Kingdom Hearts : Heartfelt Adventure {Day 8 ; Invite Only}

[fractalJester]

[ Oogie ; ??? : HT : Oogie's Pit ]

"Why, thanks, little kitty cat. I was in quite the pickle!" Oogie replied with a grin, getting to his feet on the platform that overlooked that pit. However, before he could make any other movements, the Cait Sidhe had a spear to the bugs face.

"Pull the lever."

"What? Why bothah? I can get out and try again-"

The spear lightly nudged the space between Oogie's eyes.

"Fine, fine! Get out of here, you're crampin my style anyway!"

Oogie placed his hand on the massive lever connected to the wall beside him- the moment it did, a giant slot machine lit up, taking up the a massive portion of the back wall of the Pit. Everyone could see the machine clearly, and in the light, they could make out Oogie's outline, and that of a Corridor of Darkness slowly disappearing.

"Alright, boys and girls, time to pull the ace from my sleeve!" Oogie shouted loud and clear before pulling the slot lever. The reels began to blur, spinning rapidly...

The first picture came up as a giant 7...

The second picture, also a giant 7...

"Oooooh, goody!"

The final picture appeared... it was Oogie's face, grinning. It began to laugh, and the pre-recorded cackling was heard throughout the pit.

"No! NO! NOOOO!!!"

Oogie began to pull the lever again rapidly, but to no effect- the pictures remained. And at that point, the entire crypt began to quake, chunks of rock falling down around the group.  

[fractalJester]

[ Kyle ; Sora : HT : Oogie's Pit ]

"Huh? Oh, nah, thanks, I'm f-" he began, having been caught off guard by the Ivalician asking if he needed aid. However, he was interrupted by Oogie (I want to leave now.) and his giant gamble.

"What in the world?!" Sora shouted, listening as Oogie announced from the side- only to feel the entire place begin to shake. When a giant boulder almost fell on his head, however, he stopped his gawking and rolled out of the way.

"We have to get out of here!" he yelled, dispelling his Keyblade.

"But there's no exit!" Kyle shouted, looking back toward where they'd slid down the tubes. They couldn't climb back up those in time! "We'd have to open or portal or something-"

"Come to me!" the Enchantress yelled, her voice still quite weary as she leaned on Noelle. "Hurry!"

Kyle looked to the Enchantress for a moment. Of course! She was a being as powerful as Merlin or Yen Sid. Of course she could teleport them!

"Zeba, come on down, quickly!" Kyle exhorted into his Charm Bracelet, specifically targeting the young girl.  

[Jeimuzu Kuro]

{James : HT : Oogie's Pit}

Just when he thought it was over the corsair's eyes darted up to see the gigantic slot wheels that were visible along the wall of the pit. As Oogie shouted from above and then watched intently as the wheels began to spin so fast they were a blur. Suddenly the first picture came up as a 7 and then the second as well...

'I don't want to know what will happen if that last one is a seven...'

James prepared for the worst as the final wheel slowed down and came to a halt... it was a picture of Oogie's face and then he covered his ears to the annoying cackling that sounded through the pit. Even though the real Oogie was not happy about the outcome from what he could tell. Suddenly the entire pit they were in began to quake and chunks of rock were falling down at them. He quickly jumped out of the way of a boulder that would have hit him. Hitting the hard stone floor roughly probably getting a few scrapes in the process...

"Gah! this is not good!"

He yelled out partially in pain. He slowly rose to his feet he heard the Enchantress call out to them and made his way over to her as quickly as he could.

{Auron : HT : The Collapsing Pit}

Auron's attention turned to the wheel as it finished spinning and the pit they were in began to collapse and rocks fell down all around them. He quickly raised up his katana and hacked through a boulder that was falling down. He quickly made his way over to where the Enchantress had called out to them.  

[Kaegoe]

[Dawn : HT : Oogie's Pit]

"Oh come on!" Dawn yelled out when Oogie's voice echoed once more, "Go away already!"

It wasn't long before she was answered by the strange slot machine popped onto the wall. She couldn't help but wonder what could be up his sleeves this time. Two sevens and a big laughing Oogie face on the last one. She could tell by the reaction, Oogie didn't like the outcome of the game. She couldn't help but grin, thinking that it was good for them.

But as usual Dawn was wrong. The whole cavern started to shake. Panic painted Dawn's face as she watched as boulders started to coming down. It wasn't long before she noticed to be a shadow over head. She looked up as a large rock started to come down above her head.

Dawn, still sitting on the ground where she was before, rolled on the ground. She just barely missed getting crushed under the massive rock. She stood up quickly, slightly dizzy from the roll, her eyes went over to the Enchantress who called for them. Without wasting any time, Dawn ran over to her.  

