Hello everyone! Welcome to the next chapter of Keys to the Titans. Once again, I wanna thank you guys for reading my stories and following along with them. Now, before we begin, I want to clarify some things, moving forward from here on, I will be skipping a few filler episodes in order to move forward with the main story, so I will be skipping the episodes "Cyborg the Barbarian", "Employee of the Month", and "Troq". This chapter is Sora's "episode" presented by a fan and I decided to slightly expand on it by adding an important plot point and will happen before the episode "The Prophecy". I hope you guys are ok with this decision since I do want to get the KH3 section of the story out to you as quickly as possible. Now onto the chapter!
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Chapter 47: Sora, The Magic Toddler
It was nighttime in Jump City as the moon illuminated the dark sky, reflecting off the windows of the buildings and Titans Tower. The team of teen heroes were currently resting in their rooms after the crazy series of events that transpired the last few weeks since Raven's birthday and Slade's return. Sora and Stitch were sleeping in their room, though the boy was tossing and turning in his bed, having a horrible nightmare.
(Sora's Dream)
Sora stood on the island of Titans Tower, flames sprouting from the broken windows and an army of fire creatures surrounded him. He looked around to see the other Titans defeated or restrained by the creatures, though Raven was missing.
"You should've known Sora. You couldn't stop this," Slade's voice echoed across the beach as the masked figure walked in front of him. Sora was restrained and on his knees with burns and bruises on his face.
"Slade, please. Y-you can't take her. Please!" Sora begged.
"Hhm, cute. But she is ours now," Slade said, the creatures parting to see Raven, trapped in red, fiery sphere in a trance. Sora felt tears run down his face as Slade walks in front of him. "And now the end is here," He said before shooting a huge blast of fire into Sora's face, making him scream.
(Back in reality)
"AAAAAAHHHH!" Sora bellowed out, scaring Stitch awake and making him fall over to the floor. The scream eventually stopped as a groggy look covered his face while Stitch got up from the floor and growled at him.
"S-sorry Stitch. I -I just can't sleep without seeing-" Sora said, rubbing his eyes. Stitch nodded in understanding before jumping down and sitting on his bed on the floor. "I…think I need a drink," Sora said, slowly getting up from bed and making his way to the kitchen while trying not to make so much noise. He staggered into the ops room and walked over to the kitchen to pour himself a cup of milk. He sat down at one of the chairs and shakily ran his hands through his hair while taking a drink.
"You alright?" a voice said behind him. Sora quickly turned around to see Raven standing behind him with a concerned look in her eyes.
"Huh, you scared me," Sora replied, clutching his chest tightly before letting go. Raven smiled and took his hand before sitting next to him. "Couldn't sleep either?" Sora asked.
"No, I…heard you scream from your room," Raven said.
"Oh, right. Sorry if I woke you," Sora lightly chuckled. Raven smirked and rubbed his hand with his thumb.
"Don't worry about it. Talk to me," Raven said. Sora looked down at their hands before looking at her.
"I…ever since Slade came back, I-I keep having nightmares where he storms the Tower, beats us, and just takes you away and there's nothing I could do to stop him or-save you," Sora revealed, shakily.
"Sora, you can't worry yourself like this. It's not good for-" Raven said.
"Well, I can't help it!" Sora bursted out. "We all saw him Raven! He beat all of us like we were nothing. And as soon as he was done with us, he went after you! What's to stop him from, I don't know, attacking the Tower right now and taking you away again?! I don't…I don't know what'd I do if I lost you," He said, tears streaming from his eyes. Raven moved closer to him and wiped the tears away.
"I…don't know what Slade is planning but I do know that no matter what he attempts, we'll be there to stop him, and I know that we will never give up and I know for certain you won't either," Raven said. Sora nodded and looked down but she stopped him by the chin and raised his eyes to her. "And besides, if Slade wanted to pull something then he would've done it already, so don't worry too much, at least until he does show up again," Raven remarked. Sora scoffed and smiled.
"Good point. T-thanks Raven," Sora said. The two smiled and exchanged kisses when suddenly the alarms went off, making them jump.
"Wonder who it is this time," Raven said. Sora nodded.
"Let's go find out," Sora replied and the two ran out of the Tower, with the other Titans waking up and following them.
(Downtown Jump City)
The Titans arrived in the city to see the magic criminal himself, Mumbo Jumbo bounding around the parked cars, changing them into giant animals like elephants and cows.
"Ah, the Teen Titans. I just can't wait to show you my new tricks," Mumbo said.
"*yawn* Did it have to be at the crack of dawn, dude?" Beast Boy said sleepily.
"Let's make this quick! Titans Go!" Robin yelled, launching some discs while Starfire and Cyborg fired a combo of starbolts and sonic blasts. Mumbo simply laughed and teleported away before shooting several playing cards at the team Sora and Raven created a shield over everyone but Sora noticed an aura around the cards.
