Kingdom Hearts II- Episode 16

Kingdom Hearts 2(episode 16): Heated Battle part 2



The figure started walking through the smoke. Each step echoed throughout the cell accompanied by a mechanical grinding. Shadow loved each and every moment of it, as his smirk got larger and larger; it was as if he was getting a visit from a very important person.
"I told you I'll be back, and I have come… for your head," said the figure as he appeared from the smoke
"PD-4… I've been waiting for you" said Shadow as he got to his feet
"You… you know each other?" asked Marion, slightly trembling
"From a business trip honey, nothing personal" smirked PD-4
"Cut the crap you mechanical freak!. What have you done with Basil and his friends?" asked Shadow in an angry tone
"They're alive… for now" said PD-4
"If you touch even one hair on their heads…?" said Shadow angrily
"You'll what?, kick my ass?" asked PD-4
"Oh!, I'll do more than that. You can bet your hard drive on it!" smirked Shadow
"Stop it both of you!" yelled Marion
"Fine, anyway you're in a position unsuitable to threaten anyone" said PD-4
"Allright, before you plan to do anything, I've got a question" said Shadow
"Since it would be your last… Shoot" said PD-4  
"What kind of a numbskull would go through all this trouble… just for my head?" asked Shadow, brushing off the dust on his coat
"Huh!, you will never understand. For years I have been searching for an opponent worthy of my skills," said PD-4 and he started to pace around Shadow and Marion
Shadow was excited but at the same time very cautious. He kept one hand on Germini's handle, his grip tightened with every one of PD-4's steps. He made sure that Marion was behind him, safe from any oncoming attack. His eyes were as sharp as a hawk's, scanning for any sudden movements. PD-4 continued pacing but at the same time kept his eyes fixed on Shadow.
"Many have come my way, but they were weak… so weak. A complete waste of my time!" said PD-4 as he clenched his fist
"Gee, isn't my fault you have a such bad taste in opponents" mocked Shadow
PD-4 ignored the comment and continued
"Until, until I met you" smirk PD-4
Shadow let out a sarcastic laugh and said
"Well, it was definitely an unpleasant meeting"
"Really?, to me it was like finding a buried treasure. Finally I have found an opponent worthy of my skills" said PD-4 as he stopped pacing
Shadow was silent for a moment, he was thinking of a way out of this jam. The door was blocked by PD-4's Darkens and there were no windows in the cell. Shadow can take them on by himself, but what about Robin and Marion. Look like there is no way out of this one… or is there?
"Keep looking Shadow" said PD-4
"Huh?"
"Yes, I know what you're thinking. You're looking for a way out aren't you?"
"Well, well. You aren't as dumb as you look" smirked Shadow
"You disappoint me Shadow. I expected this from a weakling… but not from you" said PD-4
"Fancy that coming from a guy who needs to be carried away from battle" said Shadow cockily
PD-4 was taken back by that remark. Some of the Darkens at the doorway started chuckling like a bunch of hyenas.
"WHAT SO FUNNY YOU BRAINLESS BAFOONS?!" yelled PD-4
The Darkens went completely silent; it was almost as if they had mute buttons built into them.
"Well you can't blame them. It isn't their fault that their boss is missing a couple of circuits to his brain" smirked Shadow
"Keep blabbing Shadow, but I already know your weakness" said PD-4
Shadow suddenly went silent; he had hoped that PD-4 had not discovered why he was still lingering around. Seeing that he has got Shadow's attention, he continued…
"I know your capabilities… I even know you could have cut me to pieces and massacred those buffoons even before my pieces hit the floor… But you didn't, and you know why?"
Shadow began to panic, not for himself but for Marion and Robin. Who knows how that bucket of metal might plan to use them?. His attention turned to Robin who was on the floor, just a couple of inches away from PD-4.
"Because you have friends… friends that need you,…" said PD-4 as he got down on one knee and turned toward Robin
Shadow's heart began beating a lot faster. Marion was too afraid to say anything as she hid behind Shadow. Robin was too weak to move anything and could only lay helplessly on the ground as the evil cyborg grabbed him by the back of the neck and held up his head.
"Ah!" cried Robin
"Robin!" cried Marion
"You bastard!" yelled Shadow
He wanted so badly to send this bucket of bolts to the junkyard for good but Robin's life is in the hands of that mechanical maniac and he could not risk Robin getting hurt.
"Friends that would DIE without you!" said PD-4 sadistically
"Let him go NOW!" yelled Shadow
"Or else what?… I don't think you realize that I hold all the cards now. You wouldn't dare do anything that would get your friends hurt," said PD-4 as he let go of Robin's neck and got to his feet
Shadow was angry, he could feel his blood boiling. His grip was so tight on the Keyblade that he could not tighten it anymore.
"What I really want to know Shadow… is why?" said PD-4
"What do you mean?" asked Shadow
"Why do you risk your life to save your friends?, what do get out of it?" asked PD-4
Shadow could not answer him; his heart was beginning to hurt. If this keeps up, the same thing that happen in the corridor might happen again. PD-4 grinned an evil grin and said
"Or is it compensation for betraying your best friends?"
"SHUT UP!" yelled Shadow
The pain began to intensify. His hand covered his heart as his breathing began to get heavier.
"Oh, so you did betray your friends. It was just a lucky guess, here's another one… you sold them out because of your greed for power" said PD-4
"SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!!!" yelled Shadow as he slammed his fist into the wall, blowing a big hole in it.
The Darkens outside began to back away in alarm. PD-4's grin began to widen.
"Well I don't blame you, you can't help it. Besides, most of you Unknown bastards would sell your soul just for the sake of being superior" said PD-4
The pain was too much for Shadow to handle as he fell to his knees.
"Shadow!" cried Marion as she got down to help him
His hand covered his hurting heart. His mind began to blank and his vision began to blur. It was beginning but then…       
"Why are you doing this?!"
"Hhm?" said PD-4
Shadow forgot his pain and turned his attention to Marion. Tears rolled down her cheeks. It almost seems like she has finally broken down from all the torture. "Why do you want to hurt us?, what have we ever done to you?!" cried Marion
"Why?, that is a question I can never answer because I have no part in the sufferings that you have endured. I'm only here for him," answered PD-4
"SHUT UP!" yelled Shadow all of a sudden
"What?"
"How DARE you even say that!… When I first arrive in this world, it was a happy and peaceful place. Everyone was helpful and kind to each other. Even though I was just a stranger, they took me in and treated me like family. Then…"
Shadow ignored his torturing heart and gripped his other Keyblade with his other hand. His grip was ever so tight on the handle. He felt so much pain, anger and hatred, it was like a cocktail of his dark emotions. This poison swirled around like a whirlpool, drowning all morals and reasons from his mind. His heart began to hurt even more, but Shadow ignored his agony.
"You… you filthy Heartless bastards came to this peaceful land and spread your crap all over the place. You took them prisoner and worked them to death. You even tortured them for fun"
Shadow's anger was beyond boiling point. Flashes of his dark memories were sailing through his mind. His dark side wanted to burst out and kill anything it saw but the stabbing pain in his heart was holding him back.
PD-4 was getting excited, he knew that Shadow was getting weaker, he has him where he wanted… all he had to do was add a little more salt to his wounds.
