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Who: Anyone and everyone, including some unexpected guests
What: Halloween party, oh yeah!
When: Saturday night
Where: Destiny Islands

Selphie adjusted the hat of her witch costume and surveyed her work. Well, okay, maybe Tidus and Wakka had helped out a little, but this was her idea to begin with! Mentally, she went down the list.

Decorations - check! There were ghosts and bats hanging from the trees, along with the occasional hung skeleton and a vampire or two lurking in the shadows - all fake, of course, but who cared? This was for fun! There was also a cutout of a werewolf up on one of the decks, made to look like it was howling at the moon. She took a peek at it; it would look great in silhouette!

Background noise - check! The boys had set up some soundtracks of scary noises for the background, and set them to play on repeat for the night. She counted it off on her fingers: there were supposed to be ghoulish wails, bat noises, the occasional werewolf howl... She shuddered violently as a shriek rang out, and gave a devilish grin. They'd done better than she'd expected. This party was going to blow everyone away!

Music - check! There was a stereo set up to play some Halloween music, just for today. A pile of CDs sat on the table next to it, waiting for someone to pick one and put it in to play. She trotted over and picked up the first one, but didn't play it yet. That could wait until more people were here.

Food - check! There were two tables set up that were almost completely covered in food. There was a bowl of gum ball eyes - Selphie plucked out a green one and chewed on it happily - and bowls of chocolate, one with a hand sticking out of it that was supposed to grab you when you went for a piece. She couldn't wait to see their reactions when it did! There were cookies with all kinds of festive Halloween shapes, from black cats to witch hats to pumpkins, and... deviled eggs decorated like little devils? Whose idea was that? Well, she decided, if they were the same person that had done those spider cupcakes, they weren't too bad.

Drinks - check! There were coolers decorated like treasure chests spread out around the party area, filled with all kinds of drinks. She would have liked if they creaked when they opened or something fun like that, but that was something they hadn't gotten to do, unfortunately. Maybe next year.

Bonfire - here, she hesitated. It wasn't quite dark yet, so they only had the firewood so far. She was really looking forward to lighting it, but... she didn't have a way to light it. Tidus or Wakka were supposed to bring matches, but they'd left to get into costume or something. She just hoped they came through.

Still, everything else was perfect! And with everyone coming back, they'd have a blast tonight, she decided cheerfully. She just hoped they all had great costumes... Hey, that was an idea! Maybe they could have a costume contest later on! Grinning, she made a mental note and went to sit down as she waited for someone else to show up.

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They were everywhere, swarming, gazing with those hungry little yellow eyes of theirs. He turned to each of them, threatening them with his knife, only making them back away a bit before they closed in even further.

A scream penetrated his tension. He whirled his head, terror piercing whatever was left of his nerves. That woman wouldn't last long if the Heartless continued attacking.

"I-I'm coming! Hang on!" He shouted, hoping she could hear him and take at least a bit of hope. He quickly looked around, finally finding a small opening in the swarm around him.

He took a deep breath, and pushed through the Heartless, trying with all his might to reach her. But the Heartless were pulling him back, and he could already feel the blood flowing from the cuts they made on his leg.

I need...to get her out of there...I can't... He closed his eyes, grimacing. He was going to fail if he continued like this. Not only would she die, but he would be just the same as well.

A sudden thought occured to him, and with all his remaining strength, he tossed the knife at the Heartless surrounding her. It reached its target, and Will heaved a sigh of relief as one of the Heartless on top of her disappeared in a burst of black smoke. Hopefully, that would be enough to help her get out of the mob.

[lostscore.livejournal.com]

Ash backed towards him. "Come on, Will. Let's do this together! I'll get the ranged and you get the ones up close!"

[a-total-sap.livejournal.com]

Sora pulled back as the another Keyblade destroyed the Heartless that was preparing to bury its claws in his chest, stumbling backwards with a grunt of surprise. He didn't quite have time to gather his bearings as multiple Blizzard spells destroyed a handful of the cluster of Heartless still circling him. He looked up as Kairi ran into the fray, her flowery keyblade still clenched in her hand.

"I'm fine," he said with a small grin. "You're really good at that!" He glanced over her shoulder at Roxas, and offered him a smile too to show that he was fine. He then looked back at the dozens and dozens of Heartless still crawling over the remains of the Halloween party, and his face set into a determined expression. He gave Kairi a quick look. "Ready to go?" He hated the idea of putting her in danger, but he also trusted her to protect herself - Roxas had been training her, and Kairi was certainly no pushover princess. Plus, if she was right beside him, he could keep an eye on her if she needed help too.

Then, he took a deep breath and swung his Keyblade back in front of him, as if he were unlocking a door, the teeth of the Keyblade pointed upwards. White and silver light shot out of the tip of the weapon, and circled around him, tendrils of pure light shocking the Heartless back and wrapping around him, lightening his costume to whites and silvers and grays - the keybearer's final form. The Ultimate Keyblade vanished, turning into Oblivion and Oathkeeper, floating alongside him.

He looked quickly across the site of the ruined party, and then nodded at Kairi before grabbing her hand and making their way to Song, tiny little orbs of flame already appearing around him before he could even get the spell off his lips.

"Firaga!"

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The Shadow destroyed by Will's knife gave Song only enough of an opening to get back on her feet, but the mass of Heartless pressed in again almost before she was steady, and it would only be a matter of seconds before they reclaimed what little ground she'd gained.

Then several of them burst into flame and evaporated. She looked up, breathlessly, to see Sora in Final Form. A grateful nod was all she could spare for him, though, as the remainder of what seemed to be her own personal Heartless horde pressed in again. There were notably fewer now, though, and she desperately flowed back into her rhythm of strikes and spins. If only for the moment, she was winning.

[papoupromise.livejournal.com]

Kairi smiled at him, the releif obvious in her expression as the tension leaving her shoulders. "I've had practice." She replied, before nodding at his next question. It was always a wonder to watch Sora wield his powers and she watched almost close to dazzled as he shifted into Final Form.

Her hand tightened in his, and much to her surprise started floating right along with him causing her to squeak ever so slightly. There really wasn't any time to figure out the workings of his magic and they were off. Not wanting to be left behind, Kairi gathered her magic once again and started sending out a hailstorm of Blizzrd spells to the more crowded areas of heartless.

((the handwaving. you don't see it >>))

[lostscore.livejournal.com]

Ash gave Song a nod. It was brief but full of understanding.

Her ammo was running low - it was the danger of being a melee fighter but at least they were making dents. Her other gun, the less powerful one she'd gotten at the Star Market was her backup...she hoped its weak elements would be enough.

Not for the first time she lamented not learning any magic.

[treeofjustice.livejournal.com]

"Okay," replied Will, lamenting internally that he had no weapon to protect him any more. He could run over and grab the knife he had just thrown, but the Heartless horde most likely wouldn't let him.

Then Sora came into the fray, and Will had to pause and gaze, awed, as he started wiping out Heartless. He shook his head, as if in disbelief, then focused on the Heartless at hand.

He gazed at a Soldier, noting that it did indeed have a slight aura around it, most likely from the heart that was hidden inside it. Gritting his teeth, he concentrated on a spot just below it's armor.

The Soldier leaped toward him, but was unexpectedly halted when it's body burst into a multidtude of dark pieces. Will slumped, his mind burning with sudden exhaustion. Attacking auras was not an easy task.

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Ash tossed him a spare knife but let it fall at his feet "I've got you covered awhile. Magic is rough."