[AldrickZearse]

[Joseph: HT: Oogie's Pit]

Joe automatically clutched Rae closer to himself as the building shook, and picked her up, despite any possible protest from the girl. Nope. This was not good.

Of course, when the Enchantress spoke about gathering, of course the male immediately ran to her, Rae in his arms. Actually, even being sore and tired, it didn't even take him long to get to her, dropping Rae off near the Wise One.

Hey, this speed is pretty useful.  

[Pie Thrower]

[John.:LoD:.Throne Room]

John would thank Amy later for the assistance in healing later... at a time where fire was not, once again, in danger of singing him. The feeling of being healed was the strangest thing ever as it felt like his skin was tingling and that the burns were simply accelerated in their healing process. Once again, however, he had no time to think on how strange it felt because of the fire... lots of fire... but not just fire, oh no, geysers of fire.

First tornadoes, now geysers... what's next.

Death if you don't move.

Right.

For pete's sakes use your thunder magic. Make yourself specialized so you can stick out and be of use for once.

Well excuse me mister-

JUST DO IT

John jumped with all of his effort to dodge some of the geysers that enjoyed to come very close to his face and when his found some decent footing, he planted his feet firmly, raised his hammer high and shouted, "Thundaga!"

A lightning bolt that was unusually large appeared above Kurt Zisa. Hopefully the bolt would hit as the thunder spells were good for accuracy as the bolt always appeared right above the target  

[RhikoDemson]

[[Louis : HT : Oogie's Pit]]

Louis stumbled slightly, trying not to fall over when the whole pit started to shake and cave in. He was already close enough to the enchantress, so he didn't have to worry about running. He looked around trying to assess the other's situation. Sure, if it was his goal, a cave in would have been a great way to kill them off, but Louis didn't find the concept of getting crushed under boulders and debris very quick and painless. He looked back to the guy on the ground a bit away, as well as the archer even farther away. Louis didn't care to leave it up to chance. The ivalician shadowmancer reached out both of his hands into separate dark corridors, a second later, his hands came out two other corridors each by his two respective targets. With a heavy pull with all his strength, he reversed the pull on himself and yanked both earthlings through the portals and out to his sides, now effectively close enough to the enchantress.

((Lolz, two cave ins in one world... at least this one was "COMPLETELY" the bad guy's fault.))  

[Riorin]

ɀ·ვ·ს·მ ჱ

ღ Halloween Town | Oogie's Pitstop :.

"Sure thing," she spoke into the charm, though her reply was unsteady. What ever could be the maaaAATTER!

~Following her summoner's lead, Valefor slanted her wings and glided down towards the ground. She had to dodge several falling rocks, but overall kept her composure (though the same couldn't be said for her summoner). Just as she reached a fair distance away from the group, Valefor demanifested herself just before she made contact so that Zeba could easily jump off safely.~

Not missing a beat, the ninja ran frantically towards her friends. The walls shook increasingly, sending dust and debris in her direction. Curling her arms over her head, Zeba quickened her pace, all the while screeching along the way. "OMIGODTHESKYISFALLINGTHESKYISFALLINGTHESKYISFALLING!!" she cried as she neared her fellow Earthlings. As if they hadn't already noticed.
"Pleasetellmewehaveaplanpleasetellmewehaveaplan," she begged the Holy Knight as she approached him, lunging forwards and wrapping her arms around him  

[LavenderSakura]

[Jenny :: HT :: Oogie's Pit]

What? The floor was shaking and Jenny felt a sinking feeling her her stomach. They were going to collapse the cave one all of them?! She hurried onto her feet, stumbling to run after Joe. The shaking was unbearable, especially for one whose balance was next to none. As long as I don't fall, I'm good... just a little more to go- Her elbows skimmed the floor painfully as she tripped onto her stomach.

~Jenny!

The mage looked upwards to see the crumbling rubble and the adrenaline shot up inside her. "Stop! She shouted with her heart pumping, as the rune appeared underneath her with a bluish glow and the rocks teetered above her in a standstill.

~Stop gaping you stupid fool and run!

"Right! Running!" The flutist fumbled back onto her feet and ran over to the Enchantress, trying to the best of her ability to not fall again. It's because I have small feet huh!? It's because I have small feet! Like Mongolian cows or something!!!  

[Psalm Grasshopper]

[Amy : Land of Dragons : Throne Room]

The flames were surrounding her, blocking her vision of not only the Heartless, but everyone and everything else as well. Beads of sweat formed on her forehead from the persistent heat.

For a moment she thought Kyla might not have heard her call. Her thoughts drifted to how deadly this flame cage was as the heat increased, and she shrunk back, unable to retreat and unable to move forward. Following the flames as they continued in their fury, her gaze was drawn upward where the fire splashed against the ceiling and rained down sparks on her as she waited.

