Roku lowered his hand & his keyblade disappeared. He still glared at Roxy.
-This has nothing to do with Xenahort, Riku uttered angrily -I can't believe that you're actually siding with that guy. He is nothing but trouble & he has been just that ever since we met him. Do you even remember him killing indiscrimenately when we were saving Aurora?
Anros lunged forward towards Riku, whom jumped a little bit at surprise that the watching man moved so suddenly.
He just stopped a bare inch infront of the boy.
-I don't kill indiscriminately. I kill when it's necessary. He was staring down Riku with overwhelming confidence.
-I'm no danger to any of you, you haven't wronged me in any way. But you, Riku, are starting to get on my nerves today.
Riku stared back & tried his best keeping his own fear in place.
-So you admit to killing the king? His eyes turned smug,
-Are you seriously stupid? Ofcourse i killed the king. I never denied that. His suit was starting to shimmer in bright red colors. -But i killed him since he was about to pierce your beloved.
Riku dropped his bravado suddenly. He never thought about it like that. He had been told that this guy "saved" Roxy but Anros had never himself owned up to that and told Riku. But now, when he was saying it himself, he started to calm himself.
-I-thank you. I guess.. He looked down into the ground, -But that doesn't mean you can just kill people!
Anros arched back and put his hands on his hips & sighed lightly, he too, had dropped his angry expression.
-Kids.. He turned his back & walked away to a tree that was standing in the distance, then he sat down with his back to it.
Sora & the others wiped the sweat from their foreheads. -Phew, you guys are more stubborn than me. He winked at his friend, Riku, who was just standing where he had all the time.
He turned his eyes up to Roxy.
-You're right. I'm sorry.
Roxys eyes went wide by the words and the glare that Riku gaved her. She didnt understand why Riku was so angry, Anros had saved their asses before there is no need to be so angry. If it were not for him, she would be dead.
-You son of a b***h! Roxy was about to slap Riku across his face, but she couldn't do it. She shut her eyes, clenched her hand into a fist looking away and pushed him to the side. To be able to walk away from the group.
-Should i stay mad at someone, because they saved both mine and Maleficent lives? Riku could see she was hurt from what he had just spoken.
-We most go to Hollow Bastion, to find Leon and the others, give them the infomation about Xehanort. Kairi said and looked at Sora who nodded and agreed with her. If he was coming they need all the help they can get, to stop the wicked man. Before he leys his hands on Kingdom Hearts.
Roxy stood quiet and summon her Keyblade and her Gummiship.
Kairi understand that Roxy were disappointed, she herself would feel the same if Sora spoke to her like that. Was Xehanort planning to make the same like last year? If so it will bring back old and bad memorise for both Sora and Roxy.
-And we are supposed to be called heroes? A chuckle escaped the pink haired girl lips, it were no joy in it nor a joke either.
-Woow! You guys have a spacecraft! Fred dropped his chin and his friends did as well.
Roxy jumped in to the ship took her seat in the front, while she begun to search in the map for Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden.
-We will come back and see you guys soon, there are just things we need to take care of. Kairi smiled weakly and were as well worried what might happend, Leon and the others might have the right answer.
-We might be use for some help! Hiro spoke and looked in the ship, he looked at the pink haired girl who was already sitting down and finding the next destination.
-If you want to, it's your choise. Roxy replied while she scanned the map, to start the destination to the Radiant Garden. She pressed on a buttom by the infomationbar of the ship, to make more chairs in the gummiship, so everyone fits, even Baymax.
-Before we leave, we should take a look at the wound. Hiro spoke, Roxy didnt reply right away. There was still something holding her back. It was Riku's voice which echoed in her mind.
Roxy didnt know what to think, or feel. She forgot the burning "pain" in her palm from when she thouched The Dawn to calm Riku down before.
-I said, i am fine. Roxy turned back and smiled weakly to the black haired boy who stood in the opening by the ship. But Hiro saw that the wound began to bleed through the fabric of her fingerless gloves and that she were ignoring the pain.
As the gummiship started to take off, Riku took a seat closer to Roxy. He tried thinking of a way to say that he was sorry, but he didn't have words that went as deep as the words he had told her before. Once something was said, it was hard to undo.
But he knew that he'd make it up to her, somehow.
Sora was standing near the end of the ship, observing the situation.
"I hope they come to terms again." He thought to himself. He knew that Riku was always very rash with his words, and this time, there was no darkness around Riku. He had just been angry when he approached Roxy & Anros.
-Anros! We forgot about him! Sora called out, seemingly panicked.
bzzzt Something sounding like a electrical charge was heard,
-Somebody say my name? Suddenly Anros was standing next to Roxy & the control panel. He scared her & the rest of the crew half to death.
-Jesus christ! The big guy known as Wasabi cried out.
Hiro was sitting in one of the chairs next to Sora, -You really don't have to pop up like that out of nowhere, y'know.
Anros seemed frustrated, -What? How else am i supposed to appear? That's what my cloaking does. I turn invisible, then not-so-invisible.
Riku finally said something after the time of cold-air around him & Roxy, -Heh, you don't really have to turn invisible at all around us, "y'know". He tried smiling, as this was his way of being friendly around Anros.
-Hmh. Very well, i'll try not to. Anros said, leaning his back on the edge of the control panel.
