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Peter sighed as he walked out of the FEAST building. His job as Spider-Man was taking a toll on him like always. He needed a break but was too afraid to ask if Miles could take over for a little while. He was just a teen, what if he needed Peter's help? He knew what happened in New York while he was away. Miles handled it, but now, taking a break worried Peter. He didn't want something like that to somehow happen again.
Peter decided to take a nice stroll around the block to clear his mind. It was peaceful this time of day. He grabbed a bag of chips from the hot dog vendor, Sonic the Hedgehog, since he wanted a snack but didn't want to actually eat something or whatever. I dunno.
As he walked around his phone started buzzing. It was...Harry Osborn?
He hadn't seen Harry in two years. He quickly tapped the 'accept call' button and raised the phone to his ear.
"Harry?!"
"Hey, Pete," Harry said. Peter was in disbelief.
"You- how are you? Are you okay? Where are you?-"
Harry chuckled. "I'm fine, Pete. My treatment is done. I'm feeling much better now."
Peter sighed in relief. He smiled. "Thank God."
"I'm coming to visit you and MJ soon. Today. I just wanted to let you know."
"Today? Shouldn't you be resting or something? Just in case?"
"No," Harry said, "I feel fine. And I need to come see you guys."
He put emphasis on 'need'. That was something Peter could relate to. He really wanted to see Harry, too.
"Okay," he said, "Then I'll see you later?"
"Yeah. I'll come by May's place. Is that alright?"
"Yeah," Peter said, "It's more than alright."
"Cool. I'll see you then, Peter."
"...See you."
Harry hung up and Peter slipped the phone into his pocket. He felt so excited to see his friend after so long.
Friend...
The word felt...odd.
He and Harry had something in the past. Something more than friendship. But while Harry was away, Peter got with MJ. He loved her and cared for her, but as he thought about Harry...
He felt his heart flutter. It was.....
Weird...
He tried to shrug it off. It was just Harry...they were...
Just friends....

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A few hours later Peter arrived at May's old home. It was a little weird seeing it so empty, without his Aunt. He tried to push those feelings away. Today he felt so conflicted.
MJ was also there, putting some of her papers away in the back room. Peter had given her a key a while back.
"Hey, Mj!" He said as he walked into the house and put his jacket on the table.
"I'm over here!" MJ said from the back room. Peter walked over and smiled at her as he leaned on the door frame.
"How're you?" He asked.
MJ shrugged as she put some papers away. "I'm alright. Work has been kicking my behind lately," she joked. Peter laughed.
"Felt that," he said. "Are you gonna publish that new story you told me about?"
"I'm trying, but it's up to my boss. He's choosing between three of us. The tension is killing me."
Peter laughed again. "I understand. But don't worry about that now. You're gonna do just fine and you're gonna be able to get your story out. I promise."
MJ turned to Peter and nodded. She fidgeted with her hands for a moment before saying. "Hey, Pete, I have to...talk to you about something."
Peter's brows furrowed slightly. "Everyhing okay?"
"Yeah, but-"
There was a sound outside that cut MJ off. She and Peter ran outside and saw a car in the driveway. It was....Harry?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?
"Harry!" MJ exclaimed as she ran toward him and tackled him in a hug. Harry chuckled and hugged her back as he leaned on his cane for support.
"Hey, careful!" He joked. "The doctor said I'm not cleared for MJ hugs yet."
MJ smiled. "Sorry."
"It's okay."
Peter looked at Harry with a smile. He walked over to him in almost disbelief.
"Harry," he said. He wrapped his arms around him in a tight hug. Harry did the same. Peter took a deep breath and could smell Harry's cologne that was probably super expensive. They pulled away and Peter smiled warmly at him again.
"How are you feeling?" MJ asked Harry.
"Much better," He answered.
"How was it?" She carefully asked.
"I was being treated in isolation here in the city. Sorry about not contacting you earlier, I just...I didn't want you guys to worry."
"Is it the same thing your mom had?"
"It WAS. Past tense. We think it's in remission."
MJ and Peter broke into wide smiles.
"Harry, this is-" Peter chuckled in surprise and cut himself off. It was amazing news. MJ looked at the two men with hope in her green orbs.
"I can't believe it! You look great!" Peter said.
"I feel great," Harry said.
"Ugh!" MJ exclaimed after a moment. "I have to get to work. I'll see you both later, okay? How about dinner? My treat."
"Only if we go to Coney Island. For old time's sake?"
MJ leaned in to give Harry a kiss on the cheek. "It's a date," she said. She gave Peter a quick peck on the cheek as well and turned to get on her motorbike. Harry looked impressed by her cool biking skills or whatever. She's so cool.
Harry and Peter looked at each other. Peter felt that weird feeling again. He didn't know if he would tell Harry that he was bi and in love with him. But then Harry smiled at him and he felt good again.

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Peter had invited Harry inside so they could talk for a while before MJ got home and they had to go to dinner. Peter was happy to catch up with his best friend after two whole years of not even knowing if he was alive. They watched some TV and some funny TV shows while talking about what had happened. It was mostly Peter talking, but Harry was eager to listen. He found himself staring into Peter's beautiful brown orbs and taking in every detail of his face. His freckles and the way his hair framed his face............
"Harry?" Peter asked. Harry came back to reality.
"Oh, yeah? Sorry, I zoned out," Harry said, trying to cover up his down-bad-ness. Peter chuckled.
"You sure you're feeling alright?" He joked, but he wasn't upset. In fact he felt a bit flustered himself. Harry chuckled and shook his head.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Tell me more about that, uh, thing."
Peter smiled. "Yeah, so, it's called Mortal Kombat, and its one of my favorite games ever, it's super fun and-"
Peter sensed danger with his spidey-senses. He paused mid sentence and as Harry began to stand up to stretch he fell over!!! Peter quickly went into action and caught him in his arms.
Suddenly, they were staring into each other's eyes. Their faces were inching closer and closer until suddenly Peter's phone began to ring. He and Harry let go of the embrace and pulled away. Peter helped Harry sit back on the couch and answered his phone.

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Peter answered the phone and brought it to his ear. "Hello?" He said.
There wasn't a response from the person on the other line. The caller hung up and he received a text message.
"Watch yourself, Peter Parker of Earth 1048. The Canon is not to be messed with."
Peter's eyebrows furrowed but he simply shook his head and put his phone back in his pocket.
"Who was that?" Harry asked.
"Nobody," Peter said, "Don't worry about it."
"Okay...also, thanks."
Peter smiled. "You're welcome."
They shared another glance and then Peter looked away. His eyes were clouded with an emotion Harry couldn't read. He felt his heart begin to race. They looked at each other with love in their eyes. But then they looked away again.
It was like all those years ago in high school.
Peter cleared his throat. "MJ said she'll be coming home soon. Then we can head out for dinner."
Harry smiled. "Sweet."
Peter sat on the couch next to Harry and thought about what to say next.
They looked at each other and began to lean in without even realizing. They both felt their faces heating up as they blushed and leaned in.
But before they could seal the deal.....
A portal opened up in the room?!?!?!?!
It was....

Miguel O'Hara?!
"What the fuck are you guys doing," he asked.
The little hologram on his shoulder came to his defense. "Sorry guys he's  homophobic"

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"What the hell is going on here?!" Peter asked. Miguel simply chuckled evily.
"You're breaking a Canon event," He said. "Peter Parker isn't supposed to fall in love with Harry Osborn."
Harry and Peter were confused. "Canon event?" Harry asked. He stood up with Peter's help even though Peter didn't want him to hurt himself and wanted him to sit down.
"Events that are supposed to happen in every dimension. Those are the Canon."
"Every dimension?!" Harry and Peter both said in unison.
"You know, Miggy, Twitter won't like this." The hologram said. "My name is LYLA by the way"
"You guys need to explain this." Harry said, anger rising in his voice.
"You guys aren't the only ones breaking the Canon." Miguel said. He put his hands on his hips and walked closer to Harry and Peter. "Mary-Jane and Gwen Stacy are, too."
"Gwen who?" Peter asked.
"You guys either need to get your shit together. Either tell MJ how you feel or you'll keep having to lie to each other. And you'll keep lying to Harry, too."
Harry looked at Peter with a confused expression. "What does he mean, Peter?"
Would Peter have to come clean?!

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"H-H-H-H-H-H-Harry...." Peter stuttered. "I have to come clean."
Harry looked at Peter with confusion and intrigue. "What is it, Peter?" He asked tenderly.
"I....."
Suddenly the door shot wide open. MJ and a blonde lady walked in.
"He's here too?!" The lady said, looking at Miguel. Miguel shook his head. LYLA did too.
"Miguel, you're gonna get canceled on Twitter." She said.
"Shut the fuck up" Miguel said.
"I'm Gwen," the blonde lady said, reaching to shake Peter's hand. "I'm MJ's...girlfriend."
Harry and Peter were dumbfounded.

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"She's your what?!" Peter said. He was very surprised. Not mad. This was probably more of a relief than anything. "Well, then, we have to tell you something too..."
"Peter...." Harry said. "I think.............I think I'm in love with you."
"Me, too, Harry." Peter said. He and Harry leaned in until his lips was touching his and they kissed. MJ and Gwen were happy for them and so was LYLA. Miguel fell to the floor crying and screaming.

Harry and Peter smiled at each other sweetly. Gwen and MJ gave them a hug. Miguel opened another portal and left.

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(ajax my friend not the genshin person)

Since the interaction with Miguel was over, the gang decided to finally go get dinner. Gwen, MJ, Peter, and Harry went to Justice Burger (this is NOT a NEO: The World Ends With You reference.)
As they ate their food, the gang decided to talk about things. MJ and Peter were gonna break up but that wasn't a big deal since they were both gay or whatever. They all hoped they wouldn't have to deal with Miguel or LYLA again....but they decided to brush it off.
"So, Gwen," Harry said, "How did you and MJ meet?"
Gwen smiled and said "We met at a My Chemical Romance concert."
"You're emo?" Peter asked, an eyebrow raised. Gwen nodded.
"We both are." MJ said.
"I was emo once," Harry mumbled, thinking about his tragic backstory. Peter put a hand on his shoulder.
"Would you be willing to tell us more?" Gwen asked.
Harry took a deep breath. "It's a long story....but once...I found myself in a place called Shibuya. In Japan. And I was taken to a horrible game...."

