KINGDOM HEARTS: Dark Order

by OliverSparkle


Chapter XXII: Spikion

At the Dragon Lands, where every mountain is filled with lava, the three friends arrived a few hours ago with Spike before the pain got even worst.

Right now, Xion and Ember were now at a small size lava pool, with Spike in Xion’s arms, as Xion gently and carefully placed Spike in the pool without hurting him or burining herself.

Ember had just told her that the only way for Spike to get better from getting smacked really hard was to place him in some lava and let the lava remove the pain. That’s how all dragons get better when they’re in a lot of pain.

Roxas and Axel were making sure the other dragons were training okay for Dragon Lord Ember.

“You think he’s gonna be okay, Ember?” Xion asked worriedly.

The Dragon Lord smiled at Xion and gently placed a claw on her shoulder before answering, “Don’t worry, Xion. The lava will clear away the pain in no time. It happened to me once, and the lava did the trick. Why don’t you stay here and keep an eye on him while I go see Roxas and Axel?”

Xion smiled back at Ember.

“I’d like that, thank you,” said Xion softly.

Ember gently patted Xion’s shoulder before flying off to find Roxas and Axel along with the dragons that are still training.

Xion sat on the rock that was near the lava pool and watched as Spike continued to float on the lava while still unconscious after being knocked out by Twilight Thorn.

After a few minutes later, Spike slowly groaned and slowly sat up only to realise he was in a pool of lava.

“Huh?! What happened? How did I even get here?”

“Oh, Spike! You’re awake!” Xion said happily before getting on the rock and sat on her knees to where she can look at Spike more properly.

“Xion? What’s going on? Why are we here at the Dragon Lands and not at the Changeling Kingdom?”

“After Xemnas knocked you out with his giant Nobody creature, Thorax told us to head to the Dragon Lands so we can get rid of the pain you were given from the giant Nobody. It turns out that lava can heal any pain that any dragon has.”

“It does?” Spike pushed a bit of his dragon skin on each arm to see if he felt any pain from the attack of the Twilight Thorn, and didn’t feel any pain at all. “Huh. I did not know that. Guess I was so busy leaving with Twilight, I didn’t think that lava could heal any pain a dragon could have.”

Xion chuckled a bit before Spike got out of the lava pool. The baby dragon suddenly realise that Roxas and Axel wasn’t around.

“Wait, where’s Roxas and Axel?!” Spike asked worriedly thinking that something has happened to them.

“Don’t worry,” said Xion softly to the dragon, “Roxas and Axel are with Ember making sure the dragons are doing well at their training.”

Spike sighed in relief. “Oh thank Celestia for that then. I thought that Xemnas guy might have done something bad to them.”

“Yeah, so there’s no to worry about them,” said Xion while giving Spike a soft and friendly smile.

Spike smiled back at Xion as he then suddenly saw a bit of blush trying to appear on Xion’s cheeks. He was very confuse by this.

“Uh...Xion? Why are your cheeks trying to, blush?”

“Huh? They are?”

Spike nodded his head in response.

“Well uh...I uh...you see...” Xion sighed, she knew she couldn’t keep this secret forever, even when this is all over and it’ll be time for her and her friends to return home. “Well, you see, Spike, the reason why my cheeks are trying to blush is because...I have a crush...on you.”

Spike grew a shock look on his face as his cheeks began to blush after hearing Xion say she has a crush on him.

“You have a crush on me? Since when?!”

“Since after we first met and giving you that little tickle on your belly,” answered Xion.

Spike’s cheeks blushed like bright red while he rubbed the back of his back with his claw. “Wow. This is the first time anycreature has ever fallen in love with me before.”

Xion was confuse by that. “Do you already have a crush on someone?”

“Well, I did,” answered Spike, “And it was Rarity. But she isn’t my crush anymore after what she did two years back.”

“What did she do?” Xion asked curiously.

“Well,” began Spike, “During the Grand Galloping Gala, when Sora first arrived, we’ve found out that Rarity was jealous that Capper chose Fluttershy instead of her after falling in love with him during the Storm King invasion. She then had a go at Capper and Fluttershy after they were having a perfect dance together, she even yelled at Lightning Twister when he tried to reason with Rarity on why Capper chose Fluttershy in the first place.”

Xion was in deep shock at this. She couldn’t believe Rarity would yell at a sweet young child, like Lightning Twister, for no reason at all.

“Rarity yelled at Lightning Twister?!”

“Yep,” he answered while crossing his arms, “It even made him upset and broke his little heart.”

“How could she?! Didn’t she know he was still little?!”

