Ven and Terra, meanwhile, were currently stuck in Diagnostics with the other faulty robots. Their arms were constrained, leaving the both of them unable to do anything to escape. “I hope you’re happy, Ven.” Terra sideyed Ven. “Big deal, if we hadn’t helped that John guy, he would’ve become a Heartless.” Ven defended himself. Terra rolled his eyes, but his attention was caught by watching WALL-E and EVE being transported into Diagnostics, with WALL-E being placed next to Ven. “WALL-E! Where’d you go bud?” Ven asked his robot friend. “EEEVA! EEEVA!” He looked at them, pointing at EVE being taken behind the glass door. “Hmm… Ven, how bound are your hands? I can’t do anything with mine.” Terra asked. Ven tried lifting his hands, there was enough room to summon his keyblade. “Alright! Let’s get out of here!” With a spinning slash, Ven managed to break down the walls for himself, Terra, and WALL-E. The three were flagged by the security arms, but they were too late as the three smashed through the glass door. “EEEVA!!!” WALL-E shouted as he witnessed EVE’s arm being taken off. EVE looked shocked to see WALL-E burst through, especially when WALL-E grabbed her removed arm, activating the arm cannon. “Whoa whoa whoa, WALL-E, let’s take it easy…” Ven carefully reached to take the gun away from the robot. “Ven, he’s got a gun. He’s a robot on edge, I don’t think he’s gonna-” Terra was cut short, as Ven tried fighting WALL-E for the gun, only for the both of them to shoot the control panel to Diagnostics. The three of them stood there in shock and awe, realizing the sheer amount of damage they’ve caused. “WALL-E!!!” EVE shouted as she smacked him in the back of the head. Soon the security of Diagnostics all deactivated, as well as the restraints and shields of the other defective robots. “UH-OH.” WALL-E shrunk into his frame before the robots came to scoop up WALL-E, Ven, and Terra, hailing them as heroes for freeing them. The parade of robots soon barraged out of Diagnostics with EVE following close behind, making their way down the speedways of the Axiom freely before being stopped by SECUR-Ts. It was a solid line of defense, blocking their path with ease, ready to take any of the defective robots back to their cells. “HALT.” They all announced in unison. The defects then pushed WALL-E, Ven, and Terra to the forefront to save them once more. “Wh- What do you want us to do about it?!?” Ven whipped his head back at the defects. WALL-E shook at the thought of conflict, luckily EVE zoomed through the crowd to reach him in time. “WALL-E!” she shouted, grabbing her arm cannon and tugging it away from the robot. Unfortunately, one of the SECUR-T bots snagged a picture of the four of them in an unfriendly pose. Soon after, throughout the entirety of the Axiom, the image of the four with the intercom booming “WARNING- ROGUE ROBOTS” surged rapidly across every screen on the ship. EVE grumbled at the sight of the wanted poster, as she took WALL-E and flew off. “EVERYONE, SCATTER!!!” Terra shouted, as he began to attack the SECUR-Ts. The defects all ran off, some of the security following after them, while some stayed behind to fight Terra and Ven. Ven groaned as he joined in on the fight, him and Terra charging into the bots to keep them from pursuing their friends. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “WARNING- ROGUE ROBOTS.” “...Uh oh.” Aqua cringed at the screen of her hover chair. Aqua had been wandering through the vast empty halls of the Axiom. Of course, not before loading up on some shakes. She had ventured off to the lesser populated areas of the Axiom, places where it feels like people haven’t been to in forever. She’s barely spotted a few robots here and there, and luckily no Heartless yet either. “Man, Heartless or not, this place is starting to give me the creeps.” Aqua told herself, her eyes wandering along the glass wall, taking in the view of the stars outside. “But… you can’t beat this view at least.” Aqua stared in awe, moving her chair closer to the window. The stars glimmered delightfully, giving a beauty to the pitch black void that was space itself. “Ven would’ve loved to see this…” she looked over to her sides, her best friends missing, causing chaos somewhere on the ship. Aqua let out a sigh before her poor stomach began to growl. The hefty blue haired woman groaned as she looked at her now empty shake cup. “They really need to update this place with some kiosks at least.” She pouted before being startled by a loud bang down the hall. Immediately, Aqua whipped out her keyblade, as she hovered over slowly towards the noise. Her plump hands and fingers gripped her keyblade tight, sweat already beginning to form. She poked her head around the corner, inside of the escape pod room to see what the noise was. To her relief, it was only WALL-E and EVE. “Psst! WALL-E! EVE!” Aqua tried to grab their attention. WALL-E spun around to spot his new friend, whirring over to greet her. “AWW-KWAH.” The small robot took her hand and shook it. “Heh, close enough.” Aqua took her hand back after getting self conscious about her arm wobbling so much. “What’re you two doing here?” Aqua asked as WALL-E went over to the escape pod, seating on the cushioned seats. EVE looked down, pointing over at the pod. “HOME, WALL-E.” EVE went over to the control panel in the room, setting course for Earth. “Wait what? EVE, you’re not gonna shoot WALL-E out into space, are you?” Aqua placed her keyblade over the control panel, concerned for her new friend. “CORRECT.” EVE spoke in a monotone fashion. WALL-E overheard this luckily, whirring out of the pod and into a corner, converting into his cube form. EVE sighed, pinching the screen between her eyes. “WALL-E…” As EVE went to go retrieve him, Aqua couldn’t help but hear the sound of a motor approaching. “Hey! Someone’s coming!” Aqua alerted her friends, as Eve went into pod form right next to WALL-E. Aqua began to panic, she was too big to really hide anywhere. She did the next best thing she could: pull over a few fake plants and hide behind them. The trio witnessed the small robot, GO-4, roam into the pod bay. The small bot went into the pod, placing what appeared to be a dirty boot with a sprouting plant inside. It then went over to the control panel, setting course for Earth, and then left without any clue someone had witnessed it. “THE PLANT…” EVE spoke, before WALL-E rushed in to grab the plant. “EEE-VA!” WALL-E held up the plant excitedly, before the pod closed on him and shot him out to space. “WALL-E!!!” The two shouted, before Heartless sprung up around them. “Oh no, not now…” Aqua sighed as they were surrounded by Soldiers, Shadows, Yellow Operas, and now Neoshadows. “MONSTERS?” EVE asked, readying her gun. “No, Heartless. Mind if you lend a hand?” Aqua asked, readying her keyblade. EVE nodded, already beginning to blast away Heartless. Aqua began to swing with her keyblade, doing what she could with limited mobility. She discovered within the fight that she could use the hover chair to her advantage, from t-boning Shadows, rear ending Soldiers, and spinning out on the Neoshadows. Aqua and EVE joined together for a final move, shooting out a bright blue beam that eviscerated all the Heartless in front of them. Shadows continued to spawn around them, making Aqua groan. “EVE, go rescue WALL-E, I can hold them off from here.” Aqua commanded confidently. “RIGHT.” EVE nodded, sending herself out through the tube and into space. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Wonder where Aqua is? This place is massive!” Ven questioned as he and Terra whirred around the halls of the Axiom. They agreed to stick together and stay in the less populated areas of the ship, finding themselves in an area with a massive view of space. “Oh hey, look a shooting star!” Terra pointed at what he thought was a star, when in reality it was WALL-E’s escape pod. “Hey make a-“ before Ventus finished his sentence, the pod exploded. “-wish…” Ven slumped. “Too late now. C’mon, cheer up Ven.” Terra patted his friend’s head. “I guess. I was just gonna wish-“ “-HEY!!! WHERE HAVE YOU TWO BEEN?!?” Ven was cut off by Aqua shouting from across the hall, zooming in her chair away from the crowd of Shadows following after her. “Aqua! Come on, you couldn’t finish them off?!?” Terra shouted as he and Ven charged at the Heartless. “Too… Too many…” Aqua panted as she sat back, wiping sweat from her forehead as she let the boys do the work. Terra whipped himself into a whirlwind, slashing through Heartless left and right. Ven stood back, shooting off Firaga and Thundaga for crowd control. More and more Shadows came around, beginning to swarm both friends. “Uh, Aqua? You done taking a breather?” Terra called over to the doughy keyblade master. “Wha- oh y-yeah! Uh, gimme a sec!” Aqua held her keyblade up with both hands, focusing on everything but her friends. “Deep freeze!!!” She yelled, as a freezing blizzard overcame the surrounding Heartless, sending them back where they came. Once everything was cleared, a Darkside began to emerge from the floor, threatening to break the glass of the window to suck the heroes into the vacuum of space. “Oh no…” Ven grimaced, before being grabbed by Terra. “Hey hey! What’re you doINNNNNNNG-“ Ven was flung like a frisbee, slashing right through the Heartless with ease as everything faded to white. Ven came to, moments later, finding himself lodged within the wall of the hallway. “Uh… little help please?” The smaller robot called from above. Terra and Aqua looked up, the taller giving a groan. “How’d you get stuck up there?” He called out. “You THREW ME!!!” Ven did everything he could to push himself out of the dented metal wall. Successful, though he immediately crashed straight to the floor. “Oh no, Ven are you alright?” Aqua asked as she moved her chair over to him, helping him up. “Haaaaaaaaaa…” There was a beeping coming from Ven, then a jingle from his speaker the moment his eyes opened to see Aqua. “I’m better now, actually. Heh…” Ven stared in Aqua’s eyes, making the hefty woman blush. “Well uh, *ahem*, glad you’re alright.” Aqua quickly looked away. “Ooooooooh, watch out, we got a couple of lovebirds on deck~!” Terra teased the two of them. “What’re you, Axel? Shut up!” Ven huffed. “Actually, his name is Lea, I dunno if he’s ever told you that.” Terra joked. Before Ven could speak, Aqua pointed towards the window. “Look! They’re alive!” Ven and Terra looked over to see WALL-E and EVE flying around in space, happily goofing around. Ven chuckled as he went over towards the window, his friends following behind. “HEY!!! YOU GUYS!!!” He waved at them. “HI THERE!!!” Aqua chimed in. “YO!!! OVER HERE!!!” Terra tried grabbing their attention. Luckily, EVE managed to spot them, flying over with WALL-E sputtering behind. The two waved back yet neither could hear the other through the thick glass. EVE opened her chest, revealing the plant inside of the boot. “Oh my gosh, you guys got it back!” Aqua bounced happily in her seat. “Yeah- uh wait, why do they need a plant?” Ven asked. EVE then projected an image on her screen: the plant would go into a deposit chamber in the area known as the Lido Deck. From there, it showed the entirety of the Axiom going to a planet and landing. “You need a plant… to go home. Is that right?” Terra theorized. “Wow, Xehanort must’ve left some brains behind.” Ven joked before being promptly smacked in the back of the head by Terra’s keyblade. Xehanort and his possession was still a touchy subject for Terra. Even the constant questioning from King Mickey and Yen Sid made him uncomfortable. “Shut up, Ven.” Terra glared at his friend. Before apologies could be made, EVE zoomed off with WALL-E, presumably heading towards the Lido Deck area of the ship. “Hey! They’re leaving!” Ven pointed out. “Alright, let’s try and stick together this time.” Terra looked over at Aqua, who was promptly blushing and sinking in her seat. “H-hey now, can you blame a girl for being hungry?” She smiled shyly. “Yeah-“ “-No not really! Come on, you guys!” Ven interrupted, trying not to let Terra’s judgment get to Aqua. “Y-yeah, Ven’s right. We gotta get these people home before things get worse.” Aqua pumped herself up, going as far as leading the way. “This way! I know just where to go!“ Aqua said confidently. Ven was quick to follow after. Terra groaned and rolled his eyes. Just as he was about to follow his friends, he stopped in his tracks. A chill rushed through Terra’s systems. He felt like he couldn’t move a muscle. He knew who was there. Fighting his feeling of fear, Terra quickly turned around to see a man standing behind him, donning the usual Organization XIII black coat. “Well well well, look who it is. Traitor Terra, in the… well, metal.” The man taunted. “I’m not a traitor! I was freed from you by my friends!” Terra shouted, keyblade appearing in hand. “Who are you?!? I thought Organization XIII was done for?!?” Terra demanded for answers. The man laughed, shaking his head and lifting his hood. “That ain’t no way to talk to an old friend, isn’t it?” The man turned out to be Xigbar, Organization XIII’s No.2 back in its heyday. “What the- Braig?” Terra asked. Xigbar smirked, he didn’t wanna give up the game just yet. “Yeah, sure is. Kinda forgetting an X in the name but I’ll let it slide.” He joked, beginning to walk circles around Terra. “Hang on, I thought Sora finished you off for good?” Terra questioned, readying himself for an attack. “I think you’re forgetting that-“ Xigbar vanished in the blink of an eye. “-I can manipulate space.” He said as he reappeared right behind Terra. The keyblade wielder whipped around to slash Xigbar in the face, only to find that he wasn’t there. “So, here’s the part where you ask why I’m here and what’s my plan. Buuuuuut, we’re on a crunch for time thanks to your robot pals. So, I’m just gonna leave you with a little parting gift. Hope to see you soon, pal.” Xigbar taunted, as Terra turned to see him walk into a dark portal. Soon after, numerous Darkballs, Loudmouths, Green Requiems, and a Gear Golem appeared. “Arrrgh, right when the others leave…” Terra remarked, as he dove right into the crowd of Heartless. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “You know *slurp* I feel sorry you can’t try these yourself.” Aqua chimed as she guzzled on her now third shake. Ven couldn’t help but watch his crush fill up on what was probably making everyone in this ship so large and lethargic. The two of them were currently at a table near the food court, per Aqua’s request to grab something due to her increased hunger. “This is probably gonna awaken something in me.” He said to himself. Aqua then let out a belch and licked her lips. “Sorry, what was that?” She asked, unaware of him thinking aloud. “N-nothing! Just, you know, important mission ‘n all…” He did his best to dodge the question by reminding her that they should probably be going right now. “Aww but I just got started! One more before we go? Pleaaaaaaaaaase?” Aqua begged, giving her friend a puppy eyed look. Ven didn’t even hesitate before crumbling and caving in. “Alright alright… what flavor do you want me to grab you?” Ven offered. “Ooh, sea salt ice cream flavor! If you can, caramel drizzle too?” Aqua requested. Ven nodded before heading back over to the food court for her. “…yeah, definitely awakened something.” Ven told himself as he zoomed off. As Aqua happily sipped on her shake, a man in a black coat sat right next to her, to her surprise, it being Xigbar. “No no, don’t say a word. Don’t wanna cause a scene in front of everyone.” He remarked. Aqua gulped before setting her shake down and summoning her keyblade. “What do you want? I thought you were dead?” She questioned, pointing her keyblade inches away from his face. Xigbar chuckled, gently pushing the keyblade to the side, getting her to lower it. “Y’know, no one’s ever really gone. You’ve seen it yourself firsthand.” He commented. “Besides, I’m cooking up a little something for you and your friends. With Sora out of the picture, it’s the perfect time to act.” Xigbar alluded. “Just what’re you planning?!?” Aqua demanded, raising her keyblade back up to the Organization XIII member. Xigbar smirked, shaking his head. “Like I’d tell you, tubby.” He poked Aqua’s doughy midsection. “H-hey!!!” Aqua’s face went red with embarrassment. Before even making a hit, Xigbar blew dust at Aqua, sending her into a coughing fit. “There we go. Now you’ll fit in with the rest of these fatties.” The man smirked, before vanishing in a portal of darkness. “W-what theeeeeeeeeeee-“ Aqua found herself succumbing to a trance, her eyes becoming a hot pink as her belly began to growl. “I… I need more…” She spoke to herself, mindlessly drifting off into the sea of the food court. Ven was just heading back to his and Aqua’s table before spotting Terra in the distance, looking pretty worse for wear. “Holy- Terra what happened to you?!?” Ven quickly whirred over to his friend. “Xigbar, that’s what.” Terra said coldly. Ven dug out from his inventory an elixir Donald gave the team before going on their mission. “Here, it’ll help.” Ven handed it to his friend. Terra looked at the elixir, then back at Ven. “…how am I supposed to drink this?” He questioned. “Well I know we’re out of your fancy little umbrellas-“ Ven was halfway through his joke before reading the room. Terra was not in a joking mood. “-but I’d assume just splashing it on yourself would-“ Terra did just that, being healed and fixed in an instant. “-work.” “Thanks. Now where’s Aqua? And what’s that in your hand?” Terra asked, pointing at the shake. “…I don’t really know. I think it’s supposed to be some kind of shake or-“ Terra immediately knocked it out of his hand. “-come on! That was for Aqua!” Ven huffed. “Yeah, and that’s what’s slowing her down.” Terra remarked. He then looked over to see WALL-E and EVE sneaking around in the distance. He was then reminded that both them and the two robots were still wanted criminals on the ship. “Come on, we’ll worry about her later.” Terra went off to follow the robots, as Ven reluctantly followed along. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The duo kept close behind the robots, following them over to the towel area. They were pretty good at sneaking around until WALL-E spotted them. The little robot rolled right over to them, shaking both their hands excitedly. “TEAR-AHH! VENN-TIZZ!” He said happily. “Close enough.” Terra and Ven said in unison. EVE turned to see the commotion going on, coming over to hush them. “What’re you guys doing?” Terra asked. EVE pointed up towards the Captain’s quarters with a determined look. “PLANT.” She spoke, her screen showing the diagram of activating the terminal to send the Axiom home. “She probably needs to get the plant to the captain. But how are we gonna get up there?” Ven questioned. EVE then looked over at the trash chute, pointing towards it. “UP THERE.” Everyone went over to the trash chute, looking up and down before avoiding any falling trash. “…Ugh, you’re kidding me.” Terra groaned. “At least it’s not Radiant Garden’s sewers.” Ven pointed out. “Yeah, or Twilight Town’s underground.” Terra added. Both shivered at the thought of traversing the smelly subway system of Twilight Town. EVE went to have WALL-E stay put by the towels before making her way up the chute. Thankfully for the duo, Ven was a model of robot that could fly. “Need a lift?” He turned to Terra. “I dunno, did your flying get better while you were asleep?” Terra joked. “Ha ha ha. Just be lucky I’m not dropping you.” Ven said flatly, lifting up Terra to the top of the chute. Captain McCrea had been obsessing over the thought of Earth, its culture, and the idea of going home the entire time. He became enamored with the culture, the food, the sights, the sounds, things that his predecessors enjoyed 700 years prior to leaving Earth. AUTO, on the other hand, had been rather annoyed and dismissive about the captain’s newfound love of Earth. AUTO had even gone as far as to discourage and demean Captain McCrea’s endeavors in fact. The captain’s newfound dreams of returning to Earth just became slightly closer to fruition, as EVE burst through the trash chute with Terra and Ven following behind. “WHOA!!! Hey! W-who’re you guys?” The captain asked, shocked from the sudden intrusion. “I’m Terra.” “And I’m Ven.” The duo introduced themselves. “Terra, Ven… oh yeah, Aqua mentioned you two. You guys know how to stir up trouble.” The captain brought up the warning transmission from before. “Yeahhhhhhhhhhh…” Ven rubbed the back of his head. “Listen, Captain. EVE has something to show you.” Terra spoke up. EVE then opened her chest, revealing the plant in the boot inside. “T-t-the plant!” The captain pointed, as EVE gently gave it to him. It had been the first time in his life he’d ever see a plant. “…do you