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// Chapter 21: Reunited at last. 
// Story: When Runes Come 
// by deathisupon 
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The first thing I do when I get is go to Twilight. She was the one that heard me say it and is probably going to be running around trying to figure out what I meant. I knock and back up as Spike opens the door. "Oh hi Jake. why are you here?" He asks me and i rub the back of my head. "Long story but can my guests and I come in?" He looks behind me to see 5 people behind me. Afterwards he nods and moves out of the way. 

I walk in and sit on the couch. "Where's Twilight?" I ask him. "She's currently in the basement. She started looking into the strange energy after panicking about what you meant. What did you say to make her freeze like that anyways?" He asks me. "Oh you know. walking into a trap. trying to save my other self's in the universe." I say getting multiple questioning looks. I sigh and face palm. "Who here knows the multiverse theory?" I ask. Only spike raised his hand. "Cool Spike. It's that." I say making him go wide eyed. "Now then do you have a book on the multiverse theory?" I asks. "Yeah. I'll go get it real quick." He says as he runs into the hallway. When he returns I see a book in his hands. "Ok the multiverse theory is in there. But that is the simplified version. It's really hard to explain." I say as I get up. "Alright while they are reading that Spike can you take me to Twilight? I have a feeling the sooner I tell her I'm back the better." I tell him.

As we walk through the halls I start to recognize the walls have a little pattern to them. Makes the castle feel better than the one in Canterlot. We quickly arrive at the door and I knock. "One second!" Twilight yelled. I wait until the door opened and out came Twilight in a lab coat and glasses. "Sup." I say. She blinks twice then starts glaring. "Sup. SUP! Is that all you have to say for yourself!!! We were so worried about you that it took me a couple of days before I started to work on the project! And you have the audacity to say Sup as if nothing was wrong!" She yells before she calmed down. That entire rant got me up against the wall and hugging it. 

"Heartless I can face but I don't think I'll ever be ready for stuff like what you did." I say as I'm still hugging the wall with my back. Twilight just deadpanned at me and sighed. "So what progress have you made on tracking the energy?" I ask her. I see her eyes sparkle and ignite with studious curiosity. "Oh the Energy that brought Sora was weird and Interesting. I was like it Defies reality and was constantly attacking the magic in the air. And whenever someone get's close to it they will get Energized as if it's protecting life but doesn't like perfect control. So it's trying to get rid of the magic so the weather and stuff like that can go back to normal. But at the same time It's only in that area. As if it's trying to defend something." She explains. I only understood a fourth of it. But the last part interested me. "Ok. but have you managed to see if the energy was somewhere else?" I ask her. She nodded and turned around. entering the lab and a second later brought back a piece of paper. These are the coordinates. He appears to be around the dragon lands." She says and I froze. I guess she noticed that I tensed up. 

"Uh you ok Jake? What's wrong?" Twilight asks. I turn to her and tell her "If Riku landed there then won't the dragons try to fight him? since you know, their territorial?!" I yell and she goes wide eyed. I quickly rush outside and transform my keyblade into a glider. As I hopped on I felt someone get on and notice Twilight on here. "Your not doing this alone. not everything can be handled yourself." She says. I sigh but nod. The we go towards the dragon lands. "So anything I should know about the dragons?" I ask Twilight. "Their dragon lord Ember is small but tough. She also found friendship with us ponies. And while not all dragons agree with her. She still put up quiet the fight. She should also be able to help us out with this Riku. But the most troublesome ones are garble and his little gang. He's a red dragon about teenage size just a little taller. His orange crest looks like the lunar guard helmets." She says as we arrive. 

When we landed I noticed all the dragons looked at us in curiosity. While looking I noticed that most were hiding an emotion. I can't tell what the emotion is until a bright blue dragon came towards us. The dragon was a female and had a staff and crown. "So you must be Ember am I right?" I ask. She puffs and asks "What is it to you?". I guess this is Ember. "Have you seen a person like me but with white hair and green eyes?" I ask her and I could see a spark of recognition in her eyes. "Are you a friend of his?" She asks with a lighter-ish tone. "You could say that. Can you show me where he is?" I ask her. "Come right this way." Ember then turned and walked back the way she came. When We entered the cave I noticed Riku looking at us. "Hey Riku you have guests." She says as I wave. "Hey Riku can we talk in private?" I ask him. "Sure. follow me." He says as we walk around the corner. 

I could tell he is tense so let's do something stupid. "Sora says hi." I say freezing him. I stop in front of him. "Ok so the situation is Sora arrived shortly before we found you. I guess the energy wanted you two safe for whatever reason. but right now, I'm on a tight schedule so anything I need to know before i unite you, Sora, and Kairi." I tell him. "The heartless are here in the dragon lands. in fact the dragons would be dead if I didn't arrive when I did. And for some reason my gummi phone isn't working." He says. I nod then start to think. I think the gummi phone won't work here because of the natural energy of this place. but once we get to where my home is then it should work. and leave the heartless problem to me." I say as we start heading back. 

When we got to the main part of the cave I went to Twilight. "Ok you are going to go back with Riku and reunite the however many people there. I'll be there in a little bit. I got some stuff to take care of. then I'll go back." I tell her. She nods and goes to Riku. "Pack your stuff if you have any." Riku shakes his head and says "Sorry but I don't have anything.". When they were about to leave I walked towards them. "First off twilight do you know how to teleport long range?" I ask her. "Yes but with how far we are I would be out of mana." She tells me. "Here take a part of my mana. It will help keep you up a little bit. and with it almost night time then you will get to sleep. after getting the rest of the quests to sleep. Oh I forgot to tell you but you will have 6 more guests to room until they decide to come with me." I tell her. She grinned at the borrowing my mana part. But glared at me for the extra guests part. "Ok well here you go. take some mana and go to your home." She sighs and takes some mana. 

The next thing I know. they're gone and I'm in the same room with Ember. "I guess proper introductions are in place. I'm Jake. And I'm a keyblade master." I say as I bow. "As you know I'm Ember. but please no need to bow. you aren't a dragon." She says and I release my bow. "Now then. How many dragons have the capabilities to fight?" I ask her with a giant grin on my face. sending a shiver up her spine.