Chapter CCLXIII: The Palace of Alexandra Part V

BLAST! BLAST! BLAST! BLAST! BLAST!

Still diverting out of the range of Eve's attacks, Hari looking back at the small white robot was quiet. However as she finished her leap-!

"WALL-E!"

"HEY!"

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

In seconds the exotic Sphynx was hit with a blast of bubbles and was left soaking in a foamy mess! Gritting her teeth feeling humiliated from this attack she uttered mad, "Why you-!"
With that she rushed forwards to try and get at the pesky yellow robot, but again-!

BLAST! BLAST! BLAST! BLAST! BLAST!

Again Eve unleashed her barrage blue of fire, stopping Jona from touching him as she like Hari had to dodge! She was a formidable foe!

Feeling her anger beginning to boil over, thinking of her brother being taken by the overweight lummox Pete. She felt ready to snap any minute as she declared with furious intent! "You both better get out of my way or-!"

FLASH!

Suddenly all around the two struggling female warriors, the misting walls of bubbles were dispersed in seconds! Leaving the corridor completely clear, as they were all blown away by a sinister pulsating green light!

Jona didn't need to turn around to know who had done this. For walking forwards with her tall staff in hand, Maleficent was clearly enraged as she declared loudly, "That will be quite enough!"
Then as the bubbles were all cast away and the robots were momentarily distracted by this display, Jona said with just as much fury, "Likewise!" With that gritting her teeth fuelled by her rage she went to smash both the robots to pieces!
While Hari herself stood silently and watched as both her Mistress and her cohort proceeded to clear the way. She knew she needed to wait for her next orders...

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Having quickly listened to what it was that Pete had to say, Zidane after a moment of silent had come between them all then said with dismay, "Is that honestly all you've got for us! Haven't you got anything else for us to use again her at all!?"
"Well what more do you chumps want from me?! I've been just as scared of her all this time! And if there's one thing ya learn after been with her for that long! You don't poke yer nose where it don't belong!" With that looking behind himself shuddering at the thought of her, he added, "Otherwise you probably won't come out with it!"
Zidane though clearly though was still unimpressed, however Mickey sighed and said, "Well I kind of figured that's how thing's were, but at least we know she hasn't got anything else were her that she can use to hurt us."
"Other than one Heartless," Nozomi said. Then as she looked in the direction where they had left Riku and the rest, she couldn't help but feel uneasy and asked, "I just hope they've been able to cope against it! That rumble in the floor couldn't have been good news!"
"Obviously!" Zidane said, then as he tried to coax Timbre again out of his deep slumber, he said, "We gotta backtrack! If we could get better support here we could-!"
"We can't do that!" Nozomi said, for again she reminded him, "We can't leave everyone in that cursed slumber! If we live them here do you have any idea what Maleficent, or Hari or anyone else could do to them helpless like that!"
Silent, Zidane then hated himself for forgetting this one fact. But looking at who they had available to fight, which was himself Mickey and Nozomi, he knew Pete would be no good or Kagi so... biting his bottom lip in frustration he demanded, "Well, what're we supposed to do then!? We can't just-!"

"Just calm down!"

It was then Mickey stepped in again. As he did so, he said, "Look, I've got a small plan, I guarantee it'll work too well, but it's still something!"

"Well what is it?" Zidane demanded, hating this uncertain atmosphere.

"Okay I'll gonna tell ya all!" Then looking to one particular individual amongst them, he said, "And Kagi you're gonna be a big part of this!"
Blinking in surprise the green haired boy uttered, "I am?"

Nodding it was clear that Mickey was absolutely certain and with that looking at everyone he divulged his idea to them...

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BLAST! BLAST! BLAST! BLAST! BLAST!

Again Eve was trying to strike Jona down with her laser blasts, however-!

"Not this time!"

SMASH!

Jona had dodged each and all of the blasts and had unleashed her own power upon the white robot! The impact of her powerful punch sent the white robot hurtling backwards, slamming hard into the wall making cracks appear everywhere!

