Hello everyone! Welcome to the next chapter in Season Three of this story! I'm glad you guys are enjoying this story so far and I am always happy to write them for ya. Anyways, Sora and the Titans continue to deal with Sephiroth when they receive some strange news. How will it effect the group and how will they fight it? Let's find out shall we? Now onto the story!
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or Teen Titans.
Chapter 32: Betrothed
The light from the sun shone down onto Jump City and Titans Tower as the citizens and the city's local heroes lazed around. The Teen Titans were hanging about in their home, with Sora and Rose laughing at one of Sora's story.
"S-so, wait. Your saying that the ship that you and your friends used only ran on happy faces?" Rose said, trying to catch her breath.
"Yeah, so imagine having to operate a space ship, trying not to crash and destroying Heartless ships all while having this smile on your face 24/7," Sora said before bowing his head. He suddenly popped backed up with his eyes wide open and a big toothy smile on his face all while saying, "CHEEEESSEEE!" Sora exclaimed, making Rose burst out laughing again, forcing her to hold her stomach from the laughter.
"Oh my gosh, that's so funny! But wouldn't that really hurt, having to constantly smile all the time?" Rose asked.
"At first yeah it did. But after a while, I got used to it. And besides, I'm a natural smiler, so it wasn't all bad," Sora said.
"So, then what happened after that?" Rose asked.
"Well, the first two places were fine but when we got to the third place, my friend and I sorta got into an argument and we ended up, well, crashing…what?" Sora said stopping mid-sentence.
"What?" Rose asked before looking to see what stopped Sora, only to stop as well. Both Titans looked to see Starfire flying in and out of her room, carrying all of her stuff out, as if she was going somewhere. The other Titans came in as well to see the strange sight that was going on before them.
"Uh, Starfire?" Cyborg asked.
"Hmm?" The girl in question responded, though she sounded like her mind was in a different place.
"Going somewhere?" Beast Boy asked.
"I am leaving for Tamaran," Starfire said.
"Your home planet? Why, is something going on there?" Sora asked.
"You may say something like that, Friend Sora," Starfire said.
"And you're taking all your stuff because…?" Raven asked.
"I am not ever coming back," Starfire said with a tender smile.
"WHAT?!" Everyone shouted, with their eyes popping out of their skulls.
"Starfire, what's wrong?" Robin asked.
"Nothing is wrong. I am…getting married," Starfire responded.
"WHAT?!" Everyone responded again, only louder and with Robin slowly falling to the ground in shock and awe.
"Well, definitely wasn't expecting that," Rose said.
(Later, out in the middle of space)
In no time at all, the Titans had the T-Ship prepped and ready to go and were on their way to the planet Tamaran. Rose decided to stay behind in case any small time crook tried to pull something or if Sephiroth attacked again.
"Man, I never get tired of traveling through space," Sora said as the stars passed over them.
"Psh, I'm more of an ocean guy myself," Beast Boy replied.
"You're getting married?" Robin asked to Starfire.
"What is that? Number three?" Cyborg asked.
"I'm beginning to lose count," Raven added.
"Indeed. And I cannot wait to see Tamaran. I have been having a bit of the sick-home feeling lately and am eager to introduce my home planet to you, my friends," Starfire.
"Ah, you could've told us Star and we could've gone to your planet anytime. I'm sure it will be quite the adventure too," Sora said.
"Oh it will be Sora. First, you must ingest the fresh-squeezed glorg. Or perhaps Sputflinks. And wait until you see the portkins; they are as big as a flornop!" Starfire said excited.
"Ugh, yeah, they sound very appealing, Star," Sora said, not liking the picture he was forming in his head.
"Um, am I the only one afraid of the big portkins?" Beast Boy asked, worried.
"You're getting married?!" Robin asked again.
"I'm guessing four?" Cyborg asked.
"Yeah, uh, anyone we know?" Raven asked.
"Oh, I have never met him. My betrothed has been chosen for me by the Grand Ruler of Tamaran," Starfire said.
"Wait! What?!" Sora asked. Suddenly, Robin popped out of his cock pit and plastered himself over Starfire's canopy.
"You're getting married?! And to someone you've never met?!" Robin asked.
"Robin, get back in your pod!" Sora yelled as Robin obeyed as he almost lost his breath and went back to his pod.
"Do I hear five?!" Cyborg celebrated.
"Of course, Robin. It is the way of my people," Starfire said.
"But Starfire-" Robin said when suddenly an explosion rocked the entire ship. The Titans looked to see a squadron of green beetle-shaped fighters flew past them, with lasers firing at them.
"I don't suppose this is some kinda crazy Tamaranian welcoming committee, Star," Beast Boy asked.
"No, these ships are not of Tamaran," Starfire said.
"Whoever they are, they've got us outnumbered ten to one," Raven said.
"Not for long. Titans! Separate!" Robin ordered. The T-Ship separated into six parts for each Titan. Sora piloted his own ship around a couple of fighters before spinning around and shooting them down.
"Make that two for me," Sora said when suddenly some shots impacted his ship. Sora evaded some of the lasers as he flew past some asteroids. "Man, these guys are persistent," Sora said to himself when suddenly, a small asteroid clipped his left wing. "Oh no! Guys, one of my wings is down. I'm losing control," Sora said.