"You are a part of this whole thing, a part of Sinclair's plan and yet you still have the nerve to say that you have nothing to do with this!" said Shadow as he gritted his teeth
"Shadow…" said Marion
"I'm sick of this!. Sick of all this suffering!. Why does every world I come across have to be infested by Sinclair's bitches!. I can't stand it any more!!!" yelled Shadow
His heart was beating furiously. Each beat was so painful it was almost like getting a heart attack with every beat. Sweat was wetting his face, voices echoed in his brain but the only word he could make out… was 'Kill'.  
"Well… since you're so mad about my answer, let me give you another one" said PD-4 as he folded his arms and leaned against the wall next to Robin's battered body
Shadow glared a deadly glare at him. PD-4 could not see his eyes but deep down in his mechanical heart, he was glad. It was rumored that if you gaze into an Unknown's eyes long enough… you would go insane.
"Yes, you're right. It was rude of me to say that, actually let me tell you how everything actually works" said PD-4
Shadow continued glaring at him. He had to suppress the pain before it was too late. The pain is just the beginning; you don't want to know what comes next.
"The Heartless have only one job, to take over a world. They are our frontline troops and it's their job to do all the fighting and conquering because as you see, they are too brainless to do anything else" said PD-4
He then got his back off the wall and turned toward Shadow and Marion. On his face was an evil smile.
"Then this is where we come in. We were made a far superior…" said PD-4
He would have continued but he was interrupted by the Darkens outside who seem to be knocking each other on their heads with their swords. I guess they got bored…
"EKH Hemm!!!" coughed PD-4
The Darkens ceased their actions and stood quietly like soldiers at a roll call.
"Okay… so THEY are made a little tinee tiny much more superior than the normal Heartless. It pains me to say this, but if you ask my opinion… I'd say that the Heartless are far more superior than those Buffoons" said PD-4
"I think the boss just gave us a compliment" said one of the Darkens outside
"THANK YOU SIR!" said all of them at the same time
"You see what I mean" sighed PD-4 as he smacked himself on the forehead
Marion and Shadow were a little confused but Shadow was happy, the longer he keeps on blabbing, the more time he has to recover.
"So it's our job to gather whatever valuable materials we could find on these worlds. But as you know, those buffoons are too lazy to do all the heavy lifting, so they find someone else to do it for them" said PD-4
"So you enslave innocent people and force them to do your dirty work for you?" said Marion disgustingly
"Emm… yup, that's about right" smirked PD-4
"Hhmp!, ask him what happens after they're done with you" panted Shadow
"Simple… we sacrifice all you insignificant maggots to Sinclair" said PD-4 in an evil tone
"How could you?, how could you do such a thing?. Have you no heart?!" asked Marion
PD-4 suddenly let out an insane cybernetic laugh and then he said
"I've lost mine a long time ago. It is because I've realized that a heart makes you weak… human emotions make you weak. Just like this pathetic waste of fur lying next to me!" said PD-4 as he kicked Robin in his side
"Argh!"
That was the last straw, Shadow was about to rush forward and chop the bastard to pieces when someone else charged ahead of him. Shadow could not believe his eyes, it was Marion… I guess she could not take anymore of this abuse and decided to take matters into her own hands.
"Marion, NO!" yelled Shadow after her
She ran toward PD-4 and raised her right hand, and in a blink of an eye.
SLAP!
Right across PD-4's face but he showed no feeling except a large evil smile on his face.
"HOW DARE YOU!, HOW DARE YOU.. YOU HEARTLESS BITCH!. WHAT MAKES YOU ANY BETTER THAN THOSE GUARDS YOU CALL BUFFOONS!" yelled Marion at the top of her voice as she threw another slap at him
But this time, he caught her hand and gripped it tightly
"LET ME GO!, LET ME GO YOU MACHINAL FREAK!" yelled Marion
"As you wish" said PD-4 as he picked her up and threw her out of the cell and into the arms of the Darkens outside.
"Aaah! Let me go!" yelled Marion
"Marion!" yelled Shadow
PD-4 began laughing like a maniac.
"You see!, all it took was a couple of words and you fall apart. I should have known you were like all the other weaklings," said PD-4
Shadow was mad, really mad… he had to protect them and he was not going to let anyone stop him… not even himself!. Suddenly the pain vanished, it was as if it was never there.
Shadow turned his attention to PD-4 with his grip ever so tightly on his Keyblades.
"YO, P!" yelled Shadow
"Huh?!" said PD-4 returning form his short success celebration
"EAT THIS!, YOU SON OF A …!" yelled Shadow as he ripped out Germini and launched himself forward.
A grin shot across PD-4's face as he lifted his right leg.
"Ah a ah" said PD-4 in a no no tone
Shadow stopped immediately, he realizes that it was not just an ordinary leg.
"Yes, you know what this is. Thanks to you, my engineer replaced it with a portable bazooka built right into my leg. The one that hit you a little while ago was just a little one… its mommy and daddy are still right in here" said PD-4 as his leg started to open up, revealing a large missile launcher. A missile then loaded itself into the launcher…
"A hidden missile launcher, that'll explain where that blast came from" said Shadow
"Lock and load baby!" said PD-4
Shadow felt helpless, he did not want Robin or Marion getting hurt. PD-4 was not kidding, that missile that hit him a while earlier could have brought the entire cell down on them.
"Cool isn't it. So I'd watch that temper if I were you, remember… I can be fixed, you can't" said PD-4
Shadow started thinking, plan A did not work so he would have to go to plan B. If it worked, it might just be the thing to save them all.
"Allright PD-4, how about a deal?" asked Shadow
"Deal?, okay… I'm listening. Try anything and you know the rest," said PD-4 with his rocket launcher still aimed at Shadow
"A fight, you and me… the last one standing takes all," said Shadow
"Hhm, sounds good to me," said PD-4
"If you win, you could keep the prisoners and I would gladly give up my head without hesitation" said Shadow
"Excellent" said PD-4 in a malicious tone
"BUT if I win, you and your men will let us go unharmed. Then you would pack your ass and get the Hell off of this world and never come back… not even for a vacation" smirked Shadow
"A little too much… but I'm goanna say yes" said PD-4
"So it's a deal?" asked Shadow
"Shadow!, what on earth are you doing?!" yelled Marion from outside
"Don't worry Marion, I know exactly what I'm doing" said Shadow
"Deal" said PD-4 as he deactivated his missile launcher leg
"Okay then, but I don't want my friends getting into this. This is just between you and me… no help form anyone… even from your Darkens" said Shadow
"Pleasee, as if I needed any help… especially from them" scoffed PD-4
"Okay then, get my friend to safety," ordered Shadow
PD-4 nodded and turned toward his Darkens
"Fine, hey bird brains!. Get this patch of fur out of here!" ordered PD-4
The clumsy Darkens stumbled into the cell; two of them rushed into the cell together and got stuck at the doorway trying to force their way through.
"Oooh, why me?" sighed PD-4
Shadow let out a chuckle as those dumb Darkens squeezed their way into the cell, picked up Robin and carried him outside.
"Now it's just you and me" said PD-4
"Allright, but next time don't insult the birds" said Shadow as he got into his battle pose
"I'll try, but something seems to be horribly wrong with this battle," said PD-4 as he walked toward the doorway
"And what's that?" asked Shadow as his eyes followed his opponent
"The space in this cell is so limited, so…" said PD-4
Suddenly, Shadow realized what was coming. He crossed his Keyblades across his body in a defense position.
"Let's take it outside!" cried PD-4 as he activated his rocket launcher and blasted a large missile, slightly bigger than the one that hit Shadow earlier. PD-4 moved so fast that he only had seconds to cross his Keyblades and brace for the impact.
