Kingdom Hearts: Web of the Dark Heart

Chapter 23: Casa De Flash

Karen set a course a to Traverse Town and sent it to Flash's ship, feeling like everyone needed some rest. Wanda found Peter listening to a song on his phone called "We Were More Than Just Numbers".

Peter: (Sadly) The war is over, Fives. I wish you could've seen it.

Wanda: Who's Fives?

Peter turned and saw Wanda.

Peter: A Clone… One of the best. He found out about Order 66 and tried to warn Anakin about it… It cost him his life.

Wanda hugged Peter to comfort him.

Peter: (Hugging Wanda) Thanks. I needed that.

The couple was about to kiss when Karen interrupted via the intercom.

Karen: (Intercom) We're approaching Traverse Town and Flash's ship is coming into the docking platform next to ours.

Peter: (Slightly annoyed) Thank you, Karen.

The Ghost landed safely at the landing platform and the group disembarked.

Sora: So what kind of ship does Mr. Flash have?

Peter: Beats me, Sport. All he told me is that I'd recognize it.

Wanda: (Carrying Laura) Does that narrow it down?

Peter: Not really. The franchise has a lot of iconic ships from freighters to yachts.

The group watched as the ship in question was the Stinger Mantis.

Peter: (As the ship docked) But now I can. That's the Stinger Mantis: A S-161 "Stinger" XL Luxury Yacht. Used in the well-known Star Wars Jedi video games.

Flash: (Coming out the door) Come on it! Take a look at the inside!

Peter ran up and the others followed. Inside looked like the same as it was in the game with a few alterations: A E-5 Rifle was mantled on the wall, a Tactical Droid head wired into the holo-table, and there was carpet on the main floor.

Flash: (Smugly laying on the couch) Soak it in, bro. Best ship my paycheck got me.

Peter: (As the others came in) The Republic paid you?

Flash: Well, I wasn't going to do all that saboteur work for free.

Merrin came up and took Sora and Laura to her room. Inside was a Nightsister spell book with a lock on it, a Yellow Kyber Crystal, a red scarf, and a Clone Trooper plush toy.

Sora: (Looking around) Mr. Flash doesn't let you decorate?

Merrin: It was more I didn't know what I wanted. (Sitting on her bed) I was alone for a long time.

Sora: What happened?

Merrin: (Crying a bit) They came one day: A man in iron armor wielding the weapons those Jedis use with an army. He killed my family.

Sora and Laura looked at their friend.

Sora: How'd you live?

Merrin: I hid deep in the temple, trying not to hear the fighting. When it was quiet, everyone was gone. One day, Mr. Flash came and found me.

Sora hugged Merrin as she cried, having lost everything. Laura hugged the survivor, too. Meanwhile, Flash was showing his friends around.

Flash: (Showing his terrarium) This is my terrarium. I thought I take a page from the game and gather the specific plants.

Peter: (Guessing them correctly) Kalpi, Royal Fluzz, Gillypod, Bonshyyyr, Dreamwort, Milk Grass, Mushbloom, Featherfern, Bleeding Gut, and Mushling.

Wanda: (Looking at them) These are beautiful, Flash.

Peter: Yeah and very healthy. I didn't know you had a green thumb.

Flash: I may have had some help.

Out from the back, a black and red IG-86 unit walked out with a tray of refreshments.

Droid: Tea, anyone?

Wanda was startled and was about to draw her katana.

Peter: (Stopping her) Easy, Wanda! I think this is a different model.

Flash: (Taking a cup) It is. This is an IG-86 model. Bought him from a droid dealer and had him reprogrammed him as a butler. Introduce yourself, bud.

Droid: I am Toxic-890. I am programmed to Protect and Serve.

Everyone took a chance and had some tea. Peter took his glass and went outside sadly.

Flash: What's eating him?

Wanda: Fives.

Understanding what she meant, Flash went to his friend. Peter just looked at his reflection in his glass, not looking up when Flash took a seat.

Flash: I didn't get a chance to meet Fives. If I had, I would've saved him.

Peter: I know. (Looking at the sky) We saved the Republic but I wish we saved its greatest hero.

Flash: Me, too. But we avenged him.

Peter understood what Flash meant.

Flash: (Rasing his glass) To Fives.

Peter did a toast, feeling better. Close by, the Ghost of Fives looked at them. Having learned the Republic was safe, he smiled and walked away, fading to join his fallen brothers.