Square-Enix recently updated its job listings to include openings in Osaka related to "HD Development of the Kingdom Hearts series," with Square-Enix looking for a UI Designer, Effect Designer, and Technical Artist to join the Osaka team (the same team that has worked on every title in the series ever since Birth by Sleep). Considering the 'Kingdom Hearts III' DLC will be releasing within a few months, it is highly unlikely these positions are for the DLC, and instead feel like they will be focused on the next entry in the series.
~Los Angeles, California: New World Order Facility - Lab~ Walking back to the lab where she works, Jemma noticed everyone staring at her. Wondering why they were doing so, Jemma gasped as she noticed everyone’s computer had a photo of her sending a message to Rebels using the same flex screen that was confiscated earlier. Hyperventilating as she realized that she was now exposed, Jemma tried to think of what to do, but noticed Rubeus arrive with two Stormtroopers… “There she is,” Rubeus told the Stormtroopers upon noticing Jemma, “Grab her!” Simmons then ran for her life, heading towards the exit as the Stormtroopers began chasing her. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~The Capital - Minato District: Abandoned House~ Walking upstairs, Jenny, Foggy, and Matt found themselves in a girl’s bedroom, where they continued looking for any clues they could find on Frank Castle. “Osha?” Foggy wondered out loud as he noticed something on top of a drawer. “What is it, Foggy?” Matt asked. “Oshawott,” Foggy replied, pointing to a framed photograph. Picking it up, Jenny noticed that the photograph showed Frank, along with a woman, a boy, and a girl riding a carousel. “Jenny, what is it?” the blind demon asked Officer Jenny. “It’s Frank Castle, riding a carousel with a woman, a boy, and a girl,” Jenny answered, “I think… this is his family.” Upon hearing what Jenny said, Matt remembered his discussion with Frank, and how he suspected that he went through a loss. ‘Could he have… lost his family?’ Matt thought to himself. “Jenny, the x-ray you gave me… is it tied to a case?” Matt asked. “Yes,” Jenny replied, “But, I didn’t read it in detail. All I remember was that it was a shooting. I’ll reread it once I get back to HQ. And I’ll be sure to send you a copy.” “Thanks,” Matt replied. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Calcutta, India: Abandoned Warehouse~ After putting on the clothes that Amanda gave him, Dr. Banner walked around the warehouse he was in until he came across Amanda and the rest of her friends sitting near a bunch of empty crates… "Well, look who decided to show up," Amanda remarked upon noticing Bruce. "So, you're this Hulk guy that's got quite a reputation in this city?" Ursula asked. "Y-Yeah," Banner responded as he sat down, "Though, 'Hulk' is the name that the other guy uses. My name is actually Bruce. Dr. Buce Banner." "Other guy? You mean the Hulk is a completely different being than you?" Akko asked. "Ehh… yes and no… it's a bit complicated," Banner replied, "Let me put it this way… imagine a car with two drivers… my regular self, and the Hulk. Both of us have a hand on the wheel." "Huh… and have you always been like this?" Lotte asked. "No," Bruce answered, "Years ago, I used to be completely normal, with an amazing job as a scientist in the J.I.A. But after an experiment went wrong, I found myself turning into the Hulk whenever I get angry. The J.I.A. thought of me as a threat, so I escaped from Japan, and found myself here, hiding from the J.I.A. while trying to cure myself." "Looks like you still haven't been able to cure yourself," Sucy commented. "No…" Bruce replied, "After so much trial and error, I gave up. Figured I should instead focus on trying to help others instead. So, I now offer medical help to those in Calcutta who need it when they can't afford other doctors." "The J.I.A… but it was dissolved during the Great Purge," Diana commented. "So I heard," Bruce replied, "Funny thing is that when I came here, I made sure to avoid turning into the Hulk so I wouldn't be found by the J.I.A. But when the New World Order came, it's been harder to avoid getting angry. Hence why you keep hearing about these attacks against New World Order forces by a big green monster. But, enough about me… what about all of you… are you Rebels?" "Yes," Jasminka answered as she was eating some chips. "Huh, good to know," Bruce commented, "There hasn't really been a Rebel presence in Calcutta. I think you all are the first Rebels in the city." "Seriously?" Amanda questioned, "Well that's gotta change!" "And how do you propose we do that?" Diana asked Amanda, "Uhh… I'm sure I'll think of something," Amanda replied as she sweatdropped. "Well, it's going have to wait," Ursula said, "After the earlier incident, I'm sure there are countless Stormtroopers and Cybermen outside looking for us now." "I agree," Bruce replied, "Best to just stay low for now." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Siberia, Russia: Empty Restaurant~ Spoiler: BGM “How are things in Russia?” Connor asked Nikolai as they were seated together in a table along with Katniss, Dick, and Hiccup, while Toothless sat on the side with Haymitch on his head. “Well, things in Irkutsk are stable,” Nikolai responded, “My daughter is currently taking care of things over there while I am here. As for this area, the Rebels here have been having constant trouble with a nearby New World Order military base.” “Hmm, nothing out of the ordinary I see,” Dick commented. “Actually, I heard strange things have been happening recently with the base,” Nikolai replied. “‘Strange’... how?” Hiccup asked. “Well, the Stormtroopers seem to be more… nervous,” Nikolai answered as Connor and his friends looked at each other with confused faces, wondering what Nikolai meant, “And that’s not all. Some Rebels said that they saw TIE Fighters trying to attack the base, but the base’s turrets shot them down.” “Why would a New World Order base and New World Order TIE Fighters be on opposing sides?” Katniss wondered out loud. “Maybe… those TIE Fighters were captured by Rebels so they could have a better chance of attacking the base?” Dick theorized. “If it was Rebels, then I was not aware of it,” Nikolai said, “What do you think, Ratonhnhaké:ton?” “This is all puzzling,” Connor replied, “Perhaps it would be best to investigate this further. I propose sending some Rebels to conduct reconnaissance.” Nodding, Nikolai said, “No objections from me.” --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~New Mexico - Mann Co Factory: Outside~ Looking over one of the blueprints that Doc handed, Kristoff commented, "Now this definitely makes things easier. Olaf, Saphir… let's start with that engine over there." Looking at where Kristoff was pointing, Saphir and Olaf nodded as they followed Kristoff in order to fix one of the engines. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Sky Over Scarif in The Maldives - Stolen NWO Ship~ “Landing track engaged,” Ignis said as he pressed some buttons while the shuttle descended towards landing pad 9. “Landing track locked,” Bodhi added as he too pressed some buttons on the cockpit. “We’re landing,” Cassian told the rest of the Rebels on the shuttle. As the Rebels prepared for landing, Jyn faced them all, telling them, “Saw Gerrera used to say, ‘One fighter with a sharp stick and nothing left to lose can take the day.’ They have no idea we’re coming. They have no reason to expect us. If we can make it to the ground, we’ll take the next chance. And the next. On and on until we win... or the chances are spent. The plans for the S-type superweapons are down there. Cassian, Ignis, and I will find them. We’ll find a way to find them.” “Noctis, Prompto… you two lead the others,” Cassian ordered Noctis and Prompto, “Move east. Find a position between here and the tower. Once you get to the best spot, light the place up. Make ten men feel like a hundred.” “Alright,” Noctis replied. “Got it!” Prompto added. “And make sure to get those troopers away from us,” Cassian said. “What should I do?” Bodhi questioned from the cockpit. “Keep the engine running,” Cassian replied, “You’re our only way out of here.” ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Northern Nigeria - New World Order Cyberman Facility~ As he was walking down a hallway after managing to get inside the Cyberman facility, Thorax asked Shuri on his earpiece, "Shuri… how did you get that ID number?" "Simple," Shuri responded on his earpiece… "I hacked into the building's security system in advance, and was able to pull up a list of Stormtroopers who would be working at the facility today," Shuri continued, "I picked the ID number of a Stormtrooper who appeared to be relatively new." "Huh. Good to know," Thorax remarked, "Anyway… let me see how I can get you guys inside. Thorax, out." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Osaka, Japan - Television Station~ Maneuvering inside the walls of the television station, Hiro, Antony, and the rest of the ants following them found their way into the building’s computer room through an air vent, where they found several servers. “No one’s here,” Hiro commented, “That’s good.” Taking out a few explosives from his pocket, Hiro said, “Alright, ants… time to blow up some servers and completely decimate this building’s security system.” ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~The Capital - Nintendo High School: Pokemon Battling Class~ Once Pokemon Battling class was over, Manon and her Chespin, Harry, were getting ready to leave. Just then, the Pokemon Battling instructor, Alan, said, "Manon. May I see you for a second?" "Uh, y-yeah," Manon replied as she and Harry walked towards Alan, both worried about what he was going to say, especially after what happened earlier in the week. “Tell me… how has your progress with trying to evolve your Chespin been?” Alan asked. “Oh, you know… just taking it one step at a time,” Manon lied as she gave an innocent smile. After a long pause, Alan said, “You’re lying.” As Manon and Harry gasped at what Alan said, Alan continued, “I am losing my patience with you, Manon… is it really that hard to try and evolve your Chespin?” “It’s just… Harry doesn’t want to evolve!” Manon replied. “Oh… so now he decides how things should work in the New World Order?!” Alan mocked, “If you aren’t able to make him evolve, maybe I should take him away from you.” “You leave him alone!” Manon cried. “Why you little brat!” Alan angrily exclaimed as he grabbed Manon’s arm. “Leemo!” Harry cried at the sight of what Alan was doing, jumping and biting the hand Alan was using to grab Manon’s arm. “Oww!” Alan cried after letting go of Manon’s arm when Harry bit it. “Leemo, Leemo!” Harry cried as he angrily stared at Alan while getting in front of Manon, as though he were trying to protect her. “Harry… it’s okay…” Manon told her Pokemon, trying to calm him down as she picked him up. “Leemo…” Harry replied as he turned to look at Manon, with the two sharing a hug. As for Alan, although he was angered, he felt something upon seeing Manon and Harry embrace each other the way they do. It was a feeling he couldn’t really explain. “I heard something from outside…” a Stormtrooper said upon entering the Pokemon battling class… “Is everything alright, sir?” the Stormtrooper asked Alan. Looking at Manon and Harry, who both seemed worried that Alan was going to complain about their actions, Alan replied, “No… everything’s fine.” ‘Very well,” the Stormtrooper said as he left, while Manon and Harry were visibly surprised by Alan’s actions. “Leave. Now,” Alan ordered Manon and Harry, who both silently nodded and left, while Alan was alone pondering to himself over what happened. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Siberia, Russia: Empty Restaurant (Again)~ “Ugh, Siberia always makes me feel uneasy,” Discord commented as he and Mewtwo were seated together in a table, “Especially this village.” “Why is that?” Mewtwo asked. “Remember last July, when you and I were still part of the Crystal Order?” Discord asked. “Yes… that was when you were captured by the J.I.A.,” Mewtwo replied, “I remember… it happened in Siberia…” “Yeah…” Discord said, “I was training Crystal Order recruits to attack a village… this village… all because there were S-types in their crystalline forms here. Hard to believe how much of a bad guy I was back then. And I know I’m supposed to put the past behind me and all that… still, it’s hard for me not to feel ashamed by coming here.” “Doing such a thing can never be easy,” Mewtwo replied, “Simply focus on what we and the rest of the Rebels are doing here. Maybe that way, you will learn to forget the painful memory that you have associated with this place.” “Hmm… yeah, I suppose you’re right,” Discord said.
~The Capital - Police HQ~ Upon hearing Astral say that the encounters with the Thief Rangers were so far only happening in America, a disappointed Vanitas facepalmed as he thought to himself, 'Is Astral really that clueless on how local law enforcement agencies function?' "Astral… I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I think you're asking the wrong people for help," Vanitas told the S-type, "You see… this is the Capital's police headquarters, where they deal with issues in the Capital, and ONLY in the Capital. America is way beyond their jurisdiction. You'd probably be better off asking the Grand Inquisitor to provide with you some of my fellow Inquisitors to help you out. Anyway, you mentioned Nintendo High… I could probably ask the Chief to send additional officers to patrol the school, which already has extra security added ever since the airship incident. But other than that, there's nothing the Police Rangers can do for you." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Siberia, Russia: Empty Restaurant~ As Cid was drinking a glass of vodka while Finn, Natasha, and Nikolai were discussing something, BB-8 gave out an electronic beep, indicating to Cid that a large group was entering the restaurant. Looking to see who had arrived, Cid noticed that Connor and his group of Rebels have arrived after being led to the restaurant by two Russian Rebels… Spoiler: Lots of Characters “Well, what have we got here… hey, Nikolai, look who’s decided to show up,” Cid told Nikolai. Turning his attention to Connor’s group, Nikolai smiled as walked towards the group, saying, “Welcome to Russia. It is good to finally see you in person, Ratonhnhaké:ton!” “The pleasure is all mine, Nikolai,” Connor replied as he shook hands with the Russian Rebel leader. “Please, make yourselves at home,” Nikolai advised the group, “I understand not many of you are used to this kind of weather. There is a large fireplace to the corner if anyone wants to warm themselves.” “Thank you, sir,” Clemont thanked Nikolai as he and his sister, Bonnie, walked towards the fireplace, warming themselves. “Deden!” Bonnie’s Dedenne cried as it was warming itself as well. “Mind if we join you?” Rini asked Clemont as she and Sammy walked towards the fireplace to get warm as well. “Not at all,” Clemont replied. “Yeah, we can all fit,” Bonnie added. “Thanks,” both Rini and Sammy replied as they warmed themselves as well. As for the rest of the group, most of them took a seat all around the empty restaurant to relax. “Big group,” Natasha told Finn. “Yeah, it certainly is,” Finn concurred. “Anyway, Ratonhnhaké:ton… let us talk,” Nikolai told Connor. “Of course,” Connor replied as he, Katniss, Dick, and Hiccup followed Nikolai to a table in the corner of the restaurant. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~New Mexico - Mann Co Factory: Outside~ “Hey, Kristoff…” Saphir called out to Kristoff as he and Olaf were carrying a large toolbox together, “Olaf and I found this. It’s full of tools that I’m sure would be useful.” “Good,” Kristoff replied as Saphir and Olaf placed the toolbox next to Kristoff. “Hey there, Sven,” Kristoff greeted his reindeer as he came rushing towards him, licking Kristoff... “Hehe, alright, that’s enough, Sven," Kristoff told his reindeer, "So, how was spying?” “Spying?” both Olaf and Saphir questioned, wondering what Kristoff was referring to. “Oh, I just had Sven spy on you while you went to get some tools from the factory,” Kristoff replied. As Olaf and Saphir looked at each other, Olaf asked Kristoff, “You really don’t trust us, do you?” “Nothing personal,” Kristoff replied, “I just have trust issues. Now grab some tools from the box and make yourselves useful.” “Yes, sir,” Saphir and Olaf both said as they both grabbed a tool from the toolbox along with Kristoff, trying to see how they can begin working on fixing the ship. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~Osaka, Japan - Television Station~ Riding on Antony as he flew towards the television station, Hiro noticed a swarm of ants that he summoned with his Ant-Man powers flying towards him and Antony. “Alright, guys… through the vent!” Hiro ordered the ants as he and the ants all flew threw an air vent on the side of the building, hoping to find the building’s security system as soon as possible. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Northern Nigeria - Outside New World Order Cyberman Facility~ As two Stormtroopers were standing guard outside the Cyberman facility, Thorax walked towards them while in his Stormtrooper disguise, pretending to act like a Stormtrooper… "How do you do, fellow Stormtroopers," Thorax greeted the two Stormtroopers. "Huh, wait a second," one of the Stormtroopers responded as he and his partner stopped Thorax, feeling suspicious about him, "What were you doing outside the facility?" "Oh, uh, you know… just taking a break, walking outside while enjoying the fresh air," Thorax responded. "Uh-huh… what's your identification number, soldier?" the other Stormtrooper questioned. "M-my… identification number?" Thorax asked while stuttering. "Yeah," one of the Stormtroopers replied as he and his partner got their blasters ready, "What is it?" "Well, it's, uhh…" Thorax said, not sure what to say. "Thorax!" Shuri's voice communicated to Thorax through his earpiece… "Here's an identification number you can use… 001995TS," Shuri told Thorax. "Umm, 001995TS," Thorax told the two Stormtroopers. "001995TS? Oh, you're the new recruit, Gary!" one of the Stormtroopers replied, "No wonder you seemed so nervous." "Uhh, yup. That's me… Gary the Stormtrooper," Thorax said. "Alright, alright, sorry to give you such a scare, kid," one of the Stormtroopers replied as he opened the door to the facility for Thorax, "You're free to enter." "Alright then… thanks!" Thorax thanked the Stormtroopers as he entered the facility, wondering how Shuri was able to acquire an identification number that worked. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Calcutta, India: Abandoned Warehouse~ Slowly opening his eyes, Dr. Banner woke up, finding himself shirtless while wearing torn pants, most likely having been torn while he was the Hulk. Looking around, Banner was startled upon noticing Amanda was watching him while sitting on a chair backwards… “H-Hey,” Banner greeted Amanda, “Did I hurt anybody?” “Just a bunch of Stormtroopers and Cybermen, which I gotta say, was pretty cool,” Amanda replied. “So… you saw me all big… and green?” Bruce asked. “The whole thing. Here you go,” Amanda replied as she tossed a shirt and a pair of pants to Bruce, “Found those nearby. Certainly beats walking around shirtless with torn pants.” “Thank you,” Bruce thanked Amanda as he was checking to make sure the clothes she gave him would fit. “So, what’s your story?” Amanda asked, “Are you an alien?” “What?” Bruce questioned, surprised by what Amanda just asked. “From outer space, an alien?” Amanda asked. “No,” Bruce answered. “Well then, sir, you've got a condition,” Amanda said as she got out of her chair, “I’ll leave you alone to put those clothes on. I’m gonna be with my friends. Come on and say hi once you’re ready.” “S-sure,” Banner replied as Amanda walked away while Bruce was putting on the clothes Amanda gave him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Castelia City, New York - Restaurant~ “I don't like being threatened,” Shining Armor sternly told Raina. “This isn't a threat,” Raina replied, “It's a gesture of goodwill. I would like nothing more than to delete that photo.” “And in return, what do you want?” Shining Armor questioned. “From you? Nothing,” Raina answered, “But I will need to take Skye with me.” “Excuse me?” a surprised Shining Armor questioned while Hunter, May, and Skye herself were stunned by Raina’s request, “What in the world is this really about? And why do you think I would ever let that happen?” “To prevent every employee at a New World Order facility in Los Angeles from receiving an automated e-mail with this photo,” Raina responded, “You see, I happened to be in Los Angeles last week, and I saw Miss Simmons trying to send messages to the Rebels. I have already left an anonymous tip to the New World Order of a possible spy within their ranks in L.A.” Tapping on her phone’s screen and sliding it towards Shining Armor, a two minute timer appeared on the phone, with Raina warning, “You have two minutes, after which, there's nothing I can do. The New World Order will soon find out that Simmons is a double-agent secretly working for the Rebels. That is, unless… you give me Skye.” “Where are you planning to take Skye?” Shining Armor questioned. “To meet her dad, of course,” Raina answered. As Skye was going through so many emotions after hearing what Raina just said, May warned her, “She's lying.” “I’m curious… have you always been working for Skye's father?” Shining Armor asked. “I'm just trying to make the best out of a difficult situation,” Raina answered. “By threatening the life of one of my friends?” Shining Armor questioned. “By allowing one to find out who she really is,” Raina retorted, “That's what Skye's been searching for her whole life. Ask her yourself, Shining Armor. She's here, isn't she... listening?” “You know… back in Toshima, I remember you said that Skye’s father loves her very much, that she was taken from him against his will, and that he's spent her entire life searching for her,” Shining Armor said, “But when we went to that clinic where you said we’d find him… he wasn’t there. Instead, we just found a bunch of dead bodies. That tells me exactly what kind of man Skye’s father is, and I’m not exactly comfortable letting her meet a man like that.” “Shining Armor... deep down, I know you're a good individual. Someone like that would never intentionally keep a daughter from her father... especially when so much is at stake,” Raina replied as she looked at her phone, with the timer currently at 35 seconds remaining, “You're running out of time. Give Skye what she's always wanted... or else Jemma Simmons dies.” Sliding Raina’s phone towards her, Shining Armor said, “No deal.” As Raina was perplexed by the pony’s decision, Skye immediately got up from her seat, only for May to rush towards her, pushing her towards the women's restroom, and restraining her on the wall. “Stand down, Skye,” May ordered Skye. “Were you not listening?” Skye questioned May, “If I don't go with Raina, Simmons is gonna die.” “Shining has a plan,” May retorted. “Okay, but maybe his judgment is not what it used to be,” Skye said as she tried to break free, only for May to restrain her harder. “I said stand down,” May ordered Skye. “Look, it's not too late. We can fix this. No one needs to get hurt,” Raina pleaded to Shining Armor, “Please.” Shining Armor, however, didn’t even respond, simply staring at Raina with a grin. Eventually, he noticed the timer on Raina’s phone reached zero, with a message appearing saying ‘Executing File Transfer’. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~The Capital - Minato District: Abandoned House~ As Officer Jenny passed by some children’s drawings on the wall, she came across a portrait of a man wearing a military uniform. “Could this… be him?” Jenny asked. Wondering what Jenny was talking about, Foggy walked over to her. But upon noticing the portrait she was looking at, Foggy instantly recognized the man in the portrait as Frank (a.k.a. The Punisher), the man he and Matt encountered three days ago, gasping as he cried, “OSHA!!!” “What’s going on?” Matt questioned. “Well, based on Foggy’s reaction, I’m guessing I found a portrait of the Punisher himself,” Jenny replied, “Seems like his full name is Frank Castle. And… he was apparently a lieutenant in the Japanese army. Hmm, and if I’m reading his badge correctly… he seems to have served in Afghanistan.” “So… I guess we can be 100% sure that this was his home, and that the x-ray you provided me was of him,” Matt commented, “And his military background certainly explains his skill with firearms. Still, I feel like there’s more to the story.” “I agree,” Jenny replied, “Let’s keep looking.” --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Sky Over Scarif in The Maldives - Stolen NWO Ship~ “SW-0608 clear for landing pad 9. Acknowledge, please,” a flight controller said over the radio as Bodhi was flying the shuttle over Scarif. “SW-0608 proceeding to LP9 as instructed,” Bodhi responded, looking for the landing pad where the shuttle was authorized to land. “The main building down there, what is it?” Cassian asked, noticing a large tower overlooking everything else in Scarif. “That’s the Citadel Tower,” Bodhi answered, “They keep all the New World Order structure archives in there. If the plans are anywhere, they’ll be there.” “The dish at the top? What’s it for?” Cassian asked. “I guess it takes a lot of signals to send those data files out,” Bodhi replied.
