Hinata Chronicles Chapter 42

Hinata Chronicles Chapter 42: Friend Vs. Friend

After the last vision shown of Terra and Xehanort, the group decided to instantly go on to the next members, hoping to see what happened next. Xion was taking a quick nap before she decided to fight Axel.

(Her dream)

Xion was on a pair of stairs, looking around to see a familiar place. "How am I? The World That Never Was!?" She thought. "This couldn't be the sleeping realm could it?"

She then heard panting running towards her, when she turned saw a familiar boy in his black attire as she then became wide-eyed. "S-Sora?! W-Why!?"

"Naminé, is that you?" Sora asked.

"No. . .I can't face him. . ." Xion thought as she turned to run away, ignoring the fact that he called her Naminé.

"Wait! Naminé!" Sora said as he ran up and grabbed her hand, causing Xion to blush. "I got a message for you. I meant to tell you once this was all over."

"A message for Naminé?" Xion thought as she turned to him as he then gave her a confused look.

"Huh? Who are. . . you?" Sora asked.

"No. . . Not yet. . ." Xion thought as she turned away for a second before noticing a tear run down Sora's face. She then started to put up her hood.

As Sora felt the tear, he became confused again. "Wh-why am I. . ."

Xion broke free from his grip as she ran up the stair. "This isn't the time. . ."

"Hey wait!" Sora called out.

(Real world)

Xion then woke up in a cold sweat. "What was that all about?" She muttered as she remembered who she was fight next and  got a bit depressed. "One step at a time." She thought.

"Oh boy." Hinata said.

"What?" Naruto asked.

"It's time, Organization member VIII. . ."

The 'Flurry of Dancing Flames' one of my best friends. . . Axel." Xion finished in a depress tone.

"Your other friend besides Roxas." Sakura said.

Kakashi then turned towards her. "Xion. . . You don't have to do this if you don't want to."

Xion then started to chuckle. "It's alright, I sort of owe him for beating me the last time we fought."

"When was the last time you fought in an actual battle?" Hinata asked curiously.

"It was before Sora woke up and I decided to give his memories his memories of Kairi back to him. Axel was ordered by the Organization to bring me back. I didn't know it at the time but Roxas already left as well."

"Man, you had a lot of drama in your life huh?" Kiba said as he was then bopped on the head by Ino. "The hell-!?"

"That's not exactly something you make a comment about." Ino angrily said.

"Dang crazy blonde. . ." Kiba muttered as Akamaru whined.

Xion then chuckled again. "Its alright Ino, I don't mind." She then eyed the portal. "Axel replica. . . I'm taking you down!"

"Judging by his title, I'm guessing Axel uses fire?" Sai asked.

"Yup, he was able to turn the floor to magma that slowly drained a person's energy." Xion explained.

"Interesting," Kakashi said. "I guess your wearing shoes that'll protect you from getting burned?"

"Yup, I think I'll be able to do what Roxas did and run on the flame barrier."

"Huh?" Naruto said, confused.

"You'll see in the fight." Xion said as she headed for the portal.

"Don't lose Xion." Hinata cheered as she gave her a thumbs-up. Everyone else followed her example (except Sai, Shikamaru, Shino and Kakashi) and gave a thumbs-up.

"Take the flame butt down." Naruto said with his goofy grin.

"As long as you don't over exert yourself." Sakura said, completing Naruto's sentence.

"Stay focus." Shino said.

Akamaru happily barked. "What Akamaru said, show him your in control." Kiba said.

"I got nothing to say, mainly cause it's to troublesome." Shikamaru said, but was still smirking.

Ino winked at Xion. "Show him what us girls can do!"

Choji sweat-dropped at Ino.

"YOSH XION! HAVE A MOST YOUTHFUL MATCH!" Lee loudly cheered causing everyone to sweat-drop.

"Yeah what Ino said." Tenten said. "After what Demyx said. . . I think you can understand."

Xion smiled back at them. "Thanks everyone. I'm glad that you all my friends." She then thought back to the times at Twilight Town's clock tower as she ate ice cream with Roxas and Axel as she headed into the portal.

The group then huddled around the computer to watch the fight.

When Xion opened her eyes, she saw that she was floating around, everything around was white. "What the-?"

"NAME?" A computerized voice said.

The freaked out Xion a bit as she summoned her Keyblade. "Who's there?!"

"NAME?" The computerized voice asked again.

"Xion."

After a few minutes. "NAME REGESTERED. . .ACCESSING BATTLLE NOW." The computerized voice said it warped Xion.

