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Chapter 14: Oceanic Magical Islands Part 3: The Lightning Strikes

(And thus, the finale to this arch. I really do love Jaya. It reminds me of my relationship to my boyfriend, but except I'm Jay in the relationship! That's right! I have anxiety to show it! Haha... Either way, this is in honor of TWEWY 2 getting a sequel for after 14 years. You guys were waiting! I hope the game is awesome! I have no idea when I am getting to it. Enjoy!)

(Jay's POV)

               "What do you mean, my little sister unlocked her true potential?!" Kai exploded over our phone call.

"You should've seen her! A giant whirlpool surrounded her and everything! She literally controlled the sea itself!" I exclaimed in delight as Kai let out a frustrated yell.

"That's amazing, Nya" Lloyd said in relief.

"Of course, she could do it. She is Nya after all" Cole said with a grin.

"And we did find Kaalki" Shiro said as he gestured to the horse Kwamii and his band, "As well as this power I found too"

"There are still so many questions we need to answer" Katie said annoyed, "I hate not having everything answered!"

Matt just laughed at his little sister while I looked at our team and friends. We have been everywhere and still haven't found all the Kwamiis nor awakened all true potentials either. We still have a long way to go.

"So, how is everyone else doing?" Hunk asked excitedly.

Then, Zane reported what happened to him along with his theory about the situation too. This left me alone with my thoughts. Sensei Wu said I have an elemental power too, but I haven't unlocked it yet. How am I supposed to unlock it?! I don't want to be a burden to my friends and Nya.

"Well, we better head out" Lloyd said calmly, "We still have a lot of work ahead of us. Good luck everyone, bye"

With that, we said goodbye, but we weren't sure what to do next.

"I think we should wait here until Joshua gets back" Shiro suggested to us, "We don't have a specific date to be back anyway. I am sure they would understand and want to find some way to meet with the Guardian here"

The two of us just nodded in agreement. Adam knocked on the door as Mrs. Erauqs entered the room.

"Is everything ok?" she asked gently.

"We are just fine. We just informed our friends about this" Nya answered in delight, "Though, I think we are going to stay here until Joshua comes back. I think it would be a good idea for us to meet the Guardian and have some way to communicate with him"

Mrs. Erauqs nodded her head in understanding.

"Well, there is just one problem with that. Joshua tends to disappear on days ends. He sometimes doesn't come home for months" Adam pointed out.

"Seriously?" Shiro asked in disbelief.

"How is Mr. H ok with this?" Nya asked surprised.

"Good question" Neku answered as he appeared at the door with Shiki behind him, "We haven't heard anything from him. I have no idea when that jerk will be back"

Shiki sighed as she held Mr. Mew close to her with the box.

"Is there really no way for us to reach your friend?" I asked confused.

Normally, when I am out on my own, I would at least have a sure way to contact Nya and the others. How does Joshua not have that?

"Not that I am aware of" Neku admitted.

"Maybe we should ask his dad when he gets back" Shiki suggested, "He should be at his shop"

With that, we headed for the shop to meet with his father. I have no idea who this guy is, but Shiro and Nya reassured me that he is a fine person.

"What do you mean you don't know?!" Neku shouted as Shiki pulled him away from Mr. H I've been told his name is.

"Is he ok?" she asked concerned nor than anger.

"Oh yeah. He does this from time to time. I really wouldn't be worried. He's really fine" Mr. H reassured us.

Well, I guess we just need to wait. I sighed as I looked away from everyone. I think the Black Cat's bad luck is rubbing off on us.

(Nya's POV)

Well, that is a shame, but I guess we will just have to wait until Joshua gets back from wherever he is.

"Hey, Nya, is Jay ok?" Tikki asked as she gestured to my gloomy boyfriend.

I shook my head as I pondered our situation. Since we have to wait, I think I have an idea. I went to Shiro and Shiki first.

