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Kingdom Hearts: A New Kingdom

Around one of the corners in the Station, there was a small flash of light. Eagle eyed game characters caught glimpse of a short, armored figure, only for the armor to dissolve into specks of light to reveal a Duck person. His attire was normal, or at least normal where he came from. He wore a black turtle-neck shirt underneath a hooded, tan jacket with patches on the elbows. Also, he wore glasses over his eyes, and that was about it. His lower half wore no actual clothes and his webbed feet remained bare. Still, he wasn't the strangest looking thing in this station, so the Duck didn't garner too many stares. At least, not until some kind of holographic quarantine tape appeared around him and he was suddenly addressed by a small blue man dressed in a security uniform.

"Papers and identification, please." he said in an almost bored monotone, he hadn't even looked up from his clipboard yet.

"Uh... I'm sorry, what?" inquired Quentin, who had no such things to present to the guard, "I was asked to meet some-"

"Papers. And identification please." said the Surge Protector again, cutting Quentin off. Finally he glanced up from his clipboard and seemed to make a realization, "Right... you must be one of those..." he sighed, as if he was having a frustrating shift at work, "Come this way." he said, the quarantine markers suddenly vanishing.

A little confused, but with no other leads about what he was supposed to do, Quentin followed the blue man. He was led down the main hall of the Central Station, and catching a glance or two from passerby Game Characters who were probably asking themselves what was going on, but none tried to approach or strike up a conversation, obviously wanting to avoid trouble with the blue man. After a little ways, Quentin spotted a couple of people in the distance. It wasn't hard to tell that they didn't belong here, especially since he knew one of them. Quentin picked up his walking speed and outpaced the Surge Protector, who just offered an exasperated sigh before vanishing.

When he was close enough, Quentin addressed one of the two strangers, "...Master Xehanort." he said, sounding almost... cold. It wasn't hard to tell that he wasn't exactly Xehanort's biggest fan. The reason was pretty obvious to him and to the old man, the last time they spoke was that fateful night that Quentin was convinced to give up on returning home. And the Duck had seemed to harbor a sort of resentment toward Xehanort ever since. He'd taken the advice, but Quentin had obviously hated doing it.

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@Genon@Chev@Weird Tales@mattmanganon

I am so so so sorry for the delay. Things were happening irl that needed my attention. Anyway my post covers a small period of time and I'd like for your next posts to take place at the same time as Negi's speech to Korun. You've been targeted by one of the two Saiyans and can have a bit of fighting happen between you and them during the course of Negi's speech. The posts should end at the point Jagen sends a blast toward the cottage and your various reactions to Negi taking the blast.

@Genon and @Weird Tales
You guys are meant to team up against Jagen. You're allowed to take control of him for the purpose of making him block and dodge attacks. His main specialty is basically tanking. Most of his arsenal of techniques revolves of shields and other forms of raising his defense against enemy. Also, try to have him deliberately not launch an actual attack until he fires the blast at the end. His primary strategy is use his defensive techniques to endure whatever his opponents throw at him and only go on the counter offensive after they have worn themselves down.

@Chev and @mattmanganon
You two are meant to be paired up against each other. You can work out the details of the fight between Po and Tabaga in whatever way works for you, be it a collab post or just talking it over via PM or the Discord server. The same thing about Jagen's attack happening at the end applies to you as well.

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@Genon@Chev@Weird Tales@mattmanganon

After glancing around, Negi noticed that one of his new allies was no longer present. He managed to spot her form in the distance, having apparently decided to save herself. That was alright, Negi had told her himself that no one would hold it against. He'd also promised not to let any of his enemies give chase, and Negi was nothing if not a man of his word. He wasn't the only one that exploded at Korun, no sooner than his own barrage ended than Tabaga let loose with one of her own.

"I say we knock him out. He may be weaker now but that doesn't mean he still can't be a threat later on."

"You may be right..." Negi admitted, "...but not yet. It's about time I faced part of my past. And I need him awake and alive for that." as for what he actually meant by that, well Negi didn't get the chance to elaborate. Jagen and the Saiyan kid arrived at that time. The kid, Po, went off on what was clearly threats but at times seemed more like a rant or rave of sorts. Negi stayed quiet and let Hunter address him in his place.

"Flame Sphere!"

Juze launched a ball of fiery Ki right at Jagen. For a split moment Jagen appeared to do nothing, but at the last possible moment he made a gesture and then held up his right in a defensive stance as if there were shield strapped to it. The ball of Ki appeared to hit its mark and created a searing explosion that seemed to envelop Jagen's body. There was a cloud of smoke cloaking the Saiyan from sight, but anyone there who had the ability would still be able to sense his immense battle power. And then... the smoke cleared and there floated Jagen, seemingly unharmed and unfazed by the fiery blast. Only now there appeared to be a large, round shield of pure Ki energy emanating from the arm he held up, having clearly taken the brunt of the attack and rendering it ineffective against the man's defenses.