Spike shrugged his shoulders before saying, “Guess she was too busy feeling jealous and angry that she forgot just how young he was. And until then, I stopped trying to win her heart after what she did and try to have a crush on somecreature that doesn’t get jealous on other love ones, especially since she had fallen in love with others before we’ve met Capper in Klugetown.”

“That would explain why she was attach to Riku at the Crystal Empire,” said Xion.

“But, what about Roxas and Axel? Do they know about this?”

“Oh don’t worry,” she replied happily, “They’re already know about this. When we were coming here to help heal your pain, I started to get more worried about you as I kept hugging you tightly. That’s when Roxas and Axel both started to realise that I had a crush on you. I was a bit nervous on telling you about it, but Axel said it’s okay to feel nervous about saying I have a crush on you. So he told me to take a few minutes to feel calm until I feel like I’m ready to say it.”

Spike smiled at Xion while still blushing a bit as he crossed his arms behind his back and started rubbing his foot on the ground.

“Well, since you already have a crush on me...I guess I can give this crush a shot since you’re much nicer like Sora and Twilight are put together.”

Xion smiled happily at the baby dragon before gently picking him up and held him close to her. They both shared a small semi-kiss together. After the kiss, they smiled at each other once more, knowing that this was gonna be a good life together.

“Xion, I promise to be the best boyfriend you could ever wish to have,” said Spike.

Xion shook her head while smiling at the dragon. “You already are, Spike. I can promise you that.”

Suddenly, a new strange evil voice was heard.

“So, the Nobody has found love in a world that’s not part of hers.”

Xion and Spike looked around the area searching for that voice. Just then, a dark corridor appeared near them and disappeared to reveal a red dragon staring at them with his arms crossed.

The dragon was wearing a dark robe with a grey belt, he had markings on his face that’s similar to Darth Maul’s, and his antlers were big and coloured in purple.

Xion placed Spike back on the ground before getting up while glaring at the dragon, Spike glared at the dragon too. They both know he was working for Vanitas and Cozy Glow.

“Who are you?” Xion asked.

“I am Third Shadow, one of The Storm King’s Tempest warriors.”

Spike was shock and confuse by this. He remembered only seeing Tempest Shadow when the Storm King invaded, he and the girls never knew there was more than one Tempest warrior that serve the Storm King.

“Third Shadow? Tempest warrior? There’s more than just Tempest Shadow that work for The Storm King?!”

Third Shadow grinned at the baby dragon.

“Yes there is, young one,” he answered, “But that Tempest Shadow isn’t a Tempest warrior no more since she betrayed The Storm King and killed him before anycreature else could.”

“The Storm King was using Tempest from the very beginning!” Spike said angrily, “He’s the one who did the betray!”

“So you say. However, I may be a Tempest warrior, but I don’t really serve him that much as you think I would. You see, what The Storm King was really doing was not really taking over every area and kingdom in Equestria, but also searching for the future Storm King known as, The Storm Pony.”

Xion and Spike were both confuse about this “Storm Pony” he was on about.

“Storm Pony? What Storm Pony?” Asked Xion.

The evil dragon just grinned evilly before saying, “That’s for you to find out. However I was planning on killing The Storm King myself and have the Storm Pony for myself, until there was no sign of him still even after Tempest Shadow killed The Storm King. But, now that he is back, I can still have my chance to do my plan for coming ruler of all Equestria!”

Spike was in deep shock after hearing Third Shadow say The Storm King was back. He couldn’t believe his eyes, even though he wasn’t sure whether to believe that was true or not. “The Storm King’s back?! But how?!”

“Let’s just say that Vanitas and Cozy Glow helped most of his return before meeting you lot. But, I’ll come to The Storm King later. Right now, I fancy getting rid of someone that betrayed Master Xehanort a long time ago during the clash between seven lights and thirteen darknesses. Isn’t that right, Xion?” Third Shadow grinned evilly at Xion.

Xion stood in battle mode before saying, “I was used as a puppet to help forge the key. I am no traitor to Xehanort!”

“But didn’t you also betray your friends back in the old Organization, even without knowing who was trying to destroy your friendship with them?”

Xion didn’t know what to say. He knew he was right about betraying her friends after attacking Axel. But she didn’t care, they were able to forgive her and still be her fiends even after finding out that Saix was the one who tried to ruin their friendship.

She glared at Third Shadow. “That doesn’t matter to me. We’re still friends after what’ve happened, and I’m here to help bring Vanitas and Cozy Glow to justice. As well as you too.”

