Beulah
*After taking damage against two Large Bodies, Dado jumps up to a platform. He needs a pick-me-up, and he has an idea on how to psyche himself up.*

*He jumps up to a nearby platform, transforms Kingdom Key into Kingdom Keytar form, and starts playing.*

"I was born to be a winner!"
"Born to be a champion!"
*The Large Bodies start running up the ramp to catch up to him.*
"Born to be a winner, born to be the very best!"
"Born to be a winner!"

*The Large Bodies catch up to him, then swing their arms at him. He jumps over them, plays a descending riff ( on his Keytar, then swings it horizontally in a wide arc.*

*The Large Bodies fly back, evaporating into Hearts upon hitting the ground.*

*After defeating the Large Bodies, a second wave appears: Another Large Body and three Air Soldiers appear. Dado sighs.*

*He spears Kingdom Key at an Air Soldier, then follows up by flinging himself towards it, guard up in case its allies try attacking mid-combo, then breaks his guard into an outwards swing. Lastly, he completes his combo with a somersaulting slash, finishing off the Heartless.*

*After he falls to the ground, the Large Body swings at him, followed by the remaining two Air Soldiers dive bombing him. He blocks the Large Body's swing, being pushed by significantly by its force, and unleashes a Vicinity Break against the Air Soldiers, sending them to kingdom come.*

*The Large Body puts its arms down, then slides forward on its belly. He jumps up to avoid the attack, then points his Keyblade at the enemy. A circle of light forms around the tip, telegraphing the imminent beam. Fortunately, Heartless don't read telegraphs. The beam of light passes through the Large Body, releasing its heart into the night sky.*

*A third wave appears. Dado's sick of this shit. This one consists of six Soldiers, three more Air Soldiers, and a Toy Soldier.*

"You first!" *He jumps up to attack the Toy Soldier, spinning into an inwards uppercut. A sharp pillar of light exudes from the apex of his strike.*

*The Toy Soldier gets hit by the uppercut, then vanishes into a Corridor of Darkness. Cowardly little shit. Dado falls to the ground, only to be divebombed by the Air Soldiers. The Soldiers sloppily attack inwards as well, their individual actions making them seem coordinated despite their collective acting on instinct.*

*He spins Kingdom Key up and around himself, blocking the Air Soldiers' strikes, then just barely has enough time to intercept the Soldiers with a Vicinity Break. As is his signature crowd control technique, he follows up with another Vicinity Break, taking them out.*

*Two Air Soldiers float near the ground, and one in the air. The low ones wind up, then kick at him, while the high one goes for another dive bomb.*

*He dashes forward and up, guard raised again, in another Flash Step, intercepting the high Air Soldier's attack. He quickly follows up with an Upper Slash, then rises as he performs another spinning, uppercutting Quick Slash. Thank Hearts Keyblades will defy gravity to kill Heartless.*

*He lands, and the remaining two Air Soldiers slash at him with their claws. He attacks one with Flash Step, blocking its attack and getting hit by the other. While it's stunned, he performs Quick Slash on the other Air Soldier. With both stunned, he unleashes one final Vicinity Break.*

*The last Heartless dissolve into naught, leaving behind only their rising Hearts. He breathes a sigh of relief.*

"Finally. I swear, I'm gonna give into the darkness if they start spawning in waves from now on."

*He laughs, dematerializing Kingdom Key and putting his hands behind his head.*

*A ring of Soldiers appear around Dado. He smiles. All according to cake.*

"Light!" *He enters Second Form, then blocks as many attacks as he can before getting exhausted. When he does, he unleashes a Vicinity Break. It connects, destroying the remaining Soldiers.*

*A handful of Shadows spawn for the second wave. To amp himself up, Dado transforms Kingdom Key into Kingdom Keytar, then starts playing.*

"I'm on a master quest!"
"I want the whole world to see."
"Gonna be the very best!"
"'Cause all I've got to do is believe in me."

*He plays a descending riff ( on the Keytar, then slams it against a Shadow. Lightning erupts from the sheer righteousness of the impact, arcing around and hitting the other Shadows.*

*The lightning surprises Dado. It feels... Different. He's imbued his Keyblade with Light before, but that just comes naturally. This felt like it pulled from a deep well of energy within him.*

*A group of Air Soldiers and Large Bodies spawn. He gets an idea. He slams his fingers onto Kingdom Keytar, playing an F major chord. Lightning falls from the sky, striking an Air Soldier.*

*A wicked grin crosses his face as he plays a much darker chord: A flat diminished. Lightning hits even harder this time. He lets up a bit by playing an E minor, then doubles back down into a contradictorily depressing E major. Lightning continues striking the foes.*

*Taking advantage of his rhythm and familiarity with the feeling, he Formchanges back into Kingdom Key, then points at a Large Body. Lightning erupts from the tip, coursing through it violently. He pivots and points at another. It vanishes into thin air.*

*He spins his Keyblade, then flings himself at an Air Soldier above. Lightning arcs around him, diverting its path to the decreasing Heartless nearby. Once he reaches the Air Soldier, he starts hanging in the air and violently thrashing his Keyblade up and down, caught up in this feeling of absolute power. He doesn't even notice when all the Heartless are gone.*

*He falls back to the ground gracefully, tired from all the spellcasting.*

"So that's magic, then..." *His smile persists. He has something new to practice.*

*Dado faces a mob of Air Soldiers, Soldiers, and a single Toy Soldier. Watch, he's gonna attack the Toy Soldier first, and it's gonna immediately retreat with disgustingly fast reaction time.*

*Instead, he decides to clearly telegraph his strike. He plays a few notes on Kingdom Keytar (  ), spins the transpose dial down, then stomps his foot. Immediately, a symphony of electric guitars and drums booms to life. He points at the Toy Soldier, waiting a few seconds.*

*It shudders, then disappears. He smirks at its cowardice, then wills a chord to be played extra hard on one of the guitars. Crystals of light swirl around it, shredding nearby Air Soldiers. He wills another Spark cast to come out of a grounded guitar, shredding nearby Soldiers. He repeats this until no Heartless remain.*

*The floating instruments morph into a more traditional orchestra, then play a triumphant melody (  ). Dado tosses Kingdom Key into the air, then catches it and slings it over his shoulder.*

*Dado arrives at Third District. A mob of Soldiers, Air Soldiers, Large Bodies, and a single Toy Soldier spawn.*

*He performs a Sliding Dash towards the Toy Soldier. It retreats. He repeats Sliding Dash twice towards the Air Soldiers.*

*He performs Quick Blitz thrice, taking out the Large Bodies. He then zooms around the battlefield, clearing the ground of Soldiers.*

*He lets the Air Soldiers divebomb him. When they do, he blocks their assault with a Sheet Barrier. One tries delaying its divebomb. He pivots and blocks it with Mini Barrier.*

*With all the Air Soldiers nearby, he performs Magic Pulse 3. They all dissolve. He poses triumphantly.*

*Dado walks into the Third District Courtyard. He creates a Mini Barrier. He uses Magic Pulse 3 on it. He leaves.*
Pamela
Furo entered the area to see what the commotion was. He not noticed anything on the way, but if he had to guess someone's ship may have landed somewhere it should not have.

He had never known Traverse Town to have an earthquake.

Did Traverse Town even have tectonic plates?

Ugh, he was getting distracted again. Just needed to see what was up, and then learn some magic.

"I haven't seen anything yet. How about you, fellow apprentice?"
James
Sapphire walked next to Furo as they entered the third district, she was looking around for anything that could be a clue on what caused a the earthquake. 
"Im not seeing anything, maybe we got sent away so he could tidy up the house?" 
Like her companion she was wanting to learn more magic and all she can about the heartless. 
"It couldn't be a heartless could it?"
Norbert
*As they entered and looked around, the 2 wouldn't see anything dangerous or particularly earthquake inducing. However, if they were astute, they would notice a gold shimmer from behind as a pair of giant golden gauntlets attempted to pulverize them.*

***Gauntlet punch: 350***
James
Sapphire was going to give a light hearted chuckle at the notion of a heartless causing the world to shake before it felt like everything went slow on her, she turned towards Furo seeing as the massive pair of gauntlets launched him into the building. 

Her Previous excitement turned into shock as if she was watching a horror movie as she stood too stunned to react to anything before watching as her companion flung himself at the gauntlets again in an act to protect her. "Furo!" She screamed out in worry. 

Watching as he broke into the building only to get back up and using his magic to finally go on the offensive which snapped Sapphire out of her shock reminding her she can now protect herself. 

Sapphire opened her book pointing her hand towards the Gauntlets as a flicker of light came to life before launching out landing on Furo throwing a fairly weak barrier up around him. Not being her intended course of action she was still glad to have some use even if it meant offering some protection.

**Ap** 100-90

She once again put focus into spellcasting as several small icicles formed near her as she sent them out towards the gauntlets, she knew she was still weak, probably to weak to deal any damage but she refused to let that stop her. 
**Blizzard** 39 dmg
**Ap** 90-75

Watching as her spell seemed to barely leave a scratch she rushed towards the gauntlets summoning up to three ice shards as the spun around her connecting with the gauntlets before each shot off towards the creature. "So no heartless can just be a massive pair of gloves?"

**Ice Burst** 49 dmg
**Mp** 100-60
Norbert
*As if on cue, the real heartless appears.*
Saundra
*Golden legs and a body would suddenly drop down from the sky, lining up with the slightly damaged gauntlets. After, a golden helm lands where the head should be, the fu heartless armor now glaring down at the 2. It waited for its moment to strike.*

***Head and Body HP: 3000
Gauntlets: 951
Legs: 1000***
James
Sapphire hated the feeling of being weak as she saw more of the heartless finally appear, fear now taking over her body she wanted to run, run as far away as she could and hide. If it was just Sapphire by herself she probably would've ran but Furo was doing his best to protect her and something inside her clicked. As she watched as Furo did his best to immobilize it she looked down at her book and remember what that one man told her during her first heartless encounter to chase after power if it presents it's self.
`Phase 2` 
**Ap:** 75-95
**Mp:** 60-80

As if a surge of energy swirled around her she rushed towards the heartless against what everything inside her was telling her to, she conjured several orbs around herself as they launched towards the heartless.
**Magic Pulse 2: ** 61
**Ap** 95-75
Wanting to keep her momentum going, magic began to surround her book as she through it at the hearts watching as it rebounded back to her catching it in her hands. "I promise to do my best and offer you support!" Fear was clearly still in her voice clinging onto her like chains as she tried to fight through it.
**Raid Slash** 61
**Ap** 75-55
As she looked towards the heartless she gripped her book tightly. "Please let this work" As she held her hand out towards the massive armor of an heartless an array of colors began to form around her, she flicked her hand towards the heartless several volleys of began to home in at the heartless. 
**Prism Rain** 76
**Ap** 55- 20
Saundra
*Furo's attempts to hold the gauntlets down would seem to work at first, until the armor did a movement and the gauntlets vanished. With that, the legs also seemed to vanish from the rest if the body. Looking around would note that the gauntlets and the legs detached from the base armor and would move around on their own. The gauntlets began to spin rapidly, its claws being extended and basically beyblading toward Ottachu. The legs would begin to stomp toward Furo, intending to stomp on him. The body would float around idly.*

