Gonna go work on some funnies, and I'm REALLY REALLY sorry about the people I keep making cry.
Seriously, I"m sorry......
Disclaimers: Kingdom Hearts isn't mine, though I'd make a pretty decent go on making a game.
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On the far side of Destiny Islands, a portal opens.
"Haru... Can you confront your past?" Xion asks, her hood back on and covering her face.
"... Can you?" Haru challenges. Xion laughs.
"We'll just have to find out. Namine's our target right?" Xion asks. Haru nods.
"Yeah, she's complete with her Other; how do we get her out?"
".... The rings remember? Ansem said .... that they'd separate them." Xion says and slips on one of the two rings.
".. Black is yours and white's Namine's." Haru recites.
"Perfect. Doesn't clash with my outfit." Xion grins.
"Hahahaha! Hurry up, we gotta get to the school." Haru says and zips up his own Organization XIII jacket.
"......" Xion runs, with Haru close on her heels. They pass shop after shop, smiling Islanders, and each stare at the crazy kids running in all black on such a hot summer's day.
" 'Destiny Public High School.' " Haru reads.
"Let's go in." Haru nods and they both walk into the cool building. They pass classrooms, empty but expectant. After walking nearly the length of the building, they hear cheers.
"Huh?" Haru points out a window.
"COME ON SORA!!!" A girl cheers as two boys march onto the field, ready to sword fight for their school.
"WHAT?! I don't get any love?!" One laughs. The shorter one with brown hair grins and chants:
"R for really great!
I for is Invincible!"
"I meant from KAIRI, Sora!!!" the first, taller boy says and hits his friend's shoulder.
"Hahahaha!" The boy called Sora laughs and hoists his steel tipped sword to his shoulder.
"...Sora." Xion says, not in a question. Haru nods.
"Yeah. That's him." Haru confirms.
"I only saw Riku, so I assumed that was Sora." Xion says and they watch Riku shake hands with another boy, presumably from another school, judging by the different uniforms.
"You know, since this is gonna be overly dramatic anyways, why don't we watch for a while?" Haru says and pats the window sill.
".. Sure." Xion sits by him and they both watch the familiar pair shaking hands with their opponents.
"Hey Riku, not too hard on them, kay?" Sora teases his friend.
"Sure thing. But then it won't be as much fun!" Riku laughs.
"... They've really changed." Xion says.
"... Huh? Really?" Haru asks.
"Yes... I do remember some things from Sora. I remember... Riku was not that brave before." Xion smiles, pleased that Riku had changed so postively.
"Yeah.... Real Thing down there was a real coward." Haru says and starts looking through his pockets for the rings given to him by DiZ.
"... I have mine." Xion says and touches a bracelet made of two entertwining wings.
"YEAH!!!" Sora cheers as he disarms the boy he had been sparring with.
"D-D-Damn!" The boy stammers and tries to retrieve his sword. Riku picks it up and throws it to Sora.
"Valor him!" Riku calls out and he disarms his own opponent.
"WE SURRENDER!!!" Both boys call out.
"Huh?" Sora and Riku say in unison.
"What a rip off." Xion comments. Haru gets mad.
"HEY! REAL THING! FIGHT SOMEONE YOU CAN ACTUALLY BATTLE WITH!!!" Haru screams. He jumps off the window and runs to the arena.
"... I thought we were after Namine!! Haru!!" Xion calls after him but he ignores her.
"Huh?!" Riku says as Haru reaches him. Haru rips off his hood and grins.
"Yo Real Thing! How's it been?" He says with a laugh.
"R-R-Riku! He looks just like you!" Sora says in confusion.
"You know, it really sucks if someone close to you forgets you, dude." Haru's body shimmers with dark energy.
"Riku Replica!" Riku says and grips his sword tighter.
"Actually... It's Haru now." Haru grins again, his Dark Suit in place and his Soul Eater on his shoulder. Haru grins as both boys rush at him with their sparring swords.
"THAT'S MORE LIKE IT!" Haru shouts and dodges their blows by jumping about 10 feet in the air.
"Did you see that?!"
"How did he-?!"
"Not human!" A murmer of whispers flow through the crowd. Xion smirks, still on the window ledge.
"... Guess I'll have to improvise." Xion laughs and vanishes in a cloud of dark light.
"C'MON! I remember you fighting lots better than THIS, Riku!" Haru taunts as he continues to dodge Riku's and Sora's combined attacks.
"Keyblade him!" Sora says and summons his Kingdom Key.
"Right!" Riku summons his Way To Dawn.
"Whoa! Soul Eater got an upgrade. Pretty fuckin' sweet!" Haru comments and Riku responds by rushing at him.
"....Kairi." Xion whispers.
"HUH?!" Kairi turns around and Xion slips the bracelet onto her wrist.
"WHAT?! SORA! RIKU!!!" Kairi screams but Xion just holds her down.
"ORGANIZATION XIII!" Sora and Riku shout in unison.
"Sure, we'll go with that." Haru laughs. Xion forcefully stands Kairi up from the stands.
"KAIRI!" The boys try to go help her, but Haru just appears in front of them.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk! You two know better than to do that! Finish my fight before you take on that kid." Haru teases.
"Angels will fly." Xion whispers into Kairi's ear. Kairi's eye dullen and she falls forward, in a faint.
"KAIRI!" Sora calls out again, but Xion stands up and sets Kairi down onto the ground.
"Haru. We're done." Xion says and the bracelet around Kairi's wrist vanishes.
"GREAT!!! ... But where's Namine?" Haru asks.