Xion was suddenly encased in a circle of fire. "Here I go!" She said as she summoned out her keyblade.

The data gathered as it shaped itself into the person Xion knew. He had red spiky hair, green eyes, wore the same black coat as any other Organization XIII member and had these tear marks on his face.

Before they start to fight, Xion suddenly has one of Roxas's flashback as her eyes went wide.

(Flashback start)

Roxas just defeated a bunch of Nobodies, he was staring down Axel.

"Simply amazing Roxas." Axel said.

"Axel." Roxas replied, curacy of him remembering him.

"You really do remember me this time." Axel said as he turned to him. "I'm SO FLATTERED!" Suddenly the two were encased in a circle of fire. "But your too late!!"

Suddenly the Roxas in the flashback and Xion, simultaneously took out two keyblades, Roxas's being the Oathkeeper and Oblivion Keyblades while Xion's were her regular light blue Keyblade and a Keyblade that was more sword like, possessing a curved, notched blade, it looked like a mixture between Roxas's Keyblades as it had black and white on it. The teeth were silver and black thorns.  The keychain was the charm the Hinata won when she had fought Data Roxas. The handle looked like Roxas's old checkered wristbands and had the Nobody symbol on it.

"Two!?" Flashback Axel exclaimed.

(Flashback end)

Xion didn't even realize it, but she was dual-wielding two Keyblades as she went into the same dual-wielding stance that Roxas went into.

Back outside. . .

"Whoa!" Sakura and Ino exclaimed.

"How did she just do that!?" Hinata asked in surprise.

"This is gonna be awesome!" Naruto said as Kiba, Choji and Akamaru agreed.

"Shiny. . ." Tenten said with a bit of drool coming out her mouth at the sight of Axel and Xion's new weapon.

"YOSH! THIS WILL BE EVEN MORE OF A YOUTHFUL MATCH!" Lee exclaimed.

Sai and Shino were silent as they watched.

"Wait, I don't think she even realizes she's doing it." Kakashi said as he got a closer look.

Back in the battlefield. . .

"Come here, I'll make it all stop." Data Axel said.

"Bring it." Xion said as she gripped the two Keyblades, still thinking that she's having a flashback.

"Burn baby!" Data Axel called out he turned the floor to magma.

Then Xion realized that she wasn't having a flashback anymore when a flame almost burned her. "YEOW! HOT HOT HOT!" She screamed as she tried to cool herself when she realized she had a second keyblade in her hand, "Wait a minute!" She then looked at both of her Keyblades. "How am I dual-wielding!?" She then noticed the charm that Hinata won from her match with Data Roxas was hanging on her second keyblade. "Oh. . . so that's it. . ." She smiled as she then turned to Axel.

Back outside, everyone couldn't help but chuckle at the antics Xion just had their.

"Well now she realizes." Kakashi said with a sweat drop running down him.

Back in the arena. . .

Xion was avoiding Data Axel's attacks as they were coming at her. "Ok Xion, calm down. Your suddenly wielding two Keyblades and you only have the memories of when Roxas dual-wield them. It's no problem." She thought to herself.

Data Axel then went into the fire wall as he started popping out and attack Xion.

"Wait for it. . ." Xion muttered as she continued dodging. When Axel came out of the fire again. "Now!" She threw her keyblade at him and rushed into him. "Overtaker." The two then started to run along the fire, clashing weapons, until Axel jumped off. "Now! Clear Light!" She thought as she slammed Data Axel to the floor, causing pillars of light to come out and clearing out the magma floor, stunning Data Axel.

Back outside. . .

"So that's what she meant." Naruto muttered.

Back in the arena. . .

Xion started bashing Axel with both Keyblades. She then launched him into the air and continued the bashing until Axel jumped into the flames again. "Where did he go!?" Xion muttered as she attempted to track Axel's movements behind the flame wall.

She only had a split-second to react when Data Axel burst out from her right side. Xion back flipped out of the way as the Data copy of the Flurry of Dancing Flames skated by her, leaving a streak of fire pillars in his wake. Before she could make a move, Data Axel jumped back into the wall.

"Now where!?"

Data Axel suddenly appeared behind her. "Get back!" Data Axel threw his chakrams like giant, flat yo-yos, hitting her in the back. He performed tricks that even an expert would have a hard time performing. "Around the World" while flipping sideways; behind the back and underneath his legs; he even was able to pull off a double "Warp Drive" following with a "Time Warp." Xion could only weakly parry or deflect the attacks with her Keyblade.