***Legs and arms damage is equal to 10% of your max HP. ~~remember unless I specify this is normally mitigable~~

Body Split: 500

Gauntlet HP: 333***
James
Sapphire watched as the heartless split itself apart and could only stand and watch as the claws came at her like a circular saw. If she was in a horror movie this would be where she found herself ended. Right before the claws came into contact she threw her hands up to defend herself as a barrier came to once more to protect. 
**Barrier** 59-51 = 8
**Ap** 20>5
**Hp** 581
The barrier held out up to the very end until it shattered like glass right before her as she felt the claws grab onto and toss her to the side. Landing on the ground she felt her body roll a short distance. She picked herself up wincing at the attack but found she was still okay. "Right let's do this!" She attempted to cheer herself into going through with the battle as she felt a rush of energy crackle around her. With the feeling there she charged at the gauntlets as if diving towards them and chain of electricity formed around her. 
**Thunder Surge** 51
**Mp** 80>60

She quickly turned herself around as she slashed down at her foe once more with ice before retreating and sending off three icicles as she does. "Hope this works!"
**Ice Burst** 61
**Mp** 60>20

112 dmg in total if combine it)
Saundra
*The gauntlets would prepare to follow up its attack by pummeling sapphire, however the wind raid came and knocked them to the ground. After that, Sapphire's thunder surge caused one of the gauntlets to vanish in a puff of darkness as it got destroyed, the second hand joining it from her ice burst. The remaining body and feet would rejoin, the feet looking more banged up from Furo's onslaught. The entire armor would do a wind up before jumping high in the air, slamming itself down and using its separate body parts to its advantage for a more dangerous slam. After it put itself back together.*

***Leg HP: 463
Body Slam: 300
Gauntlets: Ded***
James
She cursed her weakness and the fact that she had to rely upon furo to protect her. She looked at Furo locking eyes with him as he charged at the armor. She made a rush at the heartless after Furo's attack unleashing the last of her magic against it.
Magic Pulse 1 51

Having felt all her energy gone she struck at the heartless several times with her book fortifying it to ensue it didn't get damaged.
Basic Attack 27
Basic Attack 27 
"I hope the end is near I don't know how much longer we can keep going." She jumped back after doing her attacks as she felt herself getting light headed.
Saundra
*After landing, the armor took a moment to get back up. This gave the perfect opening for Furo and Sapphire to demolish the legs. After they were dealt with, the armor would rise back up, now floating on its own. It began to spin rapidly like a a spinning top, the spin becoming dangerous if you got to close, which is exactly what it did to them, rapidly approaching Furo before going after Sapphire*

***HP: 263
Spinny spin damage: 10% of your HP***
Christopher
Sapphire watched Furo get thrown back away from her as she watched the heartless made it's way to sapphire sending her flying into a nearby wall as she landed with an audible thud. She watched from where she was at as Furo attacked at the heartless once more. She got herself off the wall as she took the chance to get a breath of air back in her lungs as felt that everything she had in her was gone. 
**Hp** 581->523
She rushed towards the heartless holding her book with both hands as she brought it down onto the heartless. 
**Basic Attack** 27
Saundra
*The guard armor didn't waste time and simply kept spinning. It seemed like this was the only attack it could do now, rapidly moving around and attempting to catch the 2 off guard by going at different angles.*

***HP: 1823

Spinny Spin Spin: 20% of HP***

***HP:
James
Sapphire tried to throw a barrier up to block the incoming attack only for it to shatter immediately as she was flung back rolling against the hard pavement. 
HP 523406

After picking herself up she rushed away from the heartless as she began to catch her breath. Looking around frantically she found a vending machine and quickly purchased a refreshing beverage as she quickly chugged it down feeling herself gain a bit of energy back.
Break Time 
Ap 530
After having her drink she looked over watching as furo began to unleash a flurry of attacks on the heartless.
Saundra
*The guard armor, despite its best efforts, had taken too much damage and had to stop spinning. Because of this, it was left vulnerable to attacks in the middle of the courtyard.*

***HP: FINISH HIM!***
James
"Right!" She picked up her paced as she rushed towards the defenseless heartless as a rush of magic began to swirl around, three orbs of magic began to swirl around her as it struck at the heartless. 
**Magic Pulse 2** 61
Ap 30>10

After the burst of magic she found herself next to Furo hoping that their attacks finally destroyed the creature.
Saundra
*The 2 could see the guard armor begin to stumble about in the air after their attacks. It barely got far before it fell to the ground, its head dropping to the ground. As it faded away, they could see its heart begin to float off.*
Philip
*Soon after, Merlin would appear in a puff of smoke behind the duo.* 

"Oh well done! I was worried that you both wouldn't be able to handle it, but you both pulled through."
Pamela
Furo looked on as the heartless faded away. Instead of a triumphant exclamation, he tiredly looked on as Merlin appeared to congratulated them. The realization that the old man had been watching the whole time and not aiding of his own accord did not sit well with the mechanic. The situation resolved itself, so he guessed it was fine.

Turning to Sapphire, his head hung low as he tried to find his words. He tried to meet her eyes before saying what he felt he needed to.

"Sorry. I failed in guarding you several times in that fight. I should have been more on top of things."
James
Sapphire finally having spent all her energy fell to her knees looking at where the heartless faded away watching the heart fly up to the sky. She looked over at Furo with disbelief in her eyes. "We did it?" She then lifted herself off the ground and rushed towards Furo with excitement in her eyes and voice. "We really did it! We managed to win! "

Any negative emotions she had once had seemed to have subsided for the time being.

 She then turned to Merlin with a puzzled look in her face. "Does this mean you'll teach us?"
Philip
"Why of course I will! I'll admit that heartless had been causing trouble for a while. Leon said he and the others would deal with it, but then came along you 2. I was going to get leon to come and lend aid but I decided to wait and use this as a test. If you had ran away, it would have continued its rampage. Oh, I apologize if this upsets you. Here let me make it up to you both now."

*Merlin would wave his wand and a healing energy would appear around Furo and Sapphire, healing them fully.*

"And now, what is it you both want from me right now? I have many magical items I can part with."
Pamela
Merlin was proud and Sapphire was happy. Furo was not going to keep being a downer of things in this moment. It would not be fair.

"Good work, Sapphire. Thank you, sir."

He rubbed the back of his neck as he considered the wizards question. It was obvious what he wanted in the long run, but it seemed like there was an offering for something in the short run as well. It really had Furo considering what could help facilitate his growth.

Nothing better to do than ask.

"What type of items do you have? I think I need improvement in all fields. If I knew what you had I could make an educated decision."

Raw power, control, knowledge, there no shortage of areas Furo found himself lacking. Knowledge he could learn overtime, but the rest definitely could be supplemented with some type of implement. Every little bit helped.
James
Sapphire pulled out her book which had taken a considerable beating from that battle as she opened the book to examin it's contents. One might think she would've read through book thousands of times and one would not be wrong. 

"I'm wanting to gain more knowledge and power, do you perhaps have a book that could teach me more?" What else could one need instead of seeking knowledge and growing stronger from that.

She then stopped and thought a bit more about what else she might want to ask but couldn't think of anything else. She then looked over towards Furo giving a simple smile still proud of their shared victory.
Philip
"Oh yes yes of course I do! I know just the book for you."

*With a wave of his wand, a book would appear from thin air infront of Sapphire. The title of the book being "Buried Secrets".*

"Now lets see... I have many things I can give. Gems to summon beings from another world, weapons, I do have a magic keychain if that interests you. I have things that can increase your potential(Stat boost), charms that can protect you, oh maybe you would like something to increase your current weapons capabilities."
Pamela
He put his chin in his palm. Furo thought about what was being offered, and quickly settled on what sounded good to him. He could craft his own weapons if he really needed it, and summoning beings was a whole layer of existence that he did not want to even think about the how for; he was tired even if his physical wounds were tended to. He also was not interested in the whole magical key fad.

No, there was really only one thing that stood out to him.

"Are you capable of increasing my affinity to magic? If I am to study under you, that would be the most beneficial thing I could ask for."

He looked to Merlin before looking to Sapphire. He was curious if something else caught her attention. And even more interested as to why?
James
Sapphire thought a bit more as she held onto the book she was given before shaking her head. "I'm content with this and learning more magic from you if that's alright."
The heartless are proving to be more dangerous than she originally thought and wants to do all she can to protect herself and the children. That was when she realized what else she was wanting from the magician.

"I want to be strong enough to protect those I care about and this battle proved that I'm still weak and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make sure they are all protected." She looked over towards Furo once more giving a smile as it faded away when she looked away. "I can't rely on others to take the hit for me when it could end badly for them."
Philip
*Merlin would address Furo.*

"Yes of course I can. And of course I'll teach the both of you. Ah but first we will get started in seeing everything you know first."



"Let's return to my house. I have a room we can use."
Pamela
While he could feel the change, Furo could not really explain it well. The best he would probably be able to compare the increase to his magical capabilities is being ability to breath better than before. In an area with cleaner air.

It felt good to say the least. 

Which immediately was contrasted by finding himself deposited into the smelly and dusty house of the mystic teacher.

He scrunched up his nose in disgust, but otherwise stayed silent lest speaking had him inhale deeper than he wanted to.
James
Sapphire nodded as she ready to show all she had taught herself as the now party of three had made it back to the house they first all met at. 
Wondering what more she could learn she promptly opened her book and began to study it's contents with great interest. 

Being able to finally learn more than her previous book told her felt great. Now all that was left to get stronger and follow what ever teachings is given to her.

Sapphire came back to the spot where she encountered the massive armor heartless that she fought with Furo. She figured now would be a great chance to practice her spell casting as she had grown stronger from when she last had a proper battle. Pulling her book out it began to glow that familar hue she had grown accustomed to. It was funny for her to begin channeling the darkness within her her she no longer needed to think back on the fall of her world she was able to conjure it whenever she wanted. Her free hand began to crackle with energy as lightening formed around her, while the book began to emit a dark smoke from it. For the first time since learning these spells her mind felt clear and unclouded only difference was each time she would use the spells her eyes changed to hues of yellow. Of course she didn't know that of course for no one pointed it out to her. 
`Darkaga 1/3 Dark Thundara 1/3`
She began to cast both Dark Thunder and Darka slowly increasing how much magic into each cast. She had found that this method worked out better than her previous attempts of focusing in all her magic into the stronger versions of the spells. She felt in control and much stronger than before, was she the first person to actively learn dark magic on her own. However that case be something told her to keep it hidden from others as she has not seen anyone else use dark based magic. 

'The darkness feels comforting like it's a power I can actively rely on but is the right thing to do?' She thought as she continued with making the spells stronger between the casting. 'Should I make mention of it to the others? No, not yet I don't know them fully to trust them like that.'
`Darkaga 2/3 Dark Thundara 3/3`
Just then a thought formed in Sapphire's mind. 'What if they begin to distrust me if I seem like I'm hiding anything...' What a perplexing thought but just then before she could continue to with her thought she heard a loud boom as it seems like her training began paying off. Th

E ground in the third district gave way and formed a small crater from the lightning. 

She then focused on putting more magic into her darkness as several large shadowy orbs formed and her body took on a dark aura like previously. Instead of sending the spell into the wall or ground she launched the spells upward watching as it went flying off before fading away. It seems like she had done all she could with her training as her body lost it's aura and her eyes went back to normal like nothing happened. 
`Darkaga 3/3 Dark Thundara 3/3`
Sarah
Xanaro, still wearing his blank expression, enters the third district courtyard. 

"East. Fire door." He repeats to himself as he strolls through the area. And, as the shopkeeper had said, its there.

He stares at the door for a few moments, attempting to push it open to no avail.

Attacking the door would be dumb, but, he's well aware of the many uses of magic. By using the logic that a mage lives behind the door, a fire spell would likely open it.