~The Capital - Police HQ~ “Alright, I’ll see what my Police Rangers and I can do about it,” Vanitas replied, “One of the Police Rangers is out taking care of something, but until she gets back, please tell me more about these Thief Rangers as you call ‘em. Where in the Capital have they been causing trouble exactly? If they do have Zords, then luckily for us, we’ve got the Tigerzord, Dragonzord, and the Megazord that the Power Rangers were using prior to the Great Purge at our disposal.” ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base~ Spoiler: Lots of Characters “You… did?” Darien wondered out loud after Serena indicated that she did feel something after kissing him. ‘I wonder… could she have had the same vision as I did?’ Darien thought to himself. “Alrighty… everyone’s inside the circle… we are good to go,” Discord remarked. “Good. Take us there now, Discord,” Connor ordered Discord. “Yes, sir,” Discord said, “Going to Russia in 3… 2… 1…” Discord then clapped his paws, and the entire group inside the circle had teleported away... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Siberia, Russia~ Spoiler: BGM Spoiler: Lots of Characters “And we’re here,” Discord said after the entire group teleported to a snowy forest in Russia. “Brrr… and I can feel the cold already,” Ritchie remarked as he was shivering. “Pika…” Sparky concurred, feeling just as cold. “We should be meeting with the local Rebels in a nearby village,” Katniss announced. “Would it happen to be that one over there?” Clemont questioned, pointing to an area not too far from the group where there were a couple of small buildings. “That is it,” Connor replied. “Alright everyone, let’s go!” Luna ordered the others as they walked towards the village. Upon arriving to the village’s boundary, the group of Rebels saw some armed men approaching them. “Aren’t they expecting us?” Sammy wondered out loud. “Let me talk to them,” Darien said, “I’ve studied a bit of Russian during my time in the J.I.A. Perhaps I could convince them we’re not the enemy.” Approaching the two armed men, Darien tried greeting them in Russian, saying, “Dosvedanya!” “That means ‘goodbye’,” one of the arm men responded with a thick Russian accent as he and his partner laughed at Darien failing to greet them in Russia. “Okay… maybe my Russian needs a bit of work…” Darien commented, swetdropping as he returned to the group of Rebels. “Ratonhnhaké:ton!” one of the Russian men cried upon recognizing Connor, quickly giving a bow to the Rebel leader along with his partner, “We’ve been expecting you.” “Please, there is no need for that,” Connor replied to the Russian man, not wanting him or his partner to bow to him, “Has Nikolai Orelov arrived yet?” “Yes, he has!” one of the two Russian men immediately replied, “He is waiting for you in the village’s main restaurant. Please, follow me.” Nodding, Connor and the other Rebels followed the two Russian men. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~New Mexico - Mann Co Factory: Outside~ “Great!” Kristoff replied as he observed the damages on the ship, “Okay… where to start… Olaf, Saphir, go get some supplies. There’s bound to be a lot in the factory.” “Uhh, okay…” Olaf responded as he and Saphir walked back towards the factory, wondering if they would be able to find supplies there. “Hey, Sven… follow those two, and make sure they don’t try doing something I wouldn’t approve of,” Kristoff ordered his reindeer. Nodding, Sven ran off towards the factory, intending to spy on Olaf and Saphir. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Osaka, Japan - Outside Television Station~ As they kept waiting, Fury, Coulson, Hiro, and Baymax eventually noticed Lt. Surge from the other vehicle give a thumbs up, signalling to Hiro that it was time for him to do his job. “That’s my cue,” Hiro commented as he put on his Ant-Man helmet… “Wish me luck,” Hiro said as he shrunk down to the size of an ant while Baymax opened the door next to him… “Alright Antony… time to fly,” Hiro told his ant companion, climbing up his back, and holding on as Antony began flying outside the car towards the television station. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~Northern Nigeria - Outside New World Order Cyberman Facility~ Noticing one of her Kimoyo beads flashing red, Okoye told Thorax, “It is time.” Nodding, Thorax transformed himself into a Stormtrooper, hoping the guise will allow him to enter the facility… “How do I look?” Thorax asked. “Very convincing,” T’Challa replied. “Looks are one thing,” Shuri added, “But you will need to know what to say if you are asked questions. As long as I can communicate with you on your earpiece, I will make sure you know what to say so you don’t get caught.” “Got it,” Thorax acknowledged as he went down the hill, heading towards the New World Order facility. “I hope this works…” Nakia commented. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Castelia City, New York - Restaurant~ In an elegant restaurant in the middle of Castelia City, Shining Armor, wearing formal clothing, was sitting alone in a table waiting for the arrival of Raina. Elsewhere in the restaurant, Hunter, May, and Skye were each seated in separate tables, all three monitoring for any sign of Raina... “Still nothing,” Hunter communicated through his earpiece. “Copy that,” May responded on her earpiece. “Hang on… incoming at 4 o’clock,” Skye told the others through her earpiece as she noticed Raina entering the restaurant… “The tiny girl in the flower dress?” Hunter questioned as he noticed Raina, “That's who everyone's making such a fuss about?” As Shining Armor and Raina saw each other, Shining Armor got out of his seat while Raina approached him. “It's good to see you, Shining Armor,” Raina greeted the pony. “Raina,” Shining Armor greeted her back, pulling a chair out for Raina, allowing her to take a seat before sliding her back and then going back to his seat. “I was worried you weren't going to accept my invitation... but perhaps I wasn't the only one looking forward to our next meeting,” Raina told Shining Armor. Overhearing what Raina said, Hunter questioned, “Is she hitting on him?” “Yep,” Skye responded. “You implied there was something urgent to discuss, so here I am,” Shining Armor told Raina, “Either way, you're gonna give me what I want. Now… tell me where to find the Obelisk.” “I'm afraid it's out of my hands,” Raina replied. “That really doesn't work for me,” Shining Armor said, “I've seen what that thing can do. It's too dangerous to be out in the real world.” “You've only seen the beginning,” Raina replied, “Just because something's powerful doesn't make it dangerous.” “In this case, it's more the death and destruction,” Shining Armor remarked. “You must believe me, Shining Armor... we want the same thing,” Raina replied. “Unless it's an end to this conversation, I'm pretty sure we don't,” Shining Armor said. “You really know how to make a girl feel special,” Raina replied in a flirting manner. “Only when I suspect she has something up her sleeve,” Shining Armor said, “I should know… I’m a married stallion.” “It's in my purse, actually,” Raina replied, chuckling as she was taking something out of her purse, “Right now, the New World Order's looking for a spy within their ranks. I wonder what would happen to Jemma Simmons... if this were to fall into the wrong hands.” The hearts of Shining Armor, May, and Skye sunk upon hearing Raina’s warning regarding their friend, Jemma Simmons, with the pony stunned as Raina showed him a picture on her phone of Jemma as she is sending a message to the Rebels on her flex screen while outside in a park. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~The Capital - Minato District~ Standing under the rain, Matt and Foggy were in front of an abandoned house they they believe could be the house of the Punisher, that is, if the janitor Matt spoke to earlier could be trusted. Pretty soon, the two heard a motorcycle arriving to the scene… “So, this is it?” Officer Jenny asked as she got out of her motorcycle and approached the two. “I think so,” Murdock replied. “Alright, well… I was able to get permission, so we should be good to go in,” Jenny said. Nodding, Matt replied, “I don’t detect any signs of life inside.” “Then that makes our job a lot easier,” Jenny said as she, Matt, and Foggy walked towards the house’s front door. Using a lockpick, Jenny was able to get the door open, and the three were able to get in. “It’s very dusty, and dark,” Jenny noted as she took out a flashlight to help her and Foggy see. “Guess no one’s been living here for a while,” Matt replied as the three began walking around the living room, with Jenny and Foggy noticing magazines on the coffee table, and Matt avoiding stepping on children’s toys still scattered on the floor. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Sky Over Scarif in The Maldives - Stolen NWO Ship~ The Rogue One group finally arrived to the atmosphere above Scarif, a group of islands where a New World Order base was located. The entire area was surrounded by a deflector shield to protect it from any possible attacks, with the only way in or out would be through a shield gate located on top of the deflector shield, where two New World Order Helicarriers were hovering around it for protection. “Okay. Here goes nothing… Bissmillah,” Bodhi muttered to himself, reciting a quick Muslim prayer before clicking on a button to communicate with those in the shield gate, “Cargo shuttle SW-0608 requesting a landing pad.” “Cargo shuttle SW-0608, you’re not listed on the arrival schedule,” the voice of an officer in the shield gate responded on the cockpit’s radio. “Acknowledged, Gate Control,” Bodhi told man, “We were rerouted from Sioux Falls due to excessive damages to our station over there. Transmitting clearance code now.” “Transmitting,” Ignis commented as he pressed on some buttons in the cockpit, transmitting the shuttle’s clearance code to the shield gate. The Rebels on the shuttle then began waiting for about a minute before the officer on the radio said, “Cargo shuttle SW-0608? You are cleared for entry.” “Yes!” Bodhi cheered, happy to hear that he would be able to fly the shuttle inside Scarif. “Impressive,” Ignis commended Bodhi as he flew the shuttle through the shield gate, officially bringing Rogue One into the confines of Scarif. Smiling as she heard the good news, Jyn told the other members of Rogue One, “Alright everyone… get ready.”
~The Capital - Police HQ~ “Astral? What are you doing here?” Vanitas questioned the S-type as he approached it while accompanied by two Stormtroopers, “I’m actually responsible for the Police Rangers, so if there’s anything you need from them, you can ask me.” ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base~ Spoiler: Lots of Characters ‘Well… better get this over with…’ Darien thought to himself as he took a deep breath, leaning down to give Serena a quick kiss, hoping no one would tease him and Serena over this moment. But just as their lips touched, something was triggered… Spoiler: Inside Darien’s Mind Spoiler: BGM ‘Huh? What?’ Darien thought to himself, suddenly finding himself experiencing a vision of some sort, finding himself wearing the same clothes as he did during the dream he had the night he was brought into Serena’s home while wounded. Just like in the dream, Darien didn't feel any control over his body. But this time, he found himself looking at the princess that appeared in his dreams, with the two appearing to be on a balcony of some sort of palace, sharing a kiss with her. ‘What am I doing?’ Darien thought to himself, ‘This isn’t right, but… it still feels… familiar…’ Once the kiss between the two ended, Darien saw himself turn to face the sky. But what appeared in the sky shocked Darien. ‘Wait… is that… Earth?!’ a confused Darien thought to himself, seeing planet Earth in the sky, ‘Wait… if Earth’s there… then am I… in the Moon?!’ “Your highness,” a familiar voice called out, approaching Darien and the princess. ‘Wait… that voice… I know it…” Darien thought to himself. Feeling himself turn around, Darien’s heart sank as he saw the individual approaching him and the princess… ‘It can’t be… Connor?!’ Darien thought to himself. While there were some differences, the man Darien saw resembled Connor a lot, and even sounded like him a bit. “Yes, Ratonhnhaké:ton?” Darien heard himself greeting the man resembling Connor. ‘Wait… did I just call him Ratonhnhaké:ton? That’s the other name Connor uses…’ Darien thought to himself, feeling even more confused than before. “We must go,” the man resembling Connor responded, “Ira says it is important.” “Very well,” Darien heard himself tell the man resembling Connor. ‘Ira? Wait… I know that name… he was in my dream the last time I experienced this too,’ Darien thought to himself, ‘But… why am I having these dreams in the first place?’ “Darien?” another voice suddenly called out to Darien, “Hellooo… Darien?” ‘What the?’ Darien thought to himself as his vision suddenly ended... “Darien? Darien?” Connor called out to Darien, whose mind appeared to be blank, placing his hand on Darien’s shoulder and shook it, trying to get him to snap out of whatever he was going through. Blinking as he shook his head, Darien asked, “Huh… what... happened?” “After the kiss, you just stood there without saying a word,” Rini replied, “Connor then arrived and tried waking you up. We were getting worried.” “Well, it wasn’t really a kiss,” Discord remarked, “It was more of a small peck. Really disappointing if you ask me.” “Discord, that is enough. No more games,” Connor ordered Discord. “Ugh, fine,” a disappointed Discord replied as he snapped his fingers, with the kiss cam monitor floating over the Rebels instantly disappearing. “So… what happened?” Connor asked. “I… I don’t know,” Darien answered, “I don’t think I could even explain it.” “Eh, it was probably just shock from experiencing a kiss for the first time,” Dick remarked. “Correction… small peck,” Discord corrected Dick, “But yeah, guess this was just a nothingburger.” “Very well,” Connor said, “Darien, Serena… if either of you feel anything, please let me know. Your well-being, as well as the well-being of every other Rebel, is my top concern. Understood?” “Y-Yeah,” Darien replied, nodding, “Thanks, Connor.” Nodding, Connor turned to face Discord, saying, “Now, let us get back to getting ready to go to Russia.” “Yes, sir,” Discord replied, giving Connor a salute as he made final preparations, drawing a large dotted circle around the group of Rebels heading towards Russia. “You sure you’re okay?” Rini asked. “Of course, Rini. I’m fine,” Darien assured Rini. “Well, alright. If you say so,” Rini replied. Looking at Serena, Darien was curious if Serena experienced the same thing he did, whispering to her, “Serena… did you feel something... weird when we kissed?” --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Sky Over Indian Ocean - Stolen NWO Ship~ “Okay, we’re coming in,” Bodhi told the others as the Rogue One group was flying over the Indian Ocean, nearing the New World Order base located in the small group of islands known as Scarif, “There’s an area-wide defensive shield with a single main entry gate. This shuttle should be equipped with an access code that allows us through.” “Assuming, the New World Order hasn’t logged it as overdue,” Ignis commented. “Or stolen,” Cassian added. “And if they have?” Jyn questioned. “Then, they shut the gate and we’re all annihilated,” Bodhi answered. “Lovely…” Noctis sarcastically remarked. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Los Angeles, California: New World Order Facility - Women’s Restroom~ “Everything will be just fine,” Simmons nervously told herself, taking a deep breath as she flushed the toilet and exited her stall. But the moment she exited her stall, Simmons was startled, gasping as she noticed Bobbi Morse approaching her… “Don't you seem nervous?” Bobbi questioned Simmons as she crossed her arms, noticing that Jemma was exhaling sharply. “Well... maybe it has something to do with you... lurking right outside of my stall,” Jemma responded. “Rubeus informed me that you and the man we apprehended earlier were lab partners,” Bobbi told Jemma. “We'd worked together on a couple of assignments, yes,” Jemma replied. “Well, there are some who believe that he may not have been acting alone,” Bobbi told Jemma, “Were you colluding with him?” “No,” Jemma scoffed as she chuckled. “Did you plant the flex screen on his desk?” Bobbi asked. “No,” Jemma lied. Grinning, Bobbi said, “You're not a very good liar, are you? Maybe I should take a look at your hard drive, see what I find.” “Go right ahead. It's nothing but New World Order files,” Jemma replied. But as Jemma tried to leave, Bobbi butted in front of her, warning Jemma, “Oh, it better be. I want you to keep something in mind, Simmons... the New World Order is everywhere. Carry on.” Bobbi then left the women’s restroom, while Jemma was breathing deeply, worrying that sooner or later, the New World Order would find out that she was really a double agent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Calcutta, India~ Not too long after introducing himself to Amanda, Akko, and Diana, the Hulk noticed two Stormtroopers running towards them… Letting out an angry roar, the Hulk noticed one of the Stormtroopers was carrying a grenade launcher, pointing at the three witches. As Akko, Amanda, and Diana gasped once the Stormtrooper fired his grenade launcher, launching a canister towards them, the Hulk quickly caught the canister with his left hand, intending to crush it in the palm of his hand. But as the Hulk crushed the canister, it let out a gas that the Hulk accidentally inhaled, causing him to cough and then feel drowsy, before collapsing to the ground, sleeping. “Hulk?” Amanda said, poking him as he slept. “That gas must’ve put him to sleep,” Diana remarked. “Uh-oh…” a worried Akko said as she, Diana, and Amanda saw the two Stormtroopers slowly approach them, pointing their blasters at them. “Hehe… no big green monster to protect you now,” one of the Stormtroopers remarked, “Now hands up!” Upon raising their arms in surrender, the three witches noticed the two Stormtroopers were struck with lightning from behind, knocking them out. Confused, the three witches looked to see who was responsible for saving them, noticing Ursula with her wand out, along with Lotte, Sucy, Constanze, and Jasminka… “Are you girls okay?” Ursula asked Akko, Amanda, and Diana. “We sure are,” Akko responded. “Thank you,” Diana added as she nodded. “Is that…?” Sucy wondered out loud as she and the others took note of the Hulk as he was sleeping. “Yup, the big green monster in the flesh,” Amanda responded, “He saved us earlier from a bunch of Stormtroopers and Cyberman. Says he’s called ‘Hulk’.” “Incredible…” Lotte commented as the witches observed him. However, just then, the witches noticed something strange happening to the Hulk, with his body growing smaller, while also becoming less green and less muscular. “What the?!” several of the witches remarked as the Hulk transformed back into a regular human being… “He was… just a regular man the whole time?!” Amanda wondered out loud. “I don’t know…” Ursula replied, “But we better get out of here before more New World Order reinforcements arrive.” “Right,” the others said, while Constanze indicated to Jasminka to carry the sleeping Dr. Banner. Nodding, Jasminka picked up Banner, carrying him as she followed the other witches while they looked for a place to hide. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Northern Nigeria - Outside New World Order Cyberman Facility~ “So… now what?” Thorax asked as he and the others gathered on a hill overlooking a New World Order facility where captured Rebels are converted to Cybermen. “I am still waiting for the local Rebels to give us a signal that we are clear to move forward,” Okoye responded, “Once we get the signal, we will need you to disguise yourself as a Stormtrooper to let us in.” “And remember,” T’Challa reminded the others, “If possible, avoid any altercation with the New World Order forces over there. We just need to make sure we can rescue any captive Rebels there as smoothly as possible.” The others nodded in agreement as they continued waiting for the signal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Osaka, Japan - Outside Television Station~ Arriving outside a television station used by the New World Order’s Holonet News, two vehicles parked near a tree to avoid detection from any nearby Stormtroopers or Cybermen… In one of the vehicles, Nick Fury, Phil Coulson, Hiro Hamada, and Baymax looked at the building up ahead. “There it is,” Fury said, “Once a local news station, now used by the New World Order for their propaganda.” “Security’s gotta be tight,” Coulson remarked, “How do we get in?” “Leave that to me,” Hiro responded, “I can shrink and get some ants to help me get into the building’s security system so I can break it apart.” “The same way we shrunk our vehicles to sneak past checkpoints?” Coulson asked. “Same technology,” Hiro replied. “And now, we wait on Surge,” Fury said, looking at the other vehicle, where Lt. Surge (along with his Raichu) and Adewale were monitoring the activity around the building... “Okay, Baymax… once Surge gives the signal, you open the door,” Hiro ordered Baymax. “Affirmative, Hiro,” Baymax responded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~New Mexico - Mann Co Factory: Outside~ “So, any idea how long it’ll take to fix this ship?” Kristoff asked Aoi and Kai as he and his group approached them, “If you need any sort of help, I’ll gladly volunteer. The crew of this ship saved my hide three days ago, so I feel like I owe them. And as a bonus, Olaf and Saphir here will gladly volunteer to help out as well.” Looking at each other with confused expressions on their faces before shifting their attention back to Kristoff, Saphir and Olaf asked, “We… will?”