"Hmph." Jagen remarked as he let his Ki shield vanish, and then he himself vanished, only to suddenly reappear directly behind Juze in order to bring his closed fists down over the human's head in a sledgehammer blow, "Wasting your energy by blowing your load at the start? Such a rookie move."

"Jagen! You don't have to do this! None of you do!" Negi shouted, still apparently wishing to convince the Saiyans to stand down.

"And what makes you say that?" And then Jagen suddenly fired a Ki blast, though not at Juze but instead at Hunter. More specifically he was aiming for the man's gun. It was obvious to seasoned soldier like Jagen that the man relied on the weapon for his fighting style, so destroying the weapon would likely render him far less effective and thus less of a threat, "If you rely only on a weapon then how do you expect to survive if your enemy destroys it?"

That gave Negi some pause. If he didn't know any better it almost sounded like Jagen was... instructing them? They were supposed to be enemies, right? Perhaps it was his Saiyan pride and arrogance, but... one could never tell with Jagen's stoic personality.

"Po, forget about the Prince for now. Cut him off from his allies, focus on the Saiyan renegade who sided with him!" Jagen ordered, obviously referring to Tabaga, "And Korun... you just sit there and watch how a battle is properly fought!"

That definitely stung Korun in the pride. But he could do nothing for now except wince and scowl at everyone around him. Negi decided to trust the battle to his allies for now, and instead knelt beside the downed Saiyan warrior, who fought through his pain enough to spit on the ground by Negi's feet, "So what, you're going to gloat now too?" he said through gritted teeth, "I got nothing to say you you damn bastard!"

"Fine, but as long as you're just laying there then pay attention!" said Negi, sounding like he'd had enough of all this, "Every Saiyan alive is guilty of attacking and conquering innocent worlds. Every last one of us will have a mountain of things to answer for when we die and meet whatever Gods rule over this universe. That includes the two of us, even me, especially me." Jagen and Po would no doubt have begun their battles with their chosen opponents by now as Negi spoke, "But don't sit there and act like you're the only one who lost loved ones that day, because you're not. We all did. You. Jagen. Tabaga, and yes, even me. There isn't a single night that I don't remember at least one of the many people who have died by my hand or because of my decisions... and that includes her."

Korun could only glare, not having much to say in response. But he did finally say something after a moment's pause, "She was supposed to fight in your squad... been with the elites, fight beside the Prince himself. But then you left without her... if you'd taken her with you like you were supposed to..." his eyes looked a bit watery, as if he were holding back tears, "...I hated you. I hated you for all these years..."

"I meant what I said." Negi responded, "None of you are my enemy, not really. Only he is."

Jagen, meanwhile, in the midst of his battle against Hunter and Juze took note of Negi's words. He said nothing, but then all of a sudden unleashed an attack, the first he would have done since the battle started. He fired a powerful blast of Ki from his mouth but not in the direction of either of his opponents. Instead it screamed across the sky in the direction of a certain nearby cottage that Po would find familiar. Their inhabitants had sensed the battle and had been watching from a distance, but now were about to be dragged into the crossfire.

"NO!" Negi screamed and flew as fast he was able to. He exerted as much as his battle power would allow him to intercept the attack. He was indeed able to intercept, but not fast enough to deflect it or get the old lady and her student out of the way. So instead he was left with no other choice. The blast hit Negi and sent him careening into the ground. And unlike the other Saiyans, he wore no armor to help reduce the severity of the blow. His shirt and jacket had burnt to shreds and he now lay on the ground, injured and not getting up.

Kingdom Hearts: A New Kingdom

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Kingdom Hearts: A new Kingdom

You know I'm seeing a lot of people that claim to be interested and then proceed to never show up in the actual thread at all. It's becoming rather infuriating, frankly.

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@Akayaofthemoon I may end up withdrawing after all. I think I'm spreading myself too thin over multiple threads and it's affecting my participation in all of them. Wish you guys the best of luck.

Kingdom Hearts: A New Kingdom

Quentin Vanderquack

Name: Quentin Vanderquack

Nicknames/Aliases: Quen, Agent 13

Age: Mid Thirties

Gender: Male

Race: Duck

Home World: Duckberg (DuckTales, 2017)

Key-Weapon:

Call of Adventure

Magics:
Strike Raid, Fire Strike, Sonic Blade

D-Links:
Webby Vanderquack (Ducktales, 2017)

Job:
Soldier

Brief History:
Quentin Vanderquack was originally born in the city of Saint Canard, and lived there through most of his early school years. After high school, however, he left Saint Canard and moved to Duckberg in order to attend Duckberg University. There he majored in Software Design and Computer Engineering. Originally Quen wanted to design his own operating system and use it as the basis for starting a software company. But through out high school and even while in college he did a little a more than just tinker with software, finding he had a talent for hacking and decrypting data.

During one of his hacking sessions, Quen accidentally hacked into what he thought was a government database. However, it didn't technically belong to the government and within days Quen was arrested by someone claiming to be an "agent" and brought to a strange facility. There he was interviewed by a duck who appeared to be a German scientist, introducing himself as Ludwig von Drake. Von Drake asked peculiar questions, not so much about the crime itself but more so the methods Quen used, what kind of technology and software he'd created that could achieve such a goal. In the end Quen was offered a choice between recruitment into S.H.U.S.H. or face felony charges and serve time in federal prison. The choice was pretty clear.

