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Zeba couldn't keep the grin off her face. Her friends really did work well together; all their diverse talents intertwined to serve a good deal of badass.

~The creature of the skies couldn't agree more. Though her physical frame inhibited the action of smiling, the youth was simply beaming inside.
"We rule. We so totally rule."~

"Ya got that right, sistah~".
Spinning her sickle slowly in her hand, the party in her stomach started to die as the crew managed to move the cauldrons aside. At least that part was over.
Bolting upright as Kyle announced their cue, Zeba unsummoned her weapon and reached for support, already knowing what Valefor was about to do. "Alright guys, get outta the way," she cautioned her allies through her charm.
"You ready to rock Val?"

~"Oh am I ever," she laughed, rearing with her wings slanted and flapping slowly. Opening her beak, a white spark manifested between the neb, enlarging by the second until two lasers burst forth, each of them slicing along the ground and across the two cages. Though she could've kept it up, Valefor was unsure of the strength of the cages, and greatly feared hurting either of the occupants.~

[Kichi :: LoD :: Throne Room]

Kichi continued just avoiding debris in the tornado, this until he felt the wind dying down, at which point he righted himself with the ground, and fell down. He landed by Kyla again, activating Glide so that he hovered down slowly the last few feet. He noticed a crack between his feet, which then glowed. He immediately hopped to one side, barely avoiding the fire that erupted from it. "Woah!!" He then looked up when he heard Kyla calling out to Amy, and saw the rings open up for her to shoot through. this time, a very different "Woah..." escaped his lips. He saw the geyser erupt next to her, and was about to rush in, when he realized that might interrupt her concentration, which she seemed dead set on maintaining. Gliding over, he positioned himself in a stance, ready to protect her so she could maintain that focus. "I've got you covered!"

[Kyla: LoD: Throne Room]

Her side stung worse then any sunburn she'd ever had..which in itself was rare... All around her was fire springing up everywhere- at any moment another geyser could rise up and burn her to a crisp if she wasn't careful. She had to be quick, no hesitation- but Kyla would be lying to herself if she didn't admit she was scared. This were getting serious now, and no mistakes were tolerable against an enemy like this.

She heard Amy get into position- God bless that girl, the trust she put into the pictomancer hands was surprising and humbling.
But what if she made a mistake?! What if this did nothing- what if this idea doesn't work?! She never had it tested yet!
Guess this was what they meant by- 'Trail by Fire'- no kidding!

"I've got you covered!"- Kichi?!
Sure enough, it was him- already flanking her along with Mulan.









'Focus...'

This will work! I made it for them!

Amy-... this piece of my heart, is open to you to use form now on-
This is Yours from now on! Take from me, all of me, in this moment-

"NOW!"


The image was completed, and the page blazed for one brilliant moment, beneath her feet a heart like insignia appeared blazing in light, which would split and look like it bloomed- or opened. As it did this, anyone looking would see a golden glow from beneath the pictomancers clothing, right where her heart would be.





A resonated pattern appeared beneath Amy's feet in response and she'd feel a linked sensation between her and Kyla. Adrenaline pumping, the tension building, tightening like a spring coil until it finally broke loose, then cresting in a climax of power which rushed up from a source shared within both them, and appeared in physical form. For Amy.

This was her Equip Summon.

[Amy has acquired : Eye of Assault]

It was a pattern of glowing rings and one final heart-like symbol between them. They were lined up in a row, like a target on a firing range. There was a mechanical appeal to them for they were turning like gears. Each was emblazoned with cryptic lettering and runes that heaven only knew what they meant, but it was obvious Amy was to fire right there in the brightest circle in the dead center.
From her angle, it was aimed directly for Kurt Zisa.

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

As the lasers swept across the top portion of the cages, the beams sliced right through the thin bars, dropping the cages to the ground where the cauldrons had been mere moments before. The fall jarred both the women awake, both having been unconscious for most of the ordeal for whatever reasons. The Enchantress still seemed somewhat weary, barely lifting herself into a sitting position; Rae, on the other hand, was immediately freaked out by the fact that she was in a cage and attempted to push the bars away, which only tipped the severed cage over and allowed her to roll out to the side.

However, as Valefor's two lasers came together in the center, they had a side-effect: the cut through the middle bar and chains, allowing the middle counter-balance to drop, leaving Oogie high in the air, and the clock slowly speeding up.

"Enchantress, hold on!" Kyle shouted, helping to tip her own cage and get her out and onto her feet. He dispelled his swallow-spear in order to allow her to wrap one arm around his shoulders for support; however, Noelle helped her instead, allowing Kyle to focus on Oogie.

GONG.

With the sound of a loud, heavy bell reverberating through the pit, time suddenly returned to Oogie Boogie, who immediately fell to the ground with a yelp. Before he could even shout in frustration, the Keyblade was in his face, causing a shocked look to cross the bug-bag's features.

"It's over, Oogie. Surrender," Sora demanded, his blue eyes narrowed at the villain with a determination fitting the Hero of the Keyblade.