~New Mexico - Mann Co Factory~ "I don't believe it," Kristoff remarked at the sight of the Gokai Galleon. "What is it?" Olaf asked. "I know that ship," Kristoff replied, "It saved me along with Silver's crew from a New World Order ship in the North Sea hours before coming aboard the Lor Starcutter. Wonder if anyone from the crew might remember me…" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~Calcutta, India~ Running for their lives, Amanda, Akko, and Diana turned to the nearest alley, though it was a dead end, with a brick wall blocking their way. "Uh-oh…" Amanda nervously remarked as she, Diana, and Akko turned around, noticing that the Stormtroopers and Cybermen they were running away from had arrived and cornered them… "Hands up," one of the Stormtroopers ordered the three witches as he and the other Stormtroopers and Cybermen pointed their weapons at the three. "What do we do?" Akko wondered out loud as she, Diana, and Amanda tried to think of a way to get out of this predicament. Suddenly, everyone heard a monstrous roar. "What the…?!" a Stormtrooper wondered out loud, startled by what he just heard. Suddenly, a large green muscular figure landed on the ground between the witches and the New World Order forces… The green monster, known as the Hulk, glared at the Stormtroopers and Cybermen, while Amanda happily exclaimed, "Hah, I knew I'd find the big green monster eventually!" "I can't believe it… he's actually real," Diana remarked. "But is he on our side?" Akko asked. "Open fire!" one of the Stormtroopers cried, as he and the other Stormtroopers and Cybermen began firing at the Hulk. However, their weapons weren't able to do much damage, if at all, to the Hulk, who simply roared as he used his fists to smash at Stormtroopers, squashing and killing many of them. "Does that answer your question?" Amanda asked Akko as she took out a sonic stabilizer from her pocket, "I'm gonna help him out!" Rushing towards the battle, Amanda threw her sonic stabilizer towards the Cybermen, with the sonic stabilizer weakening their Vibranium metal, and making them vulnerable to an attack. "Hey big guy!" Amanda called out to the Hulk, "You can now smash those Cybermen as well!" Hearing what Amanda told him, the Hulk shifted his attention to the Cybermen, hitting them with his fists, which ultimately destroyed them by shattering them into many pieces. Once the Hulk had killed (or severely injured) all of the New World Order forces who had been trying to apprehend the three witches, Amanda cheered as she exclaimed, "Way to go, big guy!" "So incredible," Diana commented as she and Akko approached Amanda and the Hulk. "Yeah… who, or what are you supposed to be?" Akko asked the Hulk. Panting as he looked at the three witches, the Hulk pointed at himself, and simply said, "Hulk." "Hulk, huh?" Amanda said to herself, "I gotta say, you sure taught those New World Order punks a lesson." Nodding, the Hulk replied, "Hulk no like New World Order." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~The Capital - Starbucks~ “You were with him when this was taken?” Matt asked the janitor he met earlier as they were having coffee at a local Starbucks, showing him a copy of the x-ray Officer Jenny provided him with. “Yeah,” the janitor replied as Foggy was chugging a cup of coffee, “That bullet tore through his head. Not many individuals survive that.” “Well, I'd like to know what you remember,” Matt told the janitor. “His name was Frank. No idea on the last name,” the janitor responded as he took a sip of his coffee, “Guy was a total vegetable. I guess that's why they decided he only needed one nurse.” “Any family or visitors?” Matt asked. “No,” the janitor replied, “I mean... aside from the suits.” “‘Suits’?” Matt asked, wondering what the janitor meant. “Yeah,” the janitor replied, “Uh, sometimes men, sometimes women. You can tell 'em 'cause they all wear the same ear pieces. That and the... black suits. Kind of like uh…” “Got any idea who these suits were?” Matt asked. “No,” the janitor replied, “Uh, but they had their run of the place and they were the ones that pushed for the, uh, the DNR.” “A ‘do not resuscitate’?” Matt asked, wondering if that’s what the janitor meant by ‘DNR’. “Yeah,” the janitor answered, “They had the paperwork. And I was there when the doctor pulled the plug.” “I... I'm confused,” Matt stammered as he and Foggy were confused after hearing that the man whose x-ray they had (and was supposedly of Frank Castle, the man they encountered three days ago) had died, “You're saying this guy died?” “Yeah, for about a minute,” the janitor replied, “Uhh... it's crazy, but they say it happens sometimes. You know, one minute, flatline, then boom. His heart starts back up again. On its own. He just didn't wanna die. Within ten minutes of being awake… he, he reaches up and grabs my scrubs, yanks me down, and says, real close ‘Take me home’. I shouldn't have done it. I shouldn't have done it. I should've known it'd get me fired.” “His home… do you have an address?” Matt asked. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~Russia - The Ural Mountains: Luke’s Hut~ “Here. Drink up,” Luke told the others as they were gathered inside his hut, giving each of them a warm cup of herbal tea. “Thank you, Master Skywalker,” Lydia thanked Luke as she took a sip of her tea. “So this Xehanort boy, the one who calls himself the Descendant of Sauron, you all encountered him?” Luke questioned. “That’s right,” Maui replied. “And he’s got Stormtroopers and Cybermen by his side,” Moana added. “Hmm… so it seems Xehanort has the full backing of the New World Order, allowing him to capture Destiny Islands and Shalour City for this evil regime,” Luke commented, “I did sense a great evil approaching before the New World Order came to be. I never thought things could get this bad.” “If only there were more Keyblade Masters around the world,” Maui replied as he sighed. “If only…” Luke concurred as he nodded, “As the decades, centuries passed by… more and more Keyblade Masters didn’t feel a need to train Keyblade wielders to become Masters. So as our kind has died down, the world we inhabit is now filled with many Keyblade wielders who may or may not know of the power they possess, and without proper training, they can never be true Masters.” “Then… what can we do?” Moana asked. “Perhaps… we should ally ourselves with the Rebels,” Luke answered, “An apprentice of mine, Sunburst, actually joined a Rebel cell in South Dakota. I initially thought his decision was misguided, because I felt that this just wasn’t our fight. But the more I learn about what the New World Order does, and Xehanort’s connection to it, the more I feel now is the time to fight. And not just that. I feel it is also time to rectify the mistakes of our predecessors. I believe it is time to seek out Keyblade wielders wherever they may be, and train them to become Keyblade Masters sworn to defend the light.” Smiling Maui said, “I agree. It’s about time Keybalde wielders rose back to their former prominence.” Nodding, Luke looked at Lydia, telling her, “And Lydia… if it would be alright with you, I would be honored to continue your training. I know I cannot be the same teacher Korrina was, but I promise you I will do my best. So, what do you say?” Putting her cup of tea aside, Lydia got up and walked towards Luke, giving him a bow as she replied, “It would be an honor, Master.” --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Sky Over Pacific Ocean - Stolen NWO Ship~ As Jyn and the rest of her group (now dubbed as 'Rogue One') were flying over the Pacific Ocean, Bodhi told the others, "We're slowly approaching the Indian Ocean." "And we'll soon be in Scarif," Ignis added. "Good," Jyn responded as she remained in her seat. "Hey, if you guys don't mind, could I put some music on till we get there," Prompto asked Bodhi and Ignis, "I can plug in my phone." "Sure. Go right ahead," Bodhi responded. "Thanks!" Prompto thanked Bodhi as he walked towards the cockpit, connected his phone, and chose a specific song to play. As Prompto walked back to his seat, the song he chose began playing in the speakers. Smiling as he listened, Noctis thought to himself, 'I knew you'd choose this song, Prompto.' As for Jyn and Cassian, the two enjoyed listening to the song, feeling the tone was sad yet hopeful at the same time. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Castelia City, New York - The Playground: Jeffrey Mace's Office~ “Jeffrey, you have a call on line 1,” May told Jeffrey as she and Shining Armor entered his office. “Really not a good time,” Mace responded, as he was going through some files on potential new Rebels to recruit. “You're gonna want to take this call,” Shining Armor advised. Sighing, Jeffrey answered line 1 on his phone, putting it on speaker mode so May and Shining Armor could hear. “Hello?” Jeffrey spoke to whoever was calling. “I hope I'm not interrupting,” the voice on the phone replied, which Shining Armor and Jeffrey both recognized as the voice of Raina... “Somehow, I suspect that's the point,” Jeffrey told Raina, “What do you want, Raina?” “To meet,” Raina replied, “You Rebels and I have something to discuss. The matter is quite urgent." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base~ Spoiler: BGM “You’ll be missed, Ratonhnhaké:ton,” Ember told Connor, “Without you, I don’t think we would’ve been able to capture that fortress.” “You give me too much credit, Ember,” Connor replied, “The success of that mission was thanks to you and your Rebels’ knowledge of the area. I know that the Rebels in China are in good hands. With you as leader, I am certain the Rebels in this part of the world will experience more victories.” “Thank you, Ratonhnhaké:ton,” Ember thanked the Rebel leader, smiling as she gave Connor a small bow. Giving Ember a bow as well, Connor replied, “I hope to see you soon again. It has been an honor to visit your base.” “It’s always open for you or any Rebel seeking refuge,” Ember said as Connor nodded and walked away, “Farewell, Ratonhnhaké:ton!” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base (Again)~ Spoiler: Lots of Characters As Rini, along with Darien, Sammy, and Serena joined the rest of the Rebels getting ready to leave for Russia, Rini asked, “Is everyone here?” “Not exactly,” Mewtwo replied as he approached Rini, “Connor still hasn’t arrived. Once he does, we will leave.” “Alright,” Darien commented, “Shouldn’t take long.” “Oh, Mewtwo, here,” Rini told the Pokemon, handing him a piece of chocolate, “Happy Valentine’s Day!” “Chocolate?” Mewtwo wondered out loud. Nodding, Rini replied, “Yeah. It’s a day when someone can show someone else how much they appreciate and care for them. You never had someone give you chocolate on Valentine’s Day?” “N-no…” Mewtwo answered, as he smiled, “This is the first time someone has done something like this for me. T-Thank you, Rini.” “Don’t mention it, Mewtwo,” Rini responded, happy to see Mewtwo enjoying his first ever Valentine’s Day gift. “Alright, everyone, listen up,” Discord announced to all the Rebels who were gathered, “We’re still waiting on Connor to arrive. But in the meantime, I figured we could all do a fun little thing for Valentine’s Day.” Discord then snapped his fingers, and a monitor appeared above the Rebels, with the words ‘Kiss Cam’ flashing on the monitor. “It’s really simple. Any couple appearing on the kiss cam has gotta kiss,” Discord told the Rebels, “And what better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than to have two individuals sharing their love with a kiss while they get embarrassed as everyone else watches them do so.” “Blech, that’s nasty,” Sammy commented in disgust. “Heh, wonder who’s gonna get picked,” Dick said to himself. “And our first couple is…” Discord announced as he pointed to the monitor above, which suddenly displayed Darien and Serena together, “Darien and Serena! Now go on and kiss you two lovebirds!” “What the?!” many of the Rebels cried, surprised that the kiss cam showed Darien and Serena together. “Those two are an item?” Luna questioned. “Not sure,” Thor replied. Seeing his sister in Discord’s kiss cam, Sammy burst out laughing, thinking to himself, ‘Oh man, Serena must be really embarrassed right now!’ As for Darien, seeing what Discord did not only caused him to feel embarrassed, but also caused him to fume as he looked at Discord while his eye twitched, angrily thinking to himself, ‘Discord… I’M GONNA KILL YOU FOR THIS!!’ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Malibu, California: Tony Stark’s Mansion - Basement / Workshop~ While Tony and Pepper were having a discussion in the basement, the two heard a ringtone sounding throughout the basement, indicating an incoming call. “Incoming call from… Aldrich Killian,” a robotic voice notified those in the basement. “Put him on the line,” Tony responded… “Tony… Happy Valentine’s Day,” Killian’s voice greeted Tony. “Hello… who is this again?” Tony asked. “You really don’t remember me? I’m Aldrich Killian! We met at Stark Tower, where I mentioned to you our first meeting back in Switzerland all those years ago,” Aldrich responded. “Sorry, doesn’t ring a bell,” Tony apologized. “Seriously?!” Killian complained. “So, anyway, Mr. Killian, how can I help you?” Tony questioned. “Erm, right… well, as you may, or may not remember, I am the CEO of Advanced Idea Mechanics, or A.I.M. for short,” Killian answered, “Prior to today, both of our companies were in the weapons manufacturing business. But, after the announcement you made earlier today, the New World Order is offering to cancel all their military contracts with Stark Industries and sign new ones with A.I.M. Now, my lawyers have been reading the contracts you had with the New World Order, and it is my understanding that, as the company taking over the contracts your company was in charge of until today, A.I.M. must pay a fee to Stark Industries in order to finali-” “Done,” Stark interrupted Killian. “I… beg your pardon?” a confused Killian asked. “The contracts. Done. Your company’s in charge now. No need to pay Stark Industries anything,” Tony replied, “Oh wait, I completely forgot… I’m no longer CEO. I actually made Miss Potts here the new CEO. So unless she thinks otherwise, I think we are good to go.” “I, uhh… no disagreement,” Pepper said, “What Tony just said.” “Huh, well, alright then,” Killian replied, “Pleasure doing business with you.” Once Killian hung up, Tony looked at Pepper, telling her, “Congratulations, Miss Potts. You’ve just made your first decision as CEO. Think you can get the hang of it?” “Huh, well… I suppose,” Pepper responded, still trying to wrap her mind on being the new CEO of Stark industries, "Might still need some more practice." “Good,” Tony said, “Oh, almost forgot, time for my daily Pilates routine.”