know what this means? THIS MEANS WE CAN GO BACK HOME!!! HAHAHAHAHA!” The captain spun around happily in his chair. McCrea then grabbed what turned out to be a portable projector, slapping it on EVE’s head. “Quick, quick! Show me what Earth was like!” He asked. Terra and Ven quickly noticed EVE looking not so enthusiastic, as she reluctantly did what her captain commanded. Everyone in the room witnessed what EVE had seen while on her mission to survey Earth: destruction, pollution, not a single sign of life that wasn’t a roach or WALL-E. It was completely desolate, a lifeless world. “What the…” Terra was shocked, it felt like he was back at the Keyblade Graveyard again. Ven didn’t know what to say, he had never seen a place so horribly destroyed before. “B-b-but where’s the blue skies? The seas? Where’s all the trees?!?” McCrea questioned in disbelief. “AUTO!” The captain called out, as AUTO shot down from the ceiling. AUTO looked over towards Terra and Ven before turning to the captain. “CAPTAIN?” It asked. “Set course for Earth, we’re going home.” The captain ordered. AUTO stood still, non responsive to the order given. “AUTO?” McCrea raised an eyebrow. “I CANNOT DO THAT, CAPTAIN.” AUTO responded. “What’re you talking about? Why not?” The captain asked. “CLASSIFIED INFORMATION, SIR.” AUTO responded flatly. “Something’s up, captain.” Terra whipped out his keyblade. “Whoa, hey, hold off Terra.” McCrea lowered Terra’s keyblade. “What’s classified from the captain, AUTO?” McCrea questioned. “I CANNOT ANSWER THAT, SIR.” AUTO responded, his glaring red eye shooting a piercing gaze through the captain. Captain McCrea sat there, unwavering and determined. “AUTO, as you captain, I command you to tell me what you’re hiding from me, or else you’ll be committing mutiny!” He pointed his sausage finger at AUTO. AUTO stood there for a few moments before complying. “VERY WELL, SIR.” AUTO went over to the computer terminal, entering a bunch of code before a video popped up on screen with the blaring red word: “CODE: A113”. A man soon walked up onto the podium, dressed in suit and tie. Terra’s eyes went wide as he watched the video. “Ven… is it me or…” “That’s you… or, you-Xehanort…” Ven confirmed what they were seeing. At some point, unknown to Terra, Xehanort must’ve visited this world, passing along a message to every Axiom’s AUTO. The message was simple and evil, deceiving everyone by lying that the Earth’s cleanup project was doomed to fail, to keep the humans on their respective ships. This was to remain in effect for who knows how long. There was no program to find a habitable planet or anything, it was meant to keep everyone adrift in space long enough to have the ships succumb to the Heartless. Even after defeat, Xehanort still haunted the keyblade wielders. “GIVE ME THE PLANT, SIR.” AUTO produced a small claw to grab the plant, yet the captain denied him. “Hold on, something’s not right. When was that message sent out?” He asked. “TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF OUR VOYAGE, SIR.” AUTO responded. “That’s… that’s nearly 700 years ago! AUTO, we have to turn back!” The captain commanded. “NEGATIVE, CAPTAIN. THIS ORDER IS TO ENSURE THE SURVIVAL OF THE HUMAN RACE.” AUTO responded flatly. “I DON’T WANNA SURVIVE, I WANNA LIVE!!!” McCrea argued. “THIS IS PART OF PROTOCOL, CAPTAIN.” AUTO responded. The captain threw his arms in the air, yelling as he went to look out his window. “Wait, Captain! You can’t just give up! Besides, that message was faked!” Ven pointed out. Captain McCrea perked up after hearing this revelation, turning to Ven and Terra. “Wait, what was that?” “It’s true, sir. The man in that message is a man named Xehanort. He’s part of a group called Organization XIII, he’s been nothing but trouble for us. He’s the reason behind the Heartless attacks on the ships, sir.” Terra explained. The captain sat there, thinking hard. McCrea looked out into the vastness of space, then to the mural on his wall with all the previous captains before him. He knew this wasn’t the right course for humanity. They needed to go home, even if they’re the only ship ever to do it. “AUTO, as the captain of this ship, I order you to take us home IMMEDIATELY!” The captain raised his voice at the machine. AUTO only stared and blinked before responding. “VERY WELL, SIRRRRRRRRRRRRRR-“ AUTO was then surrounded by a veil of darkness. It then came out clad in black and purple, with its eye in the center of the Heartless emblem. Ven and Terra whipped out their keyblades, as EVE loaded her arm cannon, as a slot door opened in the computer terminal. GO-4 soon came out, confusing everyone before snatching the plant from the captain. “HEY!” The trio shouted before GO-4 hissed at them. Ven and Terra rushed to it, but they were too late. GO-4 had thrown the plant down the garbage chute. All hope for humanity was lost at that moment, it seemed like Heartless AUTO had won. “NO…” EVE spoke quietly. Ven and Terra looked defeated, until they heard a small whirring noise coming from the chute. WALL-E had then popped up the chute, the plant safely secured. “WALL-E!!!” Everyone shouted happily. “NO.” AUTO said flatly. The machine went over to WALL-E, stabbing him in his battery while shocking him to near death. “WALL-E!” EVE shouted, before being deactivated by AUTO itself. Ven and Terra lunged at AUTO before being detained by GO-4, caught in its red beam. GO-4 sent the three of them down the trash chute with the dying WALL-E, far into the trash riddled abyss. “Ven… Ven wake up… c’mon, wake up!” Terra’s voice echoed in Ven’s head, as he slowly came to. “Whaaaaaaaa…” Ven slowly got up, his head thumping like crazy. Terra sighed with relief, patting his best friend on the back. “Just take it easy, dude. Y’know, we don’t have Sora to wake you up anymore.” Terra joked lightly. “Yeah, heh… where are we anyways?” Ven asked, looking all around. Everyone he looked, mountains of trash surrounded them. Trash falling from the sky, small REM-Es clicking and skittering around the trash heaps. There were large and obnoxious sounds nearby, of what the duo thought were just bigger WALL-Es, ended up being monstrously large robots named WALL-A. Unfortunately, the WALL-As didn’t realized Ven and Terra were conscious, as they scooped them both up to be compressed into trash cubes. The WALL-As loaded up an evac chamber, meant to shoot the enormous cubes of trash out into space. Ven and Terra felt noxious, but soon came to their senses after seeing EVE and WALL-E stuck within the cubes below. “Ven! Help me out here, we gotta save them!” Terra struggled to be free from the trash prison. Ven, on the other hand, managed to burst out of the cube. He then whipped out his keyblade, starting to pry his friend out of the trash. It took a couple of tries for Terra to be free, as the two landed on the floor. Luckily, EVE had freed herself just in time, as the three of them did everything they could to free WALL-E. Unknown