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Flashback: 6 Years Ago

Harry found himself in an unknown place. There were strange creatures all around him and nobody seemed to notice him. He looked around and tried to call for help but nobody came.
Then some random fucking twink appeared with white hair and purple gray orbs. He was definitely a homosexual.
"You're not supposed to be here," He said. Harry was like 😱.
"W-w-w-where am I?" Harry asked.
The guy chuckled. "You're in Shibuya," he said. "My name is Yoshiya Kiryu...but you may call me Joshua, as that's what mother and father call me."
Harry was confused. With a furrowed brow, he began to follow Joshua for answers, but the other boy simply walked away, almost strutting, with a soft, all-knowing chuckle.
"W-wait!" Harry called out after him, picking up speed. "You can't just leave me here! There are all these monsters around and-"
As soon as he said that, a giant purple bear-like creature roared in the distance and began a mad charge toward them. Suddenly, a explosive burst of fire disposed of the creature. A shorter red-head appeared from the flames. He was very skinny. Harry wasn't even sure if this other boy had bones.
"Joshua!" The red-head shouted. "Stop playing games with the fresh meat. Either help 'em out or don't." He sounded completely over the situation. He sighed and grumbled, "now I gotta help another person. Just my luck."
Harry blinked in surprise. "Okay, I'm done here, how do I get home? My dad is waiting for me, and-"
"You don't get to go home," The other said. "You're stuck here until the end of the game."
"What GAME?!"
Joshua chuckled. "Neku here is talking about the Reaper's Game."
"What the hell is that?!" Harry asked, furious.
"The dead come here to play for their lives," Joshua said with another chuckle. Damn bitch what's so fucking funny.
"What! It....it can't be....!!!"
Neku sighed. "It is. Joshua here shot me in the chest, that's how I got here....you'll learn to fight for your life. It's not that hard."
After a moment Neku asked, "So...how'd you die."
Joshua smirked and tucked a piece of hair behind his ear. Harry stammered for an answer.
"I...I was in a pizzeria....and...."
"Spit it out, pretty boy."
"....I got bit by one of the animatronics...."
Joshua and Neku turned to look at each other. "Thats..." Joshua said, "Not what we were expecting."

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As a keyblade master and the future prince of light Riku can almost feel when something is wrong in the worlds. Not a very fun gift but one he has nonetheless. It's worse when he wakes up at 3 am because something feels off.

The dream eater/human/keyblade master (seriously what isn't this guy?(he actually might not be human anymore now that I think about it(oh well))) shot up from his bed, his teal/green-ish orbs look around his room before sighing gently. A new feeling came over him as he looked next to him, his eyes becoming a pink for a little bit.

“Mmmmmm rikuuu….why are you awake…it's too earlyyyyyyyyy…” The brunette that was hugging Riku in his sleep woke up, using Riku to sit up and looking at him with his very very VERY blue orbs.

“I just had a weird feeling Sora, go back to sleep.” “I can't sleep without youuuuuuu…” Riku laughed a bit at that. “We both know you can Sora.”

Sora pouted before leaning more into Riku. “My dear boyfriend doesn't want to sleep with me? And I thought I was your most special person….” He wined as he snuggled against his chest, smiling brightly.

“Oh alright alright! I'll sleep, I'll sleep!” Riku said as he laid down into the bed next to his beloved. “You complain quite a bit.”

“It gets me what I want.” Sora mumbled as he cuddled against Riku's back. “Good night, I love you.”

“It's actually morning.”

“Go to sleep.”

A small laugh left Riku's mouth. “I love you too.”

Whatever that feeling was, it was probably fine.

Hopefully.

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Somewhere in another timeline....

Kung Lao walked into the common area with a confused expression.
"Where's Johnny? We made a bet and he owes me money."
Kenshi pulled his sleeve up to check the time. "Yeah, where *is* Johnny? I haven't seen him in about...two minutes."
"You're not even wearing a watch, Kenshi," Raiden said.
"Sento tells me the time," Kenshi said, matter-of-fact.
"I haven't seen my sister in a while either," said Mileena as she examined her sai blades.
Liu Kang rose from his seat. "I'll check with Geras."

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"What the fuck is a Keyblade Master?"
"Lord Liu Kang," Kuai Liang said as he walked into the room, "Is everything alright?"
"Yes," Liu Kang answered quickly. He turned to Geras and asked, "What's happening with the timelines? Where is Johnny Cage?"
"It seems he's in another world..." Geras trailed off as he continued to examine the hourglass. "Somewhere called New York, but not in this timeline...I'll have to figure out where. Give me some time."
Liu Kang sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "By the Elder Gods..."

-
Somewhere in New York, Earth-1048...

"Jonathan Carlton." Kitana said. "Where are we?"
Johnny sipped on his Starbucks while strutting down the street, Kitana following him from behind.
"No clue, princess," He said, "The bigger question is how is nobody recognizing me? I'm Johnny Cage!"
"We've got bigger worries, Earthrealmer."
"I know, but we'll figure it out eventually." Johnny said, trying to keep his tone light.

They continued down the street, looking for anything or anyone they may recognize. Instead, they found a tall man with a spider logo across his chest.

Miguel O'Hara...

"You're breaking a Canon event just by being here- ¡ay, coño!"
"What is he talking about?" Kitana asked Johnny. Johnny shrugged.
"Cool costume, you look like a total dark Spider-Man," he said with a laugh, "Is this cosplay or something?"
They were in for a long night.

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Nagi smiled brightly at her brand new copy of Resident Evil 4 for the PS5 as she paid for it. Placing the bag and the game in her book bag as she started to leave, she could hear the distant sound of a Cuban man from Miami singing from a distance.

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺 (𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺)

𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘎𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺 (𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺)

'𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘳𝘢𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘍𝘰' 𝘴𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘩 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦

𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦, 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘦

“What a particular noise…” the purple (guy?!?!) Girl mumbled as she walked closer to where the noise was coming from.

“Cage, can you stop with that insufferable noise…” a woman in blue and in strange clothing, rested her head into her hand.

“No can do princess, I have no clue why it's like this. Maybe I'm just so cool.” The man with sunglasses said with a cocky air about him, it got on Nagi's nerves.

“Where are we Cage?”

“Well I would say new York but I can't see the Chrysler Building.”

“....what building.”

Nagi decided to just ignore whatever that girl who they are as they walked away, hopefully they don't notice he-

“Girl with the ourple hair, do you know where we are?”

Fucking hell

“Well you're currently in New York, though where exactly I'm not sure. I'm from Shibuya.”

The blue girl seemed to be even more confused.

“But, where's the Chrysler Building?”

“The what building? I've never seen that nor heard of that building.”

The sunglass wearing man seemed to be just as confused as the girl.

“I must be going now, my friends are waiting for me. Farewell you two, I hope you both figure out where you need to go. Also please stop with the music…”

No longer Nagi's problem.

Probably not but oh well.

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-Present Time-

As the group exited the restaurant, Peter thought about what Harry had told everyone. The story he told sounded like a video game or something. Really odd, but he chose not to question it. As they walked down the street, they began to hear something. Sounded like a song getting louder.

You put it down like New York City, I never sleep

Wild like Los Angeles, my fantasy 

Hotter than Miami, I feel the heat (oh, yeah)

Oh, oh, oh, oh (girl it's), it's international love (international)

Oh, oh, oh, oh (yeah)

It's international love

"What the hell is that?" Gwen asked. "Where's that coming from?" 

The group of four looked around the immediate area, their head whipping around as they looked for the source of the song.

But I've touched down everywhere (everywhere?) everywhere

I don't play baseball

But I've hit a home run everywhere, everywhere

I've been to countries and cities I can't pronounce

And the places on the globe I didn't know existed

In Romania she pulled me to the side

And told me: "Pit you can have me and my sister"

"It's getting louder!" MJ exclaimed. As the couples held hands, they jogged toward the sound. Why was Pitbull (and Chris Brown)'s International Love randomly playing in the middle of a busy New York street? Their questions were soon answered as they turned the corner.

In Lebanon yeah the women the bomb

And in Greece you guessed it the women are sweet

Been all around the world

But I ain't gonna lie there's nothing like Miami's heat (dale)

You put it down like New York City, I never sleep

Wild like Los Angeles, my fantasy (ah-ha)

Hotter than Miami, I feel the heat (oh, yeah)

Oh, oh, oh, oh (girl it's), it's international love (we're international)

Oh, oh, oh, oh (yeah)

It's international love

Walking down the street, Starbucks koffee in hand, was Johnny Cage himself. Peter was dumbfounded. He was a huge fan of Mortal Kombat, Harry knew this because he had told him earlier, and the carbon copy of his favorite kharacter was right in from of him. Was it a cosplayer? And...how was the song just radiating from him? Peter had so many questions. He let go of Harry's hand, much to his dismay, and ran up to Johnny.

"Dude- your cosplay looks amazing!- You look exactly like him!" Peter said, excitement in his voice. Johnny simply chuckled.

"Cosplay? No, man, I'm the real deal."

The woman next to him, who looked exactly like Kitana from the same game, pushed her way past Johnny and in front of Peter. "Where are we? We haven't a clue how we've ended up here."

Peter was also confused by that. "New York..." He said.

"See, I told you," Johnny said. Kitana rolled her eyes.

"We weren't here before- we...it must've been some Earthrealm magic that Johnny used. We were gathered with the other Champions, and my sister, and then we ended up here."

Johnny sipped on his drink. "Yeah, yeah...I'm sure they'll find us eventually."

"Kenshi hasn't even called you on your magic box."

"It's called an IPhone, Kitana, and..." Johnny slipped his phone from his pocket. "I don't have any service. And we can't forget about that guy in the Spider-Man costume."

Kitana let out a breath. "Of course! It must've been him. He knew we were here and tried to attack us."

"You talking about me?"

The same man from before- Miguel- walked up from behind the group of people. Kitana was ready to grab her fans. MJ put an arm in front of Gwen, and Harry moved in front of the girls. Peter's eyebrows raised when he saw Miguel.

"That guy's been bothering us, too."