"Anros, she seems upset. Should we cheer her up?" -Yeah, do it.
The group was surprised at the sudden words the towering man uttered. Do it? Do what?
The muscular suit that was firmly grasped around Anros body, suddenly began to molt away. Like a snake shedding it's skin. But it seemed to fall off out of it's own accord.
Kairi blushed & tried looking away, everyone else just seemed surprised. Riku sighed to himself. "Wow, really?" he thought.
Sora's jaw dropped. Rather than getting jealous of Kairi staring at the adult man, he was flabbergasted at the fact that Anros could do so many things with that suit. His jaw, as always, almost went to the floor.
Anros held out his hand to Roxy, As the "muscleskin" wreathed itself off, it started to gather at the palm of his outstretched hand. It formed a black orb with crimson streaks across, looking like it was glowing with red underneath the shell.
-Touch it. The now semi-naked man said as he stared at Roxy with excited, almost glowing green eyes. He didn't flinch at the fact that he was only wearing black, tight covers on his lower half. His upper body was completely nude.
Kairi held her hands over her eyes and turned her head to the side, she couldn't watch another man half naked! If it was not Sora of course, she felt stupid to do so.
"I wonder how Roxy will react to that?" Kairi thought to herself, while she still were looking away with both of her hands covering her eyes.
Roxy looked up at Anros, her cheeks turned warm but with a roll of her eyes, when the man showed his mascular frame and skin.
-Fine. Roxy said while she eyed the little black ball, which were shining bright red in Anros palm. She reached her hand out and touched it.
When she did, the ball formed up to her arm and it started to shine bright and in different cheerful color. It made the pink haired girl smile, while it reached up to her shoulder and stayed there.
-Cheer up girl, dont be sad. The suit spoke in the feamine voice, -That's not the girl i met before. Roxy shaked her head.
-Maybe the darkness has gotten into me to. Roxy spoke, the robot suit knocked the the pink haired girl on her head with her hand. Just like she had done to Anros himself before.
-Dont say that, young lady! The darkness cant come to you. The suit spoke and turned back to a red color getting serious, Roxy rubbed her head and looked at the suit which where on her arm and it grew up around her body.
-W-Wait what are you doing? Roxy asked panic was heard in her voice, the suit begun to tickle her.
-No, Care! Hahaha! She laughed, -Stop it already! Roxy laugh and hold her arms around her belly by getting tickling.
-If you are happy, i will stop! The suit spoke, the girl cried and nodded her head.
-Ok, ok! I get it! Roxy spoke in between her breath, -Do you promise?
-No! Roxy cried out, that made the suit never stopped the tickling.
Riku was happy to see that Roxy could laugh after all. She knew he was sorry, she just had to process her anger & with Anros helping, it would be okay soon enough.
-Care, show her. Anros spoke with a firm voice, standing upright & nodding to Roxy.
The encircling materia started to glow again, now in a green, shining color. -Yes, Anros.
Then, it started enveloping Roxy. Not tickling her, but spreading, stretching out so that it covered her entire body. The funny thing that Roxy noticed, was that the suit was stretching around her skin, not her clothes. It was as if the suit itself became her skin.
She could feel it grasping to her but in a pleasant way. Suddenly she felt more headstrong & powerful. Her muscles felt as if they were pumped up, and she hadn't been working out.
The suit itself was synergising with her body, it was a feeling that was hard to describe, but it definately felt like the suit was doing something to her.
-Don't be scared, Roxy. The female voice said in a motherly tone.
-I'm giving you a part of me. You will see the effects of it soon enough. As Care finished her sentence, she started to slip away, up into Roxy's hand and into her palm again. Then, she was all but a black ball with a crimson core that shone through the outer shell.
Sora was still in awe. Kairi too, although she didn't dare open her eyes too much for seeing the handsome, green-eyed man naked.
Riku watched the whole ordeal & was pleased to see that Roxy was in a better mood. -So uh, what happened? He looked at her with smiling eyes.
Anros reached out his hand towards Roxy's, where she held the black orb. The materia stretched out & returned to it's master, spreading out on his body & grafting to his skin again.
Hiro reached out & gently touched the suit enveloping Anros. -Hey! What the hell kid!
The muscular man turned around & looked at Hiro with a disturbed expression,
-It-it's warm..Just for a moment there, i felt incredibly...Safe? Cozy? Hiro looked surprised, still holding out his hand towards Anros. Ofcourse, he had already backed away from the boy.
Anros expression turned friendlier, -That's what she does. That's Care.
When Care stretched around Roxy's skin, she was at frist very uncomfortable, but it didnt hurt her, it only made her feel safe & sound.
What could Care be made out of, that she have the ability to do that? Maybe Anros will explain later about it for her.
-It made me feel safe. A familliar feeling when i'm in your arms. Roxy small smiled to Riku.
-Hey Hiro, don't you think Care and Baymax would make a cute couple? She spoke, and Hiro was also glad to see his friend glad again. They all laughed by the thought that Baymax and Care as a couple.
-I think they would! Hiro chuckled the others joined in and Baymax walked over and tilted his bubble head to the side while he looked at the teens who laughed.
-We are already here! Kairi spoke and looked outside the window while she hold Soras hand with hers.
