Greetings fellow readers and writers! This is the twelfth and final volume of my Beyond the Door to Light saga, not counting the prequel volume that I hope to start with the new year, and I hope you like it! Okay, this takes place immediately after the grand cliffhanger ending of volume 11, just when all hell broke lose for Sora and the others. This fic is going to bring it all to a head, and what and ending will it be!

Okay, aside from the usual Kingdom Hearts characters, there's still the gang from The Twilight Saga and His Dark Materials. But also in this story are characters from (and inspired by) My Little Pony, Ranma ½, Sailor Moon, Hannah Montana, all of which I've used before. Each world, MLP, Sailor Moon and Hannah Montana, each had it's own Princess of Heart. Now that the Last of the new seven have been revealed, we'll be going into the worlds of and meeting characters from Harry Potter and The Incredibles. Time wise, we'll be visiting the Harry Potter realm after the end of Deathly Hallows, while also visiting the world of The Incredibles about a year or so after the movie. If you think that a second Incredibles movie is long overdue, you have my full support.

Now I don't own any of the shows, animes, books or movies involved in this fic. All I own are the handful of original characters. Please don't sue me, I'm just trying to bring this awesome saga to it's rightful conclusion.

I also want to say thanks to all of you whom stuck with my stories since I started this project and will stick with it till the end. And also, to my former beta reader whom said that my stories are awful, well guess what, I'm almost through with my series, so say whatever you want about me, it doesn't matter, I'm happy with my stories and so are my readers.

And now, without further delay, please enjoy…

Kingdom Hearts: Beyond the Door to Light

Volume 12: The Light Within

By Andrewk9000

Chapter 1: Right Where We Left Off

...Somewhere in Time and Space...

"They're here!" shouted Hektor as he and Pete raced through a forest, "we're right on top of them!"

"'Bout time!" said Pete. "Reddik! Rakel! Where are you!"

They ran into a clearing where a large tent was set up. Tending a fire near the tent was the demon familiar Kichot.

"Pete!" said Kichot, "how…what…why?"

Just then Reddik and Rakel emerged from the tent, "Pete!" said Rakel.

"So you finally wised up and left," said Reddik as he smiled vindictively and crossed his arms, "you left behind Maleficent and her madness."

"I wish it were otherwise, noble ones," said Hektor.

Rakel then recognized Hektor, "I know you, you used to work for my father."

"As did many of my comrades, Ms. Rakel," said Hektor, "my colleague Pete here came a long way to find you and Sir Reddik."

"You twos gotta come back with us," said Pete, "back to the castle. Them other Hakonians need you."

"I beg your freaking problem?" Rakel asked irately.

"No!" snapped Reddik, "no way are Rakel and I going back to New Hollow Bastion! We left to get away from all that death and madness, so we won't be going back, thank you very much."

"But you have to return with us," said Hecktor, "we need you to lead us."

"No," Rakel said stubbornly, "we're not going back. And anyway, you've got your leaders already chosen. They're going to make Katarina and Nikolai marry."

"How's that going by the way?" Reddik asked.

"Not good," said Hecktor, "there's so much to explain, but it'll all make sense when you come back."

"Uh, I don't think so," said Rakel as she pulled out a pair of switchblades, while Reddik summoned a sphere of dark magic, "we've made ourselves very clear."

"We're not going back," said Reddik, "and if try to force us to go back, we'll make you regret it."

At that Pete gulped nervously, "oh boy, this ain't good."

"Damn right it's not good," said an irate Rakel, "how dare you even think of asking us to go back to that hell hole!"

"We nearly got killed working for Maleficent!" snapped Rakel, "that pale-eyed bitch brought out the worst of us. I nearly went completely insane with obsessive compulsiveness, and she made it so that Reddik had to suffer almost beyond his limits as he healed from the wounds that he got in The State. And don't get me started on what Maleficent put the others through."

"Well you should know that we Hakonians no longer serve as Maleficent's henchmen," said Hektor, "we've been replaced by demons."

"No way," said Reddik a shocked tone, "demons?"

"Anyone I know?" Kichot asked timidly, "my former master, Zabuchrion, not only was he a beastly brute, he also owed money to other demons."

"I didn't know demons had money," said Pete.

"Well we don't always deal in the darkness and villainy," said Kichot, "when off the clock, demons like to gamble. Zabuchrion was a notoriously bad gambler who always borrowed more money than he could pay back, assuming he could win at all."

"Umm, far as I knows," said Pete, "no demons came lookin' for Zabuchrion 'bout no gamblin' debts. But you guys still gotta come back with us."

"Uh, I thought we had a line of dialog established about this," said Reddik as he tossed his sphere of dark magic up in the air and caught it like it was a baseball, "we're not coming back, ever."

"Nothing you say or do can make us come back," said Rakel, "we're free Hakonians, probably the only free ones in our whole damn race."

"Which is why you must return with us," said Hektor, "for the sake of our people."

"The answer is no, dumbass!" snapped Reddik.

"But it is your destinies to lead us," said Hektor.

"Screw destiny!" snapped Rakel, "the others can curl up and die for all we care. They threw their lot in with Maleficent, just like Ulrik, Erika, Konrad, Nikolai and Katarina. The first three are dead and the other two are being forced to marry. And as foreveryone else, they made their bed with Maleficent, now they have to sleep in it!"

"That's just disgusting," said Hektor.

"Well excuse us for being wise enough to realize what a horrible mess our species has gotten itself into," said Reddik. "You can argue on how it's our destiny to come back and lead the Hakonian race to a new world where we can rebuild and reclaim our former glory. Well it's not going to happen!"

"The Hakonian empire is dead and gone," said Rakel, "and anyone who thinks it can be brought back is trapped in a hopeless past. What's done is done. So go back to the others and tell them if they want to save themselves, they have to do it themselves."

"I don't think them two are gonna come back with us," said Pete to Hektor.