Miguel walked closer, hands on hips, but Kitana grabbed one of her fans and raised it in a threatening manner. Miguel eyed her.

"If anything I should be pointing that at you. You guys- ALL of you- are messing up the timeline. The Canon events are going to be all screwed up thanks to you. You two-" Miguel pointed to Kitana and Johnny, "Aren't even from this world. And you-" He gestured to Peter, Harry, MJ and Gwen, "-aren't supposed to be together. Gwen Stacy and Harry Osborn are supposed to be dead. Peter Parker and MJ Waston are supposed to be together. You're messing with the canon."

The group had to take a moment to understand what Miguel was saying. 

"These canon events shouldn't predetermine our lives!" MJ said, her expression growing angry. "We should be able to choose our own paths. Leave us alone."

Miguel shook his head. The hologram on his shoulder, LYLA, crossed her arms. "Miggy I told you," she said, "They weren't going to just accept it."

Kitana and Johnny were still reeling. How were they supposed to get back home? They thought back to that purple haired girl they saw earlier at the game store. Maybe she could help them, she seemed to know more than they thought. Maybe. I don't know. I'm only one of the authors. We come up with this as we write it.

"Guess you'll have to die," Miguel muttered.

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Meanwhile (teehee)

Riku stared blankly at the space in front of him, resting his elbow on the empty part of the control panel in front of him and rested his hand on his head. His jacket resting on the back of his chair. He didn't like driving the Gummi Ship as much as the maintenance of them.

It turns out that the feeling he had a night or so ago was actually a big problem and now he has to deal with this instead of studying dream eaters (very disappointing to Riku (he definitely has autism))

“Sooo….Riku…” His companion for this adventure, Xion started to talk as she sat next to him. “How have you been?”

“I've been alright, I've just been studying and researching Dream eaters. I haven't found anything new…” Riku sighed a bit.

“Sorry about that then.” Xion frowned a bit. “What about you and Sora???”

“Sora's fine, he was upset he couldn't come with me this time.” Riku said. “Maybe he'll clean his side of the room this time.”

Xion looked at him with with a “I didn't mean to like that you fucking stupid bitch” look on her face. “Anyway. What are we looking for now? Didn't we go to all the worlds?”

“We did but something still feels off… I just can't shake the feeling that something is happening.” Riku leaned back into his seat, biting the nail on his thumb. “I think the ship is just driving me crazy.”

“Maybe Master Riku,” She laughed a little, “I can drive, don't worry, I'll wake you if I see anything.” Xion nodded as Riku sighed, getting up from his chair.

“Thanks Xion..” She gave a thumbs up as he walked to the bunks in the back of the ship, falling asleep quite easily.

★★★

“Riku! Riku! Wake up!!” Is what Riku heard as he was being shook violently.

“Huh…Xion? What's up?”

She pulled him out of the bed and took the window of the cockpit.

A world with a big city was in sight, but it looked so… off? Different buildings clash, skyscrapers that seem to reach past the sky into space, all white and sleek. A monastery with pink cherry blossoms blew around, statues that seemed to be built to protect a big hourglass..? There were two other worlds with buildings that reached the sky. One was bright with life and color. Art and fashion seems to thrive. The other seemed the opposite. A big and tall work place, Riku could barely make out the first two letters of the blinding “OS”, and seemed to kill all of the life around it. All of the color being drained from the world. Bright white streams of power, with blue and green looping around the white, seemed to wrap around the world like Saturn's rings.

“Do you think this is it?” Xion said, a bit worried at the sight in front of her.

“Definitely, I feel it. Let's land somewhere. Make sure you remember where we leave it. I think you might need to get help at some point.”

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“Guess you'll have to die then,” Miguel said.
He glanced at his watch before starting toward the group. Kitana and Johnny moved as if to shield the others. Gwen, MJ, Harry, and Peter were stunned for a moment, but Peter, having been in many life or death situations before, yelled for the others to start running. It was a mad dash away from Miguel, who chased on all fours. Kitana and Johnny followed, trying to protect the others but they were too fast.
Gwen and MJ broke off from the group first. “Keep running!” MJ shouted. “Find somewhere to hide!”
“What the hell is he doing?!” Gwen asked. MJ glanced behind them. Miguel was on their tail.
“I don't know, but we have to go! I'm not letting him hurt you, Gwen!”
Gwen glanced at MJ. Her heart fluttered in her chest, as she knew MJ cared for her. But it wasn't the time for that, unfortunately. They were both scared out of their minds.
“Come on, MJ,” Gwen said, grabbing the other woman's hand. They began to speed up. They both felt their lungs burning for air. Kitana decided to follow, in case they needed help. She was a little late though.
Miguel pounced on Gwen and did a flip, throwing her across the street.
“Gwen!” MJ screamed. She started to run after her but Miguel grabbed her and threw her, too. He stalked toward Gwen, claws ready for the kill.
MJ quickly got on her feet and punched Miguel with all her might. He turned around with a growl and threw a punch, but MJ dodged. They exchanged jabs, but Miguel got the upper hand and knocked her over, creating a scar on her cheek. MJ wasn't going down that easily. She looked at Gwen, who seemed to be unconscious.
“Gwen, no! Wake up!” She shouted desperately. “Get up, Gwen, please!”
Gwen didn't respond. Miguel walked over, claws extended, and delivered the final blow.
“No!” MJ cried. She rose once more, staggering her way toward Gwen. Hot tears ran down her cheeks, but she tried not to ignore them. “Gwen, no…”
She dropped to the concrete, heaving, hands searching for Gwen's. She hugged Gwen, holding her tight as if it could bring her back. “No,” she sobbed, “Gwen…please…I love you.”
MJ felt a sharp pain in her chest. She peered down and saw Miguel's claw.
Kitana finally ran after them, but she was too late. She let out a heartfelt sigh, her expression turning fierce as she retrieved her blades. Miguel chuckled.
“You're late,” He said, opening a portal and disappearing into it. It closed right as Kitana got close.
Though, another opened up right after. Familiar faces came from it.
“Sister!” Kitana exclaimed.
-
Miguel caught up to Peter and Harry. They had stopped in the middle of the street, trying to figure out where to go next. Miguel leapt from the top of a building and landed on Peter.
“Peter, no!” Harry shouted. He ran up behind Miguel and tried to pull him off while Peter struggled under the other spider-man. “Let him go!” Harry said. “Leave us alone!”
“Harry, get out of here!” Peter said. “Go!”
“I can't just leave you!”
“Harry, go!” Peter was desperate. “Please!”
“Peter!-”
Miguel stabbed Peter in the chest with his claws. Peter's breath hitched, then he went limp on the ground.
Harry froze. Miguel rose his claws and made a flounce toward Harry.
-
As Johnny glanced around the perimeter, his gaze finally landing on someone he knew, he began to run again. His legs were so tired and that Starbucks was doing a number on his stomach.
He bumped into someone and almost fell over. He thought it was maybe Miguel, but then he saw who it was.
“Kenshi, you're here!” He exclaimed excitedly, going in to hug the other man. Kenshi did the same, knowing Johnny would do that, and patted his back. Kung Lao and Raiden had accompanied the swordsman.
“Where have you been, Cage?” Kung Lao asked. “You still owe me that money.”
Johnny looked at Kung Lao after breaking the hug. “There's no time for that,” he said, finally being serious, “Some people we know are in serious danger!”
“Danger?” Raiden asked as his eyebrows furrowed into a concerned expression. “What kind of danger, exactly?”
“There's this crazy guy with portals and claws after us, and-”
“He already got to them,” Kitana interjected as she walked near. Mileena, Syzoth, and Liu Kang followed.
“We failed to protect them.” Kitana said.
“It's not necessarily our problem,” Mileena said.
“That guy was after us, too,” Johnny said, “So he's probably gonna be after us.”
“That's exactly right,” said a voice.
The group sharply turned to see who it was.
“Liu Kang,” the man said.
“Shang Tsung,” Liu Kang responded. His expression darkened.
“You're working with Dark Garfield?!” Johnny asked.
The group steadied themselves for battle, but Shang Tsung simply let out a hearty laugh.
“I am only here to warn you,” He said. “Interfere with our plans again and you won't live to see another day.”
“Who put you up to this?” Liu Kang asked.
Shang Tsung smiled. “You've already met.”

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Peter's vision was blurry as he started to come back to earth, blinking away as he could hear…. arguing?

“God DAMMIT Josh! Why are we doing this shit!”

“Oh wow Shiki, like I have any clue what's going on!!! Let me write you a 6 page essay about it because you want to know so bad.”

“Guys…” A voice much softer the yelling spike up, they seemed to be next to him.

“What’s up with these 4 Rindude, they seem like someone beat them up real bad..” another voice, also much quieter than the 3 yelling, but not as loud as the “Rindude” person.

“Come on prissy kid, thought we were all over this kinda thing, why are we in it again!”

“We are over it?? I thought I made that very fucking clear when I help you all with those Shinjuku reapers.”

God this yelling is making his head hurt as he opened his eyes. Seeing a person with dyed blond hair that seemed to completely frame his face and brown orbs, another person was there with brown hair with blonde highlights, one side was longer and could see an undercut on the other side.

“Oh they're waking up!!!” The one with highlights exclaimed.

“God I can't stand anyone here right now. I did not put you in the FUCKING game.” A guy with white hair (who was very agitated) yelled at a girl with short black hair and a blonde skater boy. 

“Those must have been the ones yelling” Peter mumbled, laying his head back down.

“Yeah sorry about them. They still haven't stopped..” The blonde replied, they'd been covering their ears.

“Well I'm Furesawa Tosai, but you can just call me Fret. That, with the blonde hair, is my friend Kanade Rindo!” Rindo waved.

“Peter, Peter Parker.”

“Hahaha! You have the same name as that Spiderman guy, look at that!”

As WHO???? How could this Fret guy know he was Spiderman!?!??!?

“Oh my god Jousha, I'm sick of YOUR stupid game! You keep doing this!!” The girl yelled, she must have been the Shiki that Josh guy mentioned. Are they the same guy?

“I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING?!?! I don't just randomly throw people in for no reason!” Josh yelled back.

