kh 3 - the war chapter 4

Chapter 4

“This is nice,” Jim said running his hands over the controlled of the new gummy ship. Roxas wandered through the back end of the ship.  There where 4 separate rooms in the whole inside.  There was a little kitchen, or that’s what it looked like.  Roxas pushed a button on a control panel next to what looked like a refrigerator.  A little cup popped out full of gummy worms.  

“WOHA!” Roxas grabbed the cup and ran back to the bridge.  

“Whats up” Taran said swiveling around in one of the chairs.  

“I found this little thing down there,” Roxas said gesturing over his shoulder, “that when you push the button, it gives you gummy worms.  

Taran looked at him with an amused expression.  “That’s ironic.  A gummy ship that gives you gummies.” Taran laughed.  

“Hmmm…” Roxas said looking at the walls.  Taran fallowed his gaze to the wall.

“No!  Don’t do it.” Taran said grinning and shaking his head.  

Roxas raised an eyebrow at him.  Then he walked over to the wall, keeping his eyes on Taran.  He bent towards the corner, and took a bite.

Red lights started flashing all over the bridge.  Roxas immediately spit the peace into his hand and stuck it back in place on the wall.  The red lights stopped.  “Oops” Roxas said through a big grin.  Taran was rolling around on the ground with laughter.  But Jim glared at Roxas over the back of the chair.  

“Do not eat this ship!” Jim growled.  “This is an amazing ship and if we wreck it, we wont ever be able to get another one like it.”

Roxas wiped his mouth, then took a seat in one of the chairs.  “So where can this thing go?” Roxas asked looking at the controls.  

Jim studied them for a minute, then hit some buttons, then straitened up.  “According to this,” Jim pointed at little 3d holographic globe.  “We can go… anywhere”  

Roxas dropped the cup of gummies.  “We can go anywhere???” Roxas asked looking franticly at Jim.  

“Ya” Jim said, “but we don’t know where is where.”  

Roxas fell back in the chair.  “Oh, so we are still lost?”

“Hopelessly” Jim sighed.  

“Well then we best just start looking for a way to get home.” Roxas said.  He stood up and walked over to the little 3d map.  “So what does this do?” Roxas said touching one of the little planets on the map.  

“DON’T!” Jim yelled, but it was to late.  In front of the ship a giant rift had opened up in space, and on the other side was a world that looked a lot like Roxas home.  

Then an invisible force pulled the ship through the rift, and it closed behind them.

Everyone on the gummy ship screamed as they hurtled towards the surface of the planet.  “WERE GANA CRASH!!!” Taran yelled as they got closer and closer to the ground.  Then without warning, the ship came to a sudden halt.  

Roxas peeked through his fingers to be sure he was still alive.  Outside the cockpit window there was a man dressed in red holding on to the front of the ship.  

“Looks like you needed a hand!” the man called.  Everyone just stared at him.  The little peace of gummy that Roxas had bitten out of the wall fell off again, and the alarm went off once more.

The man swung the ship around and set it on the ground.  Everyone staggered off it relived to be alive.  Taran got out and kissed the ground.  

“Thanks a lot.” Roxas said offering the man his hand.  “We would have been dead if it wasn’t for you.”

The man took Roxas hand and shook it.  “Not a problem!” the man said shaking Roxas hand.  Several popping sounds came from Roxas hand and arm.  “The names Mr. Incredible.” The man said letting go of Roxas now crushed hand.  Roxas looked at his hand with some amusement.  

“Oh, sorry about that.  I get a bit carried away sometimes.”  Mr. Incredible took Roxas hand and pulled on each one of the fingers. There where more popping sounds, but when Roxas get his hand back it was good as new.  

“Thanks.” Roxas said wiggling his fingers.  

“So, your not from around here I suppose.” Mr. Incredible said looking at there ship.  Jim was studying the front of it looking for damage.  

“No actually, we are kind of lost.” Roxas rubbed the back of his neck somewhat embarrassed.  

“Ah! I see.  I know just the person who can help you!” Mr. Incredible said.

“Really?” Roxas said excitedly.  

An explosion rocked the field they where standing in.  Over in the near by city a building collapsed on its border.  

