Entering the gym, you saw that everyone else was in their seats. They were about to begin. Picking a seat somewhere in the back, you waited for the Keyblade Assignments to begin.
You see, If you were a Keyblade wielder, or at least had a weapon capable of combating the Darkness (which was more commonly referred to as the Heartless), you were eligible to take part in what is known at CHS as Keyblade assignments. As a Keyblade wielder, it was a person's task to enter other worlds, and protect them from the Darkness, so Keyblade wielding students were picked to join in groups of three. Those groups could then enter a portal, (provided by the teachers, school principle, or the groups' Portal Master) and enter another world. Once there, you would go around and purge the world of any Heartless you could find, and then return home. It was a great way for students to strengthen their Keyblade skills and create bonds with their fellow Keyblade wielders. But first, there had to be a speech about safety, spoken by Principle Celestia. Which was about to happen now. Clearing her throat, she began...
"My fellow students and Keyblade Wielders, it is an honor to have you with us on this bright and shiny day. However, in many worlds, there are Heartless lurking around, looking to ruin their happy days. Now, I'm sure you all can't wait to get out there and give them a taste of your Keyblade. But first, we have a few announcements to make."
Celestia then pulled out a short list of flash cards, and then she dropped them. As she struggled to pick them up, there were small chuckles within the audience, you being one of them. She may be your principle, but she could be a bit clumsy at times. Once she regained her posture, and cleared her throat once more, she continued...
"Now as you know, the Fall Formal dance is in a few days, so be sure to fill out your votes for Fall Formal Princess or Prince."
The audience roared in applause. The Fall Formal Dance was a huge deal. Every year, every student dressed up in something fancy, and went to have a good time enjoying food and dancing. And students would vote on who was the most kind and most strongest student in school, Keyblade wielder or not. And the student would be crowned during the dance. Not that anybody was going to get the crown, that always went to Sunset Shimmer. But hey, we could dream. After a few less important announcements, she once more continued...
"Now, before we start Keyblade Assignments, there are a few rules we need to go over. I understand that most of you know these rules by heart. However, to avoid problems within ourselves and our fellow comrades, it is required that we go over them. Ahem, alright, Rule: 1..."
"Obey the World Order!"
"Very good, students. Now Rule: 2..."
"Never tell anyone about the existence of other worlds!"
"Splendid! And finally, Rule: 3..."
"Trust your comrades! The Darkness is our enemy, never give in! Believe in the strength of your friends!"
"Excellent, students! Now we are ready to begin. If you will head to the right side of the gym, Miss Cheerilee will sort you into your groups. Then a portal will be opened for you, and your Keyblade Assignments can commence!"
Everyone then got up and formed a line. Heading to the back of the line, you had plenty of time to think about what kind of world you would go to. Would there be an enchanted castle with a princess in need of saving? Or would there be a super-advanced society with super computers? Or would there be...
"Um, excuse me."
You suddenly found yourself bumped out of the line, with enough force to send you to the ground. "Hey! Watch where your..." You suddenly stopped speaking, for your annoyance had turned in to anger. You growled a bit as you spoke the name of the person who bumped you...
"Sunset Shimmer."
Your sworn enemy looked at you with a sinister glare in her eyes, clearly enjoying your suffering. "Hello, Dark Heart. Long time no see."
You scowled at the nickname, and picked yourself back up. "Hey, back of the line is over there," You mentioned as you pointed behind you. She just laughed, "Oh no, I'm pretty sure it's here. There aren't any other Keyblade wielders here, after all."
"You forget, you don't necessarily have to have a Keyblade to take part," You pointed out, summoning your sword.
"Ugh, your still using that pathetic excuse of a weapon?" Sunset snorted, "Being someone who treats Darkness like it's our friend, I thought you'd have equipped something more powerful by now." She extended her hand, summoning her own Keyblade and let it cross your weapon.
"Hmph, like you'd know anything about using the Darkness," You smirked, remarking about her secret use of the powers Darkness has to offer. She put a hand over her mouth.
"Uh, how could you? Accusing me of using the powers of darkness? I thought you were better than that," Sunset playfully said, feigning innocence. She had ways of making her darkness seem like the fault of others. It was one of the things she was good at.
"Oh, don't play dumb. Everyone knows that you use Darkness whenever Master Celestia's not looking. You stench of it's foul oder," You chuckled, pretending to sniff the air.
"Ooh, coming from the person who uses Darkness without a second thought," Sunset snickered, "But no matter, as far as you're concerned, my record's clean. You can't touch me." She added a playful giggle at the end. She was really enjoying this.
"Maybe so," you said, now pretty pissed, "But you can't keep up the act forever. You'll slip up one day, and when you do, I'll be all over you like pack of wolves. You'll regret the day you messed with Nightfall Abyss."
The sense of anger and hatred between the two of you was as clear as the blue sky above, to anybody that was listening. The both of you clutched your weapons tightly, waiting for one of you to make a move. You both held so much negative emotions toward each other. And if you looked closely, you could see a faint aura of Darkness seeping from both of you.
"Um, if you two are quite done... you're holding up the line."
Your eye contact with Sunset broke as you both saw that you two were at the front of the line. Miss Cheerilee was waiting not-so-patiently for you two to finish up. Laughing sheepishly, you let Sunset move up, who twirled her hair with a snap as she walked up. After she finished up and went to her group (Snips and Snails, two non-Keyblade weilders who coasted off her power), you went up to recieve your assignment.
"Okay, let's see," Miss Cheerliee spoke as she looked over some papers, "Name?"
"Nightfall Abyss."
"Grade?"
"Sophomore."
"Keyblade/ Weapon?"
"Soul Eater," you showed her your sword.
"Hmm, okay," Miss Cheerilee mumbled as she finished your paperwork, she looked like she wanted to wrap this up. "Well, there is a open spot available in Group 6. They'll be heading off to this world right here." She handed you a slip that showed the name and coordinates of said world.
"Alright, thanks!" you said as you looked for your group. After much searching, you found Group 6. Luckily, it consisted of the two people who you could declare were a little bit less than your friends.
"Hey Flash! Sup' Octavia?!" you shouted as you gave each of them a high five.
"Sup' Nighty," Flash said with a grin.
"Good afternoon to you, my friend," said Octavia in a british accent.
"Gee, why so formal?" you asked her, "We don't have to be that way in front of our friends, right?" She shot a "I'm not approved" look at you, you backed off. "Hehe, okay. So anyway, Flash, what have we got?"
Flash looked at the flash card he was given, "It's some world not far from here. Having a bit of a Heartless problem. You know, the usual."
"Alright then, then let's get this show on the road!" you declared, "So Octavia, since your the licensed Portal Master here, if you please?" You added a polite bow just to show off.
Octavia gave a small smirk, then she summoned her Keyblade...
...and opened a portal.
"After you, gentlemen," she said politely, gesturing towards the portal.
"Alright, let's get this show on the road!" you declared as you three stepped into the portal.