"SHADOW!!!!" yelled Marion
KABOOOOM!!!!
The blast was as powerful as twenty bullet trains hitting him at on full throttle. Shadow was blown through the wall and straight outside into that humongous hole of a mine. The aftershocks of the blast kept him sliding on, leaving a long trail of dust. He stopped barely inches from the opposite wall, any more and he was a goner.
"Why that sneaky, no good, son of a…" said Shadow
But before he could finish his sentence…
"SHADOW!!!"
Shadow turned toward the voice and saw…
"Oh no…"
It was the prisoners, every last one of them were captured. Chained and brought to their knees. Some of them tried to fight their way out to help him but their efforts were met with Darken violence. They kneeled in a line and at the very end of it was…
"Eugene, Skippy!" cried Shadow
Eugene and Skippy, chained and battered managed to answer his call
"Don't worry about us, Shadow. I may hate killing but I'm still a Darken" cried Eugene
"Yeah, we believe in you… we always have" cried Skippy
"Skippy…" smiled Shadow
"Oh Shadow…"
That cybernetic voice suddenly brought his attention back to the battlefield
"DIE YOU UNKNOWN SCUM!"
Shadow quickly shook himself of his brief dizziness just in time to see PD-4 running toward him at full speed and in one mighty leap, he jumped twenty feet into the air… headed straight for Shadow!
"HERE I COME, READY Or NOT?!" yelled PD-4 as he extended his whip like arm
"I think the question is…" said Shadow
"Huh?"
"ARE YOU?!" yelled Shadow as leapt straight at PD-4
"WHAT THE?!" yelled PD-4 as he began panic
Shadow started smirking a big smirk as he sailed twenty feet into the air headed straight for PD-4. The rushing wind and the quick adrenalin rush made him feel alive once again.
"DIE!!!" yelled PD-4 as he shot his arm directly at Shadow's heart
"Not today!" smirked Shadow
He dodged the oncoming arm as it shot across his chest. A smile shot across Shadow's face as he jumped on PD-4's arm. He then started running across his arm like a ninja on a tightrope.
"What are you doing?!" yelled PD-4
"KICKING YOUR ASS!!!" yelled Shadow as he somersaulted into the air and landed a kick straight into PD-4 face.
"ARRGH!" cried PD-4 in a mumbled tone
Then with another mighty leap, he somersaulted off his face. PD-4 was seeing little bluebirds flying around his head when suddenly… he remembered that he was in mid air.
"OH N…!"
BOOM!
PD-4 hit the ground with a force equal to his own Scorpion Stinger Missile; smoke was raising form the impact site. Shadow landed safely on his two feet right in front of the giant hole in the cell wall and held out his Keyblades as a finishing pose.
PD-4's Darken that were watching the whole thing from inside the hole were stunned. They just stood there like zombies, they swore that the whole thing happened and ended in ten seconds. They could not believe their eyes… their boss was knocked out in ten seconds.
Shadow stood up slowly, it was almost like he was sending a deadly message to all the Darkens.
"Your boss has been defeated, I've kept my end of the bargain… now it's your turn. RELEASE THEM!" ordered Shadow
"Alright!" yelled the prisoners
"Way to go Shadow!" yelled Eugene
The terrified Darkens obeyed his command like a genie. Their hands shook uncontrollably as they stumbled on the chain keys. But before they could unlock the prisoners and set them free…
"DON'T ANYBODY MOVE!"
Shadow turned his attention to the voice behind him. It was close to impossible but it was true. It was PD-4, rising from the fallen debris like a phoenix from the ashes. His red cyborg eye lighted like a beacon of excitement as he walked out of the crater that his impact on the ground had created.
"You haven't kept your part yet, because I'm still standing" said PD-4 as he walked through the smoke and out of the crater
The Darkens began howling, cheering and some even whistling. It was like a game to them as the Darkens began crowding the large hole… or should I say, arena. Shadow began studying the indestructible cyborg and noticed that the fall did take its toll on his cybernetic body. Pieces of skin were torn from his flesh, revealing some wires and circuits. Cuts and bruises were all over his body but he just stood there without showing any signs of pain or agony.
Suddenly, some of the Darkens began surrounding Shadow with their swords drawn and ready to tear him apart.
"Okay, I could use the warm up" said Shadow as he spun his Keyblades and got into his battle pose
"NOBODY TOUCH HIM!" yelled PD-4
The Darkens were disappointed but they obeyed their boss. They put away their swords and backed away slowly. Shadow smirked and turned toward PD-4.
"He's mine… all mine" said PD-4 evilly
"Well, this not only proves how dense you are but how selfish you are as well… didn't your mom ever told you to share?" said Shadow cockily
"Why share when you could have it all to yourself?" said PD-4 as he extended his whip like arm
"You must have been one sad little man" said Shadow as he got into his battle pose
"Enough talk!, let's get jiggy with it!" said PD-4
"Damn, you need an upgrade… badly," said Shadow
"I'LL MAKE YOU PAY FOR THAT!, I'LL CHOP OFF YOUR HEAD AND STUFF IT IN MY WINE JAR" yelled PD-4 as he charged forward
"JUST KEEP DREAMING!" smirked Shadow as he launched himself straight at the oncoming cyborg
The both of them moved at an incredible speed as the arena began to fill with the yelling and cheering of all the Darkens. Some of them took out their swords and waved them like light sticks at a concert. The light pale moon reflected in their swords making them glow.
"Hey Trigger, ain't that beautiful" asked Nutsy from his cage that the Darkens stuffed him into after he charged like a blind moron straight into their trap.
From a bound of chains right next to him, came a reply
"You can say that again, but it could have been truly wonderful it there weren't people trying to kill each other" said Trigger
"DIE!" yelled PD-4 as he threw a volley of punches and kicks at Shadow
Shadow blocked each and every one of the oncoming punches and somersaulted over PD-4.
"GOT YOU NOW!" yelled PD-4 as he threw a hard punch straight at him
POW!
The punch landed straight into Shadow's Keyblade.
"Ya, missed!" yelled Shadow as he pushed forward, caught PD-4's hand between Germini's blades and twisted it.
"Arrgh!" cried PD-4 in pain
"You've felt that, now feel this!" smirked Shadow as he slashed PD-4 across his stomach.
He then turned around and with PD-4 hand still caught in his Keyblade, flung him across his shoulder like and straight into the generator that Shadow used to hide before he snuck into the prison cells.
BOOM!
The generator was so smashed up; it looked like as if a car rammed it at full speed. Sparks were everywhere as the generator began to burst into flames.
"Boooyah!" cried Shadow
The entire arena suddenly went silent again the only thing that was heard was the cheering of the bound prisoners.
"YEAH! WAY TO GO SHADOW!" yelled Skippy
"YOU KICKED HIS ARSE!" yelled Plucky
Shadow smiled a large smile… unknowing of the danger that was still alive.
"SHADOW LOOK OUT!" yelled Eugene
"Huh?"
"IT'S NOT OVER YET!"
Shadow turned toward the flaming generator but before he could react…
POW!
"Aaah!!" cried Shadow
PD-4 managed to pry himself out of the flaming wreckage and leapt straight at him. Before Shadow could realize that his opponent was still alive, PD-4 sucker punched him right in the face. Shadow flew a couple of feet in the air and landed face first into the ground. Marion could only watch helplessly as he dragged on leaving a trail of dust behind him. He stopped and lay unconscious in front of the bound prisoners.