"What the?" He asked when suddenly the cards exploded with dark energy knocking the two down and destroying the shields, surprising everyone.
"What was that?" Ravager asked.
"That was…darkness," Sora replied.
"Ah, I see you noticed my new little trick. Well, I hope you enjoy them, along with some new assistants of mine," Mumbo gleefully said while taking his hat off. Suddenly, four Heartless popped out and landed around him. They were based on his look but they had big yellow eyes, the clothes were a mixture of blue, purple and black, the canes were sharpened at the end and the top hats had giant, sharp teeth on them, like they were alive. Mumbo cackled to himself as the team stared in shock.
"They're new to me. Be careful, guys," Sora said, as everyone summoned their keyblades. Mumbo and the Heartless teleported in a puff of confetti around the street and around the team. Sora and Robin go after the magician criminal who distracts them with dark bombs, though they manage to block and defend themselves.
"Who gave the Heartless to you, Mumbo?" Sora asked.
"What did I tell you before, Sora; a magician never reveals his secrets. You'll have to wait when the curtain calls," Mumbo said. Sora went to strike but Mumbo dodged and smacked Sora away with a huge mallet, crashing into a window in the process. Robin fired some discs and birdarangs from his keyblade but Mumbo stopped them and turned into small Heartless, who tried to swarm the Boy Wonder who went to work, destroying them. Meanwhile, Cyborg and Starfire were firing projectiles at two Heartless but they proved to be just as evasive as the criminal.
"These Heartless are quite troublesome," Starfire said
"You're telling me, Star," Cyborg said, firing multiple blasts of Thunder at them. The Heartless made a cackling sound at them before their hats opened up to shoot giant cannonballs at them, making the Titans take cover. Beast Boy, now a tiger, tried to swipe and bite at one of the Heartless but it simply pulled out a line of handkerchiefs with the Heartless symbols on them and wrapped the changeling all up like a new pet with a bow on him, just to tick him off. The other Heartless dodged some magic blasts and explosive knives from Raven and Ravager.
"Grgh, stop moving!" Ravager said, firing a grappling hook at the Heartless to try and stop it while Raven uses her magic to block it. The Heartless quickly stops and teleports away, missing the hook. The two look around when suddenly the Heartless pops up next to Ravager and trapped her in three steel rings, making her fall to the ground. Raven was about to help her when the Heartless popped in front of her and fired several magic blasts, making her block them with a dark shield. Suddenly, another blast fired past her and she turned to see another Heartless behind her.
"What? I thought they were four," Raven said to herself. The two Heartless continued to fire at her while Mumbo at her from afar with his wand raised, spell at the ready.
"This is revenge for last time, missy," Mumbo said, firing the spell. Sora got up from the floor to see the spell heading straight for Raven.
"Raven, look out!" Sora yelled, running in front of her. She turned at the last second to see Sora get hit with the spell and get launched further down the street.
"SORA!" Raven yelled, releasing a huge burst of magic from her body to knock the Heartless away and ran after Sora. The other Titans look to see Sora land in front of a building while still glowing from the spell.
"Well, wasn't expecting that…but still welcome!" Mumbo joked, cackling. "Well, while you deal with that, me and my new friends will be spreading a whole mess of magical chaos! HAHAHAH!" Mumbo said, disappearing in a burst of dark magic. The other Titans watched him leave before quickly running after Raven and Sora.
"Raven, is Sora okay?" Robin asked. Raven didn't answer, instead looking down at something on the floor.
"I'm…not sure," Raven replied. The team soon caught up to her.
"What do you mea-oh," Robin said, going wide-eyed.
"Oh, no way!" Beast Boy replied.
"You gotta be kidding," Cyborg said, rubbing his head.
"Doesn't look like a joke to me," Ravager said.
"OH, HE IS SO CUTE!" Starfire exclaimed, happily while her eyes lite up. Sitting before them was now a smaller, one-year old version of Sora, who looked up at them with wide, blue eyes, and a wide smile while making cute baby laughs. He was dressed in a smaller version of his black clothes and his spiky hair was smaller but still brown.
"Hahahaha," Baby Sora laughed at them.
"This is not good," Raven said.
(Later, back at the Tower)
Baby Sora was now sitting on the couch drinking from a bottle of milk while a small scanner moved up and down his body.
"All of his vitals seems to be normal and it matches with the data that we have in the computer. This is Sora," Cyborg said, taking the scanner away, while Sora smiled at everyone. Stitch crawled up to Sora and slightly poked him, making the child giggle and grab him in a hug. The blue alien tried to escape but eventually gave up.
"Well, there goes the idea of this Sora being a clone of some sort," Beast Boy replied.
"I could see Mumbo doing that before he got the darkness but this seems and feels real," Raven said.
"Oh, he is so cute with his smile and cute cheeks and the laughter," Starfire said, tickling Sora and making him laugh more, releasing Stitch. The blue alien leaped onto Raven's shoulder while Sora set the bottle down and pointed his finger at Starfire.