This is where he would cast the fire spell- Except, he doesnt know how. Blizzard, thunder, he can do. But fire? He had neglected that aspect of magic. 

"Foolish." He mutters to himself, for having not been prepared for every eventuality. And so, hes stuck here for the time being, brainstorming ways to get inside without the required spell.
Norbert
"This place looks alot different than that other town..."

Oban would say with her hands in her pockets, looking around Traverse Town and all the buildings. It looked...*Sorta* Familiar based on architecture. With no direction in mine, she simple wandered aimlessly until she came across a vacant looking house and a door with a fire symbol on it. 

"A door with a fire symbol... Maybe there's a fire on the other side!" 

A thought popped into her mind and she would raise her hand, casting Water to create a ball of water above her head and tossed it at the Fire Door to see what would happen.
_ _

*The Fire Door responds neither to Xanaro's vacant stare nor Oban's Water cast. The telltale sound of Heartless materializing reaches the two's ears. Behind them, they'll see a pack of five Soldiers, two Red Nocturnes, and a Green Requiem.*

*Two of the soldiers dive at the duo, while one of the Red Nocturnes begins to charge a Fire cast.*

```
5 Soldiers: 1000 HP
2 Red Nocturnes: 500 HP
Green Requiem: 100 HP

Dive (All): 200
```
Sarah
Xanaro watches as the strange woman attempts to spray down the door with a spell, his stare moving from the door, to her, with a blank expression. And then, the sound of the heartless comes. He immediately jumps into action- Raising his right arm, a crackling orb of monochrome electricity appearing over his hand before ``Renege`` materializes.

He watches as the stranger dodges the heartless, opting to make a different choice. He stands still, allowing the soldier to get close. Just before it connects, he swings the blade vertically, clashing against the heartless diving at him and assumingly knocking it away. 

He doesn't leave it at that though. He rushes forward, striking each of the soldiers individually, aiming to dispatch all of them in one consecutive set of movements, Freeing the heart of each one- Aside from the one the stranger takes out. She doesn't seem to be using a keyblade, which is a mild inconvenience. One less freed heart. But, in the end, it's inconsequential.

Once the soldiers are dealt with, he makes a downwards strike at the green nocturn, taking it down in a single blow and freeing its crystalline heart. He stays silent as he looks at the red nocturns, an idea forming.

```HP: 3225
MP: 135
AP: 190 -185 -155

Action 1: Basic attack, 292 - 200 = 92 [Parry against Dive]
Action 2: Basic attack, 292 [Soldiers]
Action 3: Basic attack, 292 [Soldiers]

Bonus Action: Blitz [-20%], 258 [Soldiers]
Bonus Action: Blitz [-20%], 258 [Green Nocturn]

Free Action: N/A

Total Damage Dealt: 934 to the soldiers, 258 to the green nocturn
Total Damage Received: 0 ```
Norbert
*Five hearts fly into the sky as six Heartless disappear. The Red Nocturne that was charging a cast sends a fireball at Oban, while the other begins charging.*

```
2 Red Nocturnes: 500 HP
Fire (Oban): 650
```
Sarah
Xanaro continues his assault, leaping after the second red nocturn, aiming to slash it in an attempt to weaken it first, and then grab it as it charges the ball of flame. Assuming this works, he holds it, the side with its beady little glowing eyes facing outward as he points it down the small path, aiming for the door with a fire insignia.

```HP: 3225
MP: 135
AP: 155

Action 1: Basic attack, 292 
Action 2: Grab [Strength], 292
Action 3: N/A

Bonus Action: 
Bonus Action: 

Free Action: N/A

Total Damage Dealt: 292
Total Damage Received: 0 ```
Norbert
*Xanaro's Keyblade cleaves directly through the Red Nocturne, and in his attempt to weaken it, he releases its Heart. He manages to grab it for just a moment before it disappears in a puff of smoke.*

*Oban's attacks, meanwhile, finish off the Red Nocturne that had been targeting her.*
Lucy
Information: Congratulations!! You have defeated all the Heartless in the area!
Sarah
He wears a puzzled expression, watching as the heart floats away with the afterthought, that maybe, he should have held back, before looking over to Oban and speaking in his usual, dull, tone. 

"The objective, was to use it's own attack to my advantage." He remarks, showing zero signs of annoyance or frustration. Or, well, any emoting at all. 

 He simply watches Oban for a few moments, before wordlessly beginning to walk towards the door once more. He's not above waiting for merlin to either enter, or exit the door.
Darrin
Oban landed back on the ground, using her Water Magic to put out the flames that were still on her coat and hearing what Xanaro said.

"Using its attack... Och! Ya were plannin' on making it shoot Fire at the door!" 

She'd say and snap her fingers, thinking that was the idea or hoping anyway. The pirate then walked up to the door and decided to knock on it, it made the most sense to her. 

"HEEEY! Is the inside of this place on fire!? I can see the flame on the door and all! I brought some Water with me!"
Norbert
*No response is heard from the other side of the door. When Oban knocks on it, no heat can be felt, indicating a fire on the other side to be unlikely.*
Sarah
He continues waiting for any progress to be made, pressing a leg against one of the nearby walls in an effort to rest for a moment. The altercation with the heartless was not tiring in the least, but it would still be best to be in top shape for any other potential issues.

*"If i were knowledgeable on spells of fire, this would be far more simple."* He remarks, his eyes returning to the door as he lets his thoughts be his primary focus."*
Norbert
*As the 2 tried to figure out how to get through the fire door, out of no where Xanaro would... Be hit by a truck at high speeds.*

***Proud Mode encounter
Truck-Kun: 20000(Non-lethal) if hit, instantly sent to  before waking up.***
Sarah
Xanaro had been too lost in thought to even notice the truck, speaking in the usual monotone voice as he glances to the right, trying to look at oban.

"Perhaps if we were to mix-" A pause, Truck-Kun mere inches away from his face as he lets out one final word. "Oh."

# ##

Xanaro is sent flying in a comical manner, being sent to
Darrin
"So... It *Waaaants* To be set on fire... Makes sense..." 

Oban would stop knocking and crossed her arms, placing her hand on her chin to think. 

"I dinnae have any fire spells as well..." 

Next thing she noticed was Xanaro getting hit by a literal truck and sent flying. She would put her hand above her forehead trying to track where he went but to no avail: man was gone. 

"Huh... He's gone..." 

With no way to track Xanaro, she'd blink and returned back to the door in question. Oban then would put her hands together. 

"Mystery Man! I swear I shall get this door open for yer sacrifice! I shall remember ye always!" 

With new determination for her fallen comrade, her green eyes shined in determination and she took out a matchbook and struck it; lighting a match and throwing it at the door. 

"Take this for me fallen mate! Fire!"
Norbert
*The door slowly slides open, revealing a lake with several rocks floating along the top, as well as a small island and a tall, raggedy house in the center. Should Oban proceed, she will find herself at
Darrin
"Ha! Pirate magic at its finest!" 

Oban would say and put the matchbook back in her pocket and walking inside to see several rocks floating around in water. Without a care, she would try and jump to the first rock, then the second, third and so on with just one leg for the extra challenge until she made it to the other door. 

"Now, let's see what's 'ere."
Beulah
*Dado walks into Third District. He's greeted by an Invisible, an Angel Star, and three Darkballs. The Heartless aren't significant in number, but he remembers these being particularly strong varieties. Thina corroborates this with clear red warnings beside them.*

"If I can't take these on, I don't stand a chance against Pira." *After Dado points this out, Thina replaces the warnings in his vision with elemental affinities.*

*The Invisible is marked with a lightning bolt, followed by a red X. Right. Dado somewhat remembers learning that the hard way in the colosseum, though the memory's fuzzy.*

*The Angel Star is marked with several elements and a symbol depicting a magic wand, all with corresponding minuses. The message is clear: magic isn't the way forward. It's also highlighted in green, with green text below it reading "Healer". Dado will take care of it first.*

*The Darkballs are marked with a green whirlwind and yellow sparkles, followed by pluses. It seems those are their weaknesses.*

"Thanks. Wind!" *Dado conjures a golden whirlwind to hold the Darkballs. They swirl around, unable to fight back against it.*

*He drags Kingdom Key through the air behind him, then slams it into the Angel Star. He twists through the air, hitting it twice more, then slams his Keyblade downwards.*

*It folds its steel wings to act as a shield, guarding from his Aerial Slam. He falls back to the ground from the recoil, then pivots, barely blocking a heavy blow from the Invisible. He responds with a blast of light, followed by dashing towards it, wreathed in flames.*

*As the earlier winds die down, he refreshes the Aero cast, keeping the Darkballs trapped. The Invisible takes advantage of the break in his onslaught to smack him with the flat of its blade.*

*He staggers back, then lets a ring of rainbow prisms spiral outwards around him. This stuns the Invisible and allows him to notice the Angel Star teleporting.*
_ _

*He slides towards the Angel Star's targeted location Keyblade-first, catching it in its endlag. He follows up with two consecutive Aerial Slams, releasing its Heart.*

*Three dark orbs start spinning around him. Thina marks the technique as "Shadow Flare". It's nice to finally put a name to it.*

*He waits for the spinning to stop, then leaps into the air as they move inwards. He spears Kingdom Key at the Invisible as it reappears, catching its arm as it grabs its sword. He resummons his Keyblade and shoots two projectiles at it: a bloom of light and a rainbow prism. Its Heart joins the Angel Star's in their quest for Kingdom Hearts.*

*The Darkballs, now free from their whirlwind, quickly surround Dado. He takes a deep breath and begins hovering just off the ground, his shoes sparkling.*

*They violently jerk around, attempting to smack him with their veiny hides. Unfortunately for them, he's ready. He immediately spins, Keyblade outstretched, catching their strikes. He then spins again, smacking them away.*

*Now for the finishing touch. Dado leaps into the air, then comes crashing down. Pillars of light erupt from the concrete floor, followed by a large flash. When the light fades, rhe Heartless are gone.*

"See? I've still got it."
Natashia
*"You took damage from the Invisible."*
Beulah
*Dado sighs, then casts Cure.* "Okay, but I'm getting there."
Natashia
*"They're called Invisibles because most of their victims die without seeing them. Pay more attention next time."*
Beulah
*Dado blinks, surprised. That's fucked up. He had no idea.*

*He nods, then proceeds to First District.*

*Dado runs in, hoping the "Princess of Darkness" Follows without any collateral damage. Not being followed would, admittedly, be nice too.*
James
Sapphire was running after him his light was almost too much, that light alone could kill someone. 
She ran through the doors not acknowledging the pain she would feel later. The darkness was in control for now the keyblade told her what she needed to do. 

A faint voice could be heard in her head speaking to her trying to regain control. 'Black Coat , and bandages, black coat and bandages...' She would shake her head violently before using the same inverted water attack at Daydo to drag him towards her. "You can run but you won't escape me." With the water dragging him she tossed the keyblade in the air as her hand turned into a claw again slashing at him several phantoms appeared behind Daydo with Claws of darkness.

With the several Claw attacks she made enough distance between herself and him as she aimed her keyblade at him darkness forming around it and herself. Instead of shooting a beam at him she raised the keyblade up in the air sending the beam into the air. "Your light will end here!" 

