Fast Food Madness: The Epic Return V2

Roxas's feet halted near Sora, though he was over to the side a little. His eyes fell on the pole Namine had been tied to and he instantly cringed, his grasp on Oblivion and Oathkeeper tightening. This place was messed up, and so was the villain. He guessed it was only fitting.

Riku looked around the room once he came to a stop, seeing that it was one much larger than the last few. There were numerous poles in the middle of the room to help support the building, and a bunch of abandoned items pushed near the walls. Whatever had been going on in this warehouse had obviously stopped abruptly.

 

"Glad you all made it," Smith said, appearing out of a dark portal several yards in front of the Nobody and the Keyblade Masters. He had been watching this place, knowing that this was the location where the Keybladers would be led to come. He had judged them correctly, just as they had done for him.

 

Roxas's eyes widened slightly at the voice, but then they narrowed into a glare once he saw the man appear in front of him. He bent his legs a little as he held his Keyblades, in his battle stance and prepared for anything.

Riku instantly brought his arm up, his eyes no longer wandering the room. Instead, they were focused on his, Sora's, and Roxas's enemy. He felt his blood boil immediately at the sight of the man, not able to forget how low he made Riku feel.

 

Sora gripped his Keyblades tightly, though he knew that nobody would attack right away. Smith, however dark he was, was a predictable villain. First he messed with their hearts, then he forced them to meet with him so that he could taunt them, and then the fight would begin. So let the taunting begin, he thought, preparing himself for whatever Smith was about to throw at them.

"So eager to fight me?" Smith asked, seeing the Roxas and Riku in battle stances. "The fun is just beginning," he said, smirking slightly. He had lured them to a place that had been awful to them in the past, and he was delighted to see that they appeared tense and uneasy because of the circumstances.

 

"Where are Namine and Kairi?!" Roxas demanded, ignoring Smith's comment. He had to focus on the task at hand, and that was getting the girls back. However, he had a feeling Smith wouldn't answer so easily. Not without torturing them with twisting words.

 

Smith stared at Roxas, his amber eyes meeting a pair of bright blue. "They're unharmed," he assured the teen, patronizing him a little bit. "No need to worry." He had taken the girls to a place far away, where he controlled the way things worked: The Realm of Darkness.

"Where?!" Sora asked, aware that Smith was avoiding the question. He gritted his teeth slightly, staring at the man who stood in front of him and his friends. He had kidnapped his girlfriend and his friend...and he wanted to know where they were right now.

 

Roxas gritted his teeth at the answer and Sora's holler. If Sora hadn't said it, he would have screamed it himself. As much fun as this was for Smith, they wanted their friends back. Now.

Riku was half-relieved at the fact that the girls were "unharmed", though he couldn't be completely sure Smith was telling the truth. He didn't know this guy well, but he could judge by the smirk on Smith's face that by "unharmed", he didn't mean it in a literal sense. Wherever the girls were, it wasn't safe.

 

"I'm not telling," Smith said, a bit of amusement in his voice. Besides, the boys probably didn't really want to know; they had been to this place, and they knew just how dangerous it was. Surely once they realized the truth, then they would be dismayed. So maybe I should say it...he thought, a slight smirk on his lips.

 

Roxas furrowed his eyebrows at the words, wanting nothing more than to rescue Namine and Kairi. Of course, defeating Smith was part of the package. He didn't mind that, though he knew it wasn't going to be easy.

 

Sora glared at Smith, a look of disbelief crossing his expression before the anger covered it up again. Smith was a cold hearted creep, that was for sure. A creep who's about to be killed for the second time, he thought, tightening his grip on his Keyblades.

Smith arched a brow, his smirk fading at the absence of words. "What, you're giving me the silent treatment?" he asked, subconsciously tightening his grip on the gunblade at his side. Without waiting for an answer, he continued. "Alright; if you really want to know, they're in the Realm of Darkness."

 

Riku's brows only lowered at the news, his grip subconsciously tightening on his Keyblade. The girls...in the Realm of Darkness? It was definitely not safe, but then he thought of something else. "Of course. More power," he said, referring to Smith being from the Realm of Darkness himself. If he had the girls there, it meant he could control them better because of his power there.

