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As the paper hit him smack dab in the chest, Enzo removed it and flipped the paper around. He lifted it upside down and looked at the back, before flipping back tot he front again. He was inspecting every part of the paper to see what it meant and what it could be to the rest of the group. He adjusted his glasses, as if reading the page thoroughly. "I see... This paper means a lot obviously. You can tell by the obvious calligraphy and... contents that it holds." The scrap in his hand was upside down, as if he was struggling to find ways to describe it. He passed it to Torrin the way he was reading it. "Torrin, I believe you should do the honor of reading this important document to your friends." He folded his arms. "The importance is obviously too great for me to explain."

He dropped his arms to wave to everyone. "And while I know this is a trying time for most of you, I felt I should tell you my name is Enzo and I hope we become friends. I have already started work on our best friends song and look forward to sharing it with you upon completion." He patted Torrin on the back, as if giving him the 'go ahead.'

MISSION COMPLETE!

As the rest of the group took in the scenery, several of the speared warriors surrounded the group.
"Holy cats! Who are these guys?" Rourke asked in confusion.
"They gotta be Atlanteans!" Milo said, astounded.
"Neshigetim ga prindipiniom," one of the female warriors announced. "Nibesim katapu eretope. Nadapsupelepe tome!" the warrior woman repeated herself. "Nadapsupelepe tome!"
"I think it's talking to you," Mole said, tugging on Milo's shirt.
[Haltingly speaking Atlantean. "Leb... ay sinick... doc du aren toe. Letsen due penetoe." Milo was trying his best to communicate.
The woman removed her mask to revealed a tanned woman with blue eyes and long, white hair, blue tattoos on her face and body.
"Prowitem don gon mockeen glihbinto bay dekek."
"Kag... wegenay... pree?!"
"Kagwegenay.... Wegenes pri dos esenen?"
The two were now exchanging one language after another, understanding each other fine.
"Ita, sum amice viator."
"Dices linguam Romae."
"Parlez-vous francais?"
"Oui, monsieur!"
"They speak my language!" Mole cheered. "Pardon, mademoiselle? Ah, voulez-vous..." Mole whispered into the woman's ear, only to get a quick punch to the face.
"Ooh, I like her," Sweet clapped.
"Hmm! 'Bout time someone hit him. I'm just sorry it wasn't me," Audrey shrugged.
"How do they know all these languages?" Audrey asked.
"Their language must be based on a root dialect. It's just like the Tower of Babel," Milo replied excitedly.
"Well, maybe English is in there somewhere," Rourke thought aloud. "We are explorers from the surface world. We come in peace!"
"Welcome to the city of Atlantis!" The woman greet. I am princess Kidagakesh, but you may call me Kida."
"Pleasure's ours princess. May we kindly enter your city?"
Kida's warrior spoke to her in Atlantean, pointing at the keybladers.
"What of those prisoners? Why are they shackled?"
Rourke looked back at them, trying to play it off. "Oh... Well you see, they were unfamiliar to us, and we wanted to detain them, to ensure they weren't a threat. Cuffs stay on. We don't know where they even came from."
"We could say the very same about you," Kida replied. "If you wish to walk our city freely, then you must allow them to walk free as well."
With a quick snap of his fingers, Rourke complied, his men uncuffing their shackles.
"Squad "B," head back to the shaft... and salvage what you can. We'll rendezvous in 24 hours." Most of Rourke's men dispersed, leaving only the keybladers and a small core group.

Laguna walked on ahead with the others as Milo and Kida stayed with the party.
Kida's warriors escorted them with her. "You must meet my father, we haven't had visitors to our city in ages. I wish to learn everything about you. Where are you from? What is the surface like now? What are your worlds like?" Kida was bursting with curiosity.

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MISSION COMPLETE!
Aux leveled up! (51) AP increased!
Beuce leveled up! (50) All stats increased!
Karina leveled up! (51) AP increased!


Sebastian swam back to King Triton to report what transpired.
"That's right your majesty! They just tossed me to the side, completely disobeying your orders!"
Triton was lost in thought, not paying much attention.
"Your majesty?..." Sebastian asked.
"Hmm? Oh, I'm sorry Sebastian, I was just thinking of what those key wielders told me. Do you think I was too hard on her?"
"Definitely not. Why, if Ariel was my daughter, I'd show her who was boss. None of this flitting to the surface and other such nonsense. No, sir. I'd keep her under tight control!"
"And how has that worked out? Ariel just rebels, time after time again. I'm just concerned for her safety is all. I should apologize. Take me to where you saw them last Sebastian."
"Yes your majesty!" Sebastian saluted, leading the way.
Taking his trident with him, Triton followed his loyal crab. "I'm going to set things right. After all, it's not like she is hiding THAT much behind my back."