“Woops! No time to talk now!  There is trouble to be dealt with!” Mr. Incredible said.  

“We’ll come to!” Roxas said.  Mr. Incredible looked at them.

“You?  What can you do?” he said looking at them quizzically.

Roxas summoned his keyblade then rested it on his shoulder.  “We can do a little.” He smiled.  

Mr. Incredible looked a little bit wary, but he agreed.  “Ok, just try and keep up.” And with that he started running at top speed towards the city.  

“Jim!” Roxas called turning around.  

“Already on it!” Jim called back.  He hit some buttons on the bottom of his hover board and a pair of wings expanded on either side of it.  “Come on.” He called to Taran and Roxas.  Both boys climbed onto the sides of the rocked board.  Then Jim stepped on a button on the back and the rocket ignited and they took off towards the city to catch up with Mr. Incredible.  

They slowed to a stop just behind Mr. Incredible.  A cloud of dust rose up from the wrecked building.  Roxas and Taran jumped off the board and ran to Mr. Incredibles side.  

“What’s this Mr. Incredible? I thought you didn’t work with sidekicks.” A voice said from the cloud of dust rising from the wrecked building.  

“Syndrome!” Mr. incredible yelled into the cloud.  “Stop this! Its madness!  No one will believe your stories anymore.”

“Oh I don’t want them to believe my stories.” Syndrome said.  The cloud of smoke cleared and there stood a man in a black suit with a large white S across the front of it.  His red hair seemed to be spiked up into the strangest shape that seemed to defy all nature.  But he was covered in dust from the cloud.  He looked down at himself and sighed.  “Aw man.  I just had this thing dry-cleaned.”  He blinked and looked at the group standing in front of him.  “Oh… where was I…” he trailed off looking skyward.  “Uh… OH YA! I don’t want them to believe my stories! I want revenge!  Revenge on the town that shunned me and accepted the old heroes!”

Jim hovered next to Mr. Incredible.  “So… is this guy insane?

“You know… I'm starting to think so.” Mr. Incredible said studying Syndrome.

“HAY!  I CAN STILL HEAR YOU!!!” Syndrome yelled at Mr. Incredible.  Syndrome took a deep breath and sighed.  A grin crossed his face as he said, “it doesn’t matter now.  I have help this time.”  He snapped his fingers and something burst out of the ruble of the building.  The crowd of spectators that had gathered to watch suddenly ran from the flying debris.  

They all watched as a form materialized out of the cloud.  “YOU!” Roxas and Mr. Incredible shouted together.  There before them stood the man in armor.  

“You know him?” Mr. Incredible and Roxas asked at the same time. “Never mind!” they both yelled together.  They turned to face the man in armor.  

“Now gentlemen, I bid you, a due.” And with that Syndrome disappeared in a cloud of black vapor.  

“Are you quite finished?” the man asked looking at the group before him.  He thrust out his hand and summoned a new keyblade.  Then he did the same with his other hand.  

“Two!?!” Roxas said more to himself than anyone.  We may not be able to beat him he thought.  

“You ready sport?” Mr. Incredible said.  Roxas looked up realizing Mr. Incredible was there to help him.  

“Sure!” Roxas said.  He summoned his other keyblade and got ready to fight.  

“Then lets go!” Mr. Incredible charged the man.  He swung his fist at him, but the man jumped and Mr. Incredible punched the ground instead leaving a huge crater where he hit.  

“Woah.” Taran said looking at the hole.  But the armored knight landed in front of him and swung the keyblade at Taran.  Taran blocked the first swing, but as the man swung the second keyblade towards him Taran cringed.  But Roxas materialized next to him and blocked the other swing.  Taran then turned and swung at the mans leg but the man jumped and kicked him out of the way.  The man turned to Roxas, but something hit him from the side.  Mr. Incredible had punched the knight who went flying through a building wall.  

“Nice one!’ Roxas said.  

“Your not to bad yourself.” Mr. Incredible said picking up Taran off the ground and brushing him off.  

Something hit Mr. Incredible in the back and he was sent flying a couple blocks down.  Behind where he was the man stood.  His hand was extended and dark energy swirled in his hand.  He then aimed for Roxas who braced himself.  

