Kingdom Hearts: SfE Part 2 - The Final Keyhole and the Mark of Mastery

Sora shook his head, not bothering to argue. "I'm not backing down. I can't be putting too much stress on my body because if I do then I might lose the baby."he said. "But Sora-"Valerie gave a sad puppy face. "I'll be fine. I promise I'll join with you guys once I rested up."Sora said. "Fine..."Valerie sighed in defeat.

 

Eden bit her lip. "I... I want someone to be with Sora. To protect him. Heartless are attracted to the Keyblade, regardless if the Keyhole is sealed." She felt like she still owed Riku, even due to her angst. " Lord knows I'll never be able to come back to Earth anyway." she mentally sighed. "To be a Wielder pretty much means I have to give up everything."

 

"I'll do it!"Valerie raised her arm. "You? Um..No offense Valerie, but... you tend to lose focus easily."Sora said. "No I don't. I'll be one hundred twenty percent focused! Honest!"Valerie said. "Thanks for the offer...But really guys, I'll be fine by myself."Sora said with a warm smiled.

 

"Sora, if you're worried about having too much stress and losing the baby, well then yes you should have a 'bodyguard'. If the heartless come after you then the point of you staying behind will be lost, but if there's someone here to protect you then you won't need to worry too much about it. So, who's playing babysitter?" Gexln asked.

 

"Sorry V-chan. But..."Sora shrugged. "I get it..."Valerie said in dissapoitment. but then she got an idea. "Jeffy! No- he needs the fighting of experience...and then if Kairi stays we'll just have Eden and...I guess Riku."Valerie stopped, trying to think things through. Sora sighed, going off while everyone was debating over who would look after him.

 

Eden ran after Sora, putting a firm hand on his shoulder to stop the Wielder. "Don't be an idiot. Shadow would never forgive me if I let you go alone." She wouldn't let him go alone, and even if Valerie tended to get distracted, she would have to trust her, and Jeffery to keep each other on task. "Sora, I am sorry, but you aren't able to be a proper leader right now, and with Riku in me, I almost can't just watch and have each of you bicker. Valerie, Jeffery, escort Sora to the Gummi. Is that clear?"

 

"Yes, mam!"Valerie saluted, going over to Sora's side. "Okay, Okay. I get it..."Sora couldn't help but chuckle. "Don't worry! We'll be 20% more focused than eveeer to make sure Sora stays safe!"Valerie said. "She better..."Riku muttered.

 

"You will have to. Keyblades attract Heartless." Eden firmly spoke her last words for the time in Bolivia, and went over to the portal, stopping just before it to have a better glance at Gexln. "Well, lead the way."

 

Kairi turned to Sora, Valerie, and Jeffrey. "Be safe. All of you." She turned around to join Eden and Gexln.

 

OOC: Appearance of Ayers Rock:

Spoiler

BIC: Gexln shook his head, walking through the portal and stepping out onto the soil near one of the most significant landmarks in Australia. They were standing a short distance away from Ayers Rock. "No way, THIS is where we had to go? Always wanted to come here" Gexln said, thinking out loud.

 

OOC:Hooolllyyyy craaaaaaap~
BIC:
"They better take good care of you Sora..." Riku, chill out. I'll be just fine... "And they didn't even say goodbye..."Valerie huffed. "Alright, 'bodygaurds'. The gummi ship should be this way if we're retracing our steps."Sora started heading off. "Soraaaaa! Stop going off without us!"Valerie quickly followed Sora.

 

Gregory let out a low chuckle, hiding in a small hole he had dug, a short distance away from Sora. "Hehehe, you're certainly going to be in for an interesting time" he said coldly.

 

"This place hasn't been completely covered in darkness?" Kairi asked, remembering that she hadn't been there when the Keyhole was flooded.

"Hopefully he has a better memory than I do when it comes stuff like this," Jeffrey said, running after Sora with Valerie.

 

"You've known of this place? Did your other know if Australia?" Eden sounded monotonely bored, her eyes scanning the sludge of darkness pouring out. To find the sludge even thick up to her knees felt foreboding.
Digusting. Truly. I knew that Darkness was better then this." A form emerged from under the stained glass of Eden's heart, not even bothering to acknowledge Riku as the feminine figure, small and petite, staring out through the eyes of the host.

 

"Did my other know of Australia? He was born in Australia. Of course he knew about it. I'm...slightly shocked there isn't more darkness here too..it's almost like it's too easy" Gexln said, being cautious.

 

"Who are you?!"Riku growled at the sudden intrusion.
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Sora suddenly stopped, feeling like something was wrong. "whoooa!"Valerie skidded to a stop, almost crashing into Sora. "why'd you stop?"she asked. "I feel like we're being watched...."Sora frowned, looking around.

 

Jeffrey stopped and shrugged, not feeling anything. Still, he felt like he should trust the Keyblade Wielder. "Anything from the denki sense?" he asked Valerie.

 

Valerie closed her head, trying to feel anything. Suddenly her cheeks started to spark. but instead of a regular color like yellow or orange they were a red as if to say "danger!danger!" Sora looked at the red sparks, summoning Oblivion. Valerie took out her daggers, ready to fight.

 

Gregory didn't flinch, knowing if he moved he could very well reveal his location. He saw them prepare for a fight, and for a brief moment he considered charging at them head on. "Well, if i did that i may be beaten. If i stay here long enough, they may ignore me, and then i can take out one of them before any of them even realize i'm here" he said quietly, VERY quietly, thinking out loud.

 

Jeffrey drew his katana and gripped it tightly. "I guess there is something here... or someone," he said. "But where? I don't see anything."