"Ha ha ha!. I did it. I've finally defeated you," said PD-4 as he walked toward Shadow
His clothes were thin and thorn and his yellow pants were burnt so badly it looked like a honeycomb. Bits and pieces of his skin were burnt off, revealing a colorful set of wires and circuits. His left hand clutched the place where Shadow slashed earlier.
The arena became noisy once again; the Darkens yelled and cheered, happy for their boss's victory.
"Why that no good son of a skank!" yelled Plucky
"COWARD!" yelled Trigger
"Let me out and I'll give you a piece of my medicine!" yelled Nutsy
But PD-4 ignored their swearing as he engulfed himself in his newfound pride.
"At long last, your head is now mine" said PD-4 as his whip like arm extended and grabbed Shadow by the neck
Shadow was lifted several feet into the air and held up like trophy. The Darkens all around began chanting his name making him prouder than ever. Shadow was still unconscious but his grip on Germini was still as tight as a vacuumed jar.
"Shadow! Shadow get up!" yelled Eugene
"Get up Shadow!" yelled Marion
"Come on now! Get up!" yelled Plucky
The prisoners started yelling at the top of their voices, begging for Shadow to wake up but to no avail.
"Keep on yelling but it's no use, he's as good as dead" said PD-4
The prisoners began to quiet down; it was like all hope died right there and there. But then they heard sobbing.
"Huh?"
It was Skippy, sobbing his heart out.
"Shadow… get up… please"
"Skippy…" said Eugene
"You can't be dead… you said that everything will be all right… you said I'll see you again" sobbed Skippy
His mother brothers and sisters and even his turtle friend tried to wrestle their way out of their chains to get to him but they were locked down.
"Hey you!, hush that flea bag up!. Can't you see that I'm enjoying this?" said PD-4
"Aye aye sir" said one of the Darkens as he pulled out his sword and walked toward Skippy
"NO!, don't you dare touch him!" yelled Eugene
"Shut your yap traitor!, we'll deal with you later" yelled the Darken as he kicked Eugene straight in his stomach
"Augh!" coughed Eugene
The Darken raised his sword, ready to chop Skippy's head off as PD-4 continued rambling.
"I can't wait to tell that loser Mugetsu that I've killed the very guy who kicked his butt!" cried PD-4
Tears flowed out of Skippy's eyes like a river of tears, letting out the pain that was bottled up in his for so long.
"Shut your trap now!, unless you have a death wish!" yelled the Darken
"My baby!" yelled Skippy's mother
"NO!" yelled Marion
Then from his last sob…
"You promised…"
"Fine, DIE!" yelled the Darken
"NOOOOO!!!!"



The howling winds of Hawaii battered the invaded island from every direction. Dark clouds bring thunder and lightning to this once peaceful island. The Heartless were everywhere, infesting the island like rats in a sewer. The few survivors of this tragedy could only pray for a final ray of light to banish this dark invasion. But what is unknown to them is that this little ray of hope, is fighting for his life in a final duel to the death.
"It means it is only you and me, face to face… TO THE DEATH!" said Kenji
"Fine!, if that's the way you want it!" said Sora as he got into his battle pose
"There is no escape, EXCEPT YOUR FATE LIKE A MAN!" cried Kenji as he charged toward Sora with the glowing Muramasa
"If you want to die so bad… THEN CALL ME THE GRIM REAPER!" yelled Sora as he charged toward him
Kenji charged toward his opponent like a man possessed. It was as if the fury of the volcano lives inside of him. Sora swore that he could see the fire of the volcano burn in his eyes.
"EAT THIS!" yelled Kenji as he struck his sword into the ground and continued dragging it as he charged.
Sora began spin his Keyblade like a saw blade. The Keyblade spun so fast it began to light up with a yellow flare. Sora was getting ready to launch his attack, it was now or never!.
"TAKE THIS!… STRIKE RAID!" yelled Sora as he threw his Keyblade straight at Kenji
An evil smile shot across Kenji's face as he dodged the oncoming Keyblade like child's play.
"YOU FOOL!, THAT'S GOANNA COST YOU!"
Sora kept on charging without his weapon, everything was going according to plan.
"NOW YOU DIE!" yelled Kenji as Muramasa burst into flames. With one mighty leap, he jumped into the air
Sora screeched to a halt just underneath Kenji. He just stood there waiting for Kenji's deadly attack.
"DIEEEEEE!!!!" yelled Kenji
"NOT TODAY!" yelled Sora
"HUH?!"
But before he could realize what Sora meant, he heard a whirling sound behind him. He only had time to catch a glimpse of a yellow flare when it hit him in the back with a powerful force.
"ARRRGH!!!"
Kenji was hit into a summersault and started falling to the ground but Sora was not about to let him back to earth just yet.
"Just where I want you!" cried Sora
When Kenji was close enough to him, he jumped into the air. And with one mighty swing of his leg, he bicycle kicked Kenji toward the edge of the arena.
"IT"S NOT OVER YET!" yelled Kenji as he drove his sword into the ground just inches away from falling into the lava pit of certain doom.
Kenji stood there, leaning on his sword for support as he caught his breath. The whirling Keyblade flew neatly back into Sora's hand at the same time Kenji looked up into his opponent's face.
"So this is the true Keyblademaster. Full of strength, courage and belief… huh!, you reminded me so much of myself" panted Kenji
"Do you yield?" asked Sora
"I would rather take my own life" said Kenji as he got to his feet
"I thought so," said Sora as he got into his battle pose
"PREPARE YOURSELF!" cried Kenji
"Ready and waiting" said Sora in a deadly tone
Kenji charged straight at Sora; Muramasa ignited with a burst of flames, burning like a torch. Sora held his ground as Kenji threw a barrage of fiery slashes at him. Sora managed to block some of Kenji's attack but some of it slipped through his imperfect defense and slashed him up real bad.
"Arrgh!"
"Give it up Kid!" yelled Kenji
"JUST SHUT THE HELL UP!" yelled Sora as he caught Muramasa's blade in between his Oathkeeper.
"What the…?!" cried Kenji
With not a minute to spare, he jumped onto Kenji's knee and landed a kick straight into Kenji's chin.
"Argh!"
With a somersault, he landed back onto the ground but he was not done yet. He charged forward, throwing a storm of slashes at Kenji. He was too stunned to block any of the oncoming attacks and was hurt bad.
"EAT THIS!" yelled Sora as he threw a final exploding slash at him
BOOM!
"Aaaaargh!" cried Kenji as he was blown straight into the ground.
Sora stood there panting, hoping that last attack had finally blown some senses into that war hungry samurai. But he was dreaming a false dream as Kenji got to his feet, using his sword as support.
"Don't you know when to give up?" panted Sora
"The day… I 'give up'… is the day Sinclair herself takes my heart" panted Kenji
Sora noticed that Kenji's neat samurai clothes were now reduces to rags. It was thin and thorn from top to bottom, Sora was surprise it was still holding together. Sora was too tired to observe or say anything else but once again something deep inside of him was telling him to be careful.      
"…and now I take yours" said Kenji as he suddenly disappeared
"Huh?"
That was the only thing Sora had time to say as he reappeared in front of him with a flaming Muramasa held high in the air, ready to come down on him with a full force.
"SO LONG!"
KABOOM!
Muramasa struck the ground with an explosive force, powerful enough to blow a concrete wall to pieces. A huge cloud of smoke filled the entire arena but Kenji knew that Sora would never go down that easy. As the smoke cleared a little it was just as he expected, all that was there was an empty crater. With a glimpse above, something somersaulted over him… hidden by the thick smoke.