-This is my home, finally i can will see it in person. Kairi smiled and hugged Sora's hand a bit tight of excitement.
-Oh, i almost forgot. You havnt been here before, Kairi. Roxy turned her head back to see Kairi, who shaked her head and smiled wide.
-Can't belive that i finally will see it in person. The red head said and watched out by the window, Hiros friends looked outside aswell.
The Gummiship landed on the soft grass outside a big buildning.
The teens hoped to get some more infomation from them what's waiting for them, andmaybe King Mickey will be here with Donald and Goofy.
Heartless were shown around the place, but they disappeared when the Keyblade wielders and the others jumped out from the ship. It was not usally like the heartless, they would attack normally but didnt this time.
Who lingers in the shadows, can it be Xenahort himself?
As expected when the group moved in to the buildning a voice were heard, and another. Footsteps was heard in the long hall and soon there was two small figures and another long from the distance. -Sora! Riku! Roxy! Kairi!
The keyblade wielders know exactly who it was. Not but only, the king himself, Donald and Goofy. With them a couple of other figures were shown in the background.
-Well hello there, my friends. A voice boomed overhead, just above the large gate-lite entrance.
Sora tilted his face upwards towards the almost endless ceiling & could make out the iconic, huge red cape that flapped in the air.
-Clark! His face brightened up with excitement & jumped as hard as he could towards the towering man, slowly descending upon the large group of youngsters.
Clark caught Sora mid-air, with the young boy going in for a full hug. The gesture was a surprising one, but one that Clark fully embraced.
As Clark landed with grace, he pulled the boy off, albeit with some effort. -Wow, you've either grown stronger or i've become too old. He smiled as he put Sora down on the floor in front of the group.
After Superman was free from Sora's grasp, Kairi & Riku dove for the opportunity. Both of them lept with great strength onto him with Sora following suit, showering him with hugs. Even the man of steel was no match for the trio of keyblade warriors and the force of their jumping made even him fall back onto his bottom.
As the rest of the group giggled & laughed - Donald, Goofy, Mickey & the rest of the league were now next to them.
A feminine but muscular woman, tall & with long, ebon hair, walked up to the young team next to the wrestling keyblade warriors.
-It's been a while, my young Roxy. With a quick move of hand, the woman swept a streak of grey hair from her cheek.
The princess of hearts where like her childhood friends for sure happy and surpised to see Clark here with Mickey, Donald and Goofy.
-How long had it been since we last saw echother? Kairi ask and eyed Clark who seem to have grown a bit older since they saw him. Suddenly a womans voice spoke up, and it got Roxy's attention.
-It's been a while, my young Roxy.The lady spoke and floted in the air next to Clark, she stroked away a streak of grey hair from her left cheek. The keyblade weilder girls face lit up with a smile on her face, the woman flouted down to the ground and stood steady with Clark by herside.
-Diana! Roxy ran up to her hugged the princess, who hugged the girl back with a smile on her face.
-What brings you guys here? Roxy asked, and looked up at the heroes.
Mickey walked up and after him was another woman with Clark and Diana. One that the Keyblade weilders havnt meet before.
-Hello, i have heard so much about all of you. The girl spoke and flouted down to the ground. She was wearing a red coat with a one piece outfit. She wore a Red skirt and with that a blue sleeved arms top, looked like the same material like Supermans outfit has. Her blonde hair reached down to her shoulders, she had blue eyes and the same "S" that Clark has on her chest.
-I am Super Girl, but my real name is Kara Zor El. The blonde smiled and eyed the four teens.
-You all helped my cousin Superman, as you know are Clark and Diana. A long time ago to take down Doomsday. Kara spoke and took a deep breath, something surly bugged her mind.
-But there is something far dangurous, which we need your help with. She said and eyed her cousin and Diana, who nodded their heads. "What? Did she just say years ago? It was just a couple of days since the teens had met Clark, Diana and the others." Roxy thought and crossed her arms over her chest, but still listening to the important part.
-When you left, Uxas made news friends. Someone with the name of Xenahort. Diana spoke and eyed Roxy, Riku, Sora and Kairi.
Mickey nodded his head and walked up so everyone could hear him speak. -We have been fighting against Xenahort and the darkness a long time now. Mickey said he eyed the keyblade weilders. -We need to stop him, and this time togheter. We cant let him open Kingdom Hearts.
-Yaaaawn, what's with all the noise out here..nA black suited man stepped lazily out of the ship, displaying an ever so nonchalant attitude.nHis outfit was dusty and his hair was a mess.nn-I realize i'm late to the party, what's the occasion?nAs he had scanned the surrounding gathering of people, one appearance had caught his eyes. The blondie with a tight upper chest and short red skirt.nn-Oh hubba, hubba!nWith confident steps, he made his way towards her.
"I realize i'm late to the party, what's the occasion?" No one but Anros himself spoke up from the ship and walked his way up to the others. Yawning and made an nonchalant introduction to the heroes from another realm, who was watching him walking fowards Kara, the "blondie".
It suddenly felt very akward and Kara herself raised her eyebrow, when Anros said, "Oh! Hubba, hubba!" When Anros walked up the way to her. Supergirl hold her arms steady crossed over her chest and could see that Clark were getting a little over-protective, when it comes to his cousin.