The poor robot flickered with electricity showing the damage she had received and in seconds the yellow robot rushed to her side crying out, "EVE! EVE!"

She in turn uttered her robotic voice crackling, "WA..LL...E..."

However not caring in the slightest for the sad sight before her, Jona declared, "This is the end of you both now!"

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

He unleashed another barrage of bubbly foam against the female Sphynx! But immediately she dodged and gripping her fist tightly she went straight back to attack again, grinning menacingly she declared, "BYE!"

Watching with clear disinterest at the damage that Jona inflicting against the two now helpless robots, Maleficent sighed. Then turning she looked to see her servant simply standing and waiting for her, seeing this she wasn't happy and so walking over to her, she asked, "Why are you standing there, Hari?"
The green eyed girl, looking over to her mistress then simply replied, "I wanted to wait and hear your instructions, what do you wish to be done to the Vessels and guide who have been taken from your hands."

"What do I want?" The mistress of darkness repeated. Becoming irritated at the stoic girl, she told her, "You know full well what I want! I want them back now!"

With a single nod of her head, Hari went to go and fulfil her role, but-!
"Wait!" With that looking around and noticing the absence of one particular individual she asked, "Where is Pete now?"
"I do not know," Hari simply responded.

"Don't you?" Maleficent asked her, to which the green eyed girl simply shook her head again. However she wasn't satisfied for somehow she could feel she was hiding something from her... so she decided on something, "Very well, then I have changed my mind about your orders."

Hari didn't respond outwardly to these words, instead all she did was turn around to stare on at Maleficent quietly.

Seeing her do this one action, Maleficent then told her, "When you find those Vessels and cat, you will-!"

KABOOM!

The sound was completely drowned out though as in that moment, Jona had finally overpowered and finished off both Wall-E and Eve! As she did so, stroking a bead of sweat away from her forehead she uttered, "Ha! Now that's the way to relieve stress!"

As the dust began to clear though slowly, in that moment-!

GLOW! GLOW!

Two yellow and white coloured glowing lights lifted into the air, as they did so Jona stared at them quietly with uncertainty. Curious she asked, "What are those things?"
"The original raw forms of Summon Gems," Hari answered.

Hearing her as she began to walk in her direction, Joan repeated, "Summon gems, huh?" Then looking back up to them she wondered, "I wonder if they sell for a lot?" Though she didn't get more time to ponder about this for in the next moment-!

SWISH! SWISH!

"Hey!"

The two lights were quickly flying away from them, fast down the corridor! As they did this, Jona cried out mad, "Get back here! You gutless pieces of junk!"

Hari though said nothing, instead with her eyes fully concentrated on the lights she immediately began to chase after them, as they raced down the corridors!
"Hari! Don't you leave me behind here! Hey!" With that the exotic orange haired Sphynx began to chase after her too!

Maleficent on the other hand remaining quiet, didn't feel the need to rush. Instead she walked after them, keeping her dark grace intact. For if her fortune was in her favour, she knew that her servants would have finished the work effectively.

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Racing after the lights fast, Hari remained silent. They seemed to turn here there and everywhere, but she knew they would come to a stop soon for like all servants they all needed to be in the presence of their Master to truly exist in the world.

It was then after a little more time, after one last turn-!

FLASH!

The lights returned to the one who called on them. There in the centre of the corridor, now stroking the Summon gem she had used gratefully before returning it to her wrist. It was none other than the one who was barely her equal in combat, the Vessel of the Seventh Fragment. The one who had been given the name, Nozomi.

Her hand tightened around her Keyblade as she surveyed around and noticed one thing, "Where is Kagi and the rest of your group?"

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Nozomi expecting Hari, wasn't too surprised by this question and simply answered back to her, "You think I'd tell you!" With that she tightened her hands around her own Keyblade!

As she did this, she saw immediately that Hari went into her combat stance and she heard her say, "No, I didn't..."

Then before Nozomi could even think-!

CLASH!