"Hold on Sora! I'm on my way!" Raven said as she flew over and shot down the fighters tailing Sora. But it was too late as the damaged ship flew closer to an asteroid. "Sora! Get out of there now!" Raven yelled. Sora put on a breathing mask on his face and readied a Reflect shield as the ship crashed, launching him out of the cockpit and out into open space. Sora put down his shield when he saw that he was safe from the debris and asteroids. He saw the other Titans regroup as the rest of the beetle fighters were destroyed. Sora continued to drift through space when he was incased in a black sphere.
"Thanks Raven. I thought I was a goner for a second there," Sora said.
"You alright?" Raven asked.
"I'm fine. Just a little shaken up is all," Sora said.
"Who were they?" Robin asked.
"And where are we?" Cyborg asked as the Titans realized that they were orbiting a pink colored planet and were now entering the planet's atmosphere.
"The planet Tamaran. My home," Starfire said. They floated down past the violet clouded sky until they saw the planet's surface. Sora looked down at the surface through Raven's sphere, only he saw black and white from the ball. He was honestly expecting cities and buildings with small villages here and there but all he saw were barren landscapes with many twisted rock formations all around. "Is it not the most beautiful place your eyes have ever observed?" Starfire asked.
"Uh…sure?" Raven and Sora said together. The T-Ship continued towards an outcropping and a tall rock structure. Sora looked closer at the rock before his eyes widened.
"Woah," Sora said. He saw a castle at the top of the rock and a bunch of other civilized structures built in and out of the rock. The T-Ship lands in front of the castle while Raven's sphere dissipated, letting Sora drop to the ground. The Titans walked up to the castle gates, with Starfire in front with a excited smile on her face. The gates suddenly opened as if they were expecting them, with the four figures following the doors. They wore purple headgear with capes covering their bodies and long spears in hand. Suddenly, a fifth figure walked through the doors who was easily five times bigger than the guards. The figure was male, fully grown, adult, long auburn hair and beard, wrist guards, a stubbed armband, color scheme similar to Starfire and his right eye was scarred over, leaving only his left eye to glare down at the Titans as he stomped over to them. They were able to tell that whomever this was, he's been through many battles and has been through a lot in his life.
"Well, color me intimidated," Sora whispered to the others, who nodded in agreement. The only one was wasn't scared was Starfire, who readied a starbolt in each hand and flew up to face the figure. They both started speaking Tamaran as it seemed as if they were introducing themselves when suddenly the giant let out a snarl and raised both of his arms and brought them down towards Starfire as she screamed in response.
"Titans!" Robin ordered as they got ready to attack but stopped when they saw the giant ticking Starfire's stomach, making her laugh.
"Um, I don't think they're going to hurt her, unless tickling is they're way of harm," Sora said as he relaxed with his keyblade but he saw the castle guards look at him in surprise. The giant stopped the tickles as Starfire caught her breath.
"Friends, I wish you to meet my k'norfka, Galfore. He raised me from the time I was very small," Starfire said. The other Titans felt a small drop of sweat fall from their heads due to the intimidation factor Galfore gave off.
"You mean this dude's your nanny?" Beast Boy joked as he started laughing but he soon stopped when he saw Galfore towering over him.
"You find that amusing, little one?!" Galfore demanded. Beast Boy silenced his laughter as he shuddered in fear and hid behind the others.
"Nice to meet you," Robin said, introducing everyone.
"X'Hal!" Galfore said as he thumped his chest with his fist before eyeing the damaged T-Ship. "I see you have met our new enemy," He said.
"Then you know who attacked us?" Sora asked. Galfore nods before walking to the balcony and points down below. The Titans followed his gesture and saw several beetle fighters lined across the surface.
"The great Drenthax army. They threaten to overthrow our planet, our way of life. And if I were Grand Ruler, I would…well, I am not. Let us just say that much has changed since you departed," Galfore says to Starfire. Starfire flew over to him and placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"I have missed you, Galfore," Starfire said.
"And I have missed you…," Galfore said before suddenly kneeling and bowing his head to her. "…Princess Starfire," Galfore said as the other guards followed his lead.
"PRINCESS?!" The other Titans shouted in shock.
"Oh, yes, I am…second in line for the throne. Perhaps I forgot to mention?" Starfire said in a sheepish tone before suddenly running into the castle with Galfore and the guards in tow.
"Did you know about this?" Cyborg asked Robin.
"Just go," Robin said before walking after the princess.
"I mean, the thought crossed my mind but I never thought it was true," Sora said to the others as they followed along. Beast Boy saw a couple of animals chained to the wall and was about to pet them when they roared at him, scaring him and making him run back to the others. Meanwhile, Robin managed to catch up with Starfire, who was surrounded by Galfore and guards.
"Look, Starfire, about this wedding-" Robin said, lightly touching her shoulder when suddenly, Galfore leaped at him, making him jump back but when he got up he had a bunch of guard spears thrusted into his face.
"It is forbidden for out-worlders to touch the Princess!" Galfore boomed.
