Kingdom Hearts II: Home Sweet Sanctuary

Chapter 26: The Heroes of Olympus

We entered the Underworld and the pressure came back. We looked and saw Phil lying on the ground.

"Phil!" We hurried over to him and helped him up. "What happened?" I asked.

"I spotted this strange guy all dressed in black. I chased after him, but he turned on me. Next thing I know, I'm seeing stars." Phil said. The Organization! Phil pointed in the direction the guy had run to. We went to a completely different section of the Underworld. Just then, a member of the Organization ran past a cave opening.

"The Organization!" Donald exclaimed.

"Let's follow him." I said. We followed him. Soon, he ran past me. The guy yelled something that was really weird.

"Run, run away!" the unknown yelled. He then disappeared into a portal.

"Okay..." Sora said. We soon came to a chamber and saw the guy standing near 2 large doors. They guy turned to us.

"Ah! You 2!" He pulled his hood off, revealing he had dirty-blonde hair that was styled in a mullet with several bangs falling over his face and green eyes. Wait, he looked like... Myde? Myde was a friend I had made in Radiant Garden within the year I lived there. "Wait a sec... Roxas? Irix?" the guy asked. What did he call us?

"I'm sorry?" I asked.

"Excuse me?" Sora asked.

"Roxas? Irix? Oh, it's no use." the guy said. Was this guy crazy?

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Sora asked.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"Demyx." He pulled out a card from his pocket. "Let's see, here... 'If the subjects fail to respond, use aggression to liberate his or her true disposition'... Right. Did they ever pick the wrong guy for this one..." Demyx said.

"This guy is a weirdo..." Zack said. Then, he pulled out the Olympus Stone out of his pocket.

"He's gotta be the thief!" Goofy exclaimed.

"Now that's just plain rude!" He held up the stone and it glowed, with 2 small lights circling around him. He summoned a strange sitar and summoned water clones. Beating them was hard, but I manage to get rid of one and attack Demyx with one slash from Starlight. He stumbled backwards, holding his shoulder. "Roxas, Irix, come back to us!" Demyx called. With that said, he vanished.

"Guys, a broken record." Sora said.

"Hey, look!" Donald said. Donald picked up the Olympus Stone that Demyx dropped. He handed it to Sora. Sora held up his head. It glowed and light shone around all of us. The pressure was gone and I knew it would stay gone. We went into the chamber and saw a rock with the outline of Meg on it. Sora and I pointed our Keyblades at the Keyhole and the rock vanished. We went further down to find Meg with Hades.

"Now that's what I call a key. Gee, thanks for the help! Now have a nice day." Hades said. Meg looked at us and her eyes widen.

"Piri, behind you!" Meg cried. Pete was there too with several Heartless. It was both hard and easy. Easy because Zack was an amazing fighter and hard because we had to protect Meg from harm. Finally, we were starting to get worn out. But, Hercules came to help us out. Pegasus took Meg away while we dealt with Pete. Ater accomplishing that, we hurried back to the coliseum just as the cavern started collapsing. We got back to find the entire coliseum destroyed by the Hydra.

"This can't be..." Hercules said. Meg, Phil and Pegasus ran to Hercules.

"Champ! You're safe!" Phil exclaimed.

"I failed..." Hercules said.

"It's not your fault!" Meg exclaimed.

"I left everyone unprotected. Hades was right. I'm just a...a washout." Hercules said.

"Aw, come on, champ! I didn't train you to think like that." Phil said.

"Wonderboy..." Meg said. We ran to Hercules, trying to keep him from giving up.

"Phil's right. You can't beat yourself up for this." I said.

"I'm some hero..." Hercules mumbled. It was like strength or something left him. His entire being darkened. Meg picked him and carried back into the lobby. Fighting the Hydra was near impossible. Apparently, every time we cut one of its heads off, another would grow. Soon, the Hydra had 5 heads snapping at us. I decided using my glider was the best chance we had of beating this serpentine monster. I hopped on Starry Twilight and began to slash at the monster.

"Piri!" He threw me his sword. I understood what his idea was. I caught it and threw it directly at the Hydra's chest. It made contact stunning the beast. With Sora and Pegasus's help, we killed the giant 5-headed monster. After everything settled down, Zack pulled me aside. "That guy, Sora... he's like the spitting image of Ven." I felt sting of pain in my heart at the mention of Ven. "By the way, how are him, Terra and Aqua?" Zack asked. I felt some tears welling in my eyes. Zack could tell he asked something he shouldn't have.

"I...I don't know where they are." I said, as tears started welling up in my eyes.

"What happened?" Zack asked. I explained to Zack what I knew. Tears flowed down my cheeks. Zack wiped them away and hugged me. "I'm sorry."

"It's okay. You don't know how hard it is for me to look at Sora and see Ven at first. It's been 11 years since I've seen his face or heard his voice. Even though I have my memories back, it's getting harder to remember Terra and Ven. And I failed to bring Aqua home when I had the chance." I said, crying.

"Hey, you'll find them." Zack assured me. I smiled at him.

"Piri!" Goofy exclaimed. Me and Zack looked to the Olympic Stone started glowing. Me and Sora opened a new path and we departed soon after.