Gentlemen, it's time.
I original plan was to wait until my second story was done, but then again. Why not start now?
There will be minor spoilers for my previous story but it will be worth seeing this all happen now.
Also for those of you who are confused about the title multiverse. Since those other worlds are on different earths like Mulan and Big hero 6. It would make sense to see those worlds in Kingdom Hearts as a set of different universes or a multiverse.
"It's time to meet the continuity, known as Sora." Maverick stated.
Also this will be starting at when Sora entered Yen Sid's tower.
Shall we begin?
Kingdom hearts II. The Guardians Of The Multiverse.
Alright. Let's go over this one last time. And if you wish to skip this narration, you hate reading.
My name is Aiden Elsenov. And for the last 10 years, i have been the one and only, Maverick. For those of you who are wondering, who that? Well short version. While other keyblade wielders are bound to follow the rules and maintain the worlds order. A Maverick is an independent Keyblade wielder whose trusted with the power of freewill. A title past on from warrior to warrior. And i'm the only one.
Also i am the adopted son of Queen Elsa of Arendelle and the birth son of its new king, J'son. former king of the destroyed world known of Spartax.
Long version. Go read my previous stories to find out more about my back story.
Let's just say my life has gotten better than ever over the past two years.
But today i've had a vision this morning about the Heartless, and the people who were responsible for my mother's death. Not Elsa i meant my birth mother. The murderers wore black robes like a cult from what i can remember. For years i tried to forget and move on. But now, the visions keep showing him returning and fighting some kid with big shoes and a Goku like hair cut. Weird huh?
But I've have heard from the grapevine over the past year about some kickass kid who fought the Heartless, saved the Princesses of Heart. And closed the Door to Darkness. Somehow that can't be a coincidence. Whoever this kid is, he's got to be connected to this 'organization'.
Today me, Baby Groot and my partner/ future baby mama, Victoria, who's sort of serves like a co-Maverick. But we call her Blaze when she's wearing the suit.
We make our way to Yen Sid's tower, To find some answers. With my parents having their hands full with some royal business in Arendelle. They trust us enough to handle ourselves out here. Prior to our previous adventure two years back. And i am inclined to agree to their faith.
Because i'm the Maverick. And we're the Guardians of the Multiverse.
Yen Sid's tower….
Yen Sid's stared out at the window, waiting for some new guest to arrive. Only for some familiar faces to appear in the room via ground bridge.
He turns to see Aiden and Victoria enter the room from the portal, before it disappears. They look about the same from their last adventure. Just a bit more tall and older.
"Maverick, and Blaze. It's been quite some time since our last visit." Yen Sid welcomed them.
"Well, i may have taken summer vacation little serious these past few months." Aiden shrugged.
"A little?" Victoria smirked.
"Hush." Aiden deadpanned.
"I am Groot." The baby tree said on his shoulder.
"Oh now you're taking her side now?" Aiden inquire humorously.
"I am practically the mother to him. He listens to me more." Victoria teased.
"Burn." Aiden fake glared. " Anyway we didn't come here to talk about summer. Or my failure as a fake dad."
"I know why you are here." Yen Sid stated. " Your here because you've been having visions of your past, and the future."
"See, he's always one step ahead of me." Aiden said to Victoria. "Continue."
"Unfortunately you'll have to wait until our new guests enter the room." Yen Sid smiled.
"Guests?" Aiden asked.
Just then Donald and Goofy entered the room. Along with a new face. Some kid who appeared to be about Aiden's age with a spiky hairdo and big red shoes. Oh don't act like you don't know who that is.
"Hey guys. It's been a while." Donald waved at Aiden and Victoria.
"Look who's finally back from La La Land." Aiden smiled at them.
"Well, we have been asleep for quite some time, but we'll explain later." Goofy said as they walked over to Yen Sid's desk.
"So your the Mary Sue who closed the Door to Darkness." Aiden said with his arms crossed. Looking at Sora. "I swear the Princesses wouldn't shut up about you."