~Russia - The Ural Mountains~ After battling for some time, Luke and Lydia were both panting while still holding their weapons out. "Well done," Luke finally spoke as his Keyblade Armor dematerialized, revealing his face to the others… "You truly are an exceptional Keyblade wielder, Lydia," Luke continued, "You have passed my test." "Master Skywalker," Lydia responded as she gave Luke a bow, while Lucario, Moana, and Maui joined Lydia. "Lucario," Luke greeted the Pokemon, "Good to see you again, old friend." Lucario smiled in response as Luke patted him in the head. "Master Maui, it's been a while," Luke told Maui. "It certainly has been, Master," Maui replied with a bow, "Umm… this is Moana, Tui's daughter. She's training to be a Keyblade Master." "Moana, my you've grown quite a bit since the last time I was in Destiny Islands," Luke told Moana, "If Maui's teaching you, then you're in good hands." "Thank you, Master," Moana responded with a bow. "Master Skywalker… how did you know my name?" Lydia asked. "Korrina told me all about you, how she's been training you," Luke replied, "I could tell during our battle she's trained you well." Spoiler: BGM Upon remembering Korrina, tears began rolling down Lydia's face, telling Luke, "Master Skywalker… Korrina… she… she's gone. I'm so sorry." Sighing, Luke placed his hand on Lydia’s shoulder, replying, "I know. The stars told me the moment my granddaughter’s star blinked out. I wept and wept until I had no tears left to shed.” Hearing Lucario whimper, Luke told the Pokemon, “We all miss her, Lucario.” Looking at Moana and Maui, who both had a somber look on their faces, Luke said, “Come. Follow me. I think we’ve got a lot to talk about.” Nodding, the others began following Luke. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Alaska - Rebel Hideout~ Looking around for a ship that can carry him and the rest of the Rebels volunteering to go to Scarif, Bodhi noted a certain shuttle outside the main hangar, which had been captured by Rebels from the New World Order some time ago. “That one,” Bodhi told Jyn, “It’s a New World Order design. Should make going to Scarif a lot easier.” Nodding, Jyn and the others headed straight towards the shuttle and entered it. Once everyone took their seats while Bodhi and Ignis headed to the cockpit, Jyn told everyone, “Good luck to us all.” Bodhi and Ignis then prepared to start the shuttle for takeoff, closing its ramp. “Cargo shuttle, read back, please,” a Rebel flight controller contacted the shuttle via radio, alarming Ignis and Bodhi, “What’s going on out there? That ship’s off limits. No one is suppose to be on board until further instructions.” “Yes, yes we are. A-Affirmative,” Bodhi responded to the flight controller. “That’s an impounded New World Order ship!” the flight controller exclaimed, “What’s your call sign, pilot?” “Umm…” Bodhi responded, not sure what to say. “We have to go,” Jyn told Bodhi, trying to get him to say something. “It… it’s umm…” Bodhi told the flight controller, struggling to think of what to say. “Say something. Come on,” Jyn told Bodhi, pressuring him to talk. “Rogue... Rogue One,” Bodhi told the flight controller, finally able to come up with something to say. “Rogue One?!” the flight controller questioned, “There is no Rogue One.” “Well, there is now,” Ignis remarked as he switched off the radio, disconnecting the flight controller. “Rogue One, pulling away,” Bodhi said. “Pulling away,” Ignis repeated as he and Bodhi both began piloting the shuttle, flying it towards the sky. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~The Capital - Hotel~ As a janitor was busy working on a vacant room in a hotel, he was approached by Murdock and Foggy, who seemed to be looking for him… “Hey there,” Matt greeted the janitor, “The hospital told me we might find you here.” “Are… are you one of them?” the janitor nervously questioned after hearing what Matt said. “Sorry, one of who?” Matt asked, confused by the janitor’s nervousness. “Please, just leave me alone,” the janitor pleaded. “I'm not gonna do anything to you,” Matt reassured the janitor, “If anything, I'd like to help you get your old job back. My name is Matt Murdock, I’m a lawyer. And this is Foggy.” “Osha!” Foggy greeted the janitor. “Sir, I need to understand why you were fired from the hospital in the first place,” Matt told the janitor, “I believe there’s a connection with a case I’m working on, and has to do with a man whose x-ray I was given.” As the janitor calmed down a bit, Matt was able to hear the janitor’s heartbeat, noting that he didn’t seem nervous anymore. “Want to discuss it over a cup of coffee?” the demon asked the janitor. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Los Angeles, California: New World Order Facility - Lab~ “The New World Order does not tolerate traitors,” Ruby announced as Stromtroopers were going through the desk and drawers of each employee in the lab. “Anyone caught in possession of contraband will be punished accordingly,” Rubeus added. “Dr. Jemma Simmons,” Bobbi called out Jemma as she approached her, looking over some details on Jemma in her tablet, “This is quite an impressive resume... top of your class, two PHDs in very advanced fields. It even says here you spent time in the field as a J.I.A. agent. Is that correct?” “Only a short time,” Jemma answered. “No,” Bobbi retorted, “You've only been employed by the New World Order for a short time. But it seems that you've been affiliated with the J.I.A. in one capacity or another for years.” “To be fair, aren't a lot of individuals associated with the New World Order ex-J.I.A. operatives?” Jemma questioned. “Who were working from within the J.I.A. long before it fell,” Bobbi clarified, “But there's no record of you being entrusted on the Order 66 protocol while the J.I.A. still existed. In fact, it seems you were an exemplary J.I.A. agent... perhaps there’s a part of you that still is, and are secretly helping out the Rebels…” Sighing as she sensed Bobbi was being very suspicious of her, Jemma responded, “My loyalties are with the New World Order.” “I'll be the judge of that,” Bobbi insisted as she opened Jemma’s drawer, not finding anything suspicious inside. “Madam... there's something you have to see,” a Stormtrooper told Bobbi, having found something in the drawer of a man working right next to Jemma. Taking out what looked like a plastic screen, the Stormtrooper showed it to Bobbi, who upon analyzing it, realized that this screen was an advanced piece of technology, meant to disguise itself as a fast food wrapper, while displaying sensitive information on the New World Order when activated. “Wait. Wait. That's... that's not mine. I… I've never seen that before in my life!” the man next to Jemma cried, insisting he wasn’t a traitor, “I don't even know what that is!” The man however was quickly knocked out by two other Stormtroopers, and was taken away while Bobbi, Ruby, and Rubeus left the lab. Jemma was feeling a sense of relief. The plastic screen that was confiscated was really hers, having removed it from her drawer and quickly putting it in the drawer next to her to avoid getting caught. At the same time though, she was feeling guilty that someone else was going to be punished because of something she did, even if he was associated with the New World Order. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Calcutta, India~ As Amanda was running, trying to avoid getting caught by the Stormtrooper chasing her, she heard something hard hit the Stormtrooper, knocking him out. Turning around, Amanda noticed the Stormtrooper seemed to have been hit by a wooden crate, lying on the ground unconscious. "You're welcome," Diana told Amanda as she and Akko approached her, seemingly confirming that she was responsible for saving Amanda… "What were you thinking?!" Diana questioned. "I was thinking that I saw Stormtroopers harassing a poor guy, and that I should help," Amanda responded, "What's the problem with that?" "The problem is that getting involved like that without backup is too risky!" Diana exclaimed, "You could've gotten all of us in danger!" "So what was I supposed to? Stand around and do nothing?!" Amanda questioned. "Uhh… I hate to interrupt you two… but we've got Stormtroopers AND Cybermen coming this way," Akko interrupted Diana and Amanda, pointing to the Stormtroopers and Cybermen headed their way… "Crap…" Amanda said after seeing the Stormtroopers and Cybermen. "Let's get out of here!" Diana cried as she, Amanda, and Akko made a run for it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base~ “All prepared to leave?” Connor asked Dick as he was going around the base to make sure all the Rebels accompanying him to Russia were getting ready to leave. “Yup,” Dick replied, “I’m gonna go check on Ritchie to see if he’s ready too.” “Thank you, Dick,” Connor said, “I will see you shortly.” Nodding in reply, Dick went to find Ritchie while Connor continued going around the base. “Connor!” Rini called out to Connor as she ran towards him… “Rini? What is wrong?” Connor asked as Rini stopped upon reaching him. “I just… wanted to give you this… before I forget,” Rini replied while panting as she handed Connor a piece of chocolate, “Happy Valentine’s Day, Connor. Thanks for everything you do.” “Rini…” Connor said as he looked at the piece of chocolate he was given, smiling at Rini as he patted her head, “Thank you so much. Happy Valentine’s Day to you as well, little one. I am proud to call you my friend.” Smiling back at Connor, Rini replied, “I’m glad you liked it. Anyway, I gotta go finish getting ready so we can leave.” “Very well, Rini,” Connor said, “I will see you and the others soon.” Nodding, Rini left to go back to the shack where Darien and the others were, while Connor continued checking on other Rebels. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Lor Starcutter~ During the entire battle with the S-types, Kristoff and Sven, along with Saphir, Olaf, Elsa, and Anna, were hidden in a room, waiting for the battle to end. “It’s quiet,” Kristoff remarked while holding a blaster in case an enemy stormed into the room. “Should we check it out?” Olaf questioned. “Alright, but stay close,” Kristoff replied as he opened the door, and slowly exited while followed by the others.
~Russia - The Ural Mountains~ Boss Battle: Luke Skywalker View attachment 50413 Spoiler: BGM Staring at each other for a moment, Luke and Lydia charged towards each other, swinging their Keyblades at each other while blocking incoming attacks. Once both Keyblade wielders had their weapons locked against each other, Luke jumped high in the air, floating a bit as he used his Keyblade to shoot five rays of light towards points on the ground encircling Lydia. Fire pillars suddenly appeared in the where the rays of light hit, and began homing in towards Lydia as Luke landed back in the ground while Lydia dodge rolled and tried avoiding the fire pillars. Once the fire pillars subsided, Luke summoned a bout a dozen magical blades around him, sending them flying straight towards Lydia. Lydia, however, managed to summon a Barrier around herself, protecting herself while deflecting the incoming projectiles. Once the projectiles were gone, Lydia charged towards Luke, but stopped upon noticing him summoning magical orbs with his Keyblade, sending them towards Lydia. Once again, Lydia summoned a Barrier around herself, protecting herself from the incoming orbs and deflecting them. This time however, once the last of the orbs was deflected, Lydia raised her Keyblade high, breaking the Barrier that was surrounding her, leading to a Counter Blast with an impact that caused Luke to back away a bit. Looking at Lydia, Luke charged towards her with a Sonic Blade attack, but Lydia barely managed to get out of the way with a dodge roll. Panting, Lydia quickly pointed her Keyblade at Luke, delivering a Triple Firaga attack, sending three fireballs towards him. Luke, however, was able to swiftly swing his Keyblade at the incoming fireballs, and then pointed his Keyblade at Lydia, sending light chains towards her and completely binding her. As Lydia struggled to break free of the chains she was bound to, Luke jumped high into the air, using his Keyblade to thrust three light light chains towards the ground, and pulling a chunk of the ground. Just as Lydia managed to break free of the chains she was bound to, she noticed Luke about to send the chunk of the ground he had just pulled straight towards her. Gasping, Lydia quickly ran away from the area of impact, managing to avoid getting hit by Luke’s massive attack. However as soon as Luke landed, he was hit by a powerful Thundaga attack by Lydia, catching him by surprise. Although weakened a bit by the Thundaga attack, Luke summoned a rotating wheel of lasers around him that were oscillating up and down. Trying hard to avoid getting hit by the beams of lasers, Lydia managed to jump towards Luke, swinging her Keyblade at him while Luke also used his Keyblade to block the incoming attack, with the two staring at each other as they tried to get the upper hand against the other. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Alaska - Rebel Hideout~ Walking in the hideout’s hangar and passing by a fleet of X-Wings, Jyn and Bodhi were still feeling disappointed by the meeting earlier, trying to think of what to do now. “You don’t look happy,” Prompto commented as Jyn and Bodhi walked past him along with Noctis and Ignis… “They prefer to surrender,” Jyn responded as she and Bodhi stopped. “And you?” Noctis questioned. “Isn’t it obvious, Noctis? She wants to fight,” Ignis remarked. “So do I,” Bodhi replied. “We all do,” Noctis concurred. Smiling, Jyn said, “I appreciate the support, guys. But… I’m not sure five of us is quite enough.” Noticing a group approaching them, Prompto asked, “How many do we need?” “What are you talking about?” Jyn questioned, not sure what exactly Prompto was asking. Ignis then pointed at the group that was approaching them, causing Jyn to turn around and see who was approaching them... “They were never going to help you,” Cassian told Jyn as he led a group of about ten Rebels, “But I will. We’d like to volunteer. Some of us... most of us... we’ve done terrible things in our lives before joining the Rebellion. We thought by helping free the world, we can redeem ourselves for our past sins. For a cause that was worth it. Without that, we’re lost. Everything we’ve done would have been for nothing. I couldn’t face myself if I gave up now. None of us could. It won’t be comfortable.” As Jyn smiled at the fact that she now had a group of Rebels willing to go to Scarif to capture the S-type superweapons’ plans, Bodhi commented, “It’ll be a bit cramped, but we’ll all fit if we find something that can fly us all.” “Okay,” Cassian replied, “Gear up. Grab anything that’s not nailed down. Go, go, go!” Nodding, Jyn and the rest of the group prepared themselves to go on a mission not approved by the leaders of the Rebel Alliance. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~The Capital - Police HQ~ Arriving to Officer Jenny’s desk along with Foggy, Matt said, “You called?” “I did,” Jenny replied as she pulled out a copy of an x-ray, “So, ever since your encounter with the Punisher, I tried looking up whatever I could find on someone named ‘Frank’ who matches the Punisher’s description. I’m still doing some research, but I was able to find this old x-ray. All I can say is… if this is him, then he’s lucky to be alive.” Showing the x-ray to Foggy, the Pokemon gasped at the sight of a bullet wound on a skull, crying, “Osha!” “What is it?” Matt asked. “The x-ray shows a skull with a bullet wound,” Jenny answered, “At first, I thought… maybe he shot himself. But at that close of a range…” “Yeah, he'd be dead already,” Matt said. “Obviously, I’ve gotta look into it a bit more,” Jenny replied, “But if this really is an x-ray of the Punisher, then I am curious what happened that lead to him getting shot like this, considering the x-ray is dated long before he made a name for himself.” ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Los Angeles, California: New World Order Facility - Lab~ As Jemma and other scientists were working in a lab, they heard an alarm blaring, startling them all while noticing Rubeus and Ruby entering the lab along with Stormtroopers and Bobbi Morse, head of security in the building... “Everyone, listen up,” Rubeus ordered those in the lab, “I need each of you to step away from your desk and place your hands behind your back.” “Keep everyone off their phones and tablets,” Ruby suggested to Rubeus and Morse. “We have a mole, ladies and gentlemen, right here in our very facility,” Morse announced to those in the lab, causing Jemma’s heart to sink, worried that the New World Order may have discovered she was secretly aiding the Rebels, “Someone has been sending the Rebels messages right under our noses. I specialize in finding them. Rubeus and Ruby here... well, they make them suffer. Until that happens... no one leaves.” ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Calcutta, India~ A local street vendor was approached by two Stormtroopers, with one of them asking him, “Your identification, now.” “What’s wrong? I’m just trying to sell fruit,” the vendor responded. “All trade must be registered with the New World Order,” the other Stormtrooper replied, “And your vendor isn’t registered.” “But I have to support my family!” the vendor cried, “We don’t have much! This is the only way we can make money!” “Then you should’ve registered when you had a chance,” one of the Stormtroopers said as he detained the vendor as he was struggling to break free. Just then, the other Stormtrooper was hit in the head from behind with a jet of flames, killing him. “What the…?” the Stormtrooper who was detaining the vendor wondered out loud, turning around to see who did that. “Hey, over here!” Amanda yelled out from the distance… “Betcha can’t catch me!” Amanda continued as she began running away. Angered, the Stormtrooper let go of the vendor and began chasing after Amanda. Seeing the Stormtrooper run after Amanda, the vendor quickly grabbed his things and ran towards safety. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base~ "And you are sure this is what you want?" Connor asked Riku and Emma after informing him that they intended to stay in China and not continue on the journey with Connor. "Yeah," Emma replied. "We feel like this environment is perfect for us to continue training to become better fighters," Riku added. "Very well. I respect your decision," Connor said, "Be sure to stay safe during your time here." "Yes, sir," both Riku and Emma responded as they (along with Mimi) gave Connor a bow. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Irkutsk, Russia - Inside The Millennium Falcon~ "Galina, I am putting you in charge of the Rebels in Irkutsk while I go to Siberia," Nikolai told his daughter, "Make sure to let me know about everything you plan to do." "I will, Papa," Galina responded, nodding as she and her father shared a hug. "Stay safe," Nikolai told Galina as she let go of him, nodded at him once more, and headed towards the ramp leading outside. "She'll be fine, Nikolai," Natasha assured Nikolai as she approached him… "I know," Nikolai replied, "Perhaps I am being too worried." "Well, you are a father. It's your job," Natasha said. Smiling at Natasha, Nikolai walked inside the Millennium Falcon, calling out to Finn, "Finn… we are ready to leave!" "Perfect," Finn replied as he approached Nikolai… "I'll let Cid know," Finn added as he went straight to the cockpit, where Cid and BB-8 were waiting… "Cid… we're good to go for Siberia," Finn told Cid. "'Bout time," Cid replied as he got the Millennium Falcon ready, "Next stop… Siberia!"