"I always knew you had more sense in you that you let on, Pete," said Rakel, "you are right, we are not coming back with you."

"I'm sorry to hear that," said Hektor in a voice that was heavy with reluctant determination, "I am sorry that you and Reddik will not return with us willingly," he then raised his hand and several Neo Shadows and Armored Knights appeared in front of him, "I am sorry, for I was ordered to bring you back!"

"I see that no longer being in Maleficent's favor hasn't diminished our people's power over The Heartless," said Reddik. He then waved his hand and several Heartless appeared in front of him and Rakel, "our talents haven't diminished either."

"If it's a fight you want, Hektor," said Rakel, "remember, I have The Evil Eye, and it works on Hakonians as well as humans, so attack us at your own discretion."

"I'm just here because I wanted to help find you two," said a nervously sweating Pete, "so I's just gonna sit this fight out."

"You stay right there, Pete!" said Hektor, "you're as much a part of this as I am."

"I don't understand you, Pete," said Reddik, "why are you so eager to bring Rakel and I back to that hell hole? I thought you would have jumped at the first chance to get away from Maleficent."

"I still do want to get away from her," said Pete, "but Hektor and the other Hakonians, I kinda owe them."

"You more than owe us," said Hektor, "we rescued you from prison on Radiant Garden, an act that could have gotten a lot of good Hakonians killed. And if that wasn't enough, we risked more of our people to get your family away from Maleficent."

"Your wife and children?" Rakel asked, "they're safe?"

"I hope so," said Pete, "last I saw they were okay."

"That's one good thing," said Rakel, "but it's not going to convince Reddik and I to go back with you."

"If I may offer a suggestion, Miss Rakel," said Kichot, "I do believe I have a means to rectify the situation."

"By all means," said Rakel.

Kichot walked right to the middle of the field between the two sets of Heartless and glared at Pete and Hektor, he then cleared his throat and spoke, "I just wish to express how horrible you two are being towards my mistress and her lover. It's wrong to force them to go back to fight your cause, and it is your cause. Miss Rakel and Mister Reddik are free and will remain free."

"You're one to talk," said Hektor, "being a demon slave and all."

"I am a familiar," said a highly offended Kichot, "not a slave. Miss Rakel and I have a mutual understanding. If I so wish I can seek employment elsewhere and Miss Rakel will have to let me go," he looked up at Rakel with adoring eyes, "but that won't happen. Miss Rakel has been the best mistress I have ever had, and I've had more mistresses and masters than I'd like to count."

"What's your point?" Pete asked.

"My point is…" said Kichot. He then looked horrified at something behind Hektor and Pete, "what the hell is that?"

"What?" exclaimed Hektor and Pete as they turned around. They saw nothing, only to turn around to see the opposing Heartless gone and a Dark Corridor opening, with Reddik, Rakel and Kichot running into it.

"Hey!" shouted Pete as the Dark Corridor closed up, "oh man! Now we have to chase after them again!"

"Stop whining and start chasing!" snapped Hektor as he summoned another Dark Corridor. "I still have their trail! They can run but not forever!"

"I don't know," said Pete to himself as they ran into the Dark Corridor, "maybe they do want to be alone."

…Twilight Town…

"I hate to be the one who admit sit," said Tess as she and Riku struggled to get up, "but it's official; we're screwed, big time!"

"Those two," said Riku, "Xorat and that copy of Kairi, they're pure evil."

"And we have to stop them somehow," said Hayner, "how, I don't know yet.":

"We'll think of something," said Sora, "we have to, not just for Kairi, Aiden, Lyra and Nessie, but for all our friends, for everyone." He then held out his hand to summon his Keyblade, but nothing happened.

"What?" Sora asked in confusion as he tried to summon his Keyblade again, but it still wouldn't materialize in his hand, "something's wrong! I can't summon my Keyblade!"

Riku and Tess held out their hands and tried to summon their Keyblades as well, but they wouldn't come.

"I can't summon mine either," said Riku, "it's like…like Kiraxi destroyed them, forever."

"I stand corrected," said Tess, "now we're officially screwed."

"How can you guys not be able to use your Keyblades?" Hayner asked.

"I don't know," said Sora in a distant tone, "I…I just can't."

"She did something to us," said Tess, "that evil Kairi, Kiraxi, and those black flames, they broke our Keyblades."

"It's over," said Riku in a distant tone, "we're no longer Keyblade Wielders. It's over."

"No it's not!" said Sora in a determined tone, "we're not finished, not until we save everyone and stop Maleficent, Gideon and Kira. We can't stop, we just can't!"

"Well, how are we going to do it, Sora?" Riku asked, "how can we fight the enemy, let alone The Heartless, without our Keyblades?"

"I don't know," said Sora, "but we just can't give up. We have to try, and we will try, next time."

"There may not be a next time," said Tess.

"What do you mean?" Sora asked, "just because that thing that used to be Pantyhose Taro and that cheep copy of Kairi beat us, just because we can't use our Keyblades, doesn't mean we should give up."

"I know we shouldn't give up," said Tess, "but what I mean is that you're about to get killed, Sora, by Nessie's irate family and friends."

Just then the Cullens, Bella, Edward, Rosalie, Emmet, Alice and Jasper, all vampires, and Jacob Black, shape shifter and imprinted soul mate of Nessie, as well as the four wolves in his pack, walked into the area. All of them looked badly scorched by the black fire that Kiraxi insidiously employed.

"You might want to run, Sora," said Riku. But then a very irate Jacob advanced on Sora, "never mind, too late."

"Where's Nessie?" Jacob demanded, "Sora, what happened to Nessie?"

"She left with the enemy," said Edward, reading the thoughts of Sora, Riku, Tess, Donald, Goofy, Will, Kirjava, Hayner, Pence and Olette, "She and Lyra, they went with the villains."

"What?" exclaimed Bella. She ran up to Sora, "you let those horrible monsters take my daughter! Are you insane!"