Xion started to sweat as it she felt herself get hotter. "Jeez, how did Roxas and Sora fight Axel like this!? It's so frickin hot!" She thought as she did a cure spell on herself.

"Won't forget this!" Rings of flame swirled around Data Axel's body as he channeled his energy into his weapons. Instinct was telling her to avoid this attack at all costs, forcing Xion to begin running out of range. Then like an expert juggler, he tossed his chakrams with pinpoint precision straight at her retreating form. "Got it memorized!?" He then sent out some massive pillars of fire at her.

"Gotta end this now!" Xion thought as her Keyblades started to gain a thick layer of ice around them. "Now Twin Blizzard Raid!" She then threw both Keyblades at Axel.

"Xion!" Data Axel monotony said as he threw his weapons at her.

The two then charged at each other until. . .

"Gotcha!" Xion muttered as she resummon her keyblades that were still coated in ice to her hands and delivered an 'X' shaped slash right into his chest.

Data Axel fell to his knees and soon enough to the ground as he then faded away in the data. Xion then remembered the aftermath of Roxas and Axel's final battle.

(Flashback start)

The flames died down, as smoke rose from the former fires.

Roxas was staring down a downed Axel after he had defeated him. "Axel. . ."

Axel looked up at Roxas. "Let's meet again in the next life."

"Yeah. I'll be waiting." Roxas said with a nod of his head.

Black smoke then started to cover Axel. "Silly. Just because you have a next life. . ." He then faded away.

(Flashback end)

"I'll be wait. . . Axel." Xion muttered as she resummon her keyblades and a single tear ran down her eye.

Back outside. . .

Naruto whistled. "Not bad."

"I'll say." Kakashi said.

Hinata smiled. "Great job, Xion."

"WOOHOO! That was awesome!" Kiba cheered as Akamaru barked in agreement.

"Now that's the true power of woman!" Ino said as Sakura and Tenten nodded in agreement.

"THAT WAS SUCH A YOUTHFUL BATTLE!" Lee cheered with tears running down his eyes.

Shikamaru and Shino couldn't help but smirked as Choji smiled.

Shino blankly looked on.

Soon enough, the blinding light appeared and everyone was whisked into another vision. The group arrived at a another unfamiliar pass, but it somehow felt. . .familiar in a way. The area look like a town square, it had flowers everywhere, was also running water coming out of some wall.

"So anyone know where we are now?" Naruto asked.

"No clue here." Xion said.

"Oh by the way, can you still summon both of the keyblades you had?" Naruto asked.

"Let me try." Xion then brought out both of her hands and concentrated. As she then took a deep breath, both keyblades appeared.  "Wow, I did it!"

Hinata smiled. "I'm happy for you Xion."

Xion smiled back. "Thanks Hinata."

The group then notice Ventus leaning against a wall near a pair of stairs, looking depressed, as he was holding what looked like a wooden keyblade.

"So it's a flashback for Ven huh?" Sakura said.

"His full name is Ventus, another word for wind." Kakashi explained. "Like that man Terra's name means earth and the woman Aqua means water."

"That's pretty obvious Kakashi-Sensei." Sakura muttered causing the others (except Sai) to laugh.

"Man, Ventus looks depressed." Choji said.

"I can understand though, I mean him being like Naruto a bit except for a weapon and not a giant chakra beast." Ino said as the group watched him twirl the wooden keyblade.

Shikamaru chuckled. "Even guys like him still play with wooden sword."

"More like a wooden keyblade." Kiba chuckled with Akamaru.

Soon Ventus dropped the wooden keyblade as if fell near a kid's foot. The kid then picked it up. The kid was a red-haired boy with green eye. He was wearing a sleeveless orange jacket with a white, sleeveless shirt underneath, and tan, baggy pants with red and white sneakers and black socks. The pockets of his jacket are a much darker shade of orange than the rest of it. He also wears a yellow and brown keffiyeh around his neck. The pattern of this keffiyeh changes abruptly near his neck, from stripes to a very organized checkerboard pattern.  He started to swing the wooden keyblade around.

"Wait, does that kid look familiar somehow?" Naruto asked as he squinted his eyes.

"Now that you mention it, he does look familiar." Sakura said as she then turned to Xion, who was wide-eyed. "Hey are you alright?"

Xion shock her head, bring her out of the daze. "Um yeah, I'm alright." She then lightly chuckled. "If he's who I think he is. . ."

"This yours?" He asked.