"AH!" She had drawn her weapon up and immediately sparks began to fly between them, as Hari was trying to cut through her newly remade Keyblade.

Pushing herself to keep her back, Nozomi then heard her rival say, "But at least you had a chance to!"
With that the two of them both falling back, quickly went after each other again! Their blades clashed over and over, as each was trying to incur damage upon the other!
Leaping through the air, Nozomi turning with a quick aim cried out, "Shining Star Rays!"

FLASH!

Immediately countless shining and dazzling comets of light came to strike down Hari! However she rushed out of all this rapid fire and came straight again for Nozomi! Her blade ready! But-!

"BLIZZAZEO!"

The dark haired Keyblader unleashed her other ready made spell and in seconds-!

FREEZE!

Hari's body was frozen over in moments! As it was encased within a crystal of ice, landing on the floor Nozomi gazing on breathlessly asked, "Did I get her?" There was then an eerie silence that came over, it seemed like things had come to an end but-!

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

To her horror Nozomi saw that even in those horrible depths of bitter freezing, Hari was still active! As around her, the ice was beginning to splinter and crack from the horrible power that was contained within the steel winged angel!

"Oh darn it! I can never get a break with you can I!?" Nozomi cried out mad! With that she rushed forwards to lay more damage against Hari before she could retaliate! However-!

"My turn!"

Shocked, Nozomi cried out, "Wha-!?"

WHAM!

"AGH!"

Having appeared out of nowhere came Jona! With a single well aimed punch she'd sent Nozomi flying back! Hurting, the female Keyblader though quickly reacting recovered herself though cringing in pain, she landed back on the floor holding onto her stomach with one hand!

"Hmmm!" Almost purring as she pulled her sharp clawed hand back, Jona then apologised with a mocking tone, "Sorry there, honey!"

Clearly unamused, Nozomi then replied with annoyance, "Urgh, this is why I hate party crashers!" However it was clear that, that punch was a bad one as it really hurt. But in that moment of flinching-!

SMASH!

To her horror she saw that her terrible rival had freed herself from the prison of ice, with her wings outstretched making chunks of it fly everywhere she was haunting ominous sight to behold!

She didn't take long to react as she aimed again with her 'Subtle Scythe,' and quickly unleashed her next attack, "Fire Blaster!"

BLAST!

Seeing the terrible fireball coming her way, Nozomi reacted in turn and cast, "Protecteo!"

SHINE!

In seconds as she drew out her bright shining shield, the power attack crashed into it!

Seeing the fierce fire burn against the protective spell, Jona grinned and said, "Well looks like someone's going to get well done!" However-!

FFFWWWOOOSSSHHH!

"WHAT!?"

Jona saw quickly saw to her horror the attack had rebound and was somehow heading back in her direction! Panicked from surprise she almost forgot to move! But fortunately-!

KABOOM!

She got out of the way and was only moments away from getting incinerated herself! Sweating realising how close she was to getting her luxurious fur being ruined, looking to Nozomi she cried out mad, "Hey! That's cheating there!"
The female Keyblader having released the spell was breathing in and out hard, it was clear she was drained.

Gritting her teeth, Jona was about to cry out again, when Hari walked over and said, "I see that your spell has upgraded due to the Zeo class hasn't it?" As Nozomi looked up to her, trying to regain what strength she could muster, she heard her terrible opposite continue on to say, "It's combination of Protect and Reflect, isn't it?"
However it was clear Nozomi still wasn't going to answer her, instead all she did was get up onto her feet. As she did this, she concentrated her gaze upon them still remaining silent.

However Jona having enough of this, demanded out of the dark haired Keyblader, "Don't try and act like a hero is! Where have you taken my brother too! Where's the rest of you!?"
To which Nozomi looking to them both, swallowed and suddenly surprising the two villains she informed them, "Right behind you!"

Perplexed, Jona uttered, "Wha-!"

BOOM!

Immediately the whole space was covered in smoke! As it was Hari jumped back and out of the way, while shocked Jona turning uttered coughing away some of the smoke, "How's...this-!"