"He's not insane," said Edward as he ran up to Bella and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder that also restrained her from smashing Sora's head in, "our daughter, she was the only one able to fight after those two abominations finished with Sora and the others. Rather than let her friends be hurt more, or worse, Renesmee surrendered to save them, and she convinced Lyra to surrender as well."

"That's still no excuse, Edward!" snapped Jacob, who looked twice as upset as Bella and Edward combined, "Sora and the others, they should have done something!"

"They couldn't have," said Edward, "first of all, if they kept fighting, they would have been killed."

"They wanted to kill us," said Riku, "they said that Maleficent and Gideon wanted all of us dead."

"Then why didn't they kill us?" Rosalie asked, "those two things had us on the ropes, but they walked past us like we weren't worth their time."

"They had their orders," said Tess, "they wanted Nessie and Lyra most of all. Killing us was a secondary priority. Nessie, she…she and Lyra sacrificed themselves to save us all."

"They gave us the time needed to heal and plan," said Riku.

"Then there's not a moment to waste," said Olette. She walked over to Bella, Edward and Jacob, "I hope my magic works on vampires."

"It will," said a smiling Alice.

"Good to know," said Olette as she raised her staff and cast Heal on the Jacob and Bella's parents. Within seconds the scorch marks were gone. She, Donald and Sora then healed the other vampires and wolves, while Riku and Tess shared healing items with the others, finishing with Will, healing his broken wrists.

"Okay," said Pence, "we're all feeling better. But that still doesn't help us with the real problem. Those two baddies nearly obliterated us."

"There's also the fact that Sora, Riku and Tess lost their Keyblades," said Edward.

"What?" Jacob asked, "how? Why?"

"Kiraxi used those dark flames of hers," said Riku, "they completely shattered our Keyblades. And now we can't summon them back."

"And I feel just awful about it," said Tess, a distraught look on her face, "seriously, I feel horrible," she sat down, "I feel like a part of me has been ripped away."

"Me too," said Riku, "like that part was from our hearts. I never realized how much I cared about having a Keyblade, not until I lost it."

"I feel like I want to die," said Tess, "being a Keyblade Wielder changed me. I used to be a murdering psychopath. Being a Keyblade Wielder made me a better person, and now it's gone and I'm left with nothing."

"It'd be better if those two monsters killed us," said Riku

"But they didn't," said Sora, "we can still come up with a way to beat them, all we have to do is figure it out."

"How, Sora?" Riku snapped, "How can we beat them without Keyblades if we couldn't beat them with Keyblades? How?"

"Just kill me now," moaned Tess.

"Stop it, both of you!" snapped Roxas, "it's not the end of the world!"

"How would you know?" Riku asked, "you still have your Keyblade. Oh, I forgot, you've got two!"

"Don't yell at him," said Naminé, "it's not his fault you guys got your asses kicked."

"Well he should have tried harder!" snapped Riku.

"This has to stop, now!" said Edward forcefully, "Riku, Tess, and you too, Sora, you need to sit down and listen to me right here and now."

"But…" said Sora.

"Don't argue with me," said Edward, "now sit down and listen to me, or else."

"Or else what?" Tess asked.

"Or I'll make you sit down," said Edward, "and you won't be able to stand up for a while afterwards."

"Better not argue with my husband," said Bella, "And if he doesn't make you sit down, then I will."

Not wanting to know who the two vampires would make them sit down, Sora, Riku and Tess willingly sat down.

"Now," said Edward, "it's clear that the three of you are suffering from the beginnings of psychological trauma."

"What do you mean?" Tess asked.

"You were just defeated by a terrible enemy," said Edward, "whom had the face of someone you loved and trusted, and this villainess destroyed your Keyblades, which are clearly a part of yourselves. We need to get to the bottom of this problem and confront and resolve it before too much time passes, for the longer a psychological trauma goes untreated, the worse for the patient."

"How do you know all of this?" Riku asked.

"I'm over a century old," said Edward, "I've had more than enough time to learn."

'But where are your credentials?" Will asked, "Nessie never said that you were a psychologist."

"Edward's a man of many talents," said Alice, "he'll figure out what's wrong with them."

"What's there to figure out?" Pence asked, "we got our butts kicked by that Nobody and that fake Kairi. They took Nessie and Lyra and broke Sora's, Riku's and Tess's Keyblades."

"And they still have the real Kairi, and Aiden," said Riku.

"Then we'll rescue them all," said Sora, "come on, guys, we're only beaten if we give up, and no way am I ever giving up, not until all our friends are safe and the enemy finished for good."

"None of us have given up, Sora," said Jasper, "but we're in no position right now to enact a rescue mission, not without a means to defeat those two horrible things that so easily trounced us."

"And you three," said Rosalie as she pointed at Sora, Riku and Tess, "are in no condition to be heroes."

"He's right," said Riku, "Sora, we can't save Kairi and the others, not like this."

"I still feel really down," said Tess, "but I'm willing to try and get through this, impossible as it seems."

"At least you're not suicidal any more," said Bella, "that's progress."

"We also need to figure out how to defeat Xorat and Kiraxi," said Olette, "We have to find a weakness in those two."

"I didn't see a weakness in them," said Hayner. "come to think of it, I barely saw much of them, they were so fast."

"We saw everything they did when they fought us," said Edward, while the other vampires nodded in agreement, "give us some time, and we'll find a weakness in them."

Just then Ansem and Young Watari walked up to our heroes and allies. "I believe I may have the material needed to determine said weaknesses," said Ansem.

"Where were you two while my daughter sacrificed herself!" Bella snapped.

"And our friends lost their powers," said Jacob.

"Wait a second," said Tess as she suddenly had a thought. She then went invisible, then reappeared, "I still have that power."

Riku then cast his Dark Shield, "and I have that power too."

Sora then finished casting Fire, Thunder and Blizzard at an empty patch of ground, "and I still have my magic. But why can't we summon our Keyblades?"