“Oh my god SHUT UP!” A different voice yelled, a girl in a gray dress and a cat-like hoodie. “You all are soooo annoying, god! All you do is argue! You'll just make more noise, duh?!?” She yelled out.

“Madame Shoka is right, you're making it seem like we wish to be attacked.” A very well spoken woman with purple said.

Peter finally sat up and looked next to him, seeming Harry starting to wake up.

“Harry!” Peter exclaimed, getting up and holding him in his arms. “Are you alright?!?”

That finally got the attention of the 3 that were yelling, the oranged haired guy who looked like he was about to kill someone, and a blonde girl who was on her phone.

“Well that's strange, they aren't from here.” Jousha hummed.

“Wait, what?” The ginger one spoke up. “What do you mean by that Jousha?”

“Well, they aren't from here, remember a few years ago when that guy joined the game that I didn't know? He's right there, Harry Osbourne if I remember correctly. Now, I have no clue who the other 3 are though.” He said. “This is just gonna get worse isn't it…”

“So THIS is what Harry was talking about???” Peter exclaimed. “You must be the Neku guy he mentioned too!”

The ginger blinked. “Yeah, I am. He told you all about the game?”

“Yep. Wait what about that weird guy with all the music and the lady with the fan? Did they follow us in?” Peter asked

“Negative, I saw them in the real world before I joined.” The purple woman talked again. “I am Usui Nagi. And please, no nicknames.”

The two other girls finally woke up, much faster than Harry and Peter. When their eyes connected they quickly hugged.

Sadly the peace was short lived as a ugly looking monster screamed out as they saw the players.It looks kinda like a shark to Peter.

Rindo and Fret quickly took their fighting stance, as if it was second nature. The pins in Rindo's pocket fly out to the blonde boy, Neku, that girl with the cat hoodie, Fret, and Nagi.

Jousha looked confused for a few moments before he took out six other pins. Giving one to Shiki and the blonde girl. Jousha couldn't get to Peter and Harry before they already were in the combat (no k 😔). Peter's webs helped keep the shark in one place and the alright quite experienced fighters. Harry and his Symbiote suit added heavy hits to the shark.

As the shark was destroyed pins did not fall from it, some sort of charm that had a dragon on it fell it to each of their palms, all of them flashing a color except for Joshua's, it laid in his hand as if it was a key for something. He put it in his pocket quickly.

“That's…strange.” Nagi muttered.

“You're telling me.” Jousha replied.

“Wait, you don't know what…that was prissy boy???”

“Nope, no clue Beat.”

Neku was about to talk until a woman with blinding speed attacked him, grabbing himself by the neck and into a wall. A yelp left his mouth.

“Legendary player? You're quite weak for a warrior. Like Liu Kang.” Her voice covered in venom as she talked, she was about to squeeze before a being of just light fought against her. Neku fell to his knees as he gasped for air. The blonde girl quickly ran to his side and helped him breath.

“Composer. Why are you in my way? This fight is not yours.” She demanded out of the “composer”.

“You’re not going to take him. No one is, not anymore.” Joshua(?) said, a determined tone in its voice.

“It seems I miscalculated.” A beam of magic shot at the glowing person, angel wing appeared as it flied away from that attack, it almost hitting his wing.

“I did not account that you loving…this was real. I'll fix this next time.” She walked away into a portal, disappearing before the thing could get her, changing back into a human after she left.

“Neku..!” Jousha said as he ran next to his lover, putting his hand on Neku's back, white magic healing him. “Is that better..? Thank you Rhyme.”

“Anytime.” The blonde girl, who he now knew was Rhyme, replied.

Neku coughed a bit more, some blood coming out as he coughed, before nodding. “Thank you Josh..” He said as he leaned into Joshua.

“I'm sorry Jousha,” Shiki apologized. “Is Neku going to be safe?”

“I'm sorry too, and I'm not sure. I know I can't leave him without me though…” Joshua sighed. “I needed to find where this,” Jousha took out the charm. “Goes to. Might lead to that Liu Kang guy. I guess I'll take him with me, I have a feeling an old friend will be there.”

“A good old friend?” Rhyme asked.

“Oh most definitely. Looks like the wicked twisters can't get one of their members right now. I hope 6 new ones are fine in exchange?” Jousha asked Rindo.

“More than enough.” They replied.

Jousha smiled as he stood up with Neku, letting him use them as a support. “Also you all have any abilities you had in the RG back to you, but Rindo, do not use your replay ability, I don't know what will happen if multiple timelines are created.”

Rindo looked worried for a second before Fret spoke. “Don’t worry! Well make sure!”

Joshua nodded as they went off.

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Joshua and Neku had left to find whoever that 'Liu Kang' person was, leaving Peter and his friends alone with some very...colorful characters.

After a beat, Gwen asked, "So...what do we do now? If those monsters come back, MJ and I have no way to defend ourselves." As she spoke she took her girlfriend's hand. MJ knew she was probably was unaware of her confession, but she didn't know whether to bring it up or not.

"You shouldn't have to worry about those guys, yo," Beat said, "Let's worry about gettin' somethin' to munch on."

Rindo groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose. Honestly, they had more pressing issues, but now that he thought about it, food sounded really good. It'd probably mean bonding time, too, right...? Public speaking, groan.

Peter was a bit confused at the sudden change of topic, but he agreed. "It'd be better to find somewhere safe to stay."

"Right," Harry added. He, mirroring Gwen, took Peter's hand. The environment change, new information, and almost- well, actually- dying gave him a headache. He was definitely in need for some reassurance even if it only came in the form of hand holding.

"There's this burger joint down the street," Fret said, already turning to lead the way, "Let's go there and grab a bite. Man, I'm starving!"

The newcomers followed the group- the 'Wicked Twisters', as Fret called them- to a restaurant nearby. This new world was odd, Peter thought. Parts of it seemed colorful, then there were some other parts that looked like color was being drained away. The scientist in him wanted to investigate further. So many things he wanted to do and yet, there were more pressing issues...

Gwen and MJ walked side-by-side. MJ snuck glances at Gwen, then after a while asked, "Are you okay?"

Gwen shrugged. "I don't really know. Everything is...nothing's like before. I'm a little scared honestly," she said with a soft chuckle.

MJ gave her a sympathic smile, rubbing her hand with her thumb. "I know," she said. "We can get through this, whatever this is. I'm not going to let anything happen to you again, Gwendy. Promise."

Gwen smiled. "Thank you."

"You're welcome," said MJ. She opened her mouth to say something else, those three special words, but held her tongue. Instead she shook her head, maintaining her smile. "I'm a little worried about Harry," she said. "His condition...I don't know if he'll last without medication, if it'll get worse..."

Gwen nodded. She didn't know what to say, letting the words hang in the air.

Meanwhile, Peter was giving Harry a questionnaire. Are you okay? Are you hurt? Are you 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 you're okay? Do you have a headache? How does your head feel? Are you feeling sick? On and on and on.

"Peter-" Harry sighed, rolling his eyes, but not out of malice, "I'm fine. You don't need to worry. My side hurts a little, yeah, but I'll be okay."

"I-" Peter exhaled. He knew he had to give him some space, but his mind raced with thoughts of the worst. "Promise me."

"I promise you, Peter, I'm okay." Harry stopped walking and looked at Peter, putting a hand on the other man's- his boyfriend?- cheek. He gazed into his eyes, as if putting emphasis on his words. Peter had to take a moment, feeling his breath leave him. He slowly nodded as a smile crept onto his face.

"Okay," he said, "Good." Peter and Harry began catching up to the group again. "But if you feel weird, let me know." Peter pointed at Harry, mock-stern.

"I will," Harry mumbled.

Finally, the group entered the restaurant, the scent of food wafting to them as Beat and Fret opened the doors. It felt like forever since they had a good meal. Even though it was like, a couple chapters ago.

The group found a table, ordered, and in no time, the food was ready for them. It was the most flavorful food they'd had! The Twisters seemed used to it.

As they began conversation, the topic of telenovelas came up.

"-So," Gwen said, biting off a piece of a fry, "Turns out it was his Aunt the whole time!"

"His aunt?!" Fret exclaimed. Rindo softly chuckled at the other boy.

"His aunt!" Peter confirmed.

"But he had amnesia," Gwen said, "So it was sort of a forbidden love thing."

"Forbidden love..." Fret muttered, pondering a thought. I didn't know he could do that. "Like the fanfic we're in?"

A pause.

"Fanfic...?" Rindo asked, raising a brow.

"Yeah?" Said Fret.

Shoka gave Fret a side-eye. The other Twisters, having been used to Fret, continued to eat. The others deeply questioned him.

Suddenly, Beat's phone buzzed. He grabbed it off the table and opened his notification, his eyes going wide.

"What is it?" Rindo asked, not missing a beat. The others leaned in slightly as if asking the same thing.

"It's Joshua," Beat said.

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Meanwhile....

Ashrah, tending to some plants in the Academy's zen garden, rose as she heard unfamiliar voices. At first she thought it might've been Syzoth, but was soon proven false. She retrieved her Kris, slowly making her way toward the building.

"Xion, put that down! We don't have time for this right now." One of the voices, the sound of a teen boy, maybe, said.

"Just let me look at it!" The other person, named Xion, apparently named Xion, said. She held an artifact in her hands, examining it closely.

"Put-" Ashrah exclaimed as she raised her blade, "-that down!"

The duo quickly turned to face her, eyes wide, and Xion flinched before putting the item neatly back in its place. Ashrah gave both a once over. The reading from her Kris was something she'd never seen before. Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion, but the air of authority she exerted didn't falter. She kept her blade raised, though thought about lowering it. They seemed to be just children.

"Don't hurt us!" Xion said.

"My name is Riku," the other quickly said, taking a step forward. He was the most mature one, Ashrah thought. "This is Xion. We came here on a matter, of, uh...importantance..."

"And that is?"

"It may be hard to explain." Riku said. He went on to explain anyway, trying not to stutter or trip over his words. He told Ashrah about the weird feeling he had, the appearance of the world they were on, the different places blending and morphing together in an unnatural way. Ashrah nodded wisely as he finished, showing she was listening. She was a bit confused, though. It was a lot to take in. It sounded a bit similar to the timeline conflict from the earlier months.

She paused before saying, "I see..."