The man fired and Roxas prepared to deflect it when something green hit it and deflected it away.  Jim had fired his blaster and deflected the shot.  Roxas smiled at him, but the man didn’t.  The man jumped in the air and hurled his keyblade at Jim who dove out of the way.  The man grabbed it as it came back, and attacked Jim again who defended himself with his board.  A look of fear crossed his face as the board started to crack under the hammering blows the knight was dealing.  

Roxas ran to help Jim.  He jumped over Jim and did a summersault.  In the air he hooked the end of his keyblades onto one of the knights and when he landed behind him he pulled, and threw the knight over his head.  He landed several yards away.  

“You have gotten better,” the man said standing up.  “But not good enough!” he thrust out his hand and fired a ball of energy at Roxas.  He tried to defend himself by bringing his keyblades in front of him, but that didn’t stop the blast.  Roxas was thrown back into Jim who caught him.  

Mr. Incredible came at the man now from his back, but the man spun around and dodged his pouch. Then using Mr. Incredibles momentum he grabbed his fist and swung Mr. Incredible around and threw him up in the air.  He then pulled his keyblade out of the ground and jumped after him.  He twirled his keyblades around then hit Mr. Incredible with a scissor like slash with both keyblades as he fell.  

The man landed on the ground ready for the next attack, and my Incredible fell behind him.  He didn’t get back up.  

“No!” Roxas yelled.  The man spun around and fired another shot at Roxas.  It hit him full in the chest and he was thrown back again.  He hit a wall and fell to the ground.  Something clinked next to him.  Roxas looked down and saw the little keyblade keychain that Merlin had made for him.  Roxas grabbed it, “this is all I have left.”  He said as he pulled the charm his mom made off the kingdom key, and attached the new keychain in its place.  There was a flash of light, and nothing happened.  Roxas looked at it horrified.  “It didn’t work?” Roxas said looking at it.  He then saw the holes around the hand guard.  They looked like gems used to fit there, but they where gone now.  Roxas looked at the holes then he got an idea.  He took the mythril stone out of his pocket and stuck it in one of the holes.  The keyblade turned white.  He then took his other keyblade, spun it around and jammed the two together end to end.  There was another flash of light and the two keyblades fused together.  The kingdom key mimicked the other keyblades shape and took the form of oblivion also.  He was now left with a keyblade staff.  Roxas smiled at it.  “Thanks Merlin” he whispered as he got off the ground and ran to defend Taran and Jim.  

Roxas jumped over both of them, and spun the staff in a circle.  The dark ball of energy that the knight had fired dissipated on impact with the spinning staff.  Roxas spun around and not waiting for the man to get a chance to attack again he brought the staff slicing across the man chest.  His armor split open and a dark vapor to leek out.  

“NO!” the man said holding his chest.  “This isn’t the last time we will meat!” he held up his remaining hand and a dark vortex appeared behind him.  He staggered into it, and it closed behind him.  

Roxas sighed and fell to his knees.  The staff glowed bright then the two keyblades separated.  The mythrill shard fell out of the kingdom key and lay next to it on the ground.  

“That was amazing!”  Taran said helping Roxas up.  Roxas resisted the help and fell back down again.  

“Just give me a minute,” he panted.  “Besides, I'm not the one who needs help.  He does.” Roxas pointed at Mr. Incredible who was laying a little ways away.  

Jim stud up, and after studying to see if his board was ok, walked over to Mr. Incredible.  But he never got close.  A red blur shot out of the city and stopped rite in front of Mr. Incredible.  A kid with blond hair and the same suit as Mr. Incredible stood in front of him.

“What did you do to him!?!” the kid yelled at Jim.  

“Dash… its ok.  They helped” Mr. Incredible grunted.  He rolled over and got to his knees.  

“Dad, what happened?” the boy said.  

“It was Syndrome again.” Mr. Incredible said getting to his feat.  

“Honey are you ok?” a voice said from Mr. Incredibles chest.  

“GAAAAA!” Taran yelled jumping away from Mr. Incredible, and holding his hands in front of his head.  “There are people in your suit!?!” he yelled pointing at Mr. Incredibles chest.  

Mr. Incredible laughed.  “No, that’s just my wife.”