"You've lost your Keyblades?" Ansem asked, "this is serious."

"Indeed," said Young Watari, "as to your question, Mrs. Cullen, my colleague and I were keeping ourselves out of harms way. Believe me, Mrs. Cullen, and you, Jacob Black, when I say that if I had the power to do so, I would have fought to protect your daughter and assist Sora and the others. But I don't have any physical abilities that would have helped. All I have is my intellect."

"As do I," said Ansem, "while I lack powers such as you and your fellow vampires have, as well as Sora and everyone else, I have my mind, and I used it to the best as I could in the situation."

"So all you did was sit and think while we all got our asses kicked?" Tess asked.

"You're right," said Pence, "we're totally screwed."

"Not yet you are," said Ansem, "yes, I did sit on the sideline and watched as you brave, outstanding individuals fought with everything you had against an overwhelming foe. I watched, and observed."

"And I recorded," said Young Watari as he indicated his glasses, "these happen to have the smallest and most powerful high definition camera in existence built in, as well as a wireless transmitter. As we speak the data recorded is being compiled in the computer system inside the Old Mansion."

"But I smashed that computer," said Roxas.

"Why'd you do that?" Alice asked.

"He had his summer vacation ruined," said Naminé.

"That's a good reason," said Emmet.

"Well I fixed that computer system," said Young Watari, "while you were all searching for the keys to the vault, I was working on repairing the computer, as well as stabilizing the portal to the realm of darkness. We can go into the darkness whenever we wish, but the darkness can't come into the light."

"So we can use the portal," said Sora, "but the enemy can't follow us back. What are we waiting for? Let's go!"

"Aren't you forgetting something?" Roxas asked, "you don't have a Keyblade."

"So I'll borrow one of yours," said Sora, "you've got two. I'm not letting those creeps have their way with Kairi and the others. Let's go!"

Just then King Mickey jumped into the area, "we can't go yet, Sora! We're not ready!"

"Oh, right," said Sora, "we need to plan."

"We need a lot more than a plan," said Riku

"I know what happened, Sora," said The King, "and I know you and the others are feeling really down that you guys were beaten and lost your Keyblades, and that your friends were taken. But you need to keep a cool head and a focused mind."

"What about the heart?" Sora asked.

"That you keep burning," said King Mickey, "that's what keeps you going when all things seem hopeless."

"But how does that help us?" Pence asked, "how does that help save our friends?"

"And get our Keyblades back," said Tess.

"And rescue the other princesses of Heart," said Riku, "if they've got Nessie and Lyra, it's only a matter of time before they go after the others."

"Not if we get to them first," said Sora, "guys, we have to warn Sara, Usagi and Miley."

"But there's two more," said Tess, "Aiden's always going on about how he's got all seven's faces in his mind, but he won't know them until he meets them in the flesh. If the enemy cracked into Aiden's mind, then they know who the last two princesses are and we don't."

"Oh," said Sora in a deflated tone, "what do we do about them?"

"I'm sorry, Sora," said King Mickey, "but it looks like we can't do anything about them. We have no idea who they are or where to even start looking for them."

"So we should just let the baddies get them?" Olette asked, "just sit back and let two innocent girls get kidnapped?"

"Can you think of anything that'll help us find them?" Will asked, "I'm sorry if I sound cruel, but for now we should focus on what we know, and that's the other princesses."

"We need to warn the ones we know about," said Riku, "Someone has to go and tell them of the horrors coming."

"Well you're not going at all," said Edward, "not you, Tess or Sora. You three are staying right here until we solve your problem," he looked at Bella, the other vampires, Jacob, the wolves, Ansem and Young Watari, "in the meantime we need to devise a strategy to defeat those two maniacs, as well as rescue those in need of rescuing."

"I call focusing on killing those two maniacs," said Emmet.

"We did manage to hurt those two creeps," said Sora to The King, "not much, but we did hurt them."

"If they can be hurt, they can be destroyed," said Ansem.

"And if we can beat them," said Roxas, "we can beat the other villains and rescue everyone."

"That's the spirit!" said The King. He then took out from his pocket the Star Shard charm, "this will allow us to warn the princesses we know about. I talked with Master Yen Sid and he said that I could borrow this."

"Didn't you once tell us that that thing sent you on a wild ride across the worlds?" Hayner asked.

"That was a long time ago," said King Mickey, "I know what I'm doing this time."

"Shouldn't someone go to warn Sara, Usagi and Miley?" Riku asked, "besides just sending a message? Someone needs to protect them."

"I agree," said Edward, "Someone should go and warn them."

"But who?" Tess asked.

"And they should be people the princesses know," said Riku.

"I'll go warn Usagi," said Naminé, "she and her friends know me."

"I'm going with you," said Roxas, "not only will Usagi and the other Sailor Senshi recognize me, but I can also protect her from those two maniacs."

"But who could go war Sara?" Riku, "and Miley.

"We'll go help Sara," said Donald, "she knows us for sure."

"You got it!" said Goofy, "we'll keep her safe from those two loony-ticks, you betcha!"

"That still leaves Miley," said Riky.

"You're forgetting about us," said Hayner, while Pence and Olette nodded.

"You don't know about Miley," said Riku, "you don't know the big secret."

"What big secret?" Olette asked.

"That Miley Stewart is Hannah Montana," said Edward.

"Who's Hannah Montana?" Pence asked.

"You're going to find out," said Riku. "But since Miley doesn't know you, you'll need something with you so she'll know you're from us."

"A letter with your signature would help," said Edward.

"Or a video of you saying that these guys can be trusted," said Bella.

"I know where we can get a video camera," said Olette, "it should be in The Usual Spot, I'll go get it." With that she ran back to town.

"So we've got the basics of the warning/protecting teams," said Riku, "but who else will go?"

"You've got me," said Jacob, "and my pack wants another crack at those two maniacs as well." At that Quill, Embry, Seth and Leah all nodded in agreement.

