Gwendolyn
*The boy ran directly into Galaxy Toys trying to get away from the heartless.*
Thomas
*Dado runs in, then looks around, trying to spot the kid.*
Eleanora
*Lucky and Jinx run in as well, with Jinx getting out of her little funk and breaking away from Lucky for the... Uhhhh, one thousandth time? I don't know, Jinx has just done that a whole lot, honestly, so doing that here is par for the course right now.*

"Leave them alone!" *She screamed to the Heartless, trying to slay them all with her sword.*
Alfred
*Lucky groaned when Jinx broke away from him, then climbed up some boxes and looked around, hoping that being able to see over the top of everyone's heads would be a better way to spot the kid, then just remaining on the ground.*
Gwendolyn
*The boy would be cowering in the middle of the large room and surrounded by a group of shadows inching closer to him. Everywhere else was more heartless on the several floors terrorizing the area.*
Thomas
"There!" *He sprints full tilt, Keyblade in hand, towards the inside of the ring of Shadows containing boy, ignoring and stepping over the Heartless in the process.*
Eleanora
*Jinx was the second person to see the Heartless circling around the boy, her sprint turning into a race toward them.*

*"This* Is what you get for trying to harm an innocent!" *She yelled, slashing all the Heartless that got in her way after Dado had ignored them.*
Alfred
"Guys, *Wait!"* *He said, carefully climbing down the boxes he was on in order to dash after the other two. He soon got an idea, however, and cast Aero on the remaining Heartless that were surrounding the boy, so Jinx and Dado could get through them more easily.*
Thomas
"Was that magic?" *He keeps running.* "Apocalyptic, nonsensical, otherworldly, supernatural. Do I hear five?"
Alfred
*Lucky nodded meekly.*
Eleanora
"Um, yeah?" *Jinx said, looking at Dado funny.* "We're currently fighting against *Hostile creatures of Darkness with giant keys in the shape of swords,* But *Magic* Is when you draw the line!?"
Thomas
*Dado reaches the inside of the circle, then uses Vicinity Break for 35 damage against immediately surrounding Shadows.*

"Oh, I'm sorry. Until fifteen minutes ago, everything had a logical explanation in this world. There was no magic, no darkness, no keyblades, no talking toys, none of that!"
Eleanora
"Still doesn't erase the fact that you've picked up on how to use *A giant, magical key* Like *A pro,* But *Still* Can't *Believe your EYES* When Lucky blew a quarter of Heartless away!" *Jinx said, also finally entering the circle.*
Thomas
"You know what, fair." *He grimaces, slashing at several other nearby Shadows.* "Today's just been a shit day. One hell of an eighteenth birthday."

"Hey, kid," *He gestures to the kid.* "What's your name?"
Gwendolyn
*The kid the group saved was crying as he looked around and noticed a lot of the heartless were dealt with. He looked up at Dado.* 

"A-andy... Thank you mister.."

*The other heartless that were on other levels noticed the group and would begin to slowly close in, them planning on closing off any means of escape for them all before attacking again. Andy seen they were getting closer again and started to freak out more.*
Thomas
"Nice to meet you, Andy." *Dado's voice is surprisingly calm. He pulls off his backpack and hands it to the kid.*

"There should be a Potion in here. Jam jar with a green star inside. Can you find it and give it to me?"

*He stances back up, scowling at the encroaching mob. These numbers were concerning. But the cat doll said he was fighting like a pro, and unlike him, she seemed to know what was going on.*

*Between them and the wizard rabbit doll (Dado reminds himself to ask said doll to teach him magic later), he's confident. He has two highly effective party members, and this is a tutorial fight. They'll put this kid somewhere safe and meet back up with the anime and pony figures in no time.*

*Maybe lock him in a room? No, the enemies can spawn in the room.*

*Wait. Why is it called a "Key" Blade?*

*An idea is formulating in Dado's head.*
Alfred
*As the Heartless approached, Lucky was forced to back away, soon getting over to Jinx and Dado in the process.*

"We need a plan!" *He shouted over to Jinx, shivering a bit in fear.*
Eleanora
*Jinx looked up at Dado, seeing the gears turn in his head.*

"Hey!" *She exclaimed to get his attention.* "You thinking of something?"
Thomas
"Kind of, but I'm not sure on the details yet."