"I know it's a lot," Riku said quickly, "But it's the truth. We need some help."

"I'm sure I know who you could speak to." Ashrah said. "Have you met-"

The sound of footsteps interrupted her. She turned around and saw the person she was talking about- Lord Liu Kang. He was accompanied by Kitana, Johnny, Syzoth, and two more teenagers. What were all these children doing in the Academy?

"Joshua," Riku mumbled, as he looked at the white-haired teen. Joshua smiled. The red-head next to him nodded in acknowledgment.

"It seems we have some things to discuss," Liu Kang said, looking at the people before him.

-

"-so what you're saying is," Joshua said, "Something is messing with the different worlds?"

"Right." Riku answered. "They're crashing together. That's why everything's getting mixed up."

"It's almost as if the timelines are converging once again," Liu Kang said, deep in thought. "Do you have any information as to who could be doing this?"

Joshua's eyebrows raised as a thought popped into his mind. "There was this woman who attacked Neku and I. She mentioned you."

"What?" Liu Kang asked, almost immediately. "Who? What was her name? What did she look like?"

Neku glanced at Joshua for a second, a bit surprised at the sudden urgency. But they were getting somewhere, he knew that for sure.

"She was bald with this golden thing on her head. And she seemed to glow, or something...there was this blue stuff coming from her." Joshua explained. Liu Kang nodded, a deep sigh coming from him as he came to an unsettling conclusion.

"Kronika," he said. "It must be her. Shang Tsung mentioned it was someone I knew."

"Kronika?" Asked Xion. She took a step forward.

"Kronika is an enemy from my past, whom I've fought again and again over control of the timelines. She wanted to create a perfect Era. And now, she must've gathered a new team." Liu Kang spoke with urgency. "We must find a way to stop her, and soon. I will gather my champions and allies to fight."

"I've got some friends on the other side," Joshua said, flipping his hair.

"I've got a feeling someone we know might be working with this Kronika lady," added Neku, "And we've got to make it up to the people who're trapped in the game."

"That Peter guy," said Joshua. "Harry, and those girls too."

"That man who attacked them, Miguel, must be helping Kronika." Liu Kang ventured.

Riku looked at Xion, who already knew what he was thinking. "We'll get some of our friends on board, too," Riku said with a slight nod. He clenched his fist, thinking. "Pepple we know might be involved. With us together, we might have a chance of stopping them."

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Jimmy's journal held many things. The start of Sora's journey, ever world he's been too. Riku's fall into darkness and his rise into light. Every nobody to get a heart. Everyone in the worlds. Anything anyone would need to know would be here, and two were crafted to protect this archive.

2 replicas, created by the journeies in the pages. A Sora and a Riku, though they can take any form of these too they both stick with the forms they were born as. Sora as Sora's younger self, during his first of many travels around the worlds, and Riku, who is around the same hight and Riku when he was younger (a bit taller then Sora) but adorned with a black cloak and his hair was about too his mid back. These were the most “comfortable” for the two.

They will be here until the end of time itself. When all the keyblade welders of now are long gone those two will hold the stories of them and their friends, to teach the history to stop it from repeating, showing the world of the great feets they've overcome with the power of their hearts. They are both content with this existence, much like the real Sora and Riku when they were trapped in the realm of darkness, they are fine with staying here, together. They can never “age” and can never die. Those things don't scare them. They don't need to fear such simple things.

The data vision of Riku was busy looking at the current logs of the many many people stored in the archive. Making sure everything was updated to the newest information known to the code and placing it in its right time and place. The Sora was doing the same thing but with the different keyblade seen or used on travels.

Riku heard a group of books fall. An intruder? What is some sort of bug? They usually don't make themselves so known.

“Shit! Good going Lyla….” Riku could hear a feminine voice whisper-yell at her self about the noise she just made. Riku did not recognize this “Lyla”.

Instead of waiting around and risking something he summons soul eater and went to the noise, point the balde at the intruder.

“Hey! Whoa whoa whoa! Wait! Don't do anything! I can explain!” She yelled out as Sora (who had the same idea) appeared from behind her. Welding the kingdom key like his real content part.

“We'll start now!” The brunette said in response.

“Well..where to start…”

The story was quite confusing too the two but it all seems to fall in place with other information they've gotten from the real Riku and Xion and there travels so far.

“Ok, that all makes sense, but why are you looking at the section about Darkness? Wouldn't you want too look at the the worlds?” Sora crossed his arms and tilted his head to the side.

“Remember the Miguel guy I work for? He's acting reeeeeaaaaallly weird. Like he's always been kind of…well…a bitch. But he's been even MORE of one. Trying to see if this darkness thing could have been the cause of it, can't is change how someone acts?” Lyla pointed out. “I couldn't get really far with my research.”

The two coded boys look at each other, almost like they are communicating telepathically if they should trust her, nodding after a few seconds.

“Yes, it can. Everyone has some sort of darkness in their hearts, other than the princesses of heart, if it get manipulated or if it over takes the light it will.” Riku answers.

Sora nodded. “If you really think the darkness is taking over his heart no need to worry! Everyone can overcome the darkness, but you make it seem like it's been brought up artificially. We'll need to find the source of who's doing it too.”

Lyla fixed her heart shaped glasses. “Great! I have some leads. Do you have anyway too contact the real Riku and Sora, or like anyone in the real world?”

“Yeah, what's your plan?” Riku asked.

Lyla nodded as she brought up a screen as a white board of some sort, with 3 super computers on the team any plans can be made swiftly and simulations too, the perfect choice was made by Lyla like usual.

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Peter and his friends were still in the game. Since Joshua and Neku hadn't returned, the gang found a place to chill as they watched day blend into night. The sunset was beautiful, but it was still artificial, technically.

Something about that scared Peter. All of a sudden, his world had turned upside down- and his friends, his lover, were involved. Peter had come close to death many times before. But nothing like this before.

Peter sat on the edge of a roof, gazing absent-mindedly at the sky, as if waiting for something to happened. The Twisters were busy fighting some of those 'Noise' things- Fret had gotten bored, and well, the rest was history. The girls were somewhere else, not far, probably talking and watching the sky as well.

Harry came up from behind Peter, holding two popsicles. "Hey, Pete," he said, sitting next to him. "Got you some ice cream." He smiled as he handed it over, trying to lift his boyfriend's spirits.

Peter gave a half-smile in return and took it. "Thanks, Harry." He took a bite of his ice cream. "What is this, sea salt?"

Harry chuckled. "Yeah." He paused. "So...you okay? You seem a little off."

Peter sighed, thinking of how to respond. "You know. Everything's just crazy now."

"Like it wasn't before?"

Peter chuckled and shook his head. "Before we were only dealing with angry guys in costumes. Now, we're dealing with portals and teenagers running around fighting weird monsters...and that woman from earlier, who tried to kill that boy..."

Harry listened to Peter, nodding in acknowledgment. "Yeah," he said, not really knowing what else to say. What else could he say? 

"But," he added, "We'll go home soon. This'll all be over, eventually."

Peter put his hand on Harry's, running his thumb over Harry's knuckles. He sighed, then looked up at the sky again. "I know. I should be the one comforting you."

"It's okay to be worried about this, Peter. You always have to look after other people."

Peter nodded.

"Everything should sort itself out. I think."

Peter laughed. "You think?...yeah, I'm sure of it. We'll go home and then we'll get back to being science nerds."

"We're never going to stop being science nerds."

They both began to laugh again, almost dropping their ice cream, but it only made them laugh more. 

"I love you, Peter," Harry said, abruptly.

Peter quickly looked at him. He couldn't believe what he said, and Harry couldn't believe the words that had come out of his mouth. They escaped before he could stop them.

Peter hesitated, but then he murmured, "I love you, too, Harry." 

Peter felt his heart flutter wildly in his chest like a bird trying to escape. He had only felt this way once before.

"I love you," he repeated.

Harry leaned in and kissed Peter, tasting the sea salt on his lips, sweet but salty at the same time. It felt like it was their first time kissing though they had done it before.

They were interrupted by the sound of commotion, and they looked down from the roof. 

Joshua and Neku had returned...

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“Yo prissy kid! Took you long enough!” Beat exclaimed as both Peter and Harry climbed down from the building, joining the wicked twisters.

“Well I got caught up, catching up with an old friend is hard in a short amount of time.” The white haired man added.

“Old friend?” Peter asked, “It seems like with your track record not all old friends are good…”

“Well this is definitely a new place.” A stoic looking boy walked from around Joshua, his hand tracing the wall of a building. “Oh, I'm Riku. I’m a…” Riku looked like he was going to add something else but switched it at the last second. “I'm here to help.” 

“The more the merrier I suppose.” Rindo sighed a bit.

“Riku! I haven't seen you in like.. 3 years! Well for us.” Shiki clasped her hands together as she got up to him, Riku smiled back at her.

“I'm glad, are you all still safe? Right? I hope this world colliding hasn't hurt any of you too badly.” Riku said, looking at everyone in the group. “My friend Xion and getting my fffriend Sora, and maybe Roxas, probably.” Riku stumbled on the friend part of the sentence, Peter ignored it.

“Well that would be nice but, we're dead, Riku...” MJ had a bit of a sad look on her face.

“Well actually that isn't the full case.” Neku perked up. “He didn't kill you exactly, he just kinda, forced you into the game. So instead of everyone thinking you're dead they don't even remember you.”

The spider-team had dumbfounded looks on all of their faces.

“Wait, no one remembers us?!?!?! What about Miles?!?! What's he gonna do?!?!” Peter started to panic like an older brother worried about his younger brother.

“Did you say he has powers like you? He might have been immune to the forgetting thing. Anyways if we find him I can remind him, it's my specialty.” Fret added, smiling a little. “I got all of Shibuya to remember. I'm sure I can get one person to remember.”

Peter sighed a breath of relief, putting his hand on his chest. “Oh thank god.”

Neku looked a bit guilty. “Should have thought of a better way to say that I guess.”

“You guess? Who wants to be forgotten?” Harry said, quite annoyed with the current situation. “How can you be so calm knowing this!?!?”

“Because this isn't the first time it's happened to us.” Rindo spoke up. “Fret, Nagi, Neku, and I have been forced into the game before, all we can do is be calm.”