Meanwhile, back with Ariel in her grotto...

"Welcome to my secret trove of human wonders! But don't tell my dad..."
Ariel led the group back to her circular grotto of surface world things. Random objects like forks, music boxes and other household items. In the center was a large submerged statue of a human, kneeling with a sword in his hand.
"These are all things I found on the surface world. She picked up a fork. "This is called a dinglehopper. Humans use it to brush their hair!" she said excitedly.
Aux nodded trying to be polite. On the inside, he thought she was just crazy. "That's... nice."

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MISSION COMPLETE!
Kel leveled up! (51) AP increased!
Marx leveled up! (50) All stats increased!
Stratos leveled up! (51) AP increased!


Moana was hesitant to jump but closed her eyes and jumped into the hole.
Maui clapped his hands and did a swan dive after her, shouting; "CHEE HOO!!" after her.
Everyone that jumped in fell deeper and deeper, before landing into water. The water was almost mystical as it spat them back out into a land of unimaginable darkness. Creatures unlike the heartless were seen with several eyes and legs.

Behind the group was a cave full of treasures and gold, glistening inside. Maui's hook sat a top it like a prized trophy.
Maui tied his hair into a bun. "All right, you mortals go inside and distract him with your shiny sword... things, and hold his attention long enough to get my hook." He pointed to a couple keyblades on the pile. "See, crabcakes loves stuff like that so go in there and... 'know... be bait."

The battle was moving quickly, Enzo waiting for his stun effect to fade off before moving again. Petty as it was, he didn't like feeling his body in such a state, and refused to move until he felt better. After kicking off the feeling that his legs had been asleep, he looked ahead to the horned king.He made a straight light for the skeletal lord to get in range. He was going to unleash a quick barrage of lightning to help finish him off. Before he did that however, he made a small detour and ran around the youthful one that was keeping him well supplied with MP and protection. "Thanks for the support little girl!" he said hapily, before running back at the Horned King.

He stopped at an even enough range and let loose three thundaga spells by doing some unfitting finger guns. He then ended it with a roundhouse kick to his arm before running away.

Enzo cast Triple Thundaga! Enzo attacked!

Enzo's Info
HP: 112/150
MP: 31/70
FOC: 15/20
FLUX: 3/3

STATUS:Slow (9 Turns) [SPD reduced to 0], Rainbow Glow (1 Turn), Inspiring Presence (1 Turn)

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He pointed his trident towards Karina without mercy or restraint. "Young lady, you are beyond your limits or trying my patience and I will not hesitate to make an example out of you!" King Triton barked. "You are no longer welcome here and I command you to leave my daughter and this world ALONE!" He turned to his right hand crab. "Sebastian!"
The crab jumped up in his shell a bit. "Y-yes... your majesty?..."
"See to it that these trespassers find their way back to the ocean between!"
Sebastian saluted his king with his crab claw. "At once your majesty!"
Triton looked to Steel and Beuce. "And trust me, should any creatures dare appear in my kingdom, my kings guard and I will make short work of them. Your efforts are not needed here. Search elsewhere for your journey." The king had calmed down a bit, but was still flustered by the poor reception from the wielders.

The crab scuttled through the water as he swam to lead them out. "You heard the king, you disrespectful miscreants! Follow me, or feel his wrath!"
Before following the crab, Aux took a quick look at Karina. "And they say I'm angry," he said to himself.

All players have left the throne room.

Once they were exiled from his presence, Ariel was already waiting outside for them.
"Hey, you made it! Sorry about my dad... he just doesn't understand..."
"Now now, move aside Ariel! These trespassers have been ordered by your father to leave Atlantica!" he said, proudly. "Their defiance was most unwelcomed."
"Well... he didn't say WHEN they had to leave... so I can show them around a bit!" she took Luna's arm and swam past Sebastian. "Come to my grotto, I want to show you something!"
Sebastian tried to speak, but no one seemed to be listening to the crab.