The group then noticed another boy with him. He had straight up blue hair and green eyes. He wore a short-sleeved, navy blue jacket with a light blue stripe going along his shoulders to the ends of his sleeves. The jacket's collar is rather high and is sky blue, as are the ends of the sleeves and the bottom hem of the jacket. There is a yellow crescent moon symbol prominently displayed on the left breast of the jacket. He appears to wear a black undershirt, as well as white pants and black shoes with what appears to be a grayish trim on the bottom.

"Lea, we don't have time for this." The blue haired boy said.

"Lighten up Isa. It'll only take a second." The red haired boy named Lea said as he walked up to Ventus.

Xion's jaw then dropped. "Yup, I was right. It's them." She thought as she picked up her jaw.

"Your alright Xion?" Hinata asked.

"Alright, what do you know?" Kakashi asked.

"Well I think I know whose somebody's they are." Xion said with a weak chuckle.

"Who are they?" Naruto asked.

"Just watch." Xion said as they all did what she said.

"You still play with toy sword? That's cute." He said as he was about to hand it to Ventus.

Ventus grunted at the somewhat insult.

Naruto and Kiba could help but chuckle.

Lea then threw the sword away. "Now this right here," He said as he took out two frisbees. "Tada! Whaddaya think?" He asked he went into a familiar stance.

"That stance. . ." Kakashi muttered as he turned to Xion, who just nodded her head. "I see. . ."

"What Kakashi-Sensei?" Naruto asked.

"You'll see." Kakashi eye-smiled.

"Not a whole lot." Ventus said depressingly.

"You're just jealous. I'm Lea. Got it memorized? What's your name?" Lea said as he poked his head.

Everyone else's (except Sai, Shikamaru and Shino's) jaw dropped at what he just said.

"He's. . ." Hinata started.

"Axel's somebody." Naruto finished.

"I should've figured with the resemblance." Kiba muttered.

"He looks pretty cute actually." Ino said with a wicked smile.

"INO!" Sakura yelled as she lightly bopped her on the head.

He then said his name to Lea. "Ventus."

"Okay, Ventus. Let's fight!" Lea proposed.

"Huh?" Naruto wondered.

"Fight? Why would I wanna do that?" Ventus asked.

"You scared of losing? C'mon." Lea taunted as he leapt back a bit and got into a similar stance as Axel. "Hope your ready."

For a moment, the group heard a 'heh' from Ventus, soon enough he looked at Lea determined to fight as he picked up the wooden keyblade.

"Yeah, now we're talking!" Lea said.

"Your gonna be sorry." Ventus said, determined to win.

The group smiled at Ventus's determination.

"Looks like he's in a better mood now." Xion said.

"Seems so." Kakashi eye-smiled.

"YOSH! A FRIENDLY BATTLE BETWEEN FRIEND THAT JUST MET! WHAT COULD BE BETTER!?" Lee cheered with tears running down his eyes.

"Oh jeez Lee." Tenten muttered as she rubbed her head.

As the two whacked each other with their play weapons, some of the group couldn't help but laugh a bit.

"This is almost better then back at the academy sparring matches." Naruto said as Kiba, Akamaru and Choji agreed.

Eventually the plat fight ended with Ventus winning as Lea fell on his butt, panting for breath.

"You. . . had enough? 'Cause I'm willing. . . call it a draw if you are." Lea said.

The group and Ventus couldn't help but chuckle again.

"Huh? Heh, right." Ventus said with a smile.

Isa then started to walk up to them. "From where I stood, the only thing you drew was a big L on your forehead for "Loser". . ."Lame", "Laughable". . ."

"Wha— Isn't this the part where ya. . . cheer me up or somethin'? "You're just havin' a bad day" or. . . "That's what you get for pullin' your punches!" Some friend." Lea complained.

"Oh, you mean I was supposed to lie." Isa respond.

"Ya see what I gotta put up with? Sure hope you don't have friends like him." Lea said as he started lay down on the ground.

The three then started to laugh for a while as Lea then got back up.

"Lea, we have to go." Isa said.

"Kay." Lea said as they started to leave.

"Already?" Ventus asked.

"I'll see ya when I see ya. After all, we're friends now." Lea said, causing the group to smile "Get it memorized."

"Ok, Lea." Ventus said.

The group smiled as the blinding light appeared again and they were all back at the Garden.

"Well that was an interesting vision." Kakashi said.

"So Lea was the original name for Axel." Xion said as she realized she was holding his chakrams. "I wonder why we are winning their weapons after beating them?" She thought as she decided to take a nap after giving the chakrams to Tenten.