?" Grace said, shuddering again.
"From how it looked to me, I don't even think he was trying. He's strong, really strong." Yara said, analyzing Sora. Diana smiled at the six teens, seeing their differing opinions of Sora made her giggle slightly and she couldn't wait to see their reactions to the fight.
Soon, Aleka entered the arena with sword and shield in hand and a serious look in her eyes.
"By Hera, this is a rematch between the man and Aleka!?" Nubia asked in a shocked tone. The other teens were also surprised by this and Hippolyta nodded her head.
"His name is Sora, young ones. This rematch will decide whether or not he and Aleka will train you all or if Aleka will train you with another warrior." The shocks never ceased as the six teens looked at their queen with wide eyes.
"You wish for us to learn for the m-I mean Sora?" Grace asked.
"That was my intention, yes. Sora is a strong young man and has the mind and heart of a true warrior. He and Aleka together would be perfect teachers for you all, Aleka objected considering their history and well here we are." Hippolyta explained to them.
The six teens had very differing opinions on the queen's decision: Donna, Grace and Yara were quite curious about the boy and his strength. Paula was conflicted considering what she was taught about men in general. Nubia and Mala thought the queen had lost her mind, not that they would ever say that out loud.
Sora and Aleka locked eyes and got into their battle stances.
"Hope you're ready Aleka, Give me all you got!" Sora said with a competitive smile. Aleka simply took a breath and narrowed her eyes.
"I underestimated you last time, this time, I will not lose!" Aleka declared. Artemis smiled at her sister's declaration.
"Good, she's calm and steady. She's not letting her anger control her, she knows that only going to hold her back. If she wants any hope of defeating Sora, she needs to stay focused."
Sora then looked up to Hippolyta.
"Just say when, your highness." Hippolyta nodded to the boy and raised a hand.
"BEGIN!" Without another word, Sora and Aleka leapt at one another and bhajan to clash. The sounds of metal hitting metal echoed throughout the arena and the two warriors had no intention of stopping. Every parry of their respective weapons was met with faster strikes, neither Sora or Aleka gave the other an opening to exploit. Hippolyta, Diana and Artemis watched the battle with neutral expressions, while the six amazon teens had wide eyes and slacked jaws.
"You know I remember watching their first battle when he first arrived and I don't remember it being this… wild." Grace said not taking her eyes away from the action.
"I know what you mean, Aleka seems a lot more focused than she did last time." Paula said, watching Aleka more than Sora.
"'Determined' is a more accurate term here, the man did defeat her so she's making sure she doesn't give him an advantage this time." Mala said Analyzing the fight.
"While true, I can't deny that Sora himself is quite skilled. To be on par with an Amazon with such experience is a great feat and his fighting style is quite a unique and adaptive one." Donna commented, giving most of her attention to Sora.
"I agree, it's his weapon that interests me the most. Not many warriors can say they battle with a giant key, he's definitely different from others in that regard." Yara said, putting a hand on her chin.
"They're both going blow for blow with each other and their attacks just keep getting faster and sharper. It's like they're pushing each other to break their current limits, this isn't just a rematch, it's a pure battle of will and strength." Nubia said, her excitement growing as the battle raged on.
Hippolyta listened to the words of the six teens and she smiled.
Sora back flipped away from Aleka, who was running after him.
"Aero!" Soon, a strong whirlwind stopped Aleka's advances and she struggled against it.
"Not this time!" Aleka then placed her shield in front of her and pushed through the strong winds. Once she gained enough momentum, she began to run towards Sora with her sword outstretched. Sora was shocked by this and prepared to counter her attack, only to be blindsided by Aleka who, once she was close enough, swept her leg under Sora causing him to fall onto his back.
"Agh!" He groaned as he hit the ground. Aleka then raised her sword and brought it down on Sora who quickly raised his Keyblade to block it. Sparks could be seen as the two weapons tried to overpower the other and Sora being on the ground didn't give him much to work with. So, he pulled out an old favorite of his.