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"That little bottom feeder's lair is in Lalotai: the realm of monsters. A place where exiled creatures go to spend the rest of their days... Full of baddies and a whole lotta darkness. Some say that's where the darkness of this world began," Maui replied to Kel. After he finished answering his question, he immediately followed up by answering Kaida's. "And that HOOK, missy... was given to me by the gods. It's what lets me shapeshift and be... well... Maui. For the last thousand years I was stuck on that rock, I was only thinking about 3 things; getting my hook, keeping my hair silky, and being awesome again. And it's not gonna get messed up by some mortals that have no business being inside of a monster cave! Accept maybe as bait," he smirked evilly at their keyblades. "Tomatoa loves shiny things. And those mystical do-dads of yours seem like the perfect bait." He looked past the fogging clouds ahead. "And looks like we'll get to test out that theory since we're here..."

The group arive at a giant pillar that was in the middle of another island. "The entrance is at the top of that mountain," Maui said, slowly docking the boat onto the sand. "Hope you mortals are good at climbing," he smirked. He clapped his hands together and began to climb the mountain with ease. Moana tried to go after him, but was struggling a bit.
"So, daughter of the Chief, I thought you stayed in the village. You know, kissing babies and things. Hey, I'm just trying to understand why your people decided to send... How do I phrase this? You," Maui mocked.
"My people didn't send me. The ocean did!" Moana replied, struggling to climb a a bit.
"The ocean? Makes sense. You're what, eight? Can't sail. Obvious choice. If the ocean's so smart, why didn't it just take the heart back to Te Fiti itself? Or bring me my hook? The ocean's straight up hooky-dooks. But I'm sure it's not wrong about you. You're the Chosen One!"
Moana sighed sadly. "The ocean chose you for a reason,"

It took some time, but the rest of the group managed to finish the climb.
Looking at the center of the top of the mountain was a giant gaping hole made from stone. The hole went on for hundreds of feet, seemingly having no bottom. "Don't worry... it's a lot farther than it looks, Maui joked. "So... whose first?"


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The expedition was long, with several of the travelers and vehicles making good time.
A few of the members of the crew managed to make it close enough for the party members to hear their conversation.
"Hey, Milo, don't you ever close that book? You must've read it a dozen times by now," the dark skinned doctor said to Milo next to him.
"I know, but this... this doesn't make any sense. See, in this passage here, the shepherd... seems to be leading up to something. He calls it the heart of Atlantis. It could be the power source the legends refer to. But then it just... it cuts off. It's almost like there's a missing page..." Milo wondered aloud.

"Kid, relax. We don't get paid overtime," Vinny replied.
"I know, I know. Sometimes I get a little carried away. But, hey, you know, that's what this is all about, right? I mean, discovery, teamwork, adventure. Unless, maybe... you're just in it for the money?"
Without hesitation, Audrey, Mole and Sweet replied individually by saying "Money."
"I'm gonna say... money," Vinny added.
Milo sighed. "Well, I guess I set myself up for that one. So why are most of you here?"
"I guess connections," Sweet began. "Learned most of my medical knowledge from an Arapaho medicine man. Born and raised with 'em. My father was an army medic.
He settled down in the Kansas Territory... after he met my mother. I got a sheepskin from Howard U. And a bearskin from old Iron Cloud. Halfway through medical school, I was drafted. One day I'm studying gross anatomy in the classroom... the next I'm sewing up Rough Riders on San Juan Hill."
"Well, I took this job when my dad retired. He was the mechanic on the last expedition when you're grandpa found that journal you're reading..." Audrey explained. "But the funny thing was... he always wanted sons, right? One to run his machine shop and the other... to be middleweight boxing champion. But he got my sister and me instead. She's 24 and 0, with a shot at the title next month. Anyway, I'm saving up... so my Papi and I can open another shop." Audrey informed.
"Well, as far as me goes... I just like to blow things up," Vinny said, walking along.
"Come on, Vinny... tell the kid the truth," Sweet replied.
"My family owned a flower shop. We would sell roses... carnations, baby's breath, you name it. One day, I'm making... about three dozen corsages for this prom. You know, the one they put on their wrist. And everybody, they come. 'Where is it? When is it? Does it match my dress?' It's a nightmare. Anyway, I guess there was this leak next door... of gas or what. Boom! No more Chinese laundry. Blew me right through the front window. It was like a sign from God. I found myself that boom."
Milo watched as Mole was enthusiastically driving the truck ahead of them. "What's Mole's story?" Milo asked curiously.
"Trust me on this one. You don't wanna know," Sweet warned. "Audrey, don't tell him. You shouldn't have... told me, but you did. And now I'm telling you... you don't wanna know..."

