[h2][b][center]Noel[/center][/b][/h2]

Noel mostly ignored the other thief. He could tell right away that they were nothing alike, "Why would anyone aspire to this kind of life?" he asked, half-joking and half-serious, "Stealing from people who did nothing to provoke you? Living one's life with the law as their enemy? I don't aspire for this life, I aspire to [i]get out of it[/i]." he pulled himself away from the other thief and left the throne room rather abruptly. He could have waited for a room key, but why bother? The Calling Card would open any room he would ever wish to gain entry to, and from the sounds it it seemed like none of the others had fully realized this fact yet.

"The sooner I get this over with, the sooner I can salvage whatever's left of my life back home." he muttered to himself as he began to wander the halls. He didn't get much time to explore, as alarms were sounded throughout the palace. Hmph, they hadn't even started and were already under attack? This was either very good news or very bad, depending on this how this all played out. One look out a nearby window told Noel all he needed to know. A massive force of Heartless led by a giant machine of some kind. That settled it, he was officially out of his mind for considering working with these people. Police, Soldiers, even Heartless were all one thing. But that giant metal [i]thing[/i]? How was anyone expected to deal with that? Still, Noel had to do something because like or not, he was caught up in this mess.

"Were you looking for me?"

Noel looked around quickly. Someone was watching him, even taunting him with laughter. Noel darted around the corner of a corridor where he believed the voice was coming from. It spoke again, but this time coming from directly behind him. Noel spun around to catch a glimpse of who he assumed was his enemy.

"Catch me, then... if you can." a black coated figure in a mask that covered his whole face spoke with a taunting tone, even giving a bow as if wishing Noel before stepping back into a dark portal that opened behind him. Noel didn't hesitate.

"You're mine!" he lunged forth after the masked intruder, through the corridor and without any thought given as to where it led to or how in the world he would ever get back.

[h2][b][center]Vic[/center][/b][/h2]

[b]Eagle Land ~ Twoson[/b]
Playing: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzaGC5Qoy8I]F-F-Fire![/url]

The skies darkened over the once peaceful Twoson. Creatures previously identified as Heartless appeared en masse from the shadows and from several portals opening around town and even above in the sky. This was not the first time these monsters appeared in Eagle Land, but this attack put the previous one to shame. No, it wasn't just an attack, this was a full on invasion! The defense system created by the Moogles did as much as it was able, but the Heartless's numbers were overwhelming compared to their first appearance in this world. To make matters worse, a giant Heartless appeared in the center of town and went on a rampage. It had long, beefy arms, a heart-shaped hole in it's chest, and everywhere it went it seemed to conjure up pools of blackness that summoned smaller Heartless in its wake.

A small child ran for his life right behind his parents. He looked back in panic and to his horror tripped and fell to the pavement. He scrambled to get to his feet as his parents turned to help but one of the monsters was already jumping in for what they thought was the kill. Time almost froze for a moment, but then an arc of lightning struck the Heartless and reduced it to nothing. Another boy, this a little bit older came running forth, scrambling to pick the fallen child back up on their feet and rushing them to their parents. They ran as a group for a bit before the older boy stopped and turned to face the oncoming wave of monsters. He placed his forefingers on his forehead to concentrate his mental energy. And then, as a small cluster of Shadows moved to attack he thrust his palms forward.

"PK Fire!" a small amount of psychic energy shot from his palms that shortly exploded into a gout of flame that incinerated the attacking Heartless. But the large kept walking forward, slowly and menacingly.

"Vic!" two voices cried in unison. At that moment, the boy named Vic was joined by two other young people: an older boy named Terrence and a girl named Ashley. Vic let a smile appear on his face at the sight of friends. Around them, he felt strong, stronger than he ever felt he was when alone. He reached out a hand, and in a flash of light the weapon known as the Keyblade appeared once again in his grasp.

"Right then..." Terrence grunted, brandishing a pitchfork he'd grabbed from the farm, "... y'all ready to kick monster tail or what?"

As if they were a well-oiled machine, the trio appeared to dart out in different directions. Terrence charged forward, unafraid of the monster staring him down and bracing himself for a nasty fight. Ashley darted to right, and started setting off a series of fireworks and bottle rockets she'd managed to prepare ahead of time. As for Vic, he hung back, and just as the giant Heartless tried to spew forth a series of dark energy balls, he used another of his handy Psychic powers, "PK Shield!" and before Terrence could be struck, a barrier appeared around him and took the blasts in his place. That was when Terrence started swinging away with his pitch fork, letting the three prongs dig into the monster as much as it could. That was also about when the fireworks and bottle rockets came soaring in and knocking the monster for a loop as well.

"He's open! End him, Vic!" Ashley's voice, calling out from the place she'd launched her last rocket.

Keyblade in hand, Vic ran forward. He used PSI to launch himself up for a clear shot at the monster's head and hit it with the blade with everything he possibly could. The Heartless reared back and slowly melted back into the darkness from whence it came. The trio of friends cheered, believing this would put a stop to the invasion. But rather than slow, the invasion only picked up [i]more[/i] momentum! Three more of the giant Heartless appeared, and the three friends looked around with expressions of terror. But Vic swallowed down his fear and readied himself to fight again. Giving up simply wasn't an option. But then, another made their presence known.

"It is you, then." the invasion almost seemed to pause, as silence fell around the area. The voice that spoke, actually it wasn't speaking at all. It was using PSI to project its thought as a form of telepathy. Vic sensed a presence coming from a nearby roof and looked to see it. He saw someone, wearing a black coat and hood. Everything about their features was completely masked and shrouded by their attire. Still, Vic couldn't afford to be afraid. He launched a PK Thunder at the stranger, but their figure simply disappeared into thin air before they could be hit. In an instant the figure reappeared, right in Vic's face. This startled him enough make him stumble back, even falling down to the pavement. He looked up at his attacker, seeing nothing but a menacing red glow where his eyes likely were under that hood, "No power is greater than mine." the figure declared, once again projecting their thoughts using PSI.

Vic scrambled to his feet and swung the Keyblade to attack. Even Terrence and Ashley joined in, the latter using one of her heavy wrenches as a makeshift weapon. But all three froze in movement before the hooded figure. He was using his PSI to hold them still, frozen and helpless. With a small gesture, all three attackers were flung away as if they were nothing. The Keyblade slipped out of Vic's grasp and vanished the same way it had appeared earlier. Before Vic could do anything else, an invisible force picked him up and held him in place the air, Vic feeling like the very air and life was being squeezed out of him by this person's psychic grip.

The figure teleported directly in front of Vic and glared from under their hood, the glowing red seeming to intensify even further. They appeared to move as if to finish Vic off, but suddenly reared back. Whatever grip the figure had on Vic was now gone and the boy dropped to ground with almost lifeless thud. He was rapidly losing consciousness, but before he was out completely Vic watched through blurred vision as the hooded attacker almost seemed to... glitch out of existence. Then everything when dark.