Roxy rolled her eyes and stopped Anros to walk into Super Girl, which he was near on doing.
Roxy looked Anros and lose her grip around his arm, which she had grabbed and stopped him in his tracks from doing something stupid. Crossing her arms over her chest and eyed the hereos again. They just told them about Uxas, who had find a new friend, not but only the wicked man himself, Xenahort.
-What is Uxas and Xenahort up to this time? Kairi ask and eyed Clark who seem to have the answer.
The Man of Steel dusted himself off from his wrestling match with the trio, kept his eyes focused on Anros & sighed. -We..don't know, yet. We only know that they've been visiting different parts of the world.
Batman walked up next to Superman, continuing. -They've been collecting relics, but we've never succeeded by intercepting them & finding these items. Everytime we show up, we're too late & we're forced to fight Darkseid's henchmen.
He focused his eyes on Sora, standing in front of his young team. -There has also been several appearances of shadow-like beings that require energy-based attacks to get rid off. Sora was surprised, -Heartless! The boy exclaimed with irritation.
Batman kept eye contact with him. -Correct. That is what my analysis has suggested. Therefore, the source of these beings must be related to this "Xenahort" person. What Darkseid seeks to achieve however, is a complete mystery.
The sleek, black suited man, Anros, walked up next to Sora, watching the Dark Knight as he did. -Not fully unknown. I take it Xenahort only wants to open Kingdom Hearts, right?
He shifted his eyes to Superman. -You, i've heard alot about you. Both you & i know what Darkseid is after. Total dominion over everything. The entire group stared at Anros intensively.
He continuted, -This might actually work in your favor. Hear me out, i think i might have a plan.
King Mickey eyed Clark and then the four keyblade weilders.
-I know what Xehanort is up to. But it's good that you have a plan, we need that now! Mickey smiled and eyed Anros, who had just spoken and told them that he might know a plan.
-Xehanort plan is to create a new Keyblade war. To make a completely new world, if he succeed with his new war, we have trouble. Dont worry, we wont let that happen! The king spoke and had a little hope in his voice, but it soon faded with worry.
-If he succeeds with the new Keyblade war, it means that it will destroy this world and create the new one. A new that balance will be created, between the ligth and the darkness. But that's impossible as long as the order of light remains strong. So, he wanted to stirke it down and let the darkness get a chance to rise. Then see how darkness and light will balance themselves. Mickey spoke and have more to say to the all of them.
-We all do understand what this will leads to. Our world will get destroyed, there is no guarantee that this new world of the new Keyblade war, will be born from the wreckage. This can end that everything will be swallowed by darkness and lost forever. The king took a deep breath, from telling them the truth and what really was waiting for them. The heroes from the other relam, and the teens where shocked but they understood this bad adventure is coming.
A Keyblade war is waiting for them all, but first they sould hear things out and the plan which Anros have.
-A new Keyblade war, so it's finally happening. Kairi spoke and crossed her arms, fearing to hear it is ture.
-Sora, Riku do you remeber when we time traveled to the realm of the sleeping worlds? Where we were sended to unlock the sleeping keyholes and awaken the worlds from their sleep? Roxy eyed her friends who were next to her.
-We all meet the young version of Xehanort himself, and Xehanort's Heartless as we know is Ansem. And his nobody which we fighted against a year ago, Xemnas. Roxy spoke and thought back and tried to remeber the time travel, when she met Xehanort. But, she couldnt remeber what happend, it was all blank. It was something important for them to win the battle. But why cant she remeber, did someone do something to her memorise?
Mickey seem to know what's bothering the young girl, and walked up to her. -Roxy, Yen Sid wiped that memory away from you. That's why you dont remember what Xehanort told you. Noone of you does. Mickey eyed Roxy, Sora and then Riku. The three seem to be suprised and a bit confused why they wiped their memorise.
The mouse couldn't tell what really happend there, it was not the time to tell that part yet. "Xehanort entered the same time as the trio did, in the sleeping realms. The reason why he did it was to make chaos by the three. He made so Sora falled into a dream in another dream, while he tried to take the boys heart, in order to make a new keyblade war. He also made so Roxy turned dark, and controlled her. He tried to fool Riku and make him choise the darkness again, with help by Ansem who were like a ghost in Rikus head. But in time, Yen Sid and Mickey made so they could enter the realm of sleeping world, with some help of Axel who is now back to his normal self Lea. They took the three Keyblade wielders back to the normal time and Xehanort got away."
-We should go for Anros plan then. Kairi asked, the princess of hearts seem a bit worried, about what Mickey are hiding from them. Why would he and Yen Sid wipe Roxys, Rikus and Soras memorise, maybe someone of them knew something that they could use of and have a change to defeat the wicked man?
-What ever your reason was to wipe our memorise, i take it that the two of you did it for the best for us. Roxy said and eyed the king again. Mickey smiled and nodded his head. He was glad to hear her say that, he made a promise to Yen Sid not to tell them, after all.
As everyone stood still, listening intently, Clark shifted his eyes to Anros. When King Mickey & the girls finished their talking, he spoke to the man in the black suit.
-So, you had a plan? Let's hear it.
Supergirl stepped up in front of her cousin, her hands now confidently placed on her hips.