"I can see why." Victoria complemented.
Aiden cleared his throat loudly sounding like the jealous boyfriend. "Should i be worried?"
Victoria smooch Aiden's lips a little "Not at all." She smiled.
"Much better." Aiden whispered. Then he looked back at Sora and offered a handshake. "Anyway, the name's Aiden."
"I'm Sora." He shook his hand.
"I am Groot." Groot greeted.
"Woah! is that a talking tree?!" Sora gasped in amazement.
"I am Groot." Groot respond.
"He's the last of his kind, a Flora Colossus. Whenever he says I am Groot, He's really saying something else." Aiden said patting Groot's head. " And he says he liked you in Dragon Ball Z".
Groot nodded. He was talking about Sora's haircut.
"So, do you know what's been going on. With the heartless and everything?" Sora asked Aiden.
"Not much, but the Wiz will explain." Aiden gestured him over to Yen Sid.
"Master Yen. it is an honor." Donald said as he and goofy bowed to the sorcerer.
"Hey there" Sora waved at him.
"Sora! show some respect!" Donald scold Sora, making him scratch the back of his head.
"It's fine Duck Dynasty. We don't give two craps about being formal." Aiden eased them.
"So you are Sora. Now then, have you seen the king yet?" Yen Sid asked."
"King Mickey?" Aiden inquired.
"Yes we did Aiden. But we didn't get a chance to talk to him." Goofy explained.
"Typical. He's been pretty serious with all of the sub rosa crap for quite a while." Victoria sighed.
"Indeed. Therefore it would seem that the task of instructing you three falls upon my shoulder." Yen Sid said. "You have a perilous journey ahead of you. You must be well prepared."
"You mean… we have to go on another quest?" Sora asked. "I was looking forward to finding my friend Riku, so we could go back to the islands."
"Yes i know. However, everything in your journey, Sora, is connected. Whether you will find your way home to the islands… Whether you will return alone or with your friends… And, whether or not the islands will still be there." Yen Sid emphasized. "And the key that connects them all, is you. Sora."
" I'm….the key?" Sora asked.
" No. Katniss Everdeen is. Of course you!" Aiden declared. Then calm himself as he added. "But your not the only one."
Then Aiden held his hand up and summoned his main keyblade. Victoria summoned her keyblade as well. Sora eyes widen as he was getting the point, so he held his hand up and revealed his kingdom keyblade.
"Chosen wielder of the keyblade. You are the one who will open the door to light." Yen Sid stated. "But you won't do it alone. The Guardians of the Multiverse will help you." The wizard pointed at Aiden and Victoria.
"Guardians of the Multiverse?" Sora asked with a chuckle. "Kind of a mouth full isn't it."
"Yeah well you'd be surprised how much our mouths can fill. You stick with us and your mouth will grow bigger as well. That keyblade you got. Is legendary." Aiden pointed out.
"Plus Aid here is just as much of a legend." Victoria added.
"That's right! He's the Maverick." Goofy stated.
"The what?" Sora asked. " Like the Basketball team?"
"Not those Mavericks. I'm sort of what you would call an independent keyblade wielder. I make my own rules to better serve the light." Aiden explained.
"So you can go to whatever world to do whatever you want?" Sora asked.
" Yes and no. Sometimes when it comes to rules, you have to bend the letter in order to follow the reason those letters were are there to begin with. That's what a Maverick is meant for." Aiden explained. "But let's save the rest of the details for a 'to be continued'. Cause i can tell you have questions of your own."
"Uh..right. Like, how come the Heartless are still running around?" Sora asked.
"Well technically they're not running around on every world. Your epic cruise from last year kept the Heartless to a minimum compared to what was behind that large door you closed." Aiden answered.
" He's right, make no mistake about that. However, the Heartless are darkness made real. And darkness yet linger in every heart." Yen Sid added. " The Heartless are fewer But while darkness exist in a single heart. It will be difficult to eliminate them."