Taran now looked more disgusted than terrified.  “You wife is in your suit?”  

Mr. Incredible laughed again.  “Its just a communicator.”  He touched the big I on his chest and said, “Ya, I'm ok.  Thanks to some new friends.”

“Ask them if they want to come to dinner.” The voice said.

“Did she say food?” Jim asked from the ground where he was working on repairing his board.  

“Sure did!” Mr. Incredible said.  Tarans stomach growled.  Mr. Incredible laughed.  “Ill take that as a yes.  Come on, ill show you the way.”  

“Well we can’t say no to a home cooked meal.” Roxas laughed from the ground where he sat.  He sighed and got to his feet.  He picked up his keyblades off the broken concrete, then the mythrill shard.  Then something caught his eye.  It was another stone.  It was lying on the ground where the man had diapered.  There where also 2 halves of a black keyblade.  Roxas pocked up the stone and looked at it.  It was brown, and in the shape of a diamond.

“What is it?” Taran asked.  

“Looks like another stone.” Roxas said pocketing it.  

“Any idea what it might be?” Jim asked hovering next to him.  

“Not a clue.” Roxas sighed.  

Mr. Incredible didn’t notes the boys talking.  “Come on, lets go eat!” And with that he pushed a button on his wrist.  A car pulled up and the door opened.  

“AAAAAH! GOAST CAR!!!” Taran yelled pointing at the empty driver seat.  

“I’m starting to wonder about you boy…” Mr. Incredible said under his breath as he opened the back door for Roxas and the others.  Dash got in the front seat and Mr. Incredible got behind the weal.  Then they drove off for their house.  

Enroot the car had changed its outside appearance, Mr. Incredible had changed into normal close, and Dash was left grumbling in the front seat still in uniform.  “Get all the high tec… why don’t I… unfair…”

Roxas got out of the car, and Dash blew past him into the house.  It was a little house, not that big.  It had a nice front lawn, and in a relatively peaceful, and ordinary neighborhood.  

“Not what you expected?” Mr. incredible laughed.  

“Um… really… no, no its not.” Roxas said.  

“Super heroes need to keep a low profile.” Mr. Incredible whispered as he walked past.  “Now come on in and meat the family.”

Roxas and the others headed for the front door.  Roxas thought he saw a girl with black hair looking out of the front window, but when he looked again she was gone.  

“Hi!  Oh, there young!” a woman said walking up to the front door.  She had brown hair, and a flannel shirt on.  A baby wiggled around in her arms.  It looked at Roxas with quite a bit of amusement.

“Hi honey.” Mr. Incredible said walking in behind Roxas and the others.  He kissed the woman on the cheek then turned to the others.  “This is Roxas, Taran, and Jim.  They saved the city and my butt earlier today.”  Roxas gave a little wave and the baby bounced in his mothers’ arms and giggled hysterically.  “This is Helen my wife.  You already met Dash.  That’s Jack Jack,” he pointed at the baby.  “Where is violet… oh well, she is around somewhere.”

“Its nice to meat all of you.” She said happily.  Please come in and take…” she trailed off as she saw Jim already sitting on the couch with his feet up on the table.  There where crumbs all over the front of his shirt from a cookie that he has just pulled out if his pocket.  

“JIM!” Roxas hissed.

Jim glanced at Helen, then looked to see what he was doing wrong.  “Oh, sorry” he said sitting up and spreading crumbs everywhere.  “Oh, sorry again.” He said brushing off the couch.  

“Its ok, I have children.”  Helen laughed.  “I don’t think you can do anything worse than they have already.”  Jim raised an eyebrow at this statement.  

“Is that a proposal, or are you just saying that?” Jim asked.  Helen laughed.  

“Oh never mind. Dinner will be ready in a minute.”  She looked at Jack Jack who was giggling madly wile looking at Roxas.  She handed the baby to him.  “Here, I think he likes you.”  She left the room and went back to the kitchen.  Jack Jack immediately grabbed Roxas nose and hung on.  Mr. Incredible laughed.  

Roxas pulled the baby off him and handed him to Taran.  The baby giggled as though happy it had a new victim.  

“So who is this syndrome?” Roxas asked.  