“Lord Rindo is correct, it was quite terrifying when I first started to connect the dots. Alas all we could hope for was that winning the game would fix this.” Nagi adjusted her glasses. “But as we know now we shall be fine when we return to the real world Lord Harry, we just need to live. Everyone will regain their memories of us when we return.”

Harry was about to keep arguing with Nagi about this “forgetting” thing as Peter pulled him away from the attack from a monster. A monster that did not looks like the noise that they've fought before, but it still seemed to look like it. Like it was fused with something. Something dark.

“Is this the darkness thing you were yelling about Riku?” Peter yelled out to the silver haired teen.

“Not exactly.” Riku defected the attack with a…big key sword????? Peter wanted to know more about it but right now was not the time to study a giant car key (even if it is super interesting.)

“It seemed to have fused with the noise.” Jousha sighed, Uzuki is going to yell his ear off about this. “More work for me…”

Riku, as if it was just second nature, got into a battle stance.

Harry could barely understand what was going on in the fight, just blurs of light and attack. 

Harry suddenly felt a cold piercing his heart from behind, a splitting pain surging through him starting at his heart. He felt the need to chough but their wasn't any air left in his lungs, his Symbiote screaming in his head in pain. His body felt pain it has never felt before in all his life, even when he was getting treatment.

Once the darkness/noise thing was killed Peter looks at Harry with worry filling him. Running to his side.

Riku looked towards Harry, a feeling of dread filled him as he looked up on the top of the building behind, seeing a replica of himself, but with yellow eyes. His blood seemed to go cold.

“We need to leave quickly. Can you pick him up?" Riku asked Peter and he created a purple and black Portal. “This should take us to the academy we came from, it's quicker than walking.”

With no other choice they all entered the portal, Riku locking eyes with his darker counterpart, oh he hoped Sora could get here quicker. Closing the portal as he looked around the slightly familiar Academy, meeting eyes with Liu Kang, who seemed to already know that Riku saw.

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Riku- or at least, that was his name before he gave into the Darkness, it was something he was called before, a name he hated- walking down the hall, his boots making a heavy sound against the smooth, white tile of Castle Oblivion. 

As he walked he thought to himself. He needed a new name. Shadow- or, Sora, what he used to be called- had adopted a new name. Riku wanted to do the same.

He opened the large double doors to the throne room. A giant hourglass replaced the throne, the sands of time itself flowing and ebbing around the people who gathered in the center of the room.

"You've returned," spoke Kronika. She gracefully moved toward him, as if floating, her feet never touching the ground. "And how did it go?" Her voice was loud, like a commanding force. 

"Fine," Riku said, "I did the job."

Kronika smiled wickedly. "Good. Their plans will soon fall apart."

"And when do I get to join the fray?" Shang Tsung asked as he walked closer. "I have many a plan we could unleash upon them."

"You will be summoned soon, Shang Tsung." Kronika said. "Bide your time and sharpen your skills, for we will strike soon. For now return to your experiments."

"I figure my serum will be completed soon." Shang Tsung stalked off with a smirk.

Kronika glided back toward the Hourglass, closely examining it. Riku knew she was calculating each move carefully. She was the one who had pulled him and Shadow from an alternate timeline, after all. 

They were taken right before they were able to open Kingdom Hearts- to gather all the power they'd need to rule over each World. Kronika had a similar plan, and the promise of not only the Worlds, but several Realms sounded divine. Shadow and Riku- he was exhausted of that name- had to agree.

And what of their Kairi? They didn't know. She was probably out there suffering if she hadn't turned into a Nobody.

Riku couldn't care less.

Suddenly, a portal opened up in front of him. Another ally, Miguel, walked out of it and past Riku with a "Hey, kid."

Riku clenched his fist. "I'm not a kid. I'm...Arc."

Miguel turned on his heel. "Arc? Pssh, nice name, kid."

"I'm tired of the old one. Shadow got to choose his name."

"Spare me of your emo attitude." Miguel walked away.

Riku- no, Arc- decided to prepare for battle. He was bored, and he never knew when exactly they'd be leaving to fight. 

"Wait, I got a question for you," Miguel said, his own emo urges threatening to spill. Arc didn't turn around, but tilted his head to show he was paying attention.

"Have you seen LYLA anywhere?"

"You lost LYLA?!"

"Somehow she escaped my programming. I think it has something to do with the timelines or whatever the fuck."

"Missed the part where that's my problem."

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There was a long discussed to be had about the upcoming battle. Liu Kang brewed some tea for the group and set the cups down as Joshua explained the situation again to the newcomers- Raiden, Kuai Liang, Tomas, and the like. The Twisters and the spider-gang  were present as well.

So in conclusion, we had Joshua, Riku, Kuai Liang, Raiden, Liu Kang, Kitana, Mileena, Johnny Cage, Kung Lao, Kenshi, Tomas, Neku, Peter, and Harry at the table.

Gwen, Ashrah, Syzoth, Rindo, Nagi, Shiki, Beat, Rhyme, Neku, and some others were in the training hall, honing their skills. 

Fret and MJ were elsewhere, along with Xion.

Just to clarify for the readers.

Joshua finished explaining and looked around at the others for any confusion. Tomas looked very confused, along with Kuai Liang. Raiden was curious more than anything. 

"So far," Liu Kang said, "We know that Kronika is waging war on us once again. Along with Shang Tsung and another man, who uses claws to attack and travels using portals."

Riku added, "I also saw someone else. He looked like me, but..." He clenched his fist. "It must've been another version of me."

"From another timeline?" Raiden asked.

Riku hesitated. It was easier to use that as an explanation rather than actually try to explain such a convoluted story.

"...Yes," He said. "He has to be from another timeline."

"This is all so interesting," Raiden said.

"I know, right?" Said Peter. He smiled at the other man, they both shared a curiosity for new things. 

Harry, who sat next to Peter, was still trying to make sense of everything. He was still hung up on the whole 'being forgotten' thing. It still made him very upset. 

"Do we know where their base of operations is?" Tomas asked. 

"No- wait a minute." Peter looked at Tomas. "You..."

"We..."

"...sound the same!" They said in unison. 

It was a very surprising thing to the both of them- they sounded the exact same!

Kuai Liang raised an eyebrow at them.

"Anyways-" Peter said, "We don't know. Maybe if we could..." He thought for a moment, then perked up. "If Miguel comes back, maybe I could follow him into a portal. Or- I could follow anyone, really- and sneak using my powers. I can climb on walls, and stuff- but- yeah. I could be a spy or something."

Most of the group agreed with the idea. 

"But how will we find an actual location?" Kitana asked. 

"Maybe we could use some of Johnny's Earthrealm magic," suggested Mileena. 

"It's not magic, Mileena."

"It's not magic," Riku said, "But I could fuse an item with my magic, probably. A tracker or something. It could tell me what world the villains or whatever are in. Then we could travel there using my Gummi Ship."

"What's that?" Asked Raiden. 

"I'll show you later."

"Can I ride in it?"

Kung Lao nudged him. "Raiden," he said. 

"No, no, he's got a point," Johnny interjected, sitting upright. "About the magic thing and the Gummi Ship."

"Can we please get back on track?" Kuai Liang asked.

Kitana called for everyone's attention. "Now, let's figure a plan. We need to plan everything to the last detail, or we may find ourselves in hot water."

"I'll work with Peter and Riku to develop the tracker," Harry said. "We'll have to figure out a way to bring ourselves to them..."

"I'm sure they'll appear at some point," Mileena said. "Once Peter sneaks into their base, we can bring the fight to them."

"We have to prepare for everything and anything they may throw at us," Kung Lao said, "So we should up our training if we have the time."

Raiden added, "Learning to fight together, with our new skills and allies, should prove useful."

"We've got some friends that are coming to join us." Joshua shifted in his seat and leaned on the table. "We'll have a big team to fight with. About...four more people joining us, plus the people here now..."

"...gives us at least twenty-nine people," Peter said, almost immediately, doing the calculations in his head. "We know there's at least four enemies, but there could be so many more..."

"Which is why we must prepare," Liu Kang said, rising from his seat. "Let us all get to work. We'll meet back at sundown to discuss this further."

And what a night it would turn out to be.

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Xion landed the gummi ship, making sure to save the route she just took to get back here, so they can just warp back.

She quickly entered several rooms before finding Sora and Roxas, grabbing them by the arm.

“Xion? You're back?? Where's Riku?” Sora asked as she started to pull them with her.

“No, long story short it's worse then we thought, need your help.”

“Shouldn't we get Aqua?” Roxas asked

“No time! Gummi ship!” Xion yelled as they entered the ship and closed the door, starting the warp. “Besides, I left a note. In my name, so Riku can't get in trouble!”

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“This remind ability. How does it work?” MJ asked Fret as they walked to the F.E.A.S.T building.

“I don't know the details per say but I think of something really hard and with that image I can imprint that on someone.” Fret replied as they walked around. “Just tell me when you see him, I don't need to be close to him but close enough where you can get to him quickly. The faster the better!”

“Interesting, Peter would try and study that.” MJ joked as he saw Miles about a mile in front of them. “I see him! Right there! In the blue hoodie!”

They ran a bit closer to him before Fret stopped. “C'mon' think!” His whispers before a crucial ring of gold on the ground spread all over the City, hitting Miles perfectly.

“Miles!” MJ yelled as she ran towards Miles, bringing him into a hug.

“MJ! I thought you were hanging out with Harry and Peter? What's going on?” Miles hugged her back after the initial shock.

“Oh so much has happened, but frist if we have an emergency, a spider emergency.” MJ sighed a little. “We'll explain on the way there! Oh and this is-”

“Furesawa Tosai, but Fret is fine!” Fret offered a handshake that Miles took. “We should hurry, more time to explain!”

Chapter Text

While the others were training, Peter, Riku, and Harry were trying to develop the tracker.

Mileena and Raiden were there, too, because they were interested. They simply watched as Peter and Harry deleved into many scientific topics. 

"I'm sure we could do something with this here-" Harry pointed to an equation on the board, "With this we could activate the part of the tracker that identifies what universe it's in."

"Interdimensional tracking is gonna be a hassel to develop..." Peter said. He sighed.