The Darkness that was above them formed into several arrows with a flick of her keyblade all the arrows turned to face Daydo raining down upon him. "The light is a sickness and my darkness is the scalple that will cleanse it." 

```Phantom Form lvl 4 175-150
Magic Boost activated from form change
Waterless Dance 635 dmg 150-110mp
Phantom Dance adding speed to attack 333
Claw of Darkness 630+333=963 175-155 Ap
Dark Barrage 641 Dmg 155-120 Ap
2,239 total dmg```
Beulah
*When Sapphire follows him, an obsidian ring glints on Dado's finger, Lucky Emblems are fizzling in and out of existence around him, and a different Keyblade rests in his hand. This one depicts a tower with gold spiraling around it. His light shines brighter than it did before.*

*As she sends more water to pull him in, he braces himself and stances up. He knows this playstyle well: a variation of rushdown in which the character uses obtuse tools with long range to pull an opponent towards them rather than rushing them down traditionally. There's only one thing it has trouble with: good OOS/wake-up options.*

*For a moment, his hair flashes green and his eyes go from absorbant grey to a shining silver. As she slashes at him from all sides, a rectangular mirror spins around him, sucking her afterimages into them and absorbing the blows. The mirror then divides into a circle of identical mirrors, all spinning around Sapphire. Her claws turn on their wielder, slashing inwards.*

*Dado's features return to normal, and he winces as he's hit by the projectiles she set up above him. Great. She's got setups. Nonetheless, he has to try to capitalize on his neutral win.*

"Wake-up!" *He spins, Keyblade outstretched, and rises into the air. Lightning arcs around him, scraping along the ground below and stretching towards her.*

"Just *Go away!*" *He shouts, frustrated, then falls towards the ground, slamming his Keyblade downwards. Pillars of light erupt around him.*

```
HP: 2463 -3278 -2130
AP: 175 -195 -175
MP: 155 -175 -115
Mirage Form lv3
Guardian's Light 1/5
Attack Haste 2/5
Light Boost 2/7
Magic Upgrade 1/5
Mickey Summon Gem
Dark Ring

Reflega (Claw of Darkness): 1048, 722 sent back
Spark Sweep: 984
Holy Edge: 984

Total damage: 2690
```
James
Sapphire stopped in her tracks as she waved her arm trying to swat the reflected away but was unable to as she forced to the ground from a combination of the pain and trying to regain herself. "She looked up feeling the light he was summoning as felt herself entering Phase 2 out of her own volition. She pulled out a summon gem similar to his as the darkness from it gave her a boost. She tossed her keyblade aside and pulled out her book as it started hovering next to her her breathing became shallow and slowed as she began to stand. 

Several Dark Shields formed around Sapphire blocking the lightening that was aimed at her not leaving so much of a scratch on her from that attack. 

"Run" Is all she said not as a threat but more so of a warning. She was still in there trying to fight against the darkness, regain control for she is the one that controls her darkness not the other way around. With her hand still as a claw she began to charge up the darkness around her sending out a dark beam that pierced through Daydo's pillars.

Sapphire raised her arm in the air summoning a bubbling purple liquid before tossing it in his direction.
```Hp 4950-4232
Phase 2 Mp 110-130 Ap 120-140
Phantom Form 130-105 Mp
Anti Aqua Summon Gem
Hp4232-4232
Dark Shield 1097-984=complete mitigation 140-130 Ap
Phantom Dance adding speed to attack 429 130-115 ap
Dark laser 1526-984=543 sent back 115-100 ap 
Poisonga 1139 to mitigate if not 5% to hp for 5 turns 105-65mp```
Beulah
*"Run."*

*That wasn't just a one-liner. There was urgency in her voice. She's possessed by her darkness. It's just like Fiora.*

*Sapphire's lasers pierce Dado's defenses, most of their impact absorbed by his Dark Ring and prior attack. He might have a fighting chance. He might be able to save her-*

*"Dado... R-run..."*

*Trying to save Fiora ended with him metroided and nearly dead. If he dies, who's going to seal the Door to Darkness? Will Kingdom Key choose someone new? What if it's too late?*

*As Sapphire's Poisonga cast approaches him, Thina colors it red indicating its danger, labels it, explaining what it is, and marks it with a red X, indicating it's too strong for him to do anything against. She's stronger than him. If they fight, he dies.*

*Dado gets hit by the cast and nearly gags as it assaults all of his senses. He feels his energy draining.*

*"Run."*

"I'm sorry." *He looks at her, face filled with regret, then vanishes into a shower of sparks, traces of his presence just barely lingering in the area.*
Christopher
S{ Sapphire fell to the ground holding her clawed hand down as she shouted out finally she was in control again. Tears began to stream down her face as she kept her corrupted hand on the ground summoning water next to her in the from of a dagger. 

Why? Why did she feel so compelled to attack him why was his light so suffocating that she felt the need to snuff it out. His light felt familiar to her but she never met him asides from her Dado who she had been traveling with. 

She summoned her keyblade in hand remembering the words it said to her. "Kill the chosen light.." She muttered. This damned keyblade brought more pain and suffering than good. If only she could destroy it however it chose her as it's wielder perhaps if she rids herself of her hand.

With a scream the dagger turned into a sword and she clenched her eyes closed at the water struck the ground next to her hand. She cried for she wasn't strong enough to do it. She stood sniffling as she held onto her arm walking out. "Black coat and a wrap... Black coat and a wrap." She dried her tears shuffling towards the exit of the third district. "I need to find a moogle."
Laura
**"No, he is still here. Hiding. Cowardly light. Light claims to protect, but they just run, hide, make excuses. You are the Princess who will bring back true balance. The chosen light must die, else you lose and light destroys everything..."**
Norbert
*It would appear the Keyblade of Hearts is correct. Dado's lingering presence has yet to fade or disappear in the last minute.*
James
Sapphire held onto her clawed hand letting out an agonizing scream as she felt herself begin to lose control again. 

"Where did you hide away to..." She had failed in holding the control she fought so well to gain. In her clawed hand she brought out an elixir crushing it as the liquid poured out from her grasp revitalizing her. 

She could sense he was still in the area just hiding and so be it she shall wait for him to make his appearance. "I am the princess of Darkness, I am the one who will bring balance as the light has ruled far to long." 
```Phantom Form 65-40
Elixir hp mp ap maxed
Pep talk 10% boost for the next three turns```
Norbert
*Five minutes pass, and nothing happens. Dado's presence continues to linger in the area.*
James
Sapphire continues to wait for Dado to appear, however she is still trying to fight to regain control of herself
Christopher
```Phantom Form 210-185 Mp
Summon Gem 185-175 Mp```
Beulah
*Dado reappears in the Third District Courtyard. His spirits fall upon seeing Sapphire. Just perfect.*

"Thina, do the thing."
Natashia
*"Doing the thing."* *Thina sends out messages to the Final Fantasy gang, plus Xion.*
Beulah
```
HP: 3808
AP: 175
MP: 15 -MP Hastega! 210
Mirage Form lv3
Guardian's Light 4/5
Pocket Dimension 3/3
Attack Haste 5/5
Light Boost 5/7
Magic Upgrade 4/5
Break Time (Magic): 1/3
Mickey Summon Gem
Dark Ring

Pep Talk: +10% Mag for 3 Turns
```
James
There he was, her [prey]( and the chosen light she had to fight against and kill. With such disgusting light she erupted out into a field darkness. The darkness now engulfing the area around them. 

With darkness building up in her hand she sent out several dark orbs that began to unleash lasers at Dado in an attempt to distract him. 

"Why didn't you run!" She snarled as she rushed him hoping her distraction worked as she slammed her claw against him in an attempt to send him back. 

"I told you to run and this is what happens." She shouted out practically screaming at this point as tears continued to stream down her face before sending the claw into the ground shattering it beneath her. Just like before Phantoms came into existence doing the same motion destroying the ground even further. Underneath Dado however and all around him several nails came erupting forming a massive Maw of Darkness as it closed around him. 
```Phantom Form 175-150 Mp
Anti Aqua 150-140 
Overflowing Darkness Activated 250-235
Dark Laser Ring 235-200 Ap 1486 Dmg
Claw of Darkness 200-180 1486 
Phantom Dance 180-165 Adding 429 spd to next attack
Maw of Darkness 165-130 1502+429=1931
Total Dmg= 4903```
Beulah
*A barrier forms around Ever After, and Dado spins, smacking most of the lasers out of the way, but still getting hit by a few.*

"I did run!" *Dado shouts back, fully on the defensive. All he has to do is hold out long enough for backup to arrive.*

*As if to confirm his thoughts, Thina pops a response from Xion in his vision. Relief fills him.*

*He throws up a double-ply sheet of hexagons in a bid to guard against Sapphire's claw. No dice; she punches right through it, sending him flying backwards.*

*A ring of blood-red nails erupt from the ground below him, rendering it a disgusting dark maw. As it tries closing on him, he fires a beam of light downwards, propelling himself out of the maw. Its teeth scrap against him nonetheless, leaving behind trails of blood on his limbs.*

```
HP: 3808 -2670
AP: 175 -165
MP: 210 -180
Mirage Form lv3
Guardian's Light 5/5
Light Boost 6/7
Magic Upgrade 5/5
Break Time (Magic): 2/3
Pep Talk (Magic): 1/3
Mickey Summon Gem
Dark Ring

Barrier Bash (Dark Laser Ring): 1077
Sheet Barrier (Claw of Darkness): 1099
Holyra (Maw of Darkness): 1099
```
James
Sapphire gripped her clawed arm as she forced it down to the ground once more as she looked at Dado. A pleading look on her face as did a quick flick with her head casting Protera on him. In a sheer battle of sheer will she unsummoned anti aqua losing the magical potency from her. "What are you doing! You need to get away! Please..." 

However that was not enough the darkness that was all around went straight to Sapphire regaining control as she re-equipped the keyblade of Hearts in her corrupted hand unleashing several volleys of Darkness at Dado. 

Just as before darkened water began to form swirling inwards as it struck out at Dado threatening to pull him in towards her again. 
```Phantom Form lvl 4 140-115 Mp
Overflowing Darkness 130-115 Ap
Anti Aqua Unsummoned 
Weapon switch 115-105
Protecra 115-90mp
Wrath of Darkness 1133 105-85ap
Waterless Grasp 1110 90-65 mp```
Amy
*Xion emerges from her Keyblade portal and tosses off her cloak, immediately entering her Wrath of Iris form, her Keyblade being covered in an ungodly amount of rainbow magic that turns it into a massive scythe, the same rainbow magic flowing out from her eyes as well. Seeing that it's SAPPHIRE of all people attacking Dado, she turns to Dado* "It's *Sapphire* Who's attacking you?! I know this isn't saying much coming from me but I was basically speechless when we met during the mushroom debacle in Twilight Town!" *She groans* "You're lucky I've known you for longer and that I consider you my friend, Dado. I swear you're always getting yourself into trouble one way or another. Anyways, Sapphire, I suggest you run away." *She says as she casts Protect on Dado and then sending an Iris Tenshou through the Waterless Grasp to try to stop Dado from being dragged along. Simultaneously, Dado can feel a resonance with Xion's soul, something like a melody made of a three notes. Three notes for the three people in the fight... And Xion's outfit is transformed into a white dress with gloves up to hee shoulders and the scythe becomes less magical and more solid, resembling a scythe with piano keys along the blade* 
Armor: 225
HP: 4500
AP: 210% + 35% = 245% - 40% = 205% 
MP: 170% + 35% = 205% - 15% = 190% - 30% = 160%
Protect: 753 Mag
Iris Tenshou: 1005 Light/Fire Mag
Light Boost: 1/7
Magic Upgrade: 1/5
Witch Hunter Form Ability Active: +10% to magic commands/spells vs Dark Hearted beings
Kishin Hunt Form Ability Active: +10% to Light Attacks for Dado for 5 turns
White Grigori Armor Form Ability Active
Beulah
*Dado braces himself as Sapphire flicks her hand towards him. Instead of a wave of darkness... He's protected? She's fighting from the inside! And harder than Fiora did, it would seem.*