"Um…Please do not harm my friend," Starfire pleaded. Robin smiled nervously as the guards lowered their spears and walked away, with Robin releasing a breath.
"I'm not touching her," Beast Boy said, still scared from the Tamaran dogs.
"Spikey Out-worlder!" Galfore said, referring to Sora, who nervously pointed at himself. Galfore nodded in confirmation as he spoke. "I wish to speak to you," He said. Sora nervously walked up to him as Galfore marched ahead of Starfire. "The guards have told me that you carry a bladed key? Is that correct?" Galfore said.
"Y-yes sir?" Sora said as he summoned his keyblade to show to Galfore.
"Very interesting. The last time we encountered a wielder of the key was many years ago when the creatures of darkness invaded our home. We were losing many when the wielder came from the skies and aided us against them. But it was also around that time when I lost half of my sight," Galfore said as he covered his eye. Sora nodded his head, knowing he was talking about the Heartless invading Tamaran.
"I'm very sorry sir," Sora said. Galfore looked at Sora with a sense of worry in his eye.
"I wanted to ask you something, young wielder. If you are here, would that mean those creatures can return?" Galfore asked.
"It's possible. The creatures, known as the Heartless, have the ability to track us anytime. They have great fear of the keyblade, so they'll stop at nothing to destroy us," Sora said.
"I see. You see, The Grand Ruler and myself would be very displeased if those creatures returned again. We wouldn't want the weddings to be disrupted by another invasion," Galfore said.
"Agreed. Wait, weddings? As in more than one?" Sora asked.
"Yes, Princess Starfire's wedding and the Grand Ruler's wedding," Galfore said.
"I thought it was just Starfire who was getting married," Sora said.
"That is not what we were told," Galfore said as the group entered the banquet hall. Everyone found a seat as Sora saw a huge goblet waiting in front of him. Robin waved to Sora as Sora leaned in closer.
"What did Galfore say to you?" Robin whispered.
"He was worried that the Heartless might attack since the Heartless hunt us down but more importantly, he said that the Grand Ruler is also getting married as well, along with Starfire's wedding," Sora said.
"Another wedding? I thought it was just Starfire," Robin said.
"Apparently, Starfire was only told that she was getting married but everyone else was told of the two," Sora said. Robin nodded in understanding when Galfore lifted up his own goblet into the air.
"To our beautiful Princess and her new husband!" Galfore said. Starfire lifted up hers as well.
"And to my good friends," Starfire said. The other Titans tried to lift up their cups but no one was successful, not even Raven and her powers couldn't make it budge. "I am jubilant you all could be here to celebrate my wedding," Starfire said as she clinked her cup with Robin's.
"We're…all really going to miss you, Star," Sora said. The room fell silent for a little bit when suddenly, a giant heap of alien food was dumped onto the table, scaring the Titans sans Starfire. Galfore then pulls out a humongous axe and slices up the food before he and the rest of the Tamarans leap onto the table and started eating away at the huge pile. The Titans found themselves slowly backing away from the table. Sora then saw pieces of the food land on his plate, creating a good enough dish for him. He decided to try it as he picked up a piece and slowly ate it.
"Mhm, not bad," Sora said as he ate more.
"Is it any good?" Raven asked.
"Squishy at first but yeah it's pretty good," Sora said as he ate more. Raven shrugged before trying a piece, nodding in agreement.
"Hel-lo? Vegetarian in the house! Does this look like a veggie to you?" Beast Boy said as he held up a piece of food to Cyborg, who shrugged and ate the piece right out of his hands. Everyone continued to eat in their own way when suddenly a loud noise started playing, making the Titans, except Starfire, cover their ears.
"Ah, what is that?" Sora yelled.
"Uh…it is music," Starfire said, confused. Galfore and the other Tamarans get up from their seats and kneel as the Titans look over at one end of the room to see a great door with two guards holding the instrument that Starfire used to try and help Cyborg. The doors slowly opened, revealing a lone figure flanked by guards. The team look closer to see the figure wearing a long cape that went down to their feet and a piece of headgear with two hornlike projections sprouting from the top.
"All hail the Grand Ruler of Tamaran! The Empress!" Galfore announced. Said Empress finally emerged from the shadows to reveal herself to be none other than Starfire's twin sister with a smug look on her face. Despite the new cape and headpiece, she looked exactly the same since the last time the Titans encountered her.
"Blackfire?!" Starfire said in confusion.
"Surprised to see me, little sister?" Blackfire quipped. Starfire stands up with her eyes flaring green.
"I am…surprised to see you out of prison!" Starfire said. In response, Blackfire's eyes flared up.
"Oh, that. Well, after you had me thrown in jail, I got bored. So I broke out and took over Tamaran for kicks," Blackfire said.
"But how? I thought you were put away for good?" Sora asked.
"Let's just say that those idiot police underestimated me, Sora. But enough about me. I'm sure you're eager to see who you'll be spending the rest of your life with," Blackfire said as she moved to reveal a male standing behind her: he was young, bare-chested, well built, a red mane of hair and a towel over his arm. Starfire was of course lovestruck by the guy while Robin was of course furious at the sight of the handsome man.