Sora, Donald and Goofy sulked at this.
"No need to brood though. That's when your keyblade comes in. If everyone's heart is filled with light instead of darkness. What do think happens to the Heartless?" Victoria revealed making them perk up.
Yen Sid nodded. "Now it is time to speak of the enemies you will encounter." He said as he magically conjured up bright image waves of their foes in front of an open corner of the loft.
The first image was off Donald. Making the duck squawk in shock. Then the image change into a Heartless.
"If one such as you, Donald. Yield to the darkness in their heart. They too will become a Heartless. But you all know this." Yen Sid stated earning a nod from everyone.
" It's alright Donald, worse case scenario. If you become a Heartless, we'll put you in a petting zoo." Aiden quipped. "the goths will love you."
"Aw." Donald sighed from being use as an example.
"Anyway this is why you should stay on your toes. Because like a virus, the Heartless are always lurking and hunting for new hearts to capture." Victoria warned them.
Then Yen Sid projected an image of a Nobody Dusk. Earning everyone attention.
"But here is something you'll never knew. At times if someone with a strong heart and will, be they evil or good becomes a Heartless. The empty shell they leave behind begins to acts with a will of its own." Yen Sid explains. " An empty vessel whose heart has been stolen away. A spirit the goes on even as it's body fades from existence. For you see, Nobodies do not truly exist at all."
"I wouldn't want to exist if i looked like a inebriated sock puppet." Victoria remarked looking at the dusk.
" Nobodies made seem to have feelings, but this is a ruse. They only pretend to have Hearts. You must not be deceived!" Yen Sid warned them.
" Nobodies. They don't exist." Sora repeated to himself.
" And they fake their own feelings. Like Shyamalan if he was a daycare owner." Aiden quipped. "Try getting that image out of your head."
"I am Groot." Groot moaned at the thought.
More Dusk images appeared in front of them.
"Now then, the beings you see before you is known as a Dusk. They are the most common form of there are others. Some larger, with more frightening and unique powers. Be vigilant!" Yen Sid implored them.
Everyone nodded.
"On your journey, you will meet an alarming number of Dusks. They will all attempt to do you harm." Yen Sid stated.
'Emphasis on 'attempt'. Aiden thought confidently.
"Still they are nothing but empty shells, destined to return to darkness. But…." Yen Sid then revealed some new images.
The Dusks changed into some forms that made Aiden's stomach turned as some old and familiar pain came up in his mind. The images of men in black hoods.
"No way…" Aiden whispered with wide eyes.
the images made Sora, Donald and Goofy nervous. Even Groot shuttered in fear and hopped back into Aidan's coat pocket to hide. Aiden patted the little tree to comfort him.
"The being you see before you are different. These powerful Nobodies have formed a group called Organization XIII. It commands the lesser Nobodies." Yen Sid explained.
"Organization XIII." Sora looked at the others to see if they heard of them, Donald and Goofy shook there head.
"I've seen em before." Aiden said taking a sip of an A&W root beer bottle.
"You have?" Sora asked.
"Yep." Aiden muttered before taking a deep breath. "They cause me more damage then you can ever realize. The kind that would make the Heartless look like Fred Rogers."
"While the Heartless act on instinct, Nobodies function on a higher manner." Yen Sid stated.
"In other words. They think, they plan, and they mean what they do." Aiden satterized. "The Heartless are like germs and the Nobodies, are EA SPORTS."
"And it seems they are working towards a goal." Yen Sid added. "What that goal is, we do not know. The King Sensed the danger, and journeyed forth to fight it. He found the dark realm's Keyblade and with it, closed the door."
Yen Sid caused the Nobodies images to fade.
"Why didn't he invited us?" Victoria asked.
"Because he needed us out here, incase everything went left while he was gone." Aiden answered her.