"Spark!" Just then, a ring of Multicolored light with two diamonds was circling them and was enclosing around Aleka. The redheaded Amazon saw as the two diamonds in the multicolored light picked up speed as they neared her so she jumped out of the ring and away from Sora. The light dissipated into rainbow sparkles and Sora jumped up from the ground.
"Good call on getting out of the ring." He said getting back into his battle stance.
"I had a feeling those diamonds could do some real damage to me if I stayed." Aleka said, readying herself.
"Just a few cuts, if I were fighting a monster then those diamonds would have ripped right through it." Aleka's eyes widened slightly.
"So depending on the situation, he can alter whether his magic can be lethal or not. Artemis did say the boy doesn't like killing, but that doesn't mean he won't hold back all his strength to win this battle." Aleka thought back to when Sora activated his Second Form transformation and how he quickly overpowered her. "He dealt with me in no time after he changed his clothes, I need to be careful of that in case he tries it again."
Artemis watched her sister intently and nodded towards her.
"Atta girl, analyze your opponent, don't just jump in head first."
"She's doing quite well, this is a much better battle than last time." Diana said, pulling Artemis out of her thoughts.
"I agree, Aleka is showing the spirit of a true Amazon! She's exhibiting control, willpower and heart." Hippolyta said before looking at Artemis. "You should be proud of your sister." Artemis smiled and turned back to the arena.
"I am."
Sora was still smiling at Aleka, this was way more fun than their first fight.
"She almost had me, if I hadn't used 'Spark' I probably would have taken some serious damage. I know this is a serious fight, but I can't help but be pumped." He then raised his Keyblade in the air.
"You're really strong Aleka and this rematch has been fun so far." Just then, the Kingdom Key began to shine and in a flash of white light it was replaced with the Shooting Star. "Now, let's see how you handle the next level of my power!" He said getting back into his battle stance. Aleka was once again shocked, his entire weapon had changed, it was no longer a simple key, it was now longer, bigger and had a star theme.
Hippolyta, Diana and Artemis were not shocked by this as they had read about Sora's Keyblade transformations from the Gummiphone, The six teens on the other hand were confused.
"How did-" Yara said, not being able to comprehend what happened.
"What in Hera's name?" Paula said, with wide eyes.
"He changed the form of his Weapon!" Donna exclaimed in excitement.
"It's not just a simple Key shape anymore, it looks like it's modeled after a shooting star." Mala said looking over the new Keyblade.
"It seems like it's gained a bit of mass as well, meaning that his strikes are probably going to be even more powerful." Grace commented as she quickly got over her shock.
"What do you think he meant by 'Next Level' of his power?" Nubia asked curiously.
Aleka got over her shock and got focused again, she wasn't going to let a weapon change distract her. The new Keyblade was a small concern, but she would find a way to overcome it.
"Here I come!" Sora said as he kicked off the ground ahead straight for Aleka.
"So fast!" She said as she raised her shield. Sora then slammed his Keyblade on to her shield, the resulting impact sent a small shockwave across the arena and caused the ground under Aleka to crack.
"Holy!" Nubia said in Awe.
"I knew the extra mass would make his attack more powerful, but wow!" Grace said with shock in her voice. Aleka struggled against the weight of the attack and slowly but surely knocked Sora off of her. She then looked at the cracks in the ground beneath her and then back to Sora.
"Alright, no more holding back! I need to end this before he gets a clean hit in on me and with the strength he just demonstrated he just might." Aleka dashed towards Sora and swung her blade at Sora's midsection to which the Keyblade wielder blocked swiftly.
"Counter Rush!" Sora said as he pushed Aleka off of him and struck her with a three hit combo before kicking her away. Aleka got her footing back and shook her head to ignore the pain she was feeling. Sora then crossed his arms. "Time to end this!" Soon, a bright light covered his body and his clothes began to change. Aleka stood firm and raised her shield.