Mr. Incredible sat down on the couch next to Jim and said, “Well his story began a long tome ago.  About 15 years ago when I was working alone, Syndrome was a little kid.  His name was Buddy and he was my number one fan.  He wanted to be my sidekick so bad that he invented things to make him super even though he had no real powers.  He even got a costume and everything.  He called himself incrediboy.  But I turned down his help all the time because I didn’t want him getting hurt.  

Well I think somewhere along the line he went crazy.  He started inventing great weapons for militaries.  He even built a giant robot, and tested it on other supers.  He killed a lot of them.  Some of them where my friends…  

But when he got to me and my family, we defeated his robot, and we thought he died, but we where wrong.  Over the past few months he has been wreaking new havoc.  He now controls an army of these dark shadow things… I don’t know how he does it, or what technology he is using.  But somehow he keeps getting stronger.  This last abomination of his was the strongest.  I hate to think what he will come up with next.”

Roxas looked at Jim.  “You don’t suppose the shadows are…”

“The heartless.” Jim finished.

Roxas nodded, then sat back.  “Hmmm…”

“Diners ready!” Helen called from the other room.  

“Great” Taran said jumping up.  Jack Jack remained latched onto his head by some unseen force.  The baby giggled.  

Taran sat down at the table and grabbed a chicken leg.  “BOB!” hellion yelled from the kitchen.  She turned up the TV so he could hear.  

“What appears to be Syndrome has destroyed a building down town, and is now sitting on the remains.  When asked what is he doing he simply says he is waiting for someone to come save all the people.”

“He really isn’t very smart.” Jim said again.  He grabbed a peace of chicken also and headed out the door.  

“Come on.” Mr. Incredible said heading out the door.  

“Take some chicken!” she called after him.  He ran back inside and grabbed a peace.  Then he left again.  Roxas grabbed some to then he ran out the door also.  Taran tried to get Jack Jack off his head before leaving, but the baby would not get off.  Helen walked over and grabbed Jack Jack.  He instantly let go and Taran ran out the door, chicken still in hand.  

They all jumped out of Mr. Incredibles car and looked for syndrome.  He still sat mopping on top the pile of ruble.  “Syndrome!  What do you want now?” Mr. Incredible called.  

Syndrome perked up instantly.  “You’re here!” he said happily jumping up.  “Oh, I mean…” he coughed and lowered his voice.  “It’s about time you got here.”  

“Look, do you have a problem or something?  We missed supper because of you.” Taran called still munching on the chicken.  

“Yes I have a problem!” Syndrome yelled back.  “I’m sick of you supers always winning!  I’ve got to settle this once and for all, and I’m going to do it myself!”

“Bought time.” Mr. Incredible said preparing for a fight.  Roxas reached in his pocket and pulled out the keyblade keychain.  

A blue light shot from syndromes hand and hit the keychain.  It was snatched out of Roxas hand and flew to syndrome.  “And no magic like the last time!” he said pocketing the keychain.  The gathering crowd of people gasped.

“No!” Roxas said in hoarer.  

“Don’t worry.” Mr. Incredible said.  “You wont need it.  He’s not as strong as the other guy was.”  Roxas looked at him doubtfully.  “LOOK OUT!” Mr. Incredible pushed Roxas out of the way as a lightning bolt hit the spot where he had just been standing.  

Roxas landed on his back 9 feet away.  He got to his feet holding his head.  “OW!” was all he had to say.  

“Come on.” Jim said flying past him with his gun drawn.  He fired a couple shots at Syndrome who summoned a shield and deflected them.  He then used his other hand and shot the blue light again.  It grabbed jim and threw him to the other side of the block.  People scattered as Jim flew at them.  

Roxas summoned his keyblades and charged.  He dodged syndromes shots, but when he got close enough to hit him, Syndrome had to room for error.  He hit Roxas with a red beam and he went flying backwards. He landed behind Taran who wasn’t moving.  Roxas got up again and saw Mr. Incredible trying to hit syndrome.  Then he looked at Taran who wasn’t moving at all.  He didn’t even have his sward drawn.  

“What are you doing?” Roxas asked him with some concern.  Taran turned and Roxas saw the half eaten chicken leg that Taran was still eating.  “Put that away!” Roxas yelled.  