"Fooled you!"

STRIKE!

"Agh!"

Quickly falling back herself now, looking on through the smoke it was then that the figure of Zidane emerged! With a grin on his face he told his old crew mate, "I've been looking forward to having a rematch with you like this, Jona!"

"Where did you-!"

Again though Jona wasn't given a chance to speak for in another second-!

"Thundara!"

ZZZAAAPPP!

"Oh no you don't!" With that, Jona dodged out of the way! As she did, she told the now emerging Mouse king, "You try and fool me twice! You'll pay!"

"Actually three times!" Zidane laughed.

"What?!"

"Gotcha!"

"Hey!"

Quickly the exotic Sphynx was grabbed and held in a couple of very strong and big arms! Holding her in place now with his own strength was none other than their former cohort, Pete!

Outraged in moments realising who it was that had taken hold of her, Jona immediately acted trying to bat him off of her, "Let go you dumb fatso!"

"Not happenin' ya dumb hissy!" Pete cried out mad, with that he held onto her tighter to make her stop!

Feeling his pressure increase, mad Jona boiled over with her vibrant orange power! As she did, she aimed her elbow and cried out, "You mutt!" With that she went to strike him, but-!

FLASH!

However in moments she was quickly encased within a golden coloured protection sphere! As she was in shock it was too late though to stop her attack and-!

BANG!

Her attack simply bounced off the edge of the sphere! Rendering it totally non effective! Maddened further she cried out from within, "What is this!? Let me out!"

"No way lass!" With that Cait sith revealing himself, concentrating his power upon her, he declared, "We've got one trouble maker too many! We don't need you addin' more oil to the fire!"

This made Jona grit her teeth with fierce hate for the crowned cat!

Revealing a sigh and looking to the King who came to his side, Cait sith told him, "That was some good thinkin' there Mouse cheeks! Comin' out of that Door of Time when their guard would be down!"

"I'm just glad it worked myself!" The King said with a smile, however he had to add, "But we just gotta pray it'll give us the chance that we need!"

"I hope so too!" Nozomi said, as she took a swig of one of her HP potions.

Pete himself too was just as relieved as he nodded quietly in reply. He was also glad that he hadn't been horribly hammered by the Sphynx girl, so sighed. But quickly-!

"Pete..."

"Urgh!" Immediately he started releasing large beads of sweat! As he did feeling dread come on over him, he turned his worried eyes and there gazing at him, with her own cold green eyes. It was Hari.

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As an uneasy silence filled the air, with nothing but Jona pitiful bumps against her captive sphere. No one say a word, however after a little, Hari broke the silence and enquired of him, "Why are you helping in the restraining of Jona, what are you trying to accomplish here?"

Pete had no idea whatsoever to say, he wasn't betraying her, he knew that but-!

"He wants to save you, Hari!"

It was then the green haired boy stood beside Pete. As he did, he told her strongly, "I convinced him to join me, no us! To accomplish that!"
Pete staring at her, he saw that Hari had no reaction to this proclamation. Instead there was nothing but silence for a few moments, as he watched her he then saw her turn her head curiously and ask, "You wish to save me?"
"That's right they do!" It was then Nozomi who spoke, stepping forwards she told her, "We know you're only acting like this because of that stupid lock your Mother put in you!"

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Again more silence came. As it did, Hari then asked, "So, you discovered the truth..."
Mickey having watched on quietly, looking at Hari he tried to read her as best he could, however much like before when he had first encountered her in his palace. Her eyes were empty and cold, they were chilling! However there was one thing that he could sense!

Quickly gripping onto his Keyblade tightly, he warned everyone, "Fella's look out!"

Shocked Nozomi looking to the King asked, "What?"

GLOW!

In that moment, Hari's body started to glow with that sinister and terrible red light that they had seen during the recordings of their memories! As she did so, even Nozomi could feel her hostile intent! As she did, she quickly called upon her own Keyblade too!