"Here it comes, all I have to do is avoid his attacks and make absolutely sure he can't land a finishing blow. Then strike when the time…wait!" The light around Sora died down to reveal that his outfit had changed but it wasn't the one she was familiar with. This outfit was blue and black with white stars on his pants, but that wasn't the strange thing about his changes, it was the fact that now Sora had two strange looking weapons in both his hands instead of his Keyblade.
"They look like crossbows… but…" Aleka had no idea what those weapons were, neither did the six amazon teens.
"I believe this is Sora's Double Arrowgun Form, I read in the Gummi phone that this helped in his battle against a Wolf Heartless in a world called Arendelle." Diana commented.
"Yes I remember reading that as well, let's see how Aleka handles this." Hippolyta said with a hand on her chin.
"Are those some sort of crossbows?" Nubia said, eyeing the new weapons curiously.
"I'm not entirely sure, but they look like they're mad to shoot." Grace said, also eyeing the two guns in Sora's hands. The rest of the amazon teens just continued to stare in shock. Sora then raised his guns and aimed them at Aleka.
"Get ready!" Sora then pulled the triggers and four light arrows fired from each gun! The arrows homed in on Aleka who quickly raised her shield and blocked them but was being pushed back slightly. Sora didn't let up as he began zooming around the arena firing multiple light arrows at Aleka, not giving her any room to breathe. Aleka had no choice but to stay on the defensive, she blocked arrows with her shield and slashed them away with her swords.
"His speed has increased as much as his power!" Yara exclaimed in shock.
"It's not just that, those arrows he's shooting seem to be homing in on Aleka!" Donna said.
"Yea, each time Sora fires the arrows change directions in order to hit her." Paula said in wonder.
Nubia, Mala and Grace continued to stare in silence, this was just too much for their heads.
Sora continued shooting and Aleka continued to defend, he then noticed that the redhead was slowing down and losing stamina. "It's over!" Sora shouted as he ceased his attacks and brought the two guns together. The two guns then merged together to become a giant bazooka.
"I'm sorry! WHAT!?" Donna screamed.
"THAT IS AMAZING!" Grace cheered in excitement.
"How… just how?" Mala asked, shaking her head in confusion.
"From two crossbows to a massive cannon, how many weapons does this man have?" Nubia asked with wide eyes.
"How is he carrying it with such ease?" Yara asked, tilting her head.
"I wonder if I can wield a cannon in battle, no one would ever expect it." Paula said to herself, but loud enough for everyone to hear her. Diana and Hippolyta watched on with intrigue.
"Magic Launcher, correct?" Hippolyta asked her daughter who nodded in response.
"This battle may be over." Diana said, causing Artemis to sigh.
"Stay strong sister." Artemis prayed. Aleka's eyes were wide as she stared at the Magic Launcher.
"Alright, the crossbows were one thing, but now I have to deal with a CANNON! Normally I'd complain out loud, but right now I need to focus and find some sort of weakness." She thought to herself as she took a deep breath and readied herself. Sora then jumped high into the air and aimed the Launcher at Aleka.
"Light!" Soon, a ball of light was fired at Aleka very fast. The amazon rolled out of the way and ran towards Sora who fired more balls of light. Aleka kept running, dodging each and every light ball coming her way. She was wondering how she was doing them so well when the light arrows from before were so close to hitting her before, then a thought came to her head as she dodged another ball of light.
"I see, that cannon does have a massive weakness. It may be powerful but unlike the two crossbows, it gives up its speed of extra power and from how he's only firing one or two at a time it must have some sort of recharge. It's only a few seconds, from what I can tell, but if I can time it right, I can still win this." Aleka's resolve was strengthened after that thought and she kept dodging. Sora watched her and wondered what her plan was, so he decided to step it up.
