I'll Protect You No Matter What

Olympus Coliseum & Auron

My Pov

This place was so dark and gloomy. Where were we?

Goofy: "Are ya sure this is the coliseum?" I knew for sure this wasn't the coliseum.

Donald: "It's that way!" I looked to where Donald pointed and saw an open door with stairs leading upward, both of which were illuminated by a heavenly light.

Sora: "Oh... Guess we were a little off." A little? We started for the stairs when a scream cut through the air. We all turned around to see a woman running from several Heartless. The woman tripped and the Heartless crowded around her. We ran to help her, causing the Heartless to run off. Sora knelt down and held out his hand.

Woman: "Thanks, but... I'm fine." When she saw us, her demeanor seem to change. She got up and dusted off her dress. "And you're suppose to be?"

Sora: "I'm Sora. He's Donald and that's Goofy."

Me: "My name's Hikari. We came here to see how Hercules was doing." She looked at all of us with a weird look.

Woman: "You know Wonderboy?"

Donald: "Yeah, 'cause we're heroes, too!"

Goofy: "Ya mean junior heroes, Donald." Donald frowned at Goofy's correction.

Woman: "Looks like we have a friend in common. Name's Megara. My friends call me Meg." Meg explained that she was going to talk to Hades and get him to give Hercules a break from fighting. We decided to do that for her. We went toward where Hades' lair was. Soon we came to an area above a large green lake. Even from this height, I could see the lake was made from the souls of the dead. Donald was scared out of his wits.

Goofy: "I'm scared too, Donald."

Sora: "Hades, come out!" While I wasn't afraid of the so called 'Lord of the Dead', I felt this strange heavy presence around all of us since we arrived down here.

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No one's Pov

As the 4 friends made their way to Hades, Pete was with the Lord of the Dead discussing what to do about Hercules. Soon, Pete unknowingly suggested that Hades send a dead warrior to fight Hercules. Hades knew just who to send. He summoned a spiraling portal which was the entrance to the dungeon of the most terrifying prisoners. Pete was uneasy as he looked down in the spiraling portal.

Pete: "By the by, uh... What's down there?"

Hades: "Just the Underworld's deepest dungeon. This time I'm bringing out the mother of all bad guys."

Pete: "You don't say?" Pete backed away, afraid of Hades. "Well... maybe I should go." Hades summoned 2 fireballs and shot them down into the dungeon. In an explosion of fire and smoke, a man appeared. The man wore a blood red haori with blue lining, kept closed with a thick, black and blue strap with two brown belts wrapped around it. He tucked his left arm into the front of his haori, making it look as though his arm was in a sling. There was a brown shoulder pad on his left shoulder that was intricately decorated with tan, green, and blue patterns, as well as a beaded ornament that dangles from it. He wore black pants and shoes, the latter of which have brown straps and triangular metal plating adorning them. The man also wore a black shirt with a peculiar, grey collar with intersecting brown straps that is high enough to cover his mouth. His short hair was dark grey and spiked, and he seems to have some light stubble on his chin. There is a large scar over the right half of his face and over his eye, which is constantly shut as a result. His left eye was amber colored. The man wielded his starting weapon the, "Battlefields of War, though it had more in common with the fictional zanbatou sword than a katana. This was the deceased SOLDIER; Auron.

Hades: "Let's cut to the chase. Here's the deal I'm gonna offer you. I let you out of the slammer-no strings-you'll be free as a bird. And all for one little job. Fight Hercules, in the Coliseum...to the death!"

Auron: "This is my story. And you're not part of it."

Hades: "Did you forget who you're talking to? I am the Lord of the Dead!"

Auron: "No wonder no one wants to die."

Hades: "YOU ARE FIRED!" Hades and Auron began to fight just as the Keyblade Master, Princess and their friends made their way to the room.

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My Pov

I heard Hades yell something at someone. Then I heard fighting. We came into the room to see Hades fighting someone.

Donald: "Hades!" He looked at us with annoyance.

Hades: "You again?" The guy slashed at Hades and briefly spoke to us.

Man: "Fight!" Hades knocked the man to the ground. I jumped in front of him to keep Hades back.

Sora: "Get up!" When we each made a contact with Hades with our weapons, it was as if a barrier was around the immortal.

Donald: "Something's wrong!"

Me: "I feel funny..."

Hades: "That's right! See, that's the thing. In the Underworld, heroes are zeroes-comes with the territory." Hades lunged at us, but the mysterious man stopped him.

Man: "Go now!"

Sora: "But we've gotta talk to Hades!" Hades plugged his ears.

Hades: "What was that?" Sora went to attack Hades, but both me and the man grabbed him.

Me: "Sora, something about the Underworld is draining us. We can't fight here!"

Man: "Listen to your friend! We have to go-now!" We hurried down the stairs. Me and Sora closed the doors to the chamber.

Donald: "Is he gone?"

Man: "Don't count on it." Suddenly, Hades appeared next to Sora.

Hades: "Leaving so soon?" After having fought the Heartless Hades sent and fending him off, we managed to get away. All of us, but the man, collapsed panting.

Sora: "You're really go. Are you some kind of hero?" The man sadly shook his head.

Man: "No, I'm no hero... I'm just an..."

Me: "A what?"

Man: "Auron." We looked confused. "My name." We got up.

Sora: "I'm Sora." Donald hopped on top of Sora's back.

Donald: "Donald." Then, Goofy hopped on top of Donald's back.

Goofy: "Goofy!" Sora tried to push our 2 friends off him, but instead they all fell to the ground. I laughed a little.

Me: "My name is Hikari."

Auron: "Are you their guardian?" I shook my head. "Perhaps you need one."

Sora: "Guardian? Thanks, but no thanks." We hurried toward where we had originally come in, only to find the door locked. That's when I noticed the lock holding the chains. Starlight and Kingdom Key appeared in my and Sora's hands.

Auron: "Will those open it?"

Me: "Yeah. I believe so." A fierce roar echoed behind us. "Hurry!" Out of the shadows, appeared the 3-headed hell-hound Cerberus. Sora and I pointed our Keyblades at the locked and unlocked it. Donald and Goofy pushed open the large, rock-like door. Only Donald and Goofy went through. Sora and I turned to see Auron was in a bit of trouble.

Donald: "Sora! Hikari, wait!" We ran back to Auron's side. A barrier separated us from our friends as we engaged in combat with the guardian of the Underworld.