//------------------------------// // Chapter XXVI: Broken? // Story: KINGDOM HEARTS: Dark Order // by OliverSparkle //------------------------------// Back at Radiant Garden, Sora and the group were walking among the path, with Flurry Heart on Oliver’s back, as they reached back to where they’ve landed the Gummi Ship. They stopped in the middle before looking around the area until Oliver saw something up ahead of them. He let out a small surprise gasp making the others look at him and then ahead of them. There they saw was none other than Sunset Shimmer and Starlight Glimmer walling towards them. “It can’t be...” said Oliver in surprise. Sunset and Starlight stopped a few miles away from the group just as Oliver said, “Sunset?! Starlight?!” The group ran towards them. “What are you two doing here? And where’s Terra?” Sora asked. Sunset, however, gave an unfriendly response. “Not happy to see us? Let us know if we’re getting in the way since it’s Terra you now care about and, ya know, of something that’s more important.” “Huh?” Oliver asked in confusion, “Sora didn’t mean that...” “Hmph,” said Starlight rudely, “Spare the excuses, Oliver. I bet that you had all but forgotten about us.” “Are you crazy?” Asked Oliver, “C’mon. We split up into groups with one or two Keyblade wielders to help us on each of our journey! And Terra was with you!” “But he’s not with us anymore,” replied Starlight, “Terra betrayed us. He joined The Storm King, became a pawn of the darkness again. And left me and Sunset to riot in the realm of darkness that was behind that stupid door! And none of you came looking for us!” That shouting of Starlight made Flurry Heart scared as she hid behind her brother’s head. “It’s only Lightning Twister you’re trying to save,” Starlight went on, “You don’t care about us anymore. Not after everything we have done after we realised we went down the wrong path and proven that we’ve changed.” “Huh? That’s not true!” Sora shouted, “We do still care about you! We just didn’t know what had happened to you!” “And Terra would never return to darkness again!” Added Aqua, “Not even if Xehanort’s soul was still in him!” The two ponies glared at the Keyblade Master. “Hmph, I knew it,” said Sunset, “You didn’t even get a strike in your minds that something was going on. Just cuz you want to save Lightning. Sorry, doesn’t go both ways. Tell ya the truth, Lightning doesn’t even want to look at your faces. Not even yours, Sora.” Sora was in shock after hearing that. “Why not?!” Sunset looked away before answering, “You should ask your promise...when you told him you’ll make the hurting go away from his heart before coming here. Remember that, and you’d know.” “But I... I’ve kept that promise!” Sora replied, “Surely he didn’t think I would forget about it! Why are you saying stuffs like that? Sunset...” Suddenly, two dark corridors appeared around Sunset and Starlight and disappeared revealing the two in their dark mode outfits. The group stood in battle mode while staring at the two ponies. “Go home, Oliver and Sora,” ordered Starlight, “We’ll care for Lightning. Anycreature who goes near him...” Sunset and Starlight summoned their Soul Eaters and held them in their magical grasp, “...goes through us!” The two charged at the group and clashed their Soul Eaters at Sora and Kairi’s Keyblades as they tried to stop them from attacking them. “What’s...What’s wrong with you two?!” Kairi asked worriedly, “We’re friends!” “Please, Kairi,” replied Sunset rudely, “Since when have you cared about us? Lightning’s not the only one who’s sick of looking at Sora or Oliver. So are we!” The clash ended and the two ponies spun round in mid air and landed on their hooves before staring at the group. “Sunset, Starlight, stop it!” Oliver said worriedly. But Sunset and Starlight didn’t listen and began to stand in battle mode before Donald, Goofy and Aqua summoned their weapons. “Something’s not right with them,” Said Aqua, “They could be possess or something.” “In which cause, we just have to free them!” Sora said before standing in battle mode. “Right!” Agreed Donald and Goofy. Aqua looked at Oliver and said, “Oliver, go take Flurry Heart somewhere safe. We’ll save these two.” Oliver gave Aqua a nod before flying off, with Flurry Heart on his back, finding a safe place to hide. Sunset and Starlight charged towards the five and clashed their Soul Eaters with Kairi and Aqua’s Keyblades ten times before Aqua kicked Sunset back with her foot and did the same with Starlight to help Kairi. “Freeze!” Sora shot a freeze ball at Sunset but she jumped really high dodging the blast and landed back on her hooves again. Sunset shot a dark ball at Sora But Goofy jumped in front of his friend and blocked the attack with his shield. The captain spun round towards Sunset and smacked her three times as she flew back a bit but still safely landed on her hooves. “Fire!” Donald magically made two fire balls shoot from his rod and one fire ball hit Starlight but she avoided the second one by slicing it in half making it vanish into thin. “Huh?!” Donald was shock by this. Aqua clashed her Keyblade with Sunset’s Soul Eater three times before smacking her with it causing the pony move back a bit. “You’re done!” Aqua magically made chains appear from the end of her Keyblade and tied around Sunset, but didn’t stay tied up for long as she made a big dark blast making the chains and vanish into thin air. Sora and Kairi looked at each other before nodding and then jumped into mid air together. They both held each other hands before reaching their free hand out while shouting, “Light!” Just then, two big bright light wings appeared behind them. Sora and Kairi flew towards the two ponies and smacked them several times as the wings turned into feathers and they landed on their feet with their Keyblades returning. Sunset and Starlight began to breathe heavily in defeat while the five stared at them. The two ponies started to turn around behind them and ran away from the five. “Sunset! Starlight! Please wait!” Sora shouted. But it was no good, Sunset and Starlight were too far away to hear Sora and disappeared into the distance. Sora wasn’t just worried but also afraid that something must have made them believe that they didn’t care them no more. Sora felt a tap on his shoulder and turned behind him to see it was Goofy who tapped him. “Sora! Come on!” “We’ve got to find Oliver and Flurry Heart!” Donald said worriedly. “Huh?” Sora suddenly remembered about Oliver and Flurry Heart going off into hiding, “Oh! Right! Let’s go!” Sora began to run off to find the two alicorns with the four running behind him. In the throne room of the Storm Kingdom, Vanitas and Cozy Glow were talking to The Storm King about how Lightning Twister escaped and the death of Tempest Plagueis. “The kid killed Tempest Plagueis in one slash with his Keyblade,” explained Vanitas, “But they escaped before we could get to them, my King.” “And yet they still don’t know about my Storm Pony,” replied The Storm King, “No matter, they’ll know about him soon. And he will be mine very soon.” “What about Tempest Plagueis?” Cozy Glow asked. “Forget about him. I was only using him from the very beginning anyway. I wasn’t really gonna help him save his race the way he thought I would. Just focus on the pony, and everything you two ever wished will be yours.” “We know where they’re going to now,” said Vanitas, “If that location’s correct, we will capture them quickly, my King.” “Let them go further first,” the king said, “Therefore you won’t have any trouble releasing enough Storm Guards and Unversed in every location in case they know you’re on to them.” “At last, we will destroy the magic of friendship and the guardians,” said Vanitas, “At last, you will have revenge.” The Storm King grinned evilly at the two before saying, “You two have been well trained, my young Keyblade wielders. They will be no match for you. Now, return to your conquers. Make sure no one else tries to stop us.” Vanitas and Cozy Glow gave the Storm King a nod in response as they turned towards the throne room doors and walked out to return to their conquers.