Milo's attention had already shifted to a bunch of tanned warriors, with ancient tribal masks covering their face and chest. They carried pole arms and bladed weapons. They looked at the group suspiciously with their bright blue neon glow from overhead before running away. Milo gave chase ahead, wondering where they were headed.
Hey, wait! Who... who are you? Where are you going? Come back!" Milo grunted, chasing after them.
"Thatch, get back here!" Roarke commanded, his men and vehicles following him.

Milo lost track of the the warriors, but had led the group to a waterfall,
Beyond that waterfall was a gargantuan city that looked like paradise. They had found Atlantis...

Enzo nodded. "Well it's nice to meet you Aria," he smiled softly. The attack to him done by the Horned King left him a little bit paralyzed, his fingers feeling like pins and needles. "Oh... my fingers tingle." he winced. "Eh... so weird..." he said stretching his fingers a bit. "Well let's see how you like it!" He waved his hand up and slammed his palm in a downward motion, casting a gravity spell. He closed his hand to unleash a poison spell onto the Horned King, before finally shaping his hand into a finger gun position, unleashing a thunder spell onto his target. He had cast three spells, with nothing but hand motions.

Enzo cast Gravity, Poisonga, and Thundaga!

Enzo's Info
HP: 121/150
MP: 43/70
FOC: 15/20
FLUX: 3/3

STATUS: Stun(10 Turns) [Ex-Arts locked], Cheer (2 Turns), Rainbow Glow (4 Turns), Inspiring Presence (4 Turns)

Seeing that the Horned King was drawing forth the cauldron's power, Enzo set his attention on the scary skeletal being that stood before them. Hopping off the skeletal soldiers heads, he joined the fray of other fighters, looking to dethrone the king. His new friend Torrin had already found the allies he was trying to find earlier, and they were all casting spells and performing melee attacks. Wishing to give in his input, He dashed passed everyone picking up speed, before jumping swiftly into the air and spinning his leg around to performing a roundhouse kick. "Enzo kick!" he yelled proudly, hearing a cracking sound as his foot made contact with the horned king's head.

As soon as his attack landed, he quickly dashed far away from the horned king. "Enzo retreat!" he yelled flailing his arms behind him. He only ran a dozen meters or so before skidding and facing the person beside him. He blinked a few times before giving a gentle wave to the girl with the pink hair and rainbow attire. "Hi there," he smiled. He took a few sniffs to get a sense of how she was. There was a large sensation of light surrounding her. "You smell like rainbows," he complimented.

Enzo attacked and used Dodge Roll!
HP: 150/150
MP: 70/70
FOC: 15/20
FLUX: 3/3

STATUS: None.

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"Well, after Steel and I finished Sugar Rush, we got the list with the princesses Snow White, Cinderella, Alice, Aurora, Jasmine, Belle, and Kairi..." He thought to himself for a moment as to how he recalled another list. "But there's the other list from Space Paranoids that had Anna, Ariel, Moana, Mulan, Rapunzel, Tiana and Vanille. I think I must've had the memories of that list when..." He paused for a moment not wanting to continue reminiscing about his friend's sacrifice. "Let's just keep moving," he stalled, swimming forward.

As the group swam through the city of Atlantica, they made their way into King Triton's throne room.
Sebastian the crab cleered his throat as he bowed in his King's honor. "Behold. You swim before the ruler of the seas: His Majesty, King Triton."
"Daddy!" Ariel cheered as she swam up to him, smiling.
"Oh, Ariel! When will you listen? It’s dangerous out there! Strange creatures have been lurking outside!" Triton scolded. King Triton was an old, but muscular merman, with a white beard extending down to his stomach, and a tail fin matching his daughter's. As he scolded his daughter, Ariel couldn't help but look guilty.
"And who are they? They don't look familiar..." he asked looking at the other five.
"Foreign swimmers from a far off ocean, my liege," Sebastian filled in. "Apparently your daughter ran into them as she was prepared to show up LATE!" he said aggressively at her.
" I just don't know what we're going to do with you, young lady," Triton sighed.
"Daddy, I'm sorry. I just forgot-"
"Don't give me that look Ariel.. You went up to the surface again, didn't you? Didn't you! Oh, Ariel, how many times must we go through this? You could have been seen by one ofthose barbarians, by-by one of those humans!"
"Daddy, they're not barbarians!"
"They are dangerous. Do you think I want to see my youngest daughter... snared by some fish-eater's hook?"
"'m 16 years old. I'm not a child anymore."
"Don't you take that tone of voice with me, young lady' As long as you live under my ocean, you'll obey my rules-"
"But if you would just listen--"
"Not another word' And I am never, never to hear of you going to the surface again' Is that clear?"
The rest of the group floated awkwardly as the King was yelling at his daughter. She and flounder swam away leavin the rest of the group behind.
"Hmph' Teenagers. They think they know everything. You give them an inch, they swim all over you," Sebastian snidely commented.