“Justice is merely a construct of the current powerful army,” said Third Shadow, “An army which, hmm...cording to my calculations...is about to change.”

“And The Storm King is behind all of it?” Spike asked while still glaring at Third Shadow.

“He is behind, everything,” Third Shadow said now feeling scared, “In the shadows, always, but soon very soon...he will rise and reveal himself.”

“There’s never gonna happen,” said Xion while glaring at him, “With the help of Sora, us Keyblade wielders and masters, and the magic of friendship, we can defeat not only Vanitas and Cozy Glow, but also The Storm King before it is too late.”

Third Shadow wasn’t amused by what Xion just said.

“Too late for what?! The Storm King to return?! He already have and none of you just see it! There is no justice! No help! No hope! Except for the one that will help The Storm King’s return! The time of the Keyblade Masters and wielders have past! They can not defeat The Storm King. But, together, Xion...you and I, can.”

Xion and Spike were in shock again after hearing what Third Shadow just said and doing. He was trying to get Xion to join him and help him kill The Storm King.

“Every choice you have made, has led you to this, moment.” Third Shadow reached his claw out to Xion in hopes she would join him.

Xion looked at the evil dragon and then his claw before closing her eyes and shakily reached her right fist up near her face.

She didn’t know what to do. If she joined him, she would betray her friends for real, and if she refuses, she might die by him.

But she did more than just one thing, there was no way she was gonna help Third Shadow kill The Storm King and claim the Storm Pony for theirselves.

Xion opened her eyes and glared at Third Shadow before swinging her hand back while saying, “Never! I’ll never join you! You may have called me a traitor, but you’re also a traitor too! And like Xemnas would say, “traitors are eliminated”. And you betrayed The Storm King, so...”

Xion summoned her Keyblade, which is a replica version of Sora’s Kingdom Key before he got a new one.

“I’ll eliminate you for him!”

Third Shadow growled angrily at Xion before placing his claw down.

“A bad response. But so be it.”

The evil dragon summoned his sword which is coloured in a red and orange fire way.

“Time to end the traitor.”

Xion let out an angry growl of her own before charging towards Third Shadow.

Xion swung her Keyblade to Third Shadow which he bended back to dodge the attack before clashing his sword against Xion’s Keyblade.

The two clashed each other’s sword and Keyblade ten times while bending back and jumping the kill slash. Spike watched while hoping Xion will win, which she will eventually. Wink wink.

Xion moved back before pointing her Keyblade at the evil dragon and shouted, “Fire!” And two fire balls shot from the end of the Keyblade and flew towards Third Shadow which he blocked them by swinging his sword at them.

Third Shadow charged towards Xion and swung his sword to her head, but she ducked in order to dodge the attack before clashing her Keyblade against his sword two times and kicking him back with her foot.

Third Shadow was still able to stand on his feet as he pointed his sword at Xion.

“You’re good, Xion, But you’re not good enough!”

“You haven’t seen what else I can also do yet!” Xion charged towards Third Shadow and quickly slashed him to where she was now behind his back pointing her Keyblade to the right.

Third Shadow stood there like a statue with a shock and defeat look on his face while his left claw shook every second. His sword magically vanish in defeat, meaning that Third Shadow was done for.

The evil dragon slowly collapse to his knees while breathing heavily as Xion stood back up and turned to look at him.

“Your bond, of your friends, is now stronger than ever. We would have, made a great, team.”

Xion just grinned at him. “Like That would ever happen.”

Third Shadow slowly turned his head round to look at Xion while dark smoke rose from the ground making him fade away in defeat. The smoke disappeared afterwards once the evil dragon was now gone.

Xion’s Keyblade magically disappeared before Spike walked up to her with a smile on his face.

“Xion, that was amazing!” He said in amazed, “Your Keyblade looks exactly like the one Sora used to have!”

Xion gave the baby dragon a proud smile. “Well I was crafted from Sora’s memories when I first joined the Organization, so it would make sense for my Keyblade to look exactly like his old one. Roxas used to have one too, but now he has two Keyblades after leaving the Organization and taking my Keyblade along. But that’s a story for him to explain.”

“I’ll have to ask him then once the time is right and okay for him to tell,” said Spike happily.

Xion continued to smile at the baby dragon while giving him a nod before asking, “So, now that you’re okay again, shall we go and see how the others are doing? I’m sure Roxas, Axel and Ember will be happy to see you all well again.”

Spike gave Xion a claw thumbs up while saying, “Sounds like a good idea, Xion!”

And with that being said, the two love birds made their way to find Roxas, Axel and Ember to see how things were going on with them.