*When Sapphire fires her dark volley, Dado telekinetically spins Ever After in front of him. The iron circle at the end of the keychain enlarges, and the chain shrinks until the cast iron is attached directly to the handle. Finally, the rest of the Keyblade shrinks into a single handle.*

*Dado grabs the Frying Pan, holds it like a bat, then swings it at the volley. It hits the projectiles head-on, then sends the arcing into the horizon, trailed by a rainbow.*

*With a dramatic flourish, Xion appears, cutting through the Princess of Darkness' signature water current. Dado grins. She didn't waste any time.*

"Xion!" *He rushes over to her.* "She just randomly started attacking me in First District, then waited out my Pocket Dimension. I think she's possessed by her darkness!"

```
HP: 2670 
AP: 165 -155
MP: 180 -145
Mirage Form lv3
Formchange (Guardian): Frying Pan
Light Boost 7/7
Break Time (Magic): 3/3
Pep Talk (Magic): 2/3
Mickey Summon Gem
Dark Ring

Spark (Wrath of Darkness): 1020, complete mitigation 
```
Laura
**"You are... Outnumbered. You require more power from me. Force me into your heart, and I will give you the power to eradicate the light, for good..."**

*Sapphire would get flashes of her stabbing Brad, those memories returning for a moment, and him getting incredibly powerful due to it.*

**"Same way you did with him, do it with yourself... Or die a failure."**
James
Sapphire's breathing became shallow she stood upright as she snapped her fingers a gentle green aura washed over her. The phantoms that were once with her vanished and those who can sense the darkness and light would notice that Sapphire's heart began to drop completely. 

She seemed completely lost now as she pulled out her rapier slamming it into the ground as magic began to swirl around her. In bith hands she gripped the keyblade of hearts turning it towards her own chest. As if time slowed down she watched as she drove the keyblade in her own heart. She could hear the beating of her heart begin to slow and threaten to fly away however something prevented it's escape. As if shackles formed around her heart she fell to the ground. 

The darkness was cold and all to powerful she was a fool for thinking it could be controlled. Princess of Darkness was a cruel joke played on her. She was nothing more than a puppet now to this darkness. A light could be seen fleeing away from her body however chains jumped out from the darkness around her incasing the light and dragging it back into her body. 

She picked herself off the ground gripping the keyblade tightly in hand the corruption now having spread far past her arm now up to her neck, face and right eye such as cracks in a porcelain doll. Any traces of Sapphire was now gone in the sea of darkness that is now engulfing her body and heart. However as if a last act of rebellion a tear could be seen streaming from the uncorrupted eye as the words "I'm sorry" Could be read from her lips. 

In the next instance she tossed the keyblade of hearts into the air as magic once more began to empower her. 

```Curaza Hp Max Ap Max Mp drained. 
Phantom form switched to lvl 5 Dark Princess Form 1/7
Over flowing darkness 245-230 30%
Weapon switch 2X 255-245
Magic Upgrade Activated 20%
Unmend Activated basic attacks considered dark now 5%
Dark Boost activated (form ability) 20%
Power Within Activated 20% form now cost free.99 and la

St 7 turns
Unleashed Power activated 1/3 till fainting 50%
Mystic Shot activated
All commands and spells cost 100% extra```
Erica
In the next instance the selfsame chains that went after Sapphire's heart began to creep towards Dado, once close enough they lashed out at him as if wanting to drag him away into the darkness. 

With Keyblade in hand Sapphire rushed towards him completely ignoring Xion where she stood as she raised the keyblade up striking at Dado several times with a flurry of darkness behind each strike. 

```Dark Barrage 230-160 1902
Basic Attack 1779
Total Dmg 3681```
Amy
"Ok no." *Xion says flatly, immediately annoyed by Sapphire ignoring her* "You don't get to ignore me. *Nobody* Gets to ignore me!" *Well there's the second person who's managed to piss her off. Taking her Keyblade and ignoring her piss her off*
"Come! Vampire's Bane!" *She summons her second weapon for the form, a broadsword that appears to be nothing but flames contained within a metal framework that's quickly absorbed into her scythe. She pulls out an item from whatever hammerspace contained her inventory and pulls out something she'd never used before... A Donald Summon Gem... Well this should be interesting... The duck pops up next to her and aids her in her magic as she casts Starfall at Sapphire, a volley of stars flying towards her. The spell comes off a specific set of notes from her Keyboard Scythe. Another set of notes activates Form Boost. Then a longer string activates Combo Master. And yet another activates Fire Boost. Just a little bit more and she'll be at full power*
Armor: 225
HP: 4500
AP: 205% - 30% = 175% 
MP: 160% - 40% = 120%
Starfall: 1707 Light/Fire Mag
Beulah
*Dado throws up a spherical barrier, trying to prevent the chains from having anything to grab onto. They punch through, wrapping around his legs and tugging him off his feet. They begin to drag him along the ground.*

"Fuck! Xion, help!" *Dado desperately throws out an Aero cast to try and lessen the impact of the Princess' strikes. Halfway through, he gives up on magically mitigating and instead holds the Frying Pan shield close, focusing on soothing light. Green mist descends upon him, healing his most pressing wounds.*

```
HP: 2670 -815 -3870
AP: 155 -125
MP: 145 -40
Counter Shield lv3
Formchange (Guardian): Frying Pan
Pep Talk (Magic): 3/3
Dark Ring

Barrier (Dark Barrage): 732
Aero (Basic Attack): 726
Curaga
```
Lucy
Information: Dado's being dragged by dark chains!
Erica
While the chains continued to drag Dado Sapphire took the initiative and began to change up an attack. However a flash of light would erupt from the claw canceling the attack forcing her to go for a basic attack. 
Ignoring Xion seemed to be an occuring theme here as she raised her uncorrupted arm blocking the attack despite it still doing full damage to her. 
"Damned girl quit fighting and die already!" With a quick internal conflict the darkness possessing her turned into several nailed fangs at the end of where Dado was getting dragged to. 

"You chosen light your life ends here today! You were allowed to long to live." 
With claw aimed at Dado she began to charge power once more. However just like the previous attempt to charge the attack a burst of light weakened it. A voice could b heard echoing around the looming darkness. "Even if it takes an eternity... And I die here... My darkness is my own... You won't escape!" The voice was the same as the sapphire but seemed to hold a tone of conviction and dedication to winning. However if the others take it as being directed to them would be a different story. 

``` Hp 4950-3243
Phantom form 2/7
Overflowing darkness 230-215
Unleashed power 2/3 
Basic attack 1779
Flood of Darkness activated 30% to next dark attack.
Maw of Darkness 215-145 2135
Dark laser 145-125 1841
Total damage 5755```
William
?Use-item dark ring
Amy
*Xion screams in frustration as Sapphire continues to ignore her, a brilliant white aura erupting around her as she begins sending off attacks to stop Sapphire's attacks on Dado* "Stop!" *She growls, unleashing an Iris Tenshou on the basic attack, slamming her hand onto the Keyboard Scythe in a sweep down the keys* "Ignoring!" *She slams in the notes for the main melody of the Song of Storms, causing several large stars to be fired out from the scythe before they explode into several other smaller stars to deal with the Maw of Darkness* "Me!" *She cries out as she plays... Let the Bodies Hit the Floor... Three ring of horizontal lasers coming off the scythe as it shifts into a giant axe-like shape that she proceeds to slam into Sapphire*
Armor: 225
HP: 4500
AP: 175% - 40% = 135% - 30% = 105%
MP: 120% - 45% = 75% - 45% = 30% - 20% = 10% - 5% = 5%
Phase 2 Activated! 1/5
Light Boost: 3/7
Fire Boost: 2/7
Magic Upgrade: 3/5
Witch Hunter
Demon-Hunt (off Starlovga): -5% to all stats of Dark Hearted Beings if Starlovga isn't fully mitigated
Combo Master: 5%
Loretta
*Dado dashes in, hood up, alongside Cav. The knight's words concern him deeply. The way he's talking, as well as the gut feeling in his Heart... She's possessed. Hooray, more of __this.__*

*The good news, it seems, is he recognizes the possesser in question. If given the choice between killing her and restraining her... Well, that's hardly any choice at all. Especially with how recklessly she saved his ass back in the Realm of Darkness.*

*He jumps in the way of the __traitor__'s swing towards his ally, yelping out silently in pain. Can she not shut up for five seconds? Every stupid fight, she practically blinds him with her stupid fucking rainbow bullshit, then makes him wish he was deaf with her one-liners. Not that he's any better, he reminds himself.*

*He flies back, knocking against Sapphire and entering the sky above. He brandishes the Sword of the Invisible, sending a projectile careening towards his friend. When it gets closer, it expands into a barrier surrounding her and, hopefully, limiting her mobility.*

*With another swing, two sheets of hegaxonal barriers fly out of his sword. They flutter over to Sapphire, trying to wrap around the barrier he just encased her in.*

*Darkness leaks out of his hood, seeping into his shadow and elongating it. He smirks. In the end, he's using the technique exactly as he prepared to... More or less.*

```
HP: 3462 -1063
AP: 180
MP: 150 -110
Research 1/3
Demon Hunt 1/5
Silenced! Cannot vocalize or cast spells!

Tanked Starlovga for Sapphire
Barrier Shot (Restraint): 237
Sheet Barrier (Restraint): 252
```
Beulah
*As Xion's Starfaga snaps his chains, Dado's eyes are drawn to the cloaked figure. Are they with Organization XIII? Probably not; they came in with Cavall. Why are they wielding an Invisible's Sword? Well, he got one from the Phil Cup. Maybe they entered and won, too. Wait, did he just jump in the way of Xion's attack? What?*

"Cavall! What's going on? Can we save her?" *He calls out desperately, then acts alongside the cloaked figure. He fires a Barrier Shot from the Frying Pan to further restrain her.*

"Prism!" *He follows it up with a ring of crystals spinning around her, enveloping the barriers in a rainbow sphere.*

"Wind!" *Finally, he wills a whirlwind inside of the barriers to discombobulate her and interrupt her attempts at an escape.*

```
HP: 3870
AP: 125 -90
MP: 40 -5
Counter Shield lv3
Formchange (Guardian): Frying Pan shield
Dark Ring

Barrier Shot (Restraint): 408
Spark (Restraint): 408
Aero (Restraint): 393
```
Pattie
*Ugh. Does his voice seriously sound like that? That's gonna take getting used to.*
Lucy
Information: Sapphire is restrained for 1693 points! To break free, she must deal 1693 damage to her restraints!
Erica
Sapphire's voice continued to ring out through the darkness her cries of pain could be heard with whatever was going on in her heart. "I would rather lose my life... You're a monster... Seal..." It became faded as the voice began to take effect as only banging upon the prison Sapphire was in could be heard. 

It would go silent for a moment however the keyblade of hearts would pierce through the barriers as if they were paper. An uncorrupted hand could be seen reaching out as if requiring help to be pulled out. 

In the next moment Sapphire would rush out claws first aiming towards Daydo as she resummoned the keyblade that was left behind striking towards him. "Chosen light!!!!"

Soon after in Darkdo's mind he could hear Sapphire reaching out to him, however if it was actually her speaking to him would be a different story. 'Dado... Seal... Monster... Won't... Escape" It was jumbled as if the full sentence was getting blocked.
```Princess' dark heart 125-90
Basic Attack 1779-1693= Break out!!!!
Basic Attack at Daydo 1779```
Kelly
Right as Sapphire leapt at Daydo a small glimmer of light came into existence taking full form next to Darkdo placing a hand on his shoulder and giving him a soft smile. She was the remaining light of Sapphire with her usual blue eyes instead of the golden ones that had taken place. She leaned in close to Darkdo's ear whispering something to him. "She's still fighting, but she needs the help, together we will seal her..." 