to all of them, a smaller robot had came to their rescue just in time, getting caught in between the door of the evac chamber. Just in time, as the chamber shot the garbage straight into space, as the four friends held onto each other in a chain link, with EVE holding firmly onto the smaller robot. It took a minute for the WALL-As to realize there was a malfunction, as they shut down the evac chamber as soon as they could. Ven, Terra, the WALL-As, and their new friend MO, surrounded EVE and WALL-E as she did her best to fix him. “Is he…?” Ven tried asking, feeling Terra’s hand on his shoulder. “WHOA!” MO shouted, alerting everyone to the incoming hordes of Heartless surrounding them. Soldiers, Shadows, Neoshadows, Large Armors, and Guardians came by the numbers, with a Demon Tower leading the charge. “We gotta make sure they don’t get to EVE and WALL-E!” Terra shouted, lunging forward at the groups of Heartless. “Way ahead of you!” Ven confirmed, flying up to deal with the Demon Tower himself. The WALL-As proved their usefulness, being able to smash and run over any Heartless that came their way. Even MO joined in on the fight, head butting the smaller Heartless and scraping their faces off. Terra was hacking and slashing through the ranks of Heartless, having a few close calls if it weren’t for Ven or a WALL-A intervening. Ven, on the other hand, had a rather tough time dealing with the Demon Tower. “Sheesh, how did Aqua even beat one of these?” He asked as he did his best to chip away at the massive Heartless’ health, slowly but surely. “You gotta remember, hnnngh, she’s a Keyblade Master!” Terra reminded his friend, casting a massive spell of Firaga at the horde. EVE was still trying to fix up WALL-E, only for the small robot to stop her. “D-DIRECTIVE…” he told her, handing her the plant. “WALL-E…” EVE’s hand gently caressed his face. There were no available parts in this place, let alone the entire ship, to help fix WALL-E. She knew that in order to save him, they needed to go back to Earth. Out of frustration, EVE whipped around and fired several blasts from her arm cannon at the Demon Tower, taking out several chunks from the stream of Heartless. “Hey! That’s working! Terra, help us out here!” Ven shouted, continuing his hacking and slashing at the massive Heartless. Terra turned his focus over to the Demon Tower, shooting off Thundaga at the same time EVE shot from her cannon. It was such a strong enough blast, the Demon Tower let out a tremendous screech as it fled back to where it came. “WE DID IT!!!” Ven cheered, flying over and giving a fist bump to Terra. “Nice job dude! Now, all we need to do is-“ Terra was soon interrupted by a loud explosion. EVE had shot a hole in the ceiling, taking WALL-E and MO with her. “…well there’s our exit! Come on, and hold on tight!” Ven told Terra, as the latter held on to his friend, following EVE’s lead as they all flew out. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aqua had been mindlessly consuming the food shakes at the food court since Terra and Ven went off. At this moment, she had been banned from directly putting her mouth underneath the shake dispenser. Now, the massive keyblade master sat at a table in the food court. Shake wedged tightly between her ballooned breasts, she guzzled down shakes as if they were shots. Her double chin rested nicely against the top of her chest, her doughy arms laying uselessly on their armrests. Her massive belly threatened to rip the skin tight bodysuit, as it filled up her plush lap and bulged against the armrests. Her fat thighs were blanketed by her gut, as it also was close to spilling over her knees just while sitting down. It was clear as day, with the hypnotization and the increased intake of calories, Aqua was quite literally growing by the shake. She didn’t bother stopping for a breather when guzzling, she chugged and chugged till the cup was empty. Once free from drinking, she would either let out a heavy heave or a loud belch, which wasn’t out of the ordinary on the Axiom. Suddenly a message popped up on the screens all around the Axiom, “WARNING: ROGUE ROBOTS.” it read. It depicted EVE with her gun loaded, a dying WALL-E, MO hanging on for dear life, and Ven and Terra following behind them. Captain McCrea soon popped up on screen. “Psst! EVE, WALL-E, Ven, and Terra! Listen, AUTO has me locked in my room. EVE, head to the lido deck for the terminal activation! Now hurry, before-“ His message was soon cut off. Aqua didn’t notice anything that had occurred. She was too focused on getting more to consume, like a mindless cow only hungry for more feed. This however would soon come to a halt in a mere matter of time, as the screens went green and inflatable helmets sprung over every Axiom resident. Aqua felt her chair being forcibly pulled away from the food court, as she started to grunt and whine. Being pulled away from her source of satisfaction, she was forced to go to the lido deck. The lido deck was currently being transformed into a massive terminal, with a slotted section in the middle meant for the plant. Once the plant was inside, it would launch the Axiom into a hyper jump to land on Earth in a matter of seconds. EVE, WALL-E, MO, Terra and Ven arrived just in time, as the residents of the Axiom were being corralled towards the lido deck terminal. Ven got Terra’s attention, pointing over at the blue haired woman who was clearly bigger than the average Axiom passenger. “Aqua!!!” The two of them called out to the large woman, who was currently squirming in her chair. Landing right by her, Ven started to worry, knowing something wasn’t right. “Aqua?!? Aqua what’s wrong?” He questioned. “She’s sweating like crazy, Ven. Don’t you have anything that’ll help her?” Terra asked, taking the helmet off Aqua to help cool her off. Ven began to dig through his inventory, his eyes lighting up as he pulled out a Panacea. “Here, take this Aqua. Please.” He handed her the item. “Hungry… need more…” Aqua spoke mindlessly, devouring the Panacea like nothing. Her eyes soon went back to normal, as her hunger finally subsided. “H-huh…? What happened…?” Aqua felt like she just got her head out of the fog. Ven hugged her plump face, sighing in relief. “What happened to you? You had us worried!” Ven asked. Terra wanted to object but chose to stay quiet on the matter. “Huh? All I remember was-“ Aqua’s eyes went wide, pointing her sausage finger towards the top of the terminal, her arm fat wobbled freely. “XIGBAR!!!” She shouted. Ven and Terra whipped around to find the man himself, standing on top of the terminal. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Xigbar stood there, smirking at the trio, as he kicked a shake down to the floor. “Can’t believe you pigs enjoy that slop. Tastes terrible if you ask me.” Xigbar spoke in a sly manner, till he realized the passengers were too focused on the jumbo screen in the area. The screen was currently showing the captain struggling to fight AUTO, making the man pinch between his eyes. “Maybe you’re more like sheep…” he said to himself. “Xigbar!” Terra called out, as the three of them rushed over to the terminal with EVE and WALL-E. “What do you Organization creeps want with this world?!?” Ven interrogated, whipping out his keyblade. “What? Isn’t it obvious? These people and machines are ripe for Heartless takeover! Who’s gonna miss a few lousy robots in space? Or better yet, flabby humans that can’t even fend for themselves.” He explained, glaring at Aqua in particular. “I see the cow finally came to. Such a shame, would’ve been nice to have you back on our side.” Xigbar taunted. Aqua’s cheeks flared red, slamming her plump fists on the arm rests, causing her whole body to jiggle. “Sh-shut up! We’re gonna take you down once and for all!!!” The large woman shouted. “Yeah! It’s three against one!” Ven pointed out. “FOUR.” EVE spoke up, loading her arm cannon. “F-FIVE…” WALL-E managed to get a word out. “SIX.” MO chimed in, hopping around, ready for a fight. Xigbar watched as more and more robots came to the trio’s side, mostly the defects they had befriended earlier in their journey. “Hmph. Alright, if it’s a fight you want, it’s a fight you’ll get.” Xigbar smirked. A portal of darkness appeared behind him, as he began to step backwards into it. “But not with me.” He said before disappearing completely. “YOU COWARD!!! GET BACK HERE!!!” Terra shouted. It was no use, he had already fled the scene. Things took a turn for the worse, as the Axiom began to shake and turn on its side. The captain was struggling with his fight against AUTO, who had full reign of the Axiom controls. Everyone began to slide towards the windows, screaming and begging for help. Aqua managed to get full control of her chair, as she did her best to get to the elevator. “Terra! Ven! You guys help everyone out! I’ll go help the captain!” She demanded. It was too late for the duo to object, as Aqua managed to squeeze both herself and her chair into the elevator, as they both watched it rise to the top. “Well? You heard her! C’mon!” Terra wrangled Ven’s head from out of the clouds. The duo, along with EVE and the defects, did their best to protect the humans from getting injured. Ranging from softening their landings to having to stop the derailed monorail from crushing everyone. EVE was doing her best to keep the monorail from killing everyone, while WALL-E used what strength he had left to keep the terminal from closing. The Axiom began to shake, as a massive Heartless appeared above the terminal. It resembled a smaller scaled Axiom, but it looked more militaristic than a family friendly cruise liner. It was clad in purple, black, and red, with the Heartless emblem on its side. Guns all around it like a battleship, with its name being The Deathhawk. “Great, just what we needed.” Terra remarked in a sarcastic manner. The Deathhawk fired off massive lasers at the two keyblade wielders, as they had to frantically dodge and stay out of the way for the passengers sake. “Ven! Can you try getting an aerial advantage? I’m gonna try striking below!” Terra suggested. “On it!” Ven flew up to the face of the Heartless, and began slicing and dicing with his keyblade. The Deathhawk let out a screech, spinning around and whipping Ven with its tail end. Ven ended up being launched against a wall, but he didn’t give up so easily. Terra, meanwhile, used the terminal WALL-E was holding up in order to shoot off spells and get what hits he could from jumping underneath the Heartless. The duo managed to hold off the Heartless, while Aqua dealt with the situation above. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The captain was being flung around the control room, fighting with AUTO for control of the Axiom. Captain McCrea managed to learn how to stand and somewhat walk without his hover chair, which was a huge help in his fight. Aqua had gotten herself out of the small elevator, finding that AUTO had been possessed by the Heartless. “Captain! I don’t think you’re gonna do much against it!” Aqua called out. AUTO and the captain looked over to see the large blue haired woman, as AUTO quickly dropped the captain. It then lunged over towards Aqua with its electric prod, luckily Aqua got her keyblade out just in time to block it. AUTO clearly had more strength than the flabby woman, pushing her against the wall while trying to electrocute her to death. “THIS IS FOR THE GOOD OF HUMANITY.” AUTO spoke flatly, its red eye glaring brightly at her. “The future, hnnngh, for these people… doesn’t belong to the Heartless!” Aqua managed to use up a burst of her strength to stagger AUTO. In those few moments, she managed to stab her keyblade in AUTO’s eye, managing to crack it. The captain took this opportunity to waddle over and grab a hold of AUTO. “AUTO, I think it’s time to relieve you of duty!” McCrea reached up and turned AUTO’s switch from on to off. “NOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo…” AUTO’s voice dwindled, as the darkness escaped from its body, turning it back into a normal steering wheel. The passengers and robots began to cheer for the captain’s victory, as it was being broadcasted on the big screen in the lido deck area. Aqua was sweating from so much physical exertion, it was bad enough the body suit clung to her body, but now it was even worse. “Good *huff* good job, Captain, hah…” Aqua huffed, wiping her forehead. “No thanks to you!” He smiled, giving her a pat on the shoulder. “Although you’re looking a little worse for wear, maybe a few laps on the jogging track could help, haha!” McCrea joked. Aqua shot him a glare, gritting her teeth. “Gee, thanks.” She said begrudgingly. “Well well well, congrats to the both of you.” The captain and Aqua turned to see Xigbar over by the control panel. The captain was especially shocked, having never seen someone so thin in person before. “What the- wh-who’re you?!?” He asked. Aqua readied her keyblade as best as her doughy arms could allow her. “He’s part of Organization XIII, they’re behind all these Heartless invasions!” She pointed out. Xigbar chuckled. “I’m surprised you still have your brains, I was sure you’d be as dumb as the rest of the cattle on this ship.” He taunted. Aqua’s face went red as she clenched her keyblade. The captain readied his fists towards Xigbar. “You’re making fun of MY crew, MY passengers, especially after YOU’VE lost!” The captain pointed out. “Tch, what’re you gonna do about it, tubby?” Xigbar sneered at the captain. “Tubby? TUBBY?!? THAT’S IT, YOU’RE-“ the moment the captain took a step forward, Xigbar pressed a button on the panel. The terminal in the lido deck began to close with more force. WALL-E did everything he could to hold it open, the dying robot using every bit of his strength. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough, as the terminal closed on WALL-E, crushing him completely. “WALL-E!!!” All of his friends shouted, watching as he sacrificed his life for everyone. “You… YOU MONSTER!!!” Aqua came at Xigbar in her chair. “Till next time, fatty~!” Xigbar teased as he vanished into the darkness. Aqua was furious he got away so easily, but she knew she couldn’t dwell on it for long. Looking out the window, she saw Terra and Ven fighting the giant Heartless over the terminal, and they were beginning to struggle. Aqua thought for a moment before coming up with a risky idea. “Captain! Can you turn the ship just enough for me to fall out the window?” She asked. “What?!? Aqua, that’s too risky!” McCrea objected. “Yeah but I can’t do much help from down there, but I can do more from above! Please, Captain?” She pleaded. It took a few moments and Aqua giving her sad face for the captain to cave in on the idea. “Alright, alright. But you have one shot at this, you know that right?” He asked, readying the wheel. Aqua went towards the back of the room, keyblade in hand. “I know, and I won’t waste it.” She said confidently. Ven and Terra were busy chipping away at the Deathhawk down below, too occupied to help EVE with WALL-E. Suddenly, the Axiom began to turn on its side again, with a large crash echoing in the area. Terra and Ven turned to see the cause of the noise, to their shock, finding a flabby Aqua being flung through the air. “What the-“ “-AQUA?!?” Their eyes went wide, as Aqua hurdled towards the massive Heartless. “VEN! TERRA!” She alerted them, taking her keyblade as she went for stabbing the Heartless with the force she was bringing with her. From below, Terra and Ven went for the kill, stabbing the Heartless in its face just as Aqua made impact with it. The Deathhawk let out a loud screech that echoed in the room, before bursting into a cloud of darkness, as everything began to fade to white. “YEAH! WE DID-“ Ven’s celebration was cut short, as he was squashed underneath a falling Aqua, cushioning her landing. “THAT WAS SO COOL!!!” Aqua cheered happily. “Yeah, no kidding. But uh… might wanna check on Ven.” Terra suggested, pointing underneath Aqua. It took a moment for Aqua to realize just where Ven was, as she began to blush wildly. “O-Oh gosh, Ven! Terra, can you…?” Aqua looked over to her friend. Terra rolled his eyes and he helped Aqua get to her feet, just a small step would cause her whole body to wobble. Ven was thankfully undamaged, just flattened like a pancake. “Ven, are you ok?” Aqua asked, worried for her friend. “Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa… please do that again…” Ven said out loud, dizzy and aloof. Aqua’s eyes went wide as her cheeks went red with embarrassment. “Alright Ven, come on.” Terra picked up Ven, whipping him back into 3D form. Ven made a whirring and start up noise, coming to almost immediately. “Wha- oh! Aqua! Are you ok?” Ven asked. “Y-yeah, haha…” Aqua said quietly, still embarrassed over what Ven said. Their moment was cut short after the Axiom returned to its normal position. EVE zoomed right over to the terminal, trying her best to lift it up. “WALL-E!” She called out for him. “EVE!” Ven hurried over towards her, Terra following after. The three of them used all their strength to lift up the terminal, with no success. “PLANT! THE PLANT!” EVE shouted. “HEY!!! DOES ANYONE HAVE THE PLANT?!?” Aqua shouted to the crowd of passengers and robots. Amidst the crowd of tubby humans trying to stand and walk, the plant in the boot slowly raised up. MO had successfully found the plant! Slowly but surely, it was passed between human and robot, all the way up to the terminal. EVE slid the plant into the small opening left thanks to WALL-E. The terminal rose up, releasing WALL-E’s corpse from its prison. “WALL-E…” EVE spoke quietly, cradling his body in her arms. Terra, Aqua, and Ven stood by her side, mourning the loss of their friend. Within mere seconds, the ship went into hyper jump, as the trio of friends were flung against the wall. The Axiom, within a blink of an eye, launched at light speed, with its destination in sight, Earth. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Earth, an empty and pollution filled planet. The only inhabitants being the roaches that scurried within the trash filled cities. Dust filled the air and covered the skies, not a single life form could be spotted that wasn’t an insect. Until now, as the ground shook with the strength of an earthquake. The Axiom descended from the skies like an Angel from the heavens, piercing through the pollution to reveal the beautiful vast blue skies hidden behind it. The Axiom made touchdown on its landing pad, guaranteeing that the ship would never see action ever again. The enormous door lowered on the side of the Axiom, allowing access to the world below. Everyone was groaning from the sudden jump through space. Aqua felt sick to her stomach, but luckily Ven and Terra were by her side to help her focus on other things at hand. The two help their larger friend up to her feet, which just the act of standing was enough to put Aqua in a sweat. Luckily for them, the captain showed up just in time with Aqua’s hover chair. “Aqua! Listen, I know you’re in no shape to be, uhh-“ Captain McCrea felt a chill run down his spine, feeling Aqua’s glare pierce through his soul. “-I-I figured you, uh, could use this.” The captain gulped, presenting the hefty woman her hover chair. Aqua’s mood immediately improved, as Terra and Ven led her to her seat. “Thank you Captain! I highly appreciate it!” She smiled brightly, sitting comfortably in her chair, as it lowered to the ground just by a little bit. EVE had soon zoomed straight through the trio, heading out into the open world with WALL-E in her arms. “That’s right, WALL-E!” Terra pointed out. “Wait, before you guys go, I need to speak my mind.” The captain halted the group. “Aqua, Terra, and Ven, you three have my highest gratitude. If it weren’t for you guys, as well as EVE and WALL-E, we would’ve still been stuck in space for the rest of time. You saved the remainder of humanity, and I speak for everyone when I say: thank you, from all of our hearts. Your names will forever be remembered as the ones who saved humanity. So again, thank you.” Captain McCrea spoke his peace. “Thank you Captain, you really don’t have to.” Terra mentioned. “Nope, it’s official. Now go on, make sure WALL-E comes back in one piece alright?” The captain commanded. “Aye aye, Captain!” the three saluted, as everyone shared a laugh. The trio soon headed out, with MO and the defects following close behind, as Captain McCrea waved everyone off. The city they landed near was filled with nothing but trash. Trash built to the size of skyscrapers, paths were obviously cleared out, all presumably due to WALL-E and his time alone here. Aqua looked around in disgust, wondering how people so long ago could just trash their planet and abandon it like so. “I don’t get it, why would everyone just up and leave? Didn’t they care about their home?” Ven questioned. “Apparently