Kingdom Hearts: The World's Reluctant Heroes

After departing from Mulan's world, and heading out into the vastness of the World, Sombra told the others that they were going to wrap up some of their adventures in the other worlds, as in whatever might have happened since their last visit to each world, causing the others to nod their heads in agreement. Of course in Mulan's case the last time they had been to her world they had been helping her gain honor for her family and succeeded in doing so, since she was aiding the Captain in protecting the Emperor, which was the highest honor, especially for a woman since her world seemed focused on men going to war and whatnot. With that in mind she had to assume that when they found Beast's castle, for example, they might find their friends attending a ball or something, since Beast was trying to win over Belle's heart the right way, while some of the other worlds might be different, like how Simba's world might be dealing with Scar's Heartless. There was no way for them to know what the worlds would have to offer them, not until they arrived, so for the time being she let Sora focus on flying through the space between worlds while she and the others trained like usual.

In addition to all of that Sombra and Fluttershy set up an area for the Nobody dragon to reside in, as there was a peak in the private realm they set up a shrine of sorts, like what Mushu had shown them when Fluttershy asked about it before they left Mulan's world, which seemed enough for the dragon. In the end the pair named the dragon 'Lei Shen', because it seemed to be a fine name and might be good based on his elemental power, as Fluttershy was able to confirm the gender while they were working on the shrine, and the serpent dragon seemed to approve. Of course they had no idea what the name of his original self was, not even Mulan knew and it would take too long to ask the scholars since there wasn't enough information to give them, so giving him a new one was the best that they could do on the matter. As it turned out Cerberus, the Hydra, and all of the other animals seemed to approve of the new arrival, even if he was different from all of them, and Fluttershy was pleased to see that everyone was getting along just fine.

Eventually they found their way to the next world, which was Beast's oddly enough, where Sora brought the ship to a stop and warped them down to the castle's entrance, though as they headed inside they found Beast pacing in the area they had first encountered him in, this time looking more groomed than before and wearing a nice suit.

"Hey Beast... nice suit. I take it something big is happening soon?" Sora asked, because Beast usually wore rages or his cape, showing off his beastly side and the power this form possessed, though at the same time Sombra glanced around before shaking her head, so far the world seemed to be safe, but they knew what had happened in Mulan's and kept their guards up in case Heartless or Nobodies showed up.

"You... could say that." Beast replied, though while he seemed to be somewhat annoyed by their presence, since he wasn't expecting them to be here, at this point in time, but at the same time he found that them being there seemed to put him at ease a little, especially since they might stop Xaldin if he shows up, "Tonight is... very important."

In that moment Belle, wearing a familiar yellow gown that had been what she had worn before her abduction by Maleficent, or the dark witch's goons, who walked out of the wing Beast had given her and smiled as she found the group standing by the entrance, while Beast walked up the stairs, causing Sombra to realize that they were having a ball. In fact Beast took her hand and escorted her into the ballroom, the pair walking towards the center of the area before they started to dance, all while the enchanted furniture gathered around part of the area to observe and watch this event. It was a romantic gesture, where Sombra remembered that the spell that had been cast on everyone here, save for Belle since she hadn't been in the castle when Beast pissed off the enchantress, could be broken by true love, and right now it looked like Beast was on his way to doing this on his own. It reminded her of her own struggles, that she overcame something through great effort and new bonds that were important to overcome who she had been before being 'cursed', and while she could have offered to just break the curse herself, like she did previously, this time she knew her power wasn't needed.

As she thought about that Sombra noticed the familiar swirl of a Dark Corridor opening and used her magic to snatch the user as they stepped out of the portal, tossing them into the entry hall of the castle as she appeared at the top of the stairs, though as the hood was pulled back she found that it was Xaldin again.

"Sorry, but tonight is far too important for them, and I won't let you ruin it." Sombra remarked, though at the same time she held a hand out and magically marked Xaldin's chest, preventing him from using the Dark Corridor to bother Beast and Belle with his presence, before holding her hands out as she drew her Keyblades, showing Xaldin that she was serious, "I'll say this once: leave this world, or I'll force you to change your mind."

"You think I'll just give up, after everything I've done to get my heart back?!" Xaldin inquired, where he snapped his fingers and a number of Dragoons appeared around Sombra, showing her that he was going to beat her up and then go mess with Beast so he could get his Heartless and Nobody, "Well, your sorely mistaken."

