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2 Days Later
Planet Apra

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Despite the crew wanting to arrive sooner, they made it to the next planet in a matter of two days.

They quickly flew down to the planet's surface after finding K.A.R.D's exact location. In a matter of minutes, they finally made it to their HQ, The Hidden Kard, which was concealed within a very dense forest.

Jaemin and Wonho exited the ship together, and made their way to the front door.

To their surprise, they made it to the door easily, without any sort of trouble. Jaemin proceeded to knock on the door, while Wonho took extra precautions.

"Hey Jaemin. You wanna see something cool?"

"Huh? Oh, sure hyung"

Wonho revealed the abnormal mouth on the palm of one of his hands, and used that hand to reach into one of his bags of clay.

The mouth on his hand molded the clay and when it opened, multiple tiny bats escaped from it.

"Clay Bats?!"

"Right. These are C1 explosives. They're some of the tiniest and weakest explosive clay models that I can make. I'm letting some them lose around the perimeter, just in case someone comes after us"

"I get it. We'll hear the explosion, and see the exact location of the blast if someone does come after us. You're a genius hyung~"

"I try~"

Soon after he released the bats, the door opened, revealing the second oldest member of K.A.R.D.

"Matthew-hyung~"

"Wonho~. It's been ages man~"

The two immediately greeted each other with open arms.

"You're here too Jaemin~? What's the occasion~?"

"Well, it's kind of a long story. We'll be happy to tell all four of you if you'll let us in"

"Sure thing. Come right on in"

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15 Minutes Later

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"I'm so glad to hear that all of you are doing alright, especially Renjun after everything he's been through"

J.Seph sighed after hearing the story.

"We're very honored that you all need our help in this fight"

"You got that right. Shows that were strong enough to be recruited in the big leagues~"

Jiwoo and Somin smiled.

"We may only have our Stands, but we'll do our best to help all of you out. But I only have one condition. My team, Wonho, and six others are the only ones who can call me by my real name. I'd appreciate if the rest of you just called me by my hero name, BM"

"You've got a deal. Welcome to our crew~"

Jaemin smiled, welcoming their new teammates warmly.

"Now we can head off to the next planet right? This was so easy. None of my Clay Bats detonated either"

But right as Wonho let his guard down, the six of them heard an explosion, and saw a huge blast out of the window.

"I stand corrected.. It's go time!"

They all followed Wonho outside, and made their way into the woods where the explosion took place.

Wonho tried calling back one of the bats, but to no avail.

"Just as I thought. That explosion was bigger than it should've been. Whoever got hit, was hit with all of the bats at once"

Wonho concluded.

When they got closer to the scene of the explosion, they felt a vortex pulling them closer. They tried to stop themselves from being pulled in, but to no avail.

Jaemin used his Precognitive ability to effectively prepare to defend. Because of this he was able to see the incoming attack, and used his new Keyblade to defend himself.

Wonho used a great amount of his force to make the surrounding smoke flow out of the area, making it easy for them to see their attacker.

What Jaemin found was a curved blade clashed with his key, the owner of the blade being his double.

"So it's you"

Jaemin frowned. 

"To make things easier for you, my name is Jamie Naomi, code name Oculus"

"Oculus. That a reference to Oculus Rift?"

"Don't be a fool. It refers to my ocular abilities"

"Yeah, I figured. You're just like me, just with different abilities and some similarities. Either way, I'm glad to see that you're doing alright Jamie~"

Jaemin gave him a smile, trying his best to be friendly.

"Doing alright...? Are you kidding me...? You have no idea what I'm feeling. You don't have a single clue of what any of us are feeling right now. Don't go around acting like you know who I am! You don't know a thing about me!"

Jamie angrily yelled, proceeding to attack Jaemin.

He clashed his blade with Jaemin's key multiple times, both being able to predict each other's Stand. This went on for a while, until Wonho got tired of seeing them clash over and over.

He lightened his own weight to make himself appear between the two of them in a flash. Jaemin foresaw this and jumped back, and Wonho greatly increased the weight of his fist before striking Jamie's blade.

The impact shattered the blade into many pieces, leaving Jamie without a weapon.

"Jeez hyung! I didn't think you'd actually go through with it! Don't forget that we're still trying to help them!"

Jaemin lightly scolded him.

"I'm sorry, but if you want to help him, you're gonna have to beat him first. He doesn't seem to want to listen to you right now"

"Help us...?"

Jamie mumbled.

"You're really trying to help us..? Nitro really got through to all of you..?"