Anros had taken his place by leaning on a lone standing pillar. He let out a high-pitch whistle, as he analyzed the blonde, superpowered beauty.
Clark's calm face turned into a stern expression of irritation, his arms tensing, fists cracking.
Anros shrugged his eyebrows & smiled slyly. -Sorry, i just can't help it sometimes. Anyhow, to the "plan" that i spoke of. He drew his breath with a deep sigh. -We let them do it.
Everyone stood silent. Nobody moved. It was as if something extremely awkward had just happened, with Sora being the only one who reacted by scratching his head. Riku's eyes lit up with fury.
-I knew it! I knew something was off about you! You're going to betray us all! bonk Roxy clobbered him on his head. He went quiet.
Clark reacted more calmly, but still unsure. -We let them keep doing what they're doing? Why would we ever- Then the thought struck him mid-sentence. -Ooooh, now i see.
Now everyone else were scratching their heads. Sora spoke. -Wait, i'm lost. Why would we let them?
Anros sighed deeply with boredom. -Christ, you lot are a slow bunch.
Batman went up next to Anros & turned to the group. -We're going to let them accomplish their current mission & Darkseid will take care of Xenahort. A few of us know that Darkseid is a one-ruler-per-universe type of guy. If Xenahort seeks to destroy everything just to restart the universe, Darkseid won't let him.
Superman cut in & continued. -That's true. As long as i've fought Darkseid, he has never let anyone go above him in authority. In his mind, he alone decides the fate of the universe. If Xenahort would see it all destroyed just to see it reborn again in his vision, Darkseid will likely kill him.
The man of steel took a deep breath. -But could we let him? Isn't Xenahort a person? Anros snapped his head towards Superman. -Xenahort isn't really a person. He's basically darkness incarnate, i think. That's what the kids have told me, anyway. Besides, we don't kill anyone. Darkseid does.
Wonder Woman looked worried, standing with her arms crossed. -Won't there be an enormous amount of collateral damage? There is a huge risk in this. Batman replied with a sure voice. -We'll have to be there to stop them. Or atleast make it seem like we are. We need to be ready each time they complete an objective, and make sure noone pays the price. We need to locate the next relic.
-Is he always like this around new girls? Kara asked, after when Anros had whistle and spoken. Kairi nodded her head and Roxy sighed with a shrug.
"We let them do it." Anros had told the group his "plan", it was to let the villains do their step first, but they will stop them from collection those items they needed for their plan, and in time when the wicked man will start the Keyblade war, which is now they need to get there fast as they can.
And Uxas will "betray" Xehanort in the end, from creating a new world.
-That's our plan then. Mickey said and looked at his friends then at Donald and Goofy who seem to be afraid of this new adventure.
-B-but Mickey, what if Xehanort make some use for our keyblade weilders? You remeber last time what happend. Goofy spoke and eyed Mickey, the king shook his head and looked at Goofy and Donald, who were troubled over the whole idea.
-We dont have another choise, this time. If something happens, we have to re-think something quickly. Mikcey told Goofy and Donald looked over at the four keyblade weilders.
-Is somthing bothering you guys? Kairi ask and eyed Mickey, Donald and Goofy, who shook their heads.
-we will take this plan and get going. Donald spoke and stomped his foot on the ground.
-We dont have much of a choice. Mickey spoke and the group moved out from the buildning ready to leave.
-Wait, how do we know that Uxas really would "betray" Xehanort? In this new world one of them will create, the two of them can be leaders and be like Gods. Roxy spoke while walking side by side with the others.
-Isn't that what every villain are after? Roxy looked at Mickey who nods.
-That's possible. He wants like you said, to be the new ruler over this world, like a God. And it wouldn't be impossiblee for the two of them to rule as Gods. Mickey said and eyed Roxy then the others who was listening carefully to the kings words.
The king jumped up in the middle of the group they stood outside, he pointed his Keyblade which looked like Soras Kingdom Key, but it was golden up in the sky. Incoming from the sky was a Keyhole. The clouds separeted from each other and the blue and clear sky was shown above them.
When they looked around themselfs they where somewhere elses. A place with only sand and a hundreds of thousands Keyblades are stucked in the sand.
Mickey wanted to show them this place, so they know what is waiting. Thousands of lives hav ended here, in search for only one key. The ultimate key.
The Keyblade graveyard.
The large group of heroes followed the little mouse king into the dimension he had opened. Superman was the one spearheading & went in right after Mickey.
-So this is the place you've been speaking of. It's barren. Batman walked up to his comrade. -It's dead, as the name implies, a graveyard.
Wonder Woman had Roxy at her side. The young girl could notice the amazonian royalty trying to hide her expression. Her face was contorted with sorrow. -I can..smell the stench of dying hope, despair.. She held her young friend by the hand.
-Most of them must've been young. I can feel it, it's like bells inside my head. The princess drew a tear from her cheek.
Anros walked among a close gathering of keyblades embedded in the ground. He watched the princess of Themyscira well up with tears in the distance. The Justice League had never set foot in a place where the slaughter of children had taken place. At least, that's what Anros was thinking. Most keyblade wielders were teenagers, or they were when their lives were taken from them. Yes, they were children, all of them.