"Rabbit, you got more AOE magic in you? If so, stick to the back lines and cast that."

"Cat, front lines. Go wild. Thin their ranks as much as possible. Really, shred them to bits if you can. I'll cover your friend and Andy."

"Both of you, shout to me as much information you know about the Keyblade as possible while you fight. Why's it called a 'Key' blade? Does it lock or unlock something?"
Alfred
*Lucky nodded, then shut his eyes in concentration as he went behind Dado and cast Aero on the Heartless in the front of all three of them.*

"Keyblades are legendary weapons with a long and complicated history!" *He started to ramble.* "People used to get them through being given one by the master they were training under, but ever since...*Something* Happened, I'm not sure, all of the keyblade masters have gone missing. Now, it's growing more and more common for people to get them from their world being at risk of falling to Darkness, and not wanting to give up fighting despite that!

"Keyblades usually look like giant keys, hence the "Key" Part of the term. You can use it to lock a world's heart safely into its world, and can also do a whole lot of other things, like acting as one of the few weapons that are effective against Heartless, Nobodies, and Unversed, can unlock or lock doors, locks, or even hearts, can also seal off or open pathways between worlds..."
Eleanora
"...I think Lucky's doing good at explaining things all by himself, honestly," *Jinx said loudly, currently slashing through the Heartless horde ahead of Dado and Lucky.* "Which means that *I* Don't have to remember *All that boring stuff* My parents taught me about the weapon! *Cool!"*
Thomas
"That's interesting. Elaborate on locking and unlocking locks, then explain what you mean by hearts. Is that a metaphor for consciousness like 'soul'? If so, what's a world's heart?"

*He slashes thrice at a handful of stragglers that got through Lucky and Jinx's attacks. 10 x3*
Alfred
"Unlocking or locking a door or lock does what you expect: It either lets you go through a door, or keeps you from going through it," *Lucky happily continued.* "Hearts hold memories and gives both them and the people who have them emotions, as well as aligning said people to either the Light or Darkness, which depends on what kind of person they are.

"Now, I don't exactly know how *A* World's heart works, let alone *All* Of them. I *Think* That they're the worlds' souls? But again, I haven't gotten much information on them from both my parents *Or* The books I used to read about Hearts, *And* I don't think information on the worlds' hearts are available to the public."
Thomas
"One last question." *He swings at two nearby Heartless attempting to flank from the right. 10.*

"Could you seal a lock on a one-way door to make it only openable from one side?"
Alfred
"I think so?" *Lucky replied.* "Keyblades, even though they're also weapons, are *Still* Keys. If you can do that with a regular key, you can *Also* Do it with a keyblade. My parents *Have* Told me that you *Can* Do it; you just have to let your intentions known by the keyblade in order for it to work. Usually, you let it known by thinking *A whole lot* About your plan internally, or talking about it externally."
Thomas
"So..." *He swings at another Heartless, this one flanking from the left. 10*

"Lemme summarize what I know. Heartless are the darkness destroying my world. Since they're heartless, they probably seek hearts, which are souls. The world apparently has a heart, which is probably really big, since it's the whole-ass world. If I was heartless and wanted a heart, the world's heart would be a good target."

*He swings twice at more nearby Heartless. 10 x2*

"If we can lock the door to the world's heart, we can stop the Heartless from destroying it. Additionally, if we can find a room whose only entrance is a door with a one-way lock, we can maybe seal it to keep the Heartless out. That could be Andy's hiding spot until this is all over."
Rose
*Seeing the child in danger, Rosemary immediately gave chase to help, flying after him as quickly as she could. All around her, people fled for their lives, chunks of earth were lifted towards the sky, and the sun was blocked out by darkness. It was devistating, Rosemary had never seen such destruction before. In Pixie Hollow and Wonderland, she had fought Heartless, but never had they begun to actually destroy the world, and she had no clue how to stop it.*

*She caught up with the group, using her flight to join them by staying above the mob of darkness as she drew her wand, preparing to battle them. She attempted to comfort Andy, placing a hand on his shoulder while giving him a smile and a thumbs up.*

"Don't worry kid, everything will be alright, promise!"