"NOT THIS TIME KID!" yelled Kenji as he threw a spinning kick behind him
POW!
"Arrgh!"
Sora had hardly touched the ground when he felt a powerful blow to his back. The blow was so powerful; it knocked him out of the smoke and straight into the pit of certain death.
"Aaah!!!" yelled Sora
In a blink of an eye, he reached out and grabbed the edge of the arena before it was too late. The heat of the molten lava was too much to bear on his bare skin. He held onto the edge of the arena with one hand… he did not want to die… not like this.
"Ha ha ha!. I did it!, he's finally dead!" bragged Kenji
Sora heard his footsteps coming closer toward him. He closed his eyes and tightened his grip on the Keyblade. Images of his friends and fond memories sailed through his mind.
"Donald… Goofy… Lilo"
And then he heard a voice but it was not Kenji's but…
"Kairi?"
"Sora…"
"Kairi… tell me… what must I do?" asked Sora
"Just believe…"
"Believe?"
"Believe in the power of the Keyblade…"
"A promise…" said Sora
"I'll be waiting… I'll wait forever for you…"
"Kairi… I promised…"
"Waiting… waiting…"
"I'll come back to you…" said Sora as the voice continued echo and eventually disappear
Kenji was smiling a big smile as he walked over toward where Sora fell in, unknowing that he was still alive.
"He must have been roasted alive by now" smiled Kenji
"Kairi…" mumbled Sora
Kenji whistled a happy tune as he stuck his head over the edge to see what have become of his opponent but…
WHOOSH!!!
"KAIRI GIVE ME STRENGTH!!!!" yelled Sora as he launched himself upwards and crashing his head directly into Kenji's face, knocking him off his feet and onto his back… OUCH!
Sora jumped ten feet into the air and shot down like an asteroid on a collision course. Kenji had only seconds to recover as he jumped to his feet and raised his sword.
"AAAAAAHHHH!!!!" yelled Sora as he smashed his Keyblade straight into Muramasa.
"Arrrgh!!!" cried Kenji as he took the enormous force. It was incredibly powerful, so much that his feet smashed straight into the ground.
Sora landed onto his feet and launched himself straight into Kenji's stomach, knocking the air out of his lungs.
"Oof!"
But now Kenji was mad. With a powerful swing, he smashed the butt of his sword handle straight into Sora's face, sending him flying to the ground and landing on his back with a thud.
"TAKE THAT!" panted Kenji as he wiped his bleeding nose
"It's not over yet!" cried Sora as he curled himself into a ball and launched himself feet first into Kenji's stomach
"Arrgh!"
Then with a mighty leap, he somersaulted over Kenji and slashed him in the back.
SLASH! SLASH!
Furiously, Kenji pulled out his sheathe and spun around. Using it as a club, he swung it like a baseball bat. Sora had no time to avoid Kenji's counterattack and took the full force of the swing, sending him flying.
"Aaargh"
But this time, he had a plan. He drove his Keyblade into the ground and like a skilled gymnast; he swung around and shot himself into Kenji's face… feet first!
"What the?!"
POW!
"ARRRGH!" cried Kenji as he was knocked off his feet and smashed into the ground, leaving a trail of dust behind him
"Booyeah!' cried Sora as he landed on his feet
Kenji lay motionless for a while, it took him a couple of minutes before he could summon the energy to climb to his feet... once again he used Muramasa to assist him. He was in a very bad state; his clothes were close to falling apart and his face was all black and bruised. Blood was flowing out of his nose and at the side of his lips, not to mention his forehead. He stood there, panting… he was injured but he was not about to give up.
Sora gazed into his tired eyes and said
"I guess you're still not ready to yield" said Sora
"You guessed correct… I stick to what I said earlier… this is a battle to the death… and to the death… IT SHALL BE!!!" yelled Kenji as he ignited his sword and charged toward Sora
Sora managed to jump backwards as Kenji struck the ground with another explosive strike.
KABOOM!
"You can't escape this time!" cried Kenji as he chased after him
Sora did not even have time to breathe as Kenji threw a barrage of slashed at him. Sora managed to deflect all the slashes because Kenji was weakening but he was not prepared for another explosive strike.
"EAT THIS!, KEYBLADEMASTER!" yelled Kenji
KABOOM!
Sora was inches from being blown to pieces as he jumped away from the blast. Kenji continued to chase him, throwing storms of slashes at him. He was going full out and there was no escaping him.
"YOUR HEART WILL ME MINE!, EVEN IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO!" yelled Kenji as he threw another explosive strike
KABOOM!
"Arrrgh!" cried Sora
This time Sora was not so lucky. He did not have time to dodge Kenji's explosive strike and took some damage. The force of the blast sent him flying straight to the ground.
THUD!
"How… how can I defeat him?" thought Sora as he clutched his stomach
"HERE I COME, READY OR NOT!" yelled Kenji as he laughed like a lunatic.
He charged toward Sora; you can see it in his eyes… he had the eyes of a madman… the eyes of an obsessed psycho.
"How… how…?"
Then, it hit him like a lightning bolt.
"Wait a minute… THAT'S IT!" cried Sora as he jumped to his feet and charged toward Kenji
"EXCEPT YOUR FATE!" yelled Kenji as he raised his sword
"AaaaaHHHH!!!!" yelled Sora as he leaped into the air
"DIE!!!!!!!!" yelled Kenji
KABOOM!!!!
A huge cloud of smoke filled the arena, and then there was a voice…
"VICTORY!!!!" yelled Kenji
As the smoke cleared, suddenly Kenji realized that something was wrong. There it was, a huge crater… but where is Sora?
"Like I said… NOT TODAY!!!"
"No… It can't be!" cried Kenji as he looked up
There he was… Sora. He was so high up that he would have flown right out of the volcano.
"IMPOSSIBLE!!!" yelled Kenji frustratingly
"ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE!!!" yelled Sora as he flipped in mid air and began falling head first to the ground
"DON'T YOU MOCK ME!" yelled Kenji as he shot himself upwards toward Sora
"I've tasted your Dragon Fang Thrust, now taste my SONIC BLADE!" yelled Sora as his Keyblade lighted up with a blue light and like a meteor, shot down toward Kenji
Kenji's body was suddenly engulfed in a red flame; he looked like a fireball as he shot toward Sora. It was a spectacular sight; it almost looked like an asteroid and a meteor on a collision course.
"AAAAAAHHHHH!!!!" yelled the both them
Then the moment of impact!
KABOOM!!!
The impact was so powerful; it caused the entire volcano to shake. Bits and pieces of rock began to crumble and smash to the arena below. But the two incredible powers were still battling it out. The impact formed a huge pocket of power between the two of them. It was almost like being inside a tornado, the rushing forces were trying to tear them apart but still they held on.
"Can't hold…" mumbled Sora
"Ha ha. Give it up, my Muramasa is far superior than your Keyblade!… Your sacrifice would mean nothing for I am the one who will be victorious!" said Kenji
Sora was holding on but the force was too strong, his grip was beginning to loosen and his arms were weakening but then he heard it once again…
"I'll be waiting… waiting…promise"
In his mind, his memories brought him back to doorway of Kingdom Hearts. It was there when he held her hand and said
"I'll come back to you… I promise"
"Kairi…I'll come back to you… I PROMISE!!!!!" yelled Sora
Suddenly the orb on his Keyblade shone a light so bright, it looked like a fiery star. It was almost as if a hidden power deep inside of him has finally awaken.