"Sta," Baby Sora said, surprising everyone.
"And he can speak!" Starfire said, hugging him.
"Well, at least he remembers us," Rose replied.
"Just Star or all of us?. Let's find out," Beast Boy, running up to Sora who was still in Starfire's arms. "Sora, quick! Name us all!" Beast Boy replied.
"Beast Boy, don't pressure the kid into it-" Cyborg said. But was interrupted by Baby Sora pointing at him.
"Cy!" points to Robin. "Rob!" points to Beast Boy. "BB!" points to Rose. "Ros!" points to Stitch. "Sich!" points to Raven. "Rae!" Sora replied before laughing and clapping his hands. Everyone couldn't help but smile at the sight.
"Well, that confirms it. He remembers," Cyborg said. Suddenly, Sora sneezed and suddenly launched out of Starfire's grip and into the air with a blue aura around his small body.
"SORA!" Everyone yelled as they all tried to catch him but ended up crashing into each other. Sora continued to fall until Raven reached out with her magic and caught him before he hit the ground. Sora beamed at the sight of her and made a grabbing motion with his hands.
"Rae!" He said, happily, making Raven smile slightly while placing him back onto the couch before breaking off into a look of shock.
"Oh, I completely forgot about his magic. It's gonna be difficult to control at this age," Raven said.
"Or just happens spontaneously!" Beast Boy yelled from the piled group. The team unravels themselves while Raven stood near Sora.
"Raven, do you think you can change him back?" Robin said. She looked down in thought before looking back up.
"I may have a spell that should reverse it. I just got to find the book and then the right ingredients. Might take some time," Raven said.
"Meantime, we should go after Mr. magic and his band of freaks," Cyborg said.
"Raven, you and Rose will stay here with Sora and get everything you need to fix him. The rest of us will go after Mumbo," Robin said, making their eyes widened.
"Uh, why not Star? She's always gushing over him," Rose said and everyone turned to see Starfire hugging Sora again, making him laugh.
"True but we still need her keyblade. Those Heartless seem a bit formidable than others and were gonna need all the keys that we have against them and Mumbo," Robin replied.
"Plus, Sora will be a big help too when he's back to normal," Beast Boy said.
"And you can use the backup if anything happens," Cyborg added. The two share a glance and nod in approval.
"Alright, let's get going!" Cyborg said beginning to walk out with Beast Boy next to him. Robin was about to go when noticed Starfire still wasn't moving.
"Star, we gotta go," Robin said, slightly smiling.
"Oh, must we? I may never see Sora like this again," Starfire said sadly. Robin nodded and the Tamaran turned back to Sora.
"I shall see you soon, Sora. Back in your original form," Starfire said, standing up.
"Bye, Star," Sora said in his baby voice, making her gush again.
"C'mon Star," Robin said, waving at Sora who waved back.
"But he is so CUTE!" Starfire said. Sora giggled at Starfire's words, while looking back and forth between Rose and Raven.
"So, uh…what now?" Rose asked, scratching her head. Suddenly, Sora sneezed again, accidently shooting some ice out of his hands. He then laughed and clapped his hands at the ice covered girls.
"I think we should start with him not destroying the place," Raven said, dusting the ice off of her shoulder while Rose spit some snow out and Stitch shook his head quickly to get the snow off..
(Meanwhile, In Jump City)
The rest of the team sped down the streets at high speed with Robin on his R-cycle, Cyborg and Beast Boy in the T-Car, and Starfire flying. Each one of them keeping an eye out for Mumbo and his Heartless.
"Any sign of them?" Robin asked.
"Nothing yet, surprisingly," Cyborg said, through his radio.
"Wait there!" Starfire said, pointing ahead of them. Everyone looked to see a bunch of colorful spells fly around and they eventually saw Mumbo and the Heartless shooting spells that either changed cars and buildings into giant circus props or destroying them all together. Starfire quickly summoned her keyblade and fired a beam of fire at one of the Heartless, knocking it down to the ground. Mumbo and the creatures stopped and looked at the team.
"Shows over, Mumbo," Robin said, revving his cycle.
"Not yet, Boy Wonder. My assistants! Scatter!" Mumbo yelled as the Heartless jumped into their hats and disappeared in a puff of smoke while Mumbo followed suit while cackling. The team groaned at the criminal vanishing.
"Great, he could be anywhere now," Beast Boy groaned. Suddenly, several alarms played from their communicators and they opened them to see three red dots beeping on the screen.
"Multiple reports across the city. It's gotta be them," Cyborg said.
"He means to cause chao all across the town," Starfire replied.
"Then we'll have to separate. Star, you're with me, we'll deal with two Heartless; Cyborg, you and Beast Boy deal with the other two. Then we'll all converge onto Mumbo. Hopefully by that time, Sora will be back to normal and here to help. Titans Go!" Robin ordered. Everyone nodded and took off in two separate directions to deal with the current threat.