"Ok, it could've been worse," Sora said. Suddenly, the man moved out of the way as a giant green blob that was contained by a metal bowl, fell from above and splattered huge globs of green slime all over the place before placing a green appendage over Starfire's shoulder, disgusting her.
"I take that back, it's worse," Sora said disgusted.
"Starfire, meet your groom…Glgrdsklechhh!" Blackfire said. Robin grits his teeth so hard, to the point where you can actually see sparks flying from his mouth in anger, while everyone else looked on in shock.
"Um…he's cute," Raven joked.
"There is more news!" Blackfire announced. "I too, the Grand Ruler of Tamaran, shall also be married along with my dearest sister today. And I must thank you sister, for bringing my groom along with you," Blackfire said.
"What?" Starfire said as she looked at her team but all of them shrugged in confusion.
"Oh, I forgot to say who the lucky groom was. Today. I shall marry the keyblade wielder himself, Sora!" Blackfire said as she pointed directly at Sora, who's eyes widened in shock.
"WHAT?!" Raven yelled as a nearby lantern exploded from her energy. Sora couldn't respond to this due to his mind processing everything but his body couldn't take it, so he passed out and fell to the ground. Raven and the others went to check on him while Starfire stood next to the green blob.
"My…groom? Sora is…your groom? But he is- I cannot- you cannot-" Starfire stammered out but Blackfire stopped her.
"You can, you will, and I can. You see, sister dear, this darling creature is the Exalted Schlurch of the Swamp Moons of Drenthax IV. And since his invasion army is parked outside our castle, I arranged your marriage to save our beloved Tamaran from annihilation. And when I marry Sora, he will become our most beloved protector of Tamaran, always ready to defend us against any sort of invasion. If your groom can't kiss his bride and if Sora can't come to his senses, then we can all kiss Tamaran goodbye," Blackfire explained. Starfire looked over at Galfore for any help but he looked down in dismay. She looked back at the green blob next to her.
"I am sure we will be…very happy together," Starfire said as she placed a hand on the blob only to find that her hand was stuck to it. The Sklechh let out a belch in her face, disheveling her hair.
"He says he can't wait to take you to his swamp planet, far, far away. We celebrate our weddings at moonset, tonight!" Blackfire announced. Cheers came form the crowd as they celebrated. "Guards, Take the Princess to her quarters so she may prepare. And keep an eye on her friends," Blackfire ordered. The guards escorted Starfire to her quarters, while the others forced the Titans out of the room, leaving Sora passed out on the ground.
"What about the keyblade wielder?" One of the guards asked. Blackfire smiled as she flew over to him and picked him up.
"Oh, he'll be with me in my quarters," Blackfire said with a smile as she ran her fingers through his spikey hair.
(Later)
"HEEELLLPPP!" Beast Boy yelled as he was trapped inside of a large oyster like creature that was trying to eat him but Cyborg came to the rescue and pulled him out of the creature. The team were placed in a dark room with multiple pieces of exotic furniture around the place. "I can't tell what's a bed, what's a chair, and what's alive! How am I supposed to take my beauty nap?!" The changeling complained. But Robin and Raven weren't really paying attention due to their pacing and anger.
"How can you even think about sleep?! We can't let Starfire go through with this!" Robin said.
"What about Sora? Being forced into marriage with Blackfire?!" Raven yelled, as another piece of furniture exploded, scaring Beast Boy.
"Come on, guys. You sure you're not just, you know…jealous?" Cyborg suggested, with Beast Boy nodding in agreement. Raven turned to face them with her eyes glowing red in anger.
"I'm. Not. JEALOUS!" Raven yelled, scaring the two. She took a breath as she calmed down. "I'm not jealous of Blackfire. We all know how bad she is and with Sora at her side, who knows what will happen to him," Raven said.
"And why would I be jealous of that ugly, smelly whatever-it-is? You saw her face, Cyborg. She doesn't even like him!" Robin said.
"Yeah but that doesn't mean she really needs to. I mean, things work differently here guys. We're practically the aliens to their Earth. Who would we be to question things?" Beast Boy asked.
"But Blackfire arranged the whole thing. How do we even know if any of this is real? Cyborg and Beast Boy, check out the Drenthax fleet. Raven, see what you can learn about this…thing Starfire's marrying," Robin ordered.
"Then, I'm gonna find Sora," Raven said.
"What about you?" Cyborg asked.
"I need to see Starfire," Robin said.
(Later)
Raven found herself in a room of the castle after searching for the right room for a while. The room was in shades of green and most of the furniture was covered in Glgrdsklechhh's green slime.
"Guess this is the right room," Raven said. Raven floats over to the dresser where a small box was sitting on top of it. She reached over to open the lid and as it opened, a red light pours out from it, illuminating her face from the darkness of her hood. However, before she could open it all the way, she heard Blackfire's voice approaching the room.
"Yes, my plan was brilliant, wasn't it, Glgrdsklechhh?" Blackfire said. Raven quickly hid somewhere as the Empress and Schlurch enter the room. Raven pokes her head in through a hole she made with her powers in order to listen in. They made their way to the dresser where the Schlurch picked up the box Raven was about to open.