"WHAT?!" cried Kenji
"Aaaahhhhhh!!!!!" yelled Sora
Kenji summoned all his remaining power to push him back, but he was just too powerful.
"MURAMSA DO NOT FAIL ME!!!!" cried Kenji
CRACK! SMASH!
It was like a smashing window. Kenji could not believe his eyes; his Muramasa could not hold back the powerful force and finally shattered into a million pieces.
"no… I have lost" thought Kenji
"KENJIIIIII!!!!!" yelled Sora as the Keyblade smashed right into him
"OoooAHHH!!!"
"AaaaahhhHHHhhh!!!!" yelled Sora as the both of them crashed straight into the ground with a terrifying force
KABOOOOOMMMMM!!!
The blast shook the entire volcano causing larger pieces of rock to break off and crash down to the arena down below. It was even possible that the blast shook the entire island. A huge cloud of smoke filled the volcano; flying bits of rock and debris were all over the place. As the smoke cleared, a figure can be seen and in his hands, was an oversize key.
"It's all over," panted Sora as he stood over Kenji's motionless body
The blast blew a humongous crater in the arena. In fact, the arena looks more like the surface of the moon after this heated battle. Sora looked down at Kenji's body and said
"I won, rest in peace" said Sora as he walked out of the crater
He walked a couple of feet away from the crater when he heard a weak voice.
"Yes, you've won"
Sora turned around and saw Kenji picking himself up. It was a struggle but he managed to get on his knees. His clothes were thorn; there was nothing there except his bare body that was filled with cuts and bruises. His face was black and bruised and he was bleeding furiously from his nose and his mouth. There was a huge gash on his left shoulder that was bleeding just as furiously.  In his hand was the broken Muramasa, refusing to leave its master's hand.
"I see, you use the force of my explosion against me. Basic war strategy… and I've failed to anticipate it"
Sora was silent, he was either too tired to say anything or he just did not have anything to say.
"I have been defeated…huh, I have never lost a fight… until now" panted Kenji as he spat out some blood
"I'll hold you to our bargain" said Sora
"Yes, I am a man of my word," said Kenji as he reached into his pocket and pulled out the red orb. His hand trembled as held it out on his palm.
"Here… go fulfill your destiny," said Kenji
Sora stood there, his eyes gazed upon the flickering orb. It's really happening, he did it. He defeated Kenji and there it was, the thing he fought so hard for… right there before his eyes. He stretched out his hand and walked toward his prize.
"I did it… It's mine, I can't believe I've actually beaten the captain of the Knights of Keydrania" thought Sora
The orb was so close… so close that he could almost touch it. Sora smiled, he had only one person to thank.
"Kairi… thank you. I will return," thought Sora
Soon all worlds will be freed from Sinclair's reign of terror. This is just another step to finally banish the darkness once and for all.
"We shall be together again… fulfill all our promises that we have left behind…"



Sherwood Forest was not like this. Dark, eerie and filled with strange noises that could make anyone think twice before wondering into it all alone. There was a time when little children used to play here; the entire place was filled with flowers, butterflies and lots of sunshine… well not anymore.
"Hhm, I missed the old days," sighed Little John as he gulped down some stew
"Faith Little John, a little faith never hurt anyone. Everything will be back to normal, you'll see… stew?" said Friar Tuck as he handed a bowl of stew to Dominique
Dominique stared at the black colored stew. It looked like a cup of coffee but a strange smell was coming from it. It smelled a little like their kitchen sink back at their apartment when it was pilled up with unclean dishes that had been left there for weeks. You know what that means…
"NO!" cried Dominique
Her sudden cry startled Little John and Friar Tuck. Dominique realized she had a mistake and tried to save herself from shame.
"I mean… No, thank you… I'm, er Full!… yes, That's it" said Dominique, blushing
"Oh, I see. How about your friend?" asked Friar Tuck
Dominique had completely forgotten about Jenny. Jenny got all worked up after what Friar Tuck said and had kept to herself for the rest of the evening. She got to her feet and turned toward Jenny, which was sitting on a rock a couple of feet away from the campsite.
"Hey Jenny!, you want some stew?" cried Dominique
But Jenny just sat there, lost in her own world that she had weaved out of her sorrow. Dominique got impatient and raised her voice,
"JENNY!, hey! You want some stew?!" yelled Dominique
But still she sat there motionless like a statue. Maybe she has become a statue. Dominique was mad; she walked toward Jenny with her fist raised. When she got close to her she swung her fist at her head.
BONK!
"Owww!!!, hey what's the big idea?" cried Jenny as she rubbed the back of her head
"That's for ignoring me, Humph!" said Dominique as she crossed her arms
"What do you mean, ignoring you?" asked Jenny as she got up
"I was yelling for your attention a while ago but did you answer me…noooo" said Dominique
Jenny then realized that she had wondered too far into her dream world. So far that she even ignore the people around her. It was her own fault and she felt guilty for doing so.
"I'm sorry Dom, could you forgive me?" asked Jenny
Dominique smiled and said
"Of course, what are best friends for?" said Dominique
The both of them threw their arms around each other. After a brief moment of hugging, Jenny asked
"Em, what was it you wanted to ask me?" asked Jenny
"Er… do you want some stew?" said Dominique
"You must be joking, eww!. I can even smell it from here" said Jenny
"Yeah!, nasty" said Dominique as she started giggling
The both of them started giggling but were shortly interrupted by Friar Tuck and Little John
"Hey there!, what's so funny?" asked Little John
"Yeah?, seen anything amusing?" asked Friar Tuck
"NO!" cried the both of them at the same time
"Erm, if it's okay with the both of you. I would like to take a walk," said Jenny
"Okay, but keep close to the campsite" said Little John
"Can I come?" asked Dominique
"No Dom. I want to be alone," said Jenny as she headed for the waterfall
"Humph!, go ahead. Go and get lost!… see if I care" mumbled Dominique as she walked back toward Little John and Friar Tuck
Jenny continued on until she came to a little cave. She navigated the narrow passage until she came out on the other side. The rushing sound of the waterfall seems to drown out any other sound around the area. The fireflies made the place seemed almost magical, Jenny dreamed of a place like this ever since she started reading fairy tale novels. But the beauty could not silence her deep sorrowful thoughts.
"Shadow… never love again?" asked Jenny as she kneeled by the riverbank peered into the river water.
The only thing that was in the water was her own reflection but in her imagination, it was like a magic mirror to her thoughts. She saw her memories of Shadow in the water, even though she has only know him for a little while but something deep inside of her was drawing her to him. She had known many boys in her life but he was different. He was so dark and mysterious but she felt so safe with him.
"Shadow… who is under that hood?"
She sensed evil within him but yet he shows kindness and compassion to all those who could not fend for themselves. He would willingly give his life for them. Yes, he has a shadow heart but there is more that meets the eye.
"Shadow… am I falling for you?" said Jenny as she shed a tear
The tiny drop of tear dripped into the clear mirror like water and disturbed the mirror-like surface. The rippling water felt like a dream that could never come true. But as it steadied once again, Jenny saw a hooded figure behind her.
"Shadow?"
She turned around and saw there was a hooded figure behind her. It was not a reflection or an illusion but it was real.
"Shadow!" cried Jenny as she jumped to her feet and threw herself into his arms. If she were to die, please let in be in his embrace.
The figure put its hands around her, holding her close.