~Russia - The Ural Mountains~ Holding the Keyblade Lydia brought to him, Luke observed it before looking at Lydia once more. Taking a deep breath, Luke tapped on a ring in his hand, which released a bright flash of light, causing Lydia and the others to look away. Once the light was gone, they noticed Luke was now covered in a Keyblade Armor, intending to battle Lydia… Spoiler: BGM Gasping, Lydia quickly summoned her Keyblade and got into a defensive position, ready to battle Luke. “What’s going on?” Moana questioned. “Don’t worry, he’s only testing her,” Maui responded, “All we can do is hope Lydia will prove herself worthy.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~Alaska - Rebel Hideout~ After hearing a testimonial from both Jyn and Bodhi regarding the New World Order’s S-type superweapons and what happened in South Africa, the Rebel leaders began debating on what to do, with some of the arguments becoming heated. “The more I hear about this, the more I’m convinced that we are fighting an unwinnable war,” Kassandra exclaimed, “At this point, we might as well surrender.” “Are we really talking about disbanding something that we’ve worked so hard to create?” Jeffery Mace questioned. “We can’t give up jus’ like dat!” Lt. Surge added. “We joined an Alliance, not a suicide pact!” Bayek exclaimed. “We’ve managed ta gather our forces,” Fergus replied. “Gather our forces?” Nikolai wondered out loud, “Bogo’s already blown up a New World Order facility!” “A decision needed to be made,” Bogo responded. “If it’s a gung-ho war you want, you fight alone!” Ember exclaimed. “If this is the way things are, why have an Alliance at all?” Riad questioned. “If Jyn’s tellin’ da truth, we need ta act now!” Lt. Surge said. “Order! Order!” Connor exclaimed, trying to get the Rebel leaders to cool off. “It is simple, the New World Order has the means of mass destruction,” Kassandra said, “The Rebellion does not.” “S-Type superweapons, this is nonsense,” Bellec scoffed. “What reason would my father have to lie?” Jyn questioned, “What benefit would it bring him?” “Possibly to lure our forces into a final battle,” Okoye responded, “To destroy us once and for all.” “To risk everything, based on what?” Bayek questioned, “The testimony of a criminal? The dying words of her father, a New World Order scientist?” “Don’t forget the New World Order pilot,” Nikolai added as he looked at Bodhi. “My father gave his life so that we may have a chance to defeat this,” Jyn said. “So you’ve told us,” Okoye responded. “If the New World Order has this kind of power, what chance do we have?” Ember questioned. “What chance do we have?” Jyn repeated, “The question is ‘What choice?’ Run? Hide? Plead for mercy? Surrender? You give way to an enemy this evil with this much power and you condemn the entire world to an eternity of submission. The time to fight is now!” “Yes,” many of the Rebels in the background murmured. “Every moment you waste is another step closer to the ashes of Upington,” Jyn added. “What are you proposing?” Riad asked. “Send some of our best troops to Scarif in the Maldives. Send the whole Rebel fleet if we have to. We need to capture the S-type superweapon plans if there is any hope of destroying them,” Jyn answered. “You’re asking us to invade a New World Order installation based on nothing but hope?” Bogo questioned. “Rebellions are built on hope,” Jyn responded. “There is no hope!” Bellec exclaimed. “I say we fight,” Fergus said, disagreeing with Bellec. “Let us put it to a vote,” Connor announced, “All those in favor of attacking Scarif, say ‘Aye’.” “Aye,” Riad, Jeffery, Lt. Surge, and Fergus replied. “Those against an attack, say ‘Nay’,” Connor announced. “Nay,” Bogo, Kassandra, Nikolai, Pierre, Bayek, Okoye, and Ember responded. “It has been decided,” Connor said, “Four votes supporting an attack, versus seven voting against. We will not be attacking Scarif.” Noticing a disappointed look on Jyn’s face, Connor continued, “I am sorry, Jyn Erso. But without a majority support, the odds are too great, and I cannot approve such a dangerous mission. Thank you for your time.” “Ratonhnhaké:ton, I am getting ready to leave for Siberia,” Nikolai told Connor, “I will be waiting for you and your Rebels there.” “Thank you, Nikolai. I will see you there,” Connor replied as he looked back at everyone else, “Meeting adjourned.” As all of the holograms of every other Rebel leader in the world disappeared, effectively ending the meeting, Jyn headed straight towards the exit while being followed by Bodhi, not sure what to do now that the Rebel Alliance refuses to do as she requested. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~The Capital - Police HQ~ “Well, yes, but the New World Order is providing Jim Carter to us free of charge,” Looker responded to Kiriko. "Look forward to working with you, Jim Carter," Looker told Jim Carter as he walked to his office. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Los Angeles, California: New World Order Facility~ After being summoned to a meeting in a conference room, Simmons sat in front of a large oval-shaped table where other New World Order officials were also seated. Reading over sheets of paper each individual in the meeting was given, Simmons heard a man next to her comment, “Oh, my God.” “W-What is it?” Simmons asked him. “T-That's Grand Moff Rassilon,” the man replied, pointing to two men standing outside the conference room, discussing something before they made their way inside… Jemma recognized one of the men as Rubeus, one of the Inquisitors she worked with in San Diego. And the other man was Rassilon, one of the New World Order’s Grand Moffs. “We never get a Grand Moff into one of these meetings,” the man next to Jemma remarked. “Good day,” Rassilon greeted those in the conference room as he and Rubeus entered, “I've brought you here because I need your help.” “Our scientists recently attempted to reverse engineer the effects of an artifact using tissue samples from one of its victims in Chicago,” Rubeus added. “Unfortunately, the results were less than what we'd hoped for,” Rassilon told those in the conference room. “There were positives,” Rubeus added, “All of the test subjects who died were worthless Rebel scum that have been captured.” “Some of us are pleased with these small triumphs,” Rassilon said, “Others have loftier aspirations... passion, even. I am of the opinion that the New World Order must retrieve possession of the Obelisk, to harness its power.” Noticing Jemma in the room, Rassilon called out to her, “Dr. Simmons, is it?” “Yes,” Simmons answered. “Rubeus here tells me you have a passion for these kinds of things yourself,” Rassilon told Jemma, “In your opinion, where did our scientists go wrong?” “I-I'm not entirely sure that they did,” Jemma replied. “That's one among us,” Rassilon commented, “Please, clarify.” “Well, it... it's just we're dealing with unknown technology. The metal interacts with biology on a cellular level in a way that's impossible to replicate without a sample,” Jemma replied. “But if we were to acquire the Obelisk itself, would it then be possible to weaponize its effects?” Rassilon questioned. “I would think so, yes,” Jemma replied. “Excellent,” Rassilon commented, “I want everyone prepared when we do.” As Rassilon and Rubeus left the conference room, the man next to Jemma sighed as he told her, “He knows your name.” “Do you have any idea what this means?” Jemma asked the man, feeling troubled by what Rassilon said regarding weaponizing the effects of the Obelisk, “This could introduce a new kind of warfare, just like how chemical warfare was introduced in World War I. This could kill so many.” “Pretty awesome, huh?” the man replied. Although Jemma didn’t show it, she was disgusted by how the man reacted at what she just said. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Abandoned Military Base in Japan - Exact Location Unknown~ “Sure, I can make that work,” Coulson replied to Rei, “But of course, first thing’s first, we are going to need that equipment. I actually volunteered to take part in the mission, and they’re still open to any additional volunteers. Wish me luck.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base~ Whistling to himself as he walked around the base, Discord noticed Celestia approach him with a smile on her face… "Good morning, Discord," Celestia greeted Discord, using her magic to levitate a piece of chocolate towards Discord, "Happy Valentine's Day." "Celestia… thank you," Discord thanked Celestia as the chocolate Celestia brought him landed on his paw, "I haven't gotten Valentine's Day chocolate from you since… since…" Discord suddenly began remembering the last time Celestia gave him chocolate was when they were teenagers, after which Discord wouldn't see Celestia again for years due to joining the Crystal Order. "Yes, it has been a while," Celestia said, "But all that matters is that we're together again." Not knowing what to say, Discord smiled at Celestia, happy that he gets to spend Valentine's Day with her this year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~Calcutta, India~ Walking around the streets of Calcutta, Akko and the others noted the many Stormtroopers and Cybermen in the area, as well as the grim sight of deceased bodies of possible Rebels hanging above the street placed by the New World Order. "Whatever you do, girls, try not to attract much attention," Ursula warned the others. Yawning as she continued walking with the others, Amanda noticed Stormtroopers berating a nearby street vendor. 'Huh… what's going on?' Amanda thought to herself, sneaking away from the group towards the street vendor. "Huh? Amanda?" Akko wondered out loud, noticing Amanda heading towards the street vendor. "What's she doing?" Sucy wondered out loud. "She'll get us into trouble!" Diana cried. "Diana, let's go after her," Akko told Diana, who nodded in response as the two followed Amanda. "Be careful you two!" Lotte warned as Ursula watched with a worried look in her face. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Malibu, California: Tony Stark’s Mansion - Basement / Workshop~ After making his shocking announcements at Stark Industries earlier, Tony returned to his mansion, looking over a few designs he’d been working on in his workshop before noticing Rhodey and Pepper arriving, both confused and with a lot of questions on what just happened… “Is this a joke?” Pepper questioned. “What?” Tony replied, pretending to not know what Pepper was asking about. “What were you thinking?” Rhodey questioned. “I’m thinking I’m busy. And you’re both angry... about something,” Tony replied, “Do either of you have the sniffles? I don’t want to get sick.” “Tony, did you seriously end weapons manufacturing in your own company?” Rhodey questioned as he, Pepper, and Tony were walking around the room. “Yes,” Stark answered. “But why would you do that?” Pepper questioned. “I just thought there’s too much negativity around the world these days. Figured I might have the company focus on things less… violent and destructive,” Tony replied, “I mean, it’s not illegal under the New World Order to do that, is it Rhodes?” “Technically, no,” Rhodes answered, “Still, a lot of people are gonna get pissed by this.” “Eh, story of my life,” Tony commented, brushing off Rhodey’s warning. “Still, Tony… Stark Industries is in complete disarray right now,” Pepper told Tony, “You understand that?” “No. Our stocks have never been higher,” Stark replied. “Yes, from a managerial standpoint,” Pepper retorted, “Let me give you an example.” “Let’s move onto another subject,” Tony insisted as he was hanging a nearby picture on the wall, "Now that is art." “No, no, no, no. We are not changing the subject, especially after you apparently made me CEO,” Pepper replied. “Look, it’s boring,” Tony told Pepper, “All this business talk. Boring. I’m giving you a boring alert. You do it. You run the company.” “Yeah, I’m already trying to run the company,” Pepper replied. “Well, stop trying to do it and do it,” Tony said, “I’m not asking you to try. I’m asking you to physically do it. I need you to do it. I’m trying to make you CEO. Why won’t you let me?” “Yeah, I remember that,” Pepper replied, “It’s just… Rhodey and I weren’t sure if you were just drunk when you made that announcement.” Rhodey nodded in agreement with Pepper as Tony looked at him. “Nope. Completely sober,” Tony said, “I, Tony Stark, hereby irrevocably appoint you, Pepper Potts, chairman and CEO of Stark Industries effective immediately.” As Pepper and Rhodes were both stunned to learn that Tony was actually serious about making Pepper a CEO, Tony continued, “Yeah, done deal. Okay? I’ve actually given this a fair amount of thought, believe it or not.” As one of the robots that Tony built brought a tray with a bottle of champagne and three glasses on it, Tony popped the bottle and began pouring some champagne into the three glasses as he continued, “Doing a bit of headhunting, so to speak, trying to figure out who a worthy successor would be. And then I realized it’s you. It’s always been you. I thought there’d be some issues, but actually I’m capable of appointing my successor easily. My successor being you.” Handing both Rhodey and then Pepper a glass of champagne, Tony told Pepper, “Congratulations.” “Wow Pepper, congratulations,” Rhodey commended Pepper, “I really think you’ve earned it.” “I don’t know what to think,” Pepper commented as she was at a loss of words. “Don’t think, drink,” Tony replied as he, Rhodey, and Pepper all tapped their glasses and drank.
~Russia - The Ural Mountains~ Spoiler: BGM After trekking for miles in the snowy mountain range, Moana noticed a figure in the distance, telling the others, “Look! I think that’s him!” “Luke…” Lydia said to herself as she rushed towards the figure. “Lydia! Wait!” Maui cried as he, Lucario, and Moana chased after Lydia. Nearing the figure, Lydia stopped once she was a few yards away, and was soon joined by the others not long after, all of them noticing a man wearing a gray hood looking out in the distance near the edge of the mountain he was standing in. Sensing the others behind him, the man slowly turned around, and removed his hood, revealing himself to be the famed Keyblade master, Luke Skywalker… “Master Skywalker…” Maui greeted Luke as he, Moana, and Lucario all bowed to show respect. Lydia however, slowly walked towards Luke. As Luke curiously looked at Lydia, she knelt and presented him with the Keyblade she retrieved from Shalour City. Luke’s eyes widened at the sight of the Keyblade he had bequeathed to his granddaughter Korrina, placing his hand over it while noticing Lydia’s eyes tearing up as she looked at him. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Somewhere in Sub-Sahara Africa - Rebel Base: Shuri’s Lab~ Visiting his sister, Shuri, in her lab to see what she has been designing, T’Challa greeted her, “Good morning.” “Good morning, brother,” Shuri replied as she got up after working on a computer, “I have a question about the mission in Nigeria. Will Nakia be coming?” “Yes,” T’Challa answered. “You sure it's a good idea to take your ex on a mission?” Shuri questioned her brother. “We'll be fine,” T’Challa responded, “Besides, you will be with us as well. Now, please show me what you have been working on.” “You’ll be excited by what I’ll show you, brother,” Shuri told T’Challa. Noticing a pair of shoe soles in a nearby table, T’Challa asked, “What are these?” “The real question is WHAT ARE THOSE?!” Shuri replied, pointing at T’Challa’s sandals, “Why do you have your toes out in my lab?” Chuckling, T’Challa asked, “What, you don't like my royal sandals?” “Yeah, I bet the elders loved those,” Shuri sarcastically replied as she rolled her eyes, handing T’Challa the pair of shoe soles he noticed earlier, “Try them on.” Removing his sandals and placing the shoe soles on the floor, T’Challa placed his feet on the soles, and was surprised when he noticed that running shoes materialized from the soles, covering his feet in a perfect fit. “Fully automated shoes, like the ones from the old movie Baba used to watch,” Shuri told T’Challa, “And I made them completely sound absorbent.” Stomping his foot down, T’Challa noticed that his shoe didn’t make a sound, commenting, “Interesting.” “Guess what I call them,” Shuri asked T’Challa, “‘Sneakers’.” As T’Challa looked at her blankly, Shuri continued, “Because you... never mind.” Shuri then walked T’Challa over to two mannequins, where one was wearing T’Challa’s Black Panther suit, while the other was just wearing a panther tooth necklace. “If you're going to take on the New World Order, you'll need the best the design group has to offer,” Shuri told T’Challa as she pointed to the mannequin wearing the Black Panther suit, “Exhibit A. Old tech.” “Old?” a surprised T’Challa questioned. “Functional, but old,” Shuri replied as she began teasing her brother by pretending to be him, “Eh, Stormtroopers are shooting at me... wait, let me put on my helmet…” “Enough,” T’Challa told his sister as he smirked a bit while she laughed. “Now, look at this,” Shuri told T’Challa as she pointed to the mannequin wearing only a necklace, “Do you like it?” “I do,” T’Challa replied as he nodded. Shuri then pointed the Kimoyo beads on her right wrist to T’Challa’s neck, with one of the beads flashing a light to her brother’s neck. “Just syncing the necklace to you,” Shuri told her brother as she pointed at the necklace, “Now in your mind, tell it to go on.” Looking at the mannequin with the necklace, T’Challa did as Shuri instructed him, and watched as millions of Vibranium nanites spilled from the necklace, forming a new Black Panther suit around the mannequin (like this). “Oooh!” Shuri cried in excitement as T’Challa watched, impressed with what he saw, “The entire suit sits within the teeth of the necklace. Strike it.” “Anywhere?” T’Challa asked, surprised by Shuri’s request. “Mhm,” Shuri replied as she nodded. Turning to the mannequin in a relaxed fighting stance, T’Challa delivered a spin kick to the mannequin, causing it to fly straight to a nearby wall. “Not that hard, genius!” Shuri scolded her brother as she went to retrieve the mannequin. “You told me to strike it,” T’Challa retorted, “You didn't say how hard.” “I invite you to my lab, and you just kick things around,” Shuri complained as she picked up the mannequin, dragging it back to the same spot where it was originally. “Well maybe you should make it a little stronger, eh?” T’Challa told his sister. However, as he examined the mannequin, T’Challa noticed that the part of the suit he kicked had Wakandan script glowing indigo (like this), commenting, “Wait a minute…” “The nanites absorb the kinetic energy and hold it in place for redistribution,” Shuri informed T’Challa. “Very nice,” T’Challa replied. “Now strike it again, in the same spot,” Shuri told her brother as she activated video recording on her Kimoyo beads. As T'Challa backed up for a kick, he noticed what Shuri was doing, looking at her suspiciously as he asked, “You are recording?” “For research purposes,” Shuri replied as she shrugged. Shifting his attention back to the mannequin, T’Challa delivered a kick to the indigo spot where he kicked last time. This time, however, energy was released from the spot where he kicked, sending T’Challa flying back across the room and crashing into a table full of Shuri's gadgets, while the mannequin remained in its position. Shuri began cracking up as T’Challa got up, ordering her, “Delete that footage!” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base~ As Darien and the others heard a knock on the door while eating breakfast, Sammy asked, “Who could that be?” “I’ll get it,” Darien responded as he got up and walked towards the door. After opening the door, Darien didn’t see anyone outside, commenting, “Huh, that’s weird.” Once he closed the door, Darien turned around, and was startled to see Discord standing right behind him… “About time you answered,” Discord said while his arms were crossed, “I was starting to think no one was home.” “Discord?! What are you doing here?” Darien questioned, surprised by Discord’s appearance. “Well, I was in the main Rebel base in Japan earlier today,” Discord replied as he walked towards the others, “And it seems like I’m doing deliveries now.” As Discord snapped his fingers, a piece of chocolate appeared in front of Sammy. “For me?” Sammy asked. “Yes, from that girl, what was her name… oh yeah, Riley Anderson,” Discord answered, “She wishes you a happy Valentine’s Day. If you ask me, I think she’s got a crush on you.” “Wha-?! Er… no way, we’re just friends…” Sammy exclaimed as he blushed. “Aww… looks like someone’s being insecure about their feelings,” Discord teased Sammy, “Don’t feel bad kid. You’re not the only one. After all, a little birdie told me… well, it’s more like a little Mewtwo… but anyway, I was told Darien has a crush on Serena. So, Darien, you and Serena gonna do something special for Valentine’s?” “Wait… Darien has a crush on Serena?” a surprised Sammy asked. “I don’t know if it’s true or not,” Rini replied, “For some reason, Darien won’t tell me.” As his face turned red, Darien was trying hard not to fume at what Discord just revealed, telling him, “Discord… please leave.” “Fine… I can tell when I’m not welcome,” Discord replied as he slowly walked towards the door, “Oh, by the way, I highly recommend packing some warm clothes. Once Connor is done with his meeting, we’ll be travelling to Siberia over in Russia. And I can guarantee you it’s going to be very, very cold.” “Thanks for letting us know, Discord,” Rini thanked Discord, “Oh, and before I forget…” Getting up from her seat, Rini rushed to Discord, handing him a piece of chocolate, telling him, “Happy Valentine’s Day.” Surprised to have been given chocolate by Rini, Discord smiled at her, patting her on the head, “Wow… I didn’t expect this at all. Thank you. Happy Valentine’s, kid.” Smiling back at Discord, Rini watched as Discord exited the shack, and went back to eating breakfast, while Darien went back to his seat as well, though he was still feeling embarrassed by what just happened. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~New Mexico - Mann Co Factory~ “Aww, Happy Valentine’s Day to you too, Anna!” Olaf replied as he and Anna shared a hug. “Elsa… thank you,” Saphir thanked Elsa as she gave him a chocolate with snowflake, holding her hand as he smiled at her, “Happy Valentine’s Day.” But before Saphir could say anything else, he and the others heard Star Dream’s voice saying something, but didn’t hear clearly due to no drone located in the area of the factory they were in. “What’s going on?” Olaf wondered out loud. “Sounds like an emergency to me,” Kristoff (who actually heard what Star Dream said) replied as he and Sven approached the group... “Alright. Field trip’s over. We gotta get back to the ship,” Kristoff added. “Alright. We’ll go,” Saphir replied while Olaf nodded. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~Castelia City, New York - Garage of an Abandoned Building~ Over in an abandoned building being used by Cal Zabo to run a clinic for those who don’t want to use a hospital, Cal was busy operating on a criminal, having came to Cal with his friend after getting shot. “If this bullet had struck even half an inch lower, we wouldn't be having this conversation,” Cal told the man he was operating on. “Guess today's my lucky day,” the man being operated on replied, glad that there was a place he could be treated without having to worry about the New World Order finding and killing him and his friend for violent crimes. “And Big Rick's last,” the patient’s friend told him as he reloaded his gun. “Please, gentlemen, not in here,” Cal told the patient and his friend, not wanting them to discuss whatever crimes they were committing. “Only 'cause you asked nicely,” the patient’s friend replied as he put his gun away. Just then, Cal noticed Raina entering, seeming to be troubled by something… “I realize this is unexpected,” Raina told Cal. “We come to you for discretion, doc,” the patient’s friend impatiently told Cal, “What the hell is this?” “My apologies,” Cal apologized, “This will only take a moment.” Approaching Raina, Cal questioned, “What did I say about interrupting me at my practice? These men value their privacy.” “I'm in trouble,” Raina replied. “And here I thought you were bringing me good news,” Cal sarcastically remarked. “I need the Obelisk back,” Raina said as she was breathing shakily, “Temporarily, just until I can make other arrangements.” “And what about ours?” Cal questioned, “After all these years, I thought you'd show more respect.” “Please, I beg you,” Raina pleaded. “Don't beg,” Cal ordered Raina, “It reminds me of what you were when I found you... hungry, in the streets, with just those fairy tales your grandmother told you.” “You said you'd make them come true,” Raina replied. “You said you'd bring me my girl,” Cal retorted. “And I did,” Raina insisted. “You brought me a picture and a promise,” Cal replied, “I still only have the picture.” Noticing Raina sigh, Cal asked, “Who wants the Obelisk? Who has made you this afraid, Raina?” “The New World Order,” Raina replied as her eyes teared up. “They scare you more than I do?” Cal questioned as his temper was rising, placing his hand on Raina’s neck. “No, please,” Raina pleaded, “You know they’re too powerful. They’ve got unlimited resources.” “They’re just butchers,” Cal remarked. “And what are you?!” Raina questioned. Pushing Raina to the wall, Cal yelled, “I'm a man trying to put my family back together!” “You're losing control again,” Raina warned as she was gasping for air while Cal held her neck tight, “You need me. You're barely holding it together. If you're not careful, you'll... you'll lose Skye forever.” “It doesn't matter,” Cal replied, “I'll never see her if you never bring her to me.” “I'm the only one who... who can,” Raina cried, still gasping for more air, “And I can't... breathe!” As he stared at her for a bit, Cal let go of Raina and smashed his fist at a nearby mirror, breaking it. Noticing Raina choking as she started breathing normally again, a calmer Cal told her, “The Obelisk is the only thing that will make her understand... understand me. I won't turn it over. I'm sorry.” “The New World Order will kill me,” Raina replied. “Yes. They will,” Cal said, “I suggest you go back to them and beg. Maybe they might make an exception for you.” As tears rolled down Raina’s face, she got up and headed for the exit, but not before stopping, and turning to face Cal, telling him, “I really wanted to bring you Skye.” “That's not her name,” Cal replied. Sighing, Raina exited the garage. “Hey, doc,” the patient's friend called out to Cal, clapping his hands, “Can we please finish up here? And for God's sake, man, try to keep it together.” Cal glared at the patient’s friend after hearing what he said, trying to ignore him as he went back to working on the patient. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Nintendo Elementary School: Hallway~ "So, Penny's really an S-Type?" Darwin asked Gumball. "Yup," Gumball replied, "That's what she told me yesterday." "Wow, who would've thought Penny was part of a species that wasn't revealed to the world till a few months ago," Darwin commented, "So, you planning a luncheon with Penny's dad?" "Yup," Gumball responded, "Even sent Patrick directions so he doesn't have to use a GPS. Sorry I forced you, Mom, and Anais out of the house till the luncheon's over." "Oh, it's alright," Darwin said, "Mrs. Mom's gonna take me to the mall to get some new shoes." "Hey guys," Penny greeted Darwin and Gumball as she approached them while kissing Gumball on the cheek and giving him a piece of chocolate… "Happy Valentine's Day, Gumball," Penny told her boyfriend. "Awww… you shouldn't have," Gumball responded, "Happy Valentine's Day to you too. So is your dad ready for today's luncheon?" "Yeah, he said he can't wait," Penny answered, "Anyway, I'll see you in class." As Penny left, Gumball sighed as he asked Darwin, "Isn't she amazing, Darwin?" "Yeah, I suppose…" Darwin responded. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~The Capital - Nintendo High School: Hallway~ "Morning, Anais," Peni greeted Anais. "Hey, Peni," Anais greeted Peni back. "Still on for tonight?" Peni asked, "I'm gonna need all the help I need building that mech suit I've been talking to you about." "Yeah, I should be good," Anais replied, "Besides, my brother doesn't want anyone at home after school anyway since he's having a luncheon with his girlfriend's dad for Valentine's Day… though he's making an exception for Dad since he's gonna be slouched up in his bedroom anyway." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~The Capital - Police HQ~ “Oh, so you’re Jim Carter,” Looker commented after Jim Carter introduced himself, “I knew Vanitas said you’d be arriving soon, but I didn’t expect you this early. Either way, welcome to the Capital’s police headquarters, be sure to make yourself at home. I’m the police chief, Looker. This is Kiriko Shijima. And this here is Jenny.” “Heh, it’ll be funny having two Carters in headquarters now,” Officer Jenny remarked. Once Jim Carter showed the group the bouquet of flowers for Detective Carter, Jenny grabbed the bouquet, asking, “These are for… Detective Carter?” “Somebody call my name?” Detective Carter questioned as he entered the room… “Carter! These are for you,” Jenny told Detective Carter as she handed him the bouquet, “We don’t have any information on the sender. Just that the bouquet addressed to you.” Grinning as he looked at the bouquet, Detective Carter told the others, “Y’all know what this is? This is a Valentine’s Day bribe. Somebody’s tryin’ to influence me, and I think it might work ‘cause these are some fine flowers!” “Well, glad to see that you like your anonymous Valentine’s Day gift,” Looker replied as Detective Carter walked away. “Anyway, if you’ll excuse me, I have to get back to my desk,” Officer Jenny said as she left, “Have a very important telephone call to make.” ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Alaska - Rebel Hideout~ As Bogo and many other Rebels gathered inside a large room with a circular table in the middle, Jyn and Bodhi were getting ready to testify to the Rebel leaders of the world regarding the S-type superweapons that the New World Order had. “Hey, Jyn… good luck,” Cassian whispered to Jyn as he patted her shoulder… “Thanks,” Jyn replied as Cassian rejoined the rest of the Rebels in the room. “Alright everyone. Time to get this meeting started,” Bogo announced as he pressed a button on the table located in the middle of the room. Just then, holograms of every Rebel leader in the world appeared around the table, each communicating from their respective location… “Welcome everyone,” Bogo greeted the other Rebel leaders, “This is Bogo, reporting from Alaska.” “Kassandra, reporting from Brazil,” Kassandra introduced herself. “Nikolai Orelov, reporting from Russia,” Nikolai introduced himself. “Fergus, reporting from Scotland,” Fergus introduced himself. “Pierre Bellec, also reporting from Scotland,” Bellec introduced himself. “Bayek, reporting from Egypt,” Bayek introduced himself. “Riad Mousa al-Asaad, reporting from Syria,” Riad introduced himself. “Jeffrey Mace, reporting from Castelia City, New York,” Mace introduced himself. “Okoye, reporting from Africa,” Okoye introduced herself. “Lt. Surge, reportin’ from Japan,” Lt. Surge introduced himself. “Ember, reporting from China,” Ember introduced herself. “Ratonhnhaké:ton, also reporting from China,” Connor introduced himself. “Ratonhnhaké:ton,” all the Rebel leaders greeted Connor as they gave him a bow. “At ease,” Connor told the other Rebels, “As you all know, we are gathered in this meeting to hear from Jyn Erso and Bodhi Rook in Alaska, who will both be testifying regarding S-type superweapons that the New World Order appears to now have. We will now begin.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Abandoned Military Base in Japan - Exact Location Unknown~ “Hey there, Rei,” Coulson greeted Rei as he sat on the other side of the table in front of her with his breakfast tray, “Sorry I never got the chance to properly say hi to you ever since arriving to this base, considering you were one of my Biology students prior to… you know what. Anyway, I hear that Hiro has already went over the plan to attack that TV station with you, and how they plan to steal some equipment that’ll hopefully allow us to start doing livestreams. I was actually approached to give a speech on the livestream, but I was also told that you wanted to sing as well. So I thought it’d be best to just approach you so we can properly plan it. What do you think? Would you prefer to have me give the speech first so that it segues right into your part? Or would just rather have the song come up first?”
Updated OP with new reserves and the latest Xehanort Report from my recent post.
As promised, Square-Enix today has released a new trailer for the upcoming 'Kingdom III Re:MIND' DLC! Check it out below:
Three Days Later... ~The Current Day is now Friday, February 14, 2014 (Valentine’s Day)~ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- View attachment 50400 Spoiler: Xehanort Report 3 December 6, 2013 It has been said that my ancestor, Sauron, had the ability to control four types of creatures of darkness that he created himself. My analysis of some Pieces of Eden reveals that this claim is only half correct, having been exaggerated as the tale of the ancient Keyblade War was passed from generation to generation. The truth is, Sauron only created the creatures known as the Unversed and Dream Eaters, while the creatures known as the Heartless and Nobodies have existed long before Sauron was even born. The Heartless… living embodiments of the darkness within our hearts, and therefore the darkness that has been in the world since its inception. Although they originate in our hearts, they have no hearts of their own, hence their name. They instinctively hunt for hearts, and survive and reproduce by stealing them. They are formed when an individual's heart is separated from their body and the darkness in the heart takes physical shape. They act autonomously, and their attacks are able to corrupt even those with hearts of light, giving rise to new Heartless in turn. With the creation of Heartless come the Nobodies, the empty bodies and spirits left behind when someone loses their heart to the darkness, becoming autonomous creatures on their own. Nobodies have no hearts, but they retain their human memories, which serve as a reservoir from which to draw human emotion. Nobodies who possessed exceptionally strong hearts in life may retain their original physical appearance, a trait that is extremely rare with Heartless. As for the Unversed, one of the creatures Sauron created, they arise from powerful negative emotions, and when defeated, they return to the source of pure darkness from which they came, which would typically be who whoever summoned them. And finally, Dream Eaters, the other creatures that Sauron created. Dream Eaters are unique in that they are native to the world of sleep, but are able to cross over into our world. The Dream Eaters are also split into two types, Nightmares that eat good dreams and plant bad ones in their stead, and Spirits that eat only bad dreams. When Sauron first created the Dream Eaters, he created Spirits referred to as Chirithy to assist Keyblade wielders in their endeavors. Heartless, Nobodies, Unversed, and Dream Eaters… Sauron was able to use all four to his advantage when he was alive, and I have that same ability now. While my Inquisitors and I are able to request Stormtroopers and Cybermen wherever we may go, I would like to know how useful the creatures of darkness can be in comparison. So I have provided Starlight Glimmer with the ability to control Nobodies, while also providing Alexios with the ability to control Heartless. As time passes, I will determine if I will provide more of my Inquisitors with the ability to control these creatures. They may indeed prove useful to my overall plan, just as they were to Sauron centuries ago. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~African Savannah - Xehanort’s Fortress~ Spoiler: BGM (start at 1:07) While he was seated in his throne, Master Xehanort noticed Shay Cormac approaching him with news on a visitor… “My lord,” Cormac greeted his superior, giving him a bow, “Director Krennic has arrived.” Taking a deep breath, Xehanort waved his hand, signalling to Shay that he can leave. Nodding, Shay left, while Xehanort got out of his seat, and walked towards the main hallway, where he expected to find his visitor… As he waited for Xehanort to arrive, Krennic noticed Master Xehanort finally arrive to meet him, slowly walking towards him. “Director Krennic,” Master Xehanort greeted Krennic. “Lord Xehanort,” Krennic greeted Xehanort back. “You seem unsettled,” Master Xehanort commented. “No. Just... pressed for time,” Krennic replied, “There are a great many things to attend to.” “My apologies. You do have a great many things to explain,” Xehanort told Krennic. “I’ve delivered the weapons the Supreme Leaders requested. I deserve an audience to make certain they understand their remarkable…” Krennic retorted, feeling a bit uneasy as Xehanort walked dangerously closer to him, “... potential.” “Their power to create problems has certainly been confirmed,” Master Xehanort scoffed, “A town in South Africa destroyed. A New World Order facility in South Dakota openly attacked.” “It was Grand Moff Tarkin that suggested the test,” Krennic replied. “You were not summoned here to grovel, Director Krennic,” Xehanort scoffed. “No,” Krennic said, trying to defend himself, “It’s-” “As far as the public is concerned, there are no S-type superweapons, and what happened in Upington was simply a mining disaster gone really bad,” Xehanort interrupted Krennic. “Yes, my lord,” Krennic responded. “I expect you to not rest until you can assure the Supreme Leaders that Galen Erso has not compromised the weapons in any way,” Xehanort informed Krennic. “So I’m still in command?” Krennic asked, “You’ll speak to the Supreme Leaders about-” Before Krennic could continue, Xehanort summoned his Keyblade and pointed it towards Krennic’s heart. Suddenly, Krennic began to feel an immense pain in his heart as he was surrounded by a dark aura, causing him to collapse to the ground. “I sense much darkness in your heart, Director,” Xehanort told Krennic, “Be careful not to let it consume and destroy you.” Master Xehanort then turned and walked back to his throne as Krennic no longer felt pain in his heart, wondering what Xehanort just did to him. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base~ Spoiler: BGM “Morning everyone!” Rini greeted everyone as she returned to the shack where she, Darien, Sammy, and Serena were staying in after taking care of something outside. “Morning, Rini,” Darien replied as he was setting up breakfast on the table, “Breakfast is ready.” “Thanks, Darien!” Rini thanked Darien. “What were you doing outside so early in the morning anyway?” Sammy questioned. “Oh, they were giving out free chocolate for Valentine’s Day,” Rini answered as she took out two pieces of chocolate from her pocket, “Sammy, this is for you. And Darien, this one’s for you. Happy Valentine’s Day!” “Thanks, Rini,” Sammy thanked Rini as he was given a piece of chocolate. “Yeah, thank you, Rini. I really appreciate it,” Darien added as he patted Rini on her head. “Don’t mention it,” Rini replied, smiling as she sat down to eat breakfast, “I’m also gonna give some chocolate to Connor, Mewtwo, and Discord after breakfast.” --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Calcutta, India - Restaurant~ “So, why did we come here again?” Sucy questioned as she and the rest of Akko’s group were having breakfast in a small restaurant in Calcutta, India. “‘Cause I heard of a rumor about a big green monster, lurking around this city, who has been attacking New World Order forces at random times,” Amanda responded, “If there’s any truth to that rumor… then I have to find out more about this monster.” “A big green monster?” Diana, Ursula, and Lotte all wondered out loud. “Hang on… if this monster does exist… then who’s to say it won’t hurt us too?” Akko nervously asked. “Well, we won’t know till we find the monster,” Amanda replied, grinning as she took a sip of water. Meanwhile, near the group, Dr. Bruce Banner was having breakfast as well in the same restaurant… Overhearing what Akko’s group was discussing, Banner seemed to be troubled by what they were discussing. So Banner quickly finished his breakfast, leaving a few Gil on the table as a tip for the waiter, and rushed towards the exit. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Los Angeles, California: Stark Industries HQ - Conference Room~ As Stark Industries shareholders were gathered in a conference room in the company’s headquarters, expecting a major announcement from the company’s CEO, Tony Stark, Pepper and Rhodey were near the room’s entrance, where Rhodey asked, “Hey Pepper. Any idea what’s going on?” “Not really. All I know is that Tony said he had something important to tell the company’s shareholders,” Pepper responded as she showed Rhodey a Burger King take out bag, “And he also wanted a cheeseburger.” Eventually, Tony arrived to the conference room, catching the attention of everyone inside… “Cheeseburger,” Pepper told Tony as she handed him the take out bag. “Thank you,” Tony thanked Pepper as he took out the cheeseburger from the bag, unwrapping it and taking a quick bite as he walked towards the conference room’s podium. But instead of standing behind the podium, Stark sat right in front of it, surprising everyone else in the room. “Hey, would it be all right if everyone sat down?” Tony asked everyone as he continued eating his cheeseburger, “Why don't you just sit down? That way you can see me, and I can… a little less formal and…” As everyone else did as Stark requested and sat on the floor, wondering why he was requesting them to do so, Stark told everyone, “Good to see you. You know… I never got to say goodbye to my father. There's questions that I would have asked him. I would have asked him how he felt about what this company did. If he was conflicted, if he ever had doubts. Or maybe he was every inch the man we all remember from the newsreels.” Once he finished his cheeseburger, Tony got up and stood behind the podium as he continued, “Many lives are being lost to this war between the New World Order and the Rebels. And the more I thought about it, the more I realized that I had become part of a system that is comfortable with zero accountability. So, my eyes suddenly opened up. And I came to realize that I have more to offer to this world than just making things that blow up. And that is why, effective immediately, I am shutting down the weapons manufacturing division of Stark International.” Pepper gasped at Stark’s announcement as the shareholders in the room suddenly got up and started asking many different questions all at the same time. “Oh, by the way, I’m not finished yet,” Stark announced, “I am also officially relinquishing my role as CEO, and appointing my secretary, Miss Pepper Potts, as the new CEO of Stark Industries.” “Wait, what?!” Potts cried, completely caught off guard by Stark’s announcement, as the shareholders in the room turned towards her, and began asking her countless questions. “Miss Potts will now be the one to decide what the future of the company will be, what direction it should take,” Tony continued, “I have faith Ms. Potts will make the right decisions moving forward, decisions that I'm comfortable with and is consistent with the highest good for this planet as well. Thank you. And Happy Valentine’s Day everybody.” Tony then left the podium, and headed straight to the exit while Potts was being hammered with questions by the shareholders as Rhodey tried helping her towards the exit as well. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Long Island, New York~ Getting into her car in order to drive towards Castelia City after running some errands in Long Island, Raina was about to start the ignition when she suddenly noticed Stormtroopers and Cybermen surrounding her car… The first thought that came to Raina’s mind was to get out of the car fast. But before she could open the door, she noticed Xigbar standing outside her door, grinning as he knocked on the car window, wanting to talk to her… Realizing she didn’t have much of a choice, Raina lowered her car window, with Xigbar greeting her, “Hello, Raina. I'm Xigbar, an Inquisitor in the New World Order. I believe you took something from me back in Chicago.” “Oh, the Obelisk,” Raina replied, “I see what this is now. I can help you-” Before Raina could finish her sentence, Xigbar pointed one of his Arrowguns at Raina, warning her, “Raina, I'm not like most of the individuals with whom you interact. I'm not easily confused. I've been around longer than you can even imagine. I know when someone is trying to trick me, which I have to say is a really bad idea. Luckily for you, I’m a nice guy. So, how ‘bout this… next time we meet, you have the Obelisk ready to hand over to us. Once you give it to us, we’ll forget we even met, so you won’t have to worry about going to prison. Oh, and one more thing… don’t try running away, trying to avoid us, ‘cause we can find you wherever you are. Sound good?” Seeing Raina nervously nod in response to what he said, Xigbar said, “Alright then. We’ll be out of your hair for now. Hope our next meeting is a better one.” Seeing Xigbar leave with the Stormtroopers and Cybermen, Raina began breathing heavily, not sure on what to do with the ultimatum she was given. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Abandoned Military Base in Japan - Exact Location Unknown~ Spoiler: BGM “Hey, Rei,” Hiro greeted Rei as he and Baymax approached her, “I’ve been hearing how you wanted to do a livestream for Rebels around the world. Well, as it turns out, some of us in the base are planning an attack later today at a TV station in Osaka belonging to the New World Order’s Holonet News, where we also plan to steal some of the equipment there, which could come in use with making a livestream. So what do you think? Good idea?” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~Russia - The Ural Mountains~ “How much farther?” Moana questioned as she, Lydia, Lucario, and Maui were trekking through the snowy Ural Mountain range in Russia, intending to locate the legendary Keyblade Master and Korrina’s grandfather, Luke Skywalker. “Shouldn’t be too far,” Maui answered, “Don’t worry. We’ll be there soon.” As she kept walking, Lydia was holding on to the Keyblade she retrieved from Shalour City, while also taking out her Wayfinder, remembering when Korrina gave it to her. ‘Korrina… one day, I will make things right,’ Lydia thought to herself as she put her Wayfinder back into her pocket, continuing on her way with the others. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base (Again)~ "Hyah! Hyah!" Riku cried as he was practicing with his Keyblade in an open field, feeling more comfortable using it than when it first appeared to him during the attack on the fortress. "Morning, Riku…" Emma greeted Riku as she and Mimi approached him… "Oh, morning, Emma," Riku replied as he stopped practicing, "What's up?" "Oh, it's nothing, just thought I'd come by, and… give you this," Emma said as she grabbed Riku's hand and placed some chocolate on his hand. "Happy Valentine's Day," Emma told Riku as she blushed. Looking at the chocolate that Emma handed him, Riku smiled as he replied, "Thanks Emma. Happy Valentine's Day to you too." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base (Again x2)~ “Morning, sweetie,” Katniss greeted Connor as she gave him a kiss and handed him a piece of chocolate, “Happy Valentine’s Day.” “Thank you, Katniss,” Connor replied while his face indicated that his mind seemed to be focused on something else. “What’s wrong?” Katniss asked, “Thinking about the meeting?” “That is correct,” Connor answered, “I was actually getting ready to join with Ember so we can attend the virtual meeting with all the other Rebel leaders in the world.” “Well, I won’t keep you waiting,” Katniss said, “Good luck. Let me know how it goes.” Nodding, Connor went to find Ember so they could attend an important virtual meeting being held with all the other Rebel leaders in the world. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base (Again x3)~ As Shang was looking over the base, he was soon joined by Mulan… "Good morning, Shang," Mulan greeted Shang, "Is something on your mind?" "No… just feeling relieved," Shang replied. "Relieved?" Mulan asked. Nodding, Shang replied, "When Ratonhnhaké:ton brought over the Rebels from Japan, I was worried that we wouldn't be able to train them hard enough for what they were about to face. But after what happened with the fortress, I've never felt more relieved than I was when we captured it. I know it's been three days since we captured the fortress, but every day I fear what might've happened if we didn't prepare enough." "No offense, but you do worry a bit too much," Mulan said as she smiled, "I always had faith in Ratonhnhaké:ton's group, even before we trained them. Individuals can be more resilient than you give them credit for." Smiling, Shang replied, "Heh, I suppose you're right. Thank you, Mulan." As she nodded, Mulan suddenly remembered something. Taking out some chocolate from her pocket, Mulan handed it to Shang, telling him, "Almost forgot… Happy Valentine's Day." "Thanks. I really appreciate it, Mulan," Shang replied as he smiled at her. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~The Capital - Tokyo Cathedral~ Spoiler: BGM While Matt and Foggy were sitting alone in a pew, still thinking about what had happened three days ago, Yang approached the two, noticing how troubled they seemed… “Matthew,” Yang greeted Matt as he sat next to the demon. “Yang,” Matt greeted Yang back. “Still thinking about what happened that night I see,” Yang commented. “It wasn't my fault,” Matt replied. “What wasn't?” Yang asked. “The man’s death,” Matt answered, “The eyewitness who was supposed to be guaranteed protection by the police. I tried to save him.” “No one said it was your fault,” Yang told Matt. “Yeah,” Matt replied as he sighed, “There's a new man in town, he's, uh, killing others in cold blood.” “So I heard,” Yang commented, “Must have been a busy couple nights.” “And a man who I promised to protect is now dead,” Matt replied. “That work is done, Matthew,” Yang told the demon. “Because I failed,” Matt replied as he chuckled. “At least you tried,” Yang told Matt. “Well, as you would say for any soul, his life had value,” Matt replied, “A whole world's been lost and others are dying one after the other-” “Matthew, what are you looking for?” Yang asked as he interrupted Matt. “Forgiveness,” Matt answered. “For what?” Yang asked. “Uh... not doing more?” Matt replied. “You just said you did everything you could,” Yang told Matt, “If you're the man I understand you to be, I'm sure that's true.” “Then why do I still feel guilty?” Matt questioned. “Guilt can be a good thing,” Yang answered after thinking for a bit on what to say, “It's the soul's call to action. The indication that... something is wrong. The only way... to rid your heart of it... is to correct your mistakes and keep going... until amends are made. I don't know what you didn't do or what you should have done. But the guilt... the guilt… means your work is not yet finished.” “Thank you,” Matt thanked Yang as he nodded, “Foggy, let’s go.” “Osha,” Foggy replied, nodding as he followed Matt towards the cathedral’s exit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base (Again x4)~ As Thor was on his way to get some breakfast, he was approached by Luna, who had something for him… "Thor," Luna greeted Thor. "Yes, Luna?" Thor replied, wondering what Luna wanted to talk about. "Just… wanted to give you this," Luna replied, blushing as she handed Thor a piece of chocolate, "Happy Valentine's Day." "Luna… thank you," Thor thanked Luna as he smiled at her, "This means a lot coming from you. Happy Valentine's Day." Luna simply smiled without saying a word happy to hear that Thor like her Valentine's Day chocolate gift. "Anyway, I was on my way to get some breakfast," Thor said, "Want to come?" "Sure," Luna replied as she nodded, following Thor to get some breakfast. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Abandoned Military Base in Japan - Exact Location Unknown (Again)~ Whistling to himself after getting some breakfast and taking a seat to eat, John Smith noticed Rose coming to sit by him while placing a piece of chocolate on his tray… “What’s this?” Smith asked. “Chocolate, of course,” Rose replied, “Don’t women give out chocolate during Valentine’s Day in this part of the world?” Smiling as took a bite out of the chocolate Rose gave him, John replied, “You’re not wrong. Thank you, Rose. Happy Valentine’s Day.” “Happy Valentine’s Day to you as well,” Rose said as she gave John a kiss on the cheek. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base (Again x5)~ Stretching as he was waking up, Marco yawned as he got up from his bed, but was surprised at the sight of chocolate all over his bed. "What the…?" Marco wondered out loud, wondering how all the chocolate ended up in his bed. "Gooood morning, Marco!" Star greeted Marco, surprising him as she appeared next to her bed while carrying lots of pieces of chocolate… "Uhh, Star… what are you doing?" Marco questioned. "Duh, it's Valentine's Day, you silly goose," Star replied, "Apparently, girls on Earth are supposed to give out chocolate on this day for no real reason. So, here ya go!" As Star dumped some more chocolate on Marco's bed, Marco said, "I… think there's a bit more to it than that, Star. Still, I appreciate the thought. Happy Valentine's Day, Star." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Flashback: 22 Years Ago (1992) - Apartment Building in Tokyo, Japan~ It was night. Kids were playing a game of basketball outside an apartment building. And in one of the apartments, a man from Africa named N’Jobu was planning something dangerous with his friend, James, who was of African descent and had known N’Jobu ever since he came to Japan... “Hey look, if we get in and out quick won't be no worries,” N’Jobu told James as the two were looking over a map with rifles to the side of it, “You in the van, come in through from the west, come around the corner, land right here.” As James nodded in response, N’Jobu continued, “Me and the twins pulling up right here, we leavin' this car behind, ok? We comi-” Suddenly, N’Jobu stopped as he suddenly heard a familiar sound, although James didn’t seem to hear anything, as he appeared to wonder what N’Jobu had heard. “Hide the straps,” N’Jobu ordered James. James and N’Jobu then quickly hid any weapons laying around, as well as any maps that would indicate what they were planning. As N’Jobu peered out the window, looking at the kids playing basketball several floors below, James asked, “Yo… is it the cops?” “No,” N’Jobu responded. Just then, the two heard a knock on the door. Walking over to the door and looking out of the peephole, James turned to face N’Jobu with a confused expression in his face, saying, “It's two bald Grace Jones looking chicks... they're holding spears.” “Open it,” N’Jobu ordered James, knowing exactly who was outside. “You serious?” James asked. “They won't knock again,” N’Jobu responded. Doing as he was told, James opened the door, and in came two members of the Dora Milaje, an elite group of female bodyguards and royal security of the king of Wakanda. The two women then looked at N’Jobu, with one of them asking N’Jobu in the Xhosa language, “Who are you?” “Prince N'Jobu, son of Azzuri,” N’Jobu answered, now speaking with an African accent as opposed to the accent he was faking when talking to James. “Prove to me you are one of us,” the same woman asked in the Xhosa language once more. N’Jobu then grabbed his bottom lip and flipped it, revealing a Vibranium threaded tattoo glowing blue with Wakandan script (like this). Both women then swiftly slammed their spears down in unison, making the sound of an EMP. All electronics in the room instantly died out. Moments later, the women hit the floor with their spears again, and the lights come back on, only this time, King T’Chaka of Wakanda appeared in the room, wearing his Black Panther outfit, but without a mask… “My King…” N’Jobu said in Xhosa upon seeing T’Chaka, immediately kneeling while also swatting James, urging him to do the same. Once James kneeled as well while gaping in awe, T’Chaka told James, “Leave us.” “This is James. I trust him with my life,” N’Jobu told T’Chaka, “He stays, with your permission, King T'Chaka.” “As you wish,” T’Chaka responded, “At ease.” Once N’Jobu got back up, the two members of the Dora Milaje exited the apartment, leaving King T’Chaka alone with N’Jobu and James. “Come, baby brother,” T’Chaka greeted N’Jobu in Xhosa, smiling as he shared a hug with his younger brother, “Let me see how you are holding up.” Once they finished hugging, T’Chaka looked around the apartment before turning his attention back to N’Jobu, telling him, “You look strong.” “Glory to Bast,” N’Jobu responded, “I am in good health. How is home?” T’Chaka’s mood suddenly darkened as he responded, “Not so good, baby brother. There has been an attack. The Crystal Order… they stole two tons of Vibranium from us and triggered a bomb at the border to escape. Many lives were lost. They knew where we hid the Vibranium, and how to strike. They had someone on the inside.” Seeming to be troubled by what T’Chaka had just said, N’Jobu asked, “Why are you here?” “Because I want you look me in the eyes... and tell me why you betrayed Wakanda,” T’Chaka answered. “I did no such thing,” N’Jobu retorted. Looking at James, T’Chaka told him in Xhosa, “Tell him who you are.” “Zuri, son of Badu,” James replied, revealing that his name was never James, but that he was in fact a Wakandan like N’Jobu as well named Zuri… “What?” a surprised N’Jobu wondered out loud as his face went ashen. As Zuri revealed his Vibranium lip tattoo just as N’Jobu did earlier, N’Jobu grabbed him, saying, “James... James you lied to me? I invite you into my home and you were Wakandan this whole time?” “Leave him,” T’Chaka ordered N’Jobu. “You betrayed Wakanda!” Zuri told N’Jobu. “How could you lie to me like that?!” N’Jobu questioned Zuri. “Stand down!” T’Chaka ordered N’Jobu as he came between him and Zuri, “N’Jobu… did you think that you were the only spy we sent here?” Walking towards the wall, Zuri removed a duffle bag containing a canister with some Vibranium metal inside, showing it to T’Chaka. Realizing that this was enough proof that his brother was a traitor, T’Chaka said, “Prince N'Jobu, you will return home at once, where you will face the council and inform them of your crimes.” A few minutes later, outside the apartment, the kids who were playing basketball were gazing up as they saw what appeared to be an aircraft with strange lights rising to the sky and speeding off.
~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base~ “Hey there, Clemont,” Dick greeted Clemont as he, Katniss Haymitch, and Connor approached Clemont in his workshop, where Sammy was assisting Clemont… “So, I hear you’ve got some news on that killer robot we brought back from the fortress,” Dick added. “I certainly do,” Clemont answered, “The robot is actually called a Terminator, a robot designed to terminate specific targets. In today’s case, it was targeting Connor. This particular Terminator’s model is T-800, though I suppose we can just refer to it as ‘Terminator’, if that’s easier.” “Have you worked on it?” Katniss asked. “I have,” Clemont replied as he turned to face Sammy, “Sammy, if you may?” Nodding, Sammy removed a piece of cloth covering something in a nearby table, revealing the T-800 Terminator to the others as it laid still on the table, currently disabled… “Pika!” Haymitch cried, alarmed upon noticing the Terminator. “Don’t be alarmed,” Clemont assured the others, “The Terminator’s currently disabled at the moment. But while I had him disabled, I went ahead and checked his programming. I took the liberty of making some modifications.” “And what are these modifications?” Connor asked. “Specifically, a new directive,” Clemont answered, “The Terminator will no longer target others. It’s only purpose now is to protect you Connor, and to also follow any instructions you give him. Watch this… Sammy, switch him on.” Nodding, Sammy switched the Terminator on with a button on the back of the Terminator’s head. Once he was switched on, the Terminator got up, looking at the others as Clemont walked towards him, asking, “Terminator… what is your directive?” “My directive is to ensure the safety and protection of Connor Kenway, also known as Ratonhnhaké:ton, from any danger. I am also to follow any instructions ordered by him,” the Terminator answered. “So, what do you think?” Clemont asked. Walking towards the robot that tried killing him earlier today, Connor observed the Terminator closely, while the Terminator himself also looked at Connor with an emotionless face. “Hmm, I do not see any danger in bringing you along now that your programming has been modified,” Connor said as he turned to face Clemont, “Thank you, Clemont. I feel the Terminator can be of valuable help to us.” “All in a day’s work,” Clemont happily replied. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Scotland: Underground~ “Hmm, well I got nothing else to do for the rest of the night,” Serena replied to Namine, “I suppose I could model for your sketches. Could take my mind off of things. Fennekin could even provide feedback on your sketches if you’re okay with that.” “Fokka!” Serena’s Fennekin concurred. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Lor Starcutter~ “History? What are you talking abou-” Kristoff asked before realizing what Anna was referring to. Turning his attention to Saphir, Kristoff questioned, “What did you tell them?” “I didn’t tell them anything,” Saphir answered. “Yeah, it was that guy with Mr. Bellec,” Olaf added, “I think his name was Jack something…” Sighing as he realized who Olaf was talking about, Kristoff muttered to himself, “Darn it, Jack…” Looking at Anna, Kristoff told her, “Look… I have no intention of discussing my past. Got it? Right now, it’s getting late, and I think we all need some rest right now. Saphir, let’s go.” “Alright,” Saphir replied as he looked at Elsa, smiling at her, “I’ll see you tomorrow.” As both Saphir and Sven followed Kristoff, Olaf looked at Anna and Elsa, telling them, “Well, it’s been a crazy week, but we’re finally together again.” After yawning, Olaf added, “And tired too. We should catch up tomorrow, okay?” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OOC: Just a reminder, this is meant to be my final post for the current day, with the next post officially transitioning to the next day. Please make sure to wrap everything up with your characters so we can move on to the next day.