She wasn't usually claustrophobic, but this flame prison was having just that effect on her. "Kyla," she whispered, hoping the pictomancer would hurry doing... whatever it was she was doi- whoa, what was that?

Surprised by the sudden change, Amy felt drawn to stand up, like wind was blowing beneath her and giving her strength, although there was no wind at all. Her mouth was hanging open, and she saw Kyla, not with her eyes, and not through the flames, but in a strange sort of mental image. Perhaps she didn't even 'see' her at all, but she felt with absolute certainty a very real connection between her and Kyla. Strangely, she had kept rather stand offish from the shy pictomancer thus far, as if she might be invading some of her personal space, a feeling she could surely appreciate, but this broke that barrier. Not only did it break it, it shattered it, but it didn't feel rude or awkward at all. Nothing like a good battle to bring two people closer together.

Above that all, though, was the purpose of the magic in the first place. A glyph of some sort, mechanical and moving, had formed in front of her, right in front of the wall of flame hiding Kurt Zisa from sight. The power was there, present in her and in the glyph. It didn't take a genius to figure it out from there.

Her gaping expression changed into one of, well, cockiness. "You are so dead," she informed the Heartless, taking aim and firing not just a normal bullet or two through the glyph, but a spell. Both of her guns discharged at once, and their magic collided in the air, forming one 'bullet' of magic that went straight through Kyla's present. Crystal. That was it: her final spell for the fight. She felt the magic leave her, and the power fade away. She had performed her first Limit Break. The... ... ... uh, she'd name it later.  

[phoenixianCrystallist]

θogie's Ϸit

Rain~drops keep fallin' on my head~ Sh**, those are rocks!

If it weren't for the mana drain caused by those three massive Ice Arrows--which apparently Shiva had boosted without asking--Bobbi would have not only already been by Rae offering her comfort, but would have been running towards the Enchantress at her call. As it was, the room was spinning a bit too much for safe travel, and her vision grayed out whenever she tried to move.

She shrieked in surprise when she felt a hand grab her and pull, and for a moment everything went dark and silent, an all-encompassing blackness that seemed to press in on her from all sides. It was over in an instant, and she found herself next to the new guy, Louis she thought his name was.

"Thanks."

Oddly enough, if she had known she'd just been yanked through a Dark Portal, she'd have been squealing like a fangirl and asking for another ride instead of wondering how the Ivalician could use Dark Magic.

Nanaki growled in frustration when Oogie was snatched from under Sora's Keyblade, and once again when the odious Boogieman appeared with a slot machine. Just what they needed...

When the wheels finished turning and revealed their prize, he didn't even bother feeling some hope when Oogie displayed his disappointment. If Oogie didn't like it, everyone else would absolutely hate it.

His assumption turned out to be correct as the room started to collapse around them. Nanaki narrowly dodged a falling chunk of debris, and sped off towards the Enchantress at her call. He looked around the Pit to ensure none of the children were left behind.

ʆand of Ɗragons

As his vision cleared Riku saw Kurt Zisa change tactics. He had no idea what was coming next, and the fact that this enemy was so unpredictable was frustrating to say the least.

But when the fire erupted from fissures in the floor, that's when it really started to torque Riku off.

I can't wait to pound this monster into oblivion, he thought as he dodged one of the flame geysers. He found himself a slab of floor between the fissures, just large enough that the geysers couldn't touch him, just singe him a little with proximity. Over the roar of the flames and the hiss as the geysers died down, he managed to hear some shouting from a couple of the kids. He couldn't make out what they were saying, but one of the voices sounded like Kyla...

"Whoa..."

His eyes widened in awe when he saw the mecha-spell. The pure elegance of it and the overall design screamed Kyla's name, but he knew it wasn't a spell she could use effectively. For a moment, he wondered what it was for, until a twin pair of magically enhanced bullets sped through the center, intertwining with each other and aimed directly for Kurt Zisa. Kyla's spellform enhanced the shots, and Riku held his breath as the bullets sped towards their target.

The twisters died down, and Demyx wasn't sure if his water spout had doused the one that was on fire, since in the commotion of the air currents he had been spun around like a top so many times he couldn't tell which way was Sunday.

He severely wanted to throw up when the tornadoes stopped and he was no longer spinning, but Axel's shout and the ERUPTING PILLARS OF FLAME took priority. Getting to his feet (and dry-heaving a little), Demyx summoned his Sitar from wherever it had landed in the commotion, and played a riff to summon his water jets, this time from the ceiling. It was a bit different from what he was used to playing, but just a slight modification and he had it.