"Shadow, promise me… please hold me and never let me go" said Jenny
"I would…" said the figure
"Hhm" mumbled Jenny
"Except I'm not Shadow"
Jenny opened her eyes in shock. She looked up at the figure's face and suddenly realizes that it really wasn't him.
"HELP!!!!" yelled Jenny
The figure spun her around and covered her mouth. His grip were like iron; Jenny tried and tried to wrestle her way out of his grip but it was just too tight.
"Ret mef gov!" cried Jenny in a muffled voice
"I'm afraid I can't do that. You see, you're the ticket to a showdown with Shadow," said the figure
"Hhm?"
"Now, shall we?"
But before he could do anything, he sensed something behind him.
"LET GO OF MY FRIEND!!!"
With a swish of the wind, the figure caught the oncoming club.
"Huh?!" cried the voice
The figure pulled the frail being out of the bushes and as quick as a flash, hit it right behind the neck.
"Argh!"
The being fell right in front of them, unconscious.
"Dominique!!!" yelled Jenny as she tried to wrestle her way out to help her friend
"Waste of my time" said the figure as he threw away the long stick that Dominique used as a weapon
"Let her go you hooded bastard!" yelled another voice
A large figure jumped out of the bushes, brandishing a large sword.
"Yeah, let her go" said another figure wielding a long stick
"Little John… Friar Tuck!" cried Jenny
"It is a good thing Dominique decided to follow you. God knows what would have happened to you if she didn't" said Friar Tuck
"Hey blockhead!, didn't you hear me. LET HER GO NOW!" yelled Little John as he raised his sword
"Oh, bother" sighed the figure
"I SAID LET HER GO NOW!" yelled Little John as he charged toward the figure
"I wish you wouldn't do that" said the figure
"AaaaHHHH!!!!" cried little John as he swung the sword at the figure
The figure caught the sword with his bare hand. His grip was so tight that even Little John could not even pry it from his hand.
"Ergh, what the?!" cried Little John
The figure smiled an evil smile and broke the sword with a clamp of his fist. Even before the pieces hit the floor, he reached out and grabbed Little John by his shirt and flung him toward a nearby tree.
SMACK!
"Argh!" cried Little John
Friar Tuck was stunned; He threw Little John… with just one hand. He was scared but he had to save Jenny.
"Lord, give me strength!" cried Friar Tuck as he charged toward the figure with his stick in the air.
"Okay now this is getting boring… YOU!" cried the figure as he pointed at Friar Tuck
He suddenly froze; it was like becoming a statue once again.
"Friar Tuck!, what's wrong?!" cried Jenny
"Can't move" said Friar Tuck
"Stay put. Oh… when you see Shadow, tell him that he'll know where to find me," said the figure as he and Jenny disappeared in a whirl of purple fire. Jenny's screams continued to echo and eventually disappeared.
Friar Tuck then fell to the ground, panting.
"I can move again"
"Are you alright?" said Little John as he ran to Tuck's aid
"Don't worry about me, go see Dominique" said Friar Tuck
Little John nodded and went to Dominique's aid. She was alive but was out cold.
"She'll be fine, but we have to warn Shadow" said Little John
"I'll stay here with Dominique, you go find him" said Tuck
"Oh no, I'm not leaving you here alone" said Little John
"Don't worry, I maybe old but I'm still going strong. Go to him" said Friar Tuck as he lifted Dominique carefully
"Okay, be safe" said Little John as he ran into the dark forest
"My Lord, please… watch over them" said Friar Tuck as he headed back to the campsite.



Skippy did not really know what actually happened because he had his eyes closed. All he heard was the word 'Die' and his mother's screaming. Then he felt something wet splatter all over his fur and then he heard a heavy metal object hit the ground. Then everything went silent.
"Am I dead?" asked Skippy as he opened his eyes and looked up
He saw the Darken but something had pierced through his chest, splattering purple blood all over the place.
"Agrgh!" chocked the Darken as he turned to dust disappeared in the wind.
There it was in front of him, a large black weapon stuck to the ground. It shone and glittered in the pale moonlight; immediately a big smile appeared on Skippy's face.
"Yes, I did promise… and I intend to keep it" said a familiar voice
It was Shadow… he was still alive. The Darkens were all in a panic state, even PD-4.
"Impossible… impossible…you're dead!… I killed you!" stammered PD-4
"It's not over until it's over" smirked Shadow as his remaining Keyblade ignited with a purple flame
"Huh?!" cried PD-4 alarmed
"SHADOW EDGE!" yelled Shadow as he threw a large purple crescent at PD-4
KABOOM!
"ARGH!" cried PD-4 as he was blown through the air
Shadow landed back on his own two feet and pulled out Germini's twin from the ground. But before he ran off onto battle, he glanced at Skippy.
"Thanks kid, just wait a little longer" smiled Shadow
"Go get him!" smiled Skippy
Shadow put on his angry face and charged toward PD-4. He got to his feet feeling really mad.
"YOU SON A BITCH!, DODGE THIS!" yelled PD-4 as he activated his missile launcher and fired three missiles
"I don't intend to!" smirked Shadow as he charged onward toward the oncoming missiles
The missiles were inches away as an excited smile shot across Shadow's face.
SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!
The missiles fell on the ground in pieces but they did not explode.
"WHAT THE?!" cried PD-4
"READY OR NOT, HERE I COME!" smirked Shadow
Without hesitation, he shot his arm straight at Shadow. Shadow expected this and ducked just as the arm shot over his head. He then slid like a baseball player heading for home base, leaving behind him a long trail of dust. PD-4 was still retrieving his whip-like arm when Shadow slid right between his legs and jumped up behind him. It happened so fast as Shadow slashed him on his back and landed a kick so powerful it sent PD-4 all the way to the center of the arena.
"Arghhhhh!!!" cried PD-4 as he fell face first onto the ground
The Darkens gasped and the prisoners were cheering their heads off. PD-4 got to his feet, feeling really angry now.
"Why you…"
But before he could finish his sentence, Shadow charged toward him; twirling his Keyblades as he went. PD-4 threw a volley of punches and kicks at Shadow but Shadow blocked them almost too easily. He was right in front of PD-4 when he drove his Keyblades into the ground. Using them for support, he flipped backwards and slammed his foot straight into PD-4's chin, lifting him into the air. A raising kick… INCREDIBLE!
"Argh!!!"
"WATCH THIS!" cried Shadow as he jumped into the air, throwing volley after volley of slashed at PD-4
PD-4 was hit with so many slashes that his mind went completely blank. Shadow soared past PD-4 and with lightning quick reflexes; he raised his leg and chopped-kicked the cyborg. The force sent him crashing toward the ground once again with a boom.
BOOM!
Shadow propelled himself into a somersault and landed on his two feet, holding out his Keyblade as a finishing pose.
But PD-4 was built tougher than he looked; he was way beyond angry when he got to his feet.
"I'M GOANNA BLOW YOU ALL THE WAY TO HADES!!!" yelled PD-4 as he activated his missile launcher. But something was wrong… it was stuck.
"Huh?, what's going on?" asked PD-4
"Man, you sure need an upgrade. As I slid right beneath you, I smashed my Keyblade right into your leg. Jamming it, therefore rendering it useless" smirked Shadow as he walked toward PD-4
"YOU…YOU!" cried PD-4 angrily
"You've had your fun blasting your missiles all over the place, so now it's my turn" said Shadow in an evil tone
Germini ignited in a purple flame, as Shadow got closer to the petrified cyborg. PD-4 was shaking in his boots; he's lost his trump card and now was all lost for ideas. Shadow's eyes then lit up with a white flame, as he got ready to launch his attack.