(Meanwhile, back at the Tower)
Raven was in her room, looking for a certain spell book to help her return Sora to normal while Rose stood in the doorway while holding Sora in her arms.
"You sure this shield is safe for him and…well, us?" Rose asked.
"Yeah, the shield will make sure the spells are contained while protecting Sora and us from harm. It'll only activate when a spell is cast. We'll be fine until he's back to normal," Raven said, still looking for the book. After cleaning up the ice, Raven cast the shield around the small boy for everyone's safety. Sora suddenly sneezed again, shooting a Thunderbolt but the black shield suddenly sprouted out of nowhere and covered the Thunder, protecting the two. The electricity eventually dissipated and Sora laughed and poked at the shield.
"Guess it does work. Good idea, Raven," Rose said, smiling with Sora.
"Thanks. Where is that book?" Raven asked herself.
"Hhm, looks like Raven is having a little trouble, huh?" Rose joked to Sora making him smile and laugh.
"Glad you're finding this funny, you two. Keep joking and I might not find that book," Raven joked back. Rose cleared her throat in reply but Sora only laughed again and made grabbing motions toward Raven.
"Heh, I don't think that worries Sora. I think he quite likes being a kid. Plus, he seems to still like you," Rose said. Raven turned to see Sora reaching for her and couldn't help but smile.
"Seems like it. Then again, it's Sora, nothing really gets him down," Raven said
"True," Rose replied. Raven continued looking until finally pulling a book out.
"Found it," Raven said, opening it up and skimming through the ingredients list. "Ok, seems basic enough. Shouldn't take long to gather everything together," Raven said, gliding out of her room with Rose following her with Sora in hand. "You think you can hold down with the house with him?" she asked.
"Yeah, just hurry back. I think he's getting tired," Rose replied as Sora took a long yawn. Raven nodded, placing her hood up and was about to leave when she suddenly felt a weight on her cloak, stopping her. She turned to see Sora clinging onto it like a lifeline while glowing blue.
"Rae! *yawn* No go!" Sora said in his high-pitched voice. Rose couldn't help but laugh at the sight while Raven fumed to herself.
"Sora. I have to go. Now let go," Raven said.
"Mmph!" Sora groaned out, making her roll her eyes.
"I can go get them," Rose offered.
"You sure?" Raven asked.
"Yeah, you said it was basic stuff right? Shouldn't take me long. And besides, looks like he won't let you leave," Rose said with a smirk. Raven sighed and nodded before handing the book to Rose and picking up Sora from her cloak.
"Hurry back," Raven said.
"Will do. Be back soon Sora," Rose said, tickling Sora and heading out of the room. Raven sighed and carried Sora over to the couch before sitting down with him on her chest. Sora instinctively cuddled closer to her about to sleep.
"How come you didn't want me to leave?" Raven asked .
"No saf. Slad," Sora simply said, yawning again. Raven looked down in thought, shocked that he could still think like that.
"And here I thought you couldn't think like that," Raven said and Sora silently nodded. "Did you…want to sleep in your room?" Raven asked. Sora slowly shook his head no and wrapped his arms around her neck. "Ok, guess we'll wait here until Rose comes back," She said, getting comfy, while Sora closed his eyes.
"Mommy…" Sora softly said, shocking her. Suddenly, a bright light emanated from his crown necklace, surprising her and enlightening her face until the light dissipated.
"What was…" Raven asked. She was about to ask again but stopped when she saw Sora deep asleep. Looking down, she noticed that his necklace was now glowing a soft blue light and pulsing like a heart. She slowly reached down and grasped it in her hand. She felt around the piece when she suddenly felt like a clasp on the side. Curious, she unlocked it and the crown opened up, revealing a small, hand-drawn picture of three people. One was a woman had short blue hair, blue eyes, and was wearing black and blue top, shorts, two pink belts across her chest with a sliver heart-like badge, fingerless gloves, white bell-sleeves with small pieces of armor attached, black stockings, two strips of blue cloth draped over each of her sides, and pointed, armored, sliver boots.
The other was a tall man with brown-blackish hair in a messy, vertical spike and bang combo, blue eyes, two red straps across his chest, wore a gray and black shirt, brown, hakama pants, and obi-sash belt with a gold badge, a black wristband on his right arm, and armor on his left arm and his armored boots were brown and hidden by his pants. .
And being held in between them, was a small baby, smiling happily with small brown, spiky hair while waving happily to the artist.
"Are these…your parents, So-" Raven asked but stopped when she saw that he was now fast asleep, with his head on her shoulder. Raven smiled and slowly placed the picture back in the necklace and latching it closed before getting comfy.
(Meanwhile, back in Jump City)
Robin and Starfire were battling two of the top hat Heartless, which proved to be just as elusive and formidable. They were capable of casting powerful explosive spells, create copies of themselves and disappear to avoid attacks. Eventually, Starfire fired two powerful beams from her keyblade and hand, crystalizing the two Heartless and allow Robin to destroy them in a single strike.