*She then flew higher up and used her wand's basic attacks to begin firing bolts of magic towards the enroaching waves of Heartless.*
Gwendolyn
*Andy nodded to Dado and began to look for the potion. He didn't understand anything that was being said or what was going on, but he trusted them to help. When the fairy appeared, Andy was very confused and could only hear the bells from her. The heartless began to thin a bit from the efforts of the group keeping Andy safe. But suddenly, the group could hear what sounded to be like another kid yelling from a higher floor. Andy quickly jumped up. "That sounds like my friend!" And with that, Andy ran off quickly away from the group, not waiting for anyone to help him. It was not short after getting out of sight they heard Andy scream in terror.*
Janet
*A large group of toy heartless had grabbed andy and pulled him up and away to another floor of the building, while another set stood/flew in the way to keep the group from following, firing a volley of arrows at the group.*
Denny
*Joining them was a set of marionette heartless that moved in to claw at the group.*


***Arrow rain: 50
Claw swipes: 30***
Thomas
"Wait!" *Dado tries calling out, but it's too late. Of course the fucking kid couldn't have sat still for five minutes. Shit, what if the heartless can mimic voices? Can they do that?*

*Upon hearing the boy's scream, his eyes widen. When he ses the Marionettes bounce down, form a circle around them, and wind up, his pupils shrink dangerously.*

"No!" *His voice cracks slightly as he yells in defiance. He twists his legs and torso left, then releases the tension like a spring, spinning clockwise with Ever After outstretched to intercept the clawed swipes.*

*After his first rotation, he tilts dangerously forward, not noticing the sparkles around his feet as he does so. He pushes left with his right foot, maintaining the same rotational speed despite the increased radius from his tilt.*

*He stops his spin, mildly dizzy. For just a moment, the golden trail from the tip of his Keyblade hangs in the air before sparkling away into nothing.*

*Mitigation against Marionettes: Vicinity Break, 35 damage. Total nullification.*
*Counter attack: Vicinity Break, 35 damage*
*AP 100 -60*
Eleanora
"NO! *COME BACK!"* *Jinx yelled, running after Andy after the Marionettes appeared all around them, and slicing one in two when it tried to get in her way.*
Alfred
*"JINX!"* *Lucky screamed, moving around Dado and making a beeline for Jinx once he had her in his line of sight.* "Jinx, *No!* It's *Probably* A trap!"
Eleanora
*30 damage to 1 Marionette*
Rose
"Kid!"

*Rosemary calls out to Andy and tries to follow him, but her path is blocked by flying Heartless, causing her to grunt in frustration.*

"Back off!"

*She cast Pollen Blast, quickly growing what looked like a dandelion bud, reaching to half of Dado's height and seeming gigantic to Rosemary and the toys, which immediately bloomed, causing a ball of pollen to launch at the group of Heartless, exploding upon impact and damaging any caught.*

16 x 4 + 25 = 89 damage
AP: 110 90
Thomas
*Dado coughs at the pollen, but fortunately, doesn't take damage.*
Gwendolyn
*Rosemary's Pollen Blast was enough to make the arrow attack get blasted away, along with the marionette heartless being blasted away completely with Dado's vicinity break helping clean up stragglers. The group would suddenly feel the entire world shake violently as the storm outside got way worse. The group had to hurry to Andy and get him to safety before it was too late. Jinx could barely see Andy being dragged into a store, the door being closed behind them to keep the group from saving Andy. If the group reached the door, they would note it being locked tight by a powerful darkness. Something dangerous would be inside.*
Thomas
*Dado lost sight of Andy, but feels a strange tug on his keyblade. He lets it lift itself, and it points at the door. A sense of dread fills him.*

*He reaches into his backpack below, grabs the Potion, then shoves it into his pocket. The task should've calmed the kid down. It should've kept him busy. Fucking...*

*He runs to a set of doors he recognize lead to stairs. Locked. Frustrated, he hits it with his keyblade, and it swings open.*