"Fire!" He yelled as a massive fireball fired from the Launcher. Aleka saw the Fire ball homing in on her and she strategically dropped to the ground and just barely slid underneath it before rolling and continuing her run. Sora was shocked by what Aleka just did and as he landed back on the ground he aimed his launcher at her again to fire again but it was too late. Aleka was in front of the launcher and she knocked it upward with her sword causing Sora to lose his balance and in a swift motion she kicked the keyblade wielder in the stomach before spinning and kicking him hard into the arena wall.
"OOOH! That's gotta hurt!" Paula said, flinching slightly. The other amazon teens agreed in one way or another. Diana and Hippolyta were very impressed with Aleka and how she handled the situation. Artemis just wore a proud smile on her face, her sister was proving her skill and mental capabilities for not only her but to her future students. Aleka was breathing heavily, but she wore a proud smile.
"I did it!" She cheered while watching the arena wall. She may have been proud to get a good strike in against Sora, but she wasn't a fool, she knew the boy was still in this fight and she was ready to continue.
"Oh man!" Sora said, rubbing his head as he sat on the ground. Behind him was an impression of his body on the arena wall and his Keyblade now back to its normal form was right next to him. "That hurt!" He groaned, moving his hands to his stomach. He then looked at Aleka and gave her a small smile. "That kick to the gut was insane, lucky for me I didn't have a big breakfast." Sora then jumped up and held out his hand to allow his Keyblade to return to him.
Aleka was still breathing hard, but she kept her smile. Despite her feelings on Sora, she was having fun. The adrenaline, the excitement, it was a rush she hadn't felt since her first real fight with her sister years ago and she didn't want it to end.
"Ready to continue?" She asked competitively. Sora saw that look in Aleka's eyes, it was the very look that himself and Riku had whenever they would compete with one another and not only that Aleka seemed to glow with renewed vigor. Sora smiled at her and got back into his battle stance.
"I am." He answered. The two stared each other down for a few seconds before Aleka spoke up.
"Not going to change your weapon again?" She asked.
"Not this time, how about we settle this with just our blades." Aleka's smile grew even wider and she threw her shield onto the ground.
"Sounds fun, let's do this!" She yelled as she and Sora kicked off the ground and their weapons clashed causing another small shockwave. The two then once again began trading blows with each other, the sounds of metal once again echoing throughout the arena with no signs of it stopping. Fast dodges, quick parrys, sparks from their weapons, this battle was heating up with every clash and both Sora and Aleka were enjoying every minute of it. The audience watched on with wide eyes.
"How is Aleka parrying him so easily when she could barely ward off Sora's new weapon the first time?" Donna asked, watching the epic battle.
"Probably because Aleka isn't worried about her body's limits anymore." Everyone turned to Artemis who watched with her smile still on her face. "My sister has always been cocky and proud, thinking that she can handle anything since she can match me in combat. When she lost to Sora, her pride was shot and her anger towards the boy as well as others during this week was controlling her. Now that she has a chance to redeem herself, she's more focused, she's not underestimating Sora like she did the first time and it's lighting a fire inside of her." She explained. Hippolyta nodded.
"It would seem young Aleka has found a new wall to break down and it's fueling her to go past her normal limitations." Diana smiled at the two warriors but mostly Sora.
"Sora has a knack for bringing out the best in people and I think this is proof of that fact." She commented.
"This fight is so awesome!" Paula cheered with a massive smile on her face.
"How can they keep going like this?" Mala asked
"Said one of the two amazons that fought for four hours." Yara said sarcastically.
"We took breaks in between, these two are just giving it their all and they're still going without a care in the world." Nubia spazzed.
"That just goes to show how much spirit they have, the true spirit of an Amazon warrior." Grace said. Diana listened to the young amazons converse and she was very happy with what she heard.
"Even if Sora's arrival wasn't the work of the Gods, I feel like him being here was meant to be and not just for teaching the young ones. He's going to accomplish great things in this world."
Aleka and Sora clashed their blades one more time before Sora used his Horizontal Slash to break Aleka's guard and finish her off.