In addition to getting an announcement for a new trailer next week for the 'Kingdom Hearts III Re:MIND' DLC, fans were also provided with a message from the KH series director, Tetsuya Nomura, to commemorate the 4th anniversary of the release of 'Kingdom Hearts Union X[cross]' in Japan, where he details upcoming details for the game, while also hinting at the future of series. Check out Nomura's message below (translation courtesy of goldpanner from KHInsider):
With TGS 2019 fast approaching, Square-Enix has announced that a new trailer for this winter's 'Kingdom Hearts III Re:MIND' DLC will be released next week on September 9th! Specifically, the trailer will be available at 11:00 am EST / 8:00 am PST. We'll be sure to post the trailer the moment it becomes available. Source: Gematsu
~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base~ As he was walking around the base, Connor was having an immense headache. ‘What is… happening to me?’ Connor thought to himself as he placed his hand on his head while several images flashed in his mind. The images that were suddenly appearing in Connor’s mind included a group of five hooded individuals wearing masks representing different animals (image), a beautiful palace that appears to be situated on the moon (image), a clock tower that also appears to be a castle (image), and a red-haired evil witch (image). ‘These images… are they… memories?’ Connor thought to himself, ‘No, that is not possible… but why do they feel like memories?’ “Connor? Connor!” two voices cried out to Connor. “Huh?” Connor wondered out loud as his headache suddenly stopped, noticing that the voices he heard were from Katniss and Dick… “Are you alright?” Katniss asked as she, Haymitch, and Dick all had a worried look on their faces. “You weren’t looking so good a couple of seconds ago,” Dick added, “We were worried about you.” “Pikapi,” a worried Haymitch concurred. “I… It is nothing,” Connor replied, “I am sorry that I had you worried.” “You sure?” Katniss asked. Smiling, Connor nodded as he replied, “Do not worry. I am fine.” “Well, if you say so,” Dick said as he shrugged. “Anyway, is there something you wish to speak to me about?” Connor asked. “Actually, yes,” Katniss replied. “Has to do with that killer robot Clemont’s been working on,” Dick added, “Follow us.” Nodding, Connor followed Dick and Katniss as they led him to Clemont’s workshop in the base. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Scotland: Underground~ After leaving the Lor Starcutter and secretly making their way to Fergus’s town, Bellec and his group were following Fergus as he was carrying a lantern and leading them down a dark hallway to a secret underground area where other Rebels were hiding. “Luckily, the New World Order doesn’t know about this place,” Fergus told Bellec and the others as he led them, “An' as long as that's the case, you'll all be safe.” Eventually, the group reached a hideout, where many Rebels resided, some interacting with one another, and others relaxing. “Welcome ta Scotland's secret Rebel base,” Fergus told Bellec and the others, “I know it’s not much…” “It’ll do,” Bellec replied, “As long as I can get in touch with Grant in eastern France, as well as other Rebels around the world, I think staying here will suffice.” “Good,” Fergus said, “In that case, I'll leave ye ta get settled.” “Then that means Jack and I will need to get back to the ship,” Silver commented, “Stay safe, everyone.” “You too, guys,” Serena replied. “Best of luck,” Elise added. Nodding as he silently waved goodbye, Jack followed Silver while Pipsqueak followed him as well, with Fergus leading them back outside. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Lor Starcutter~ “I’ll tell you what you’re going to do now,” Kristoff replied to Elsa as he and Sven walked towards Elsa and her group, “Seeing as how Bellec put me in charge of Saphir, as well as you and Anna, I decide what we do. And I say we stay on this ship. It's full of Rebels, so if Saphir here gets some funny idea of trying to escape, we'll be sure to catch him." "You don't have to worry about that. I accept being a prisoner of the Rebel Alliance, and I am willing to fully cooperate," Saphir told Kristoff. "Well, let's hope things stay that way," Kristoff responded. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Holonet News Transmission~ “This is Malva with the only news that matters, the Holonet News,” Malva stated on the only existing news channel on Earth right now, “Let’s go live to The Capital where New World Order representative, Sean Spicer, is having a town hall meeting with local citizens about current affairs.” The transmission then cut to live footage in a hall in a building somewhere in The Capital, where citizens were seated, waiting for Sean Spicer to arrive. Eventually, the representative from the New World Order arrived with two Stormtroopers by his side, getting behind his podium and facing the crowd, ready to speak... “ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT, EVERYONE BE SEATED, SIT DOWN! SIT DOWN! SIT DOWN, ALRIGHT!” Sean Spicer ordered those in attendance with a loud angry tone to his voice, “FIRST OF ALL, I’D JUST LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT I’M CALM NOW. AND I WILL REMAIN CALM AS LONG AS YOU SONS OF-" Stopping before he could finish his insult, Spicer shook his head as he looked up and pointed his finger to the ceiling. “I’m not gonna do that, because that’s the old Spicey,” Spicer told everyone as he pointed to himself, “And this is the new Spicey. And I have been told that I’m also gonna cut back on the gum chewing, so I am now limiting myself to one slice a day.” Sean then took out a large roll of chewing gum, and began opening it as he said, “So I’m gonna enjoy my one and only, and you can just sit and watch.” Once he took out the large roll of chewing gum, Spicer took a big bite of it, and began chewing. Eventually, Spicer then took out the large piece of chewing gum and stuck it to the podium, as he told the chewing gum, “I’ll get back to you later.” Shifting his attention to those in attendance while taking out a piece of paper to read, Spicer said, “Now… I’d like to begin with the Supreme Leaders’ schedule. Tomorrow at 3pm local time, Supreme Leaders Al Mualim and Harold Saxon are going to meet with the local commander of New World Order forces in MONGOLIA, Admiral… oh boy…” Spicer suddenly stopped as he realized he was having trouble trying to pronounce the name of the admiral listed on the sheet of paper he was reading from. “Almad… Alzmabek… Attamabakeyek,” Spicer said after attempting to pronounce the admiral’s name, “Okay? To discuss the defeat of Rebel forces in Kahaga… Kahagastan.” After attempting to pronounce the name of the region in Mongolia listed on paper, Spicer continued, “Specifically in, oh God… Attabadda… Attabaddawadda… Attawaddabaddahanaabag.” Shrugging after struggling to name the city listed on the paper he was reading, Spicer continued, “And they will be joined by the admiral’s wife, uh...” Spicer stopped reading and shook his head as he realized trying to pronounce the name listed on paper was going to be impossible for him, saying, “I’m just gonna pass on that one. You know what? Let’s just call her Connie. Alright? Okay… did that… now I’m gonna open it up for questions, and I’m gonna probably FREAK IF YOU START ASKING STUPID ONES. SPEAKING OF FREAKS AND STUPID ONES… GLENN, STUPID HAT, GO.” After Spicer picked Glenn, a familiar face at these town hall meetings (and someone who constantly gets on Sean Spicer’s nerves) to ask a question, Glenn asked, “Look, I just wanted to know what the New World Order plans to do now that Shalour City’s been retaken. Is it time to offer the Rebels a chance to surrender so we can finally have peace?” Exhaling sharply, Spicer took a deep breath and pointed to the ceiling while looking up, trying hard to stay calm as he said, “YOU’RE TESTING ME, BIG GUY!” Shifting his attention back to Glenn, Spicer answered, “UH, LOOK, IT’S SIMPLE. NO, WE DO NOT NEGOTIATE WITH TERRORISTS! IF THE REBELS WANNA TALK, THEN THE NEW WORLD ORDER WILL SEE THEM IN COURT, SPECIFICALLY, ‘THE PEOPLE’S COURT’!” “That show isn’t real,” Glenn commented. “DURR… THAT SHOW ISN’T REAL!” Spicer mockingly imitated Glenn, “OH YEAH, UGH… I’M GLENN AND I’M NOT REALLY…” Shaking his head after he stopped mocking Glenn, Spicer yelled, “IT IS REAL, GLENN! IT SAYS THAT RIGHT BEFORE EACH CASE, GLENN! IT SAYS, ‘THE CASES ARE REAL, THE RULINGS ARE FINAL’! God… don’t eff with me Glenn. NEXT QUESTION, THIS TURKEY!” A man in the crowd who was just referred to as a ‘turkey’ by Spicer asked, “Uh, going back to the topic of Shalour City… what will be done to make sure Rebels don’t re-enter the area?” “UHH, IT’S EASY… IT’S CALLED EXTREME VETTING. EXTREME VETTING,” Spicer answered. “Uhh… but what does that mean, ‘extreme vetting’?” a woman asked. “WHAT DOES IT MEAN?! HA… IT MEANS IT’S ‘EXTREME’!” Spicer answered, seemingly surprised that no one is understanding what he’s saying, “OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?! SPICY’S GONNA EXPLAIN IT SO YOU DUMB BABIES CAN UNDERSTAND IT! SO I GUESS I CAN’T USE MY BIG WORDS! I’M GONNA HAVE TO USE MY DOLLIES!” Spicer then took out two boxes from under the podium, placing them right next to him where the crowd could see them. “ALRIGHT? READY FOR DOLLIES?” Spicer loudly asked the crowd, “YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT’S GOING ON? HERE’S HOW IT’S GONNA GO DOWN. YOU’VE GOT YOUR STORMTROOPER RIGHT HERE.” Spicer took out a Stormtrooper action figure from one of the boxes as he continued, “OKAY? AND FIRST, YOU GOT BARBIE COMING IN TO SHALOUR CITY.” Spicer then took out a Barbie doll from the other box, showing it to the crowd with the Stormtrooper action figure as he continued, “NICE GIRL… A MODEL CITIZEN OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER, BACK FROM A DREAM VACATION. WE KNOW SHE’S OKAY! SO SHE GETS IN!” Upon throwing the Barbie doll back into the box, Spicer continued, “EASY. WE UNDERSTAND, THEY’RE PERFECT. NOW WHO’S UP NEXT?” Reaching into one of the boxes, Spicer took out a MMPR Pink Ranger action figure as he said, “Uh-oh… UH-OH… IT’S A POWER RANGER.” Showing both the Stormtrooper and Pink Ranger action figures to the crowd, Spicer began roleplaying as the Stromtrooper talking to the Pink Ranger, saying, “WOAH… WOAH… SLOW YOUR ROLL HONEY!” Spicer then had the Stormtrooper action figure appear to be patting down the Pink Ranger as he said, “AND THEN WE’RE GONNA PAT HER DOWN. AND THEN WE’RE GONNA READ HER EMAILS. AND IF WE DON’T LIKE WHAT WE READ, WHICH WE WON’T... BOOM!” Spicer then had the Stormtrooper action figure point a blaster at the Pink Ranger action figure, pretending to shoot her, and then detached the Pink Ranger action figure’s head to illustrate the point that she would be killed on sight. Spicer then threw the Pink Ranger and Stormtrooper action figures back into a box as he said, “EXECUTED ON SIGHT!” Walking back to the podium, Spicer yelled, “ALRIGHT, LET’S GO! NEXT QUESTION! YES?” “Yes, earlier this week, you said there was a Rebel attack in Atlanta, even though there were no reports of anything happening there,” a woman from the crowd told Spicer. “AH, PFFT… UH, YEAH, I SAID THAT WRONG WHEN I SAID IT, AND… THEN YOU TALKED ABOUT IT WITH OTHERS! WHICH MAKES YOU WRONG! BECAUSE WHEN I SAY SOMETHING WRONG, YOU GUYS SHOULD KNOW WHAT IT IS I AM MEANING! WRONG OR RIGHT! YOU’RE WRONG! AND THAT’S WHY YOU’RE HERE!” Spicer replied, “OBVIOUSLY, I MEANT… ORLANDTA!” “Uh, you mean Orlando?” the same woman asked. “You know what, you stupid…” Spicer angrily said as he grabbed the large piece of gum he stuck to the podium, and threw it at the woman who was asking him a question. “OKAY? LOOK, THE PROBLEM IS ALL THESE TERRORIST INSTANCES AND INCIDENTS THAT REBELS ARE BEHIND THAT YOU’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT!” Spicer angrily yelled as he took out a piece of paper, showing it to the crowd, “OKAY? I HAVE A WHOLE LIST HERE OF THINGS THAT ACTUALLY, YOU GUYS NEVER EVEN TALK ABOUT. NEVER DISCUSSED THEM ONCE! LET’S READ FROM THE LIST, OKAY? AN ATTACK ON A RESEARCH FACILITY OUTSIDE OF SIOUX FALLS TODAY! OKAY? ALSO, AN ATTACK ON THE LOCAL NEW WORLD ORDER FACILITY IN IRKUTSK, RUSSIA! AND AN INCIDENT AT THE SAN DIEGO HARBOR! OKAY?! WE NEED INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BRING BACK LAW AND ORDER, BECAUSE PLACES LIKE CHICAGO, FOR EXAMPLE… THEIR REBEL ATTACK RATE THERE IS OVER 80%. 80% OF THE PEOPLE IN CHICAGO HAVE BEEN MURDERED AND NOW DEAD! AND THAT’S ON YOU! YOU DID THAT!” “Yeah, okay… you know what? I’m looking at the real numbers here,” one woman in the crowd said as she was searching statistics regarding Chicago on her phone, “And they directly contradict everything that you-” Sean Spicer suddenly interrupted the woman by propelling air towards her with a leaf blower, pointing it at her face and at her skirt, briefly revealing the woman’s underwear as a result. “YOU LIKE THAT?! YOU LIKE THAT?!” Sean Spicer yelled at the woman as he returned back to his podium and threw the leaf blower to the side, facing the crowd once more, “YOU KNOW WHAT THAT WAS?! THAT WAS ME BLOWING AWAY HER DISHONESTY! ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?!” “Yeah, uh… just mentally though… are you okay?” a man in the crowd asked. “Are you kidding me?” Sean angrily questioned as he pressed on a button on his podium, allowing him to drive his podium. Sean then began driving his podium straight towards the man who asked the question as he yelled, “ARE YOU SERIOUSLY ASKING ME THAT QUESTION?!” As the man Spicer was charging towards quickly got out of the way, Spicer began driving his podium towards all the other people in the crowd, causing them to run around and panic while Spicer yelled, “YOU BETTER RUN! YOU BETTER RUN, ALL OF YOU! YOU BETTER RUN! YOU… YOU DON’T HAVE A CHANCE! SPICEY… SPICEY’S COMING!”
~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base~ “Perhaps… that is why I feel that particular way,” Connor commented. “How you feel what?” Rini asked. “I told Darien earlier today that I always feel like he and Serena were meant for each other whenever I see them together,” Connor replied as he took a sip of his tea, “Maybe that has something to do with why I keep trying to remember something when I see them.” “Connor… you really had to bring that up again?” Darien questioned as he blushed. Laughing in response, Connor took another sip of his tea. But as he drank his tea, Connor’s vision began to cloud. ‘What…?’ Connor thought to himself, wondering what was happening to his vision. But as Connor looked at Serena and Darien, he noticed their appearance change a bit, with Serena appearing to look like a beautiful princess wearing a white dress while Darien looked like a regal prince wearing a black suit and cape (like this). Connor had a major sense of familiarity upon seeing Darien and Serena like this, feeling as though he had met them while they were like that. But with this sense of familiarity came a feeling of pain and sadness, something Connor couldn’t understand why he was feeling, causing him to gasp and drop his teacup as tears rolled down his eyes. “Connor? Are you okay?” Rini asked. “Huh… what?” Connor replied as he snapped out of it, shaking his head and blinking his eyes, noticing his vision returned to normal, and was able to see Serena and Darien as they were. “Did something happen?” Darien asked as he got up, wanting to check on Connor. “I… I am not sure,” Connor replied as he got up, wondering what had just happened to him. “Are you… crying?” Rini asked. “What?” Connor replied as he felt his face, noticing that there were indeed tears on his face, “I… I think I have to go. Good night, friends.” “Umm, yeah, good night,” Darien responded as Connor left in a hurry. “Is he gonna be okay?” Rini asked as she picked up the teacup that Connor dropped. “I hope so Rini,” Darien replied as he sat back down, looking at Serena, “What do you think might’ve happened to him just now?” ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Lor Starcutter~ Feeling the Lor Starcutter land somewhere as Star Dream asked those onboard to go to Communications, Bellec said, “Hmm, it seems that the ship has landed near Fergus’s town. I suppose we should be getting off.” “But what about this meeting over in Communications?” Jack asked. “I’m afraid we are going to have to skip it. I’m sure it has nothing to do with us,” Bellec replied, “The important thing is that my group has arrived at our destination.” “Okay, so I guess I’ll be joining you, sir?” Kristoff asked Bellec. “Actually, Kristoff, I believe I have a mission for you,” Bellec replied. “Uh, sure thing, sir,” Kristoff said, “What is it?” "Now that Saphir is a prisoner of ours, I need you to accompany him, along with Elsa and Anna at all times wherever they go," Bellec told Kristoff. "Wait, what?!" Kristoff exclaimed, not liking the thought of having to escort Anna after what she did to him, "Sir, please, with all due respect, I request a different assignment." "Request denied," Bellec told Kristoff, "You told me yourself that you wanted to continue helping the Rebellion. Well, now this is your chance. You should be thanking me. I doubt we'll be seeing much action in Scotland. This is your chance to get back to doing something after what happened in Arendelle. You understand?" Sighing, Kristoff replied, "Yes, sir… understood. Let me just go get Sven." Nodding as Kristoff left, Bellec told Jack, "Well, Sparrow… I guess we should be getting off this ship." "Right behind you,” Jack responded. But before he left with Bellec, Jack whispered to Anna, “Just a word of advice… don’t take Kristoff’s words too personally. Poor lad lost his entire family of trolls to the New World Order. Same with all of his Rebel friends in Arendelle. He’s been through a lot. But, that’s all I have to say. Take care.” As Jack left with Bellec, he looked up as he spoke to Star Dream, saying, “Oi, Voice… Silver and I will need to be transported back to the coast where Silver’s boat is once we’re done in this town.” “So, do we go to Communications?” Olaf asked.
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~Lor Starcutter: Room Near Communications~ “Oww!” Kristoff cried after getting hit by Anna, letting go of Saphir. "You alright, mate?" Jack asked Kristoff. "Yeah, don't worry about me. I've got a thick skull. Nothing can break it," Kristoff replied. “Saphir!” Olaf cried as he rushed to his friend, “You okay?” “Y-Yeah, I’m fine, Olaf,” Saphir responded as he slowly got up. “Hey, that hurt!” Kristoff complained to Anna, “A simple ‘No, please don’t hurt him’ would’ve been preferable than hitting me." “That’s enough you two,” Bellec told Anna and Kristoff, “Anyway, it looks like Saphir will remain alive, under the close watch of the Rebels.” “Well, that’s good, I suppose,” Olaf commented. As for Saphir, he looked at Elsa, noticing she had blushed after hearing what he said. “Elsa, I…” Saphir said as he approached her, completely at a loss for words. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base~ "Mmm, the tea's good," Rini said as she took a sip. "It sure is," Darien concurred, "But be careful Rini. It's hot. Drink it slowly." "Alright," Rini responded. Meanwhile, as Connor was drinking his tea, he was staring at Serena and Darien, even though he wasn't sure why he felt like doing that. "Uh, Connor… you okay?" Darien asked, "Is there something on our faces?" "Huh?" Connor replied as he snapped out of it, coming back to his senses as he shook his head, "I am sorry. My apologies for that." "What's wrong, Connor?" Rini asked. "I am not sure," Connor answered, "It is strange, but when I look at Darien and Serena together, I get the feeling that I am forgetting something important, and that I am trying to remember." "Really?" Darien asked, "So, you feel it too…” “What was that?” Connor asked, not hearing the last par of what Darien said. “Oh, nothing,” Darien responded, taking a sip of his tea. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Hunan Province, China: Rebel Base (Again)~ "Well, don't forget, she is an old lady. Not sure she's capable of fighting back, given her old age," Ritchie replied to Rey, "And besides, she's been searched thoroughly. No tracking devices or anything like that on her. The worst we can expect is having the New World Order trying to attack and take back that fortress we took over. But from what I've heard, the fortress's defenses should be enough to repel against any New World Order attack. So, there's really no reason to worry about anything."
