Crisis of Multiple Earths

Ronno fell a distance into a stream of water. He got out of it, however, and immediately made his way back towards the fight scene. Meanwhile, Corey had had enough of waiting, and decided to attack Riku formally with a headbutt. Riku was sent back a few feet as a result.

As Corey was recovering from recoil, Riku saw his chance and rushed for his keyblade.

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The eds entered the theater. "What happened?!?!" they asked

"!!" Corey said, going for it, but Ronno caught him in the side.

"Don't think you're out of it yet..." he growled.

"What happened?" Thumper asked, while Flower passed out from shock.

"...Something..." said Drew, trying his hardest to avoid complicating things.
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"Ronno was transformed into a Heartless...now he's fighting them..."

"Darn it all...What..my words...." Eddy started
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"Ack!" Corey yelled, being pushed back. Zuki closed in on Riku, and beat him to the keyblade. With it in his mouth, he started to squint. "What is your purpose here!?" Zuki asked

"The decay of reality is starting to take hold..." Double-D observed. "Tailsko, you said that Ronno swore?"

"Yes, he did." Tailsko replied.
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"That's for me to know, and you to find out..." said Riku.

Corey, meanwhile, did not know what else to do but keep attacking until something, anything, happened...

"What the...?!" The Great Prince said looking at the two auras clashed.
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"Are you ok?" Bambi asked faline.

"Y...yes, I think so," said Faline. They both looked at each other for some time, until eventually, Ronno won out, sending Corey flying back onto his side. Sonic had noticed the Great Prince, and slipped away unnoticed to tell him what happened.
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Ronno's mother, meanwhile, decided that enough was enough.

"It's time to go get Ronno, wherever he is..." she said, completely unaware of what was going on.

"Ahh, Sonic, what in blazes is going on?" The Great Prince said.

Sonic started to explain.
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"Now if you know what's good for you, you'll give me my sword back..." Riku said.

"...Drew was attacked in a similar fashion, but what happened was, the silver fawn did something that made Ronno the way he is now. As for Corey, we already told you, we are technically from somewhere else..." Sonic explained.
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Corey struggled to his feet, just in time to block Ronno's next attack. He then pushed him back.

Damn, nothing's working...I hate to have to even attempt it in this body, but I still can't transform yet...I might have to do the Kaio Ken x2 to win this one, but I don't know if this body can take it...

"No way, you'll have to come get it..." Zuki yelled.

Riku attacked.

Ronno got up on his hind legs, and Corey merely tried to match him, but caught a hoof to the chest anyway. He then was pushed back over. Though his attacks were having an effect on Ronno, it simply wasn't enough.

Damn it, no choice then... Come on, body, don't fail me now... Corey concentrated, keeping in mind that blurting out "Kaio Ken" at the top of his lungs would only add to his strange factor. His muscles began to grow, and his aura began to turn red.

"What's happening to him now?" said Bambi out of concern.

"Corey...No, don't!" Zuki started after knocking Riku back.

"Roooooooonnnnnooooooo!!'

Ronno immediately stopped attacking. His eyes turned back to their green hue, and his fur lightened.

Corey immediately powered down, seeing what was happening. His muscles retracted. All the fighting stopped.

"M...mother...?" Ronno asked, his antlers receding as well. All the visage of his Heartless form went away. The purple aura around him dispelled.
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"Of course, he respects his mother..." Double-D observed. "Tailsko, it is just as you said, only a loved one could call him from the darkness."

"Faline could have done it as well, if she knew what to do..." Tailsko observed. Then the four became very uncomfortable. "Oh God, why did I say that?"

"What's going on..?" Bambi asked...

"ma ma ma maaaaammmaaas boy!!!" Thumper yelled

Exactly what I was thinking, but you're not helping... Corey thought.

"...I'm...I'm coming..." said Ronno, immediately scampering off to his mother, clearly confused about what had just happened and what had happened to him.

Which left Riku all alone against the heroes.
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"...and that's what happened, sir." Sonic finished, having recounted everything he knew, though added, "I think Corey or Bambi would know more about it though..."

"I...I see..." The Great Prince replied. and then looked back at the animals below.

"...In all my years, I've never expected this. I can't let my son see me like this..." the Great Prince was experiencing an honest level of shock, and needed some time to fully process what Sonic told him. In the meantime, Sonic returned to Corey's side by going at a high-speed pace.

"Well, time's up. What are you here for?!" Zach yelled. But Riku had no intention of telling...

Riku sped to Zuki and retrieved his Keyblade. "What?!" Zuki gasped. "But...." "i guess our eyes aren't used to quick speed in these bodies!" Corey said

"Not used to quick speed? Corey...?!" Bambi was finding out more and more about his "brother" than he bargained for. He and Faline looked at each other, equally confused.

"What do you think they mean?" Faline asked.
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"You let your guard down..." Drew grumbled angrily, though all knew it couldn't be helped.

"Now, I'm out of here..." Riku grumbled. Though he seemed angry on the outside, he knew that he had seen what he needed to of Ronno...

"Oh no you don't," Zuki said landing a head-butt, then he opened his mouth,

"Is he about to...?" Sonic asked.

"I think he is!" Zach said.

A glow started to come up from Zuki's throat.

"ake is!!" Zuki managed to say, shooting a beam of energy from his mouth.

"Gwaa!!" Riku managed.

The light finally cleared. Riku was visibly injured, but struggling back to his feet.

"......" Riku said nothing, but in the back of his head, he thought: I need to get out of here...Darkness teleportation...

A purple aura appeared around Riku, and within moments, Riku vanished in a purple flash of negative energy.

Afterward, there was an awkward silence. Clearly, the natives were processing what had happened...

Zuki was on the ground, having used more power then the body could give. "Ugh...Damn.."He said looking at everyone.

If a simple Ki blast took that much out of him, then the Kaioken could have killed me... Corey thought to himself. He then realized something: Bambi, Faline, and Thumper were watching. "Oh f......"
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"Great, how will they get out of this one?" asked Eddy, deeply interested.