"Since we have to wait, can you two wait for Joshua? I want to do something for Jay. I think he's down" I asked of them.

Shiro patted my shoulder and nodded his head.

"We've got it. You two have a nice date" Shiro said with a nod of his head.

"Thank you" I said in relief before turning my attention to Jay, "Hey, Jay, since we have to wait, why don't we go on a date here? We've never been here before, so I think it would be fun!"

Jay nodded his head as he held a small smile. I took his head and left them with a goodbye and wave of our hand.

"So, where do you want to go?" I asked him with a grin.

"I think you should pick, Nya" Jay said to me warmly.

Well, we have a few days to ourselves, let's see what this island country has to offer!

(Shiro's POV)

Ah, to be young again. Well, by about four years younger that is. Adam held my hand as Neku sighed and slammed his head on the bar.

"Now, come on, Neku. Joshua will return soon enough. You just have to wait a little longer" Mr. H said with a laugh as he ruffled Neku's hair, "I think he just caught up with something"

Neku sighed as Shiki went to comfort her boyfriend. Mrs. Erauqs looked at her phone to see if she could find a way to track Joshua down, but she doesn't have an idea either.

"Maybe we should just go home and wait" I said as Kaalki nodded her head.

"I heard someone was looking for me" a calm yet arrogant voice said as the doors opened to the shop.

Neku and Shiki gasped and saw their friend finally arrive.

"JOSHUA!" they shouted either in relief and angry.

Joshua was a young, thin man with a white collared shirt. He has long jeans on and simple sneakers. He has pale blonde hair and pale eyes.

"Where have you been?! What's in the box?! What are you?!" Neku asked as he grabs Joshua's shoulders and shook him.

Joshua brushed Neku off and walked to me and nodded at Kaalki.

"I was wondering when you would show up" Joshua said as he took out his phone, "I believe I do have some explaining to do"

"Like hell you do!" Neku shouted at his friend while Shiki rolled her eyes at him/

"For now, I won't remove the spell. If Kaalki is here, then that means there are others from the Chiona Box here. Can't have too many Kwamiis running around here" Joshua said first as he took back his box and faced everyone, "Though, I guess I should explain where I was. I was in Asgard, the realm of gods and goddesses"

This is a lot to take in. Everyone was in shock except for Kaalki.

"Wait, then, Joshua, are you and Mr. H, gods?" Mrs. Erauqs asked in shock.

"Well, I am. Mr. H isn't. There is a reason he is listed as my guardian in this world" Joshua answered with a grin, "After all, I wonder how my classmates would feel if they discovered a god was going to school with them. That would be problematic, especially now more than ever thanks to the Guardians of Lights"

He held an omnipotent expression while Neku looked like he was on the verge of a mental break down.

"So, why are you here?" Adam asked as he tried to keep himself from freaking out, "If you're a god, then why bother with us? You also have powers too. So, why both with the Miracle box?"

Joshua pondered on this for a moment with his hand in his hair.

"Well, how do I put this? If I am here, then that means something is coming to this island. Also, you would rather have me here than anyone of those foolish gods and goddesses in Asgard" Joshua said with a nod of his head, "Especially since Lady Thorr isn't too pleased with her sister"

Everyone wasn't sure what to honestly think about this. This is all too much. Joshua seemed to notice this and sighed.

"To keep it simple, I come here, live my very long life, and sometimes report back to them about what is going on down here. I'm not the only one who does this either" Joshua explained to them, "Also, since I've told you this, I suggest you keep it a secret. I don't think the gods and goddesses would appreciate it if word got out about the other realms"

"I guess we can do that" I said as I tried to understand this, "But you are the guardian of the box right? Then, how long have you been a guardian for?"

Joshua pondered on that as his eyes turned away from me.

"What year is it again?" he asked in a calm manner.

I shared a look with Adam who couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"2012?" I answered nervously.

"Oh, already? I guess about 1000 years now" Joshua said with a grin as we jumped at that.