Seeing her opponents ready themselves, Hari then said, "Since you all know then, you must understand this!" With that pointing her Keyblade at them all. She revealed, "What I do, is always done by the dictation by my Master!"
Hearing this, Zidane then said, "And let me guess! She wants you to beat us to living pulps right?"
"Incorrect!" Hari said. Then with the coldest eyes, he had ever seen on her Pete felt the most horrible chill as he heard her say, "The orders my lady has asked of me is this..."

"When you find those Vessels and cat, you will obtain and take the Fragments they contain for yourself! Also, if what I suspect is true...You will eradicate Pete and everyone you see if he has turned traitor!"

As those chilling commands were revealed to everyone, they then realised the real danger they were in! For though in the past Hari had fought them before, it was clear there was never a direct as order as this!

"None of you will be allowed to live any longer!" With that she lifted her Keyblade that began to glow with that same sinister power!

Kagi upset cried out to her, "Hari! You don't have to do this! C'mon! You can't follow through with this! You can't!"
Hari now poised to engage told him, "Kagi, I can no longer say no..." With that she uttered one other thing to them all, "Now prepare yourselves!"

Gripping his own dagger blades, Zidane then said, "Great this has just got worse hasn't it!?"

"Well I ain't surprised!" Cait sith said, however as he turned over to Pete who was totally shocked by Hari's revelation, he told him, "Pete mate, c'mon!" However this simple call out hadn't worked, the crowned cat moved and jumping up, he landed on his shoulder! Then quickly-!

SNAP! SNAP! SNAP! SNAP!

"Wait what?!" Literally snapped out of his shocked state, by Cait sith using his fingers against Pete's ear, the overweight former villain looked to the crowned cat with wide eyes.

"You gotta leg it mate! Get yerself and Kagi to a safe distance!" Cait sith told him.

Quiet Pete then demanded, "Where's that supposed to be! There ain't nowhere here like there's-!"
"Then ya just run ya dumb lummox!" Cait sith told him mad, then slapping one of his ears-!

"Ow!"

"This ain't no time to argue now move!" Cait sith told him finally. With that he jumped down, then as he landed he told Jona, "Be grateful even you're gettin' saved, ya dumb hissy!"

Jona didn't understand anything about what anyone was saying but-!

"Alright! We gotta get movin'!" With that still holding Jona under one arm, he walked behind their group and hoisted the still slumbering Timbre onto his shoulder. Then with this quickly done, he grabbed Kagi by his arm and told him, "C'mon runt let's go!"

"But we have to save Hari Pete! We can't-!"

"We're going now!" Pete told him, for looking back to Hari though with pain in his heart, he knew, "When she's been ordered like that! They'll be no stopping her!" Then squeezing his arm, he finally said, "And I know I can't let her take ya down, I can't let her suffer any more!"

With that he started to pull Kagi away along with Jona and Timbre with him! Seeing him go, Mickey called out to him, "Good luck Captain Pete!"

"You're gonna need ta keep that for yourselves!" Pete cried back with that he left with Kagi still struggling against him!

Looking at them, Nozomi turned to Hari again and as she did, she asked "There's no way we can change your mind is there?"

"No," Hari told her and as she did, her blazing spell was beginning to burn brightly!

"That's sad...but okay!" Nozomi told her .

Landing up and aboard her shoulder Cait sith told her, "Get ready to charge lass!" Nozomi made a fierce nod in reply and with that, the female Keyblader charged forwards with her own ice spell beginning to intensify in her hand!

Then-!

SHINE!

BLAST!

The two spells made contact! As they did creating a thick cloud of steam, Hari drawing back with a beat of her steel wings looked about herself and then-!

CLASH!

Nozomi came straight at her! Her Keyblade striking straight into her quickly drawn out one! As she gazed at her prey, she heard her declare, "If I can't reason with you! We'll subdue you instead!" Then-!

"Holy!"

Mickey had unleashed his own attack against her, sending blasts of powerful light magic in her direction!

Seeing them all coming her way as Nozomi then retreated back, Hari then beating her wings made one simple comment, "Futile!" With that she went to fly away but-!