"And don't forget us immortals," said Rosalie, while Emmet, Jasper, Alice, Bella and Edward nodded in agreement,

"Not all of us are needed to plan a counterattack," said Will.

"Just give us a chance and we'll show those two monsters just who they're dealing with," said Kirjava.

"This is going to take some time to figure out," said Young Watari. "how do we decide who goes and who stays?"

"I'll decide," said Edward, "I for one need to stay to help, Sora, Riku and Tess, but for the others, I won't make my decisions based on personal feelings. It'll be based on the individual strengths and weaknesses of everyone here," he closed his eyes in thought, and after a few seconds had his answer.

"Will, Kirjava, Quill, Embry and Alice, you go with Roxas and Naminé to warn Usagi Tsukino. Rosalie and Emmet will go with Hayner, Pence and Olette to warn Miley Stewart. Jacob, Seth, Leah and Jasper, you'll go with Donald and Goofy and to warn Sara Lancaster."

"We should make a video for Sara as well," said Sora, "she and her friends don't know Jacob and the others."

"But that Ranma guy went with Sara back to her world," said Tess.

"That's right!" said Sora, "Ranma! If anyone can find a way to beat Xorat and that Kiraxi, it's Ranma."

"Who's Ranma?" Rosalie asked.

"And is he single? just kidding!" laughed Alice.

"He's a very talented martial artist who suffered far more than any human being should have," said Edward, "and he is cursed so that cold water turns him into a girl."

"No way," said Emmet, "that's impossible. Curses aren't real, especially one that turns boys into girls."

"Sure, curses aren't real," said Bella, "just like vampires and shape shifters, demon, heartless and magic aren't real."

"Right," said Emmet.

"Now I know I want to meat this Ranma," said Alice. She looked at Jasper, "switch?"

"So long as you keep your hands to yourself when dealing with the interesting martial artist whom is living under a curse," said Jasper.

"Deal," said Alice as she and Jasper shook hands.

"Why didn't you pick me to go with someone?" Bella asked, "and don't say it's because I'll get too emotional when I see those two monsters who took our daughter. And while you're at it, don't say that you're afraid that I won't come back. And why didn't you sort yourself into a group?"

"Because someone has to stay and plan the counterattack," said Edward, "and I can't lie to you, Bella. I did leave you out because you would get too emotional when the fighting begins and that I fear that you would fail to return. I love you too much to put you at risk like that. Even immortal, you're still venerable."

"Well I'm still going," said Bella, "I'm not going to just wait here while everyone else does goes and do something about this. I want to help."

"I'm sorry, Bella, but you're not," said Edward.

"Oh yes I am," said Bella, "Edward, please, let me help."

"It would definitely help, having another blood sucker along," said Jacob, "especially one with Bella's talents."

"I'm not that special," said Bella, "but I'll do what I can."

"Very well, you convinced me," said Edward. He decided after only two seconds, but Sora guessed, and guessed correctly, that Edward's immortal mind was working feverishly to come up with a reason for Bella to stay, but couldn't think of a viable one.

"You can go," said Edward, "but only if you swear, swear, that you won't take any unnecessary chances. If the situation calls for you to run, you run."

"If things get that bad I won't even be there anymore," said Bella, "alright, Edward, if it will satisfy you, I swear that I'll play it safe and keep my cool."

"But which team is she going with?" Olette asked.

"One moment," said Edward, "I'll rearrange the groupings," he paused in thought for half a second, "now, this is how it will be; Instead of Quill and Embry, Jasper shall join Alice, Will, Kirjava, Roxas and Naminé. Rosalie and Emmet will still go with Hayner, Pence and Olette. Bella shall go with Donald, Goofy, Jacob and all of his pack. Is this satisfactory for everyone?"

"I have no complaints," said Will, while the others nodded in agreement.

Olette then ran back into the area with a digital camcorder and a tripod and some portable video players, "let's roll film!" she said.

"So, how do you want to this?" Sora asked.

"I think one of us should make the video for Sara," said Riku, "The other for Usagi, and we should do one together for Miley, just to be safe."

"What about me?" Tess asked, "shouldn't I be involved somehow?"

"You weren't there when we met Usagi and Miley," said Riku.

"But you did meet Sara that one time," said Sora, "yeah, you can be in the video for her."

"Just give me one second to get ready," said Olette as she set her camera on a tripod, loaded a disk into it and checked the lighting.

"What are we going to say to them?" Sora asked.

"The truth," said Riku, "that they're in horrible danger and we can't be there to help."

Right," said Sora. After a few minutes Olette was ready.

Sora went first, "Usagi, it's me, Sora. I was kinda out of it while my friends and I were on your world, but we all fought against Kurayami, that Diamond/Heartless hybrid thing. Anyway, things are really crazy for me right now, so I can't come and help.

"What I can do is warn you and your friends. Maleficent and the others know that you're a Princess of Heart and are sending two really bad baddies after you. One of them looks just like Kairi, but it's not Kairi, trust me on this.

"A few friends of mine are here to help you and the other Sailor Senshi. You already know Roxas and Naminé, and they can vouch for the others, but even with their help, things could get really crazy for you. These villains are seriously tough and won't hold back, so be careful, you and your friends.

"Well, that's about it. Good luck and hopefully we'll see each other soon."

"And…cut!" said Olette, "I'll upload it to the video player."

"Is that what you're really going to say to Usagi?" Riku asked.

"Well, she's Usagi," said Sora in a matter of fact tone, "she's not the brightest star in the sky, so…"

"Say no more," said Riku, "I get it, she's a dingbat with a heart of gold. Okay, my turn."

"One minute," said Olette as she set up the camera again, "ready, and…action!"

"Miley," said Riku, "I'm sorry that I couldn't be here to tell you in person, but the worst has happened. The enemy knows the identities of all seven princesses of heart and they're making their move. They're sending two completely insane and diabolical villains after you. One of them resembles Kairi in almost every physical detail, except she's pure evil and will tear your friends and loved ones apart to get to you.