"HEAL THIS, SHADOW STORM!!!" cried Shadow as he launched a barrage of purple crescents at PD-4
"ARRRGH!!!" cried PD-4 as he shield himself with his arms
KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM!
There were explosions everywhere, every strike was much more powerful than PD-4's missiles. PD-4 was engulfed in a huge explosion of fire and flying debris. Shadow then spun his Keyblade and crossed it.
"FEEL MY WRATH!" cried Shadow as he crossed slashed the ground sending two lines of purple flames straight at where PD-4 stood.
KABOOOOMMM!!!
Smoke and flying debris were everywhere. The Darkens coughed and chocked as the smoke filled the entire arena. The prisoners were stunned, they were anxious to know what had become of Shadow and his mechanical opponent. Then they saw an outline of a figure walking toward them… it was
"Shadow!" cried Marion
"He's alive!" cried Eugene
"Well done" said Trigger
Shadow walked toward them with a large smile on his face. The Darkens were all as silent as a library, they did not know what to do. They know that after what just happened, he could wipe them all out in the blink of an eye. He knew that he has won but something does not feel right… how right he was.
Suddenly he heard laughing, he turned around and saw PD-4. He was still in one piece after all that punishment but his outfit was totally scarred. There were holes all over his blue sweater and his pants were beyond recognition. There were missing patches of flesh all over his body, revealing more colorful wires and circuits.
"You sure are strong Shadow, incredibly strong," said PD-4
The Darkens in the arena began to get noisy once again, cheering for their boss.
"I think I'll take that as a compliment" smirked Shadow
"But strip away your precious Germini and you'll shrink down to a little boy" said PD-4
Shadow was taken back by his words and said with a serious tone
"You thinks I'm strong… just because of these" said Shadow lifting up his Keyblades
"Do I have to spell it out for you?" mocked PD-4
Shadow was silent for a moment and then he smirked a large smirk.
"Okay" said Shadow as he twirled his Keyblades
PD-4 got into his battle pose, expecting Shadow to attack but then Shadow did something unexpected. He twirled his Keyblades and drove them into the ground on opposite sides. He then walked closer to PD-4 and put up his fists.
"What on earth do you think you're doing?" asked PD-4 a little puzzled
"You said I'm strong only because of my Keyblades, I'm about to show you how wrong you were" smirked Shadow
"Do you realize what you're doing?. You're planning to beat me… at my own game?" asked PD-4 feeling this is all just a joke
"Please, I've taken down people a hundred times larger than you and I've done it with my bare hands" said Shadow
"I hope you live to regret this" smirked PD-4
"Same to you" smirked Shadow
The entire arena was excited and so were the prisoners. They have never witnessed Shadow fight with his bare hands before and this is something even better than an arching tournament.
"I'm goanna teach you the meaning of pain" said PD-4 as he got into his battle pose
"Bring it on!" smirked Shadow as he got into his own battle pose



Sora fought an incredible battle. Both of them were equally matched in this clash of the titans. The mighty Keyblade pitched against the powerful Muramasa but in the end the mighty Keyblade proves triumphant and there before his eyes, the glowing red orb in the palm of the fallen Kenji. Yes, Sora fought a courageous battle. He has even used a power that he did not even know he possessed.
"Gee, I wish Donald and Goofy were here. I hope at least someone was here to witness this battle so I could show that wannabe Donald that he'll never be as good as me" thought Sora as he moved toward Kenji
But someone was watching. High above the arena at the entrance of a small cave were two little rascals that decided to tag along Sora without his knowledge.
"Way to go Sora!" cried Lilo
"Sora!" cheered Stitch
They witnessed the entire remainder of the battle. There were some close calls to falling to their deaths due to some freaky powerful forces that shook the entire volcano. But Lilo could always depend on Stitch to save her life.
"Sora was awesome, right Stitch?" asked Lilo
Stitch nodded, he was as happy as Lilo was. From way up there, Sora and the other person looked like ants.
"Wait till I tell Nani. She said magic isn't real and those television shows about people who could shoot fire from their hands were all special effects. But that was sure no special effect" said Lilo
"Eh hmn" nodded Stitch
Sora was so close to the orb, he could almost touch it.
"Hello, what are you waiting for… tomorrow?" asked Kenji
"I'm just savoring the moment" smiled Sora
"Oh, now you're getting big headed," said Kenji
"What if I am?" asked Sora
"Don't let this little victory go to your head, I'll still punch in your teeth in anywhere and anytime I like" smirked Kenji
"Oh yeah, I'll like to see you try" smirked Sora
"Brat" smiled Kenji
Sora let out a little laugh, but what is going to happen is no laughing matter.
Lilo was getting excited as she tried to get Sora's attention but they were just too high up.
"SORA! SORA!, we're over here!" yelled Lilo
"Sora!" waved Stitch
Sora could not hear their soft little voices from such an altitude but what happened next definitely got his attention.
"SORA!!!" yelled Lilo
Lilo was so excited she started jumping up and down… BIG MISTAKE!
The ground below them suddenly caved in.
"AAAAHHHH!" screamed Lilo
"Lilo!" cried Stitch as he grabbed her hand
But the ground was too unstable to handle such a weight and crumbled… sending Lilo and Stitch falling to their doom.
"AAAAHHHHHH!!!"
Stitch quickly turned around and dug his claws deep into the volcano wall leaving a long trial of claw marks and sparks. Lilo's weight dragged the both of them down quite a distance before coming to a halt. Lilo's screaming was loud enough to alert Sora.
"Lilo?" said Sora as he turned toward the source of the voice and say Lilo and Stitch, hanging for their lives.
"LILO!" cried Sora
"Oh no" said Kenji
"SORA, HELPPPPP!!!!" yelled Lilo
Stitch was struggling to cling on to the wall. He was made to carry heavy weights and stick to walls but there was something wrong with volcano walls. His hands could not attach to the wall and to make things worse, his claws were losing their grip and Lilo was losing her grip on him.
"They're not going to last" said Kenji
"HURRY!!!" yelled Lilo as she slipped a couple more inches
"Hang on Lilo!, I'm coming" yelled Sora
"Wait!" yelled Kenji
"What?!" cried Sora
"I can't let you go," said Kenji
"What do you mean?!, they're my friends, I have to help them!" said Sora as he took another step toward Lilo
"Take another step and you'll lose the orb!" warned Kenji as he stuck the orb over the edge of the arena
Sora froze in his tracks; his mind was all mixed up now. He wanted to kill Kenji right there and there. Why is he stopping him?
"Why are you doing this?!" yelled Sora
"I'm sorry Sora, but this is your final trial" said Kenji
"TRIAL?!, WHAT DAMN TRIAL?!" yelled Sora
"You'll have to choose… the lives of your two little friends… or the lives of thousands of innocent hearts" said Kenji
"Stop joking Kenji, THIS IS NOT FUNNY!!!" yelled Sora
"Do I look like I'm joking?" asked Kenji in a serious tone
Sora felt torn apart. A part of him wanted to save Lilo and another wanted the orb. His mind was all mixed up; he did not what to do. He was at war with himself.
"You can't save everyone Sora," said Kenji
"HEEEELLLLPPPP!!!!" yelled Lilo
"What are you goanna do Sora… what're goanna do?" asked Kenji


(To be continued…)