"I give you my pesky little sister…and you give me…" Blackfire said as the Schlurch opened the box all the way, revealing what's inside to be a large, diamond-shaped red gem set in gold. "…The Jewel of Charta," She said as she grabbed the jewel in her hand, blowing her hair back in the process. Suddenly, her eyes glowed red as sparks of energy sparked from her body. "With its powers enhancing my own and with Sora under my control, I can rule Tamaran with an iron fist! No one will dare challenge me!" Blackfire bellowed. Raven's eyes widened in shock at the sight of her power when suddenly Glgrdsklechhh saw her and shot a blob of slime at her, knocking her out of the hole she made and onto the ground in front of them.
"Gross," Raven said as she wiped off some of the green residue from her face. She looked up to see Blackfire standing over her.
"Well done Glgrdsklechhh. You've discovered a spy," Blackfire said. Raven gritted her teeth as she fired a blast of magic at Blackfire but the Empress fired a red beam of energy back, overpowering Raven and driving her against the wall.
"Where is Sora?" Raven demanded.
"Hhm, probably still sleeping from his little fade out earlier. But don't worry, once we're married, I'll take such good care of him," Blackfire said. Raven went to tackle her but she was restrained by the castle guards. "Take her and her little friends to the prison. Don't need anyone else interrupting our weddings," Blackfire ordered. Raven struggled with them but they eventually dragged her away as Blackfire watched with a smirk. She began walking through the castle until she made it to her own quarters and opened the door, revealing Sora still passed out on her bed. Blackfire rolled her eyes with an amused smile as she slammed the door closed, waking Sora up from the bang.
"Oh, what hit me?" Sora said as he rubbed his head. Blackfire smiled as she sat on the bed next to him.
"Must've been the floor when you passed out earlier," Blackfire joked.
"B-Blackfire? Oh no, so that wasn't a dream?" Sora asked.
"Fortunately no. You and I are to be married soon," Blackfire said as she dragged Sora into a bone crushing hug. Sora struggled to free himself but found it impossible due to the Tamaranean strength Blackfire possessed.
"Blackfire listen to me. I can't marry you!" Sora said.
"Why? Are you already married?" Blackfire asked.
"What?! No!" Sora said.
"Then I don't see why not-" Blackfire shrugged.
"It's because you hurt Starfire and tired to kidnap me!" Sora yelled.
"I will admit, I was a bit reckless and foolish back then. But I can assure you that what I'm doing is for the betterment of Tamaran," Blackfire said.
"How? By forcing me and Star into marriage? Especially forcing her to marry that green slime thing?" Sora said.
"I know it looks bad. But when Star marries the Schlurch, he'll have his fleet removed from Tamaran, once and for all. My dear sister may not like it but she will do anything for the good of her home planet. And I know having you marry me sounds bad, but you can help us defend against any other kind of invasion like the Drenthax or the Heartless," Blackfire said. Sora looked down in understanding.
"But what about the Titans? And the Earth? I can't just abandon them," Sora said.
"You don't have too. You can always go back. I know keyblade wielders travel back and forth from worlds so what's stopping you now?" Blackfire said.
"I know, it's just…a lot is going on back home and I don't want anyone getting hurt just because I wasn't there to help," Sora said.
"Sora, you can't take responsibility for everything that happens. People are always going to get hurt, its common knowledge. But I know how strong you are, you can handle anything," Blackfire said. Sora thought it all over.
"Look, you have to promise me that Starfire and my friends won't get hurt and that all of this is not a trick," Sora said.
"I promise. I know I did bad before but I'm trying to do better. Starfire is still my little sister remember?" Blackfire said.
"A-alright, if it means the best for your planet and if I can go back to Earth, then I-I'll marry you. Man, those words sound weird," Sora said, making Blackfire laugh.
"Don't worry, it'll pass," Blackfire said as she stood up and went towards the door. "It's almost time so I'd clean up if I were you," Blackfire said.
"W-where are you going?" Sora asked. Blackfire turned to talk to him and smiled when she saw small amounts of red in Sora's eyes.
"I have to go get Star and see if she's ready," Blackfire said. Sora smiled in response.
"Ok, see you soon dear," Sora said. Blackfire's smirk grew as she walked out of the room and closed the door.
"Jewel of Charta, you work wonders!" Blackfire celebrated. She knew the Jewel would increase her powers but she had no idea that it would grant her powers to manipulate people's minds. It's definitely gonna be helpful controlling Sora and those who attempt to dethrone her. As soon as her power is realized, no one will ever attempt to challenge her again. She opened the door to her sister's room to find her and Galfore standing there.
"Ready, sister dear?" Blackfire asked with a smirk. Starfire flew up to her guardian and hugged him as she flew out of the room.
(Later, in the Wedding Hall)
Starfire walks into the Hall with Galfore behind her as a crowd of people stood ready. Up ahead stood Sora on one side and Glgrdsklechhh on the other. Starfire slowly walked up to the green blob but was surprised to see Sora standing there.
"Sora? You agreed to this?" Starfire said, surprised.
"Of course! It's my job to protect all worlds from the Darkness," Sora said.
"After everything Blackfire has done to us?" Starfire said.
"She made a mistake before. Now's just trying to do what's best for Tamaran. As are we," Sora said.