"That took longer than I had hoped," Starfire commented. Robin nodded in agreement while pulling out his communicator.
"Cyborg, report," Robin said, as said Titan popped up on the screen.
"Just finished off the Heartless and heading back to you guys now," Cyborg said.
"And it was so exhausting! When can we go home?" Beast Boy said, tiredly.
"Not until we take down Mumbo? We have to find him quickly before he pulls another trick," Robin replied when suddenly fireworks and confetti shot out from the center of the city, outlining Mumbo's face and attracting everyone's attention.
"I think we just found him," Cyborg said.
"We'll meet you there. Star, let's go," Robin said, pulling out a grappling hook.
"Right," Starfire replied, flying off while Robin grappled behind her.
(Meanwhile, back at Titans Tower)
Raven opened her eyes to see that the room was now dark and she, Sora, and Stitch were sprawled out on the couch, though he was still laying on her chest.
"Must've fallen asleep. How much time has passed?" She asked herself. She slowly got up from the couch while holding Sora in an awkward way before setting him right. The boy still slept even through the weird movements.
"Thank goodness for that. Let's get you to bed. Hopefully, Rose is on her way back," Raven said quietly. She walked out of the ops room and towards Sora's room. She looked down and couldn't but smile at how cute he looked clutching onto her cloak for support while sleeping. She eventually reached his room and opened the door, only to notice how dark it was in there. "Darker than normal," Raven said about to walk in when suddenly a pair of yellow eyes poked out from the blackness at her, scaring her and backing away from the room. Several more eyes popped out as a shadowy, humanoid figure emerged from the room and summoned a giant sword into its hands.
"Rae?" Sora asked drowsily at the noise. His eyes turned toward the Heartless and widened at the sight in horror. He began to cry while Raven backed away from the creatures. One of them raised their sword to strike but Raven created a shield to protect them before forcing the shield around the door, blocking the Heartless. The shadows quickly teleported or melted into the ground to get pass the shield and continue after the two. Raven blasts a few spells at them while also tearing a piece out of a wall and launching it at them. Some of the Shadows and Invisibles are destroyed but the rest continue to give chase. Raven runs back to the ops room, waking up the blue alien on the couch.
"Stitch, activate the security system. Quick!" Raven yelled. Stitch nodded and jumped to the panel, activating the laser turrets set up in the walls. Raven held Sora close while readying her powers and Stitch pulled out two blasters from a kitchen drawer. The door began to bulge and bend from the force of the Heartless. Eventually, the door busted off the hinges and the shadows poured in a gigantic mass, each armed with claws and blades. The turrets opened fire on the giant mass while Raven and Stitch fired at the mass. Suddenly, it launched several flaming blades and fireballs at the two, though they quickly moved out of the way. Raven used her powers to hold the mass in place while the turrets continued to destroy them one by one. Suddenly, a small explosion blew up from the mass, revealing a glowing ball in the center, made up of the shadows.
"Sora, if I hold it steady, do you think you can hit that ball?" Raven asked. Sora, though scared and shaking, looked up at the ball.
"Mhm," He said, nodding. Raven nodded and focused her powers to hold the entire mass in place. Sora tried to aim but several Shadows surrounded Raven and managed to knock the two of them down. They were about to attack again when suddenly a Thunder spell shot out of Sora's hands, destroying the Shadows. Stitch ran over to help them up when the giant mass lurched up about to strike again when suddenly several knives flew into it's side and blew up, damaging it. Everyone looked over to see Rose standing in the side entrance with her swords at the ready and a bag on her back.
"Sorry it took me so long. You guys okay?" She asked, running over to their side.
"Fine," Raven said while Sora and Stitch nodded. Suddenly the mass let out a giant roar, catching their attention. The mass continued to be fired at by the turrets until the mass flew around at high speeds, destroying most of the turrets and crashing through the windows, heading straight for the city. The group looked around to make sure it was all clear before looking out to see the black mass heading towards the lights and fireworks shooting from the center.
"We gotta go after it. Did you get everything?" Raven asked. Rose nodded and set down the bag and grabbing everything out. Raven nodded and turned to Sora, who was still in her arms. "Sora, you ready to be big again?" She asked. Sora looked down in thought before looking out to see the Heartless mass approach the city. He then turned back with a smile.
"Yea," Sora said, determined. Raven nodded and placed Sora in the center of the ingredients while getting everything ready. Raven eventually sat down in front of the circle while Rose and Stitch watched from the side.
"You sure this is gonna work? Like he'll be all the way back to normal, right?" Rose asked.
"Mumbo's spell didn't do anything to Sora's memories or his personality. Only his age. This should only reverse the spell, nothing else," Raven said. Closing her eyes, she began to chant as the ingredients mixed around in a burst of wind as Sora looked around in amazement and shock. Suddenly, a bright light began to shine from Sora and the swirling circle around him Rose and Stitch had to cover their eyes as the light grew but they eventually saw the tall familiar figure of Sora shine through.