*Elbow-first, keyblade down, he runs up the stairs to the upper floor, repeats his unlocking of the upper stairs door, then runs for the Dark door. The closer he gets, however, the slower he runs towards it, until eventually, he walks up to it.*
Eleanora
*Oh, and now Jinx is repeatedly using the f bomb as she runs over to the door. Great!*
Alfred
*"Jinx!"* *Lucky exclaimed, running after Jinx and Dado.* "Stop saying that! What would my mom and dad think!?"
Thomas
"'Fuck' is the most appropriate reaction to this fuckshit situation!" *Dado calls out in response.*
Eleanora
*"THANK YOU!" Jinx yells to Dado, glaring at Lucky a second later.*
Alfred
"I *Still* Think you two should be more appropriate with your words..." *Lucky mumbled, before sighing and still running after the two.*
Thomas
"The world is literally ending, and you're worried about bad words?! I dunno whether to be annoyed or impressed."
Alfred
"Look, my parents had the strength to not throw expletives around every time they had to go into perilous danger, so like, why can't we keep it clean as well!?"
Thomas
*Dado stops at the door, waiting for his allies, then scowls, rolling his eyes at this privileged trite.* "Good for you. Your parents sound lovely. Me, on the other hand, fuck my life and fuck this dogshit situation."
Alfred
*Another sigh, though this time, it's much heavier.*
Eleanora
*"Ha! See,* Lucky!? I'm not *The only one* Who dislikes your parents!"
Alfred
"...Don't we all have *A mission* To take care of?"

"Shouldn't we focus on *That?*"
Thomas
"Save the kid. Maybe follow the world's heart lead."

*He taps his foot against the floor, waiting for Lucky and Rosemary to catch up.*

"And don't put words in my mouth, cat. Trust me: your friend got *Lucky* With his draw. No sarcasm here."
Eleanora
"...Fair enough," *Jinx said when Lucky finally caught up to them, nodding respectfully toward Dado.* "I *Do* Agree with that, honestly."
Rose
"Oh geez, not good!"

*Rosemary was right behind the others, flying to keep up. There was still time, she could save the kid, she could save the world, she just needed to hurry.*
Thomas
*Dado's scowl lets up, and his shoulders relax with a sigh.* "Thanks. Let's just save this kid, then we can figure out where the world's heart is."

*After everyone's caught up, Dado knocks on the door twice with his keyblade.*
Gwendolyn
*The darkness emanating from the door shrunk away into the room, seemingly not wanting to be near the keyblade. The door then unlocked and opened after Dado used his keyblade. In the store, the group could see a mess of toys and trash all over the place, but they could also see Andy cowering and crying at the back of the small store. Surprisingly, he got away from the heartless, as none were there to attack him.*
Thomas
*Dado stands silently for a moment, his face slowly contorting with grief.*

"No..."

*Toy Box is a world of Toys. A world of hypercommercialized marketing of media. A world of television, videogames, and other flashy art forms.*

*This is a boss room, plain as day. This is the part of the dungeon where one of the party members runs up to the child, only to see his face melt. This is the part when Dado's forced to kill whatever horrible thing Andy's turned into.*

*Hyperventilating, he runs up to the child.*

"Kid! Please, say something! I..." *His voice breaks into a sob.*
Eleanora
"Kid, are you okay-"
Alfred
"Jinx, *Wait!"* *Lucky exclaimed, grabbing Jinx's arm before she could run over to the kid.* "Something's not right! I can *Feel* It!"
Rose
"Oh, you're okay."

*Not thinking about any possible traps or seeing the oddity of the scenario, nor listening to any of her allies, instead only wanting to protect the human, Rosemary flew over to him. She attempted to comfort him, rubbing his head gently, like a mother would to her son. She didn't know the boy, but she felt the need to protect anyone she could, especially if they couldn't protect themselves, and to keep them in good spirits.*