However, before Oogie could mutter his 'Next time!' phrase, a Corridor of Darkness opened up behind him, and a pale arm stretched out to pull him into the Darkness forcefully, closing upon his entry. Only one thing had been muttered, and in a feminine voice sounding similar to that of a certain Argomancer-

"Useless."

Sora was left dumbfounded, his Keyblade hanging somewhat limply in front of him. Oogie was gone... just like that? They'd been so close to finishing him off, and now...

"Well... that was anticlimactic," he muttered, looking to the others; they were probably all tending to Rae or the Enchantress. "Guess we should get outta here before anything else happens, huh?"

"Please and thank you," Kyle muttered, offering the Enchantress an Ether to replenish her lost energy. He'd have gone to check on Rae, but was almost certain everyone else would be freaking over her about now.

"... Joe...?" Rae muttered, tears sliding down her cheeks as she looked around at her friends. "Bobbi...? Jenny? Everyone... I... Kyle's re... repli..."

[[For those that don't remember from the old thread, Ajora used the unconscious Kai right after the Replica Riot to lure Rae out of the train (she'd overslept and gotten left behind), acting as Kyle and saying 'Kyla' was severely hurt. He then knocked her out and pretty much left her to Lock/Shock/Barrel, who brought her to Oogie.]]

The multitude of attacks seemed to cut through the Anti-Forms without a problem, as if they'd been formed with little to no defense. Their numbers fell rapidly, especially with the flurry of stone bullets that exploded out from the Indomitable Animator. All in all, only two were left. One vanished into the shadows, while the other stood tall in front of the duo, his golden eyes dancing across the animator.

"Ĭ̺̬͔͇̒̀̚͢ť̐ͫ͏̞̘̤̻̖̖ ͙ͣ͗͛̓̓s̊́ë̗̙̪̝͒ͤ͑e̢̲̥̫̳͈ͪ͗ͬmͭ̆͝s̢͖͉̚ ̮̫̗̞̈͋C͊̅̊̾̋́́͝ȯ̷̖̲̬̜̿ͨͧͦ̀r̦̐̏̓y̷̯̍ͯ ̮̇̋̌̽̿̂̃h̥̬́̐ͧ̅͊͑̄aͨ͗s̟͂ͮͦ͗ ͚̘̖͆ͭ̀̎̆̄s̳̣̲̰͂͗ͦ̚̕o̧͐m͉͕̫̝̩͙͟ë́̑ ̬̙̓ͥ͠p͔͚͕͍͈͑̐ͯo̠̠̗̯̦̤̜̾͜ẅͤ͛͊͑͋ͩe̝̬͓͎̗̦͂̓ͧ̈̕r̘̻͓̲̗̰͑ͧͭ͌ͯf͙̼̫ͬͬǘ̱ͩ̐ͧͣ͊̚l̦̹͐͢ ̵͙̤̞̘̍̋ͣ͌̀̇͐a͍̙ͅl͓̝̏̌ͭͮl̬̫ͪ̎͂̂̑ͤi̎̅ͦ̇ḙ̘̿ͤ͒͡sͪ̀͒ ,"

The Anti-Form spoke, though it didn't seem to actually register who it was speaking to. Indeed, it seemed almost like a recording, if anything.