"I'd be there to help you myself, but I can't. I…I simply can't. But I'll be with you in heart. I can't promise that everything will absolutely be alright, but so long as you remain true to your heart and believe in yourself and your friends, then things might just turn out alright.

"Hope you, Jake, Jackson, Lilly, Oliver, your father and everyone else are alright, and hope that we meet under more pleasant circumstances. Oh, before I forget, how's that movie you and Jake are planning?" he smiled brightly, "Because I could totally go see you in a remake of Xanadu."

"And…cut!" said Olette, "great shot."

"And now it's my turn," said Tess, "but what do I say?"

"Exactly what I said," said Riku, "and what Sora said, the truth."

"But we should be in it too," said Sora, "just to be safe."

"Right," said Tess, "Thanks."

"Almost ready," said Olette. She then got Sora, Riku and Tess into focus, "okay, and…action!"

"Hi, Sara," said Sora, "it's us, me and Riku."

"And I'm Tess, we met that one time."

"We'd be there to tell you in person," said Riku, "you, Ranma and the others, but something terrible has happened to us."

"Maleficent knows that you're a Princess of Heart," said Sora, "and she's sending these really horrible villains after you."

"They're really strong," said Tess, "and completely insane. Oh, and one of them looks just like Kairi, but it's not her, believe us, this is not the real Kairi."

"The guys who delivered this tape," said Sora, "you can trust them. Donald and Goofy can vouch for them."

"We really want to be there to help keep you safe," said Riku, "but we just can't. Donald and Goofy can explain."

"We will?" Goofy asked.

"Of course we will!" said Donald.

"Anyway," said Sora, "I hope we'll all see each other soon when things are better."

"Oh, Ranma!" said Tess, "the other villain, it's that guy who turned into a monster, that Taro guy, only he's called Xorat now, and he's way too strong, so be careful. Right, that's all I've got to say about that."

"And…cut!" said Olette, "awesome."

"You really think so?" Tess asked.

"No, it was awful," said Olette, "but you did pretty well considering it was your first time."

"What about us?" Riku asked.

"How bad were we?" Sora asked.

"Pretty bad," said Olette as she uploaded the last video to the portable player, "but you said what you wanted to say. How you said it could have been better, but I doubt there's time for reshoots."

She gave one player to Bella, the other to Roxas and kept the last one.

"I think we're ready to go then," said Hayner.

"As ready as we'll ever be," said Pence.

"Before you leave," said The King, "I have something to contribute," he then pulled out three green crystals, each the size of a small notebook, "these will allow you to let us know what's going on. You have to use a pen or a pencil to write the message onto the crystal, but they're enchanted so that the enemy can't eavesdrop on what you write."

"And to shout out for help if we need it," said Will as he took one crystal, while Hayner took the second and Donald took the third.

"I doubt that anything we can do right now can stop those maniacs," said Pence.

"Don't say that," said Alice, "we won't know until we try, and we're going to try, I've seen it."

"Have you seen the outcomes of those attempts?" Roxas asked.

"Not yet," said Alice, "but then, the future always changes when someone changes their mind, so things are pretty much anyone's ballgame right now."

"Lucky us," muttered Donald.

The King then raised the Star Shard, "Alakazam!" the charm then glowed brightly and shot three beams of magic that created three portals, "the one on the left goes to Dream Valley, the middle goes to the other Tokyo, and the one on the right goes beach in Malibu. Also, as soon as you're ready to come back, a portal will open for you."

"Then there's nothing more to say," said Edward, "except good luck, to everyone."

"Wait," said Rosalie, "Alice, have you any visions about what's to come?"

"None yet," said Alice, "for some reason, even though we've just made a major decision, I see nothing."

That caused everyone to pause in shock, but Alice laughed it off, "so what? It's not the end of the universe."

"Sometimes no news is good news," said Jasper.

And with that, after a large round of well wishes and good luck, they went through the portals; Bella, Jacob, Leah, Seth, Quill, Embry, Donald and Goofy, went through the portal to Dream Valley; Jasper, Alice, Will, Kirjava, Roxas and Naminé went through the one to the other Tokyo; Emmet, Roaslie, Hayner, Pence and Olette to the one to Malibu.

Once everyone was through the portals, they closed up.

"And that's that," said Edward. He then looked at Sora, Riku and Tess, "now I do believe we have some issues to work out."

"It'd be better if we talked inside," said Young Watari.

"More than you realize," said Young Watari. He then pulled out his PDA and used it to deactivate the force field around the Old Mansion, "I think you'll like what I've done to improve the place."

"And I have a few calls to make myself," said King Mickey, "I need to call Leon and the others on Radiant Garden, I need to call Minnie and tell her I'm alright, and I also have a few favors to call in."

"The computer room can connect you to just about any phone in the realms," said Young Watari."

"Well hot dog!" said King Mickey, "things might just work out after all."

"I wish I had your confidence, your majesty," said Riku as they went inside.

…New Hollow Bastion…

"It's official," said The Negotiator as he checked a message on his PDA, "Aiden Mackenzie has vanished, and The Scanner is missing as well."

"Then what are you waiting for, you impudent imbecile!" snapped Maleficent, "sent someone after them!"

"Why bother?" Gideon asked, "wherever they've gone, I'm sure that my bony friend has the brat neatly in hand."

"Don't underestimate Aiden!" snapped Kairi, "he'll smash that horrible demon into dust!"

"I think you should be more worried about yourself, dear Kairi," said Gideon, "you're death clock is ticking. In a few days all your energy will have gone into Kiraxi. She will be supreme and you will be a withered husk of a girl."

"If you think that's gonna make me give up, think again!" said Kairi, "I know that Sora and the others are still alive, and they're going to find a way to kill that cheep copy, and that Nobody monster."

"You are delusional," said Maleficent, "even half a dozen vampires couldn't stand up to my perfected Nobody, and your better half. I must say that Kiraxi is a great improvement on the original."