Her form was threatening to blink out of existence however landed on the ground summoning an unfamiliar weapon it had the appearance of a keyblade but it's entire form was covered in white magnolia petals blocking it's full appearance she aimed the keyblade at Sapphire light engulfing it however darkness flickered in the light but she pressed on. "Now! Seal Her!"
Loretta
*"Sapphire?" Dado mouths. He starts to try to ask what she wants... But he doesn't need to. He can feel it.*

*He hurls the Sword of the Invisible spinning at Sapphire's body as she charges at her target. It spins around her in a Raid without touching her, the center of its revolutions dancing around her as the moon dances around the revolving Earth.*

*With each radian, lightning crackles in a ring around her. The negative energy continues to build up, drawing magic from around the area. Wind begins to pick up, spiraling towards the cast.*

*His sleeves trail behind him as he flourishes his gloved hands one after another. With each swing, a storm of prismatic hexagons flies from out of his coat, spiraling inwards towards the cast. They swirl around it, rending the air further into a whirlpool.*

*Dado looks up at Sapphire's ghostly form, and through the fabric and dark cloud of his coat, she can see his golden eyes shine with a determined gaze.*

*"You're up!" He mouths. She hears him entirely clearly.*
Kelly
The darkness began to fight back as her entire form began to corrupt. "Get out of my body you evil!!" With that last shout she fired a beam of light the slowly transformed into a torrent of water. 

"With this you have your opening! Don't... Let me die you fools." Her form shattered as chains once more grabbed the light before it could fully fade away dragging it into Sapphire's body.
Christopher
```BHB 1609 Water Element```
Loretta
*The magic swirls into the cast, and the hexagons stop. They move downwards and lock into place, holding the magic in. It bounces off of the inside of the barrier, growing in power as it siphons rotational energy, until...*

*"BLACK HOLE BOMB!"*

*The barrier shatters, magic pouring outwards from every newfound exit point.*

```
Black Hole Bomb: 1609 + 297 ```
Thomas
The moment the combination attack rockets through the courtyard, Cavall's looming figure stands just behind Sapphire, arms posed to catch her. White feathers flutter in the breeze, shedding from a pair of outstretched wings that move to wrap around the two— The hound standing as either Guardian Angel, or a grim specter of death.

