[Kingdom Hearts][Epic Mickey] Lost Lights

Disassemblage

Fun fact: this chapter is almost 45 words longer than the first chapter. Considering what's about to happen, I'd say it's worth it.

Thank you for reading!

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"We should split up." Sabrina suggested. "It will be faster that way, and we wouldn't have to worry about whatever weight these rafters can hold."

"Right." the other three agreed.

The teams were made without much thought put into it. Aqua was paired with Terra, leaving Sabrina to work with Ventus. The older duo went to the closer Replicator and started to work on it. Sabrina and Ventus had to be more careful getting to the Replicator that operated on the other side of the room.

"What do we need to do?" Ven asked Sabrina when they reached the console controlling the Replicator. The rafters were a rather weird spot for the console, considering. It was roughly at their height, and didn't seem to have much protection over it than a computer-like terminal. The platform it sat on was just as dubious- there was just enough room for the teens and the console to stand on, but without much wiggle room. One wrong step, and either teen would fall to the ground below.

"We could just outright smash it, stopping the reproduction of Beetleworx altogether." Sabrina offered with a roll of her shoulder. "The other option is to shut it down with command prompts. But, the only way to do that is by knowing the prompts to begin with. The only good thing is that we could have them fight for us with the third Replicator."

"Which one are we going to do?" Ven curiously asked. At this, Sabrina just gave him a confident smirk.

"Which one do you want to do?" she just as easily asked back. The question had caught him off guard for a moment. A mischievous flicker in her eye kept him just as bewildered.

Was she opening up, or did she really hate the Mad Doctor that much?

Regardless, before they had a chance to decide, a high pitched noise came out from the console that made both of them flinch. Sabrina had taken a step back in defense, but had gone just a hair too far. She careened over the edge with a surprised scream.

"Sabrina!" Ven gasped as the teen fell from the rafters. There wasn't much he could do to help her- only watch as she fell square on her back. A small cluster of Guardians appeared for a moment to break her fall, but the impact still looked like it would have knocked the wind out of her. For a small, fearful second, Ven thought she had been seriously hurt. It wasn't until she let out a low groan of pain that he relaxed a bit. The Guardians, too, just as easily dispersed at her response; it almost made you wonder if they had been there at all.

"Ow." Sabrina retorted without a sense of humor. She took her sweet time sitting back up again. It wasn't until she brushed herself off that she happened to glance up. There, staring right at her, was a Beetleworx.

"If I fall off another high ledge again..." Sabrina hissed under her breath as she drew her Keyblade.

"Head's up!" Ven declared before also dropping down. He struck the Beetleworx from the top with his Keyblade, jumping off to swipe its side to make a blow that caused the creature to explode. He looked up at Sabrina with a proud smile. She thanked him with a sneer.

"I was fine on my own!" she spat at him. "Now Terra and Aqua have to fix both Replicators on their own!"

"I just want to make sure you're safe." Ven admitted, now feeling a bit bad for Terra and Aqua. "You're not exactly the most experienced of Keyblade wielders at the moment, and these guys are pretty overwhelming in mass."