"Just give me the chance and I'll end you for good!" snapped Kairi, "I know how many lives you've got left. Just let me lose and I'll destroy all three of them!"

"Not likely," said Maleficent, "assuming this ritual involving the new princesses of heart is legitimate, and Gideon's god, Kira, proves himself to be the dark god he's rumored to be, then I shall never have to worry about my own lives ever again."

"You think that Kira is a dark god," said Kairi, "I know otherwise. He's just an overly smart kid who thinks himself a god of justice."

"Don't even try to shake my faith in Lord Kira," said Gideon, "Kira will usher in a new age of darkness that will cover all of existence in eternal night!"

"Now you're just spouting overkill," said Kairi.

"Laugh all you want, you and your friends are still doomed," said Maleficent, "as soon as Kiraxi and Xorat have recovered from their minor wounds, they will set out to capture the five remaining princesses of heart. Then all will be as it should, in the darkness!"

Just then The Negotiator walked in, "Mr. Graves, there's been some startling new developments concerning The Keyblade Wielders," he then showed something on his PDA to Gideon, whom then smiled viciously.

"Oh, this is perfect," said Gideon, "this is absolutely perfect."

"What is so perfect?" Maleficent asked.

"It's a surprise," said Gideon, "one that'll wait until Kiriaxi's finished with her healing; it concerns her as well." He then looked at Kairi, "and it's news that you're going to absolutely love."

"I doubt it," said Kairi.

"Well," said Nessie after she, Lyra and Pan were thrown into a large cell in the dungeon and the force field was activated after them, "this sucks."

"I can think of worse things to say," said Lyra as she hobbled over to one of seven cots set up in the oversized cell, while Pan sat beside her.

"At least they have a decent bathroom for us," said Nessie as she looked at a partitioned area in the far corner of the cell, "even has a shower," she walked back to Lyra, "how's your ankle?"

"It bloody hurts," said Lyra as she took her shoe off and looked at her ankle, which was swollen to an angry purple, "you'd think they'd let me have a healing item or two." She then reached into her pocket and took out the Alethiometer, "at least they're dumb enough not to search our pockets when we got here."

"I think I may be able to help that ankle," said Nessie as she walked around the force field of the cell, sniffing the air as if looking for the source of the barrier. She then sat next to Lyra, "I've never actually cast a healing spell before but I've seen them in action, and I never forget anything."

"Are you sure you know what you're doing?" Pan asked.

"Not completely," said Nessie, "but that's never stopped me before. Now hold still," she closed her eyes in concentration and held her hands above Lyra's ankle and a white healing light shone onto the wound. Within seconds the swelling had gone down and the color returned to normal.

Nessie sat back and sighed with relief after the spell was cast, "wow, that took more out of me than I thought."

"I think you did a fantastic job for your first bit of healing magic," said Lyra as she stood up and carefully put weight on her ankle. She winced slightly, "it's still sore, but manageable."

"You're welcome," said a smiling Nessie. She then sighed again, "but why did I get so tired just now?" She then got up and walked over to the force field again, "and more importantly, how do we get out of here?" she reached into her pocket and pulled out a penny, "I picked this up the day Gideon's goons abducted me. I thought it would bring me luck. So much for that superstition," she tossed the penny at the force field. The penny was vaporized upon impact with the barrier.

"I wager that if I tried to get through that," said Nessie, "I'd be in the hospital for a very, very long time."

"So what do we do now?" Lyra asked.

Nessie walked over to one of the empty cots and sat down, "not a whole lot right now. But I know that Sora, Jacob, my family and everyone else, including your Will, they're all working on how to get us out of this mess, and I don't need to see the future to know that they're going to do it. It's just a matter of time."

"I hope they come soon," said Lyra after looking up from the Alethiometer, "because in a short wile, we're going to have company in this cell."

"You mean," said Nessie, "the other princesses, they're gonna be caught, like we were."

"Not like us," said Lyra, "you talked me into giving up, remember?"

"I know what I meant," said Nessie, "and we had to give up, or else the others would have been killed for sure," she sighed, "I can't believe how strong those two jerks were. They busted through everything Sora and threw at them and our friends still got beaten to a pulp."

"If anyone can figure out how to defeat those two monsters," said Lyra, "it's our friends."

"What are they doing now?" Nessie asked, "what are Jacob, my family, Sora and the others doing? No, don't tell me, the enemy might be able to read our minds."

"It won't matter," said Lyra after checking the Alethiometer, "I can't get a clear answer on what our friends are doing. This whole castle must be full of Uridium items. They're all interfering with the Alethiometer."

Just then Nessie looked like she had a horrible thought, "maybe that's not all the Uridium items are doing."

"An ingenious idea, Mr. Graves," said The Negotiator, "creating an Uridium item that saps the powers of the princesses."

"I figured that just a force field alone wasn't enough to keep them from escaping," said Gideon, "that half vampire reject slipped through my fingers enough, this time I'm not taking any chances. It'll take a full-blooded vampire with twice Renesme's strength to bust out of that cell."

"And at the same time," said Maleficent, "the other princesses will be deprived of their abilities as well. They will be completely helpless."

"And will remain powerless, until we're ready for them," said Gideon, "when the time comes, we'll use their powers to summon Lord Kira." He looked at Kairi, who for the last few minutes had been silent, "oh, nothing to say now? You had so much to talk about. No snappy remarks? Or are you all out of material."

"I've got plenty to say," said Kairi as she glared angrily at Gideon, "but right now I'm trying to see if I have the power to burn a home into your head with my mind. I guess I don't, but I can still hate you.""

"Just sit tight and let your life force drain dry," said Gideon. "Or maybe I could just leave you with just enough energy to stay alive, then I'll burn a hole into your head, with a laser torch, just because I've never killed anyone that way."

Just then Kiraxi and Xorat walked in, "we are fully restored and ready to capture the next princess, great ones!" said Xorat.