"We are sorry," The hound says in a soft voice, "But now that you have it cornered, it's best __right where it is__."

```ini
[ONE HEART]```

``Cavall is invading Sapphire's Heart!``
Beulah
*Sapphire's Keyblade slams into Dado's Frying Pan shield, which then slams into his face. He's sent to the ground reeling, only getting up after the team attack and Cavall's intrusion has begin.*

"Are... Are those wings? What?"

*He blinks at the wings presumably wrapping around Sapphire and... Ah, Cavall's missing. He must be in there too. Is he exorcising her?*
Amy
*Xion looks on in confusion at everything happening and turns to Dado, still clad in her White Grigori Armor dress* "So um... Please tell me you know what's going on... I... Honestly don't get it-" *Small reminder that despite all her strength, she is incredibly naive about all of the whole... Heart stuff. It's not like it ever made itself easy to understand with new confusing information flooding in about it every other second*
"Also uh... How're you feeling? I should have enough left in the tank for a Cure." *Despite how he's been determined to keep her in the dark on everything (which she was still annoyed about), she still cared about the guy. She considered him something of a friend even if he didn't feel the same way*
Beulah
"I..." *Dado shakes his head and walks over to her.*
Loretta
*The cloaked figure, meanwhile, walks towards Cav's cocoon and stands next to it, guard up in case his gambit fails.*
Beulah
"I'm fine, I think. I should be, anyways."

*She came to help. She has no recollection of being in Organization XIII. The absolute least he can do is extend the olive branch.*

"Hey, uhh... Thanks. For saving me." *He takes a breath.*

"I was about to pick up Cavall, the dog-knight guy from the Maleficent fight. You know, the guy who tanked three Doom casts? He's the one we just fought alongside, by the way."

"Anyways, this blue-haired girl just started oozing with darkness and pointed a cast at me. I encased it in a barrier before she could fire, and... Shit, I think someone put a hit on me. I was her specific target. She kept going on about 'Chosen Light' and light being a plague."

"And since I'm like this, I could barely fight back. Actually... You wanted the story, right?"
Amy
"Yeah, that guy was an absolute *Beast!*" *Was that a pun? Pause for a moment...* "No pun or offense intended."
"That girl's name is Sapphire. As I said before, I only met her once and also, not saying much for me, found her attractive. She seemed cool when I talked to her. This feels like something right out of some kinda Exorcist type movie. Also, the story would be appreciated, yes. I do find it... Mildly amusing that you were always 'I don't want to learn to harness my Darkness safely!'" *She says in a blatantly curmudgeonly impersonation of him, knowing full well he knew she could impersonate him perfectly* "And now you literally can't harness Darkness at all. You got your wish to an extent. Just Monkey Pawed."
Loretta
*The cloaked figure puts their gloved fingers to their temples at Xion's monkey paw comment. Fucking...*
Beulah
*Dado, meanwhile, chuckles at it.* "Yeah, true. I, uhh..."

"Okay. Remember Ika and my friend, Fiora? Green ponytail, Princess of Heart, got kidnapped in Agrabah."

*He looks grim.* "She was locking away kids' darkness. It put them into comas. Cid and his crew told me what was going on, and I went to go find her."
Loretta
*So far, the story lines up. If this is an impersonator, they've done their homework.*
Beulah
"Apparently, she was possessed by an angry ice ghost claiming to be the embodiment of her despair. After I almost got her to stop what she was doing and fix it, the ice ghost decided I was an existential threat to her despair. So she tried to kill me."
Loretta
*Wait, what? Possessed? Angry ice ghost? What the fuck? The figure has its head inclined in their direction, listening to the story.*
Beulah
"In the end... She won. Except instead of killing me, she extracted my darkness. Fiora filled it in with her own light, and I woke up a while later Metroided. Cid's crew told me what happened, and... Yeah."
Loretta
*The figure shakes. No. This... No. He's the Inaxuma. He's the other, the dark half. No, but they're both him. It's not... This can't be...*

*Focus. Focus on Sapphire. Sapphire and Cavall. Focus.*
Thomas
The wings shift, loosening— Before shattering in a light dusting of feathers. The hound lifts his head, eyes opening to scan the area. Holding Sapphire in his arms, the knight raises an eyebrow at the scene.

With Darkdo so close, Cavall raises a hand to tug on the back of the boy's hood, attempting to pull it down.

"Come now, don't be ridiculous. Daedalus, we would like to have a word with you. Both of you."
James
Sapphire would return to her normal look only more corrupted. For now she is asleep.
Pattie
*Dado watches intently as the wings shatter. He peers closer, curious about Sapphire's condition... Giving Cav the perfect opportunity to remove his hood.*

*His pupils shrink, and he dons the look of a cornered animal; one that Sapphire had seen several times in the past day. His expression quickly shifts to one of betrayal, then shame.*

*He hangs his head with an inaudible sigh, and a blue aura pulses outwards from him. His Silence cast is dispelled.*

"Yeah, sure..."
Beulah
*Did Cavall just call for him and Xion? WAIT, IS THAT CLOAKED FIGURE HIM?*

*No. That's an imposter. Probably with Organization XIII, maybe Pira. But wait, Cavall is the one who brought him. Was he trying to do imposter stuff and convince Cavall he's the real one?*

*His core tugs him towards his other, and he walks forward gripping Ever After in his hand.*

"Cavall? Who... Who is this?"
Pattie
"More importantly, is Sapphire okay?" *Dado tries dismissing the question before it can be answered. He'd really like some time to think through this hearts-damned existential crisis alone __before__ confronting it face on, thank you very much.*
Amy
*Xion looks between the two Dados and Cavall* "So wait- Is this an Ika/Ina situation?! *None of this makes any sense!* I've been at this for like... I don't know... Eight months or so? And I *Still* Don't understand *Any* Of this Heart and Keyblade stuff!"
Thomas
Looking to the Daedalus he is only slightly more familiar with, Cavall blinks before making a humming noise. Noncommittal but otherwise unmoved, he answers the young man while reaching for her pocket, "Well. She is stable. That is the best one can hope for when one of the Thirteen chooses your body as its vessel. We will be using her phone to call in someone to take care of her until she wakes."

"— We don't know who that is." The hound chimes immediately, dismissing the comparison made to the Dados' situation with whoever this Ika'eena person was.

"He said a girl broke their heart." Cavall says in a low tone to Xion, patiently as one would explain things to a child, "As it turns out, the situation is most literal. He has two options, we figure."

Raising their voice, Cavall looks from one Daedalus to the next, "Sort out your problems and reconcile with your ugly truths— Both of you— Or."

"Don't." They chirp, shrugging, "Wash your hands of each other and self-actualize into your own people."

"... Is what we would say, if that wouldn't kill you, slowly, and surely. If your hearts are that damaged, you would need help from another or risk wasting away. We suggest reunification— Conflict will only risk the destruction of both your selves. Or ultimate power... But mainly destruction."

"Now, we would like to make a call. Any pressing questions, or may we settle young Sapphire's arrangements?"
Joseph
QUIT LAGGING AT ME YOU STUPID LAWFUL GOOD FUCK
Pattie
*Shit, that makes things easy.*

"You know what? Fair enough. This has gone way better than I figured it would, and the plan was to get my light back from the beginning. So how do we do this? Is there some dance, or-"
Beulah
"Wait. Stop. Hold on a second." *He peers at the other him.* "You're my Inaxuma?"
Pattie
"*Our* Inaxuma." *He looks annoyed.* "We're the same person. We're *Both* Dado."
Beulah
"Okay, whatever. Why haven't you been, you know... Trying to kill me?"
Pattie
"You're me, and we don't harm ourselves. Plus, if our light dies, the Door to Darkness doesn't get sealed and everything goes to shit."
Beulah
"Okay, but..." *He shakes his head.* "Okay. What specifically *Happened*? How are you alive?"
Pattie
"One moment we were preparing our Pocket Dimension. The next, I woke up in our bed. Our *Old* Bed. In the Realm of Darkness."
Beulah
*Their old bed? What does he- oh. __Oh.__*
Pattie
"Sapphire protected me, then filled the cracks in my Heart with her Darkness. Same as you with *Fiora.*" *His disgust and annoyance is barely contained. According to his Light's story, she fixed her mistake in the end, so all's well that end's well... But anger is hard to shake, once it's got momentum.*
Beulah
"Hey, she fixed the-"
Pattie
"I know. I *Heard*." *Fuck, his voice is annoying.*

"Sapphire and I looked around for Dark Kingdom Key, but we couldn't find it. Current theory is Oswald already found it." 

"Actually, while we're at it." *He glares at Xion: a stark contrast from the expression Daydo wore while talking to her, and a reminder of Hollow Bastion.*

"You never debriefed us on your trip to Hell. Care to summarize?"
Thomas
Moving to sit in a more comfortable position with Sapphire laying down upon the cobblestone beside them, Cavall taps on the phone's screen like a chicken hunting for worms. Like the phone could bite him at any moment.

Upon reaching her latest contacts, Cavall taps on one of the more recent numbers, and holds the phone up daintily to his head. Cavall's side of the conversation can be heard in the background of the current scene.



Please continue.
Amy
"Was that not discussed before? Swear it was... Well not much really happened besides us wandering around for a bit and then Suke got possessed by... I think Pira according to what I've been told by everyone else. She attacked us. Oswald protected me and told me to go and... He hasn't been seen since." *She explains. It sounds like a TLDR but that was legitimately just it*
'Also side note... Furo tried to kill me before I got your call after Master Aria informed everyone of my former... Alliance. He uh... He was very murderous... Rightfully so- Can't really *Blame* The guy... Kinda deserved it... But for... I don't know for what reason... Master Aria jumped in front of his Thundagas to protect me. She's... I'd say she's ok currently but she needs rest. Master Otoka is watching over her." *She informs the Dados before realizing that Dark Dado didn't know who Otoka was... Probably...* "Right uh... Master Otoka... Or I guess *Former* Master Otoka was Master Aria's teacher and a comrade of Master Mod. I'm pretty sure he's retired now. He didn't want to be called 'Master' but not calling him by a title felt wrong."
*And now for the last probably relevant thing for the time being* "Also also... Remember how Master Mod mentioned someone managed to replicate a Keyblade? Neither Masters Aria nor Otoka know what she was talking about unfortunately. It randomly popped back up in my head when we were talking so I asked them."
Beulah
"Suke was possessed by-"

"Why didn't anyone-"
Pattie
"Because that would've made things *Too* Easy!" *He starts laughing. Of fucking course no one divulged this critical detail.*
Beulah
"So wait. Furo, Brad, and Sir Icidro- ah. Other me, the latter two are currently in the Realm of Darkness somehow."

"I know, I know. Furo told me Sir Icidro never showed up after they used the Transporter, and Brad went after him to the Realm of Darkness."

*He nods.* "Anyhow, Furo said they fought Pira together, back at Hollow Bastion. Do you think-"
Pattie
"They killed Suke, Pira got away, Master Aria sensed it. Wonderful."
Beulah
"Okay. That's a piece of the puzzle we have now." *He nods at Xion.* "Thanks for letting us know."
Pattie
"So, Oswald having Dark Kingdom Key is our best bet. Anyways, uhh, fucking..." *He traces his thoughts.* 

"Right. Sapphire and I went looking for Dark Kingdom Key, didn't find it, rested. We fought a Heartless boss, I turned its Megaflare cast into a Black Hole Bomb and one-shot its Mirages by venting the energy at them, and eventually I figured out how to portal us out."

"I wound up in First District, saw you on our phone, figured Organization XIII created an imposter, ducked into an alleyway with Sapphire, and told her to go buy me a Black Coat so I could investigate."
Beulah
"And then she attacked me, going on about 'death to the Chosen Light'. But she was acting possessed."
Pattie
*He glances over at Cavall on the phone.* "He mentioned 'one of the Thirteen'. Did he mean Organization XIII?"
Beulah
"I dunno. Let's ask him once he's done."
Pattie
"Sure, after he teaches us how to recombine. I'm sick of being darkness."
Beulah
*He frowns at this statement, then takes a step back.*

"Uhh..."

"I... I don't want darkness back in my Heart."

"I... Look, Cavall said we're screwed if we don't get help... But we already got our Hearts patched up. You with Sapphire, me with Fiora. So..."
Pattie
*He steps forward.* "No."

"No! What the fuck are you talking about? We're the same person, less a day, let's go back to being the same person. Come on!"
Beulah
"No! I spent the past two months scared shitless of my own darkness. Why would I-"
Pattie
*He steps forward again.* "*We* Spent the past two months scared shitless of our darkness, and now *I'm* The one dealing with ALL of it. What the fuck is wrong with you?"

"No! You're pawning off all of this fucking baggage on me! What part of that is fair? You think I don't wanna be rid of this darkness too?"
Thomas
"Boys. Boys, calm down. Patience is the first step to understanding." Cavall pipes up, hand held over the receiver, before moving to take a few pointed steps away, "And we are trying to make a phone call."
Amy
"As always, my previous offer to help you learn to balance your light and dark properly still stands." *She says as she... Still hasn't left her form, actually kinda enjoying the dress and scythe* "As I told Masters Aria and Otoka, I want to do what Kiki failed to do. Be a Keyblade Master who can properly balance light and dark while helping others do the same. And well... I gotta start somewhere."
Beulah
*He hushes his voice at Cavall's request.* "Xion, you don't-"
Pattie
*He hushes his voice as well, increasing the severity of his tone to compensate.* "No, *Fuck* Your balance. This isn't about that. Darkness is *Evil*. It destroys worlds, it made Sunset the way she is, and it's *Not* Fair for this asshole to pawn it all off on me! I don't wanna exist as a creature of fucking darkness!"
Beulah
"Neither of us want darkness. I'm darkness-free. If you don't want your darkness..." *He looks at his other self with a grim look.*
Thomas
"Again, we must stress that if you do not recomplete yourselves peacefully, _you will die."_ Cavall raises their voice, ever so nonchalantly, "Advocating suicide is, well, suicide. We thought you smarter than that, Daedalus."
Pattie
"That's what *I'm* Saying. Stop fucking around."
Beulah
"No. Both of our Hearts are fine. Fiora filled in my cracks; Sapphire filled in yours. I'm not letting you back in."
Pattie
"And if I don't want my darkness?" *He shoots his other a scathing look, daring him to finish the thought.*

*Without another moment's hesitation, he slaps his light half.*
Beulah
*He reels, but makes no effort to retaliate.*
Pattie
*He grabs his other by the jacket and pulls him inwards.*

"We're *Better* Than that. We *Don't* Tell people to *Kill themselves*."
Beulah
*He doesn't respond, maintaining a stony look.*
Pattie
"Do you really want another *You* Running around coked up on darkness? Do you have any idea the damage we might cause?"
Thomas
Cavall cants his head, before making a strange grabbing motion toward the Daedalus twins. Clenching his fist, they hold it to his mouth. Ouch, that had to hurt.

Cavall stares at them with all the mustered disapproval of a poorly received parent teacher meeting, and lets it hang for as long as it's needed. Turning his head to the side, however, the hound acknowledges the other person in the courtyard with a look of... Wry bemusement.

"Miss Xion, would you happen to be willing to take us to the tower once this is over, should Daedalus end up taking himself out of the picture? We'd be down a ride."
Amy
"I'd say yes but I... Don't have a gummi ship. I have a single Teeny Ship and a Keyblade portal. Granted I don't really use my ship too often so... Yeah, sure."
Pattie
*His eyes flare, and he pushes his other him over.* "No need. The Chosen One'll take you."

"But first:" *He points at his other.*

"We *Will* Recombine. How many regrets we have when we do is up to you."

"Second: basic clone ethics. Neither of us keep the name. Get a new one."
Beulah
*On the ground, he nods at this. It's reasonable.*
Pattie
*Deeply unsatisfied, he turns and walks over to Cavall.*

"Thanks for helping with Sapphire. Can I see her phone for a bit? I wanna put her contact info in my *New* Phone."
Thomas
"You will wait. We are still on the line. One of Sapphire's guardians will be here shortly to pick her up." Cavall says lightly, holding a finger up as Chado swags up to them, with the other one still crumpled to the ground.
Pattie
"One of the children? *Really?*" *His bitch face rests as Cavall hangs up.*
Amy
"To be fair... The two of you are fighting like siblings..."
Pattie
"Gee, I wonder why."
Beulah
*He remains silent, shifting into a more comfortable position on the ground.*
Thomas
"Are we wrong?" Cavall cants his head as they offer the phone up to this Daedalus, before shaking it mirthfully.

At Xion's comment, the hound immediately interjects in that same smooth, serene tone, "— Like children."
Pattie
*He holds the phone tenderly, then begins adding a new contact in both it and his phone.*

"Thanks, Cavall..."
Marcus
"Like children indeed..."

*Silax would say from on top of a structure. She had been listening for quite a while.*

"So poor Dado has split into 2, and they can't even work together. This isn't good at all. I need you to work together if the worlds are to survive. If you don't kill Pira, then all that has been done will be for naught. You already are low in numbers after the witch. You lost your 'Beacon of Hope' already. And from what I saw, your mentor is severely injured. Maybe you 'heroes of light' are not what you are made out to be. Quite disappointing..."

*She jumped down from her perch, landing with little force.*

"So what will you do? Will the children work together? Or will they continue to argue until they lose everything? I would surely like to know."
Beulah
*He rushes to his feet, Kingdom Key drawn.*

"Who are you? Are you with Organization XIII?"
Pattie
*He finishes putting in his contact information, then hands Sapphire's phone back to Cav. The woman brings up a good point.*

*They need all the help they can get against Pira. And if his Other won't accept him... Well, he has his coat. If he ditches the sword and whispers, they won't know it's him. As for transportation... May his Heart be his Guiding Key.*

`Research 1/3`
Amy
"Ok *No.* I'm not dealing with your cryptic nonsense bullshit again." *Xion immediately runs her hand along her scythe, sending an Iris Tenshou at Silax immediately* "You fuckers took my memories. You fuckers hurt Furo's friends. I'm not going to just sit here and deal with you. And yes, Dado. She is. This is the same one who unleashed Odin on us before." 
AP: 105% - 65% = 40%
MP: 5% - 25% = MP Hastega Activated! 170%
Combo Master: 10%
Iris Tenshou: 2158 Light/Fire Mag
Thomas
Gingerly holding Sapphire's phone between two fingers, Cavall looks from one person to another. Hoh? Were these people so prone to jumping others in the streets?

Moving to neatly pick Sapphire up, Cavall blinks audibly at the sudden rush of energy flying through the air.

"Salutations." Cavall chimes, waving toward Silax' *Direction.*
Marcus
*Silax watched Xion's outburst at her the moment she appeared. Not unexpected, and exactly what was needed for her.*

"If only you were honest about your affiliations..."

*She said, seemingly moving faster than anyone could see, just barely to the side, side stepping the attack. The attack, continued flying past her into a person behind her.*

"Now his sneak attack is ruined. Thank you for helping me again, Xion. You are still a perfect pawn. Now will you continue attacking me and wasting time? Or will you deal with the threat of Pira? Oh, and Salutations to you too."

*She did a small wave at Cavall. Even though it was likely not meant for her.*
Pattie
*New ally just dropped? Hell yeah. He runs over to the purple-haired man.* 

"Heal!" *Calm green mist descends upon him like a weighted blanket, massaging his hurt joints.*