"And now that my daughter isn't here any more, I can deal with the lot of you," Triton sneered, pointing his golden trident at them. "You may fool Ariel, but you can’t fool me. You don’t know your dorsal fin from your tail! You're part of the SOS, aren't you?!" He interrogated.
"The what, you're majesty?" Sebastian asked, backing away behind the king.
"Seekers Of the Storm... Wielders of keyblades who bring chaos wherever they go. As key bearers, you must already know... One must not meddle in the affairs of other worlds. Just by BEING here, you have violated this principle. The key bearer shatters peace and brings ruin... Every time. So what are you after?! My daughter... or the keyhole?...." he asked, his trident glowing.

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"It's Moana!" she corrected, getting on Kaida's vehicle. "What kind of boat IS this?" she asked confused, as they raced off.
As the keyblade wielders came up on their gliders, Moana got co jump for it, but immediately missed, falling in the water. She came up for air as she looked at the ocean around her. Uhh, ocean, I could use some help!" she asked loudly. And as if by magic, the ocean, picked her up in a tiny wave and rushed her onto the boat that Maui stole.
Surprised, Maui blinked a few times. "Did not see that coming."
Turning to face him, Moana stepped up to him angrily. "I am Moana of Motunui.This is my canoe. And you will journey to-" Before she could finish, Maui threw her off the boat. The ocean responded to Moana again, by putting her back onto the boat.
"And she's back," Maui sighted. :It was Moana, right?"
"Yes. And you will restore the heart!" She unlocked the pendant in her shell necklace and revealed a small green gem to the demigod. Maui took one look at it and immediately threw it far away. The ocean, not taking any of his flack, carried the small green gem back and spat it back out at him.
"Alright, I'm out," Maui said, jumping overboard. The ocean wouldn't let him off that easily, throwing him back onto the boat. "Ahh, come on!"
"What is your problem? Are you afraid of it?" Moana asked.
"No! No! Ha..ha..ha. I'm not afraid, okay? That is not a heart. It is a curse. the second I took it, I got blasted out of the sky. And I lost my hook. Get it away from me.
"Get this away?" she asked, holding it closer to his face.
Backing away slowly, Maui tried to brush off his reaction. "Hey... I'm Demigod, okay? Stop that, I will smite you. You wanna get smote? Listen, that thing doesn't give you power to create life. It's a homing beacon of death. If you don't put it away bad things will come for it. You wanna get to Te Fiti, you have to go through a whole ocean of bad. Not to mention Te Ka. Lava monster? Ever defeat a lava monster?"
"No...." Moana replied. "Have you?"
Maui scoffed. "I'm not going on a suicide mission with some mortals and a wolf! You can't restore the heart without me. And me says ... No. I'm getting my hook. End of discussion."
Moana examined the tattoos on Maui, which showed crowds cheering for him. She felt she could use this to her advantage. "You'll to be a hero... That's what you are about, right?"
"Little girl, I am a hero!" Maui laughed.
"Maybe you were but now... Now you're just the guy who stole the heart of Te Fiti. The guy who cursed the world. You're nobody's hero," Maona declared.
"No one?" Maui adked, unconvinced. Moana folded her arms, shaking her head. Looking to the rest of the characters, he saw that no one even knew who he really was, aside from the wolf by association.
"But, put this back. Save the world. You'd be everyone's hero," Moana bargained.
"We'd never make it, without my hook. Not passed Te Ka..."
"Then we get your hook! We get your hook, take out Te Ka. Restore the heart. Deal?"
Maui thought hard about it, before reluctantly agreeing. "Deal... Okay, we go east. To the Lair of Tamatoa. If anyone has my hook, it's that bee-eyed bottomfeeder."

MISSION START!"