Awwwww yeah! Who's awesome? I'm awesome!

One of the flame geysers erupted from behind, torching his entire backside and leaving the stench of burning hair in it's wake.  

[fractalJester]

[ Kyle ; Sora : HT : Oogie's Pit -> Outside the Train]

"I think so!" Kyle replied to Zeba, wrapping one arm around her protectively as he glanced to the Enchantress, who was beginning to stand on her own two feet. She was as powerful as Merlin, right? She could teleport them out. She had to be able to-

There was a loud, horrified scream from Oogie's direction. A giant boulder fell down upon the platform that Oogie had been standing on, crushing the platform. There was a hole where the chunk had been, revealing the night sky.

"Hold still!" she demanded, crossing her arms over her chest in an X-shaped fashion, her long blond locks seeming to flutter about as magic energy began to encompass not just her, but the entire group.

Everything continued to shake, making it hard for them to stay on their feet...

The Enchantress began to hover off the ground, her green robes tinted by the bluish hues of magic auras...

There was a horrendous rumble; the entire ceiling suddenly gave way, hundreds of massive stones plummeting in their direction, nearing-

A sudden flash of green light, blinding in its intensity-

The quaking seemed to stop; the smell of decayed air no longer lingered around them; the sounds of tremors now sounded distant.

As they opened their eyes, recovering from the blinding flash of light, the entire group found themselves just outside the Disney Train, back in their normal attire.

"Geez, that was close!" Sora proclaimed, falling onto his butt in a sitting position as he decided to rest. The battle was over- Oogie had apparently been crushed by the crumbling ceiling, and they'd managed to save both of the women...

"No kidding," Kyle muttered in response, still unconsciously gripping Zeba in a one armed embrace.

Why do I feel like I just got saved via Deus Ex Machina?

.:Are you really complaining?:.

Pfffffft. I'm alive, what's there to complain about?

"All accounted for...?" Kyle called out, looking around. The Enchantress made her way into the Train. She wasn't leaving, but she seemed to need a moment to recuperate.

"Joe, I..." Rae muttered into the bo-wielders arms, a streak where a tear had fallen still apparent on her face in the evening sunlight. "Oh God, I thought... I was..."  

[fractalJester]

{ Kurt Zisa ~ The Fury of the Desert }

The flaming geysers slowly dissolved, and Kurt Zisa began to move his arms again; they appeared to be going for the first formation, and crackles of electricity appeared from the ceiling-

However, John's sudden Thundaga attack shot down, and it was just enough; the straw to break the camel's back, as it were. The barrier surrounding Kurt Zisa shattered, and as it did, the monster once again fell to the ground, arms limply at its sides and blades on the ground. Its head uncoiled-

Amy's Crystal Shot grew larger and more potent with every ring it passed, the crystal double, tripling in size, its blue structure looking fearsome as it blurred toward the fallen Heartless. Upon colliding with the base of it's neck, there was a powerful explosion of Crystal magic, utterly tearing apart the snake-like contraption...

... and destroying the Heartless once and for all.

The ground returned to normal, and all the destruction seemed to disappear with the Heartless' fading body. The metallic husk dissolved into black dust, being blown away in the wind.

The magical barrier surrounding Jafar fell, and while he seemed utterly defenseless now, he remained standing in front of the throne with a look of complete confidence, staff in hand.  

[Psalm Grasshopper]

[Cloud : Land of Dragons : Throne Room]

He had been kept out of the fight, but from this angle he could see things the others were probably missing. Kurt Zisa's shield had just failed, leaving him open for attack. Cloud didn't care about the Heartless. He was after bigger fish. Jafar was the real enemy here, and while the Earth Kids were distracted with that toy, blue eyes considered the dark man with dangerous intent.

So intent was he, that he didn't even notice a familiar figure coming in fast from the side. If he had been paying attention to the battle with the Heartless, he'd surely have seen Mushu flying in straight for his head. As it was, though, he was completely focused on Jafar, and so missed the living missile. Cloud was hit upside the head by a dragon. Instead of any injury, Cloud's head was simply pushed to the side a bit, and he blinked once, and caught the little fellow while he was falling. The impact had obviously hurt Mushu far more than Cloud.

"Watch the girl," he told the dragon, although whether or not Mushu was in any condition to reply (let alone guard Maggie) was questionable. There was a moment, right before Mushu hit Cloud, that the barrier around Jafar flickered. When he looked back a moment later, he could tell it was gone entirely. He had his opening. Tugging his sword out of the ground, he ran at Jafar from the side. The sorcerer seemed preoccupied with his dieing Heartless. Now was the time to strike! Cloud came within feet of the man, sword held for a side swipe.