"Hey, it's gonna be okay. What happened to all those Heartless?"
Gwendolyn
*Andy continued to cry while the group got close to check up on him. It would only be then the group noticed a very intricate and well made doll on ground not too far from him. Andy's cries continued, and continued, and continued. His cries got louder, got more distorted. He would look up and the group could see something was wrong. His eyes had become a dark orange and he had an uncanny smile. Andy's cries quickly became laughs as his body lifted up like a puppet, his arms and body acting like they were being pulled up by strings. Suddenly darkness bursted from his body, covering the area and creating an area the group couldn't leave, as it had completely blocked the door. The doll on the floor floated up and Andy zipped over to it. In an instant, his body entered the doll, the dolls eyes now changing to that same color instead of the green they were before. Her bunny ears getting a heartless emblem on it. The darkness had also caused a group of shadows to appear around the group. It would seem like everyone had no choice but to fight or die here.*

***Doll HP: 1500***

*After being surrounded and trapped, forced to watch the kid they were protecting be lost to the darkness, and now forced to fight or else he dies, Dado could feel dread begin overtake him. He couldn't even protect one boy, and yet he wants to try and protect his world? The darkness in the area enhanced these thoughts and feelings, causing darkness to begin to surround Dado. However a light shined deep within him. A feeling to not give up. And a new strength to keep on fighting until the very end. His heyblade shined bright, clearing the darkness away from him and his allies. It then began to change shape, becoming a new keyblade altogether. When its shine wasn't as blinding, everyone could see his Keyblade was now a simpler and sleek design, but they couldn't deny this new keyblade had a special power. The keyblade tugged Dado's arm forward, pointing directly at the doll. It indicated that it wanted to help Dado fight.*
Thomas
*The world slows to a crawl as Dado stares back and forth between the Heartless Andy's become and his Keyblade.*

*Confusion and sensory overload overtakes him. The world is falling. Andy didn't deserve this. The light is calling. Tears flow out from within his Heart.*

*"Use your light. Defeat the encroaching darkness."*

*All goes quiet inside his mind. Kingdom Key points at Andy's Heartless. It's not over. He can stop this from happening to others.*

*He picks up his slouch, straightens his stance, and for just a moment, stands resolute, facing his opponent.*

*Maybe he can't save Andy. But he can prevent this from happening to others.*

*His image blurs as he jumps up to the Doll. He performs a clockwise twisting horizontal slash midair, reverses his rotational momentum for an Upper Slash, then halts it and performs somersaulting spin slash, falling to the ground.*

"Rabbit!" *His voice echoes with a commanding tone.* "It's a floaty! Toss it around with your wind!"

*Attack Haste: 4 turns remain*
*AP: 100 -90*
*Basic Attack 1: 21*
*Upper Slash: 36*
*Basic Attack 2: 21*
Alfred
"Right!" *Lucky yelled back, casting Aero on the doll and, by shutting his eyes and using all of his concentration, making it fly over the place with the spell.*
Eleanora
*Upon seeing Lucky use all his concentration on flinging the doll around, Jinx nodded sharply and darted both behind him and to his sides routinely, keeping her sword's blade up and ready, just in case some lower level Heartless other than the doll appeared and tried to attack him.*
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Rose
"Woah!"

*Rosemary floated back from Andy. She watched in horror as Andy began to laugh, then unleash darkness around them. She threw her hands up in front of her to protect herself, then looked back to see Andy's entire body be sucked inside the doll, which came alive to attack them, along with more Shadows.*

"Hey! Let him go!"

*She quickly grew a large flower, which would seem giant to Rosemary, Jinx and Lucky, but only reach up to Dado's hip, sporting a large, pink bulb. She pointed her want at the Heartless, which then began to fire needles at it.*

"Get it!"

18 x 4 + 15 = 87 damage
AP: 110 100
Judy
*The doll watched as Dado first came in and started to attack her, all of his attacks dealing some damage, but not making her flinch until the upper slash sent her into the air. The Aero from Lucky following up on Dado's attack made her begin to spin/unstably float around in the air, causing some more damage to her. This left her vulnerable to Rosemary's attack, the needles from the large flower impaling into her skin. However her being knocked into the air became a benefit for her, as the moment the Aero ended she forcefully sent herself down onto the group, landing with a powerful shockwave. After that, the group of heartless followed up by attempting to tackle and scratch at them.*