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"Whot?!- Finlay doesn't charge in without thinkin'!" He stood stern for a moment before chuckling a bit. "Haha, okay okay, Finlay most of the time charges in without thinkin'- But most of the time it works!" He grinned. "And how can yah expect me to be quiet when amongst my comrades! I'm the DYNAMIX Viking! Not the indoor voice viking!"
Lynn looked over to the rest of the group. "Will you just listen to me! You can't go in there without hearing me out first!"
"Aye, and what makes you think we need yer help?"
"Because I have this!" She said holding up a tattered old book.
"Oh.. a book. Right. That's gonna help a ton!" Finlay replied sarcastically.
"I'm serious. This book holds the key on finally getting rid of Nequa!"
"Don't be playin' games with us lass-"
"I'm not! Look!" She opened the book to a small page with a 12 sided circle. "Nequa was banished the first time to the void with the help of the 12 children of Cosmos! Since Nequa couldn't be destroyed by natural means, the warriors of light banished her to the void." She skimmed a few pages ahead. "She was supposed to be locked there forever under the guise of the void's guardian; Krowley." She showed an artist sketch of a youthful man with white hair. "I don't know how she did it... but she must have gotten rid of him and managed to escape." She closed the book and held it under her arm. "Please... you have to let me come with you... I know the Red Society's members better than any of you, and I need to avenge my sister's death. If I can help in the banishment of Nequa maybe her death won't be in vain. And we have to do it soon...." She quickly opened the page and turned to one of her bookmarked pages. "She's trying to return to her full power. Once she does, there's nothing we can do to stop her. She'll become an immortal god." She opened a page showing 5 swords. "The swords of Honor, Power, Ruin, Truth and Heroes... And then there's the final piece she needs, but... someone ripped out that page." She closed the book before looking up. "Are you sure you;re all prepared for that?"

Enzo raised an eyebrow as Torrin mentioned that the undead were incoming. He didn't sense much of a presence from the soldiers in front of them, but he could tell that there was something definitely off about them. "Well that's not very fair... I mean just because they look and act a certain way, doesn't make them undead." As he said this, a giant fireball came crashing down from the flying dragon above, scattering the bones of the skeletal soldiers in front of them. One of the soldier's skulls fell into Enzo's hands as he rubbed his hands around the skull. Holding in front of his face He felt around the outside of the skull and inside the eye holes, the skull's jaw opening and shutting as it made clanking, demonic sounds with it's maw. Squinting at the skull, Enzo made his conclusion.

"Okay yeah, they're undead." Enzo tossed the skull into the air and did a quick roundhouse kick, knocking it into the other skeleton's head. He then dashed forward to one of the skeleton soldiers holding a large shield and ran upward on it, kicking the soldier's head off. Doing a flip, he landed crouching down, and swept the soldier's legs off in a breakdance-style move. "Sweep the leg Torrin! Sweep the legs!" He yelled, doing some quick leg movements, as he swung his legs around his alternating arms. He eventually boosted himself off the ground and began walking across their heads, balancing himself on two of the soldiers' heads. He looked up at the dragon flying overhead and smiled. "Aww... what a nice birdie."

The skeletal soldiers swung their blades at him, causing him to hop from head to head, causing a few of them to crumble in the process. "Where to new friend?!" he asked Torrin.

Maybe the wolf... is Maui?" she asked curiously. "He is a shapeshifter after all. Maybe we should see what he wants," Moana suggested.
She followed the wolf pulling Kel along, hoping they would see what the wolf wanted.
It wasn't that far of a walk along the sand covered island that they ran into Kaida, Stratos, AJ and a large hulking shirtless man in a grass skirt.
Maui turned as he heard the footprints, sighing at the sight of more arrivals. "Great... more teenagers! Lotta use you turned out to be," Maui grunted, before tossing his uneaten fruit scrap at the wolf. "This is just perfect! First contact with humans in a millennium, and you mortals act like you don't even know who Maui is. And after everything, I've done for you mortals?!" he yelled, before sitting on one of his tally covered rocks.
Moana took this all in before stepping forward. "Wait a minute... YOU'RE Maui?"
Maui nodded. Clearing her throat she began to speak in acommanding tone. "Maui, shapeshifter... demigod of the wind and sea. I am Moana of-"
"Finally, somebody gets it!" Maui cheered. "But it's actually 'Maui, shapeshifter, demigod of the wind and sea, hero to all.' I interrupted, from the top, hero to all. Go.
A little agitated, Moana tried to continue. "I am Moana of-"
"And don't sweat the small stuff. Ca you believe these guys didn't even know who I am?! I know, not every day you get a chance to meet your hero, but-"