"But that means he's still out there somewhere fighting the Heartless by himself." Victoria protested. "We could've found out about the Organization and their plans together!"
"It's not that simple Vicky, not with people like them. We can only bend the rules so far, but we can't do the absolute impossible. Those guys are the reason Lash nearly leveled Arendelle years ago. And do i even have to mention the whole Deathbird affair?" Aiden said taking her shoulders, making her sighed.
Victoria knew he was right.
"But that doesn't mean there's nothing we can do now." Sora stated getting their attention. "If the king is still out there somewhere. Then we better find him first."
"But where could he be?" Donald wondered.
"Well. We won't know 'til we look." Goofy said.
Sora smiled. "Yeah. And the king must know where Riku is." he said. "Cause the two of them were together in the realm of darkness when we closed the door. Know you, after defeating Ansem."
"Ansem?" Aiden inquired.
"Yeah, he was the bad guy we fought in the realm of darkness." Sora stated.
"He's was the leader of the world i was born on, which is now Armageddon." Aiden replied quirking his eyebrows.
"Oh, you mean your from Hollow Bastion?" Goofy asked.
"They have no idea do they?" Aiden whispered over to Yen Sid.
Of course Donald and Goofy doesn't know, they weren't as inform about Hollow Bastion's history as the King was. That and Aiden never spoke much about his past to them, because he concluded to himself that he has moved on from his dark past.
" All in good time Maverick." Yen Sid eased him, then addressed Sora. "But before you leave, you will need more suitable traveling clothes."
"Yeah i was just gonna say, your pants look like it's shrieking by the second, my eyes were about to burn." Victoria quipped while looking away.
Sora looked down at his own clothes, noticing how small they are compared to how they fit before.
"Through there, you'll find three good fairies. If you ask, they'll create for you appropriate garments." Yen Sid gestured over to the wardrobe room.
"Gawrsh Sora, you sure are growing fast." Goofy snickered at Sora's outfit. While Donald was laughing quietly.
"I am Groot." Groot jokes. Translate: 'No his shoes are.'
"Good one pal." Aiden snickered quietly.
"Uh… I guess." Sora chuckled nervously while scratching the back of his head. "We'll be right back."
"Watch out for the blue one, she can be testy." Aiden warned Sora as they went inside the Wardrobe room.
"Do you remember that ship i asked you to rebuild." Yen Sid asked Aiden.
"Oh i did more than that. Why to you ask?" Aiden said.
A few minutes later…..
Sora, Donald and Goofy came out soon after the fairies were done with Sora's new outfit. It looked almost the same as his other outfit, but black and it fit a lot more comfortably.
"So, politically corrected are we?" Aiden grinned at Sora black outfit. Which was a total opposite of his own white outfit.
"I always bet on black when i play roulette." Sora smirked. "But i can also do this."
Sora magically shifted into his valor form, and he shows off his two Keyblades.
"Small world." Aiden fake yawned as he summoned his own two keyblades, and Victoria did the same with her two Keyblades.
"Huh?!" Sora's eyes widened as he shifted back to black. "You guys got two Keyblades two?!"
"We only have two to help balance our special abilities." Victoria explained. "I have fire and electricity. And my jacked Frosted boyfriend here has ice and Vegas."
"Neon!" Aiden Corrected. "I have neon powers!"
"Tomato Tomahto." Victoria teased.
"Anyway, the difference is we need these two keyblades to focus are powers when we're fighting." Aiden said to Sora. "You on the other hand, whenever you shift forms and change colors. Your more powerful enough to take on anybody."
"Including you?" Sora inquired with a subtle smirk.
"Don't push your luck, Spike." Aiden deadpanned and said. "Now, if your going out there. You'll need to add to your numbers, and a ride."
"Speaking of which." Victoria grinned looking out the window.
They looked out to see their Gummi Ship. But bigger and more advanced.
"Hey! It's the Gummi Ship!" Donald exclaimed in excitement.