***Shockwave: 100
Heartless attacks: 50
Doll HP: 1275***
Thomas
*Dado recognizes the tell for a slam attack. Classic boss move. It'll probably have a nasty shockwave to extend the hitbox. When she comes down, he thinks he's ready with a Block.*

*He soon finds out the extent to which he's underleveled.*

*The initial wind of the shockwave pushes back against his guard, shifting his position. Then, the vibration along the ground completes its assault on his footing, knocking him down. With his guard broken, his cries of agony echo in the room as the rest of the dark shockwave washes over him, eroding at his resolve. He can't win. There's no way.*

*He locks eyes with a Shadow winding up to hit him while he's down, then suddenly understands. This is the encroaching darkness he has to fight. If he doesn't, this will happen to someone else.*

*He thrusts Kingdom Key outwards, then kicks sideways, sending himself spinning in a circle. Keyblade outstretched, he slashes at the surrounding Heartless with a grounded Vicinity Break.*

*He winces from the few Heartless whose attacks manage to connect. Light flowing through him, he lifts himself off the ground slightly with his off-hand, performing a second, breakdancing Vicinity Break.*

*Block Mitigation: 33*
*Shockwave Damage: 67*
*Vicinity Break Mitigation: 46*
*Heartless Damage: 4*
*Vicinity Break Damage: 46*

*Attack Haste: 3 turns remain*
*HP: 175 -104*
*AP: 90 -50*
Alfred
*"WOAH!"* *Lucky exclaimed as he fell to the floor during the shockwave attack.* "Okay, note to myself: Make sure to *At least* Have a way to capture or kill the enemy, when tossing them around in the air!"
Eleanora
*"LUCKY!"* *Jinx exclaimed after she saw Lucky fail to jump over the shockwave like she did, and fall instead. She ran over to him, cutting down any Heartless coming their way while standing beside Lucky.*
Alfred
Unmitigated Shockwave: 100
Unmitigated Heartless Damage: 4
Lucky HP: 475 -371
Eleanora
Jinx's Dodge: 36
Shockwave Damage: 64
Jinx's Attack vs one Heartless: 30
Unmitigated Heartless Damage: 4
Jinx's HP: 475 -407
Rose
*Rosemary floated back away from the attacking Heartless before retreating to the ground, using Nature's Blockade to quickly erupt a wall of thorns, protecting herself from the oncoming shockwave. She ducked down behind her wall, reaching as high up as Dado's ankle. It was too late to protect her allies, and now could only guard herself. Once the attacks from the Heartless were over, she flew up and used Earth Boost to power up her Spitterbrush, then created a series of roots that reached out from the ground and held down the doll heartless before it could begin flying again, as well as attempting to grab the Shadows and hold them all still.*

"Going somewhere?"

*She turned to her allies, who had taken some damage in the fight. In particular, Dado seemed the most hurt, so she focused on healing him first while her Spitterbrush continued to attack the doll Heartless.*

"Heal!"

*She cast Cure on Dado.*

AP: 100 80
MP: 105 45
18 x 4 + 15 = 87 damage
Thomas
"Thanks!" *Light courses through his off hand, and he pushes himself back into an upright position.*

"We need a way to guard next time it does that. Hey, Rabbit! What if we saved the Aero casts for whenever we spot the telegraph?"

"And you two, Fairy and Cat. You're a lot stronger than me. Next time a mob of Heartless spawns, ignore them and focus on the boss. I'll keep the little guys occupied!" 

*His eyes shine with determination after stating this new strategy. They got caught off-guard, but it doesn't need to happen again. They've got this.*

*HP: 104 -147*
Alfred
"Sounds good to me!" *Lucky said while getting up.*
Eleanora
*Jinx silently nodded, turning from fighting the Shadows to looking at the doll, and waiting for directions from either Lucky or Dado.*
Gwendolyn
*Rosemary's spitterbrush latched itself around The doll heartless and kept her from floating back into the air and moving. Due to this, it was open for attack, the spitterbrush still impaling the needles. The shadows would not be knocked back by the vicinity break and the spitterbrush holding them down as well.*
Thomas
"We're going all out!" *A peculiar aura envelops Dado as he turns on his heel and dashes over to Lucky. He glides on his feet around the rabbit doll, performing one final Vicinity Break in an attempt to vanquish and prevent further Shadows from attacking the mage.*