Before he could continue, Moana pulled down on his ear so he would finally listen to her.
"You are not my hero.!And I'm not here so you can receive praise. I'm here because you stole the heart of Te Fiti and you will board my boat, sail across the sea, and put it back!
Maui lifted his head up, dragging Moana's toes along the sand as she barely hung on before letting go. "Yeah... It almost sounds like you don't like me, which is impossible because I got stuck here for a thousand years, trying to get the heart as a gift for you mortals so you could have the power to create life itself. Yeah. So what I believe you were trying to say is thank you.
Moana: Thank you?
Maui: You're welcome," Maui smiled. "Wait... you said you had a boat?..."
"Yeah, how do you think I-"
Before she could even finish, Maui raced off "Enjoy the island guys! Maui OUT!" Maui said racing passed them to get to the boat.
Moana immediately took chase after him. "Hey wait! You have to restore the heart!" she yelled chasing after him.
For his large size he was surprisingly fast and had already gotten on the raft, sailing away from the group. "Enjoy the overgrown pile of pebbles!" he yelled back.
Moana quickly turned to the keybladers. "Quick! Where's your boat? We have to catch him!"

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"It's wonderful to meet you Luna," Ariel smiled. "And all of you..." she said to the rest of them. "Even if you are from another ocean. And if that's the case, you're gonna have to learn some tricks to help keep you up to pace in these waters... It'll really help in the long run for those who need some... extra practice," She said looking as Aux struggled a bit.
Aux glared as he grunted quietly under his breath.

PARTY LEARNED "DOLPHIN KICK"

"That should help you guys out alot! You look like you're getting better already!" Flounder cheered.
"Ariel! Where in Neptune's name have you been!" A small crab with a thick Jamaican accent came swimming up to the girl.
"You're father has been looking for you high and low! It's one thing to miss my musical show, but to disappear without his approval! What were you thinking?! Probably off looking at the Surface world, weren't you missy!" The crab swam with his tiny legs with his claws on his hips.
"Aww, lay off Sebastian. We were just showing these new merfolk how to adjust to our waters," Flounder replied.
"And you brought in outsiders?! King Triton will not like this one bit..." Sebastian sighed.
"Oh come on Sebastian, they aren't that bad," Ariel said reassuringly. "And I still don't know why he's so apposed to humans they aren't that bad! Why... I saved one the other day and he-"
Sebastian covered his ears with his claws. "La la la, I'm not listening! So long as I have plausible deniability with your teenage escapades, you're father won't roast me with that trident of his!"
Ariel turned to the party. "Why don't you come meet my father? I'm sure he can help you adjust to this place better than I ever could."
"King Triton is the ruler of the seas! He has no time for your petty tours!" Sebastian replied. "But should they wish to let the king know they are here, than I will oblige it! But no funny business! And no more human talk!"
"Great! Follow me, everyone!" she smiled, leading the way.

Aux groaned as he looked to the others. "If this Ariel is the one from the list of princesses, we have to keep an eye on her don't we?" He sighed. "Well this should be fun."

MISSION START!

Enzo nodded. "Aww, that's alright buddy. You take all the rest you need for your emotional state," he smiled, patting him on the shoulder. He felt the stone that Torrin was trying to move and knocked it a few times with his knuckle, to get a feel for it. He then proceeded to fold his fingers together before stretching his arms and palms outward, preparing to do some menial work. "Okay, here we go..." He leaned back, hearing that Torrin was still in pain and attempted to pull the stone as hard as he could. "It\s not... pulling... out," he grunted. He stopped pulling before trying a different tactic .He instead decided to push it and felt it push a little more. "Oh hey, it's a push-y, not a pull-y..." He turned to Torrin and said it louder so he could hear. "Hey Torrin! It's a push-y, not a pull-y!"

He looked back to the stone and began to push it forward, watching as the stone was being pushed further nd further from it's slot. It was like watching a jenga block being tensely removed. Inch by inch the stone moved, until it finally fell through onto the other side. A small faint glow began to surround Torrin and himself. "Oooh, tingles," Enzo smirked. He rubbed his fingers togther before stepping back a bit. His eyebrows lowered as he created a powerful gust of wind from his hand, breaking down all the stones in front of him. Each clock tumbling down after the other.

"Weeeeeeeeell," he began in a singing little tune.
"Now the wall is down, and it's thanks to me,
So we both can walk away."
He stopped his little song to walk back to Torrin, taking one of his arms and putting over his shouler, to support him. He used his hand and waved it over his wound, sparking a cure spell to slowly heal him.
"So we'll find your friends and you'll tell them all,
Of how Enzo saved the day!"

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Clenching his fist, Aux caught the hat that slowly floated towards him. There was a lot he could say to Karina right now. A lot he wanted to say to reply to her harsh words towards his actions and so called inadequacies. Looking down at the hat in his hand, a quick flash of a memory popped into his head. A friend with blue hair was looking at a store window with him, excited about something. He could remember much about the boy. His hair covered his eyes in his memory, as if he was unrecognizable. Not owning the hat at the time, the hat he would eventually own was sitting in the window.