In the agency, Quen was given the handle Agent 13, and learned that certain groups of numbers were reserved for agents of specific divisions, the numbers within the teens were apparently used for those within the science and R&D departments, Quentin in particular dabbled in R&D and data analysis. His time in S.H.U.S.H. was interesting, to say the least. When he wasn't developing software for the agency's database and security systems he was using his hacking and analysis skills to... "procure" enemy data and decrypt it for the agency's use. But he wasn't a field agent, such work was reserved for those with slightly higher numbers such as 20-50, anything higher than that were standard members of the staff or the young interns. One such field agent was Agent 22, who had in fact been the agent responsible for Quentin's arrest. Apparently she was one of the best in her divisions, despite her middle age, and she had an imposing figure to back it up too.

But there was another division of agents, known as the Zero Agents. These agents held the numbers that began with a zero, 01 through 09. Unlike other agents, the Zero Agents specialized in specific fields and were distinguished as the absolute best of the best. And one of them, Agent 09, was someone Quentin had gone to college with. Vera Beakley was her name, having joined up with S.H.U.S.H. to follow in her mother's footsteps. Apparently she must have outmatched her mother at some point to have become one of the Zero Agents. The two were partnered up on occasions for particular assignments and during such times they reminisced a bit about college. Feelings developed between the two and soon enough they got married.

When the two became expecting parents, they both promised to retire from S.H.U.S.H. in order to raise their daughter, but Vera had to complete one final mission. One of the Zero Agents, Agent 04 to be exact, turned traitor and defected to the enemy organization known as F.O.W.L. and the rest of the Zero Agents were tasked with hunting them down and bringing Agent 04 in for treason. None of the Zero Agents returned alive, Vera included. No one was sure of the details, just vague reports about Agent 04 being backed by mysterious shadowy lifeforms.

And then, the night came for young Webbigail to hatch from her egg. Quentin rushed for the hospital in order to be there for it, but then something went awry...

The shadow around Quen's feet seemed to gain a life of its own and expanded outward. He halted, surprised and a little afraid. Then they started pouring out. Mysterious shadowy lifeforms, and Quentin immediately knew what they were, or at least had a very good guess. These had to be the things that were supporting Agent 04 when he... when Vera...

Quentin tried lashing out and attacking, but he wasn't like Vera or her mother, he lacked the combat training and experience that they both possessed. And even so, nothing he did would have done any good anyway, it was like these things were unkillable. Then the shadow at his feet suddenly pulled him down, as if he were suddenly dropping into a deep, black, body of water. Quen struggled, trying to "swim" back up but it was to no avail. It really did feel like he was drowning, but before he could black out he heard something.

Don't worry, I'll save you!

A voice? A young lady... or maybe a child? It was hard to tell. Whoever they were they didn't sound like anyone Quen knew, and yet... and yet something about the voice in his heart was warm and... familiar? A light appeared before Quen and he reached for it, resulting in a blinding flash of light. But the next thing Quen knew, he was elsewhere, not in Duckberg, or even his own world for that matter. An unrecognizable place, resembling some kind of canyon or wasteland, and unfortunately the creatures were still around him. But this time Quen found himself armed with a... weapon? It bore a resemblance to a sword or baton, but had detailing that gave it a vague key shape as well. Quen swung the weapon, and at last he seemed capable of defeating these... these things. But where was he? It didn't matter, he had to get home, had to get to Duckberg, to Webby...

He managed to figure out how to leave the world he found himself in, by way of opening a "crack", and appeared to be donned in armor whenever he stepped through them. He found himself hopping between a few worlds, hoping at last to find his way home. But rather than home, he found a stranger, a man who said some unsettling things.

"It is a long and lonely life that we live." he told Quen, "And dangerous, always fighting for our lives against the Heartless that are attracted to our weapons, to the Keyblade. They will not stop, even if you make it to your home, to your precious daughter... your presence will only consign her to danger. And what then? Leave to fight and consign her to the fate of awaiting a father who might not return? Distance yourself, she will hurt and grieve for a time, but will ultimately remain out of harm's way."

The man's name was Xehanort, and he vanished as mysteriously as he had appeared. Quentin felt crushed. Xehanort's words were in fact true, those creatures, the Heartless he called them, did always seem to follow Quen wherever he went. It was possible they would follow him home as well. He held a photo of himself and Vera, the two holding Webby's egg between them. He sniffed back tears, and made his decision... one he continues to regret even to this day nearly ten years later.

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@Chev It's okay you don't have to change your post. We'll just roll with the punches.

@Genon You... are still posting, right? Because I'm starting to think otherwise, here.

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@Akayaofthemoon

I'll wait until the group heads to the Mystery Shack then. That path gives me a way to play with the idea of Yancy being the lonely boring guy.

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