"Hope that helps. Now, let's try this!" *He spears Kingdom Key at the Doll, then leaps forward, resummoning his keyblade in hand to perform a spinning overhead slam. He lands on the ground, then jumps back into a defensive stance.*

*Vicinity Break Damage vs Shadows around Lucky: 56*
*2-hit combo vs Doll: 74*

*Phase 2: 4 turns remain*
*Attack Haste: 2 turns remain*
*AP: 50 -70 -40*
*HP: 147 -175*
Alfred
"Thank you!" *Lucky called over to Dado, then did the Aero spell again in order to make the doll get smacked into the wall behind it.*
Eleanora
*Jinx, somehow having gotten on a high up box next to the wall in a short amount of time, then jumped toward the doll and sliced her through the chest, landed on the floor the same time it did, and nimbly dodged its attack.*
Rose
"All out, you got it, Giant Dude."

*She gave a two finger salute as she prepared to go all out. She first cast Earth Boost using her wand, empowering her plants, then casting Full Blossom, causing a large plant to sprout right next to the doll Heartless. With it's leaves and thorny roots, it began to lash out violently at the doll, while her Spitterbrush remained in play, constantly pelting the doll with thorns.*

"What do you think of my gardening skills, freaky toy?"



AP: 80 45
MP: 45 35
Gwendolyn
*With the group efforts, the shadows would be completely wiped out from the attacks launched at them. This left only the doll. While the attacks did a number on it, damage now beginning to pile up on its appearance, it didn't stop moving. By this point it had plenty of thorns stuck into it from Rosemary's attacks. Enough so that they began to glow a dark purple. The doll used a different power this time to force the thorns out if herself and launch them back out at the group rapidly. After she broke free from the spitterbrush and began to move around the area again, stopping her from being open to easy attacks.*

***Return Thorns: 130
HP: 883***
Thomas
*After an early stray thorn hit him, his eyes widened.* "Rabbit! Now!"
Eleanora
"DAMMIT, it's *Still* Not dead!?" *Jinx exclaimed, trying to desperately slice any thorns that came near her, Dado, and Lucky in half.*
Alfred
"Right!"

*Standing in the open, Lucky extended his front paws in front of her, closed his eyes, and cast Aero on the thorns, causing mighty winds to force all of them to go the opposite direction.*
Thomas
*Still next to Lucky, Dado spins Kingdom Key, trying to deflect as many thorns that got past Jinx as he can in an attempt to prevent them from reaching him and his ally.*

*Spe Support Mitigation: 21*

*Thorn damage to Jinx: 34*
*Thorn damage to Lucky: 13*
*Thorn damage to Dado: 13*

*Having tanked only as many thorns as he had to from the team's effective teamwork, Dado chases after the doll. When he catches up, he jumps up and performs another two-hit twirl-somersault combo.*

*Damage to Doll: 73*

*Phase 2: 3 turns remain*
*Attack Haste: 1 turn remains*
*HP: 175 -162*
Eleanora
*Following Dado's example, Jinx hits three thorns with her sword and knocks them right into the doll's face.*
Rose
"Oh no."

*Rosemary dived back behind the wall of roots she created eariler to avoid getting hit by the spikes.*

"My bad!"

*She felt a tad embarrassed from setting up the Heartless to use this attack, but it was too late to fix now. She dispelled her Spitterbrush, causing it to retreat back into the ground. She learned her lesson the hard way. It was also at this point she figured her Full Blossom would become useless due to the doll flying away, so she dispelled that as well, sinking back to the earth just as the Spitterbrush had.*

"Bad, bad doll! No more spikes for you!"

*She quickly grew two vines from the ground, each one laced with sharp thorns, then used them as whips to attempt to swat the doll out of the air while dealing damage.*

"Let's see how you like this!"