"... YOU'RE FROM ORGANIZATION XIII AREN'T YOU?!" Sora demands. He readies his Keyblade to send toward the hooded figure.
"... No, only shadows." Xion says, and suddenly freezes.
"... XIV?" Haru touches her shoulder.
"R-R-Roxas?" Xion stammers.
".. Roxas? YOU ARE FROM THE ORGANIZATION!!!" Sora growls.
".... Awaken, Princess of Heart." A deep voice says from behind the Replicas.
"DIZ?!" DiZ helps Kairi up.
"What.... What happened?" Kairi asks, her eyes confused and unfocused.
"My apologies, Kairi. My Replicas were too rough on you." DiZ says and gives Kairi a potion.
".... DiZ! What happened to 'remain hidden'?" Haru asks.
"I should ask you the same. Why did you openly attack the Keyblade Master?"
"I... I...." Haru struggles for words.
"You two will be punished. Find Namine immediately." Ansem the Wise commands.
"Yes sir." Haru says and grabs Xion's arm. She shakes him off.
"ROXAS! Come back to us! We can find Axel! And we can keep our promise! Do you remember?! On the Clock Tower! You promised, promised to have ice cream with us again! Me and Axel! Your best friends! Don't you remember?!" Xion screams.
"Roxas cannot hear you. He is complete with Sora. He will not be neccessary to revive." DiZ says.
"W-What?" Xion asks, an expression of grief and shock on her face.
"Only Namine is neccessary to our plans, Xion." DiZ says.
".....I... Understand." Xion says and summons her Keyblade.
"Huh?! WHO ARE YOU? And why do you have a Keyblade?!" Riku demands.
"....We've been over this before." Xion says with a bitter smile and removes her hood. She has the form of Sora when he was fourteen.
"What... But how-?" Riku starts.
" 'I might just be... the biggest Nobody of them all. ' " Xion quotes and stands with Haru and DiZ.
"What..." Riku pauses but he suddenly remembers something.
Flashback
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"Xion...your memories...they really belong to Sora." Riku says as both he and a cloaked figure sit together and watch the sunset.
"So you mean...I'm like a part of him?"
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"Did you find the right answer?" Riku asks as he stands on the bridge of Beast's Castle.
"Yeah. I did. I'm on the verge of losing everything I ever cared about.I can't let that happen. Tell me what I need to do." A familiar voice pleads.
"Go to Twilight Town. You'll find a girl there by the name of Naminé." Riku advises. He doesn't move toward the figure, instead just stands and watches her.
"Naminé? What's she like?"
"You'll find out. I don't think you'll have much trouble tracking her down." Riku says, a little bitter.
"All right. Thanks, Riku. Good-bye..." the figure vanishes into a portal. He still can't remember the face.
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A confrontation in the Bridge of Beast's Castle, two cloaked figures battle, one weilding the Kingdom Key, the other Soul Eater.
One strikes out her Keyblade and runs forward, but is struck down, There is a glimpse of silver hair and a black cloak.
The Keyblade flies to the ground. It gets impailed on the brick pathway of the bridge. The figure is on their knees, panting. It collapses. The silver-haired man turns around and dispels his own blade. He kneels over the figure and pulls the hood back. He lifts one side of his blindfold, showing a blue eye, and gasps, stepping back from the figure. It tries to get up, clutching their side.
"Your face... Who are you really? And why do you have a Keyblade?" Riku asks. The figure puts back on their hood.
"Tell me first...why you are dressed as one of us." It demands. Riku walks over to the fallen Keyblade and pulls it out from the brick.
"I don't know who you're supposed to be. But...you can't fight fire with sparks. This Keyblade, it's a sham--worthless." Riku throws the Keyblade aside. The figure gets mad.
"My Keyblade is not a sham! What gives you the right to say that?!" It demands, and gets up. The figure snatches the Keyblade from the ground and runs at Riku, snarling. He moves left to dodge their attack, and slams his fist into the figure's injured side. It falls to the ground and the Keyblade disappears. Riku stands up and turns to walk away.
"Find a new crowd. Trust me. Those guys are bad news." He advises the figure. He starts to walk away. The fallen figure struggles to their knees.
"Why? You're the real sham." the figure taunts before cluching their side in agony. Riku laughs bitterly.
"Fair enough. You could say I am...the biggest nobody of them all." He leaves and behind him, the figure screams.
End Flash back
"What... What was that?!" Riku gasps and falls to the ground.
"RIKU!" Sora runs to his friend and helps him up.
"Who are you guys!" Sora demands.
"..Sora... They're... Replicas... of you and Riku." Kairi stands up and Xion looks at her.
"That's right princess." Xion opens a portal behind her and she changes her shape back to normal.
"K-K-Kairi?!" Sora says in astonishment as he stares at the black haired girl.
"..Sora. No matter how much you try, no matter how much you look like him, no matter what you say, Roxas is not you. You are not Roxas. And you'll NEVER become him." Xion says bitterly and vanishes into the portal. DiZ and Haru follow behind her, not looking at the trio of teens behind them.
"What?... Roxas?" Sora asks, and a single tear slides from his eyes. He lightly touches his cheek and looks in bewilderment at the shining drop of water.
"Who .... Just who are you?" Sora asks, and his figure changes into that of Roxas for just a moment.
"Ugh....." A flash of blinding pain and Sora collapses. Riku closes his eyes, and falls unconsious. Kairi moans and she too, blacks out. Just before Sora falls into unconsiousness, he hears a familiar voice:
"Xion... I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."
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Okay for those wondering, 'cloaked figure' IS Xion.
It's only like that to show that *insert here* doesn't remember her.