He sighed as he studied the gravelike swords, jutting out of the ground. A few hundred feet from him, he noticed a faint flash of light. Seemingly coming from one of the keyblades in the distance, Anros started moving to the location out of curiosity.
-Why did you take us here? The Flash hadn't spoken ever since they encountered the group of heroes again. He was deep in thought over what was going on. It was if he could feel the speedforce speaking to him. Connected through space & time, the speedforce allowed the Flash to sense all directions in time, if he concentrated. He could feel great many battles being fought here. One battle was especially significant, with many bright-hearted people vanquished in a single blow from something gargantuan & horrifying.
-I take it we're not here for the wonderful sightseeing? The fastest man in the universe kept his snarky attitude up, but he couldn't outrun the feeling of sorrow setting deep in his gut.
Roxy looked at Diana, who hold her hand tight and tears stream down her cheeks. It was painful to stand here, the past of the young Keyblade wielders who have died here, fighting against the darkness, but lost. Now it seem to be impossible to ever strike the darkness down.
-I wanted to show you this, it's called The Keyblade graveyard. Mickey spoke and eyed the heroes, and the teenages who were taken with sorrow by the place.
-Sadly it's ture, here have many innocent lifes ended, friends of mine as well. Mickey spoke and eyed Diana, then over the crew of Keyblades.
-But, why i took you here, is because i wanted to tell you all, we can win this battle togheter. The king spoke and then Anros had wondered off, their attention goes to where he walked, seem like far in the dictanse figures were walking up to them. Three of them.
-Who is coming? Kairi ask, who also had tears in her eyes of what they are watching.
-Dont tell me it's. Mickey spoke and the three figures were now clear to see, one of them had a rather large Keyblade in her hand, a hood that covered her face beside her two others were walking along her side.
Not but only Uxas and Xehanort, and a girl which they couldn't see who she was, because of her hood hiding her face. Her Keyblade tho, looked exactly like Roxys Keyblade only bigger, different colors and two blades crossed over echother like an X.
-My, my i didn't expect to see your majesty here, of any places. The old man spoke with his hands behind his back, and speaking with his cracking voice. Mickey narrowed his eyes. The girl stood in the middle of the villians, she were dressed in black clothing, her pink shoulder lenght hair were messy, when she took off her hood from her head and open her eyes which should be blue, they are instead golden. She smirked and faced the heroes, Keyblade weilders and herself.
-X-blade. How did you create it? Mickey spoke and eyed the clone of Roxys Keyblade then Xehanort.The Keyblade the girl have, is very rare by the Keyblade weilders. Mickey had seen it before, but Ventus and his dark-self, Vanitas had it.
-That question should you ask her. The clone spoke and pointed her X-blade at Roxy.
-Oh, i forgot! You wiped her memorise, she don't even remember how she did create the ultimate weapon, and i am thankful for that. The clone of Roxy clicked her tongue, and rest the blade against her shoulder.
The real Roxy summons her keyblade and hold it steady in her hands. -Let me fight her, alone. Roxy walked up and faced the evil her, who smirked.
-She is me after all, she is just my rage and anger. Roxy spoke and norrowed her eyes at the clone, who's smirk grew wider on her lips.
-I will help you! Diana spoke and walked up to Roxy, fearing something terrible would happen, if she didnt step in. But Roxy raised her hand up in the air, eyeing the Princess and her friends.
-It's alright, i am the one who should do this fight alone. Roxy said and Kara nodded her head, resting her hand on Wonder womans shoulder.
-She is right, Diana. I was in the same situation like she is. She needs to do it herself. Kara said and Diana eyed her then back to Roxy. -Be careful. Wonder woman didnt want to let the girl go, not after seeing all those Keyblades stuck in the ground and how many lives have ended here. But, she could feel somehow that this wasnt the end for the young girl. It was only the beginning.
-I didn't know you have it in you. This will get interesting. The clone laughed, she tilted her head to the side, her golden eyes show a side of playfull and danger in them when she eyed herself. Roxy didnt reply to her clone, she grabbed her by the arm, nodded to Diana and teleport herself and the clone away, to a cliff from the distance.
-Did you create her like you created Ventus dark side, Vanitas? Mickey eyed with an angry expression in his eyes, Xehanort chuckled darkly and a smirk form his face.
-Indeed i did. She wont be able to take herself down. Foolish king, dont you remeber what happend to Ventus, when he did? Xehanort spoke and his laugh become darker, Mickey rember clearly what happend to Ven back then, he destoryed the X-blade and his heart was destoryed with it. He died.
-This isnt' over Xehanort! Mickey summons his Keyblades, holding it tight in his hands eyeing the wicked man.
The Justice League watched as the drama unfolded. Superman was quick to ready himself & flew up right in front of Mickey, keeping him from charging headlong into battle.
-Don't be hasty, Mouse King. The voice behind him sounded gruff but calm. It was Batman who walked up slowly to the king. -If what you've said is true, it would be extremely foolhardy to attack this seemingly old, frail man out of anger. You should know better than that.
He put his hand on Mickey's arm, in which he held one of his keyblades. The king slowly lowered his stance.
Wonder Woman, Batman, Flash & Superman all gathered as a shield infront of the other group of heroes.
-So, working together with someone of equal power, eh, Darkseid? The Man of Steel said with a mocking attitude, glaring at the huge being standing behind Xenahort.