"But she-" Starfire said but stopped when she saw the red in Sora's eyes
"Star, everything is going to be okay. I promise," Sora said with a smile. Starfire's eyes widened as a door in front of them opened, revealing Blackfire, making the crowd behind them cheer in celebration. After the crowd died down, Starfire noticed something.
"Where are our friends?" Starfire said.
"Guess they had better things to do. Now smile pretty for your new hubby," Blackfire said as she joined hands with Sora, who looked at her with an affectionate smile. Starfire looked at the green blob next to her and could barely get a smile out. "My humble servants, we meet at moonset to bind my sister to this handsome, young Schlurch and to bind myself and the great keyblade wielder in joyous betrothal. Can any among us offer reason why we should not be together forever?" Blackfire asked the crowd but no one responded. "Didn't think so. Then…do you, Glgrdsklechhh, take Starfire to be your wife, as decreed by the Grand Ruler of Tamaran?" Blackfire asked. The Schlurch made a groaning sound as a form of agreement. "And do you, Starfire, take Glgrdsklechhh to be your husband?" Blackfire asked. Starfire looked over at the green blob with a disgusted face.
"I…I…" Starfire said with her words getting stuck in her mouth.
"Yes, sister dear?" Blackfire asked.
"STARFIRE!" Robin's voice suddenly echoed across the hall. Everyone looked up at the balcony to see Robin fighting off the castle guards. Murmurs from the crowd began to spread across the hall from the commotion from above.
"Silence! SILENCE!" Blackfire demanded, quieting the crowd. "Do you wish to do what is right and take this thing to be your husband?" Blackfire asked her sister.
"I do…not!" Starfire said in defiance. Blackfire eyes suddenly glowed red in response as the Jewel sparked in power.
"TREASON!" Blackfire yelled as she readied a red starbolt in her hand and fired it at Starfire, blasting her in the stomach and sends her flying to the far back door.
"I thought we agreed you would do what is best for Tamaran, little sister! Well, if you won't marry your fiancé, then I'll marry mine!" Blackfire said as she flew over to a dazed Sora, who was still standing to the side.
"Sora no!" Starfire yelled as the Titans barged into the hall. The Empress grabbed Sora by the hand as he turned to face her.
"Sora dear, do you take me to be your wife, as decreed by the Grand Ruler of Tamaran?" Blackfire said. Sora smiled in response.
"I most certainly-" Sora said but was cut off by a black ball surrounding his head, Blackfire glared over at Raven, who was focusing on Sora.
"Don't even finish that sentence, Sora," Raven demanded.
"Starfire! Everyone! It's all a trick! Blackfire's been lying to everyone!" Robin yelled. Starfire turned to stare her sister down in anger.
"You are not best for Tamaran!" Starfire declared.
"You dare to challenge the Grand Ruler?" Blackfire asked. Green energy surrounded Starfire, burning away her wedding gown, reverting back to her usual clothes.
"I challenge my sister…for the crown!" Starfire declared. Blackfire growled in anger before turning back to Sora.
"Dearest Sora, if you could deal with my sister's pesky friends while I punish her, do you agree to continue the marriage?" Blackfire said with a smile. More red appeared in Sora's eyes as he nodded in agreement.
"Yes dear," Sora said in a monotone voice. Then the two siblings charged at each in midair as the older of the two landed the first blow, breaking through Starfire's block and sending her crashing into a column. Blackfire then fires a salvo of red starbolts at her but Starfire moves out of the way and returns the fire.
"Starfire!" Robin said, about to help her out but Galfore stops him.
"Hold! If anyone interferes, the challenge is void. The Princess will lose," Galfore said.
"Sides…I think we're gonna have our hands full," Cyborg said, as he and the others looked towards the throne. Robin followed their gaze to see Sora standing there, with red energy seeping off him. Raven slowly walked up to him with the others behind her as the two sisters continued with their battles.
"Sora, I know your in there and you know that this is wrong. Blackfire is just manipulating you, forcing you to marry her and when she has you, you'll be nothing but a tool to her," Raven said. Sora looked at her with red colored eyes.
"No, she's trying to protect Tamaran. Once she's in control and I'm with her, Tamaran will be safe and protected like it is meant to be and you guys are interfering with her plans," Sora said as he blasted a huge burst of wind at them, knocking them back.
"Ok, so talking isn't gonna work," Beast Boy said.
"We have to knock him out. Hopefully that'll free him from the control," Robin said.
"Or at least until Star beats Blackfire," Cyborg replied. Sora walks towards them as he summons the keyblade.
"This is the part where you surrender," Sora said as he readied himself and charged towards them. Robin quickly pulled out his staff and blocked his attack while Raven and Cyborg blasted at him but Sora quickly moved out of the way and blasted Cyborg with a thunder spell and Raven with a blizzard spell. Robin managed to smack him away with his staff while Beast Boy followed up with a wolf claw strike, though Sora moved out of the way and kicked the green wolf away. Meanwhile, the two sisters continued to go at it with Blackfire firing Starfire through a nearby wall with a red starbolt, though Star quickly recovers and unleashes a barrage of green starbolts at the Empress, to the point where so much smoke gets kicked up around her. Once she stops, her eyes widened in shock to see Blackfire completely unharmed from the salvo. The Empress taps the Jewel on her chest to prove her point.