"The magic'll help, but I'm sure we could figure this out." Harry put a hand on Peter's shoulder. "I know we can."

Harry was firm. Peter wanted to figure it out, too, but something about Harry was...

Well, he could get hot-headed, but this was a little different. Something in his eyes...was different. 

But Peter nodded. "I know. Let's focus making the tracker itself. I'm sure we've figured enough out to do it."

After hearing that, Raiden retrieved some tools the other men could use. They quickly got to work as Riku tried to find the perfect spell for the job. Mileena tried to help him with her many suggestions. 

About an hour or so later, a familiar face returned. Fret came to join the group, along with a new person, who immediately embraced Riku as soon as he saw him.

"You must be Sora?" Peter asked with a chuckle.

"Yup, that's me!"

Riku returned Sora's hug, patting the other boy's back with a smile. 

"....if we could beam a few electrons in there, it'd stabilize it, but...it's not like we have a-"

"-particle accelerator!" Harry and Peter exclaimed in unison.

"Oh, yeah, the particle accelerator!" Fret said. "I'm sure you could put the particle accelerator into the defibrillator and probably match it with the Heromine Granger!"

Peter and Harry looked at him. Fret nervously chuckled. 

"Sorry, I just say dumb things sometimes..."

"Hey guys I'm Miles Morales" Miles said

"Holy shit its Miles Morales"

"Yeah it's me Miles Morales"

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The equations were getting to Riku's head. Numbers, symbols, magic spells, Peter's scientific evaluations- they all made his head spin. Too much at once, but...he had to keep going. He had to help stop Kronika once and for all. He had to get everyone back home. 

He needed to protect Sora. Sora had always been one of his...bigger motivations.

Their small group- Peter, Harry, Mileena, Raiden, and himself- were about to take a lunch break when Peter and Harry said something about a particle accelerator, and rushed to gather supplies. Riku took a sip of water and tried to wake himself up. 

This was going to be a long afternoon.

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A spark. "There!" Harry set down his tools and gazed at his creation- a small and crudely built particle accelerator. It was better than nothing, really. The thing sparked again and he recoiled.

"This should help us power the thing," Peter said as he grabbed the small tracker they had built. 

Mileena and Raiden were as intrigued as ever. Riku simply nodded, a hand on his chin.

"And I think I've figured out the perfect spell to allow interdimensional tracking. It'll be tough, but I'm sure I have enough MP right now." Sora was there to help as well. They had both taken an Ether. Donald probably would've been a better choice, since he was a skilled mage and all, but oh well. 

Peter and Harry looked at each other.

Again, Peter noticed that fire in his eyes. It was different from the normal determination he usually held. More intense. More...firey. A wild flame.

Something was off.

He ignored it.

A mistake.

They powered on the particle accelerator as Riku and Sora channeled their magic. Together, they fused magic and tech to create just what they needed. And after, Riku and Sora were in for a nap. Using that much magic that tired them out.

Those two rested and the others decided to do the same as well. After a while, the entire group ate together. Those who trained decided to rest their bodies for the day. Those who hadn't got to the training rooms. 

At the end of the day, everyone shared tea. Lord Liu Kang came to make another announcement. 

"Thanks to Joshua, our most trusted ally, and Geras, my faithful partner, we have compiled a list of whom we may face when we find Kronika."

The room fell silent. Liu Kang carried on.

"The lowest ranks are two individuals known as Arc and Shadow. They possess powerful magic and are cunning in their manipulation. Above them is Miguel, the man who chased our new friends in New York. Alongside him is Victoria, a vampire from another timeline who is known for her self preservation abilities. Shang Tsung is in cahoots with them as well. The most powerful are Kronika, and a man named Xehanort."

Sora, Riku, and their friends tensed at the name. 

"In a few days, we will be at war. Everyone, listen closely to our plan. Our lives depend on it."

It was Joshua's turn to speak. He set down his tea, smiled, and began his speech in a relaxed tone. Always so sure of himself.

"Our nerd team has created the tracker. MJ, Miles, and Peter will draw out Miguel once we send them back to New York. Kuai Liang, Tomas, and Syzoth will accompany them in case anything goes south. They will apply the tracker to him and once we have his location, we'll send out a team to their base."

"What about Earthrealm?" Kung Lao asked.

"There'll be other weak points around the world-"

Kuai Liang interrupted Rindo. "-around all the timelines."

"We'll send teams to guard those spots," Neku said.

The weight of their plans, of the incoming battles had dragged the mood down. Everyone felt it. But they had to stay strong.

"We have a big group," Tomas said, "we have to win. I know we can."

"We must," Raiden said.

"We'll be fine!" Fret exclaimed. "There's no way we can't win with our numbers!"

"That's great and all," Xion began, "but we have to be ready for anything. They could have insane numbers, too. We have a big army, but they could have countless Heartless."

"Heartless?" Asked Rindo.

"Those without Hearts," Roxas explained.

"In any case," said Riku, "we'll be ready. We have to have each other's backs."

"Of course," Mileena said.

"We must trust each other. How about we spend this evening getting to know one another better?" Kitana suggested.

"It'll be a good chance to relax," said Ashrah, sipping her tea.

Good for morale, anyway.

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The evening, after the council, was spent by the group joking around, laughing, asking each other questions about their timelines and universes. A night of camaraderie and comfort. 

In the morning, the group, now having truly befriended each other (for the most part), trained and ate together. The following days were spent by training, mostly, until the day came where they'd finally begin their mission.

They couldn't wait any longer. It was time.

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Somewhere, in another, another, another universe...

Edward Cullen felt himself going insane. More insane than he was during those years of what felt like solitude. More insane than each time they had to move to preserve their identities. 

Because Bella had gone missing.

Again, his raidant light stolen from his life. 

Bella, was gone.

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"Bella!"

Edward has tracked her sent for miles. Jacob Black, despite their rivalry, had come to help Edward and his family in their search.

They were right on her tail.

A glowing light took them by surprise.

"Victoria!" Edward growled. He heard a roar come from Jacob behind him. His family followed as they chased the redheaded girl, her hair like wild flames that danced in the dark forest. She was hard to chase, but for Bella, Edward would do anything.

She was running for the bright light. 

Victoria would take his Bella away.

Edward wouldn't have it.

Victoria threw Bella into the light, but before Edward could lose sight of her, he pounced on Victoria and fell through the light with her. 

When he finally caught himself, realized where he was, Victoria and Bella were gone.

Bella.

Out of his grasp.

Again.

He lay on white tile. Carlisle helped him up. Jacob was beside him, still in his wolf form. Emmett and Alice were there, too, but that was it.

Their family had been ripped from them, too...

"We have to find her," Edward spoke bitterly.

"And we will," Carlisle said. 

"Once we figure out where we are."

Chapter Text

Back in New York.

An hour had passed, and nothing.

MJ was starting to get worried. She knew Gwen was safe with the others back at Wu Shi, but still. Miguel could do anything, could strike anywhere-

A portal opened up.

Never mind.

He was here.

And he was...scarier than before. 

Especially after the whole thing where they died (sort of).

"This time," Miguel said, "you won't be getting away. I won't risk anything."

"You won't get to do anything," Miles said. He and Peter were both in their suits. "We're going to stop you!"

Watching three spider people fight was...confusing. A mess of tangled webs and crawling on walls and whatever vampire shit Miguel had going on. MJ found a place to hide- for now. She still had some of Peter's old tech, so she set up a few traps along the way. A web bomb went off and trapped Miguel long enough for Miles to get the tracker on him. 

Peter pressed Miguel's watch thing and opened a new portal. Presumably to their base. Probably. He kicked him through, and their mission was complete.

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LYLA, still in Jiminy's Journal, had been reading up on Heartless and Nobodies and all the other monsters of the universe with the data versions of Sora and Riku.

They both felt...something. A pull. It was mostly Riku who recognized the tug. 

"I think our...counterparts are up to something," he told his Sora.

"What?"

"I think...I sense something. Some sort of magic. In a familiar place." Riku paused. "Give me a moment. You feel it too, don't you?"

"Yeah...I think so."

"Give us a second, LYLA. We have to figure this out."

"Is it..." Sora gasped. "Castle Oblivion?"

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"What is this?"

Alice's soft voice echoed off the walls. Everything was white. Too white. Too pristine, too perfect.

Much like them- cold, frozen, pale.

"Where are we?" Edward heard the question in Jacob's mind. He was trying to stay calm.

The only door led to a hallway, still the same as the room they were in, white and empty. So much white. Sensory deprivation would happen to a human here.

They continued down the halls, into other rooms, looking for an escape or for Victoria. 

"Wait...what are we doing here again?"

Edward turned to Emmett, incredulous. 

"We're here for....!" Suddenly, he couldn't remember either. "...for Bella!"

He had surprised himself. How could he forget his most precious person?

He heard someone laugh.

Victoria. 

"Edward. You all must be...confused."

She stood at the end of the hall.

"Here, to find is to lose. And to lose, is to find."

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Jacob leapt in Victoria's direction, cutting off her next sentence. She dove to the side and fled, and the rest of the Cullens followed Jacob in his pursuit.

"Give us answers, Victoria!" Emmett shouted. 

Victoria did not give answers. She kept running, and they lost her in the confusing halls. 

The Cullens continued searching for her, this time trying to follow where they had last seen her. They came across a room with two young looking teenagers. They were drinking and talking and laughing and having a good time.

"Who are you?" Edward asked. "Where are we?"

"I should be asking you that," the teen with white hair and an emo haircut said. He put down his glass of sake (an Asian drink)

"Arc, remember," the brown haired one said. His hair was spikey. Edward thought he looked like one of those anime characters that Alice liked. "Victoria brought in some new prisoners with the girl. Guess she's having a little fun with them."

"Girl?!" Edward snapped. "What girl?"

"We know she's important to you."

Bella.

"Your most precious person," the one named Arc said. "You'll join her very soon."

The room was suddenly filled with small black creatures, almost like shadows, that attacked and overwhelmed Edward and his family (and Jacob). Soon, everything went dark...

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The first part of the mission was over. 

MJ, Miles, and Peter went back to Wu Shi and briefly celebrated their small victory. It was one step in the right direction. Riku was busy typing away on a small computer Johnny had brought, calibrating the trackers location across the realms.