"That's right. I'm sorry that I upset you Jamie. You're right. Even if we're almost exactly the same, I know nothing about you or what you're going through"

"...You know, there's another thing that you and I have in common. I too can wield a Keyblade"

"What?! Really?! That's so cool!"

"However, even though we can both wield one, there's one thing that sets us apart with that ability"

Instead of holding a hand out, he had both of his hands open on either side of his body.

To Jaemin's surprise, he summoned not only one, but two Keyblades, both with opposing appearances.

"Unlike you, I'm a dual-wielder. My Keyblades, Oathkeeper and Oblivion, will aid me in bringing you down"

Jaemin could tell immediately that his words were nothing more than empty threats, and smiled.

"That's really amazing Jamie. You really are a prodigy. But, let's see how they fair against my Ultima Weapon"

Jamie didn't understand why, but he smiled after hearing those words.

"Bring it, Rosethorn"

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1 Hour Later

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The two fought each other on the ground and in the air alike.

Most of their abilities granted by their Keyblades made them clash very often. But despite Jaemin's efforts, Jamie still had the upper hand.

Eventually, Jamie froze him by using a huge blast of ice magic. Because of the weight of the ice, he plummeted to the ground and the ice shattered after making an impact.

Once Jamie returned to the ground, he found Jaemin unconscious.

"I knew it... You still don't have what it takes to save us.. I knew it was too good to be true.."

He sighed and opened up a portal nearby to return to the HQ.

"That's......what you think"

He immediately froze upon hearing Jaemin's voice.

He turned around to find Jaemin rising up by only his legs. His entire body and his Keyblade were encased in shadows, and his eyes glowed a bright red.

"I just need to get use to your power, that's all"

"Rage Form... Alright then, bring it"

In the blink of an eye, Jaemin immediately disappeared into thin air.

He reappeared behind Jamie and unleashed a barrage of rapid, multi-hitting strikes with reckless abandon, using a combination of his Keyblade strikes and scratches from his free hand, teleporting around Jamie with each attack.

His movement speed increased drastically, and he easily phased in and out of visibility when dodging Jamie's desperate attempts of attacking.

This went on for no more then a few minutes, until eventually, Jamie finally managed to clash their Keyblades once again. He took this moment to catch his breath, but also noticed how part of Jaemin's face was no longer consumed in shadows.

"You surprised me Jaemin... You just might be able to pull it off"

Jamie smiled, surprising Jaemin.

Seeing him smile made all of his sudden rage disappear, and all of the shadows encasing him disappeared.

However, being in that new form exhausted him as well, and he fell to his knees as his Keyblade dematerialized.

Without a second thought, Jamie used some of his Cure magic to heal Jaemin and return his strength to him.

"I'll admit, you won this round against me. But, there will be a time where you'll have to face me again, and I won't be able to be so friendly"

He frowned, handing Jaemin a piece of paper that only had one word written on it: "Is".

"What's this??"

"Each of us possesses a piece of a puzzle. Once all seven of us have been beaten, we'll each give you a small piece of paper, like that one. Collect them all, and it will reveal a message you all will need to help us"

"Are you guys in trouble?? Did he find out that you helped Renjun-hyung escape??"

"Yes, and no. The Boss doesn't know what we did, but we are still in trouble"

"Did... Did he hurt any of you?"

"......"

"Jamie. Did he hurt any of you?"

Jaemin asked once more, gently resting his hands on his shoulder.

"...You won against me, and I gave you your clue. But there's something else I want to tell you, alone..."

Jaemin wasted no time and grabbed his hand, and let him to join him on the roof of K.A.R.D's home.

He told the other five that they were having a friendly chat, and that he'd meet them back on the ship. Understanding this, they left the two alone.

"Thank you Jaemin..."

"Don't mention it. But, what did you want to tell me?"

"..."

Jamie froze for a second, but proceeded to remove his goggles from his face.

Immediately, Jaemin noticed the bags under his eyes, as well as how red, tired, and irritated they looked. He fought him so well, but Jaemin couldn't understand how with the great fatigue he saw in his eyes and face.

"Jamie..."

"...You thought before that I was doing alright. The truth is..., I haven't been alright for so many years... I can't even remember the last time I've been to sleep..."

"..."

"You possess eyes that can see into the future. I once possessed those same eyes, but now..., I'm cursed with eyes that can see into the past"

"What...happened to you..? I want to understand who you are, and what you've gone through. Please tell me Jamie"

He gently held his hands, pleading for him to tell his past.

"...I'll tell you. Maybe it just might help you in the future...~"