(Meanwhile, back in the center of the city)
The Titans soon arrived at the center of the city to see Mumbo standing on his own made-shift stadium that had his face plastered over it.
"Mumbo, surrender now!" Robin yelled. Said criminal turned to face them with a smile on his face and a dark aura surrounding his body.
"Ah, the Teen Titans. I seen you managed to defeat my assistants. Well, let's see if you can handle the final act," Mumbo yelled, shooting multiple blasts of dark energy towards them, though they quickly moved out of the way. Starfire and Cyborg fired at him but the magician leaped into his hat and teleported further onto his stage. Robin and Beast Boy, as a lion, chased after him and tried to ram him but only ended up hitting a mirror, confusing them. Suddenly, they were both hit in the back by two giant boxing gloves, knocking them off the stage.
"Hahaha! I wish I discovered this power earlier. Then I would've been rid of you long ago," Mumbo said, firing more spells and making them take cover.
"We have to find a way to surround him. Rush him at once," Robin suggested.
"Let's take this clown down," Cyborg yelled.
"Uh guys? What is that?" Beast Boy asked, pointing up to the sky. Everyone followed his gaze to see a huge mass of darkness heading straight for them.
"That is…a Heartless?" Starfire asked.
"Or just a cluster full of them," Beast Boy said. The giant wave suddenly moved straight for them while shooting a bunch of smaller Shadows at them. They quickly took cover while the wave zipped past them charged straight towards the also surprised Mumbo.
"AAAHHH!" Mumbo yelled as the wave rammed right into him, making him disappear in the mass of Shadows. The wave kept going, phasing through some buildings and destroying cars and making people run for cover.
"Titans Go!" Robin yelled as everyone charged and began attacking the giant wave of Heartless, though it was quite resilient and managed to be quite elusive by diving through the floor in pools of darkness. Beast Boy turned into a T-Rex and took a huge bite out of the wave but eventually had to spit due to having some squirming Shadows in his mouth. Robin swung by on a line while Starfire flew next to him and fired starbolts and explosive discs on the wave but barely scratches it as it rears back and begins to surround them in a shadow tornado, making them get hit by the smaller shadows and knocking them out of the sky. Cyborg ran on to the street below the wave and he quickly turned his keyblade into a magical gun turret and began firing light and electricity projectiles. Each one managed to hit a small Shadow but the wave soon reared back and swooped down towards him at high speeds..
"Wrong move!" Cyborg yelled, turning the keyblade into a rocket launcher and fired point-blank at the wave. Smoke obscured his view a little when suddenly the wave shot out of the smoke and rammed into him, sending him flying through a nearby window. The wave soon reared back and was about to attack again when suddenly a huge burst of light came out of nowhere and hit the wave, damaging it and making it fly back to the sky. The team regrouped and looked to see Sora, Raven, and Ravager landing in front of them, Sora back to his normal age.
"SORA!" Everyone yelled at once, happy to see him again. Sora smiled and nodded before turning his attention to the giant wave of darkness.
"Hey guys, good to be back. Now, how are we gonna deal with this thing?" Sora asked, readying his keyblade.
"I have an idea. Sora, Raven, Star, take to the air and keep its attention, tackle it from there; Ravager and I will provide support from the roofs; Cyborg and Beast Boy, stay on the ground and protect the civilians while attacking. Let's go!" Robin said. Everyone nodded and took off to their places as they began to lay attack after attack on the gigantic tide of Heartless. Sora flew by while shooting multiple Blizzard spells at the wave while Starfire and Raven flew by and fired beams at as well, greatly damaging it. Robin and Ravager stayed ahead of it on the rooftops while launching explosive discs and knives at the front of it, exposing the core more. Cyborg stayed on the ground while launching multiple missiles and Thunder spells at while Beast Boy, as a gorilla, protected him from any surviving Shadows that fell from the wave. Sora soon landed on top of it and began slashing away at it wildly until it eventually bucked him off, though he quickly recovered and glided after it. Suddenly, the wave reared back and rushed full speed at him.
"Woah!" Sora exclaimed as the shadows quickly overwhelmed him.
"Sora! Hold on!" Raven yelled as everyone began to relentlessly attack the wave while it retaliated by shooting small Shadows at them.
(With Sora)
Sora could barely see as Shadows continuously rushed past and clawed and scratched at him. He was barely able to swing his keyblade to defend himself from the tide. Suddenly, his necklace let out a powerful burst of light, destroying the Shadows surrounding him as suddenly three keyblades covered in green, blue, and orange auras surrounded him, in a protective form.
"What is this?" Sora asked, as suddenly he felt a pain in his head, as if something was just unlocked in his memory. He shook the pain away before swinging his keyblade at the surrounding darkness. The three other keyblades swung along with him as they cut a clean line through the Shadows, setting him free. The other Titans watched in amazement as Sora glided out with the three keyblades behind him as he began to cut the wave to pieces with them. Everyone joined in as one by one, the Shadows were destroyed and the core was exposed.