Sora and his pals ran over to the window to get a closer look.
"Meet the Highwind 2.0." Aiden announced to them.
"Maverick has modified it to match all of the accommodations of his own ship. The Star Search." Yen Sid stated.
"Actually, I renamed it the Starburst. Star Search was starting to sound dull." Aiden spoke up. Then he toss the keys over to Sora. "Anyway, she's all yours. Take good care of her and your paying the next time you lose it or crash it."
"uh...Thanks." Sora smiled
"There's still something else we need to talk about." Aiden stated. "About the whole 'helping you' thing Yen Sid was talking about."
"Yes. As you can see, Maverick's team. The Guardians were much larger in their last adventure. But as you can see, it's just been the three of them since then." Yen Sid looked at all of them. Then Sora and his friends. "With you three added to their ranks. You will have an advantage over Organization XIII."
"So your joining us on our quest?!" Sora eyes widened.
"No, your joining us." Victoria smirked.
"I am Groot." Groot nodded.
"What did he say?" Sora asked.
Aiden took a deep breath and grinned. "He says. 'Welcome to the frickin Guardians of the Multiverse'. Only he didn't use 'frickin' ." He stated.
Sora snickered. "Count us in." he gave them a thumbs up. "As long as i'm in charge."
"When i freeze hell over." Aiden winked at him.
"You'll fit in just fine." Victoria shook Sora's hand.
"There is, but one more thing." Yen Sid said to them.
"Let's hope this is the last 'one more thing' ." Aiden muttered as they all looked anxious to get out there.
"Because of your past endeavors Sora, the world's you've visited across the multiverse have returned to their original states. That means the pathways between them have disappeared." Yen Sid stated.
"Aw man." Sora sighed sadly.
"Wait there's more." Aiden responded.
"If what the King suspected proves true. The worlds have prepared new pathways along which you may travel." Yen Sid stated. "These pathways may be utilized by unlocking special gates. How these gates are opened, i'm afraid i do not know. However the keyblade will serve as your guide, Sora."
"When Whenever we're on another world and your Keyblade starts to radiate and perform a light show, less cooler than Christmas. That'll be our que to ride to the next world." Victoria explained.
"Though the worlds my seem far apart and out of reach, they nonetheless remain connected by invisible ties. As do out hearts." Yen Sid added.
"Our hearts our connected." Sora nodded.
"That is correct. But be warned. As you proceed, the Heartless and Nobodies will be using their own paths. Corridors of darkness to travel from world to world." Yen Sid Warned them. "They may be attempting to link these dark paths to the gates between the worlds."
"Well that sucks." Victoria muttered.
"Tell me about it." Donald agreed.
"Now then, that is all the information i can give you." Yen Sid smiled. "Go forth Guardians. Everyone is waiting."
"Alright. Let's roll out team!" Sora said.
"Yeah!" Donald yelled.
"First let me put on my Sunday clothes." Aiden grinned while shifting into his Maverick armored form.
"Right behind you baby." Victoria smirked as she shifted into her Blaze form.
"WHA!" Sora exclaimed in surprise. "You guys have armored suits?!"
"So do you." Maverick pointed at his right fingerless glove. "Press the button on on top of your glove."
"Oh." Sora pushed the button and shifted into his Keyblade armor.
A chrome colored suit that match the height of the Maverick, Aiden built it for Sora when he heard about him the first time, and gave the suit's magic essence to the Fairies for safe keeping.
"Alright!" Sora cheered.
"I'll show you the works when we're on the ship." Maverick said gesturing him out the door with the others. "Come on folks! It's time for the Boys in the Hood to pay."
And on that note. Sora and his new team left to start their next journey.
That's all for now folks!
Let me know what you think, and i promise i will finish TQATM Vol 2. And if your wondering what Sora's keyblade armored suit looks like. Go to 'Pinterest' and look up the picture done by 'AzuraJae'.
Until next time Kingdom Hearts fans!
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