Darkseid walked up infront of the seemingly frail old man with steps that shook the ground. -Oh, i wouldn't be so quick in assuming we're equals, Son of Krypton. He smirked darkly.
-But you, on the other hand. Watch closely, Xenahort. It is time i gave you a lecture in pure strength by squashing these insects.
The frail, old Xenahort kept his smile up & watched Darkseid walking with a terrifying presence towards the Justice League.
Like a shadow out of nothingness, a being of pure muscle appeared before Superman & his team. It was Anros, completely covered in his black, symbiotic musclesuit.
-I think it's about time we ended our partnership, Uxas. The sleek man almost whispered through his voice modulator. His suit flashed faintly with a red hue.
Darkseid stopped in his tracks. -The mercenary..huh The huge being lost it's smile, now contorted with furious irritation. -I take it the reward was not enough for your pitiful standards. Well, i'll have to teach you some manners for betraying my trust.
Darkseid's eyes started glowing a bright red. Anros & the Justice League readied themselves.
The muscle-suited man turned his face abit, glancing at the young keyblade wielders. -Go! Get to Roxy & help her out! We'll be fine. Mickey jumped up next to Anros.
-He's right! Sora, Riku, Kairi, go! Hiro & friends, assist them if necessary! Sora nodded with uncertainty, but grabbed Riku & Kairi by their arms nonetheless, and started to bolt away towards Roxy.
The fight between Roxy and her clone never ended, the two clashed their keyblades. Roxy didnt know what was going on for her friends, but as long she keept this clone away, she can take care of this fight. She didnt know her three childhood friends were on their way for her.
-Giving up already? The clone smirked and walked up to Roxy, who were on her knees, coughing. She looked at her clone and brushed away a little of blood, from her chin and lips, with the back of her wrist. But Roxy stood up and fisted her hands, and punched one in the face of the clone, but when she did the clone were already ready and spun around and with her leg ready to kick Roxy in her gut, sended her meters away from the clone. Who started to laugh, and walk her way over to where Roxy have landed. Roxy moved with shaking steps. The clone stood now infont of her, taking her by her hair and lift up her face, so she eyed the clone.
-You’re weaker then i thought, pathetic. The clone sighed by irreterion.
Roxy got out from her grip around her hair and stood up with her forced in her legs, her ribs injuries didn't stop her from standing up. Roxy growled under her cleanched teeth, the clone raised her eyebrow and swung her X-blade.
-Explain who am i then. The clone raised her voice and tilted her head to the side, with a wide smirk on her lips. Roxy grittend her teeth and rest her hands on her knees, brething havily while her body was in pain. She did know who this was, it was a clone of her.
-You're something that Xehanort have made. Roxy looked in the golden eyes of the clone, which narrowed. -You’re the darkness inside my heart. Roxy said and stood steady with her feet on the ground. The clone raised her eyebrow, surprised she could hear Roxy accept it.
-You’re a fake! She ran up to the clone and punshed her in the face,
-You’re nothing like me, not even real! Roxy yells and stood with each foot over the clones two wrists, so she cant be able to move. Roxy hold her keyblade in her hands and above her head, ready to strike the keyblade down in the clones heart.
-Oh yeah, you got that right! The clone spitted out blood from her mouth, and teleported so she was standing behind Roxy, leaving the pink haired girl with widen eyes. The clone then lifted up her one leg and sent her knee in the back of Roxy's spine. She lost her grip on her keyblade and with the punch the clone sent Roxy down to the ground. The ground underneath her made a huge hole in it. Roxy stuck in between the stones and rocks of the hole.
Roxy cries out in pain, when she were almost stuck with the rocks around her. It was a deep hole which were created by the fall. She got up from the hole and were on her four, looking up waited the clone with her X-blade in her hands, as soon Roxy come up from the hole, the clone smashed her Keyblade by the girls side and send her flying, rolling on the ground making a huge cloud of dust surrender her.
The clone started to laugh and slowly walked her way up to where Roxy were on the ground. -Poor girl. I feel so sad to see myself in so much pain. The clone smirked darkly, and get down on her knee and eyed the blue eyes from Roxy. Fire were burning inside them of rage and anger.
-Isn't this fun? Don't you want to taste the darkness and it's power? The clone smirked and grabbed a hold of Roxys neck, lifting her up with one hand, the girl struggled to make so the clones grip around her neck losend but she were to weak by this point. The clone fisted her hand and punched Roxy in her gut, blood slipped down her lips, she didnt want to cry out, or let out the pain. She didnt want to believe this was true, she couldn't believe herself lose against a fake.
-That rage and anger, when you defeated Doomsday with your firends. Was not made by the fae. The clone said in a whisper, Roxy hold up her hands on the clones once, around her neck where she still hold her in the air.
-No, it was all yours. Your own rage, your darkness. The clone grinned and swung her leg and hitted Roxy right in her gut again, she then dropped Roxy to the ground and raised her hands above of her head, in her hands was her X-blade, she hold a firm smirk on her lips and are ready to strike the blade down on to the girl. Roxy closed her eyes tight, ready for the end.
”Who am i? Friendship? What’s happening? I have no friends, i am no hero, i am nothing.” The clone had brain watched her, she was accepting the clone to end her.