"Take this!"

BLAST! BLAST! BLAST!

Suddenly she was struck in the back by a series of small bombs and as these stopped her wings from moving-!

KABOOM!

The glittering white magic spells hit their target! As they did, Zidane who fell back onto the floor at the same time as Nozomi then cried out in mockery, "Didn't see that coming did ya!?"

"Yeah ya stony dummy! How'd ya like that!?" Cait sith cried out.

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There came nothing in audible reply. Nobody could see anything with the mist and smoke obscuring everything but they all knew Hari wouldn't have been dispatched with so easily! For she-!

BLAST!

"WWWHHHOOOAA!"

Immediately everyone scattered as Hari unleashed her own retaliation strike! As it exploded behind them, they all looked and saw her emerging from the dust!
As she emerged she then replied calmly, "Indeed, I did not see that approaching...but now," With that she put her hand over her right eye.

Seeing this, "Oh no!" Nozomi felt a chill! For she knew what she was going to do! She had to act fast! So charging forwards again she went to attack!
Mickey however cried out to her worried, "Nozomi!"

"Hey lass don't charge so suddenly like this! I'm-!"

However not listening, the female Keyblader running felt her power charge from within her and as she did, she felt another of her abilities strengthen! She quickly began her attack, "Radiant Spiral Kick!"

STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE!

Immediately she struck, over and over again with her radiantly glowing white legs!

Cait sith quickly cried out to her in desperation, "Lass if ya keep goin' like this, I'm gonna lose me grip on ya! Ya can't-!"

Nozomi though as she continued could only pray that this would be enough to stop her foe, but-!

GRAB!

However her attack was halted in seconds! As it was so, Hari looking up to her revealed, "That was pointless of you."

Shivering Nozomi then saw with dread the thing she didn't want to see there and then! For quickly she saw that there revealed in Hari's right eye, was Oralee's pink iris and with it came the ability to read into anyone's mind!

Hari looking at her then said, "And since you know the Sixth Fragment's power already, you know this... you are all finished!" With that Hari proceeded to unleash her own devastating attacks against them all!

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"Pete! Let go of me! We have to go back! We have to go back now!" Kagi cried out in distress!

"Can it ya little runt! We can't go back there! Ya know that!" Pete told him as he continued to drag him away!

"But Hari! She's if she continues she'll just end up with more regrets and pain! I can't let her-!"

"I don't want that for her either!"

Pete shouted back at him! This immediately made the green haired boy go quiet in seconds!

As he did, Pete revealed, "I don't want her to suffer any more either... but with that darn lock pushing her and being under Maleficent's control, there ain't nothin' I can do! I don't have the power to fight her... and I'm strugglin' to imagine those dolts managin' either!"

Hearing him say this, Kagi was silent. Then as he looked up to him he felt his hand shaking as he held onto him, feeling this he then realised too how much pain Pete was in too over this situation... there was nothing that either of them could do.

Even Jona who had been struggling within her encased protective bubble, she looked up with concerned eyes too... however as she did, she felt a sudden chill! Looking, she saw what had caused it and began to smack the insides of her bubble to get their attention! But it was too late as-!

ZZZAAAPPP!

"AAAGGGHHH!"

Pete was struck by a power blast of green lighting! As he was it too quickly struck the rest of the part with him too! They all fell to the floor burning from paralysing pain from the spell! As they all did, cringing he asked, "In just what in the-!"

"So this is where I find you...!"

In terror, he then saw other than Hari the one other person he did not want to meet there and then! There standing over them all, with a very disapproving look on her face, it was none other than the terrible witch of darkness herself, Maleficent!

Looking over them, each person there was scared out of their wits at the sight of her. Even Jona herself, she was shivering in the confines of her bubble.

As she was, Maleficent then asked with a chilling smile gracing her pale features, "And what pray tell have you been up to in my absence?"

With this question put to him, Pete knew one thing this event was only to get worse and worse for them!