"The Jewel of Charta. I'm invincible," Blackfire proclaimed as they once again charged at her but Blackfire surprised her little sister by unleashing an energy wave, sending Starfire crashing into the furniture. Blackfire grabbed a nearby couch and hurled it at Starfire, who promptly moved out of the way as more and more furniture is thrown towards her and began to fly into the air but Blackfire stopped her as she smashed her with a column, with enough wallop to send her crashing through two couches. Blackfire drops the column as she lands next to the grounded Titan.
"Besides, you'll always be my little sister," Blackfire gloats.
"I am not so little anymore!" Starfire yells as she rears up and blasts her sister with an eye blast, knocking her down and before she can get up, Starfire comes crashing down and kicks her sister through the floor into an arboretum below. Meanwhile, Sora was fighting with Robin and Cyborg, managing to blast them away with a burst of light when Raven blasted him in the chest, driving him back a little. Sora quickly sprinted towards her and attacked her but she quickly put up shields to defend herself as Beast Boy came charging in from behind as one of the space dogs from earlier. But Sora quickly dodged out of the way as Beast Boy collided with Raven, knocking the both of them down.
"There's no stopping this," Sora said as suddenly the ground erupted with Blackfire flying up while carrying Starfire by the wrist before tossing her across the hall.
"That's right. Bow down before your Grand Ruler," Blackfire said as she floated towards Starfire.
"You may be the ruler of this planet but you are not the ruler of me!" Starfire yells in anger. Blackfire, tired by her sister's resistance, fired a supercharged starbolt towards her but Starfire managed to dodge out of the way and fly up to her. Sora was about to help Blackfire when the Titans dogpiled him, holding him down.
"Sora snap out of it!" Raven yelled. Sora continued to struggle but was held firm by his friends. Starfire continued to fly towards her sister, who was launching multiple starbolts towards her, when suddenly a bright light appeared in Starfire's hand. She looked down to see the shape of a blade appear until the light faded away, revealing a keyblade.
"Huh!" Starfire asked in confusion. Blackfire stopped her assault as her eyes widened in shock.
"What?!" Blackfire yelled. Starfire didn't have time to think as she stabbed the end of her keyblade into the Jewel, creating a huge sphere of red energy around them, forcing everyone to cover their eyes. Once the light went out, Raven looked down to see Sora passed out and she looked up to see the Jewel missing from Blackfire's chest. Said Empress looks down in shock to see the Jewel missing as she backed away in fear from her angered sister, who quickly charged towards Blackfire and fired a blast from her eyes and from the tip of her keyblade, sending Blackfire crashing into the wall and was then met with a huge bombardment of green starbolts. As the smoke clears, Blackfire is shown still standing for a bit before collapsing to the ground, with her crown falling off her head in the process and landing next to Starfire's feet. Starfire picks up the crown and places it on her head as she turned to the still present crowd.
"The challenge is complete. Tamaran has a new Grand Ruler," Starfire proclaimed as the people cheered in celebration. Raven continued to hold Sora as the other Titans joined in the cheering when she felt him stir awake.
"Ugh, what hit me?" Sora asked as he rubbed his head and slowly got up, with Raven seeing that his eyes were back to normal.
"Blackfire's charms apparently," Raven said.
"Ugh, the last thing I remember was Blackfire talking to me and her room and then everything went blank. What happened?" Sora asked.
"Well, we found out that Blackfire was behind everything in order to gain that Jewel she was wearing, We had to fight you in order to knock you out of that spell she put you under, Starfire fought Blackfire for awhile until she got her own keyblade and it looks like those two weddings we came for have been crashed," Raven said.
"Wait, what?! Star got a keyblade?" Sora asked as he looked over to see Starfire staring at her new blade. The blade itself was made up of red, yellow, and blue flames with the hilt also being made of flames with the hilt being green with black lines circling it. The teeth of the blade was a green shooting star and the token hanging from the hilt resembled the Tamaranean crown.
"Woah," Sora said in awe.
"How?! How did you get the keyblade?!" Blackfire yelled in anger.
"I am not sure but I know that you are not worthy to wield one," Starfire said.
"But, I'm the strongest out of the two of us!" Blackfire yelled.
"That doesn't matter," Sora said as he got up from the ground. "You may be very strong but if your heart is steeped in darkness, then you'll never be worthy of the keyblade," Sora said. Blackfire glared at him as two guards came over and restrained her. Glgrdsklechhh suddenly floated up to Starfire for an answer as to what happened.
"I am sorry, Gilder…Glurgle…you but there shall be no wedding," Starfire said, making the green blob sigh sadly. "And henceforth, my sister Blackfire shall be banished from Tamaran," Starfire ordered as the guards stood Blackfire up.
"Banished?! Are you joking? Where am I supposed to live?" Blackfire asked. The Schlurch makes a noise, suggesting that she come live on Drenthax. "Oh, you wish!" Blackfire said. The two guards began to escort her out of the hall as she glared at her younger sister. "I won't forget this, sister dear!" Blackfire yelled in anger. The Titans walked up to Starfire who watched her sister leave with a pitiful look on her face.
