Part 49: Day 194 - 197: Like It Should Be (continued)
Are you ready for the second half of Neverland's gimmick?
Music: Secret of Neverland
Music: Crossing to Neverland
Since what?
Since we got to talk like this.Has it been that long? Time sure flies. Speaking of which... Isn't this the place?Axel:
Oh, yeah, this is it! Here, just watch!
So this is what it looks like when someone tries to fly but can't. I think we all agree that it looks ridiculous.
Uhh, what are you doing, Roxas?Huh... That's so weird. I could fly before. I guess I must need that sparkly dust for it to work.
Blast it all! Not again!?
This one is kind of out-of-place. Sora's pose is exactly the same as last time, so make of that what you will.
The next to Smee is a Turquoise March, if you can't tell from the distance.
You dig and dig, and all I get is more Heartless.
They're taking up too much of me time! We need to find that treasure before someone else does.
This gives us a clearer view of the Heartless. For some reason, we'll see later that no one sees the obvious darkness emanating from Hook.
*Hook starts to leave*
Captain!? Where are you going, Captain?Back to the ship! I'll blast these scurvy meddlers into oblivion! Then maybe I can get back to having you dig in peace.If you say so, Captain!*Hook and Smee leave*
What's their story?Not sure, but they mentioned something about treasure maps last time.So what, they're digging for buried gold? From the looks of it, all they're digging up is trouble.
Yeah. For some reason, Heartless spring up wherever they dig.You mean Heartless are hiding in the ground?I'm not so sure that's it.You got a better explanation?Look, I'm just saying. All I saw in the hole they dug was a wooden chest full of junk.
And the Heartless were in the chest?I dunno. I think maybe something else is causing them to show up.Like?Didn't something seem kind of off to you about the guy in red?
See what I mean?
Well...right now we're just guessing.Let's start by checking the places they dug up. Who knows, maybe we'll find our targets down there taking a nap.Yeah. Stranger things have happened.
So here we are, in a completely different area. Like before, we can't drop to the water so we have no choice but to go forward.
I'm just going to use
everytime Tinkerbell does that.Wh-what? Are you mad at me?
*nods*Oh, because I didn't follow you to the ship before...Hey, Roxas... Who have we got here?
*hides behind Roxas*I'm not sure, but we met the last time I was here. I don't think she means any harm.She's the one who helped me fly.Yeah, I already saw your demonstration.It's true! *faces Tinkerbell* Here, help me show him. Could you give me some more of that glowing stuff?*Tinkerbell thinks, then sprays them both with dust*
This is Roxas' pose when flying. It's more obvious in motion.
Wha-!?See? I told you!How are you doing that?I can't really describe it. Once she sprinkles you, just think, "I can fly," and boom!"I can fly," and boom, huh?Look, just give it a try.All right...
I'm not feeling it, Roxas.C'mon, try again. Believe me on this, Axel!Okay... I believe you.
You can fly.Roxas is way too calm for this.
*gestures*I think she still wants me to go check out that ship.Doesn't it belong to those guys from before? What, are they your friends?Apparently not. Then why is it so important we-
*They dodge the cannon*
Sadly, we don't get to see Roxas or Axel tanking a cannon to the face. Not in cutscenes, at least.
Yeeeagh!? What was that?
They're attacking us?No... I think they've just mistaken us for Heartless.Great...*points to the ship before leaving*H-hey...wait up! *starts to follow her*Roxas! Are you nuts? Get back here.But she-We don't know what she's after. The mission comes first. Let's find those Artful Flyers.Oh, all right.Keep your eyes open. I don't want to have to scrape you off a cannonball.So the mission starts properly now. Here's a fun activity: Guess in which mission are we going to finally not be a dick and follow Tink. Hint: It's sometime after Mission 60.
All throughout this mission, Hook will bombard us with cannons. Not the Heartless because apparently Hook is either colorblind or just can't remember the color of the Heartless (they're all blue here). 3 hits from the cannon will kill Roxas, so don't get hit. Easier said than done, though. I will be abusing this game's death system.
This box just has a Bronze. The Heartless from it is special and you'll learn to hate them, arguably as much as Turquoise Marches. These are Bubble Beats, which can heal all Heartless nearby and shoot water bubbles. Those bubbles are blockable (if you're not flying) and very slow, but they last for a long time and they follow Roxas, so it's a good chance you'll be caught off-guard by this while fighting other Heartless.
Music: Tension Rising (plays every time we fight an Artful Flyer)
No Heartless are fought to get to this box with a fucking Potion. The first Artful Flyers can be found here, at least.
They're just like Aerial Masters, in that they fly to behind Roxas right before attacking, making lock-on useless. Their attacks are mostly the same as Air Battlers. They have more, but these are the ones that I have a good shot of right now.