```
MP: 110 -60
Research 2/3


```
Beulah
*The Light Dado, meanwhile, does what Dados do best.*

"You want us to beat Pira? Then help us! Why hide in the shadows? Why try to kill us? Why hide that you're Nobodies? Why not just *Communicate* With us?"
Pattie
*Hypocrite. How dare he extend an olive branch to an adversary after what he just did.*
Amy
"Dado. With all due respect... Shut the *Fuck* Up. We're not negotiating with the people who are *Actively* The enemy of at least two of our groups. I *Was* One of them but as far as I'm aware, I wasn't told shit about the actions of others. Now, shady lady, *Fuck off* Before I decide to nuke this entire courtyard, everyone here *Including myself* Be damned to take you out." *Uhhh someone stop her. She's very much pissed off right now and she ABSOLUTELY has the power to back up her threat.*
Pattie
*The ground beneath Xion's feet begins to swirl with darkness. A Dark Corridor opens up beneath her, leading to
Thomas
The hound's ears rise and fall as they watch the spectacularly ungraceful fall, nose bouncing up and down in time before turning to his side to bear witness to whatever the hell the black-coated Daedalus was doing now— And Xion's sudden disappearance down a pit to the yawning earth below. The hound leeeaans over to look down the portal before leaning back to straighten his posture.

The toon's blinking is audible. 

"We do not send our friends away when they become upset, young man."
Pattie
"Friend is a strong word." *He smiles genuinely for the first time since he's entered the room.*
Marcus
"As I recall, you took orders from me, Xion. Not the other way around. But looks like we won't get to see that outburst..."

*She watched as the dark corridor opened under her.*

"Dado, be honest with yourself. Has communication ever been the 'heroes' strength? Besides, we haven't tried to kill anyone. I'll admit, some ex-members have attacked and attempted to kill before, and they have been punished. They went out on their own volition to kill. I have ordered against killing every and have ordered against leaving our home. You can thank Icidro for that second rule. After one of those ex-members attacked and tried to kill him, I had to strike a deal to keep my *Family* Safe, less he attack us. Of course that same ex-member attacked you too, and we had to kick him out of the group due to that.."

"You assume us murderers, assassins who wait to kill. We are not. Mistakes of the past has caused you to believe us as enemies. I have only ever guided everyone along to their *Proper* Places. Without me, you wouldn't know about the Door to Darkness. Or the witch that led you all to it. You would have loss. But why not make friends with your dark half instead? He's clearly the smart one here. Just look, he's using his ability to research me instead of being a hypocrite. Speaking of..."

*Silax moved her hand and everyone felt incredibly strange. Darkdo's research would seemingly reverse, as well as Kaz's healing.*

`Darkdo's research: 0/3`

"I've tried to help, but ever since first appearing to you all I have been met with hostility. Why should I enter the battlefield just to not be trusted by allies and die? No, you must prove yourself if you want help from me, now."
Carl
Kaz laid upon his back as he stared into open sky. He truly had to wonder why he was here? Was is just to suffer?

He let the curative magic do its work without a thanks. Glasses seemed to have a twin, and there were other things that needed unpacking, but not at the moment. Instead, he turned his head to look at the dog holding Sapphire. His musings on the situation could wait until after he made sure she was safe.

Moving to his feet, he tested his leg and nodded as it was good as new. Healing magic was always welcome.

``HP: 3623 -5400``

"I'm going to let you all finish, but excuse me as I pick up my...*Friend*...From this Doggie's Dayca—"

In between steps toward Cavall, the leg that had just been healed gave out on him again as the searing pain arc along his nerves. He fell and barely kept himself up by using Gullwing as a cane.

``HP: 5400 -3623``

"Alright, well I don't like you if I fail to say it later."

Kaz stood once more, stomping on his leg until the pain was manageable. He continued his march until he was side by side with the dog.
Thomas
... Who? What were these names and proper nouns being thrown around? Question marks float around Cavall's head as they look from one person to the other.

With Kaz providing a distraction, Cavall motions to hand Sapphire off— Until time rewinds, and Kaz's wounds reopen. That, or it was a severe case of butterflies fluttering in their stomach, which was extremely unlikely. Eyes closing for a brief moment, Cavall reopens them to make eye-contact with Kaz.

"... You're injured. We'll carry her." They say with a slight dip of the head, absentminded, "We should ask, would you like to have that treated? Again?"
Pattie
*His shadow, which had been slowly growing and changing shape, rapidly reverses its course. It returns to what it was before Saïx's magic. He stumbles. His darkness being manipulated externally like that feels entirely wrong.*

*He hopes the other him sees through her bullshit. He's not "The smart one", they're the same fucking person. Besides, he knows full well that his questions and hypocritical offer-*
Beulah
*Have purpose. Aside from the value inherent in new information, when he saw his darkness setting up what looked like a sneak attack, he tried to get her monologuing.*
Pattie
*Still, her reversing his shadow's progress and healing magic like that means she's toying with them.*
Beulah
*And her answers to his questions, as well as randomly calling him a hypocrite and calling his darkness smarter than him, means she's being disingenuous. She likely won't explain why Xion was left with memories implying Organization XIII to be evil, or why they threw "Odin" At her and Ika before she joined.*
Pattie
*She has the power in the situation, so the interview's on her terms.*
Beulah
*He gently tosses Kingdom Key aside. It falls to the ground.*

"Fine. Mistakes of the past. Clear the air. What's your story?"
Marcus
*Silax stared at Daydo for a moment, seemingly just analyzing him for no reason. She then put her hand to her chest.*

"What would you do, if you had no heart? No emotions? Told you aren't meant to exist? Be called 'Nobody' as a way to insult your existence. Be rejected by both light and dark? The dark side of you just experienced it. Forced to live as something that everyone hates, and no one cares. The same way you don't care for your darkness is the same way people don't care for those forced to live without a heart... So my goal is to simply ensure others don't experience the same. To that end, the worlds being flooded with darkness will not help. In fact that will cause even more Nobodies to be created, causing more empty pain. But if the way you treated your darkness is any indicator, these words will mean nothing to you, and I'll just have to watch and guide from afar..."
Beulah
*He clenches his fist. Come on! It's entirely different! Nobodies aren't inherently evil, they're just sick. Darkness is!*
Pattie
*He begins walking towards the stranger. She brings up a fantastic point. She can't trust his Light not to backstab her, but someone who's been rejected similarly...*

"I'll go with you to a meeting place of your choosing. We can talk. No weapons, no fancy magic bullshit. Just a normal, open-minded conversation."

*He holds out a gloved hand for a handshake.* "Deal?"

*What's the worst that'll happen? He'll die? Boo fucking hoo, his Light gets his wish.*
Beulah
*His eyes widen. Is he seriously considering going somewhere alone with the most cryptic, off-putting person possible? One who all signs show is vaguely evil? That's asanine! He can't!*
Thomas
Cavall drifts closer to Kaz with Sapphire in his arms, before stopping to look back toward to this new figure. What'd she just say about worlds flooding with darkness? A glance is shot toward the newcomer before the Hound looks back to the proceedings.

Well. It wasn't a conversation they should really intrude in— Especially if they're making plans to take it somewhere private.
Carl
Kaz listened in only for the sake of defending against an attack or so. When nothing seemed forthcoming, he simply eyed the dog back as one of the twins seemed willing to take this somewhere else. Well, that would put Sapphire in less danger.

Kaz silently motioned his outstretched arms to Cavall. Not looking to speak, but trying to express that he could handle carrying the woman. She was not awake to defend against diet jokes, so she was safe for now.

Though, her corrupted form was no joking matter now that he had a better look. With stark physical changes like that, she must have fallen to darkness in a bad way.
Marcus
"In the Realm of Darkness, there is a place that borders the 'Realm Between'. Think of it as the edge of the Realm of Darkness. It is a shoreline with calming waters, and can be used to talk and... Think."

*She put her hand out, shaking Darkdo's hand, sealing the deal.*

"Deal."

*After, she would back up and leave, using a dark corridor on top of herself as to not accidentally abduct anyone.*
Pattie
*A pause.*

"I'll be calling Sapphire's phone periodically to check up on her."
Beulah
"You can't seriously-" *A wave of Silence falls over the Light half. He begins speed walking towards his other.*
Pattie
*A corridor of darkness envelops him, fading before Daydo can catch up to him.*
Thomas
Cavall hands Sapphire off to her presumed caretaker, before pivoting to look toward the events transpiring in the foreground of the scene. As the two dark-coated individuals sink into the earth through their portals, the Hound pauses to share a look with Kaz, before approaching the one remaining Daedalus. The 'Take care of her' goes woefully unsaid, in lieu of calming the last remaining child.

"It would not do to stay here for long, lest we invite more trouble. Come, young man, let's move on— Your original intent was to fetch us, was it not? Perhaps, your Master would like to hear of this?"
Carl
Kaz took Sapphire into his arms before giving her a cursory glance. If things were resolving here, then he felt pretty comfortable getting a grasp on her condition. Physical abnormalities aside, she was breathing and that was the most important thing.

He shook his head at her state, but falling to darkness he could handle. He was initially ready to hunt down a killer when he got the call.

"Thanks for the call, Legion. I'll be taking my leave, so I shall wish you both luck in sorting out whatever going."

He watched the dog move to attend to the one twin left. He did not understand all that transpired, but it was obvious that he was an outsider looking in on whatever was happening.

He started his trek back to the dock.
Beulah
"Yeah. Here, I'll beam us up into my ship."

*He taps his Gummiphone a few times. Cavall and Dado disappear in beams of light. His Teeny Ship departs a third of the way through their voyage to pick up Eve. Xion is, presumably, going to show up to the meeting unscathed. The march of time may finally pick up the pace once more.*
Norbert
*A Dark Corridor forms on a Third District rooftop. It dissipates, leaving Yumi alone.*

*A diverse cast of Heartless can be seen chasing Oban on another rooftop. Due to her coat masking her presence, they've yet to notice Yumi.*
Charlene
*Yumi looked around for Oban, noticing the heartless swarming all over the place. It was enough chaos that she didn't notice Roxie was missing yet.*
Darrin
"Back ya clarty beast!" 

Oban was up in the air, kicking another Red Noctune right into the distance in a home run. Another knife throw would fell a Shadow that was creeping up on her. She was about to throw another when she saw what looked like Yumi. 

"Yumi!?" 

The pirate would call out and vanish from sight with Teleport, using her extreme speed to grab Yumi and jump from this rooftop to another, carrying her bridal carry style. 

"What are ye doing here? I thought ya both were 'n first and I was going to meet ya both halfway."
Holly
*A Dark Corridor places Roxie on the rooftop Yumi was just on. She looks around, shes her friend carrying her other friend bridal carry style at high speeds, and giggles. She teleports repeatedly after the duo, barely able to keep up.*
Charlene
*Yumi didn't expect to suddenly be bridal carried during all of this. She slightly blushed due to it being Oban, but kept it together.*

"Roxie decided to portal us directly here instead. Are you okay?"
Darrin
"Ah... I forgot yon Roxie can dae that..." 

Oban laughed a little and set Yumi down, stopping since she could see Roxie trying to keep up from the corner of her eye. 

"But aye! I be right as rain. It take a wee more than fightin' behind enemy line to take a seasoned pirate like me down!"

She said with a confident grin and placing a hand on her hip. 

"What about ye? I haven't heard from ya in awhile and was getting a wee worried."
Holly
*Roxie teleports to the rooftop Oban landed on, and smiles graciously. She tries speaking, only to cough. She needs to catch her breath.*
Charlene
"I took an apprenticeship under Cid. He is a good mechanic and he let me use his workshop in exchange for work. Even gave me some pointers. I almost finished you and Roxie's gear, but we will need to get them from the garage."

*She looked at Roxie and the flood of heartless climbing up for them.*

"But um... Does anyone know exactly what is going on?"
Holly
*Catching her breath, Roxie grabs the two by the shoulders.*

"Garage later. Escapey now!" 

*Darkness swirls around the trio, moving them to the  courtyard.*
Darrin
"Och, there ye are Roxie!" 

Oban said and waved at her before looking back over at Yumi and shook her head. 

"Narry a clue. It got all gloamy and next I knew, there were beasts everywhere. I was in the middle of getting a piece when it all happened-"

She was cut off with what she saying and warped to