Day 53
Kryptonian Battleship
Time:
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Goofy suddenly steps ahead of you. "Well, uh, come and get it!" He slams his fist into his shield, glowing with power. You immediately feel a great deal of attention being drawn to the shieldbearer. "I'm a-waiting!"
Riku narrows his eyes, and with a shout, becomes surrounded in dark mist.
"This is where you meet your end!"
At the same time, Donald flings forward a rain of ice and hail. "Take that!" The shards flick off of the lesser Brainiacs, who seem unimpressed. "... Why you big palookas... I'll cook you something up..."
"No," Brainiac says, dropping some kind of disc into the air. "I do not believe you will. Preparing Kryptonic Wave..." For a second, the world seems dark, but for a prinprick of terrifying light coming from Brainiac's disc. "Firing."
The world is filled with green light, and you think you're finished, until you see two shapes stand in front of you. "Nnnngghhhh!"
"Riku!?" Kairi calls out, from behind him.
"This... is nothing...!"
Goofy nods, pushing aside the beam of death with his shield, sending it careening into the faraway wall behind you. "Gwarsh, I thought that was going to be tougher than it was." He suddenly gets conked on the head by long appendages. You watch as the lesser Brainiacs pull back their highly extendable arms. Goofy stumbles for a bit, but somehow only seems
stronger than he was. "Aww, shucks. Don't you know I get hit in the head all the time? That was nothing!"
You grin as you turn towards one of the approaching drones. "Alright! Let's do this!" You rush him, and begin swinging away as you feel light burst out from behind you, making the area ahead seem darker by comparison. Kairi seems to be doing well. However, no matter how hard you try, you find that neither you nor it can get a solid hit on the other. You growl in annoyance after another failed swing, before suddenly a sense of vertigo surrounds you.
Vision
You see Brainiac release another disc, which rains lightning above your allies, behind you. You Keep careful track of how the electricity comes down, hitting your friends, and more importantly where they need to be to avoid it. Your Vision then fizzles, and you see Brainiac drawing liquid from the pool below.
You quickly turn about, "Kairi, left, now! Riku, backwards! Goofy, drop now!" You smirk with satisfaction at the distinct
lack of pained screams as another burst of light fills the room.
You feel Brainiac's eyes on you for a moment. "Quite impressive. Does the Keyblade offer the ability to predict outcomes via numerical data?"
"Wouldn't you like to know?" You shout back as you
continue to fail to hit this stupid robot! You take a step back, drawing out a link between yourself and your friends, creating a defensive aura around you, Donald, and Kairi.
"Yes. I would."
Riku shouts in triumph as he sends a robot into the liquid below. "
I have yo-" Then the machine pops out of the water, slowly approaching the platform again, glowing dangerously. "
-u've got to be kidding me!"
You look at the bot you're fighting, which reaches out for you again. "Ehh, no thanks." You leap back, powering up the Protect Generator you bought earlier. You see a barrier surround you, and smirk, tossing the generator to Goofy. "Catc-"
"Catch me!" Kairi cries out, leaping right into you. You and Goofy both fumble with your packages a bit, but your hands at least keep Kairi from tripping and falling. "Sorry, needed to get into position!" She raises her staff.
"Detecting optimal position. Channeling light based magic... Channeled. Executing..." You're almost blinded, but remember to close your eyes.
Donald growls in frustration, seeming to have similar luck to yourself, but with his magic. "Why don't you take
this!? FIRAJA!"
The invoked spell engulfs a machine in fire. Donald swings his staff about, prompting a larger burst of fire to erupt from right next to the greater Brainiac. As he sidesteps it, sparks from the pillar of flame fall upon the energy source below. Suddenly, you smell something burning, and for a second, everything's quiet. The silence is shattered by a small rumble and popping noise. The pops begin to spread, moving from this room into the pipes, rapidly growing in speed, force, and
sound. Then, you hear and
feel a distant explosion, and the world rumbles around you as more powerful detonations begin to occur throughout the ship, near and far.
Brainiac pauses as explosions start to rock the battlefield from below. "It seems allowing my liquid fuel to be transported to me out in the open had less than desirable side effects... I will not make that mistake again. All gathered data is being uploaded to the master unit. However, all physical samples, including yourselves, will likely be lost. It appears that this is farewell." He simply stands there, watching the lot of you struggle as the world comes apart around you.
You are rocked and sent sprawling by an explosion, and suddenly lose your grip on Kairi, who is flung from your grasp. "Kairi!"
Kairi almost slides off the platform, only to bump into someone's shins. "Whoa whoa whoa there!" Number 2, having appeared from nowhere, kneels down and looks around. "What did you dudes do?
Everyone looks at Donald.
"What!?
What!?" The duck squawks.
"Okay, okay. We've gotta get you guys out of here. Keyblade Wielders don't grow on trees." He opens a portal with one hand as he tries to pull Kairi up to her feet with the other. "Go-" Another explosion knocks him off his feet, and this time he's knocked off the platform. "-Oh..."
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Suddenly, he stops falling. He looks down at the liquid, and up, confused. "How am I not-"
You pull on his hand, still laying flat on the ground. "I've got you! Don't let go!"
"... Look, dudette? That's sweet and all, but I'm a Nobody. Doesn't truly exist, kinda destined to fade away, and all. Not worth you lot risking your lives. Just get to the portal, and get out."
This is bad - you're starting to slide off, too. For someone who doesn't exist, he's
heavy "Sora, Riku! I need some help here!"
Riku nods, only to be kept from getting back up by another explosion. "This is ridiculous!"
"... I'll say. Saved by you of all dudes?
As if." Number 2's tone and inflection is... different... as he whispers to you, barely audible over the explosions. There's emotion in there that wasn't there before, and something... familiar...
"... What... what are you saying?" You ask.
Number two reaches up with his free hand. "Ain't it obvious?" He grabs his hood. "Don't you remember?"
He pulls it back, and suddenly, you're staring into the single eye of-
"So you do remember! Have you been a good girl?"
"I-I-..."
"It's been years. But I knew you were just peachy. A light like yours doesn't fade to darkness so easily."
You're not sure you can talk. Sora tries to get over to you, but rubble falls and bars the way. "Kairi! We're on our way!"
"Course, we're both different people, nowadays. I mean, look at you! Going out and saving the world. If I had a heart, I'd be so proud. And me, well, you know. Turns out I made some big mistakes back when I was somebody, so now I've lost that little privilege." He pauses. "... Can't even regret what I did."
"Darnit, get out of the way!" You hear Sora call out, and the sound of metal against metal. You slide a little closer to the edge.
"... So, I gotta ask. Honest, harmless question here. Why haven't you let go yet?"
For a second, you consider it, and decide...
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Music:
FFXIV - Locus
KH2 - Organization XIII
Data:
KHT Manual
Shop Sheet
Jiminy's Journal
Ansem Reports
Sora's Vision History
Most Current Battle Map
Characters:
KHVD Main Party Members
Gummi Ship
KHVD Minor Party Members Sheet
Command Chainer
OoG:
Funny, how life works. Your decisions, and the actions that follow, lead you to here and now.
I offer you, the players, another choice. A life saved, or revenge claimed? Choose wisely.