Music: Secret of Neverland
Music: Crossing to Neverland
4 Turquoise Marches are fought to get to this box with an Iron. This shot is taken after Auto-Life kicked in because I used Cura just before a cannon hit me just after Leaf Bracer ended. Since I technically died, that Cura is wasted
Worth noting is that Bubble Beat have a lot more HP than Turquoise Marches, making them more annoying to fight. At least we can just flee from them since they can't fly (but they can walk on water). The water blast on the right is caused by the cannonball hitting that area.
Air Battlers are still here, by the way. Along with badges that can be hidden almost anywhere due to Neverland's flying mechanic. That's just another reason to add to why Neverland's gimmick is the worst.
1 Air Battler is fought to get to this box with a Panacea. This also has the second Artful Flyer.
Music: Tension Rising
Here's the rest of the attacks. You might think that the melee attack is new, and it might or might not be true since I got hit by something from an Air Battler earlier and I can't see whether it's caused by a melee attack or just a charging one.
1st Note: I actually died due to a cannon suddenly appearing out of
2nd Note: If we get hit by Air-Toss we'll drop down to the ground slowly with nothing we can do until we hit the ground. Aerial Recovery won't work this time and we can still get stunlocked if we're unlucky. Frozen is even worse, since it didn't wear off as soon as we hit the ground. If it wears off while you're still in the air, then good for you, I guess.
Music: Secret of Neverland
Music: Crossing to Neverland
No Heartless are fought to get to this box with a Shining Gem.
Pictured: A normal fight with a Bubble Beat. Airballs and fireballs move fast, so we either get hit quickly or we block. Waterballs move slowly, thus we can get swarmed or even stunlocked by it. Axel is actually useful, since the enemies here are weak to fire and the bubbles can home on him instead. I guess I can forgive you now for slacking off 6 months ago.
When you see me complaining about Turquoise Marches and Bubble Beats, keep in mind that they're water-based and thus their attacks have a chance to heal them if it hits. And that Bubble Beats can heal themselves even without having their attacks hit Roxas.
Again, no Heartless are fought to get to this box with a Frost Gem. I'm pretty surprised about this.
Music: Tension Rising
2 Turquoise Marches are fought to get to this box. The final Artful Flyer can be found here.
I didn't say what's inside the box because I completely forgot to grab the content and just RTC immediately. Looking it up shows that it has another Potion. I don't really regret forgetting that box.
Music: Secret of Neverland
It's just a standard "Kill this Heartless" mission.
*Cannonballs rain around them*
Heh, you have to at least give them points for trying.I wonder if she's okay...Hmm? Oh, your tiny friend?Yeah. Maybe we should have gone with her.*More cannonballs rain around them*
I don't think we had much choice. We're not getting anywhere near that ship today.
......Cheer up. She looked pretty determined. She'll be fine.Yeah... I guess so.C'mon, let's RTC.*Axel and Roxas leave*
Really, game? You think we won't know who this is? I'll admit that I didn't expect to see Pete again after beating him in Agrabah, but still...
...Muh? That's weird... Where'd the Heartless go!?If the game isn't going to use Pete's portrait that's readily available in this game and in fact has been used before, then I won't too.
Music: At Dusk, I Will Think of You...
I dunno about that...
Wow, you two sure flew through your mission.
Xion...Sorry I'm late. I had my hands full today.*Xion sits down and takes out her ice cream from wherever she kept it*
Twilight Station Tower: 41
Sea-Salt Ice Cream: 76
So I was about to tell you, today me and Axel actually flew!
You flew?Yeah. There's this sparkly dust that makes this possible.
I was wondering why you two looked so happy. Lucky...What's wrong? Did something happen again?Nah, it's nothing.Music: Crossing the Finish Line
At this point, I killed 4 Heartless with Limit Breaks. Needless to say, I'm not getting that mission from Xigbar.
Let's just do this mission quickly.
Music: Secret of Neverland
Music: Crossing to Neverland
Avalanche is the same as before, except it won't land with a shockwave. It also won't land if we hit it enough. I just spam Fire, since the damage here is how much a single Fire does.
Like I said, this mission can be done quickly.
But we still have to grab the goodies, like the chests with Frost Shard and...another Frost Shard. At least these are our first chests in Neverland. This means that we don't actually have to defeat the Turquoise Marches!
This badge is directly above the portal. It's really high above the portal that it's VERY easy to miss. I know we can just go back and grab it, but it can still be a pain to search this wide open area.
Music: At Dusk, I Will Think of You...
Twilight Station Tower: 42
Sea-Salt Ice Cream: 77
Music: Crossing the Finish Line
Here's another fun activity: try to guess how many Turquoise Marches I killed this mission. Here's a hint: Avalanche gives 70 Hearts. Each Turquoise March gives 14 Hearts. You do have to think about the chain's bonus Hearts, however. The answer is 22.
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