"How old are you?!" Neku exclaimed as Mrs. Erauqs tried to understand all of this.

"I lost track. I am not really sure myself" Joshua confessed as Mrs. Eraqus recalled something.

"Joshua, do you know Koki and Uzuki?" she asked as she changed the subject to something much more important.

"Hm? Those two? They are not from my realm if that is what you are thinking" Joshua said, "They work under Miss Loki's rule which is the realm of magic, Vana. Sometimes Miss Loki gets bored, so she causes some mischief from time to time. I imagine this is the same thing"

"So, do they have any connection to the Heartless?" Mrs. Erauqs asked seriously as her deep blue eyes pierced at Joshua.

His expression changed to serious as he answered, "They shouldn't. They know dark magic and could technically control the Heartless, but the Heartless are creatures of darkness. They shouldn't listen to anyone since they are born from the negative emotions from people. Koki knows not to do that. Uzuki is new. I wonder if she tried to do something she shouldn't have"

"Should we be concerned then?" Adam asked worriedly.

"Depends" Mrs. Erauqs answered, "The Heartless aren't attacking you again, are they?"

"Again?" I asked surprised.

"When I first encountered Jay and Nya and their original team, the Heartless also attacked. At first, I thought it was because of my husband and me. After I helped them fight back the Heartless, I also cast the spell to have most of the people in their hometown forget their hero identities" she answered, "You haven't seen the Heartless, right?"

"No. Nothing like that. If anything, it sounded like an enemy Sensei Wu was concerned about" I replied to her.

"Then, don't worry about it. If you do have Heartless troubles, then we can worry" Joshua stated simply, "For now, I am going to find them and demand an answer"

"How are you going to find them?" Shiki asked curiously.

He stepped out of the shop as a pair of white, beautiful angel wings appeared on his back. He glanced at us with a smirk before flying off!

"Should we go after him?" I asked confused.

"I think we should, Shiro. Everyone else should wait here" Mrs. Erauqs said as we left with Kaalki behind me, "Should I tell Jay, Nya, Plagg, and Tikki about this?"

"Not yet. We should know what this is about before involving anyone else" she said seriously as we followed Joshua to a darker side of the islands.

(Nya's POV)

"Two Sea Salt Ice Creams please" I said to Olette who was running the small shop.

She has short brown hair and green eyes. She wore a white apron around her waist, a black shirt with no sleeves, and orange pants with matching sneakers. I paid for the ice creams as Jay sat with our Kwamiis. Olette handed me the two bars as I returned to Jay with it. He took one, thanked me, and shared it with Plagg.

"Wow. Just like the name states. Salty and sweet" I said a surprised expression as Tikki took a bite from it.

Jay just nodded his head. I'm getting worried. He's normally talkative and running jokes. Well, Kai and I are never ones to shy away from an issue.

"So, what's the matter?" I asked him as I gently faced him.

He looked at the ice cream bar and sighed as meekly confessed, "I want to unlock my elemental power, but I just don't know how. I don't want to be a burden to you and the others too. I know I can make build things and crack jokes, but I know that won't really help in the long run. I don't have anything really"

I grabbed his hands using my left one and held his face with my right one to have him look at me. His blue eyes were clouded with worry and fear. Oh, Jay.

"Hey, we will figure this out. I unlocked mine when I thought I was going to fail at saving you. Maybe you need to be put in a position where everything is intense? I don't know about that actually. That sounds like a bad idea. Well, we will find your elemental power and unlock it together" I reassured him with a soft smile.

Jay looked at me in relief and replied, "Thank you, Nya. I needed that. I just need to use the power of positive thinking too, and I am sure my elemental power will come to me. For now, I would love to spend the rest of the day with you on our date"

That's the Jay I know and love. We laughed and enjoyed our ice creams together and walked around the town. This is going to be a relaxing, nice date for the two of us.