There was something tugging at Riku. It felt like his Dream Eater link, but slightly different. 

"I think..." He paused, contemplating. "They're in Castle Oblivion."

Sora, who stood behind him, was dumbfounded, along with Roxas and Xion who were also there. "What?" Roxas asked.

"How can you tell?" Asked Xion.

"I don't know. Something is just telling me-"

The location finally popped onto the computer. Riku was right.

His feeling, the tug, was right. 

"Get Lord Liu Kang," he said hurriedly. Xion and Roxas nodded and left.

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Alice recalled the time Bella had gotten sick, and she visited her with some McDonald's or whatever it was. Instead...

She watched as Bella floated idly in a pod, along with a few other people. Some empty pods lined the wall as well.

She and her family had been taken by those things and put in this room. Even though they were strong, these people had somehow accounted for that. The walls were unbreakable. There was nowhere to run.

"We have to get her out," Edward said as he messed with Bella's pod again. "What have they done to you..."

Carlisle walked up and examined her. "She seems to be asleep."

Edward grimaced and looked down, shaking his fist.

"Alice?"

Alice looked at him.

"Can you see anything in our future? Anything at all?" Carlilse asked.

Alice paused, searching the future for anything and everything she could find.

"It might take me a while," she said.

The rest went quiet as she searched.

Jacob trotted up to Edward, about to say something in his head, but Edward turned away.

"Go jacob go away..."

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It was decided.

The location of their enemy had been found. Lord Liu Kang and Joshua put together groups that everyone would divide into so they could either stop Kronika or guard the realms.

Riku, Sora, and and their friends would go to Castle Oblivion. Since they were most familiar with the location, they could lead the charge. Accompanying them would be Peter, Harry, and their lot. Johnny Cage, Ashrah, Mileena, Shiki, and Shoka would join them.

Everyone else would guard places throughout the different worlds that were at risk, and make sure nothing slipped through the cracks. No monsters or otherwise. 

Peter gave Harry's hand a tight squeeze. Harry nodded in return with determination.

MJ and Gwen gathered their supplies and gave each other a pep talk. Everyone else was ready to go, and before they knew it, they had jumped through a portal and landed in the white castle.

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"You've found us."

The group was immediately greeted by a boy who looked like Sora, but much younger. Another boy who looked like a younger Riku was there, too. Both with evil intentions it seemed. Not to be trusted.

"It's us!" Sora almost flinched.

Not Sora scoffed. "I'm nothing like you. It's Shadow. He's Arc. And we're going to take you down before you ruin our plans."

"Not if we take you down first!" MJ exclaimed. 

"Tch..." Arc spoke. "You idiots."

More black creatures appeared from the ground. "Heartless!" Xion shouted. She and her friends summoned their Keyblades. Everyone else got ready to fight.

Harry and Gwen used some web bombs and other things to trap the Heartless. They stuck together but got seperated.

That feeling from earlier came back...a stabbing in his chest, in his heart. Suddenly he felt a prick in his neck and stumbled to the ground. 

"Harry!" Gwen rushed over to him. Her first thought was to call 011 but she knew they couldn't help him here.

Some sort of dark matter began to cover him, starting from his chest and spreading across his body. Gwen backed away, watching...

Harry felt......angry. his heart started beating too fast.

When he finally rose up, he was tall, several feet above the floor. Gwen looked small compared to him. He let out a ferocious roar which caught the attention of everyone else.

"Harry!" Peter cried.

"What happened to him?!" Mileena growled as she stabbed a Heartless with her sai.

She caught sight of someone running away from the scene, wearing red and gold. She gasped.

"Shang Tsung!"

"You go after him!" Miles said. "We'll take care of this."

Mileena, Johnny, and Ashrah bolted in Shang Tsung's direction. He ran faster. Fucker.

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Edward stromed around the room. 

Alice had finally finished searching the future. "Someone is here," she said, "a big group. It's fuzzy now, but...they may be able to save us."

"Sure hope so," said Emmett.

Jacob huffed. He was agreeing.

Edward remained silent as he gazed at Bella longingly. He imagined her sweet smile and felt warm again.

But only for a little bit.

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"Harry!" Peter said depressed. 

How could his boyfriend have turned into such a giant monster?! He needed to end this, now.

Without killing him.

The others were hunting the other enemy, so all they had to do was take down Harry and return him to normal.

"If we're able to stop him, I could purify his Heart!" Sora said as he dodged an attack from a Heartless. "We just need to keep the Heartless at bay."

"Shiki, Shoka!"

The girls nodded at Riku.

"Help me with the Heartless! You too, Roxas. Everyone else, get Harry!"

Everyone nodded and got into position. Shiki, Shoka, Riku, and Roxas were able to get the Heartless into one side of the room while the others had the rest of the space to fight Harry.

Harry roared and threw his arms around as he tried to attack. Peter and Miles webbed his arms to the wall behind him. But Harry managed to break free and threw Miles across the room.

"Aaahhhhh!!!" He screamed.

"Miles, no!" Gwen went for him. "I got you buddy." She said as she helped him up.

"Thanks," Miles said.

"I hate to do this, but..." MJ threw a web bomb at him. Harry screeched. 

"We don't want to hurt you!" Peter shouted. "Just make it easy for us........" He sounded sad, which made everyone feel sad, too.

Harry grabbed Peter and held him up, swinging him around. Peter jumped out of his grasp and webbed his arm to the wall again. Miles helped. 

But Harry was strong...too strong.

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Shang Tsung kept booking it across the hall. Ashrah used her wings to stab him, which stopped him from running.

"Hold it right there Shang Tsung!" Johnny exclaimed. He punched Shang Tsung in the balls to further incapacitate him.

Shang Tsung cried loudly and fell over onto the ground pathetically. Mileena grabbed what he had dropped- a bottle of some type of serum...

"He must've given this to Harry!" Mileena exclaimed. The bottle had a small emblem that looked similar to the ones around the small creatures, what Sora and Riku called the Heartless. 

Ashrah glanced at Shang Tsung. "Let's get him somewhere secure." She glanced around and found a storage closet. "There. We'll leave him in there for now."

They dragged Shang Tsung into the closet despite his protests. Ashrah found a way to lock the door from the outside. With that, the group decided to leave. 

But then, they heard...screaming. 

"MJ! GWEN! MILES!"

It was Peter. They could hear Harry roaring, while they sound of magic from keyblades also chimed in the air. 

Ashrah, Johnny, and Mileena immediately took off in the direction of the other room. Mileena still had the bottle tucked away, just in case. 

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They were gone.

MJ.

Gwen.

Miles.

Shiki.

Shoka.

Sora and Riku, too.

Arc and Shadow...had taken them.

Chapter Text

The battle couldn't wait for their friends to return. Peter had to stop Harry's rampage. Xion and Roxas were almost done with the Heartless, luckily. 

Since Arc and Shadow were now gone, the Heartless stopped coming in endless waves. They just had to defeat the last few stragglers.

"We're back!" Johnny announced as he and the others entered the room. He pushed Peter out of the way of an attack. 

Harry was now a giant dark creature, with sharp teeth, a giant tongue, and long claws. A white emblem, which looked like a cross between a spider and a Heartless emblem, spread across his chest and shoulders.

"We know-" Mileena dodged. "-how this happened! Shang Tsung is to blame."

"It's always him, isn't it?" Johnny sighed. He tried to do the nut punch on Harry. It only stunned him a little, not as effective as usual. But it worked.

Xion and Roxas finished with the Heartless. Roxas had noticed something.

"He has a Heartless symbol on his chest!" 

"He does!" Xion said. "But the only person who can cleanse someone's heart..."

"...is Sora," Roxas finished. "Wait, maybe if...maybe we can do it together! Since Sora's memories and stuff created us."

"You've got a point!"

"If you're doing to do something, do it now!" Ashrah shouted over the sound of another roar. Xion and Roxas nodded at each other.

They raised their keyblades toward Harry's chest. A bright light emanated from them...

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Sora was asleep in a pod. Again.

After the year of watching Sora sleep, having to protect him, hunting down those who hurt him...Riku didn't think he'd have to be in this situation again. And here they were.

MJ and Miles were asleep, too. Along with Shiki and Shoka... a girl with dark hair and some other people. Gwen and Riku were awake along with...a family and a wolf.

Who were also trying to find a way out.

"Who are you?" Riku asked.

"I'm Carlisle," one man with blond hair spoke. "This is my family. Edward, Emmett, and Alice. And the wolf is our ally, Jacob. We came here in search for Edward's partner, Bella. She's the girl in the pod. But we haven't been able to find a way out."

Riku nodded. "This boy..." He looked at Sora again. "He's my..."

Carlisle smiled. "I understand."

"He's with our other friends. We can find a way to get them out. I just..."

"This room is indestructible," Emmett said. "Trust us. We've tried."

Jacob yelped in agreement. Riku sighed.

"There might still be a way." 

He looked at the pods. 

"You look a lot like the guy who put us in here," Edward said.

"He's a different version of me. Which means we probably have a similar thought process."

"You could disarm the pods," Alice mused.

"Heh...exactly."

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Harry felt light.

Like he was being pulled out of water, saved from drowning. Finally taking a deep breath of sacred air.

He gasped. Opened his eyes.

Found himself on the ground, Peter's worried face nearby.

"W-what happened?" Harry rasped. 

Peter didn't say anything. He just hugged him tightly.

"You turned into a Heartless," Xion said. "Somehow we were able to help you..."

A Heartless, huh....

Harry knew that wasn't the whole story. It had to be...the creature that lived inside of him. There are two wolves inside of you. One of them is gay and one of them is an alien that keeps you alive.

"How do you feel?" Roxas asked. "I used a few potions on you."

"I feel...weird."

"You okay to move on?" Johnny asked.

Harry tried to stand up, but his legs shook and his body felt weak. He slumped back down against the wall.

"I can stay with him until he feels better." Peter gently rubbed Harry's back. "You both know more about this place anyway."

"If you say so. We'll see you soon, then," Xion said as she motioned for everyone else to follow her.

"I'll stay, too," Ashrah said. "I can keep watch for any other enemies while you tend to him."

Peter nodded. "Thanks, Ashrah. I appreciate it."