But then, her friends voices was heard from the distance.
The group of young friends darted towards Roxy. The clone jumped backwards as to make some distance from the group. She growled in anger.
Sora & Kairi stopped next to Roxy on the ground. Kairi picked her up by the shoulderblades & held her. -Roxy! Can you hear us? Roxy? Sora, Hold her! Kairi got herself ready to heal her friend up again.
Riku didn't stop. He darted with furious speed with the clone in his sights. His anger was stronger than ever, his face was furious. He swung the Way to the Dawn & it clashed with a loud bang against the X-blade. He kept swinging with a never-ending fury, striking with so much strength that the clone had to brace herself for each blow so she wouldn't lose balance.
Meanwhile, in the distance, blows were heard. Sounds like mountains crumbling, in combination with huge gusts of wind that blew past the young heroes. The ominous sound of thundering blows delivered by angry gods.
During their encounter, Darkseid had summoned his minions. Flying, giant eyeless monsters with gaping maws & enormous teeth. They came endlessly out of several boomtubes. Anros was preoccupied with keeping them from interfering with the fight between the Justice League & Darkseid. The Flash, Wonder Woman & Batman all assisted Anros in exterminating the flying menaces. Superman was giving his all, beating down on Darkseid.
The fighting was furious, but the titanic fight between the Man of Steel & the Dark God of Apokolips was a mighty sight to behold. As Darkseid stood with one hand behind his back, he deflected Supermans blows with the other. Time & time again, each time a fist was about to connect with Darkseid's face, it was already blocked by the beings huge hand.
Anros noticed this while still occupied by the flying monsters. His suit flashed a bright yellow & he jumped hard up on the back of one of the creatures. He tore one of it's batlike wings off, rolled it into a spear-like form & threw it towards Darkseid's back.
It connected, just as Superman was about to deliver a furious punch. The spear bounced off the shoulder of Darkseid, but it was enough to throw him off his concentration. Superman's punch struck Darkseid's lower jaw, the shockwave it produced was enough for the fighters on each side to be pushed back. Some of the creatures lost their balance in the air & crashed to the ground.
As the blow echoed through the air, Sora & Kairi were filled by wonder of the fight that was taking place further away. Roxy heard the explosion-like sound & woke up for a couple of seconds.
-Roxy! Can you hear us? Roxy? Sora, Hold her! Kairi's voice was heard, Soras arms was supporting her, while Kairi begun with the healing the injuries. It didnt took long when an explosion was heard, behind of the cliff. Kairi and Sora looked back where they just had heard the the explosion, it sounded powerful and dangerous.
Kairi was almost done healing, Roxy open her eyes slowly, she blinked a few times, it was hard to see her vision. When she open her eyes fully, her color changed to golden, but returned to her normal blue again, while she blinked. She Could feel something strange, a feeling she felt when she helped to take down Doomsday. She watched When Riku and the clone were fighting against each other. Kairi looked at her worried if Roxy really were alright already, she has not healed her completely yet.
-Now when things were getting fun. The clone spoke with irritation, while she clashed the X-blade with a loud bang against the Way to the Dawn. The two contiune, and Riku's clashed his Keyblade with a lot of force and power with it. The clone had to force her legs from not losing her balance, holding with two hands on her X-blade.
Riku growl from his grittend teeth, and made so the clone only smirked wider and wicked. -Oh, you got some strenght in those biceps of yours. The clone mocked, however Riku ignored the clone and blocked her attacks again and again. She almost lost her temper with this guy.
-How can she love someone like you? After everyhing you had done to crush her heart! The clone spoke. -She still choose you, even after everything you had done. To your home, which you destroyed, you take side with the darkness. Maleficent and Ansem, remember? She continues with her mocking, and leaved Riku to his last nerve. While their Keyblades crashed into each other.
Kairi were not complety done with her healing, but Roxy got up on her feet, with Sora by her side, he was ready to catch her if she would fall.
-Thank you, both of you. But i need to stop the clone. Roxy spoke and walked up to where Riku and the clone of her was. Kairi and Sora was right behind her ready to end this battle.
-Dont listen to her. Roxy spoke up when she walked her way over to where Riku and the clone were fighting echoter. Roxy hold herkeyblade in one hand and with a switch in the air, she were gone and right behind the clone. The clone eyed Roxy from the coner of her eyes. Roxy clanched her blade to the clones, and this time Roxy strike had more strength in it. Which the clone had never seen before, she sense the girl's darkness and light at the same time.
-How can you control both the light and darkness? The clone growled and Roxy took a step closer, eyeing the clone infront of her, with their keyblades crossed over each other like an X. -I choise to balance it, i wont let the darkness over win me. Roxy spoke, the clone narrowed her eyes.
-I have seen enough what it does to people. Roxy spoke and clashed her keyblade one more time to the clone again, this time Sora, Riku and Kairi added their blow and togheter the stike went much stronger then what just one person would have made.
The clone was on the ground, a distance away from the four. Not yet finished. The darkness gather up around her, and she smirked when she turned her golden eyes up at the four Keyblade wielders. She laughed wickledly, as the mass of black smoke appered around her, and pureblood heartless was crawling their way up from the ground. Roxy, Riku, Sora and Kairi were getting ready for what the clone are planning.