"And yet there's a way to get a new heart, to make you your own person." Sombra stated, though in the following moment Xaldin watched as his foe spun around, her Keyblades stopping the incoming lance attacks before they even came close to hitting her, before flashing down to the bottom of the steps as all of the Nobodies collapsed, disappearing as quickly as they had appeared, "But, if you want to fight, we can take this outside."

Xaldin found that he and Sombra were teleported outside the castle, to the courtyard, causing him to growl for a moment as he summoned his power, creating a number of lances that landed around him, where two of them ended up resting in his right hand, one in his left, and three floating around him. The pair stared at each other for a few seconds before rushing at each other, where Xaldin found out something alarming as Sombra shifted her body and let all of the lances pass by her, not a single one touching her, before she swung her Keyblades and knocked him backwards in a second. In that instant he realized why Xemnas had deemed her to be a threat, something Xigbar agreed with despite the Nobody in question having a different reason for his thoughts, as Sombra's skills were greater than he had assumed, to the point where she was able to crush his defenses without wasting even a single moment. She was able to bypass his guard as if it didn't exist in the first place, that part came as a shock to him as he stood up again, wiping off the area that had been hit before reclaiming his weapons as he faced her, showing her that he wasn't about to stand down.

That was the insane part of everything, that despite the danger he was in, and the fact that his defenses were crushed with such ease, he found himself smiling, there was a level of excitement that came from fighting someone as strong as Sombra, facing a brick wall that none of the other Organization members had been able to overcome. As he rushed into battle Xaldin found his weapons stopped as if they were nothing, yet Sombra had yet to call on her true power, meaning he was facing at least half of her overall power, maybe even a fourth or even less based on what was going on right now. Xaldin thrust his lances at Sombra, the air shaking as their weapons collided with each other, before rushing off to the side and came to her from another direction, one she shouldn't be able to sense him from, and yet she dodged out of the way like she could see him, like she had eyes in the back of her head. It was insane, that her powers seemed to be on a level that were beyond his own, a wall he couldn't even begin to overcome, yet that only seemed to keep the smile in place, like he was thrilled by the mere idea of enjoying a fight, even one he couldn't win, and even when Sombra punched him in the chest, sending him back into the iron gate and denting it, Xaldin found himself enjoying this.

As he stood back up, however, Xaldin felt something within him change, a beat that wasn't there before, though as he quickly rushed back into battle he found Sombra smiling as she dodged the attack and grabbed his left wrist, like she was saying that the battle was over.

"There... you can feel it... right?" Sombra asked, where she raised a hand for a moment and Xaldin found that she pressed it against his chest, though in that instant he realized what the beat was, the strange change that had overtaken him, she had found a way to wake him up, wake his heart up, just like she had done to Xemnas and the others, "Congratulations, Xaldin... Xemnas will be happy when you tell him the news."

"How did you know?" Xaldin inquired, because before the fight he had felt what he had assumed were the falsehoods that all Nobodies pretended to feel whenever something happened, but now he had to wonder if Sombra's actions before the war for Hollow Bastion, plus Xemnas' supposed betrayal of the Organization's main goal, according to Xigbar anyway, had been the sparks to ignite the change in his being.

"Because I'm a master when it comes to the heart." Sombra replied, at least in terms of the World's version of things, since she wasn't an expert in matters of love, which was the usual definition of the phrase, though in the next moment she found something emerging from the forest, causing the Nobody to follow her gaze.

It was a large box shaped Heartless, one Roxas had encountered and called the 'Infernal Engine', an emblem Heartless that had several silver archer figures on top of it, another thing recorded in Roxas' reports, though Sombra wasn't worried as she felt something coming down to join them. Apparently it was Lei Shen, the serpent seemed eager to have fun, or maybe he had just brushed against the controls in the cockpit and had been warped down on accident, but he noticed the Heartless and seemed to recognize them as a threat, causing the sky to light up. Sombra realized that the dragon was going to release a burst of energy at the Heartless, that much she could see with the lightning that was flashing right now, and when Lei Shen coiled around, head facing the forest, Sombra shrouded herself and Xaldin in a barrier as the dragon released a large beam of lightning from his mouth. The torrent smashed through the stonework in front of Sombra, tore through the Infernal Engine and it's Archers, and collided with the ground a bit before being cut off, detonating and blowing away a portion of the forest in seconds, while Xaldin just dropped his lances as his jaw dropped in surprise.

Sombra found herself chuckling at that sight as she petted the dragon's head, even though this meant she would have to train him to control his power, before Xaldin dismissed his weapons and vanished from the world, which caused her to look forward to what the future held in store for them as she regrouped with the others, to share stories before worrying about whatever else might be thrown at them next.