"So now that you rule the planet, I guess you'll be staying here?" Robin guessed. Starfire sadly nodded in agreement.
"I must do what is right for Tamaran," Starfire said as she walked out of the hall. Sora looked to see Robin looking sad, so he placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Hey, maybe she can come visit us if she gets the chance," Sora said, trying to lighten the mood.
"Yeah, I mean…maybe," Robin said as he slowly followed her. Everyone followed him as they saw Starfire and Galfore standing at the end of a balcony where all the citizens of Tamaran were gathered cheering for their new Grand Ruler.
"So…is she going to stay here?" Beast Boy asked.
"Looks like it," Cyborg said.
"It's not gonna feel right without her, y'know?" Sora said.
"Well, it's her home. We can't force her or anything like that," Raven said.
"I know but…" Robin said with a lost look on his face.
"All hail Empress Starfire!" Galfore announced to the crowd below as the cheering grew.
"Someone very wise once told me to listen to my heart. And so I overthrew my sister because she was not best for Tamaran," Starfire said as she turned to see the Titans standing far behind her, all of them with sad looks on their faces. She continued to glance at them until she turned to face the crowd again.
"And now, my heart is telling me…that I am also not best for Tamaran," Starfire said as a shocked gasp escaped from the crowd. "My life and my heart is on Earth. That is where I belong," Starfire said as smiles returned to the Titan's faces as Starfire took the crown off her head. "But I leave you in good hands," She said as she placed it on Galfore's head. "The hands that cared for me as a child. All hail Emperor Galfore!" Starfire said as the crowd cheered once more for their new Emperor. Starfire then flew over to her friends as the cheers echoed around them.
"Let us now return to Earth, please. I am feeling the sick for my home…my real home," Starfire said as her face flushed.
"Then let's hurry! I couldn't figure out how to use the bathrooms here!" Beast Boy said as he started sweating profusely.
"We are not having any accidents in the T-Ship! You get me?" Cyborg said as he chased after Beast Boy as they ran for the ship.
"Do you think you can give me another lift, Raven?" Sora asked.
"Sure, don't want you drifting off into space," Raven said.
"Oh, and uh sorry for attacking you guys earlier," Sora said.
"It's alright. You didn't hurt us too badly," Raven said. Sora smiled in response as he began to head for the ship.
"Sora," Starfire said, getting his attention.
"Yeah Star?" Sora asked. Starfire's keyblade suddenly appeared in her hands as she stared at it curiously.
"I was hoping if you could teach me how to properly wield the blade of key," Starfire asked.
"Oh, of course Star. I would love to. Sounds like fun," Sora said but was cut off by Starfire bear-hugging him, squeezing the air out of him.
"Oh thank you, thank you, friend Sora. I cannot wait to learn how to wield it," Starfire said.
"Anytime Star, but I can't teach you if I can't breathe," Sora said as he was released. Robin walked up to them as he talked to Starfire. Galfore walked up to them as he placed a hand on Sora's shoulder.
"Promise me, key wielder. That you will keep the Princess safe," Galfore said.
"Yes sir. I'll do my best," Sora said.
"I'm glad you'll be staying with the Titans for a long time and…not getting married," Robin said.
"Yes. The next time, I shall choose my own husband. Who is to know? Perhaps there is a groom for me on Earth," Starfire said as she gave a goodbye hug before flying back to the ship. The T-Ship fired up as Raven's ball surrounded Sora and the group took off into space, heading back home.
And that's it. Blackfire has been dethroned and Starfire has gained her very own keyblade. This keyblade and keyblades for the other Titans have been made by UmbranS.W.A.T so please give a huge shoutout and thank you to them for creating the design and names. Also, the name to Starfire's keyblade is Koriander, which is Starfire's Tamaran name. Now onto the reviews:
Blazer777: So he's Dick Grayson from an alternate reality where he was never taken in by Batman and had to live on the streets of Gotham as a thief. He is not Dick Grayson in this reality because he's Robin in this reality.
Princess Serena til Universo: Thank you so much for the compliments for my writing and the story. Also, yes Cloud will be appearing in the episode where Sora faces Sephiroth. The other FF characters will appear too when Riku and Mickey go to Radiant Garden and the DLC will have an impact on the story as well.
Darkmaster10000000: Yeah but the timeline for the Jason Todd theory never made sense to me. I mean, that would mean that as soon as Dick Grayson left, Batman found Jason, took him in, trained him, became Robin, went on adventures with him, then got killed by Joker, all within the span of a few months. And I thought Jason was younger than Dick and Red-X sounds just about the same age as Robin.
Althea Sirius: Well, you'll find out when we get to his episode.
Guest1: Maybe…I'll think about it.
Guest2: Thanks for the announcement my friend.
Guest3: I like the idea for Dark Form being a part of Sora's darkness.
I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter and I'm glad you guys are enjoying the story so far. Hopefully, you guys are also having fun on the new DLC for Kingdom Hearts 3 as well. Let's save spoilers for now until everyone has finished it. Please favor, please follow and please leave a review if you guys have ideas or just want to share your opinions. Until then, I'll see you guys on the next chapter. Peace.