(Aqua's POV)

We followed after Joshua and into the darker side of the islands to find Uzuki and Koki. How many secrets has Joshua kept from us and his friends? Once we found ourselves in the market district of the island, we waited. Joshua hovered above us and looked around. He then raised his hand to make light crash down on the darkness to reveal the pathway.

"Uzuki! Koki! Where are you? I think we need to have a little chat!" Joshua shouted seriously.

Koki stepped out of the district with a yawn.

"Seriously? I thought we were going to call a truce" he asked as his eyes drifted up to Joshua, "Oh, you're back. Well, what do you want?"

"I heard Uzuki used the darkness" Joshua answered as he landed before him, "Is she ok?"

"Oh, that. Yeah, she's fine. I took her back to her apartment to rest. I don't know how that happened, but it did. Freaked me out, that's for sure. Are you trying to solve the mystery behind this?" Koki asked curiously.

"Something like that. I also heard a friend of theirs defeated the darkness, but not with a keyblade" Joshua said as I realized my mistake.

"Ah, that's right. Those key shaped swords are the only things that can stop the darkness from spreading. Well, it was easy to forget when Miss Water basically controlled the water and basically washed it away"

"Where do you think the darkness will end up?" Shiro asked with concern in his voice.

"Knowing darkness, it will seek out anyone who is sad, mad, depressed, upset, and/or feeling regret. Darkness is a tricky being too. Depending on if someone wants this power willingly too" Joshua explained as Shiro and I thought of Jay.

"We have to find Jay. He could be in danger" I said as Shiro turned to Kaalki.

"Then let's not waste any time. We need to make sure he is safe from the darkness. Kaalki, transform me" Shiro said seriously as the Kwamii flies into the glasses to transform Shiro.

"Before we do that, I think we need to inform you something about the darkness. Darkness can only appear when the person gives into it. We need to wait for it to show itself in a person" Joshua informed us.

Shiro turned his attention to me as I pondered on this. I have an idea.

"We will need to be near Jay and wait. If Jay is still upset, then we will act on it. If he is not, then we leave him alone. I'll also inform Nya of this too" I explained to them.

They understood as Joshua turned back to Koki.

"I believe our truce will remain. We don't want to get anyone else hurt" Joshua told him as he shrugged in agreement.

"Yeah, that would be good. I'll take care of Uzuki. Go and save the world, or whatever" Koki said with a wave of his hand before returning back to the market district of the island.

"Voyage!" Shiro shouted as he created a powerful teal ring to teleport us near Jay's location.

We passed through the ring and found ourselves at the outdoor mall. Jay and Nya were holding hands as they walked through it. Jay was happy and joking with her as he made some claim about being the best in his class. He's fine.

"Well, I guess the darkness wasn't in him. Such a shame. Now, we really have to search for it" Joshua commented as Shiro breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm just grateful nothing happened to him" Shiro said as he sat down and transformed back to himself with Kaalki sitting on his hair, "I don't want anything to happen to my friends"

Joshua shrugged as I rolled my eyes at him. I motioned us to leave the couple alone and head back to my house to rest for a bit. After all, I know the feeling of wanting to have some privacy with your partner.

(Shiki's POV)

I decided to chat with Mr. H as Adam and Neku took at the clothes he had for sale. Neku looked a little confused at the clothes, but he was also unsure of everything that had just happened.

"Either way, I'm grateful that Joshua has such nice friends. Even if they don't fully understand him. Though, to be honest, I don't think anyone really knows who he really is" Mr. H said with a laugh as I laughed with him.

However, Neku let out a frustrated yell at the statement.

"How are you fine with that?! He doesn't tell you anything about his plans! How can you be ok with that?!" Neku yelled in frustration as I sighed.

Leave it to him to blow everything out of proportion. I heard Adam let out a gasp as I looked at him and saw darkness coming from Neku!

"Neku!" I shouted as I rushed towards him, but Mr. H pulled me away from him.