“But its good food!  I can’t just throw it out!” Taran said in his defense.  Roxas grabbed the chicken and stuffed it in his pocket.  “Ewwww…” Taran said.

“Now go fight!” Roxas pointed at Syndrome who was deflecting Jim’s shots.  Taran grudgingly drew his sward and trudged into battle.  

Jim sped by at that second and Roxas grabbed his hand.  Jim pulled him onto the back of his board and they sped towards syndrome.  Jim dodged the first shot from him, but the second caused an explosion in front of the board and sent them flying.   Roxas dove off and kept running.  Syndromes next laser hit him, but as he was suspended in the air he hurled the keyblade at syndrome.  It hit syndrome in the chest and Roxas was released from his hold.  He caught the keyblade as it came back and threw it again, but this time Syndrome caught it with his laser.  While syndrome was distracted Roxas took this opportunity to attack him directly.  Roxas slashed at syndrome, and the gadgets on his arms.  

With this opening Jim fired several shots at him, and Mr. Incredible joined in also.  Then Roxas hit the rite gadget on syndromes wrist and his laser disappeared in a shower of sparks.  The keyblade fell and Roxas summoned it back to him.  It materialized in his hand, then he hit Syndrome with a cross slash across his chest.  

Syndrome staggered back and gasped.  “N…o…” he said as he fell.  At that second poleace cars came out of nowhere and surrounded Syndrome.

Roxas shouldered the keyblades and turned to see everyone.   Mr. Incredible grabbed Roxas and threw him up in the air.  “YES!!!” he yelled as he caught him and gave him a big hug.

Roxas back cracked as Mr. Incredible squeezed him.  When he put him down Jim jumped on him laughing. “WAY TO GO!  WE DID IT!” he laughed.  

Roxas turned to see Taran who was sitting on the ground eating chicken.  “Where did you get more!?!”  He said laughing reaching into his pocket for the peace he had taken from him earlier.  It was gone.  “You picked my pocket!?!” Roxas said.

Taran smiled with his mouth full.  “Oh! That reminds me!” Roxas said turning back to syndrome.  He pushed his way through the cops until he reached Syndrome. He reached inside his pocket and pulled out the keychain.  “I better keep a better hold on this.” He said putting it back into his own pocket.  

“That was great!” Mr. Incredible said again. He shook Roxas hand.  “Thank you so much for all the help.”

“Ya, way to go!” one of the officers said patting him on the back.  

“It was our pleasure, but I’m sorry to say that we have to move on again.” Raoxas said sadly.  Taran looked up and choked.

“No!” Taran coughed.  

“Look, we have to keep going.”  Roxas sighed.  “We have to get back to home.  My dad is the only one who will know what to do about our heartless problem.”

“He’s rite.” Jim said.  “We don’t have time to stick around.  We have to keep moving.”

“Well let me help you a little.” Mr. Incredible said.  He reached into his pocket, and pulled out a little yellow box with a green screen in the center.  He handed it to Roxas saying, “This is a tracking device. It is actually used to find anything anywhere.  I have only used it on earth, but it should work anywhere.  All you have to do it tell it what you are looking for, and it will give you directions to it.”

“Won’t you need it?” Roxas said holding out the box.

“Naw!  There really isn’t much use for it these days.  All I ever do use it for is to find the remote,” Mr. Incredible laughed.  

Roxas beamed.  “Thanks a lot!  You have no idea how useful this is!”

“Hay, it’s the least I can do!  Just make sure you come back soon so you can actually have dinner.” Mr. Incredible laughed.

Roxas smiled.  “We will.  For sure.”  Mr. Incredible smiled then he hit the button on his wrist and the car pulled up.  He got in, then smiled and waved. Roxas waved back, and Mr. Incredible sped off.  

Taran swallowed what was in his mouth.  “So… no more food?” he said.  

“There’s food on the ship.” Roxas laughed.   

“Don’t you dare take another bite out of that ship!” Jim growled.  

“Try and stop me!” Roxas yelled as he started running for the field where the ship was sitting.  Jim took off after him, and Taran slowly got to his feat, and left the city.