"Not this time!" Aleka yelled as she swiftly weaved Sora's blade and dropped to the ground to try and sweep his feet with her leg once again.
"Nice try!" Sora yelled as he jumped over Aleka to avoid her leg. Once he did that, he brought his blade down onto Aleka who rolled out of the way and kicked off the ground to strike his midsection. Sora flipped his keyblade and held in a reverse grip similar to Ventus and blocked the incoming attack causing sparks to fly once again.
"Just give up!" Aleka ordered with a smile and heavy breaths.
"Sorry, I never learned how to do that." He responded by breathing heavily. Both warriors then jumped away from each other before running towards each other again to resume their battle. Just then, Aleka began slowing down her sprint and without warning she collapsed face first onto the ground. The audience all gasped at Aleka's sudden collapse. Sora saw this and stopped in his tracks and took deep breaths before speaking.
"Aleka?" He asked with worry in his voice. The Amazon was moved slightly and groaned.
"No… not yet… don't give out… on me now." She struggled to say as she tried her best to get back up but her body just wouldn't listen to her.
"Aleka no, it's ok, we can stop." Sora pleaded. His words meant nothing to Aleka right now, she didn't stop trying to get up.
"I'm not… done… I am not going to lose." Aleka through sheer force of will slowly got onto her feet and pointed her sword at Sora. "I! WILL! NOT! LOSE!" She screamed as her entire body was shaking. Sora watched her with wide eyes, even now she was pushing her body way past its limits but she didn't care. Her spirit… her pride as an amazon warrior wouldn't allow her to quit. Sora's worry was replaced with excitement and respect for the Amazon.
"You really are an amazing Aleka." He said in a sincere tone. Those words got to Aleka and she felt a small surge of satisfaction at the compliment. Sora then got back into his battle stance. "Then give me everything you got." He challenged. Aleka forced her body to move, it was a slow sprint and her vision was hazy but she didn't let that stop her. With every step towards Sora, she only had one thought…
"I will win!" As she reached Sora, she raised her blade into the air and as she brought it down then everything went black.
Location: Central City-S.T.A.R Labs
After cleaning up the damage from Heatwave, Captain Cold and Golden Glider, both Flash and Kid Flash ran across the city to see if their hunch about being distracted was correct and it led them to S.T.A.R labs.
"Start from the beginning, What happened here?" Flash asked as he and Kid Flash walked through the building with a scientist employee.
"That's the thing Flash, we're not sure. During your battle with your rouges, an alarm went off in the security section of our deep space monitoring network." The employee explained.
"The ones that Superman helped install a few years back after the whole Darkside incident?" Kid Flash asked.
"The very same, these were to help detect incoming threats to earth from beyond the stars. After the attack and it was safe to resume our work, we tried to trace the source but we couldn't, we were locked out." Flash put a hand on his chin as they all entered the security room.
"Sabotage?" He asked.
"Not very likely, as far as I know everyone during the attack was in the designated safe area until your battle ended." The employee said.
"Security cameras?" Kid Flash asked.
"Of course." The employee said as he walked over to a monitor and began typing away before a camera in the room they were all in.
"Alright, let's rewind to when the battle started and then we'll see who was in here." Flash said and the employee nodded his head. The screen changed to see a few scientists working in the room and were told to evacuate by a guard because of the attack. Once they were all out, the guard closed the door and went over to one of the monitors to pull up one of the deep space security systems. He then inserted a strange looking red and white disk into it and after a few moments he pulled it back out and went on his way.
"Seems you have a rat in your security team." Kid Flash said, narrowing his eyes.
"It would seem that way, but something is wrong."
"What?" Flash asked.
"That guard is Wilson Emerick and he's been on vacation in Europe for the past week, he wasn't supposed to be back until next tuesday. He even called up earlier this week to tell us how it was going." Now the two speedsters were confused, how could someone halfway across the world be here now. Flash looked at the disk that 'Wilson' put in the monitor and to him it didn't look… human.