Roxas ground his teeth together, seething with anger at the news. He left them in the Dark Realm alone? Was he crazy?! Of course, Roxas had to remember that Smith didn't care if the girls got hurt; as long as he got his revenge, he was satisfied.

 

Smith nodded, shifting his gaze to Riku at the words. "What better place to take them, then the place that I can control?" he asked, the man glad that he had control over that realm. Of course, soon he would have control over this one as well. First, though, he had to eliminate the Keyblade wielders.

Sora set his jaw, glaring at Smith even though the man wasn't looking at him. He took the girls to that realm because he could ensure that they wouldn't be rescued there. Not unless Smith was dead or he allowed somebody to get close to them, which Sora doubted the villain planned on.

 

Riku's eyes narrowed when the amber in front of him met his aqua. Smith had obviously thought this plan through, and that mixed with his new powers was not a good combination. Of course, there was something Smith hadn't thought through. "Even if you can control that Realm, you can't control this one," he said tensely.

"Which means you'll lose!" Roxas hollered in fury, enraged that this man had once again gotten a hold of Namine and Kairi. "You have no chance against the three of us!" Three Keyblade wielders that could protect the Realm of Light... Could Smith really take on all three of them at once?

 

Smith arched a brow at Roxas's holler, not intimidated. He had managed to take down Riku in less than a minute thanks to his new powers; Roxas and Sora would fall as well. "Did Riku tell you about our fight earlier?" he asked the Nobody, his eyes now on the blond.

 

Riku tensed at the mention, though he had never forgotten. He was ashamed with himself for being defeated so easily, but he had told Sora and Roxas about the fight in simpler terms so they could get here as fast as possible.

Roxas nodded stiffly once, though his expression remained the same. Yes, Riku did tell him and Sora about the fight, and how Smith managed to overtake Riku in a matter of minutes. But Roxas didn't care, because three against one was going to be more difficult... Right?

 

"I have more power than you can comprehend," Smith said with a slight grin. He had gained that power from what he did yesterday, and now he was going to use that power to defeat his worst enemies. "Care for a demonstration?"

Sora tightened his grips on the Keyblades further, seeing that Smith was challenging them now. About time, Sora thought, sick of the conversation. The sooner they defeated Smith, the sooner they could save the girls and the Realm of Light.

 

Riku continued to wait in stance, aware that this wasn't going to be an easy fight. Whatever Smith was about to do, they all had to be prepared.

Roxas's grip only tightened around his blades, the boy glaring daggers at the man before him. He managed to escape the Realm of Darkness and was now running around the Realm of Light. He was doing whatever he wanted, so it didn't matter if any of them refused to see the demonstration. Smith was going to show them anyway.

 

Smith looked over the three teens as he got into his stance, seeing that none of them were making a move. He shifted his gaze to Sora in the middle, extending his free hand and waving it in a gesture that seemed to say, Bring it on.

Sora took the challenge, charging forward and swinging at Smith with both his blades. He grunted when Smith deflected the attack, the brunet having his Keyblades in an "x" against Smith's gunblade. He set one foot slightly behind the other and pressed against the blade, feeling Smith doing the same on his end.

 

Riku didn't even have to glance at Roxas to know that they had the same idea. Now that Smith was distracted by Sora, Riku ran from his side toward Smith, while he saw Roxas doing the same on his side out of the corner of his eye.

 

Smith noticed the movement out of the corner of his eyes, seeing both Riku and Roxas coming at him from opposite sides. He smirked slightly at Sora before he summoned a portal behind him, the man pressing off of Sora and jumping back into it.

Sora grunted, taking a few steps back in recovery before he ran in after Smith, the portal disappearing right after he was in. He found himself surrounded by darkness, though he knew that this place wasn't the Realm of Darkness. He looked around just in time to see Smith charging at him, the brunet lifting his blades to defend himself. It didn't matter where he was, or that Riku and Roxas weren't with him; he needed to keep fighting despite the new surroundings.