"Together!" Sora yelled as he aimed his and the three keyblades at the core. Robin, Cyborg, and Starfire aimed as well and fired multiple beams of light at the core. They all joined together and destroyed the core in a giant burst of light and darkness, extinguishing the Shadows. Suddenly, Mumbo fell to the ground in a heap, his clothes torn up and his skin back to normal.
"Ugh, what just happened?" He groaned out as his top hat landed on his face. Everyone let out a sigh of relief while Sora saw the keyblades disappear in a burst of light. He landed on the ground as everyone suddenly, group hugged him.
"Ah…guys…can't breathe…," Sora croaked out. Everyone released him as he took a breath.
"Good to have you back, Spike," Cyborg said.
"Thanks Cy," Sora said, rubbing his head.
"Yes, though I will miss your baby form. You were so adorable like Silkie," Starfire said.
"Hehe, I remember, Star," Sora replied.
"Wait, you remember being a kid?" Beast Boy asked.
"Well, he did remember us as a child, so makes sense," Ravager replied.
"Sora, how did you summon those keyblades back there?" Raven asked. Sora looked over to her before holding his head.
"I'm…not sure. My head's been hurting since I've you changed me back," Sora said.
"Did you want me to see if I can help when we get back?" Raven asked.
"Sure, thanks Rae," Sora said. Raven smiled and embraced him in a hug.
"I'm glad you're back," Raven whispered. Sora smiled and returned the hug.
"Me too Raven," Sora said.
"Okay, before you two get all lovey-dovey, we still have a mess to clean up," Cyborg said, pointing towards the destroyed street, cars, and a now restrained Mumbo.
"Oh right. Let's hurry up then," Sora said, running over to help Robin with putting out fires while Raven flew over and put back some pieces of the street.
(Later, back at the Tower)
Sora and Raven sat in his room while Stitch slept on the bed, the two were seated on the floor cross-legged while Raven readied her powers.
"This won't hurt will it?" Sora asked.
"I don't think so. It depends on what's hurting your head. If it's a headache, then it should be nothing but if it's something else, then…I'm not sure," Raven replied.
"Okay, hopefully, it's nothing too bad," Sora said, getting a dry laugh out of the two of them. Raven smiled a little more until a confused look crossed her face.
"Sora, how did you summon those keyblades back there?" Raven asked. Sora looked down in thought at the question.
"I'm…not sure. When that thing rushed me, my heart felt like it was being protected by people and suddenly my necklace glowed in a blue light, pushing the darkness away and summoning those keyblades. It felt like the original owners of those keyblades wanted to help and save me," Sora replied.
"Hhm, I wonder why they appeared now and not later," Raven said.
"I don't know. I…think it was because of my necklace shining earlier when I was younger that unlocked it," Sora said.
"That's another thing. When you fell asleep, you said 'Mommy' and then the necklace glowed. Why did you say that?" Raven asked.
"I…I did? The only thing I saw when I fell asleep was you but things got fuzzy and I just saw your hair. But that can't be, my mom has brown hair," Sora said.
"Well, check your necklace, there's a picture in there," Raven said.
"Wait, what?!" Sora asked, taking his necklace off to see a latch on the side. "But, there was never a latch there. Not that I remember," Sora said. He opened it to see the picture in there and suddenly felt pain in his head again. "Ah, it hurts!" Sora exclaimed, holding his head.
"Alright, hold still. I'm going in," Raven said, placing her hands on the side of his head. Magic soon sparked from her fingers as they seeped into his head. Suddenly, images flashed through both of their minds of Sora being in a giant castle surrounded by chains and grass as he was being held by the man and woman in the picture, Sora as a child smiling and giggling and the man playing peek-a-boo. Finally, an image began to play out of the woman, putting a sleepy Sora into a nearby crib, as she hummed a lullaby to him.
"Good night, Sora. We love you and we'll always be with you in your heart and in spirit," the woman said, placing a small, plush of a colorful dog next to him.
The image then faded away as Sora fell to his arms and knees from shock as Raven sat down with him with a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Was…was she-and him…were they my real…p-parents?" Sora asked, breathing rapidly as tears streamed from his eyes. Raven slightly nodded, though still unsure herself. "But-but then why do I just remember my life back at the Islands. Why can't I remember them? D-Did they not want me to remember? D-did they not want me at all?" Sora choked out, beginning to cry. Raven moved to sit in front of him and lifted his face to look at her.
"Sora, listen to me. I'm not sure what happened to them or how you ended up on the Islands. But from what we both saw, they loved you and wherever they are at now, they must miss you and I know that one day, they might find you or you will find them," Raven said, tears beginning to fall from her eyes. Sora sniffed slightly before embracing Raven in a hug. Raven hugged back as the two comforted each other, while the picture of Sora and the couple laid on the ground with some tears landing on top of it.