"Hmm… That disk is giving me bad vibes, you might wanna do a full security sweep of your system. Come on Kid, for now we're done here." Without another word, Flash ran out of the building.
"I hate when he does that, I'm so sorry and thank you for your help." Kid said as he ran out with flash. The employee watched as they left and he smiled.
"Yes… you as well." she said to himself as his eyes began to glow red and he pulled out the very red and white disk Flash was worried about.
Location: Themyscira
Aleka's eyes slowly began to open, when her vision focused she saw that she was in the medical bay laying down on a bed.
"Look who's awake." Aleka turned her head to the left and saw Artemis sitting in a chair next to her bed with a smile.
"Artemis, what happened?" She asked in a soft tone. Artemis chuckled at her sister's question.
"You fought Sora, remember?" Aleka blinked a few times before memories of the battle flooded her head and she quickly sat up.
"That's right, I was fighting Sora! I won right, please tell me I won!" Artemis just sighed and shook her head causing Aleka to deflate and lay back down with a dejected look on her face. "He beat me again." she said in a low tone. There was no malice or venom though, just disappointment.
"You collapsed after you got near Sora one final time, he then healed you and carried you to the medical bay." Aleka's face flushed in embarrassment after hearing that, it was like having to be carried like a child to the nurse. "I'm proud of you, little sister." Aleka looked back up to her sister with wide eyes.
"But I lost." She said, confused by her sister's words.
"Yes, but you were spectacular. From your reflexis, to your attacks, to your willingness to adapt to every situation Sora presented to you. You showed us how a true amazon should act in a battle and something tells me you've given yourself a new goal to overcome." Artemis said, ruffling her sister's head. Aleka had to admit that her fight with Sora did awaken her competitive side and it was very enjoyable to fight someone who could push her in battle.
"It was… fun and I guess Sora is… quite skilled." Aleka saw the smirk on her sister's face and she turned away with a pout. "Shut up!" Artemis chuckled.
"It's just good to see you acknowledging a worthy warrior, I told you he was something more than you thought." Aleka sighed.
"Yea, I guess you did." She was silent for a few seconds before turning back to her sister. "Did he really fight a Hydra?" Artemis just laughed and nodded her head.
"He did, but he would have to tell you the whole story." Aleka sighed again.
"I'll… ask him when he has time."
"I think you might not have to wait." Artemis said as she pointed to a window. Aleka lifted up her body and looked out the window to see Diana, Hippolyta and the six amazon teens sitting around Sora as he was telling them a story. "Would you like to join them?" Artemis asked playfully while holding out her hand. Aleka slowly got out of bed with her sister's help and headed out of the medical bay.
"He was cursed?" Paula asked as she and the rest of the group listened to Sora's adventure in Beast's Castle.
"Yup, because of him judging the appearance of the enchantress and treating her badly, she cursed him with the appearance of a beast since she yelled that he acted like one." Sora explained.
"Serves him right!" Nubia said, crossing her arms.
"At the time yes and the enchantress told him that only if he can show love and be loved in return before the last petal of a magical rose fell, only then could the curse be broken."
"That's crazy." Yara said in wonder. Grace, Mala and Donna agreed with interested looks on their faces. Before Sora could continue his story, he saw Artemis and Aleka walking in.
"Hey!" He greeted the two. Everyone turned to see the redheaded sisters and Aleka raised a hand to stop any further words to them.
"Don't mind us, I wanna hear where this story goes." She said, giving Sora a competitive smile. Sora smiled back at her and as the two sisters sat down he continued his story. Hippolyta smiled at Sora and Aleka.
"I believe I made the right decision."
A/N: And that's that ladies and Gentleman! I hope you enjoyed the Chapter and sorry for the long wait. I wanted to make this chapter perfect and I hope I succeeded. Also, I hope you all liked the six Amazon teens I added, shoutouts to anyone who can tell me who they are because they're not in this version of the Justice league. Until next time my friends!