"T͙̙ͣ̔̀ͤͪ̉ő̆o̜̦̽ͦ̋ ̪̝̰͎̣̟͂̈̊͌̀b͚̪̹ạ̙̯̘̻̽̄͊̄̒̑̚͠d̙̝̙͍̺̟͓͐́̋̓̈́ͪ.͖̝͔̹̹ͭ̅ͭ͐̑̈́͢ ̞͔̣̬̝͉̭̈́͌I͉͛̅̂ͮ̽ͭ'̢̤̲ͥ̽̽ͩͅd͔̘ ̰̳̟͗ͣ̂͑ͮ͒̿ͅh̭̓͒a̳̳̳̱̣͚͔͌̆̒̀v̶̥̖̱ͬ̓̉͊ͮe̥̲̝̮̙̭̰͐́̐̊ͪ ͓̰̯͉̟̣̣ͫ̈l̺̞̹̩ͣ̆̄͋̾̏ḭ͖ͭͧ͛̋̐͝k͇̟̗ͦ͒̽͋̈ê̱̯̰͓̼͋̎ͅd̖̙̼̦̹͎͇ͩ̊̒̅ ͧ̐ͮ͐́ţ̣͈͙̼̪͗͑͛ͫ͋o̗͉̠̘͙͗́͠ͅ ͙̬͒ͩ̆̐̀̿w͇̪̣͈̻̦͌a̧͔̦͙̪̋t̥̩̲͙̯̳͒͠c̩̹͕̬̰̘͉̄̉ͥͪ͛͞h͔̗͖̩̝̳̓͂̊ͣͧ̎̐͝ ̢̳̟͇̬̠̙ͅt̞͖͖̖͜h͎̻̮͗̄̏e̶͇͕̹̼̎ͅ ͕̫̼͊̈́̏ͭ͂ͦ͆́c̺͈̰̤̻̬ͬͣo̞̫̖̭͓̤ͤ̈́ͦ͞w̨̙ͥ̋͛̾̋a͙͎̽̿r̷͍ͨd̬̘̣̼̗̦ ̧̣̪̫̩ͮs͔̰͎̰ͪ̄̋ű̝̙̼̿̇ͣf̖̖͇̩̃̿͛f̭̱̥̥͎͚͙̉̃e̦̯͇̗͚̱̙ͩ̊͌ͫ͒r̿͡.̵͇͙̯ ̤̙̤̖͚͒ͦ͗̕Ẇ̗̩̪͖͚ͨ̌̃̒̒̍́h͉̻̺̻̏ͩͯͭ͟o̪͍̤̲̼ͤͥ̉̈́ͅe̯̪̓͐͐̄ͪ̇̚v̵̹̯̱̟̪̱̥͛e̴̯͔̤ͫr͈͎͎̜͕̘̉ͩ͂͑͞ ̥̙̖̺͍̯͓̍ͯ̆y͔̰̹ͅo̼͈͇̮̠͔̙͛͛̀̑̀̇̚ụ̹̘͌͊ ̣̫̙̗͉̭͛͑̌́a͐ͧ̄͐ṛ̹̯̈́̄ͧ͊ͅè̹̭̥͉̮̖̰̌ͭ͂͠.̩̪͇̱̖̊̽̈ͭ.̊͒̽̔̊.̬̪̤͈͍̼̘̄̐̓ͮ̈́̉ͧ̕ ̘͔̯͖̱͚ͮI̺̦̻ͤ ̼͔̮͋ͫ̏̐́h̙̣̎͑ͥ̊̑o̼͕̤͓͎͙͚̓̐͐p҉͚̱e̤̮͋̊̐ ̖͙̣̟̆͛̑ͬ̑͡y̵͆̔́͐̚o̳͊͗̊̅͒͡u͇̤̖͈̭̬̣͋̈ͮ͛ͭ ͕̖̰͐k̵͇ͯ͆͊n̛͓̬͗̿͂ͩ͊̈́o͌̋ͤ̀w͙̍̀̅͂̀̀ ̰̩̼̭͚̗ͮ̆ͭw̬͎̜͙̜̭̟̏̍ͭ̄͆̚̚͘h̸͛ͨ̑̿a͕̝̙̮̦ͪ̾̍ͩt҉̥̣̘ ̖̻̳̝̻̞̺̂ͣ̾k̨̜ͥi̬͔̳̮̩ͮ̃̽̓́n̳̪̘͍ͤ̌ͬͬ̽̚d̢͗ͦ̈̂̀ͯ̈ ̖͊o̳̪͖̾̇f̴̟̠͇͖̞ ̲̊̾̇͒ͤ͛̔ͅḿ̖̟̝͙̪̱̍ͯ̏͒ͧ͐͜o̯̳̩̓͐̅͒ͭͣr̪͔̩͙͉̰̙͗̏͑̀̕o̴̰̖͒ͦͧͥ͆̓̚ͅn̥͎͔̮̾̐ͨ̈́ͪ͠ ͮ͛̃̃y͘oư̹̪̳̦̬ͦͦ'͎̙̘́̃r̎e̯̅͆ͭ̄̏ ̊͌ͩͣͫ͗ä͙̰͖̲͓͚́͑ͤͦ̑͑ïͫ̊̋̍͝d͉̰͗͂̋͞ͅḯ̤̥ͅn̓̽g̖̗̩̜.͈́͐ͣ ."

With those words, the Anti-Form's eyes glossed over, the purple pupil vanishing before the entire Heartless began to convulse, as if in pain.

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

The shadowmancer stood back a little away from the enchantress and the others. He looked around for Jenny and then around her for his daggers. He noticed them stuck in the ground a bit away from her. He'd need to pick those up later before they left. In the meantime, he'd see what he could do for those there.

He finally followed Kyle over to the enchantress, "So, is this the woman you guys were here to rescue? Or was it the other one? Cuz I don't remember there being two damsels in distress last I checked."

Louis thought for a second and decided to mend the comment, "You need any help? You were fighting pretty hard in all this mess." A slight exaggeration on Louis' part. He knew Kyle had far more potential than that.

[Cory .:. HT .:. The Gorge]

A white glint of light burst from behind Alice, passing through the Anti-Form before finding it's way to Cory and the Revblade on the other side of the Heartless. The ronin looked over his shoulder at the dark creature, laughing a bit as he said, "'Coward', 'moron'- Don't make me laugh. I'm the real deal, and you're just a wannabe loser. Hardly worth the time of an original if you ask me." Cory dismissed the Revblade before adding with a smirk, "Keep climbing, wannabe. Maybe one day you'll have the potential of us originals."