(Meanwhile, in the Realm of Darkness)
Deep in the Realm of Darkness, on the shores of the Dark Margins, sat a woman resting on the dark sand and a black-cloaked figure sat on a nearby black and blue rock. The woman looked out towards the waters in the realm and how they reminded her of the oceans back home, in the Realm of Light. Though she was in the depths of darkness, the sounds of the water moving back and forth always kept her calm. And while the realm lacked a bright sun, there was a bright, white moon to look upon. She slightly smiled to herself at the sight when suddenly, a bright light shone from her blue wayfinder and she felt a feeling in her heart that she felt she would never feel again.
"He…h-he remembers! I-I thought he forgot," She said, happily, tears emerging from her eyes. The figure turned towards her in confusion.
"He?" He asked. She turned to him in response.
"My…my son," She said.
"You never mentioned having a son," the figure replied.
"I-we lost him some time ago. His father and I spent so much time looking for him and eventually I did on a world of Islands but he forgot. About me and him and all of it. But…he remembers," She said happily, holding her wayfinder close to her chest.
"What was his name?" The figure asked.
"His name was…" She said, remembering all the times she spent with his son.
"Ven, have you seen Terra and Sora?" Aqua asked.
"Uh, yeah, I think they're outside," Ventus replied. Aqua nodded and walked outside to see Sora on the ground while watching Terra train. She quickly hurried down the stairs as she heard Terra talk.
"Remember Sora, the keyblade isn't a toy. It requires strength of heart, and being smart enough to properly wield it," Terra said, taking another simple swing while Sora watched with interest.
"Sora!" Aqua called out, catching their attention.
"Ma!" Sora called out and she couldn't help but smile. She quickly picked him up from the ground while terra dismissed his keyblade.
"Hey, Aqua. Is everything okay?" Terra asked.
"No! I thought I said no training around Sora! I don't want him getting hurt by accident," Aqua said, holding the boy close.
"Oh, it's alright. I wasn't gonna do any crazy spells or moves. I know better than that and besides Sora asked to look at it," Terra said, walking close and placing a kiss on Sora's head, making him laugh.
"Sora, is this true?" Aqua asked. Sora simply nodded with a big smile on his face. She looked over to see Terra shrug his shoulders and she rolled her eyes in reply.
"Just be careful next time ok?" Aqua asked, making Terra cheer while Sora clapped his hands. The two adults share a kiss and begin to head in.
"Ma? Key!" Sora asked, making the two laugh.
"Yes, Sora. The Keyblade is a great weapon and it should be respected as such. As Dad said, use the strength of your heart and you will be able to protect yourself and others along the way. Always trust in your heart and you will go far," Aqua said. Sora smiled and rested his head on her shoulder as they entered the castle.
Aqua opened her eyes before looking back at the wayfinder with a hopeful smile.
"His name was Sora," Aqua said.
And that's the end. Oh boy, I'm so sorry that this took so long guys, I never wish for these to take too long and I never hope to waste you're guys time waiting on my story. Anyway, I hope you guys are staying safe as everything seems to calm down slightly and I hope you're staying cool as summer roles on. Once again, I hope you guys understand why I'm skipping some episodes and moving on with the main story, even though there are several funny opportunities in them. Now onto the reviews:
Khy Dragon: Happy Late April Fool's Day!
Guest1: Sorry that this took so long, I never mean to spend so much time on this.
Star of Imagination: Yes, I cannot wait and thanks for the luck. Glad you like it so far.
UmbranKeyblade: Thanks! Glad you liked this chapter as well.
Nicholascaldwell959: Glad you do.
NinjaFang1331: Of course. Hope you liked this chapter.
Perturbedork: Probably not that easy. But who knows, we'll just have to hope.
Kegeto: Yeah, sorry that it took so long. Glad you like their chemistry as well.
Althea Sirius: Yes they are. Hopefully, they can withstand the storm that's coming.
Khy Dragon: Hopefully He can but we'll see.
Wlyman2009: Hopefully, you liked the idea and the chapter as well.
Guest2: Sorry, I just encountered a lot of writers block while writing.
Wlyman2009: Sweet!
The Ultra Bloodedge: Glad you enjoy their romance and the chapter as well since this is one of my favorite seasons in the show.
Steven: Hehe, that was my intended reaction. Glad you liked it.
Guest3: I don't think so, since the portal kinda acts a little differently, though I don't think Sora will do it since he doesn't want to hurt Raven.
Guest4: No, since I'm pretty sure his powers outclasses them, so why would he need them?
Warrior of six blades: Thanks for all the constructive criticisms and for reviewing to most of the chapters so far. Yeah, back then, I could improved some things or altered some stuff around, especially after seeing where I'm at right now. Anyway, thanks and I hope you're enjoying the story so far.
Darkmaster10000000: No, since I'm saving OrganizationXIII for the KH3 section of this story and Maleficent and Pete for Season 5.
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