not. They didn’t wanna deal with the consequences of their actions. So they built robots to fix their problems and fled.” Terra analyzed, as they had passed several defunct WALL-E units. “It’s so sad, seeing all these empty buildings. People used to live in them, thriving in their day to day lives. It’s bittersweet, the descendants coming back to fix the problem that their ancestors created.” Aqua reminisced. “You think they’ll be able to survive?” Terra asked. Aqua looked over to her side, spotting the passengers of the Axiom with their captain, exploring a vast field of growing plants. She watched as everyone was curious about what they saw, taking in their surroundings, it brought a smile to her face. “Yeah, I think they’ll do just fine.” She answered. As they neared what was assumed to be WALL-E’s home, or at least where they saw EVE head over to, a large blast was shot out of the caravan. Everyone stopped in their tracks, waiting and watching for something to happen. Everyone’s faces soon lit up as they watched WALL-E roll out of the caravan, looking his usual self. The excitement stopped there, as already something was off. WALL-E wasn’t acting his usual self, there wasn’t a hint of curiosity in his eyes. He was, well, robotic now. EVE came out, a look of despair on her screen. “Oh no…” Ven went over to check on the two robots. “Terra, what’s going on?” Aqua asked. “I don’t know, but we’re about to find out.” He and Aqua followed after Ven. WALL-E was just mindlessly collecting and cubing up trash, with EVE trying to stop him and get his attention. “EVE! What’s going on?” Ven asked as the three of them approached. “WALL-E…” she looked over at him. Terra could tell what was up, he’s been through an ordeal like this before. Terra came and put his hand on EVE’s shoulder, sighing. “EVE… the WALL-E that you knew, I don’t think he’s there anymore.” Terra confirmed. Ven and Aqua looked shocked, leaving EVE shaking her head in disbelief. “NO… WALL-E…” EVE went over to the smaller robot, shaking him and calling out his name. “Terra, is that true?” Aqua asked. “You saw it for yourself, firsthand with me.” Terra admitted. “So wait, he’s just gone?” Ven butted in. “Unless there’s a way to get him back, I think so.” His friend confirmed. EVE tried her best to trigger WALL-E’s memories, but to no avail. It was as if he were factory reset back to when he was first manufactured. “WALL-E…” She pressed her head against his, holding his hand tight. She began to hum to the robot, as she gave him a kiss in the form of a small electrical shock. “Awe…” Aqua watched from behind, tears beginning to well up. “…You gonna be ok, Aqua?” Ven asked cautiously. “Y-yeah…” the hefty woman sniffled, wiping her face. EVE was about to leave before she felt a tug on her arm. Everyone’s eyes widened as EVE turned to look at WALL-E, who took a moment to reboot. WALL-E eyes readjusted, looking up at EVE. “EEE-VA?” He asked. “WALL-E!!!” Everyone shouted, as they all surrounded WALL-E with a group hug. “TEAR-AH! VENN-TIZ! AWW-KWAH!” WALL-E hugged his friends. “Close enough.” The three of them said in unison as they laughed with joy. EVE took WALL-E, dancing around with him in the air, as MO and the defects cheered from them from afar. The tender moment was cut short, as the sound of a phone ringing echoed in the air. Ven pulled out his gummiphone from his inventory to find it ringing. “Aww man, it’s Chip and Dale.” Ven groaned. Before he was able to answer the phone, Terra snagged the phone away from Ven. “Hey! What the heck, man?” Ven glared at Terra. “I can take this call. Go make your move dude.” Terra suggested. Ven’s eyes went wide, as he let out a sigh of relief. “You’re the best, y’know that?” “Yeah yeah, don’t say I never did anything for you. Now go, before you miss your chance.” Terra ordered his friend, as Ven went over to Aqua nervously. “Uh, h-hey Aqua?” Ven asked the larger woman. “Hmm? Yeah what’s up, Ven?” She asked. “Well, uh, I was wondering…” Ven took a deep breath. “Well, maybe after this mission, i-if we have some downtime, m-maybe we could, y’know, do something together… j-just the two of us…?” Ven asked, trying not to stumble over his words. Aqua’s eyes went wide, as her cheeks began to turn a bright shade of red. “O-oh! W-well… y-yeah. Yes! Yes, I-I’d like that…” she smiled warmly towards him. “Y-your really mean it?!?” Ven asked, holding her hands excitedly. “Heheh, yes Ven, I really mean it. Took you long enough to ask.” She teased. “Well I’m sorry, I was just taking a really long nap over the years.” Ven joked, as the two of them shared a laugh together. The three friends were looking forward to getting back home, after today, it was a clear mission success. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Obtained: Foreign Contaminant] [This keyblade boasts high magic but low strength.] [Formchange: Snipe Shot] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “I see… so not only has the remnants of Organization XIII have survived, but they’re already acting out their plans…” Master Yen Sid inferred. The trio had already arrived at the Mysterious Tower to break the news about their mission and findings to Yen Sid and King Mickey. “Gosh, that means whoever this Xigbar really is, was the mastermind of the Organization this whole time?” Mickey asked. “Indeed, old friend. I fear that whoever he may truly be, Xehanort was only just a stepping stone for him. Perhaps his true plans will come to fruition with Sora currently missing.” Yen Sid confirmed. Terra and Ven stood in front of his desk, back in their normal human forms. “What can we do, Master?” Ven asked. “For now, the two of you will have to work together, as for Aqua-“ Yen Sid was cut short, as Donald Duck burst through the door, screaming as he went to go hide behind the master’s chair. “Gawrsh, what’s got yer feathers all ruffled, Donald?” Goofy asked his friend. “SHE’S GONNA EAT ME!!!” Donald yelled. There were sounds of heavy thuds, followed by the door bursting open and wood creaking. Aqua, who was still as obese as she was on the Axiom, clad in her now incredibly ill fitting attire, was wedged between the small doorway, sweating up a storm. “DONALD GET BACK HERE AND CHANGE ME BACK!!!” She yelled. “Like I said, you shouldn’t have eaten the food in that world! I’m still working on a spell to fix it!” Donald huffed. “Master Aqua, I’d advise you keep your temper down.” Yen Sid raised his voice. “As the magician said, he’s working hard to fix your current state. For now, it’s best you not only have a leave of abscence-“ “-oh no, please don’t say it-“ “-but it might be best for you to… err, lose a few pounds.” Yen Sid tried to put it as kindly as possible. Terra let out a heavy sigh, pinching between his eyes, while Ven was busy drooling and eyeing Aqua’s current predicament. It was clear, there were still a major threat to the worlds, but as of right now, the heroes had other things to worry about. ~THE END~