"Out of the store!" Mr. H shouted as Adam held his phone to call Shiro.

We rushed out of the store as the darkness burst from the store! Neku were you in this much pain. I should've done something to help you.

"Shiro, we found the darkness! It was with Neku!" Adam shouted as we stood away from the store.

There is no way I am going to let him handle this alone. I broke free from Mr. H and rushed to Neku who was holding himself. Oh, Neku. I'm so sorry. I looked at him who was worried. I pulled him into a hug.

"You're not alone anymore. I'm so sorry I didn't realize this sooner" I said in a whisper as I held him, "But I promise I won't leave you alone like this again"

Neku seemed to calm down as the darkness slowly left him. He collapsed against me as the darkness took a form of some kind of machine!

"What is that?" I asked in horror as we saw the machine of darkness running away from us, "Where is it going?"

"I don't know" Adam admitted in a worried tone, "But Shiro knows now. I am sure he and his friends will be able to stop him"

I hope so. Right now, I have to help Neku and also help Mr. H with his shop.

(Jay's POV)

"And then, I was the one who ended up winning in the mother son skating competition!" I boasted to Nya who simply rolled her beautiful eyes at me.

The two of us walked to the theme park, called Prankster Paradise, while Plagg and Tikki went to find some food and spend some time together.

"Hey! Why don't we go on the roller coaster?!" I exclaimed as I saw how tall it was.

"Sure! It looks great! But can you handle it? Kai told me about your fear of riding roller coasters" Nya asked with a grin.

"Sure, I can! Don't worry, I can handle it!" I reassured her.

However, we soon heard people screaming and shouting as well as fleeing from their lives. Of course, I can't even go on a normal date with my girlfriend!

"Jay! What is that?" Nya asked as she held my hand and pointed to some kind of machine with darkness coming out of it.

"I don't know, but we've got to do something about it. Plagg, transform me!" I shouted, but he didn't come!

Crap! We allowed him and Tikki to leave for a break! Nya ran towards the darkness and used the water in the park to fight it. Well, she didn't do much, but she did get its attention! Nya elbowed me away as the machine ran after her! No!

"Nya!" I shouted as she ran away from me.

There is no way I am going to let her face this thing alone! No way!

"Jay!" Mrs. Erauqs shouted as she arrived with Shiro and Adam.

Oh, great! Maybe they can help since I can't!

"Where's the Heartless?" she asked as I gestured to it, "An Assault Dragon? Just how angry was Neku?"

"Nya is fighting this thing alone! We have to do something!" I shouted.

"Where is Plagg?" Shiro asked surprised.

"Well, Nya and I were on a date, so we let Tikki and Plagg have some fun too. We didn't think this would happen!" I shouted in my frantic manner.

Shiro placed a hand on my shoulder to help me calm down, but Mrs. Erauqs looked at fight. She transformed to help Nya while I am just here and not good enough to help her.

"Do you want to help her?" Shiro asked as I nodded my head, "Ok, Kaalki, transform me!"

Wow! Shiro and Kaalki look amazing!

"What's your hero name?" I asked in awe for a moment.

"Oh, I never thought of one" he answered as I looked at him for a moment.

"What about the "Black Paladin"?" I asked him with a grin, "I think it would work for you"

"Very well. I am the Black Paladin, now come on, we have to do something" Black Paladin said as we went after the girls.

Nya used her water to create a shield around herself as well as the Assault Dragon chased after her.

"Nya! Water!" Water Master shouted as she cast more water towards her.

Nya then controlled the water to strike the Assault Dragon. The Assault Dragon used its wings to block Nya's water and roared at her. More smaller Heartless jumped out of the cage and towards the people! Black Paladin and Water Master jumped towards the Heartless, but the Assault Dragon dived towards Nya!

"Nya!" I shouted as I ran towards her.

She tried to get away, but the Assault Dragon lowered the cage and used its tail to bring Nya into the cage!