Coming back to present day, Aux took a deep breath. He wanted to be better, but he always felt as if something was keeping him on edge.
Looking back up to the girl that threw the hat at him, another quick flash showed her getting her keyblade back, being teary eyed and vulnerable.
Karina was still dealing with things as well. He didn't need to bring up things that could better be left unsaid.
When she asked if he was happy now that he got his hat back, Aux simply chose to ignore her for now and turn his head to the yellow fish. He looked over to Flounder, who had hid behind Ariel. "Sorry. This just means a lot." He put the hat over his head again as he swam back a bit.
"Uhh... it's okay I guess," Flounder said, still unsure of what to make of the newcomers.
"Not the best way of going about it. But I cherish my treasures from the land as well," Ariel smiled. "I think we started off on the wrong fin. I'm Ariel, and this is Flounder. Where are you all from?"

I only just noticed that there are 13 characters on the cover as well....

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"Well whot a co-inky-dink!" Finlay exclaimed. "Koa over her has himself a lass that he's engaged to as well," he said, thrusting his arm atop the small man's shoulder. "We just fought a fearsome battle with her not to long ago. Finlay helped slay many things, no big deal- But the fact the two of you have lovers yah can't reach is truly a shame," he said. "Wish I had me a betrothed... She'd be a strong lass with long locks and a nice meaty-"

Before he could finish his description, Lynn arrived onto the scene. "Well, I guess I have to deal with the lot of you," she said, approaching them. "Pretty sure none of you remember me so that will at least smooth things over. Where is your entry point to light?"
"Manson Manor," Finlay barked. "Hey wait a sec... aren't you the lass who fled the labratory fight? Yer with the WITCH! KILL IT!" He said, drawing his axes.

"Will you stop that!" she yelled. "I've defected from that place alright!" she said, chopping Finlay's head. "I only stayed to keep my twin sister safe. But now she's gone, and I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure Nequa pays..."Her eyes widened, recalling where Finlay says their entry point to light was. "Wait... Manson Manor...."
"Aye... Why, y'know the place?"
Lynn shook her head. "This is bad... Why the hell would this stupid game send you to HIS home."
"Whose home?"
Lyn sighed. "Oliver Manson... None of you have met him yet, but he's strong. Very strong... He's one of the strongest members of Nequa's Red Society. Even Charlie didn't want to fight him... And everyone here is still set on going there?"

MISSION COMPLETE!
AJ leveled (50) All stats increased!
Kaida leveled (50) All stats increased!


The girl sighed. "Great... How am I going to return the heart now..." She shooke her head trying to stay optimistic about it. "Sorry, that's not your burden to bare. My name is Moana. It's nice to meet you Kel." As they spoke, a white wolf came rushing to them and sat down in front of them. The girl looked down at the wolf, squinting her eyes. "Wait a minute... Maui is a shapeshifter. Are... are you Maui?" she asked hesitantly.

On the other side of the island, Maui chewed loudly as he arched his eyebrow. "Not really the best intro, but I'll give you a pass kid." He tried to look behind them, curious if anyone else had washed on shore. "So exactly how many of you guys ended up washing up on here, and how many of them have a boat beacause, AGAIN- would really like to get off this rock."

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So something, I noticed...

Spoiler

Compared to the previous titles, this boxart shows everyone facing the same direction.
Nice to see everyone is finally on the same page for once.

Enzo actually thought to himself briefly about what life would be like imprisoned inside this concrete prison. Most of them involved buddy style shenanigans with Torrin creating stories and living an entire lifetime until they both died of old age. As entertaining as the images of their finger waving mischief would be, he couldn't see himself doing it for more than a couple of months at most. "I suppose you're right... we'd run out of theatrical material before the end of the season..." He folded his arms and gave a quick run through of his inspection when he first arrived. "Trust me friend, I've scoured this place top to bottom. I know every inch, sound, and smell this prison has." He put on hand on his side and placed his other hand on the wall. "I know this place better then the back of my- oh hey, that's new..."

He fetlt the wall a bit more and noticed a major difference compared to the rest of the surrounding wall. "I never had to lean against this wall so I didn't notice but... this wall is different." He etched his nails and fingers across the wall for closer inspection. "It's not as dirty or cracked..." He gave the wall a quick sniff from afar. "And it doesn't smell as bad either... It's like it's newer..." He turned back to Torrin for confirmation. "Is that considered advantageous?"