"Just pick out which one you want," said Kiraxi, "and we'll go get the waif."

"One moment, babe," said Gideon, "I've got good news for you."

"Good news?" Kiraxi asked in a confused tone.

"Tell her," said Gideon to The Negotiator.

"It would appear, Ms. Kiraxi," said the pinstriped demon, "That in your battle with Sora, Riku and Tess, when you apparently destroyed their Keyblades..."

"I know what I did," said Kiraxi, "I know I destroyed them, and I'd do it again."

"You're not the brightest of biots," said Kairi, "I'm ashamed that you ever came from me."

"And I'm ashamed that I was cultivated from such a pathetic little girl," said Kiraxi."

"Well you're just as pathetic," said Kairi, "and dumb! Keyblades can't be destroyed. They're a part of the wielder, like a living extension of their heart."

"Well it seems that Sora's heart was broken," said Gideon, "because he hasn't been able to summon his Keyblade since the battle."

"What?" Kairi asked in a shocked tone.

"That's right," said Gideon, "and Riku and Tess haven't been able to summon their Keyblades either."

"I broke your friends," said Kiraxi. "They won't be as much fun to play with, but I'll play with them one more time, the last time, to destroy them."

"Never!" snapped Kairi, "Sora, Riku and Tess will get their Keyblades back, and then they'll come after you to finish you off!"

"Not this year," said Kiraxi, "let them try and fight me. I'll deal with them in due time. But first my Nobody of a comrade and I have a waif to kidnap."

"Indeed," said Maleficent as she looked at the images of the Princesses of Heart. She raised her staff and the images of Lyra and Nessie were marked with red X's. She then looked at the other princesses; Sara, Usagi, Miley, and the last two that were recently identified; Violet Parr and Victorie Weasley.

Maleficent then focused on the image of Violet, "that one, the waif who thinks herself a hero." She looked at Xorat and Kiraxi, "go and retrieve that girl. Bring her here alive and unharmed."

"And if anyone gets in your way," said Gideon, "smash them into a pulp."

"We obey!" said both Kiraxi and Xorat. They then opened a Dark Corridor and walked through it.

"And now we sit back and watch the fireworks," said Gideon.

...Somewhere in Existance...

Aiden fell through time and space for only the gods knew how long. The last coherent thing he remembered was being attacked by The Scanner, the vile demon who tortured the identities of the princesses of heart out of his mind. When the creature attacked him again, Aiden created a Grand Arcadium circle on instinct, dragging him and The Scanner to The Gate of Truth, the source of all Alchemic power. The demon's greed caused him to open the doorway to exploit the knowledge. Instead the shadowy creatures on the other side of the gate dragged the demon into their world, while Aiden heard from the same mysterious voice who sent him on the path of a Keyblade Wielder to begin with. The voice said that Aiden had to find The Doctor and ask him a question, but Aiden had to figure out the question himself.

Aiden then tried to get back to the real world via a Grand Arcadium transmutation circle. But instead he would up falling in a maelstrom where all of time and space could be accessed. Aiden caught glimpses of events that were, are and yet to be, yet he could not touch them. So here Aiden was, falling through space and time with no idea which way was up.

But then he blacked out. Then he slowly regained his senses, finding himself in a large room with brightly colored walls.

Then he head the sound of three sets of approaching footsteps, but he was too disoriented to do anything but try and sit up. Through his mist-clouded eyes, Aiden could discern two men and one woman. The girl appeared to be in her mid to late 20's with shoulder-length red hair and wearing an indigo top and black pants and booths with a black jacket and a long red scarf. The first man had short brown hair and wore a red shirt with a black sleeveless coat and blue jeans and boots.

The second man had slightly longer brown hair, wore an off white shirt with a bowtie and a brown jacket with black paths held up with suspenders and brown boots. "Well now," he said in a British accent, "just where did you come from, young man?"

"Is he alright, Doctor?" the first man asked. He bend down to Aiden and checked his vitals, "he's doesn't seem to be hurt, but he's definitely been through some sort of trouble."

"But how did he get here?" the woman asked, "it's not like he just walked into The TARDIS, not while we're traveling," she looked at the man with the bowtie, "could he have?"

"Not likely," said the man with the bowtie as he took out some sort of device that looked, to Aiden's still disoriented eyes, like an oversized metal pen with a glowing green tip, and used it to scan Aiden, "more likely he fell in."

"What do you mean, fell in?" the first man asked.

"I mean, Rory Pond," said the man with the bowtie, "is that our young friend here is the victim of some wicked Wibbly-Wobbly Timey-Wimey stuff."

"And what does that mean?" the woman with red hair asked, "and could you just this once explain it so that us earthlings could understand."

"I thought I was explaining it simply, Amy Pond," said the man with the bowtie.

Aiden then tried to get up, but the first man, Rory, held him down, "you've been severely traumatized. I wouldn't move if I were you."

"You're not me," Aiden mumbled. He then sat up and looked at the man with the bowtie, "he called you Doctor. Are…are you The Doctor? Last of the Time Lords?"

"In the flesh," said the man with the bowtie, The Doctor, "and you are?"

"Aiden Mackenzie, and I need your help," said Aiden, before passing out.

"He's alright," said Rory, "just exhausted.

"He said he needed your help, Doctor," said the woman, Amy, "but what does he really want?"

"We won't know until he wakes up," said The Doctor, "but to answer your earlier question, Pond, in simple terms, we've picked up a hitchhiker."

"Oh great," said Rory, "now we're picking up strays."

The end of chapter 1.

Next chapter finds Sora, Riku and Tess being helped by Edward in order to solve their problem, while the two psycho villains go after the next princesses of heart and get a bit more than they bargained for. Pete and Hektor try to get Reddik and Rakel to listen to reason, while Aiden tries to get back to his friends, but winds up complace completely different. Reviews will be rewarded with cake and pie. See you next time!