I jumped onto the cage as Nya exclaimed, "Jay, what are you doing?!"

Then, he let out a roar and flew to the roller coaster as I hanged on for dear life.

"I can't just do nothing! I have to try something to save you! Even if it is just me!" I shouted to her as I looked at the lock on the cage.

I struggled and tried to pull the lock off, but I just wasn't strong enough! Why can't be as strong as Cole?! I then felt Nya's hands on mine as she looked at me with a gentle smile.

"Jay, that's what I love about you. Look, I am not sure what is going to happen next, you're fine just as yourself" she said as she kissed my cheek.

I blushed at her while the Assault Dragon was riding the roller coaster. Gods, I can barely hold on! I then felt Nya's hands grip onto mine. We held on as we looked at each other.

"No matter what happens, you are the best you, Jay" she said gently as I felt so relieved, loved, and elated.

She gasped as I felt my elemental power flow through me. Lightning crackled around me as my eyes glowed brightly.

"What's happening?" Nya asked in awe.

"My true potential!" I said with a grin as I zipped around and zapped the Assault Dragon in place!

"Water Master run through the portal!" Black Paladin shouted as he created one for her to travel through and another one above the Assault Dragon.

She ran through it as I zapped through the cage, held Nya, and zapped right out of it. We landed on the ground as Water Master appeared above the Assault Dragon. She raised her keyblade as it transformed into a baton. She waved it up and down as if she was conducting an orchestra to make bubbles float around it. Then, the bubbles burst around it to unleash fire, water, wind, and lightning attacks against the Assault Dragon. She then landed in front of the Assault Dragon to cast a beam of light to strike it down. The Assault Dragon disappeared in darkness with a pink heart flying away.

"Oh, thank goodness" I said in relief as I leaned back and felt my elemental powers relax.

Nya caught me as Shiro transformed back to himself with Kaalki on his head. I weakly smiled at them as we heard Tikki and Plagg flying towards us. Tikki sat in Nya's ponytail as Plagg was crying and holding my cheek. Everyone was safe and we found the Guardian too. This is definitely a success. We returned to Mrs. Erauqs's house after the police came and helped everyone. Adam, Shiki, Neku, and Joshua soon joined us as we rested for a bit. Nya helped me sit up as I grinned at everyone.

"And with that, we found more elemental powers and discovered the Oceanic Miracle Box with the Guardian. That is a success" Shiro said as he fed Kaalki, "Oh, Lloyd would like a way to contact you, do you have any form of communication?"

Joshua took out his phone and held it out to show his number to us. Wait, he had a phone this entire time?! We could've called him!

"Judging by your expressions, it seems to me that you are surprised by this revelation. Even though I did give Shiki my number" Joshua said as he turned to her.

"Um, you kind of left the box and took off. You never gave me your number" Shiki explained as Joshua laughed.

Neku glared at his friend as we took his number. Shiro gave Adam a kiss on his cheek and looked at Kaalki who finished eating his salad.

"I think it is time for us to head home, right?" Shiro asked as he turned to see Nya and I nodding our heads in agreement, "Adam, I'll text you the moment I get a chance too"

"I know you are going to be in a tough fight ahead. Just come back alive, and we'll go on a nide date together" Adam said with a nod of his head.

Neku and Shiki turned to Nya and me with happy expressions or just a nod of his head in Neku's case.

"Next time you come by; I'll hopefully have a store of my own Mr. Mew clothing line" Shiki said with a grin.

"And with the world still in one piece" Neku added as the two of us nodded our head.

"And if you ever need help again, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We always help our friends" Mrs. Erauqs said warmly as thanked her.

We stepped outside in her backyard and Shiro transformed to create another portal back home. We gathered our belongings, waved goodbye, and stepped through the portal. We found ourselves back at the tea shop and were greeted by Cora who held an excited expression. Things are starting to look up! I really hope I just didn't jinx us by saying that. Heheh... 

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