AP: 45 35
Earth Boost: 6 turns remaining
Gwendolyn
*The teamwork the group displayed and used against the doll was impressive and useful in keeping the doll in check. From the attacks, it would be knocked into the air again. It prepared itself to counter by looking like it was going to slam down again like before, however this time it did a back flip and suddenly torpedo'd toward Rosemary, attempting to hit her head first.*

***Doll Torpedo Attack or something: 75

HP: 630***
Thomas
"This is your water reminder!" *Dado's phone calls out.* "Drink your water~!" *He slides to his backpack, grabs a water bottle, and chugs 3/4 of it. When he's done, he wipes his mouth, flashes a wide smile, and does a thumbs up at no one in particular.*

*His morale is restored by the gloriously refreshing water.*

*Break Time. AP 35 -85.*
*Phase 2: 2 turns remain*
*Attack Haste: End*
Alfred
*He raised a brow at Dado's whole... Thing.*

"O-kay then?" *He said.*
Eleanora
*Getting an idea, Jinx jumped onto Lucky's shoulders, causing her to use them as a springboard to get up to where the doll was in the air and headbutt her away from Rosemary.

She then started to fall back to earth with the doll, getting five points of damage from it before spring boarding off its chest while still in the air, and landing somewhere a bit further away from it.*

"You're welcome!" *Jinx called to Rosemary, flashing her a bright smile and thumbs up.*

Doll damage post-mitigation: 45
Rose
*Rosemary stared at Dado for a moment, bearing a look of confusion so bad it hurt. Still, she decided to simply shrug it off, at least the giant was hydrated. She turned back to face the doll, who was now about to dive bomb her. She raised her arms, preparing to defend herself, before one of her allies headbutt it to knock it off her course.*

"Thanks, Rabbit Dude!"

*She gave a thumbs up and tried to repeat an eariler success. Once to doll hit the floor, she once again attempted to hold it down with Grasping Roots, as a series of roots sprung forth from the ground and wrapped themselves around the doll, holding it still.*

"Attack!"

*Afterwards, she caused one more root to pop up, this time one sharp like a spear, attempting to impale the doll.*

AP: 35 15

Earth Boost: 5 turns remaining
Gwendolyn
*Along with Dado's water drink, a weird voice would ring through the area.* "Get your new phone companion today! Only $199.99! While supplies last!" *After, the doll heartless didn't expect to get launched off course. This caused it to land on the ground on its back and attempt to float back up, however Rosemary's Roots held the doll down again, leaving it open for another series of attacks. Then the root impaled right through her chest, darkness leaking out of the hole with a faint light deep within. The group could hear a faint noise before the light faded.* "Woody... Help me..." *After, the entire building shook violently and it felt as if the building was no longer on the ground. They had to hurry before it was too late.*

***Damage this turn increased by 20%

Doll HP: 540***
Thomas
*Upon hearing Andy's voice, Dado's inner monologue begins running a mile a minute. He's in there. He's conscious. He's not dead. His light is leaking out. Is he savable? Gravity is loosening. Is the world still savable? They've spent too much time on this boss. Unless the World's Heart, which he can't guarantee he'd recognize if he sees, is right around the corner and is literally just a giant pink floating heart, then the world is doomed. Given the damage caused by gravity loosening, sealing the World's Heart could still result in an extinction event. His chances of saving the world are slim.*

*His chances of saving Andy are yet unknown.*

*He runs to the Heartless and reaches out, before hesitating. He needed to be careful. Reaching directly into it may not work.*

*He looks at his Keyblade. A weapon of light. A weapon that's cleaved the darkness away with no problem thus far.*

*The Rabbit mentioned it could unlock hearts.*

*He gently pushes Kingdom Key into the hole in the Heartless.*

"ANDY! IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, GRAB ONTO THE LIGHT AND **DON'T LET GO!**"
Gwendolyn
*The moment Dado stabbed his keyblade into the doll, the doll stopped struggling. The light within came back and got brighter and brighter until a pink crystalized heart came out. Everyone could tell it was Andy's heart, just by the connection they made before they lost him. His heart soon flew off, and while the group didn't know it, went to a safe area for Andy to recover and rest. The group had another issue to worry about though, the ceiling got torn off above them to reveal the giant black hole of darkness sucking the building in. Soon the entire building crumbled and the group were pulled into it, getting sent to random places. Before they were pulled through, they could see the entire world had been destroyed... The world was gone...*